Paper · Jun 11, 2024

On isometry groups of gradient Ricci solitons

Ha Tuan Dung, Hung Tran

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We give a result estimating the dimension of the Lie algebra of Killing vector fields on an irreducible non-trivial gradient Ricci soliton. Then we study the structure of this manifold when the maximal dimension is attained. There are local and global implications.

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    Self-similar solutions: the Gaussian, cylinders, the cigar and the Bryant soliton.

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    The Asymptotic Soliton and Three-Dimensional ShrinkersBook 12B · κ-Solutions and Surgery

    Perelman's Proposition 11.2 proved with Morgan and Tian: the reduced-length bounds on κ-solutions, the limit of rescalings, the equality case, and the classification of shrinking solitons in dimensions two and three.