SO(2)×SO(3)SO(2)\times SO(3)‐invariant Ricci solitons and ancient flows on S4\mathbb {S}^4

Abstract: Consider the standard action of

S O (2) i m e s S O (3)

on

m a t h b b R^{5} = m a t h b b R^{2} o p l u s m a t h b b R^{3}

. We establish the existence of a uniform constant

m a t h c a l C > 0

so that any

S O (2) i m e s S O (3)

-invariant Ricci soliton on

m a t h b b S^{4} s u b s e t m a t h b b R^{5}

with Einstein constant

1

must have Riemann curvature and volume bounded by

m a t h c a l C

, and injectivity radius bounded below by

f r a c 1 m a t h c a l C

. This observation, coupled with basic numerics, gives strong evidence to suggest that the only

S O (2) i m e s S O (3)

-invariant Ricci solitons on

m a t h b b S^{4}

are round. We also encounter the so-called `pancake' ancient solution of the Ricci flow.

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