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In this paper, we derive an estimate on the potential functions of complete noncompact gradient shrinking solitons of Ricci-harmonic flow, and show that complete noncompact gradient shrinking Ricci-harmonic solitons have Euclidean volume growth at most.
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Yang, F., Shen, J. Volume growth for gradient shrinking solitons of Ricci-harmonic flow. Sci. China Math. 55, 1221–1228 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11425-012-4361-7
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