New bounds on Heegaard distance for link complements in 3D space.
problem Finding bounds on Heegaard distance for link complements.
method Constructing specific links with given properties.
result Existence of links with specific Heegaard distances.
GRID invariants block certain Lagrangian cobordisms in 3D.
problem Obstructing decomposable Lagrangian cobordisms in 3D.
method Filtered GRID invariants and link Floer homology.
result GRID invariants obstruct decomposable Lagrangian cobordisms.
New method speeds up knot computations in 3D.
problem Computational complexity in knot theory.
method 3D representation of knots for faster computation.
result Savings in computational complexity for knot invariants.
Alternative proof for ribbon surfaces in 3D space.
problem Proving ribbonness of surfaces in 3D space.
method Using a compact oriented proper surface in upper half 4-space.
result Link bounds a ribbon surface in upper half 4-space.
The paper characterizes links in 3D from divides with cusps.
problem Characterizing links in 3D from divides with cusps.
method Defines and characterizes divides with cusps and their associated links.
result Every strongly invertible link and 2-periodic link can be described as the link of a divide with cusps.
Study involutions on 3D small covers, proving quotient spaces are linked 2-spheres.
problem Understanding quotient spaces of 3D small covers by involutions.
method Analyzing quotient spaces and using topological properties.
result Quotient spaces of 3D small covers by involutions are linked 2-spheres.
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.
Computes knot types using HOMFLY-PT polynomial.
problem Determining chiral knot and link types with small crossing numbers.
method Uses the HOMFLY-PT polynomial to compute knot types from 3D coordinates.
result Efficacy of HOMFLY-PT for knot types up to crossing number 16.
New method describes entanglement of straight lines in 3D space.
problem Tackles the geometry and topology of configurations of straight lines.
method Introduces direction matrices and a discrete motion principle.
result Shows n-crosses as links of pairwise connected unknots.
Characterizes weakly linked pairs of complete graphs in 3D space.
problem Identifying pairs of complete graphs that are weakly linked.
method Algebraic characterisation and geometric analysis of linking cycles.
result Characterization of weakly linked pairs of complete graphs.
Proves a property of certain 3D knots and links.
problem Understanding the fundamental groups of 3D knots and links.
method Uses profinite rigidity to analyze two-bridge links and 3-tangle Montesinos links.
result Profinite rigidity for two-bridge links and 3-tangle Montesinos links is established.
We describe a family of 3d topological B-models whose target spaces are Hilbert schemes of points in C2. The interfaces separating theories with different numbers of points correspond to braid strands. The Hilbert space of the picture of a closed braid is the HOMFLY-PT homology of the corresponding link.
This paper provides both a detailed study of color-dependence of link homologies, as realized in physics as certain spaces of BPS states, and a broad study of the behavior of BPS states in general. We consider how the spectrum of BPS states varies as continuous parameters of a theory are perturbed. This question can be…
Finite type invariants separate PL links in 3D space.
problem If two PL links are isotopic, are they PL isotopic?
method Proved PL isotopic links are indistinguishable by finite type invariants.
result Finite type invariants separate PL links in 3D space if and only if certain conjectures hold.
NT probability measures knotting in 3D arc systems.
problem Measuring knotting in 3D arc systems.
method Transforming polygonal arcs into unique diagrams, generalizing NT probability.
result Properties of NT probability for 3D arc systems are shown.
Algorithm converts plat to standard closure of braids in 3D and related spaces.
problem Converting plat to standard closure of braids in different spaces.
method Algorithmic approach for plat to standard closure conversion in \(\mathbb{R}^3\), handlebodies, and thickened surfaces.
result Algorithm is quadratic for plat to standard closure and linear for standard to plat closure.
3D gauge theories link knot polynomials to vortex partition functions.
problem Connecting knot polynomials to gauge theory partition functions.
method Construct 3D N=2 abelian gauge theories on S2imesS1. result Colored Jones polynomials derived from vortex partition functions.
