"Ricci flow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Ricci flows [plural]
Etymology: Named after Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ricci flow (plural Ricci flows)
  1. (differential geometry) 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. Wikipedia link: Ricci flow Categories (topical): Differential geometry Synonyms: Ricci-Hamilton flow
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