Event

Talk
Field theoretic and algebraic aspects of certain curvature flows
Ioannis Bakas
22 Nov 2006, 14:00

I describe the realization of three curvature flows in field theory. The Ricci flow as bulk renormalization group equation of sigma models; the mean curvature flow as boundary renormalization group equation of sigma models; the Calabi flow as equation for gravitational radiation in general relativity. Then, I shall explain the use of algebraic techniques for integrating some of these curvature flows in two dimensions.

Notes (PDF): http://www.aei.mpg.de/~olito/WS/Talks/Bakas.pdf