The conjugate heat equation and ancient solutions of the Ricci flow

DOI10.1016/J.AIM.2011.07.022zbMATH Open1238.53038arXiv1006.0540OpenAlexW2032571385MaRDI QIDQ645227FDOQ645227

Authors: Xiaodong Cao, Qi S. Zhang 

Publication date: 8 November 2011

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

Abstract: We prove Gaussian type bounds for the fundamental solution of the conjugate heat equation evolving under the Ricci flow. As a consequence, for dimension 4 and higher, we show that the backward limit of type I $kappa$-solutions of the Ricci flow must be a non-flat gradient shrinking Ricci soliton. This extends Perelman's previous result on backward limits of $kappa$-solutions in dimension 3, in which case that the curvature operator is nonnegative (follows from Hamilton-Ivey curvature pinching estimate). The Gaussian bounds that we obtain on the fundamental solution of the conjugate heat equation under evolving metric might be of independent interest.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.0540

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zbMATH Keywords

Ricci flowsingularity modeltype I ancient solutions

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