Geometric Flows, Volume 12 (Surveys in Differential Geometry) - Softcover

Huai-Dong Cao (editor) & Shing-Tung Yau (editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1571461825 ISBN 13: 9781571461827

Publisher: International Press of Boston, Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Geometric flows are non-linear parabolic differential equations which describe the evolution of geometric structures. Inspired by Hamilton's Ricci flow, the field of geometric flows has seen tremendous progress in the past 25 years and yields important applications to geometry, topology, physics, nonlinear analysis, and so on. Of course, the most spectacular development is Hamilton's theory of Ricci flow and its application to three-manifold topology, including the Hamilton-Perelman proof of the Poincare conjecture. This twelfth volume of the annual Surveys in Differential Geometry examines recent developments on a number of geometric flows and related subjects, such as Hamilton's Ricci flow, formation of singularities in the mean curvature flow, the Kahler-Ricci flow, and Yau's uniformization conjecture.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Press of Boston, Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1571461825
• ISBN 13: 9781571461827
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 356