New definition of twisted 1-loop invariant using Ptolemy coordinates.
problem Defining and proving properties of twisted 1-loop invariants.
method Alternative definition via Jacobian of Ptolemy coordinates.
result Twisted 1-loop invariant equals adjoint twisted Alexander polynomial for hyperbolic once-punctured torus bundles.
Researchers prove a conjecture linking 1-loop invariants to torsion for fibered 3-manifolds.
problem Proving a conjecture about polynomial invariants and torsion for fibered 3-manifolds.
method Using combinatorial data of ideal triangulations and layered triangulations of fibered 3-manifolds with toroidal boundary, proving the conjecture for specific cases and confirming it for a large number of nonfibered manifolds.
result The conjecture linking 1-loop invariants to torsion for fibered 3-manifolds with toroidal boundary is proven.
1-loop invariant equals torsion for 2-bridge knots.
problem Proving a conjecture about knot invariants.
method Combining Ohtsuki-Takata work with explicit computation.
result 1-loop term equals Reidemeister torsion for hyperbolic 2-bridge knots.
New geometric methods solve a conjecture for hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Verifying the 1-loop conjecture for hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Constructing geometric ideal triangulations and solving gluing equations.
result Proves the 1-loop conjecture for a large class of hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
Twisted Neumann--Zagier matrices for quantum invariants.
problem Constructing quantum invariants from ideal triangulations.
method Define and compute twisted Neumann--Zagier matrices from combinatorics.
result Twisted 1-loop invariant equals adjoint twisted Alexander polynomial.
New invariants explain topological properties of pseudo-Anosov maps.
problem Understanding invariants of pseudo-Anosov maps at roots of unity.
method Numerical methods and quantum modularity conjecture.
result Descendant invariants related by Fourier transform.
Study topological G₂ and Spin(7) strings at 1-loop using double complexes.
problem Calculate topological string partition functions at 1-loop.
method Define double complexes for supersymmetric backgrounds using generalised geometry, compute partition functions as alternating products of determinants of Laplacians.
result Reproduce known results for G₂ string and predict for Spin(7) string.
Study the kernel of surgery map restricted to 1-loop part of homology cylinders.
problem Understanding the kernel of the surgery map restricted to 1-loop parts of homology cylinders.
method Using Jacobi diagrams and clasper surgery, determine the kernel of the surgery map restricted to the 1-loop part.
result Determined the kernel of the surgery map restricted to the 1-loop part of homology cylinders.
New invariants from quantum group theory for hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Computing invariants for hyperbolic 3-manifolds with boundary.
method Using modular doubles of quantum sl(2;R) and 6j-symbols. result Invariants decay exponentially with hyperbolic volume and 1-loop terms.
Essential triangulations connect via specific moves in 3-manifolds.
problem Finding essential triangulations in 3-manifolds with infinite boundary components.
method Using 2-3, 3-2, 0-2, and 2-0 moves to connect essential triangulations.
result Essential triangulations are connected via specific moves.
The gluing equations of a cusped hyperbolic 3-manifold M are a system of polynomial equations in the shapes of an ideal triangulation $\calT$ of M that describe the complete hyperbolic structure of M and its deformations. Given a Neumann-Zagier datum (comprising the shapes together with the gluing equations in a …
Researchers compute torsion for homology cylinders, proving it a finite-type invariant.
problem Computing finite-type invariants for homology cylinders.
method Non-commutative Reidemeister-Turaev torsion, using K1-group and group ring. result The torsion's reduction is a finite-type invariant of degree d. The paper studies Teichmüller TQFT for hyperbolic knots, proving exponential decay of partition functions.
problem Analyzing Teichmüller TQFT for hyperbolic knots with generalized FAMED triangulations.
method Introducing generalized FAMED property, proving exponential decay of partition functions in semi-classical limit.
result Partition functions decay exponentially with the volume of knot complements, and the 1-loop invariant emerges.
The paper studies the n-loop Kontsevich invariant of knots with same Alexander polynomial.
problem Understanding the n-loop Kontsevich invariant for knots with identical Alexander polynomials.
method Analyzes the subspace generated by the n-loop Kontsevich invariant of knots with genus ≤ g and same Alexander polynomial.
result For n ≥ 2, the subspace is finite-dimensional.
In hep-th/9805025, a result for the symmetric 3-loop massive tetrahedron in 3 dimensions was found, using the lattice algorithm PSLQ. Here we give a more general formula, involving 3 distinct masses. A proof is devised, though it cannot be accounted as a derivation; rather it certifies that an Ansatz found by PSLQ sati…
We use a generalized Ricci tensor, defined for generalized metrics in Courant algebroids, to show that Poisson-Lie T-duality is compatible with the 1-loop renormalization group.
