Study bends 2D surfaces in 3D space using special equations.
problem Investigate infinitesimal bendings of 2D surfaces in 3D space.
method Use Bers-Vekua type equations and systems of differential equations with periodic coefficients.
result Construct bending fields for specific classes of 2D surfaces.
Explains a 2D color exchange invariant correspondence to 3D linking numbers.
problem Understanding color exchange invariants in 2D dynamics and their 3D geometric interpretation.
method Visualizes invariants as linking of lines on a special surface with Arf-Kervaire invariant one, and interprets it as an obstruction to continuous transformation.
result Interprets a 2D color exchange invariant as a 3D linking number, providing a topological explanation.
Constructs algorithms to recognize and classify 2D surfaces.
problem Recognizing and classifying 2D surfaces in dynamic systems.
method Discrete topological structures and algorithms for simplicial and CW-complexes.
result Determines the topological type of 2-manifolds.
Study 2D spaces with curvature, finding a graph structure.
problem Understanding the geometry of 2D spaces with curvature constraints.
method Analyzing spaces as unions of disks, identifying singular points.
result Obtained a graph structure of topological singular points.
The paper explores squircles and their 3D applications.
problem None explicitly stated; focuses on squircle equations and 3D surfaces.
method Examined and discussed squircle equations, then developed 3D surfaces based on these shapes.
result Developed 3D surfaces based on squircle equations.
The paper finds a family of 2D surfaces where Laplacian and Dirichlet-to-Neumann commute.
problem Finding surfaces with commuting boundary Laplacian and Dirichlet-to-Neumann map.
method Investigated 2D submanifolds of R^2, classified surfaces of genus 0 or with k≥3 boundary components.
result One-parameter family of 2D submanifolds with commuting Laplacian and Dirichlet-to-Neumann map.
Geometric proof shows regularity of anisotropic minimal surfaces in 2D.
problem Regularity of anisotropic minimal surfaces in 2D.
method Geometric proof using surface energy and strict convexity.
result All anisotropic surface minimizers in 2D are locally disjoint unions of line segments.
The objective of this paper is to present some geometric aspects of surfaces associated with theta function solutions of the periodic 2D-Toda lattice. For this purpose we identify the (N2−1)-dimensional Euclidean space with the su(N) algebra which allows us to construct the generalized Weierstrass formula …
The study identifies all possible vector field structures on specific 2D shapes.
problem Optimal discrete gradient vector fields on surfaces with 1-2 critical cells.
method Analysis of discrete vector fields on 2D shapes with minimal critical cells.
result All possible structures of discrete Morse functions on specified shapes.
A new complex space resolves projective structures on surfaces.
problem Understanding projective structures on compact surfaces.
method Proposed a complex analytic space Pg and analyzed it for g=1. result The space Pg naturally resolves the orbifold locus of Ag=1. Paper classifies special slant surfaces with varying curvature.
problem Classifying surfaces with non-constant mean curvature.
method Analyzing special slant surfaces in complex space forms.
result Complete classification of surfaces with non-constant mean curvature.
Study on conical singularities in 2D surfaces, deriving Polyakov formulas.
problem Analyzing zeta-regularized determinants in surfaces with conical singularities.
method Demonstrated variational and integrated Polyakov formulas for conical singularities, circular sectors, and cones.
result Explicit formulas for the determinant of conical sectors and cones derived.
Study of null mean curvature flow on de Sitter lightcone, related to 2d-Ricci flow.
problem Analyzing singularity formation and asymptotic behavior of null mean curvature flow.
method Rescaling procedure to relate to 2d-Ricci flow, singularity analysis, asymptotic behavior study.
result Ancient solutions to the flow can be understood in terms of 2d-Ricci flow.
SU(2) flat connection on 2D Riemann surface is shown to relate to the generalized twisted geometry in 3D space with cosmological constant. Various flat connection quantities on Riemann surface are mapped to the geometrical quantities in discrete 3D space. We propose that the moduli space of SU(2) flat connections on Ri…
Arboricity of manifolds is explored, with specific results for 2D surfaces.
problem Understanding the arboricity of different types of manifolds.
method Analyzing discrete 2-spheres, other 2D surfaces, and d-manifolds of higher dimensions.
result Arboricity of 2D surfaces is 3 or 4, and for higher dimensions, it can be arbitrarily large.
A 2D Riemannian space has only 2 injective geodesics.
problem Characterizing geodesics in Riemannian planes.
method Perturbation of a surface of revolution with contracting ends.
result Found a complete Riemannian plane with exactly two injective geodesics.
