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On the convergence of the Sasaki J-flow

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This paper investigates the \(C^\infty \)-convergence of the Sasaki J-flow. The result is applied to prove a lower bound for the K-energy map in the Sasakian context.

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Correspondence to Michela Zedda.

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This work was supported by the project FIRB “Geometria differenziale e teoria geometrica delle funzioni” and by G.N.S.A.G.A. of I.N.d.A.M.

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Zedda, M. On the convergence of the Sasaki J-flow. Ann Glob Anal Geom 49, 393–407 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10455-016-9500-x

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