Convergence of compact Ricci solitons
arXiv:0804.1158
Abstract
We show that sequences of compact gradient Ricci solitons converge to complete orbifold gradient solitons, assuming constraints on volume, the -norm of curvature, and the auxiliary constant . The strongest results are in dimension 4, where curvature bounds are equivalent to upper bounds on the Euler number. We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for limits to be compact.