Non-trivialization probability of arc system in 3D space
problem Defining and generalizing the knotting probability of an arc diagram in 3D space
method Transforming polygonal arcs in 3D space into unique arc diagrams
result Introducing and generalizing the Non-Trivialization probability (NT probability) for arc systems in 3D space
Understanding the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the genome is essential for elucidating vital biological processes and their links to human disease. To determine how the genome folds within the nucleus, chromosome conformation capture methods such as HiC have recently been employed. However, computational methods…
This paper classifies links in 3D dynamical systems.
problem Classifying links in 3D dynamical systems.
method Analyzing diffeomorphisms and link complements in S2imesS1. result Countable number of equivalence classes of tame links in S2imesS1. Study of IR phases in 3D class R theories linked to non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding IR phases of 3D class R theories associated with non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Analysis of IR phenomena through `exceptional' Dehn fillings and gauging of flavor symmetries.
result 3D class R theories associated with certain atoroidal non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds exhibit supersymmetry enhancement at low energy.
The paper offers new methods to determine if certain 3D links can be formed by intersecting spheres in 4D space.
problem Determining if a 3D link can be formed by intersecting spheres in 4D space.
method Using obstructions from multivariable signature, Blanchfield form, and generalised Seifert matrices.
result Provides lower bounds on the doubly slice genus of links.
A simplified proof of the Alexander-Conway polynomial exists.
problem Existence of the Alexander-Conway polynomial for links in 3D space.
method Presented an accurate detailed exposition of the proof.
result Existence of the Alexander-Conway polynomial proved.
Study the embedding space of a Hopf link in 3D and 3-manifolds.
problem Homotopy equivalence of embedding spaces of Hopf links.
method Prove homotopy equivalence using subspace inclusions and manifold properties.
result Embedding spaces are homotopy equivalent to specific 3-manifolds.
We propose a new description of 3d N=2 theories which do not admit conventional Lagrangians. Given a quiver Q and a mutation sequence m on it, we define a 3d N=2 theory T[(Q,m)] in such a way that the Sb3 partition function of the theory coincides with the cluster partition f…
New loom spaces link flows and triangulations.
problem Understanding flows and triangulations in 3D.
method Introducing loom spaces and proving associated triangulations.
result Locally veering triangulations can be associated to loom spaces.
Refined 3D index uses surgery and gradings to distinguish 3-manifolds.
problem Distinguishing 3-manifolds and gauge theories phases.
method Dehn surgery presentation, ideal triangulation, and enhanced flavor symmetries.
result Invariance of refined index under various transformations.
In this paper we study supersymmetric co-dimension 2 and 4 defects in the compactification of the 6d (2,0) theory of type AN−1 on a 3-manifold M. The so-called 3d-3d correspondence is a relation between complexified Chern-Simons theory (with gauge group SL(N,C)) on M and a 3d N=2 theo…
New spheres can split a 4D link in ways not possible in 3D.
problem Exploring how splitting spheres behave in 4D space.
method Constructing specific 2-component surface-links in S4. result Found non-isotopic splitting spheres in S4∖Lm,n. Motivated by physical constructions of homological knot invariants, we study their analogs for closed 3-manifolds. We show that fivebrane compactifications provide a universal description of various old and new homological invariants of 3-manifolds. In terms of 3d/3d correspondence, such invariants are given by the Q-c…
Recently, multiple formulations of vision problems as probabilistic inversions of generative models based on computer graphics have been proposed. However, applications to 3D perception from natural images have focused on low-dimensional latent scenes, due to challenges in both modeling and inference. Accounting for th…
New foliations found in 3D spaces from positive braids.
problem Finding taut foliations in 3D complements of positive braids.
method Dehn surgery on multislopes for non-split positive braids.
result Non-L-space complements with co-oriented taut foliations.
Defines Vassiliev complexity measures for open and closed curves in 3D space.
problem Measuring complexity of curves in 3D space.
method Using enhanced Jones polynomial coefficients and Gauss code diagrams.
result Second Vassiliev measure converges to knot invariants as curve ends coincide.
