Bach-flat gradient steady Ricci solitons

In this paper we prove that any n-dimensional (n ≥ 4) complete Bach-flat gradient steady Ricci soliton with positive Ricci curvature is isometric to the Bryant soliton. We also show that a three-dimensional gradient steady Ricci soliton with divergence-free Bach tensor is either flat or isometric to the Bryant soliton. In particular, these results improve the corresponding classification theorems for complete locally conformally flat gradient steady Ricci solitons in Cao and Chen (Trans Am Math Soc 364:2377–2391, 2012) and Catino and Mantegazza (Ann Inst Fourier 61(4):1407–1435, 2011).     

Evolution equation of the Gauss curvature under hypersurface flows and its applications

In this paper, we derive evolution equation of the integral of the Gauss curvature on an evolving hypersurface. As an application, we obtain a monotone quantity on the level surface of the potential function on a 3-dimensional steady gradient Ricci soliton with positive sectional curvature, and prove that such a soliton is rotationally symmetric outside of a compact set under a curvature decaying assumption. Along the way we will also apply our evolution equation to some other cases.     

Properties of complete non-compact Yamabe solitons

In this article, we first study the local volume estimate of the complete non-compact Yamabe soliton. Then we study the behavior of the potential function of the steady Yamabe soliton with positive Ricci curvature. We also study the scalar curvature decay of steady and expanding Yamabe solitons with Ricci pinching condition.     

Steady Ricci solitons with horizontally ε-pinched Ricci curvature

In this paper,we prove that any κ-noncollapsed gradient steady Ricci soliton with nonnegative curvature operator and horizontally κ-pinched Ricci curvature must be rotationally symmetric.As an application,we show that any κ-noncollapsed gradient steady Ricci soliton(Mn,g,f) with nonnegative curvature operator must be rotationally symmetric if it admits a unique equilibrium point and its scalar curvature R(x) satisfies lim_(ρ(x)→∞) R(x)f(x)=C_0 sup_(x∈M) R(x) with C_0n-2/2.     

Locally Conformally Flat Lorentzian Gradient Ricci Solitons

It is shown that locally conformally flat Lorentzian gradient Ricci solitons are locally isometric to a Robertson–Walker warped product, if the gradient of the potential function is nonnull, and to a plane wave, if the gradient of the potential function is null. The latter gradient Ricci solitons are necessarily steady.     

关于完备收缩的Ricci-harmonic孤子的研究

本文研究了收缩的Ricci-harmonic孤子的几何性质的问题.利用文献[4]在Ricci孤子下的方法,获得了每个紧致Ricci-harmonic孤子是一个梯度孤子的结论,推广了Perelman等人在Ricci孤子下的结果.此外,利用文献[14]在Ricci孤子下的方法,获得了完备非紧梯度收缩的Ricci-harmonic孤子具有比至多欧氏增长更加精确的体积增长估计的结果,推广了文献[14]在Ricci孤子下的结果.     

Generalized quasi-Einstein manifolds with harmonic Weyl tensor

In this paper we introduce the notion of generalized quasi-Einstein manifold that generalizes the concepts of Ricci soliton, Ricci almost soliton and quasi-Einstein manifolds. We prove that a complete generalized quasi-Einstein manifold with harmonic Weyl tensor and with zero radial Weyl curvature is locally a warped product with (n ? 1)-dimensional Einstein fibers. In particular, this implies a local characterization for locally conformally flat gradient Ricci almost solitons, similar to that proved for gradient Ricci solitons.     

Remarks on noncompact steady gradient Ricci solitons

Assume Mⁿ{\mathcal{M}^n} is a complete noncompact steady gradient Ricci soliton with positive Ricci curvature. First, by deriving a useful formula we characterize the condition of the scalar curvature and the potential function having a same level surface. Then, we assume the dimension n = 3 and characterize the rotational symmetry geometrically. Finally, for all dimensions n ≥ 3, we prove a dimension reduction result at spatial infinity under additional assumptions that Mⁿ{\mathcal M^n} is a κ-solution and the scalar curvature is O(\frac1r),{O\left(\frac{1}{r}\right),} where r is the distance function.     

一类扭积形式的梯度近Ricci孤立子

研究了扭积和梯度近Ricci孤立子的关系问题.获得了一类扭积形式的梯度近Ricci孤立子,推广了梯度近Ricci孤立子的存在范围.     

Smoothing out positively curved metric cones by Ricci expanders

We investigate the possibility of desingularizing a positively curved metric cone by an expanding gradient Ricci soliton with positive curvature operator. This amounts to study the deformation of such geometric structures. As a consequence, we prove that the moduli space of conical positively curved gradient Ricci expanders is connected.     

Rotational symmetry of self-similar solutions to the Ricci flow

Let (M,g) be a three-dimensional steady gradient Ricci soliton which is non-flat and κ-noncollapsed. We prove that (M,g) is isometric to the Bryant soliton up to scaling. This solves a problem mentioned in Perelman’s first paper.     

