The paper tackles mapping tori by proposing a new approach to 3d-3d correspondence.
problem No existing approach fully describes 3d N=2 SCFTs for all types of 3-manifolds. method Systematic study of 3d N=2 gauge theories with non-linear matter fields. result Recovery of 3-manifold invariants from T[M3] indices and proposal of new q-series invariants. Identifies 3D-index as invariant for cusped hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Invariance of q-series for cusped hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Relates Frohman-Kania-Bartoszynska's q-series to Dimofte-Gaiotto-Gukov's 3D-index and tetrahedron index.
result Topological invariance of Frohman-Kania-Bartoszynska's q-series.
Proposes categorification of Z-invariants for specific 3-manifolds.
problem Categorification of Z-invariants for negative definite plumbed 3-manifolds.
method Abelian categorification using 3d N=2 theory and log VOAs.
result Nested Weyl-type character formulas reconstruct Z^-invariants. Dimofte, Gaiotto and Gukov introduced a powerful invariant, the 3D-index, associated to a suitable ideal triangulation of a 3-manifold with torus boundary components. The 3D-index is a collection of formal power series in q1/2 with integer coefficients. Our goal is to explain how the 3D-index is a generating serie…
The 3D-index connects to Turaev-Viro invariant and knot periods.
problem Understanding the asymptotic expansions of the 3D-index.
method Analyzing the asymptotic behavior of the 3D-index and its connection to the Turaev-Viro invariant and knot periods.
result The asymptotic expansions of the 3D-index match to all orders with the Turaev-Viro invariant of a knot, explaining the Volume Conjecture.
Generative modeling of 3D shapes has become an important problem due to its relevance to many applications across Computer Vision, Graphics, and VR. In this paper we build upon recently introduced 3D mesh-convolutional Variational AutoEncoders which have shown great promise for learning rich representations of deformab…
We rephrase the problem of 3D reconstruction from images in terms of intersections of projections of orbits of custom built Lie groups actions. We then use an algorithmic method based on moving frames "a la Fels-Olver" to obtain a fundamental set of invariants of these groups actions. The invariants are used to define …
Recent years have witnessed the emergence and increasing popularity of 3D medical imaging techniques with the development of 3D sensors and technology. However, achieving geometric invariance in the processing of 3D medical images is computationally expensive but nonetheless essential due to the presence of possible er…
Overview of 3D TQFTs and 3-manifold invariants.
problem Quantum invariants of 3-manifolds.
method Recall and review of TQFTs, fusion categories, and recent generalizations.
result Overview of various 3D TQFTs and their invariants.
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.
Paper connects two invariants of 3D manifolds using Hopf algebras.
problem Establishing a relation between two invariants of 3D manifolds.
method Using spherical Hopf algebras and their Drinfeld doubles, the paper connects the chromatic spherical invariant and the Hennings-Kauffman-Radford invariant.
result The chromatic spherical invariant is equal to the Hennings-Kauffman-Radford invariant for a specific type of Hopf algebra.
Study finds all Ricci collineations for specific connections on 3D Lorentzian groups.
problem Identifying Ricci collineations for specific connections on 3D Lorentzian Lie groups.
method Examined left-invariant Ricci collineations associated with Bott connections on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups.
result Determined all left-invariant Ricci collineations associated with the Bott connection.
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.
Classifies left invariant Kundt structures on 3D Lie groups.
problem Understanding Kundt spacetimes and their properties.
method Analyzes local structure and properties of left invariant Kundt structures.
result Classifies all left invariant Kundt structures on 3D simply connected unimodular Lie groups.
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.
New approach connects 3D Chern-Simons theory to spectral networks.
problem Understanding Chern-Simons invariants in 3D manifolds.
method Constructing equivalences between bundles and spectral networks.
result New formulas for Chern-Simons invariants of 3D manifolds.
3D models vulnerable to adversarial attacks, new method improves success rate and naturalness.
problem Vulnerability of 3D deep learning models to adversarial examples in the physical world.
method ε-isometric (ε-ISO) attack considering geometric properties and invariance to physical transformations. result Significantly improved attack success rate and naturalness of 3D adversarial examples.
Study periodic geodesics on contact 3D manifolds, proving existence and precise properties.
problem Existence and properties of periodic geodesics in contact sub-Riemannian metrics.
method Develops two independent subjects: existence of spiraling geodesics and precise study of geodesics on quotient of SL2(R).
result Proves existence and precise properties of periodic geodesics.
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.
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. STRING improves 2D and 3D position encodings for better performance.
problem Efficient and accurate position encoding for 2D and 3D applications.
method STRING extends Rotary Position Encodings with a unifying theoretical framework, maintaining translation invariance and low computational cost.
result STRING shows substantial gains in open-vocabulary object detection and robotics.
Proves formula for 3D index change with Dehn filling.
problem Transforming 3D index under Dehn filling.
method Relative 3D index, gluing principle, inductive framework, q-hypergeometric functions.
result Rigorous proof of Gang-Yonekura formula.
In fivebrane compactifications on 3-manifolds, we point out the importance of all flat connections in the proper definition of the effective 3d N=2 theory. The Lagrangians of some theories with the desired properties can be constructed with the help of homological knot invariants that categorify colored Jones polynomia…
Study on CR structures on 3D Lie groups, focusing on equivalence and closed chains.
problem Characterizing CR structures on 3D Lie groups and their chains.
method Analyzing left-invariant CR structures on 3D Lie groups and their equivalence.
result All chains on G are closed if and only if G is CR equivalent to specific spherical CR structures.
