{"product_id":"lectures-on-the-ricci-flow-325-london-mathematical-society-lecture-note-series-series-number-325-9780521689472","title":"Lectures on the Ricci Flow 325 London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series Series Number 325","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHamilton's Ricci flow has attracted considerable attention since its introduction in 1982, owing partly to its promise in addressing the Poincaré conjecture and Thurston's geometrization conjecture. This book gives a concise introduction to the subject with the hindsight of Perelman's breakthroughs from 2002\/2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"... The freedom to skip some of the proofs, and the lucid presentation, this small book is pleasant to read.\"   Peng Lu, Mathematical Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction; 2. Riemannian geometry background; 3. The maximum principle; 4. Comments on existence theory for parabolic PDE; 5. Existence theory for the Ricci flow; 6. Ricci flow as a gradient flow; 7. Compactness of Riemannian manifolds and flows; 8. Perelman's W entropy functional; 9. Curvature pinching and preserved curvature properties under Ricci flow; 10. Three-manifolds with positive Ricci curvature and beyond.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767718248791,"sku":"9780521689472","price":55.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521689472.jpg?v=1758714550","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lectures-on-the-ricci-flow-325-london-mathematical-society-lecture-note-series-series-number-325-9780521689472","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}