Study Spin(7)-manifolds with a 4-torus action using a symmetric matrix ansatz.
problem Characterize Spin(7)-manifolds with a 4-torus action. method Provide a Gibbons-Hawking type ansatz using a symmetric 4imes4-matrix of functions. result First known Spin(7)-manifolds with a rank 4 symmetry group and full holonomy. The main result of this paper asserts that if a Seifert fibered 4-manifold has nonzero Seiberg-Witten invariant, the homotopy class of regular fibers has infinite order. This is a nontrivial obstruction to smooth circle actions; as applications, we show how to destroy smooth circle actions on a 4-manifold by knot surge…
Closed 4-manifolds foliated by hyperplanes are homeomorphic to the 4-torus.
problem Closed 4-manifolds foliated by hyperplanes
method Prove that such manifolds are homeomorphic to the 4-torus
result Closed 4-manifolds foliated by hyperplanes are homeomorphic to the 4-torus
New flow connects symplectic maps to hyperKähler geometry.
problem Understanding symplectic maps and their geometry.
method Established a correspondence between symplectic diffeomorphisms and hyperKähler moment maps.
result Introduced a new flow, the modified moment map flow.
Study on harmonic forms on K3 surfaces converging to a flat 4D orbifold.
problem Behavior of harmonic 2-forms on K3 surfaces with Ricci-flat metrics.
method Analysis of convergence of harmonic forms to flat 4D orbifold.
result Decomposition of harmonic 2-forms into converging subspaces.
We show that the mod 2 Seiberg-Witten invariant can be determined for a spin manifold X which has the same homology groups as the 4-torus. The value depends on the structure of the cohomology ring of X, and in particular on the 4-fold cup product on H^1(X). We also consider some examples of homology tori.
We prove that while there are maps $\bT^4\to\#^3(\bS^2\times\bS^2)$ of arbitrarily large degree, there is no branched cover from 4-torus to $\#^3(\bS^2\times \bS^2)$. More generally, we obtain that, as long as N satisfies a suitable cohomological condition, any π1-surjective branched cover $\bT^n \to N$ is a hom…
The Alexander polynomials Δ_{n,3}(t) and Δ_{n,4}(t) are presented as a sum of the Alexander polynomials Δ_{k,2}(t). These polynomials are also expressed in the form of a sum of Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind. These expansions allow one to introduce the "coordinates" in corresponding bases, which are proposed …
Study investigates Hamiltonian systems in fibered almost-symplectic manifolds.
problem Existence and properties of non-vertical fully-Hamiltonian vector fields in almost symplectic manifolds with Lagrangian fibrations.
method Investigates vector fields in 2n-dimensional almost symplectic manifolds with Lagrangian fibrations, focusing on partially-Hamiltonian and fully-Hamiltonian vector fields.
result Non-vertical fully-Hamiltonian vector fields exist under certain genericity conditions and can be reduced to families of symplectic-Hamiltonian vector fields.
For a given complex n-fold M we present an explicit construction of all complex (n+1)-folds which are principal holomorphic T2-fibrations over M. For physical applications we consider the case of M being a Calabi-Yau 2-fold. We show that for such M, there is a subclass of the 3-folds that we construct, which has natura…
We show that a closed simply connected 8-manifold (9-manifold) of positive sectional curvature on which a 3-torus (4-torus) acts isometrically is homeomorphic to a sphere, a complex projective space or a quaternionic projective plane (sphere). We show that a closed simply connected 2m-manifold (m>4) of positive section…
Study the complexity of horizontality in 4-torus vector bundles.
problem Classify topological holonomy groups in SO(3).
method Analyze twistor spaces and oriented vector bundles over 2-torus.
result Discover many topological holonomy groups in SO(3) with noncommutative pairs.
