Branched $\alpha$-combinatorial Ricci flows on closed surfaces with Euler characteristic $\chi \le 0$

Wenjun Li, Rongyuan Liu, Guohao Chen +1

In this paper we introduce the branched $\alpha$-flows on closed surfaces with Euler characteristic \(χ\leq 0\). Based on the strict convexity of the branched $\alpha$-potentials, we establi…