Nonnegative Ricci curvature and escape rate gap

DOI10.1515/CRELLE-2021-0065MaRDI QIDQ2065871zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Jiayin Pan

Publication date 13 January 2022

Published in Journal für die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.00226

zbMATH Keywords

escape rate gapnonnegative Ricci curvature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20)

Abstract: Let $M$ be an open $n$-manifold of nonnegative Ricci curvature and let $pinM$. We show that if $(M,p)$ has escape rate less than some positive constant $epsilon(n)$, that is, minimal representing geodesic loops of $p{i}_1(M,p)$ escape from any bounded balls at a small linear rate with respect to their lengths, then $p{i}_1(M,p)$ is virtually abelian. This generalizes the author's previous work, where the zero escape rate is considered.

Review text

In this paper, the author generalizes his previous work on the \(escape\; rate\) of an open \(n\)-manifold of nonegative Ricci curvature, a notion whose definition he also previously prposed, and which measures how fast the representing loops of the fundamental group escape from any bounded balls. More precisely, he shows in Theorem A that if a pointed \(n\)-manifold \((M,p)\) has escape rate less than some positive constant \(\epsilon(n)\), then \(\pi(M,p)\) is virtually abelian. An essential tool in the proof of this main theorem is the use of the pointed Gromov-Hausdorff metric, and more specifically of preparatory result (Theorem 0.1.) which he also proves.

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