Study of combinatorial Yamabe flows in 3D spaces.
problem Existence and uniqueness of flows on triangulations.
method Short-time and long-time existence proofs for flows on triangulations and extended flows.
result Established existence and uniqueness of flows under specific conditions.
The study examines 3D combinatorial flow in hyperbolic geometry, proving conditions for ball packings and convergence.
problem Analyzing 3D combinatorial Yamabe flow in hyperbolic geometry.
method Investigates triangulations and ball packings with vanishing combinatorial scalar curvature.
result Conditions for real or virtual ball packings and convergence of the flow.
The paper studies rigid sphere packings on 3D manifolds with boundary.
problem Investigating rigid sphere packings on 3D manifolds with boundary.
method Introducing generalized sphere packings, proving rigidity, introducing combinatorial curvature flows.
result Generalized sphere packing metrics are determined by combinatorial scalar curvature.
Paper proves Luo's conjecture for 3D triangulated manifolds.
problem Finding hyperbolic metrics on compact 3-manifolds with boundary.
method Introduced and extended combinatorial Ricci flow to handle singularities.
result Proved Luo's conjecture affirmatively for ideal triangulations.
A framework for generating 3D shapes by sequentially assembling primitives.
problem Combinatorial complexity in generating 3D shapes.
method Bayesian optimization for efficient exploration and exploitation of feasible combinations.
result Successfully generates realistic combinatorial 3D shapes.
Smooth 3D flows from non-smooth starting points.
problem Creating smooth Ricci flows from non-smooth initial conditions.
method Generalized singular Ricci flow applied to 3D complete manifolds.
result Existence of smooth Ricci flows starting from non-smooth initial conditions.
Proves a conjecture for 3D Artin groups using new combinatorial curvature.
problem Proving the K(π,1) conjecture for Artin groups of dimension 3. method Introduces new combinatorial non-positive curvature.
result Proves the K(π,1) conjecture for Artin groups of dimension 3. The paper introduces combinatorial Calabi flows to find hyperbolic metrics on surfaces with boundary.
problem Finding hyperbolic metrics on surfaces with totally geodesic boundaries of given lengths.
method Introducing combinatorial Calabi flows and proving their long time existence and global convergence.
result Proves the long time existence and global convergence of combinatorial Calabi flow on surfaces with boundary.
Sharp 3D Alexandrov inequality applied to volume-preserving flows.
problem Volume-preserving geometric flows in 3D space.
method Sharp quantitative Alexandrov inequality for C2-regular sets. result Established a 3D sharp quantitative version of the Alexandrov inequality.
The paper studies rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds with boundary.
problem Rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds with boundary.
method Introduced generalized Thurston's sphere packings and proved their rigidity properties.
result Generalized Thurston's sphere packings are locally determined by combinatorial scalar curvatures and cannot be deformed while keeping combinatorial Ricci curvatures fixed.
Fractional combinatorial flow improves surface conformal structures.
problem Improving discrete conformal structures on surfaces.
method Introducing a fractional combinatorial Calabi flow for discrete conformal structures on surfaces.
result Longtime existence and global convergence of the fractional combinatorial Calabi flow for various surface types.
Ancient ovals are key blowup limits in 3D Ricci flow near singularities.
problem Understanding blowup limits in 3D Ricci flow near singularities.
method Proving ancient ovals are blowup limits if and only if spherical singularities accumulate.
result Ancient ovals are necessary and sufficient for blowup limits in 3D Ricci flow.
The paper develops algorithms for finding metrics with prescribed combinatorial curvature on polyhedral surfaces.
problem Finding metrics with prescribed combinatorial curvature on polyhedral surfaces.
method Discrete uniformization theorem, combinatorial α-Yamabe flow, combinatorial α-Calabi flow, edge flipping surgery.
result Longtime existence and convergence of combinatorial α-Yamabe flow and combinatorial α-Calabi flow with surgery.
New algorithm constructs characters of rational VOAs from knot complements.
problem Constructing characters of rational VOAs from knot complements.
method 3D N=2 gauge theories, Dimofte-Gaiotto-Gukov construction, 3D N=4 rank-0 SCFT, topological twist. result New Nahm-sum-like expressions for Virasoro minimal model characters.
Combinatorial Ricci flow finds hyperbolic metrics on 3-manifolds.
problem Finding complete hyperbolic metrics on cusped 3-manifolds.
method Analogue of surface and compact 3-manifold flows, minimizing co-volume, extending through singularities.
result Existence of complete hyperbolic metric is equivalent to flow convergence.
The paper introduces combinatorial curvature and flow for polyhedral surfaces, proving rigidity and solving the Yamabe problem.
problem Discrete conformal structures on polyhedral surfaces and their rigidity.
method Parameterized combinatorial curvature, combinatorial α-Ricci flow, and flow extension through singularities.
result Existence and convergence of combinatorial α-Ricci flow for solving the Yamabe problem.
