Explores topological conditions for global entropy control in 3-manifolds, indicating implications for Ricci flow.
This version presents a refined and fully structured formulation of the Mathematical H-Theorem at the level of Perelman’s W-entropy. Compared to Version 1, the exposition is significantly clarified, the Lyapunov interpretation is made explicit, and the obstruction to global entropy control is formulated in a canonical and minimal form. The main result establishes a rigid link between the existence of a global Lyapunov functional for the Ricci flow and the topological simplicity of the underlying 3-manifold. No new technical estimates are introduced in this version; the contribution is conceptual and structural, aiming to isolate a minimal topological obstruction and to prepare the ground for a more general Topological H-Theorem.
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Sergey Petrov (2026) studied this question.
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