On the Ricci flow on Trees

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Main Authors: Bai, Shuliang, Hua, Bobo, Lin, Yong, Liu, Shuang
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Published: 2025
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author Bai, Shuliang
Hua, Bobo
Lin, Yong
Liu, Shuang
author_facet Bai, Shuliang
Hua, Bobo
Lin, Yong
Liu, Shuang
contents In this paper, we study the evolution of metrics on finite trees under continuous-time Ricci flows based on the Lin-Lu-Yau version of Ollivier Ricci curvature. We analyze long-time dynamics of edge weights and curvatures, providing precise characterizations of their limiting behaviors. We prove that the Ricci flow converges to metric with zero curvature on edges whose normalized weights converge to positive values only if the tree is a caterpillar tree.
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spellingShingle On the Ricci flow on Trees
Bai, Shuliang
Hua, Bobo
Lin, Yong
Liu, Shuang
Differential Geometry
53C21
In this paper, we study the evolution of metrics on finite trees under continuous-time Ricci flows based on the Lin-Lu-Yau version of Ollivier Ricci curvature. We analyze long-time dynamics of edge weights and curvatures, providing precise characterizations of their limiting behaviors. We prove that the Ricci flow converges to metric with zero curvature on edges whose normalized weights converge to positive values only if the tree is a caterpillar tree.
title On the Ricci flow on Trees
topic Differential Geometry
53C21
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.22140