TY - JOUR T1 - A Note About the Strong Maximum Principle on RCD Spaces JF - Canadian Mathematical Bulletin Y1 - 2019 A1 - Nicola Gigli A1 - Chiara Rigoni AB -

We give a direct proof of the strong maximum principle on finite dimensional RCD spaces based on the Laplacian comparison of the squared distance.

PB - Canadian Mathematical Society VL - 62 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Recognizing the flat torus among RCD*(0,N) spaces via the study of the first cohomology group JF - Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations Y1 - 2018 A1 - Nicola Gigli A1 - Chiara Rigoni AB -

We prove that if the dimension of the first cohomology group of a $\mathsf{RCD}^\star (0,N)$ space is $N$, then the space is a flat torus. This generalizes a classical result due to Bochner to the non-smooth setting and also provides a first example where the study of the cohomology groups in such synthetic framework leads to geometric consequences.

VL - 57 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00526-018-1377-z ER -