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A note on uniformization of Riemann surfaces by Ricci flow

Xiuxiong Chen, Peng Lü, Gang Tian

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society · 2006 · 66 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

We clarify that the Ricci flow can be used to give an independent proof of the uniformization theorem of Riemann surfaces.

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