For every odd natural number g=2d+1 we prove the existence of a countably infinite family of special Lagrangian cones in C^3 over a closed Riemann surface of genus g, using a geometric PDE gluing method.
We prove a "gluing" theorem for monotone homotopies; a monotone homotopy is a homotopy through simple contractible closed curves which themselves are pairwise disjoint. We show that two monotone homotopies which have appropriate overlap can be replaced by a single monotone homotopy. The ideas used to prove this theorem…
New minimal surfaces found from vortex crystals.
problem Minimal surfaces and vortex crystals.
method Gluing helicoids into minimal surfaces.
result New minimal surfaces and vortex crystals discovered.
Crochet creates precise 2D shapes from 1D material.
problem Creating precise 2D shapes from 1D material.
method Using crochet to generate constant flat, spherical, or hyperbolic shapes.
result Crochet is the most flexible and precise method for building dynamical systems with high curvature precision.
Open 2D TFTs extend to closed theories with circle value as Hochschild homology.
problem Extending open 2D TFTs to closed theories.
method Using symmetric monoidal ∞-categories and Hochschild homology.
result Open 2D TFTs admit initial open-closed extensions.
Generic singularities of line fields have been studied for lines of principal curvature of embedded surfaces. In this paper we propose an approach to classify generic singularities of general line fields on 2D manifolds. The idea is to identify line fields as bisectors of pairs of vector fields on the manifold, with re…
Computes elastic grids that approximate 3D surfaces without physical simulations.
problem Creating planar grids that fit complex 3D surfaces efficiently.
method Uses differential geometry to minimize bending energy and nestle to the surface.
result Elastic grids can approximate 3D surfaces without physical simulations.
New proof of surface group theorem for 2D Poincaré duality groups.
problem Characterizing groups with specific algebraic properties.
method Analyzing amenability and homological isoperimetric inequalities.
result Groups satisfying certain conditions are either amenable or have linear homological isoperimetric inequalities.
Paper connects 3D gravity averages to 2D CFT correlators.
problem Understanding 3D gravity partition functions.
method 3D topological field theories and mapping class group averages.
result Established a correspondence between 3D gravity averages and 2D CFT correlators.
We define convex projective structures on 2D surfaces with holes and investigate their moduli space. We prove that this moduli space is canonically identified with the higher Teichmuller space for the group PSL_3 defined in our paper math/0311149. We define the quantum version of the moduli space of convex projective s…
Paper finds new criteria for conjugate points in fluid flows.
problem Finding conjugate points in steady 2D Euler flows.
method Develops a new sufficient criterion for conjugate points, applies to any rotational cell, and uses a general construction of steady fluid surfaces.
result Improves on existing criteria and captures all known conjugate points in rotational cells.
We extend the notion of what it means for a complete Ricci flow to have a given initial metric, and consider the resulting well-posedness issues that arise in the 2D case. On one hand we construct examples of nonuniqueness by showing that surfaces with cusps can evolve either by keeping the cusps or by contracting them…
Study of surface defects in gauge theories leads to duality and separation of variables.
problem Understanding surface observables and their transitions in gauge theories.
method Utilized Fourier transformations and spectral problems to derive dualities and separation of variables.
result Exact duality between spectral problems of spin chains and Gaudin models.
Study on Gauss maps of minimal surfaces over projective hypersurfaces.
problem Analyzing the Gauss map's behavior on minimal surfaces over projective hypersurfaces.
method Established a modified defect relation for the Gauss map on annular ends of minimal surfaces for hypersurfaces of projective varieties in subgeneral position.
result The image of the Gauss map cannot omit all hypersurfaces if the map is nondegenerate over a certain condition.
Periodic surfaces have a limited number of bending modes, equal to their membrane modes.
problem Understanding the limitations of bending modes in periodic surfaces.
method Analyzing deformation modes of periodic, piecewise smooth, simply connected surfaces.
result Effective membrane modes and bending modes are orthogonal, limiting the total number of modes to 3.
The paper extends topological field theory to noncompact surfaces using symmetric powers.
problem Extending topological field theory to noncompact surfaces without closed boundaries.
method Constructing sectorial covers with combinatorics of the bar resolution.
result Recovering results of Rouquier and Manion on extending Heegaard-Floer theory.
