Certain 4-manifolds with non-negative sectional curvature

Details Certain 4-manifolds with non-negative sectional curvature Certain 4-manifolds with non-negative sectional curvature

2007-01-25

arxiv.org/abs/math/0701742v2

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Differential Geometry

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In this paper, we study certain compact 4-manifolds with non-negative sectional curvature $K$. If $s$ is the scalar curvature and $W_+$ is the self-dual part of Weyl tensor, then it will be shown that there is no metric $g$ on $S^2 \times S^2$ with both (i) $K > 0$ and (ii) $ {1/6} s - W_+ \ge 0$. We also investigate other aspects of 4-manifolds with non-negative sectional curvature. One of our results implies a theorem of Hamilton: ``If a simply-connected, closed 4-manifold $M^4$ admits a metric $g$ of non-negative curvature operator, then $M^4$ is one of $S^4$, $\Bbb CP^2$ and $S^2 \times S^2$". Our method is different from Hamilton's and is much simpler. A new version of the second variational formula for minimal surfaces in 4-manifolds is proved.

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