For triangulated surfaces, we introduce the combinatorial Calabi flow which is an analogue of smooth Calabi flow. We prove that the solution of combinatorial Calabi flow exists for all time. Moreover, the solution converges if and only if Thurston's circle packing exists. As a consequence, combinatorial Calabi flow pro…
The paper studies deformation of discrete conformal structures on surfaces using combinatorial curvature flows.
problem Finding piecewise constant curvature metrics on surfaces with prescribed combinatorial curvatures.
method Combinatorial curvature flows, including Ricci flow and Calabi flow, are applied to deform Glickenstein's discrete conformal structures.
result The solution of the combinatorial Ricci flow can be uniquely extended and converges exponentially fast for any initial value under certain conditions.
New method finds metrics on surfaces with prescribed curvatures using circle packings and surgery.
problem Finding piecewise Euclidean metrics on surfaces with prescribed combinatorial curvatures.
method Combinatorial curvature flows with surgery for inversive distance circle packings.
result Longtime existence and global convergence of combinatorial curvature flows with surgery.
This paper studies the combinatorial Yamabe flow on hyperbolic surfaces with boundary. It is proved by applying a variational principle that the length of boundary components is uniquely determined by the combinatorial conformal factor. The combinatorial Yamabe flow is a gradient flow of a concave function. The long ti…
The paper explores isotopic triples of triangles in 3D space.
problem Determining if triples of triangles are combinatorially isotopic.
method Continuous motion of triangles with disjoint outlines, algorithmic checks, and elementary proofs.
result Different types of triples of disjoint triangles are not isotopic.
Study combinatorial Ricci flow on surfaces with nonpositive Euler characteristic.
problem Addressing convergence issues in Ricci flow on surfaces.
method Investigate combinatorial Ricci flow on surfaces of nonpositive Euler characteristic.
result Observation of convergence despite necessary condition not being valid.
Study infinite combinatorial Ricci flow on spherical surfaces.
problem Investigate infinite combinatorial Ricci flow with spherical background.
method Establish existence and convergence of solution for infinite cellular decompositions.
result Existence and convergence of solution for infinite combinatorial Ricci flow in spherical geometry.
Paper solves uniformization maps for surfaces via combinatorial Calabi flow with surgery.
problem Computing uniformization maps for surfaces is challenging with many practical applications.
method Combinatorial Calabi flow with surgery on polyhedral metrics on surfaces.
result The combinatorial Calabi flow with surgery converges exponentially fast for any initial metric on a closed surface.
The paper establishes a discrete uniformization theorem for surfaces with piecewise hyperbolic metrics.
problem Finding decorated piecewise hyperbolic metrics with prescribed combinatorial curvature.
method Introduced combinatorial α-Ricci flow with surgery to handle potential singularities and prove longtime existence and convergence.
result Existence of decorated piecewise hyperbolic metrics with prescribed combinatorial α-curvature.
The paper solves fractional combinatorial flows for prescribed hyperbolic bordered surfaces.
problem Finding hyperbolic bordered surfaces with prescribed boundary lengths.
method Fractional combinatorial Calabi flow and generalized combinatorial Yamabe flow.
result The flows converge to a hyperbolic surface with prescribed boundary lengths.
The paper finds hyperbolic metrics on surfaces with boundary using combinatorial curvature flows.
problem Finding hyperbolic metrics on surfaces with totally geodesic boundaries of prescribed lengths.
method Introducing combinatorial Ricci flow and combinatorial Calabi flow for generalized circle packings.
result Proves longtime existence and global convergence of combinatorial curvature flows.
Paper introduces new flows to find circle packings with specific curvature.
problem Finding circle packings with prescribed total geodesic curvatures.
method Introduces combinatorial Calabi flow, fractional combinatorial Calabi flow, and combinatorial p-th Calabi flow.
result Establishes conditions for the longtime behaviors of these flows.
Generative model for 3D point clouds using invertible flows.
problem Generating realistic 3D point clouds.
method Invertible flow-based models for point cloud generation with parameter sharing and embedding vectors.
result The model generates high-quality 3D point clouds with good similarity.
Graph Neural Networks model 3D granular flow simulations.
problem Accurate modeling of complex 3D granular flow processes.
method Graph Neural Networks approach to simulate 3D granular flow using LIGGGHTS.
result Machine learning trajectories match physical granular flow processes.
Complete Ricci flow from singular 3D manifold with pseudolocality.
problem Constructing complete Ricci flow from singular 3D manifold.
method Combining pseudolocality results for singular and nonsingular flows.
result Ricci flow is complete for positive times under certain conditions.
