Abstract

Shrinking Ricci solitons are Ricci flow solutions that self-similarly shrink under the flow. Their significance comes from the fact that finite-time Ricci flow singularities are typically modeled on gradient shrinking Ricci solitons. Here, we shall address a certain converse question, namely, “Given a complete, noncompact gradient shrinking Ricci soliton, does there exist a Ricci flow on a closed manifold that forms a finite-time singularity modeled on the given soliton?” We’ll discuss work that shows the answer is yes when the soliton is asymptotically conical. These Ricci flows can be shown to exist on a broad class of topologies. In particular, no symmetry or Kahler assumption is assumed, and so the proof involves an analysis of the Ricci flow as a nonlinear degenerate parabolic PDE system in its full complexity.

 

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Organizers: Nicolau Sarquis Aiex (NTNU), Chung-Jun Tsai (NTU), Siao-Hao Guo (NTU)