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= Ricci flow
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Ricci flow is a process in differential geometry introduced by mathematician Richard S. Hamilton in 1982. It is a mechanism for deforming the metric of a Riemannian manifold in order to simplify its geometric structure. The primary goal of Ricci flow is to gradually "smooth out" irregularities in the manifold's shape over time.