The gradient flow of the \(L^2\) curvature energy near the round sphere

DOI10.1016/j.aim.2012.05.011zbMath1252.53081arXiv1003.1707MaRDI QIDQ436175

Jeffrey Streets

Publication date: 30 July 2012

Published in: Advances in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.1707

zbMATH Keywords

exponential convergence; long time existence; four manifold; metric of constant sectional curvature; positive Yamabe constant; Riemannian curvature gradient flow; small energy

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