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arxiv: 0908.2264 · v1 · submitted 2009-08-16 · 🧮 math.DG · math.AP

Convergence of Ricci flow on mathbb{R}² to flat space

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We prove that, starting at an initial metric $g(0)=e^{2u_0}(dx^2+dy^2)$ on $\mathbb{R}^2$ with bounded scalar curvature and bounded $u_0$, the Ricci flow $\partial_t g(t)=-R_{g(t)}g(t)$ converges to a flat metric on $\mathbb{R}^2$.

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