Convergence of the Ricci flow for metrics with indefinite Ricci curvature (Q1104563)

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Convergence of the Ricci flow for metrics with indefinite Ricci curvature
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    Convergence of the Ricci flow for metrics with indefinite Ricci curvature (English)
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    Hamilton's Ricci flow convergence theorems generally deal with metrics whose Ricci curvature is positive semidefinite. Here, we exhibit a nontrivial class of three-dimensional Riemannian metrics with Ricci curvature of indefinite sign for which the Ricci flow converges.
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    Ricci flow convergence theorems
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    three-dimensional Riemannian metrics
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    parabolic partial differential equations in geometry
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