In this paper we investigate the geometry of Calibrated submanifolds and study relations between their moduli-space and geometry of the ambient manifold. In particular for a Calabi-Yau manifold we define Special Lagrangian submanifolds for any Kahler metric on it. We show that for a choice of Kahler metric the Borcea-V…
We construct a compact formal 7-manifold with a closed G2-structure and with first Betti number b1=1, which does not admit any torsion-free G2-structure, that is, it does not admit any G2-structure such that the holonomy group of the associated metric is a subgroup of G2. We also construct associative ca…
We explicitly produce symplectic genus-3 Lefschetz pencils (with base points), whose total spaces are homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to rational surfaces CP^2 # p (-CP^2) for p= 7, 8, 9. We then give a new construction of an infinite family of symplectic Calabi-Yau surfaces with first Betti number b_1=2,3, along wi…
This is the third in our series of papers relating gauge theoretic invariants of certain 4-manifolds with invariants of 3-manifolds derived from Rohlin's theorem. Such relations are well-known in dimension three, starting with Casson's integral lift of the Rohlin invariant of a homology sphere. We consider two invarian…
Constructs pseudo-Anosov mappings related to toral automorphisms.
problem Mapping automorphisms of tori to pseudo-Anosov mappings.
method Constructs pseudo-Anosov mappings semi-conjugate and almost-isomorphic to toral automorphisms.
result Shows stretch factors of pseudo-Anosov mappings are related to toral automorphisms.
The regular genus of certain 4-manifolds is determined, providing new insights.
problem Determining the regular genus of higher-dimensional closed PL manifolds.
method Using crystallization graphs and combinatorial topology, the regular genus is calculated for specific manifolds.
result The regular genus of S2imesS1imesS1 is 6, and S1imesS1imesS1imesS1 is 16. Examples show cyclic actions on 4-manifolds can't extend to Hamiltonian circle actions.
problem Cyclic group actions on 4-manifolds that trivialize homology cannot be extended to Hamiltonian circle actions.
method Holomorphic methods applied to combinatorial tools for circle actions.
result Cyclic actions on 4-manifolds that trivialize homology do not extend to Hamiltonian circle actions.
Reduces proper actions to simpler core actions for analysis.
problem Understanding properties of proper actions on manifolds.
method Extending Skjelbred and Straume's construction to non-compact groups, focusing on core of actions.
result Properties of proper actions are determined by simpler core actions.
A new method learns disentangled macro actions from sequences for reinforcement learning.
problem Curse of dimensionality in reinforcement learning action space.
method Autonomously learns disentangled factor representation of actions to generate macro actions.
result Higher scores in complex environments compared to other reinforcement learning algorithms.
Introduces Conditional Action Trees to simplify RL action spaces.
problem Challenges in RL with large, complex action spaces.
method Structures action spaces and reduces complexity through Conditional Action Trees.
result Demonstrates effectiveness in reducing action space and improving decision making.
Study polar actions on Damek-Ricci spaces, proving existence and finding examples.
problem Characterize polar actions on Damek-Ricci spaces.
method Prove criteria for isometric actions to be polar, find examples, and classify actions.
result Non-trivial polar actions exist on all Damek-Ricci spaces.
New RL algorithm tackles complex discrete action spaces.
problem Challenges in applying on-policy RL in high-dimensional discrete action spaces.
method Action-value critic, correlated actions, gradient sparsification.
result Empirically outperforms related on-policy algorithms.
Finite group actions on smooth 3-manifolds can be smoothed.
problem Finite group actions on smooth 3-manifolds.
method Uniform limit of smooth actions.
result Every continuous action of a finite group on a smooth 3-manifold is a uniform limit of smooth actions.
Reduction principles for proper actions on smooth manifolds.
problem Proper actions on smooth manifolds and their properties.
method Exhibit constructions and prove reduction principles for proper actions.
result Reduction principles hold for proper actions, polar actions, and copolarity.
Totally geodesic sections found in polar actions.
problem Understanding sections of polar actions on Riemannian manifolds.
method Elementary proof of a folklore result.
result Sections of polar actions are totally geodesic.
Simplifies large action space bandits by selecting representative actions.
problem Efficiently managing large action spaces with correlated outcomes.
method Random sampling and solving of bandit instances to identify representative actions.
result The algorithm selects a smaller set of representative actions that perform nearly as well as the full action space.
