The Harnack estimate for the modified Ricci flow on complete R^ 2.

DOI10.1216/RMJM/1181069987MaRDI QIDQ1414968zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Shu-Cheng Chang, Shi-Kuo Hong, Chin-Tung Wu

Publication date 3 December 2003

Published in Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL http://math.la.asu.edu/~rmmc/rmj/Vol33-1/CONT33-1/CONT33-1.html

zbMATH Keywords

Harnack inequalityHarnack quantitymodified Ricci flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methods of global Riemannian geometry, including PDE methods; curvature restrictions (53C21)

Review text

The authors prove a trace Harnack inequality and a matrix Harnack inequality for the modified Ricci flow \[ {\partial g\over \partial t} = - {R \over 1+R } \] on \(({\mathbb R}^{2} ,e^{u(t)} g_{\mathbb{R}^{2}})\), where \(g_{\mathbb{R}^{2}}\) is the standard Euclidean metric on \({\mathbb R}^{2} \), and \(R\) is the scalar curvature. This flow was first proposed by S. T. Yau to study the uniformization theorem on complete noncompact surfaces. The Harnack quantity is found by considering expanding gradient solitons for the flow, following \textit{R. S. Hamilton} [J. Diff Geom. 37, 225-243 (1993; Zbl 0804.53023)]. The inequalities are then proved using methods of \textit{R. Hamilton} and \textit{B. Chow} [Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 45, No. 8, 1003--1014 (1992; Zbl 0785.53027)].

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