Construct quaternionic-Kähler metrics from special Kähler manifolds with specific BPS structure variations.
problem Construct quaternionic-Kähler metrics from special Kähler manifolds with mutually local variations of BPS structures.
method Construct quaternionic-Kähler metrics from a conical special Kähler manifold with a certain type of mutually-local variation of BPS structures. Provide global and local explicit formulas for the quaternionic-Kähler metric.
result Construct quaternionic-Kähler metrics that are positive-definite and deform the 1-loop corrected Ferrara-Sabharval metric.
We will construct differential forms on the embedding spaces Emb(R^j,R^n) for n-j>=2 using configuration space integral associated with 1-loop graphs, and show that some linear combinations of these forms are closed in some dimensions. There are other dimensions in which we can show the closedness if we replace Emb(R^j…
We show that surgery on a connected clover (or clasper) with at least one loop preserves the concordance class of a knot. Surgery on a slightly more special class of clovers preserves invertible concordance. We also show that the converse is false. Similar results hold for clovers with at least two loops vs. S-equivale…
We deal here with the geometry of the twistor fibration $\mathcal{Z} \to \bb{S}^3_1$ over the De Sitter 3-space. The total space Z is a five dimensional reductive homogeneous space with two canonical invariant almost CR structures. Fixed the normal metric on Z we study the harmonic map equation …
Study of asymptotics of meromorphic 3D-index as q approaches 1.
problem Understanding the asymptotic behavior of a meromorphic function related to 3D-index.
method Developed a conjectural asymptotic approximation using stationary phase analysis of a circle-valued angle structure integral.
result Found connections to angle structures and volume optimization.
We discuss certain recent mathematical advances, mainly due to Perelman, in the theory of Ricci flows and their relevance for renormalization group (RG) flows. We consider nonlinear sigma models with closed target manifolds supporting a Riemannian metric, dilaton, and 2-form B-field. By generalizing recent mathematical…
Study 2-loop part of Johnson cokernel using trace map.
problem Identify components of Johnson cokernel in degree 6.
method Use 2-loop trace map to capture Johnson cokernels.
result Capture all components of Johnson cokernels in degree 6.
We establish a link between the holomorphic derivatives of Thurston's hyperbolic gluing equations on an ideally triangulated finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold and the cohomology of the sheaf of infinitesimal isometries. Moreover, we provide a geometric reformulation of the non-abelian Reidemeister torsion correspondi…
Study proves volume conjecture for specific 3-manifolds.
problem Proving the Andersen-Kashaev volume conjecture for FAMED triangulations.
method Introducing FAMED triangulations and proving existence of Jones function.
result Proves the Andersen-Kashaev volume conjecture for FAMED geometric triangulations.
We study 4-dimensional higher-derivative conformal higher spin (CHS) fields generalising Weyl graviton and conformal gravitino. They appear, in particular, as "induced" theories in the AdS/CFT context. We consider their partition function on curved Einstein-space backgrounds like (A)dS or sphere and Ricci-flat spaces. …
We argue that the AdS/CFT calculational prescription for double-trace deformations leads to a holographic derivation of the conformal anomaly, and its conformal primitive, associated to the whole family of conformally covariant powers of the Laplacian (GJMS operators) at the conformal boundary. The bulk side involves a…
TabPFN's internal geometry topology correlates with dataset reliability.
problem Understanding TabPFN's behavior on structurally difficult tabular geometries.
method Using zigzag persistent homology, studying TabPFN's internal representations on synthetic tabular tasks with known topology.
result Topology of TabPFN's internal representation geometry is strongly associated with dataset-level reliability.
Abstract invariant cannot be expressed using various slice-torus invariants.
problem Cannot express Iida-Taniguchi's slice-torus invariant using other known invariants.
method Analysis of various known invariants and their properties.
result Iida-Taniguchi's slice-torus invariant cannot be realized as a linear combination of other invariants.
The θ invariant encompasses the Rozansky-Overbay invariant.
problem None explicitly stated in the abstract.
method Generalization of the Rozansky-Overbay invariant using the θ invariant. result The θ invariant recovers the Rozansky-Overbay invariant. Non-invariant complex structures on Lie groups are not biholomorphic to invariant ones.
problem Understanding non-invariant deformations of complex structures on Lie groups.
method Computed cohomologies to show non-biholomorphicity.
result Non-invariant complex structures are not biholomorphic to invariant ones.
