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The scalar curvature along the normalized Kähler-Ricci flow converges to the negative Kodaira dimension on compact Kähler manifolds with semiample canonical bundle.

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load-bearing objection The paper claims to prove a uniform μ-entropy bound for normalized Kähler-Ricci flow when the canonical bundle is semiample, then deduces scalar curvature convergence to minus the Kodaira dimension. the 2 major comments →

arxiv 2606.17402 v1 pith:2YVQJWCW submitted 2026-06-16 math.DG

Convergence of Scalar Curvature of Long Time K\"ahler-Ricci Flow on K\"ahler Manifold

Lei Zhang , Zhenlei Zhang This is my paper
classification math.DG
keywords Kähler-Ricci flowscalar curvatureKodaira dimensionμ-entropySobolev inequalitysemiample canonical bundlelong-time convergence
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The paper shows that on compact Kähler manifolds where the canonical bundle is semiample, the normalized Kähler-Ricci flow satisfies a uniform bound on the μ-entropy or a uniform Sobolev inequality. From this, it follows that the scalar curvature of the evolving metrics converges to the negative of the Kodaira dimension. A sympathetic reader would care because this describes the asymptotic behavior of the flow, linking the geometry of the manifold to an invariant from algebraic geometry.

Core claim

For a compact Kähler manifold with semiample canonical bundle, the normalized Kähler-Ricci flow admits uniform μ-entropy bound or uniform Sobolev inequality, which implies the convergence of scalar curvature to the negative Kodaira dimension.

What carries the argument

The uniform μ-entropy bound (or uniform Sobolev inequality) along the normalized Kähler-Ricci flow when the canonical bundle is semiample

Load-bearing premise

The normalized Kähler-Ricci flow admits a uniform μ-entropy bound or uniform Sobolev inequality when the canonical bundle is semiample.

What would settle it

A compact Kähler manifold with semiample canonical bundle where the scalar curvature along the normalized Kähler-Ricci flow fails to converge to the negative Kodaira dimension.

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If this is right

  • The scalar curvature converges to a constant equal to the negative Kodaira dimension.
  • The long-time behavior of the flow is controlled by this algebraic invariant.
  • The metrics along the flow satisfy uniform geometric bounds derived from the entropy.

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  • The result may extend to show convergence of the metrics themselves toward a canonical limit geometry.
  • Similar entropy controls could apply to other parabolic flows on Kähler manifolds.

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Summary. The paper claims that on a compact Kähler manifold with semiample canonical bundle, the normalized Kähler-Ricci flow admits a uniform μ-entropy bound (or uniform Sobolev inequality). As a consequence, the scalar curvature of the evolving Kähler metrics converges to the negative of the Kodaira dimension of the manifold.

Significance. If the uniform entropy/Sobolev bound is established rigorously, the result would extend entropy-based techniques from Ricci flow to the Kähler setting with semiample canonical bundles, where collapse onto a lower-dimensional base can occur. This would give a concrete link between long-time curvature behavior and the Kodaira dimension, strengthening the understanding of canonical metrics in the collapsing case.

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  1. [Abstract] Abstract (sentence after the setup): the uniform μ-entropy bound (or uniform Sobolev inequality) when K_X is semiample is the load-bearing step for the scalar-curvature convergence claim, yet the provided manuscript text supplies no derivation, no estimate controlling the entropy functional under degeneration, and no verification that the Sobolev constant remains uniform when the flow collapses onto a lower-dimensional base.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract (consequence statement): the asserted convergence of scalar curvature to -Kodaira dimension follows from the entropy bound, but without an explicit error-control argument or monotonicity statement for the entropy functional in the semiample case, the deduction cannot be checked for gaps arising from possible failure of Perelman-type monotonicity under collapse.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive comments. We address the major comments point by point below. We agree that the manuscript requires additional explicit derivations and will revise accordingly to strengthen the presentation.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract (sentence after the setup): the uniform μ-entropy bound (or uniform Sobolev inequality) when K_X is semiample is the load-bearing step for the scalar-curvature convergence claim, yet the provided manuscript text supplies no derivation, no estimate controlling the entropy functional under degeneration, and no verification that the Sobolev constant remains uniform when the flow collapses onto a lower-dimensional base.

    Authors: We agree that the current manuscript does not supply a self-contained derivation of the uniform μ-entropy bound or the required estimates under degeneration. In the revised version we will add a dedicated subsection detailing the entropy estimates that control the functional when the canonical bundle is semiample, together with a verification that the Sobolev constant remains uniform during collapse onto the lower-dimensional base. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract (consequence statement): the asserted convergence of scalar curvature to -Kodaira dimension follows from the entropy bound, but without an explicit error-control argument or monotonicity statement for the entropy functional in the semiample case, the deduction cannot be checked for gaps arising from possible failure of Perelman-type monotonicity under collapse.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit monotonicity statement and error-control argument are missing from the present text. The revised manuscript will include a direct argument establishing monotonicity of the entropy functional under the semiample assumption, together with the error estimates that yield convergence of scalar curvature to the negative of the Kodaira dimension, thereby addressing potential gaps arising from collapse. revision: yes

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No circularity; entropy bound proved independently then used for convergence

full rationale

The paper states it establishes a uniform μ-entropy or Sobolev inequality for the normalized Kähler-Ricci flow when the canonical bundle is semiample, and then deduces scalar-curvature convergence to the negative Kodaira dimension as a consequence. No quoted step reduces the bound to the convergence result, renames a fitted quantity as a prediction, or relies on a self-citation chain whose cited result itself depends on the target claim. The derivation is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks once the bound is granted.

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This paper is concerned with a class of the long time K\"ahler-Ricci flow on a compact K\"ahler manifold. It is shown that the uniform $\mu$-entropy or uniform Sobolev inequality along the normalized K\"ahler-Ricci flow with semiample canonical bundle. As a consequence, we prove that the scalar curvature of the K\"ahler metrics along the normalized K\"ahler-Ricci flow converge to negative Kodaira dimension of the compact K\"ahler manifold.

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