Perelman's lambda-functional and the stability of Ricci-flat metrics

DOI10.1007/S00526-011-0468-XzbMATH Open1264.53061arXiv1003.4633OpenAlexW2070964026MaRDI QIDQ690642FDOQ690642

Authors: Robert Haslhofer 

Publication date: 28 November 2012

Published in: Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this article, we introduce a new method (based on Perelman's lambda-functional) to study the stability of compact Ricci-flat metrics. Under the assumption that all infinitesimal Ricci-flat deformations are integrable we prove: (A) a Ricci-flat metric is a local maximizer of lambda in a C^2,alpha-sense iff its Lichnerowicz Laplacian is nonpositive, (B) lambda satisfies a Lojasiewicz-Simon gradient inequality, (C) the Ricci flow does not move excessively in gauge directions. As consequences, we obtain a rigidity result, a new proof of Sesum's dynamical stability theorem, and a dynamical instability theorem.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.4633

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zbMATH Keywords

stabilityRicci flat metricPerelman's lambda functional

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