How Long to Read The Ricci Flow: An Introduction

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ricci Flow: An Introduction?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read The Ricci Flow: An Introduction by Bennett Chow

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Description

The Ricci flow is a powerful technique that integrates geometry, topology, and analysis. Intuitively, the idea is to set up a PDE that evolves a metric according to its Ricci curvature. The resulting equation has much in common with the heat equation, which tends to 'flow' a given function to ever nicer functions. By analogy, the Ricci flow evolves an initial metric into improved metrics. Richard Hamilton began the systematic use of the Ricci flow in the early 1980s and applied it in particular to study 3-manifolds. Grisha Perelman has made recent breakthroughs aimed at completing Hamilton's program. The Ricci flow method is now central to our understanding of the geometry and topology of manifolds.This book is an introduction to that program and to its connection to Thurston's geometrization conjecture. The authors also provide a 'Guide for the hurried reader', to help readers wishing to develop, as efficiently as possible, a nontechnical appreciation of the Ricci flow program for 3-manifolds, i.e., the so-called 'fast track'. The book is suitable for geometers and others who are interested in the use of geometric analysis to study the structure of manifolds. "The Ricci Flow" was nominated for the 2005 Robert W. Hamilton Book Award, which is the highest honor of literary achievement given to published authors at the University of Texas at Austin.

How long is The Ricci Flow: An Introduction?

The Ricci Flow: An Introduction by Bennett Chow is 342 pages long, and a total of 86,184 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ricci Flow: An Introduction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read The Ricci Flow: An Introduction aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ricci Flow: An Introduction?

The Ricci Flow: An Introduction is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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