The Kuperberg invariant is shown to be gauge invariant for certain framed 3-manifolds.
problem Exploring gauge invariance of the Kuperberg invariant for specific 3-manifolds.
method Using hyperbolic 3-manifolds and finite-dimensional Hopf algebras.
result First examples of gauge invariants of general finite-dimensional Hopf algebras via topological methods.
New polynomial invariant distinguishes singular links.
problem Distinguishing singular links using existing invariants.
method Generalized quandle polynomial to singquandles and constructed a singular link invariant.
result New polynomial invariant distinguishes singular links with same counting invariant.
We show that the perturbative g invariant of rational homology 3-spheres can be recovered from the LMO invariant for any simple Lie algebra g, i.e, the LMO invariant is universal among the perturbative invariants. This universality was conjectured in [25]. Since the perturbative invariants dominate …
Paper introduces new invariant for pairs of immersions.
problem Understanding behavior of immersions through tangencies and triple points.
method Introduces J2+-invariant for oriented pairs of immersions, invariant under inverse tangencies and triple points. result Invariant changes under direct tangencies but remains invariant under orientation change and inverse tangencies.
Grid homology confirms the Upsilon invariant in knot theory.
problem Verifying the equivalence of Upsilon invariants in knot theory.
method Reconstructed Upsilon invariant using grid homology and proved equivalence.
result Upsilon invariants in knot Floer and grid homology are equivalent.
Constructs universal link invariants from intersections in configuration spaces.
problem Globalise topologically all coloured Jones polynomials and ADO polynomials.
method Defines new link invariants from graded intersections in configuration spaces.
result Recover all coloured Jones polynomials and ADO polynomials for links.
New invariant CWR for alternating links is stronger than existing invariants.
problem Developing a stronger invariant for alternating links.
method Introducing CWR invariant as an array of two-variable polynomials. result The CWR invariant is stronger than classical invariants like HOMFLYPT and Kauffman polynomials. Defines knot concordance invariant using instanton homology and Donaldson invariants.
problem Knot concordance and its classification.
method Defines an invariant φ for knots in the 3-sphere using Donaldson invariants and Floer's instanton homology. result The invariant φ coincides with a special case of an invariant defined by Froyshov. Combines combinatorial method to extend Milnor invariants to welded links.
problem Extending Milnor invariants to welded links.
method Combinatorial approach.
result Invariance of extended Milnor invariants for welded links.
New family of knots with epsilon invariant nonzero despite Upsilon and phi being zero.
problem Comparing smooth concordance invariants.
method Building an infinite family of knots.
result Found knots with epsilon invariant nonzero but Upsilon and phi zero.
Paper introduces a new invariant for virtual knotoids and proves it's a Vassiliev invariant of order one.
problem Tackles the problem of understanding invariants for virtual knotoids.
method Uses a 0-smoothing invariant constructed from local modifications at classical crossings.
result Demonstrates that the 0-smoothing invariant provides less information than the gluing invariant.
We construct two knot invariants. The first knot invariant is a sum constructed using linking numbers. The second is an invariant of flat knots and is a formal sum of flat knots obtained by smoothing pairs of crossings. This invariant can be used in conjunction with other flat invariants, forming a family of invariants…
As nilpotent studies in knot theory, we focus on invariants of Milnor, Orr, and Kontsevich. We show that the Orr invariant of degree k is equivalent to the tree reduction of the Kontsevich invariant of degree <2k. Furthermore, we will see a close relation between the Orr invariant and the Milnor invariant, and …
Formula connects surface and curve invariants via slice transitions.
problem Computing surface invariants from curve invariants.
method Introducing differential measures for local changes across singular slice transitions.
result Explicit formula for surface invariant change during quadruple-point events.
In this article we introduce a family of transverse invariants arising from the deformations of Khovanov homology. This family includes the invariants introduced by Plamenevskaya and by Lipshitz, Ng, and Sarkar. Then, we investigate the invariants arising from Bar-Natan's deformation. These invariants, called β-invar…
New concordance invariants phi and phi_j are defined and studied.
problem Understanding the relationships between different concordance invariants.
method Defined and analyzed new invariants phi and phi_j, and provided recursive formulas.
result Found infinitely many knots with specific combinations of zero and nonzero phi invariant.
We recall the definition of the quadratic helicity invariant and of the higher asymptotic ergodic M-invariant. We present a simpler new proof (in part) that the M-invariant is ergodic. The M-invariant is a higher invariant, this means that for the magnetic field with closed magnetic lines the invariant is not a f…