Recent developments on the Ricci flow

Cao, Huai-Dong; Chow, Bennett

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-99-00773-9

Recent developments on the Ricci flow

Authors: Huai-Dong Cao and Bennett Chow
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 36 (1999), 59-74
MSC (1991): Primary 58G11; Secondary 53C21, 35K55
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-99-00773-9
MathSciNet review: 1655479
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Abstract: This article reports recent developments of the research on Hamilton's Ricci flow and its applications.

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