ricci flow

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What does ricci flow mean?

A process that deforms the metric of a Riemannian manifold in a way formally analogous to the diffusion of heat, smoothing out irregularities in the metric.

Where does ricci flow come from?

Named after Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro.

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