The gradient flow of the \(L^2\) curvature energy near the round sphere (Q436175)
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The gradient flow of the \(L^2\) curvature energy near the round sphere (English)
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30 July 2012
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The author studies the gradient flow of the \(L^2\)-norm of the Riemannian curvature on four-dimensional Riemannian manifolds. He proves the long time existence and convergence of the solution of the gradient flow to a metric of constant sectional curvature when the initial metric has small energy and positive Yamabe constant.
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Riemannian curvature gradient flow
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four manifold
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long time existence
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exponential convergence
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metric of constant sectional curvature
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positive Yamabe constant
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small energy
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