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In this paper we construct a version of Ricci flow for noncommutative two-tori, based on a spectral formulation in terms of the eigenvalues and eigenfunction of the Laplacian and recent results on the Gauss–Bonnet theorem for noncommutative tori.
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Bhuyain, T.A., Marcolli, M. The Ricci Flow on Noncommutative Two-Tori. Lett Math Phys 101, 173–194 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11005-012-0550-0
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