On algebraic solitons for geometric evolution equations on three-dimensional Lie groups

The relationship between algebraic soliton metrics and self similar solutions of geometric evolution equations on Lie groups is investigated. After discussing the general relationship between algebraic soliton metrics and self-similar solutions to geometric evolution equations, we investigate the cross curvature flow and the second order renormalization group flow on simply-connected, three-dimensional, unimodular Lie groups, providing a complete classification of left invariant algebraic solitons that give rise to self-similar solutions of the corresponding flows on such spaces.