A Łojasiewicz inequality for ALE metrics

Alix Deruelle; Tristan Ozuch

Paper · Jul 20, 2020

A Łojasiewicz inequality for ALE metrics

Alix Deruelle, Tristan Ozuch

math.DGarXiv:2007.09937

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We introduce a new functional inspired by Perelman's $λ$ -functional adapted to the asymptotically locally Euclidean (ALE) setting and denoted $λ_{ALE}$ . Its expression includes a boundary term which turns out to be the ADM-mass. We prove that $λ_{ALE}$ is defined and analytic on convenient neighborhoods of Ricci-flat ALE metrics and we show that it is monotonic along the Ricci flow. This for example lets us establish that small perturbations of integrable and stable Ricci-flat ALE metrics with nonnegative scalar curvature have nonnegative mass. We then introduce a general scheme of proof for a Lojasiewicz-Simon inequality on non-compact manifolds and prove that it applies to $λ_{ALE}$ around Ricci-flat metrics. We moreover obtain an optimal weighted Lojasiewicz exponent for metrics with integrable Ricci-flat deformations.

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Submitted: Jul 20, 2020
Subjects: math.DG, math-ph, math.AP

Comments: 63 pages, no figure

Ricci flow Ricci-flat & Calabi–Yau Scalar curvature Boundaries & non-compact Physics

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