New inequality for links in 3D using 4D invariants.
problem Understanding links in 3D using 4D invariants.
method Using a Bauer--Furuta-type invariant for 4-manifolds with contact boundary.
result Generalized Thurston--Bennequin inequality for links in S3. Solves asymptotic An-realization problem for curves.
problem Realization problem for plane curves.
method Asymptotic analysis of smooth An-realization. result Determines cobordism distance between specific knot types.
Advanced 3D metrology technologies such as Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) and laser 3D scanners have facilitated the collection of massive point cloud data, beneficial for process monitoring, control and optimization. However, due to their high dimensionality and structure complexity, modeling and analysis of point…
Unified 3D R-matrices from quantum cluster algebra.
problem Constructing new solutions to the tetrahedron equation.
method Symmetric butterfly quiver, quantum cluster algebra, quantum dilogarithms, q-Weyl algebra.
result Unified 3D R-matrices from various sources.
We construct a new family of exact quantum field theories modeled on hyperbolic geometry, called {\it quantum hyperbolic field theories} (QHFTs). The QHFTs are defined for a (2+1)-bordism category based on the set of compact oriented 3-manifolds Y, equipped with properly embedded framed links $L_\Ff$ and with flat …
Novel link classification connects quadratic forms and knot theory.
problem Classifying isotopy classes of links in 3D space.
method Established a correspondence between quadratic forms and isotopy classes of links.
result Class numbers of quadratic number fields measure link distinguishability.
Convolutional networks are successful due to their equivariance/invariance under translations. However, rotatable data such as images, volumes, shapes, or point clouds require processing with equivariance/invariance under rotations in cases where the rotational orientation of the coordinate system does not affect the m…
Study the space of embeddings of split links in 3D and 4D.
problem Homotopy type of embedding spaces of split links.
method Semi-simplicial space of separating systems, homotopy equivalence.
result Simple description of fundamental group of embedding space.
There is a remarkable and canonical problem in 3D geometry and topology: To understand existing models of 3D fluid motion or to create new ones that may be useful. We discuss from an algebraic viewpoint the PDE called Euler's equation for incompressible frictionless fluid motion. In part I we define a "finite dimension…
3D Schoenflies theorem for simply-connected 2-complexes.
problem Embedding simply-connected 2-complexes in 3-space uniquely.
method Proving a 3-dimensional Schoenflies theorem for 3-connected link graphs.
result Essentially unique locally flat embedding into 3-sphere.
WILD-SCAV benchmarks AI in complex 3D FPS environments.
problem Lack of complexity and diversity in RL environments.
method Developed a 3D open-world FPS game environment.
result Demonstrates effectiveness in benchmarking RL algorithms.
3D topological order linked to Seifert manifolds and gauge groups.
problem Classifying 3D topological orders using Seifert manifolds and gauge groups.
method Correspondence between topological order, Seifert manifolds, and ADE gauge groups.
result Construction of modular fusion categories from Seifert manifolds and gauge groups.
We study lower bounds for the number of vertices in a PL-triangulation of a given manifold M. While most of the previous estimates are based on the dimension and the connectivity of M, we show that further information can be extracted by studying the structure of the fundamental group of M and applying techniques…
Geodesic flows with specific integrals are linked to special 4-webs.
problem Characterizing geodesic flows with commuting quadratic integrals.
method Characterization through geodesic 4-webs and geometric hypothesis.
result Metrics of Stäckel type for geodesic flows with specific integrals.
Study reveals failure of uniqueness in dynamical invariants for 3D volume-preserving diffeomorphisms.
problem Uniqueness of dynamical invariants for 3D volume-preserving diffeomorphisms.
method Examined failure of uniqueness on integral homology spheres and arbitrary three-manifolds using local and global invariants.
result Failure of uniqueness is severe, with continuous and non-constant invariants appearing in C1-open sets of nonvanishing exact fields of fixed helicity.