d_p-convergence and -regularity theorems for entropy and scalar curvature lower bounds

DOI10.2140/GT.2023.27.227zbMATH Open1522.53029arXiv2010.15663OpenAlexW4372260613MaRDI QIDQ6043683FDOQ6043683

Authors: Man-Chun Lee, Aaron Naber, Robin Neumayer 

Publication date: 23 May 2023

Published in: Geometry \& Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Consider a sequence of Riemannian manifolds $(M_i^n,g_i)$ with scalar curvatures and entropies bounded below by small constants $R_i,m{u}_{i}geq-epsilo{n}_i$. The goal of this paper is to understand notions of convergence and the structure of limits for such spaces. Even in the seemingly rigid case $epsilo{n}_{i}o0$, we construct examples showing that such a sequence may converge wildly in the Gromov-Hausdorff or Intrinsic Flat sense. On the other hand, we will see that these classical notions of convergence are the incorrect ones to consider. Indeed, even a metric space is the wrong underlying category to be working on. Instead, we introduce $d_p$ convergence, a weaker notion of convergence that is valid for a class of rectifiable Riemannian spaces. These rectifiable spaces have well-behaved topology, measure theory, and analysis, though potentially there will be no reasonably associated distance function. Under the $d_p$ notion of closeness, a space with almost nonnegative scalar curvature and small entropy bounds must in fact be close to Euclidean space; this will constitute our $epsilon$-regularity theorem. More generally, we have a compactness theorem saying that sequences of Riemannian manifolds $(M_i^n,g_i)$ with small lower scalar curvature and entropy bounds $R_i,m{u}_{i}geq-epsilon$ must $d_p$ converge to such a rectifiable Riemannian space $X$. Comparing to the first paragraph, the distance functions of $M_i$ may be degenerating, even though in a well-defined sense the analysis cannot be. Applications for manifolds with small scalar and entropy lower bounds include an $L^{i}nfty$-Sobolev embedding and apriori $L^p$ scalar curvature bounds for $p<1$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.15663

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zbMATH Keywords

Gromov-Hausdorff convergence\(d_p\)-convergencerectifiable Riemannian spaces

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Global geometric and topological methods (à la Gromov); differential geometric analysis on metric spaces (53C23)

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