Certain Contact Metrics as Ricci Almost Solitons

We show that if a compact K-contact metric is a gradient Ricci almost soliton, then it is isometric to a unit sphere S ²ⁿ⁺¹. Next, we prove that if the metric of a non-Sasakian (κ, μ)-contact metric is a gradient Ricci almost soliton, then in dimension 3 it is flat and in higher dimensions it is locally isometric to E ⁿ⁺¹ ×  S ⁿ (4). Finally, a couple of results on contact metric manifolds whose metric is a Ricci almost soliton and the potential vector field is point wise collinear with the Reeb vector field of the contact metric structure were obtained.     

The conjugate heat equation and Ancient solutions of the Ricci flow

We prove Gaussian type bounds for the fundamental solution of the conjugate heat equation evolving under the Ricci flow. As a consequence, for dimension 4 and higher, we show that the backward limit of Type I κ-solutions of the Ricci flow must be a non-flat gradient shrinking Ricci soliton. This extends Perelman?s previous result on backward limits of κ-solutions in dimension 3, in which case the curvature operator is nonnegative (it follows from Hamilton–Ivey curvature pinching estimate). As an application, this also addresses an issue left in Naber (2010) [23], where Naber proves the interesting result that there exists a Type I dilation limit that converges to a gradient shrinking Ricci soliton, but that soliton might be flat. The Gaussian bounds that we obtain on the fundamental solution of the conjugate heat equation under evolving metric might be of independent interest.     

Special Kähler–Ricci potentials and Ricci solitons

On a manifold of dimension at least six, let (g, τ) be a pair consisting of a Kähler metric g which is locally Kähler irreducible, and a nonconstant smooth function τ. Off the zero set of τ, if the metric \({\widehat{g}=g/\tau^{2}}\) is a gradient Ricci soliton which has soliton function 1/τ, we show that \({\widehat{g}}\) is Kähler with respect to another complex structure, and locally of a type first described by Koiso, and also Cao. Moreover, τ is a special Kähler–Ricci potential, a notion defined in earlier works of Derdzinski and Maschler. The result extends to dimension four with additional assumptions. We also discuss a Ricci–Hessian equation, which is a generalization of the soliton equation, and observe that the set of pairs (g, τ) satisfying a Ricci–Hessian equation is invariant, in a suitable sense, under the map \({(g,\tau) \rightarrow (\widehat{g},1/\tau)}\) .     

On Gradient Solitons of the Ricci–Harmonic Flow

In this paper, we study gradient solitons to the Ricci flow coupled with harmonic map heat flow. We derive new identities on solitons similar to those on gradient solitons of the Ricci flow. When the soliton is compact, we get a classification result. We also discuss the relation with quasi-Einstein manifolds.     

Compact gradient shrinking Ricci solitons with positive curvature operator

In this article, we first derive several identities on a compact shrinking Ricci soliton. We then show that a compact gradient shrinking soliton must be Einstein, if it admits a Riemannian metric with positive curvature operator and satisfies an integral inequality. Furthermore, such a soliton must be of constant curvature.     

Conformally Flat Algebraic Ricci Solitons on Lie Groups

The paper is devoted to the study of conformally flat Lie groups with left-invariant (pseudo) Riemannianmetric of an algebraic Ricci soliton. Previously conformally flat algebraic Ricci solitons on Lie groups have been studied in the case of small dimension and under an additional diagonalizability condition on the Ricci operator. The present paper continues these studies without the additional requirement that the Ricci operator be diagonalizable. It is proved that any nontrivial conformally flat algebraic Ricci soliton on a Lie group must be steady and have Ricci operator of Segrè type {(1... 1 2)} with a unique eigenvalue (equal to 0).     

On the essential spectrum of complete non-compact manifolds

In this paper, we prove that the Lp essential spectra of the Laplacian on functions are [0,+∞) on a non-compact complete Riemannian manifold with non-negative Ricci curvature at infinity. The similar method applies to gradient shrinking Ricci soliton, which is similar to non-compact manifold with non-negative Ricci curvature in many ways.     

A note on rigidity of the almost Ricci soliton

The aim of this paper is to prove that a gradient almost Ricci soliton ${(M^{n}, g, \nabla f, \lambda )}$ whose Ricci tensor is Codazzi has constant sectional curvature. In particular, in the compact case, we deduce that (M ⁿ , g) is isometric to a Euclidean sphere and f is a height function. Moreover, we also classify gradient almost Ricci solitons with constant scalar curvature R provided a suitable function achieves a maximum in M ⁿ .     

Some Applications of the Hodge-de Rham Decomposition to Ricci Solitons

The aim of this paper is to present a link between the Perelman potential for a compact Ricci soliton M ⁿ and the Hodge-de Rham decomposition theorem, we shall use this result to present an integral formula which enables us to establish conditions under which the Ricci soliton is trivial. Moreover, given a Ricci soliton such that its associated vector field X is a conformal vector field we show that in the compact case X is a Killing vector field, while for the non-compact case, either the soliton is Gaussian or X is a Killing vector field.