Path-connectedness of the moduli spaces of metrics with positive isotropic curvature on four-manifolds

DOI10.1007/S00208-015-1343-4zbMATH Open1352.53028arXiv1401.0405OpenAlexW1487716460MaRDI QIDQ330882FDOQ330882

Authors: Bing-Long Chen, Xian-Tao Huang 

Publication date: 26 October 2016

Published in: Mathematische Annalen (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we prove the path connectedness of the moduli spaces of metrics with positive isotropic curvature on certain compact four-dimensional manifolds.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1401.0405

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zbMATH Keywords

moduli spaceRicci flowconnected sumpath-connectedpositive isotropic curvature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) General geometric structures on low-dimensional manifolds (57M50) Topology and geometry of orbifolds (57R18) Manifolds of metrics (especially Riemannian) (58D17)

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