Foams are surfaces with branch lines at which three sheets merge. They have been used in the categorification of sl(3) quantum knot invariants and also in physics. The 2D-TQFT of surfaces, on the other hand, is classified by means of commutative Frobenius algebras, where saddle points correspond to multiplication and c…
In this paper, we present our general results about traversing flows on manifolds with boundary in the context of the flows on surfaces with boundary. We take advantage of the relative simplicity of 2D-worlds to explain and popularize our approach to the Morse theory on smooth manifolds with boundary, in which the bo…
The study constructs AdS manifolds from Gromov-Thurston manifolds.
problem Creating hyperbolic and anti-de Sitter structures from Gromov-Thurston manifolds.
method Explicit correspondence between quasifuchsian AdS manifolds and compact quotients of Ø(2d,2)/U(d,1).
result Existence of quasifuchsian AdS manifolds and hyperbolic ends with specified boundary.
In this note we obtain the characterization for asymptotic directions on various subgroups of the diffeomorphism group. We give a simple proof of non-existence of such directions for area-preserving diffeomorphisms of closed surfaces of non-zero curvature. Finally, we exhibit the common origin of the Monge-Ampere equat…
2D CNNs approximate Korobov functions with near-optimal rates.
problem Approximating Korobov functions using 2D CNNs.
method Constructive approach for 2D CNNs with ReLU activations and fully connected layers.
result 2D CNNs achieve near-optimal approximation rates for Korobov functions.
A neural flow method minimizes Willmore energy for 2-surfaces in 3D space.
problem Minimizing Willmore energy for closed oriented 2-surfaces in 3D space.
method Introducing neural Willmore flow to model and minimize the Willmore energy using neural architectures.
result The neural flow reproduces expected round sphere and Clifford torus for genus 0 and 1 surfaces, respectively, and finds minimal Willmore surfaces for genus 2.
Commissioned by MIT's in-house artist Jane Philbrick, we evolve an abstract 2D surface (resembling Marta Pan's 1961 "Sculpture Flottante I") under mean curvature, all the while calculating the eigenmodes and eigenvalues of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on the resulting shapes. These are then synthesized into a sound-wa…
The paper defines analogs of volume and action for curves in flag manifolds.
problem Investigating invariants for curves in flag manifolds.
method Using the correspondence between anti-de Sitter 3-space and (1,1)-conformal metrics, defining analogs of $\cW$-volume, Epstein surfaces, and Liouville action.
result Obtained finite invariants for positive curves in flag manifolds.
Using probabilistic methods, we first define Liouville quantum field theory on Riemann surfaces of genus g≥2 and show that it is a conformal field theory. We use the partition function of Liouville quantum field theory to give a mathematical sense to Polyakov's partition function of noncritical bosonic s…
New perspective on Ricci flow on spheres using Minkowski spacetime.
problem Classifying singularity models for null mean curvature flow in Minkowski spacetime.
method Equivalence of 2d-Ricci flow and null mean curvature flow on lightcones.
result Classification of singularity models for null mean curvature flow.
Proposes a model to generate 3D-aware images from 2D images.
problem Generating 3D-aware images from 2D images.
method Likelihood-based top-down model using Neural Radiance Fields and energy-based latent variables.
result Model can infer 3D object structures from 2D images and generate novel views.
Derive bihamiltonian structure for rational reduction of 2D-Toda hierarchy
problem Derive bihamiltonian structure for rational reduction of 2D-Toda hierarchy
method Direct computations
result Derive local bihamiltonian structure
We construct a counterexample to a conjectured inequality L<2D, relating the diameter D and the least length L of a nontrivial closed geodesic, for a Riemannian metric on the 2-sphere. The construction relies on Guillemin's theorem concerning the existence of Zoll surfaces integrating an arbitrary infinitesimal odd def…
Enhances 2D face recognition with 3D features using active illumination.
problem Improving robustness of 2D face recognition to spoofing attacks and low-light conditions.
method Projecting a high spatial frequency pattern onto the face to recover 3D information and a 2D image simultaneously.
result Significantly boosts face recognition performance and dramatically improves robustness to spoofing attacks.
A criterion in terms of differential invariants for a metric on a surface to be Liouville is established. Moreover, in this paper we completely solve in invariant terms the local mobility problem of a 2D metric, considered by Darboux: How many quadratic in momenta integrals does the geodesic flow of a given metric poss…
Study neck pinches in Lagrangian flows, proving stability and introducing new singularities.
problem Understanding neck pinches in Lagrangian flows.
method Introduced nondegenerate neck pinch and teardrop singularities, proving stability and answering questions.
result Nondegenerate neck pinches are stable and can be perturbed to nondegenerate singularities.