Homogeneous Riemannian manifolds, Einstein metrics and the Ricci flow

Homogeneous Riemannian manifolds, Einstein metrics and the Ricci flow

Thu, 28/10/2010
13:00 		Maria Buzano (University of Oxford) Junior Geometry and Topology Seminar Add to calendar SR1
Homogeneous Riemannian manifolds, Einstein metrics and the Ricci flow
We will recall basic definitions and facts about homogeneous Riemannian manifolds and we will discuss the Einstein condition on this kind of spaces. In particular, we will talk about non existence results of invariant Einstein metrics. Finally, we will talk briefly about the Ricci flow equation in the homogeneous setting.