What is an example of a connected complete Riemannian manifold such that the Ricci flow has no solution with the given Riemannian metric as initial data? As Terry Tao points out, it is easy to construct an example if you don't assume the manifold is connected.
A complete Riemannian metric for which the Ricci flow has no solution
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