380 7. THE REDUCED DISTANCE
(Mn, g ( T)): a solution to the backward Ricci flow, usually defined
for T E [O, T] , complete, and satisfying the pointwise curvature bound
max{JRmJ, JRcJ}::; Co< oo on M x [O,T].
380 7. THE REDUCED DISTANCE
(Mn, g ( T)): a solution to the backward Ricci flow, usually defined
for T E [O, T] , complete, and satisfying the pointwise curvature bound
max{JRmJ, JRcJ}::; Co< oo on M x [O,T].