A geometric approach to the linear trace Harnack inequality for the Ricci flow

DOI10.4310/MRL.1996.V3.N4.A13MaRDI QIDQ1815699zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Bennett Chow, Sun-Chin Chu

Publication date 18 November 1996

Published in Mathematical Research Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0211350

zbMATH Keywords

Harnack inequalityRicci flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamical systems and ergodic theory (37-XX) Relations of PDEs with special manifold structures (Riemannian, Finsler, etc.) (58J60)

Abstract: We give a geometric interpretation of the linear trace Harnack inequality for the Ricci flow.

Review text

In their previous paper [\textit{B. Chow} and \textit{S. C. Chu}, Math. Res. Lett. 2, No. 6, 701-718 (1995; Zbl 0856.53030)] the authors discovered a relation between Hamilton's matrix Harnack quadratic and the geometry of the space-time equipped with a special degenerate Riemannian metric. In this paper they show how one can approach the linear trace Harnack inequality from this point of view. The construction allows the authors to obtain generalizations in many directions. In particular, the result of the above-mentioned paper is generalized for the Ricci flow modified by an arbitrary one-parameter family of diffeomorphisms, etc.

Recommendations

• The Harnack estimate for the modified Ricci flow on complete \(\mathbb{R}^ 2\).
• A generalization of Hamilton's differential Harnack inequality for the Ricci flow
• A geometric interpretation of Hamilton's Harnack inequality for the Ricci flow
• New Li-Yau-Hamilton inequalities for the Ricci flow via the space-time approach

Cited in

(11)

• A pinching estimate for solutions of the linearized Ricci flow system on 3-manifolds
• A geometric interpretation of Hamilton's Harnack inequality for the Ricci flow
• Constrained matrix Li-Yau-Hamilton estimates on Kähler manifolds
• Pinching estimates for solutions of the linearized Ricci flow system in higher dimensions
• The linear trace Harnack quadratic on a steady gradient Ricci soliton satisfies the heat equation
• On an alternate proof of Hamilton's matrix Harnack inequality of Li-Yau type for the Ricci flow
• Space-time formulation of Harnack inequalities for curvature flows of hypersurfaces
• On gradient Ricci soliton space-time warped product
• Matrix Li-Yau-Hamilton estimates for nonlinear heat equations under geometric flows
• Matrix Li-Yau-Hamilton estimates for nonlinear heat equations
• Matrix Li-Yau-Hamilton estimates for nonlinear parabolic equations

This page was built for publication: A geometric approach to the linear trace Harnack inequality for the Ricci flow

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q1815699)