The paper studies the combinatorial p-th Calabi flow for finite and infinite circle patterns.
problem Establishing convergence and long-time existence of the combinatorial p-th Calabi flow.
method Combinatorial p-th Calabi flow for finite and infinite ideal circle patterns.
result Sharp criterion for convergence in finite case and long-time existence in infinite case for p≥2. The paper extends circle pattern flows to hyperbolic and Euclidean geometry.
problem Extending circle pattern flows to hyperbolic and Euclidean geometry.
method Proving the existence and exponential convergence of combinatorial Calabi flows for ideal circle patterns.
result The solution to combinatorial Calabi flows converges exponentially fast to a flat cone metric.
We consider 3D flow equations inspired by the renormalization group (RG) equations of string theory with a three dimensional target space. By modifying the flow equations to include a U(1) gauge field, and adding carefully chosen De Turck terms, we are able to extend recent 2D results of Bakas to the case of a 3D Riema…
New flow for surfaces converges to circle packings.
problem Finding circle packings on surfaces.
method Introducing combinatorial p-th Calabi flow for triangulated surfaces. result Existence and convergence of the flow for all time.
Paper resolves spherical curvature flow problem.
problem Existence of ideal circle patterns in spherical background geometry.
method Introduces a combinatorial geodesic curvature flow in spherical background geometry.
result Characterizes sufficient and necessary conditions for flow convergence.
For triangulated surfaces locally embedded in the standard hyperbolic space, we introduce combinatorial Calabi flow as the negative gradient flow of combinatorial Calabi energy. We prove that the flow produces solutions which converge to ZCCP-metric (zero curvature circle packing metric) if the initial energy is small …
The two-loop renormalization group flow is studied via the induced bracket flow on 3D unimodular Lie groups. A number of steady solitons are found. Some of these steady solitons come from maximally symmetric metrics that are steady, shrinking, or expanding solitons under Ricci flow, while others are not obviously relat…
In this paper, we introduce two discrete curvature flows, which are called α-flows on two and three dimensional triangulated manifolds. For triangulated surface M, we introduce a new normalization of combinatorial Ricci flow (first introduced by Bennett Chow and Feng Luo \cite{CL1}), aiming at evolving α order di…
New method finds ideal circle patterns on spheres.
problem Finding ideal circle patterns on spheres with prescribed curvatures.
method Combinatorial Calabi flow in spherical geometry.
result Existence and convergence of the flow for ideal circle patterns.
New discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundary, proving global rigidity and constructing hyperbolic metrics.
problem Creating new discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundary.
method Introducing new discrete conformal structures, proving global rigidity using variational principles, and introducing combinatorial curvature flows.
result Global rigidity of new discrete conformal structures and effective algorithms for constructing hyperbolic metrics.
Study how large-scale flows align small-scale vortices in 3D Euler equations.
problem Understanding how large-scale flows align small-scale vortices in 3D Euler equations.
method Constructing a Lagrangian coordinate to identify when the Lie bracket is zero and investigating the locality of the pressure term.
result Clarified conditions under which small-scale vortices are aligned by large-scale flows.
Proves rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds.
problem Rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds.
method Combining combinatorial scalar curvature and Ricci curvature to prove rigidity.
result Proves infinitesimal rigidity of Thurston's Euclidean sphere packing.
In this paper, we introduce a new combinatorial curvature on triangulated surfaces with inversive distance circle packing metrics. Then we prove that this combinatorial curvature has global rigidity. To study the Yamabe problem of the new curvature, we introduce a combinatorial Ricci flow, along which the curvature evo…
We introduce a combinatorial curvature flow for PL metrics on compact triangulated 3-manifolds with boundary consisting of surfaces of negative Euler characteristic. The flow tends to find the complete hyperbolic metric with totally geodesic boundary on a manifold. Some of the basic properties of the combinatorial flow…
3D metrics get scalar curvature bounds via IMCF.
problem Bounding scalar curvature for C0 metrics. method Inverse Mean Curvature Flow (IMCF) and Hawking mass monotonicity.
result Stability theorem for nonnegative scalar curvature.
Study on combinatorial Yamabe flow on hyperbolic surfaces, proving existence and uniqueness.
problem Existence and uniqueness of solutions to combinatorial Yamabe flow on hyperbolic surfaces.
method Introduced combinatorial Yamabe flow and extended flow with generalized curvature to address potential degeneration of triangles.
result Established existence and uniqueness of solutions to the extended flow under certain conditions.
Researchers solve 3D cube complex boundary rigidity problem.
problem Determining the combinatorial type of a 3D CAT(0) cube complex from boundary distances.
method Discrete version of boundary rigidity problem, focusing on CAT(0) cube complexes.
result The combinatorial type of a finite CAT(0) cube complex can be reconstructed from its boundary distances.