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…
New method detects projective equivalences and symmetries in rational 3D curves.
problem Detecting projective equivalences and symmetries in rational 3D curves.
method Using differential invariants and Möbius transformations to avoid solving large polynomial systems.
result Efficient algorithm for detecting projective equivalences and symmetries without solving large polynomial systems.
In this paper we study the small time asymptotics for the heat kernel on a sub-Riemannian manifold, using a perturbative approach. We then explicitly compute, in the case of a 3D contact structure, the first two coefficients of the small time asymptotics expansion of the heat kernel on the diagonal, expressing them in …
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 show that 3D gravity, in its pure connection formulation, admits a natural 6D interpretation. The 3D field equations for the connection are equivalent to 6D Hitchin equations for the Chern-Simons 3-form in the total space of the principal bundle over the 3-dimensional base. Turning this construction around one gets …
Geometric Capsule Autoencoders group 3D points into parts and objects.
problem Learning object representations from 3D point clouds.
method Geometric capsules with pose and feature components, Multi-View Agreement voting mechanism.
result Learned representations enable object identification and canonical pose recovery.
Study large N oscillations in 3D theories related to black hole physics.
problem Understanding large N sign oscillations in 3D theories via holography.
method Holographic computation of on-shell actions for Euclidean supergravity solutions, Wick rotation of magnetically charged AdS4 black holes.
result Proposed a non-trivial mathematical conjecture regarding phase factors of twisted Reidemeister-Ray-Singer torsion.
3D capsule network for point clouds handles rotations and translations.
problem Processing 3D point clouds with equivariance and invariance.
method Quaternion equivariant capsule network with dynamic routing on quaternions.
result Parsimonious capsule network disentangles geometry and pose.
Existing networks directly learn feature representations on 3D point clouds for shape analysis. We argue that 3D point clouds are highly redundant and hold irregular (permutation-invariant) structure, which makes it difficult to achieve inter-class discrimination efficiently. In this paper, we propose a two-faceted sol…
Study classifies Riemann solitons on specific 3D Lorentzian groups.
problem Classifying Riemann solitons on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups.
method Complete classification through analysis of left-invariant structures.
result Comprehensive classification of Riemann solitons on these groups.
New minimal surfaces found in a specific type of 3D space.
problem Finding minimal surfaces in a particular class of 3D spaces.
method Investigated minimal surfaces invariant under a specific group action in unimodular semidirect products.
result Described new examples of minimal surfaces in a specific 3D space.
Study of symmetries in 3D Lie groups, determining index and moduli space properties.
problem Understanding symmetries in 3D Lie groups and their moduli space.
method Computed full isometry groups of left-invariant metrics on 3D Lie groups.
result Determined index of symmetry and properties of moduli space.
New 3D TQFTs derived from non-semisimple categories.
problem Constructing topological invariants from non-semisimple categories.
method Using modified traces and Lyubashenko's invariants, with additional assumptions for factorizability.
result Produces new 2+1-TQFTs and monoidal extensions of representations.
3D Axial-Attention improves lung nodule classification accuracy.
problem Limited 3D attention in existing methods.
method Proposes 3D Axial-Attention network with 3D positional encoding.
result 3D Axial-Attention achieves state-of-the-art performance.
Geometric GNNs model 3D atomic systems with rotations and translations.
problem Modeling 3D atomic systems with geometric graphs and machine learning.
method Invariant, equivariant, and unconstrained GNN architectures.
result Geometric GNNs leverage physical symmetries and chemical properties.
The 3D index of Dimofte-Gaiotto-Gukov a partially defined function on the set of ideal triangulations of 3-manifolds with r torii boundary components. For a fixed 2r tuple of integers, the index takes values in the set of q-series with integer coefficients. Our goal is to give an axiomatic definition of the tetra…
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.
For embodied agents to infer representations of the underlying 3D physical world they inhabit, they should efficiently combine multisensory cues from numerous trials, e.g., by looking at and touching objects. Despite its importance, multisensory 3D scene representation learning has received less attention compared to t…
The sigma invariant is studied for torus, K3 surface, and 3d manifolds.
problem Investigating the sigma invariant for specific manifolds.
method Analyzing isometric embeddings and scalar curvature functionals.
result Sigma invariant is zero for torus, K3 surface, and certain 3d manifolds.
Study sub-Riemannian geodesics on a Heisenberg 3D nil-manifold.
problem Characterize geodesics on a specific nil-manifold.
method Analyze the projection of sub-Riemannian structure, describe geodesic flow dynamics, and estimate sub-Riemannian geodesics.
result Sharp bounds and estimates for sub-Riemannian geodesics.
The paper generalizes knot invariants and their connections to quivers and ideals.
problem Understanding knot complements and their invariants.
method Generalizing FK invariants, knots-quivers correspondence, and A-polynomials; associating FK to branch of A-polynomial; quiver generating series; R-matrices; quantum a-deformed A-polynomial; 3d-5d theory. result Explicit expressions for FK invariants and their quiver representations for several simple knots. The paper introduces REQNNs for robust 3D point cloud processing.
problem 3D point cloud processing robustness to rotations.
method Revised neural networks using quaternion features for rotation-equivariance.
result REQNNs exhibit higher rotation robustness compared to original networks.
Invariants for 3D manifolds with boundaries using crossed modules.
problem Develop invariants for compact 3D manifolds with boundaries.
method Employ crossed modules to count correct colors over triangulations.
result Validated invariants for compact 3D manifolds with boundaries.
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.