Paper · Feb 21, 2025

An -regularity theorem for Perelman's reduced volume

Liang Cheng, Yongjia Zhang

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In this article, we prove an -regularity theorem for Perelman's reduced volume. We show that on a Ricci flow, if Perelman's reduced volume is close to , then the curvature radius at the base point cannot be too small.

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  1. 12A.5
    Reduced Distance and Reduced VolumeBook 12A · Entropy and Noncollapsing

    A space-time Bishop–Gromov theorem.

  2. 12A.6
    𝓛-Geodesics and the Variational FormulasBook 12A · Entropy and Noncollapsing

    Perelman's §7.1 derived line by line: the first and second variation of 𝓛-length, 𝓛-Jacobi fields, adapted fields, Hamilton's Harnack expressions, and the differential inequalities for the reduced distance.

  3. 12A.7
    Monotonicity of the Reduced VolumeBook 12A · Entropy and Noncollapsing

    The 𝓛-exponential map and its Jacobian, the injectivity domain, the limit at τ = 0, barrier inequalities on complete flows, and min ℓ ≤ n/2, following Morgan and Tian's chapters 6 and 7.