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Luen-fai Tam

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Kähler-Ricci flow with unbounded curvature

Let $g(t)$ be a complete solution to the Ricci flow on a noncompact manifold such that $g(0)$ is Kahler. We prove that if $|Rm(g(t))|_{g(t)}\le a/t$ for some $a>0$, then $g(t)$ is Kahler for $t>0$. We prove that there is a constant $ a(n)>0$ depending only on $n$ such that the following is true: Suppose $g(t)$ is a complete solution to the Kahler-Ricci flow on a noncompact $n$-dimensional complex manifold such that $g(0)$ has nonnegative holomorphic bisectional curvature and such that $|Rm(g(t))|_{g(t)}\le a(n)/t$, then $g(t)$ has nonnegative holomorphic bisectional curvature for $t>0$. These generalize the results by W. S. Shi. As corollaries, we prove that (i) any complete noncompact Kahler manifold with nonnegative complex sectional curvature with maximum volume growth is biholomorphic to $ C^n$; and (ii) there is $ε(n)>0$ depending only on $n$ such that if $(M^n,g_0)$ is a complete noncompact Kahler manifold of complex dimension $n$ with nonnegative holomorphic bisectional curvature and maximum volume growth and if $(1+ε(n))^{-1}h\le g_0\le (1+ε(n))h$ for some Riemannian metric $h$ with bounded curvature, then $M$ is biholomorphic to $C^n$.

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Static potentials on asymptotically flat manifolds

We consider the question whether a static potential on an asymptotically flat 3-manifold can have nonempty zero set which extends to the infinity. We prove that this does not occur if the metric is asymptotically Schwarzschild with nonzero mass. If the asymptotic assumption is relaxed to the usual assumption under which the total mass is defined, we prove that the static potential is unique up to scaling unless the manifold is flat. We also provide some discussion concerning the rigidity of complete asymptotically flat 3-manifolds without boundary that admit a static potential.

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Some lower estimates of ADM mass and Brown-York mass

We give some lower estimates of the ADM mass of an asymptotically flat (AF) Riemannian manifold without assuming that the scalar curvature of the manifold is nonnegative. Some sufficient conditions for an AF manifold to have nonnegative ADM mass are obtained. We also give some lower estimates of the Brown-York mass of a compact three manifold with smooth boundary. From these estimates, we generalize some previous results of the authors.

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Positive mass theorem and the boundary behaviors of compact manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature

In this paper, we study the boundary behaviors of compact manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature and with nonempty boundary. Using a general version of Positive Mass Theorem of Schoen-Yau and Witten, we prove the following theorem: For any compact manifold with boundary and nonnegative scalar curvature, if it is spin and its boundary can be isometrically embedded into Euclidean space as a strictly convex hypersurface, then the integral of mean curvature of the boundary of the manifold cannot be greater than the integral of mean curvature of the embedded image as a hypersurface in Euclidean space. Moreover, equality holds if and only if the manifold is isometric with a domain in the Euclidean space. Conversely, under the assumption that the theorem is true, then one can prove the ADM mass of an asymptotically flat manifold is nonnegative, which is part of the Positive Mass Theorem.

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Hopf Differentials and the Images of Harmonic Maps

Non-polynomial growth harmonic maps from the complex plane to the hyperbolic space are studied. Some non-surjectivity results are obtained. Moreover, images of such harmonic maps are investigated with reference to their Hopf differentials.

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