We study isometric actions on Riemannian symmetric spaces of noncompact type which are induced by reductive algebraic subgroups of the isometry group. We show that for such an action there exists a corresponding isometric action on a dual compact symmetric space, which reflects many properties of the original action. F…
The study proves conditions for symplectic torus actions on manifolds with non-contractible orbits.
problem Conditions for symplectic torus actions with non-contractible orbits.
method Analyzes symplectic torus actions on manifolds, proving conditions for Hamiltonian actions and orbit properties.
result Symplectic Tn−1 actions with non-contractible orbits are not Hamiltonian unless the orbits are contractible. Classifies totally geodesic submanifolds and polar actions on Stiefel manifolds.
problem Classifying totally geodesic submanifolds and polar actions on Stiefel manifolds.
method Classification through polar actions and cohomogeneity-one actions.
result Classification of orbits of polar actions on Stiefel manifolds.
Conditions for reducing quasi-actions to tree actions and group properties.
problem Conditions for reducing quasi-actions to tree actions.
method Reduction to cobounded isometric actions on trees.
result Groups with quasi-orbits quasi-isometric to trees are virtually free.
New stability theorem for non-hyperbolic group actions.
problem Structural stability of non-hyperbolic group actions.
method Introducing 'meandering hyperbolicity' for group actions on geodesic metric spaces.
result Meandering-hyperbolic actions are structurally stable.
We identify action representations from video data, proving their statistical benefits.
problem Identifying latent action policies from video data.
method Entropy-regularized LAPO objective, formalizing desiderata for action representations.
result Entropy-regularized LAPO identifies action representations satisfying desiderata under suitable conditions.
New method learns action representations for better reinforcement learning.
problem Lack of structured action representations in reinforcement learning.
method Decomposes policy into action representation and action transformation components.
result Action representations improve generalization in large action spaces.
Study properties of orbits of Hermann actions without commutability assumptions.
problem Investigate geometric properties of orbits of Hermann actions.
method Compute the second fundamental form and provide conditions for weak reflection and aridity.
result Sufficient conditions for weak reflection and aridity of orbits of Hermann action.
A new method learns action representations for reinforcement learning.
problem Efficient action-value estimation in reinforcement learning.
method Action hypergraph networks framework for learning action representations.
result Hypergraph Q-networks show effectiveness on various domains.
We classify the polar actions on the complex hyperbolic plane up to orbit equivalence. Apart from the trivial and transitive polar actions, there are five polar actions of cohomogeneity one and four polar actions of cohomogeneity two.
The paper studies curvatures and austere properties of orbits in symmetric spaces.
problem Analyzing curvatures and austere properties of orbits in symmetric spaces.
method Using Hermann actions and hyperpolar properties, the paper derives explicit formulas for principal curvatures and conditions for orbits to be austere.
result The paper provides conditions for orbits to be austere and extends previous results to a larger class of infinite-dimensional submanifolds.
New reinforcement learning framework for adapting to new actions.
problem Making reinforcement learning agents adaptable to new actions without retraining.
method Two-stage framework: infer action representations first, then train a flexible policy.
result Agents can make decisions from new action sets without retraining.
AQL uses amortized inference to handle high-dimensional action spaces in Q-learning.
problem Difficulty in maximizing over large action spaces in Q-learning.
method Replace expensive maximization over all actions with a maximization over a small subset sampled from a learned proposal distribution.
result AQL outperforms existing methods on continuous control tasks with up to 21 dimensional actions.
The paper studies acylindrical actions on trees and proves acylindrical hyperbolicity of Baumslag-Solitar groups.
problem Exploring acylindrical actions on trees and their properties.
method Demonstrates criteria for preserving acylindrical hyperbolicity and analyzes the outer automorphism group of Baumsligar-Solitar groups.
result Proves acylindrical hyperbolicity of non-solvable Baumsligar-Solitar groups.
The study examines largest hyperbolic actions in groups and finds many do not exist.
problem Identifying largest hyperbolic actions in groups.
method Analysis of equivalence classes of cobounded actions on hyperbolic metric spaces.
result Many families of groups, including 3-manifold groups and mapping class groups, do not have largest hyperbolic actions.
Defines and computes a generalized spectral action for Lorentz warped products.
problem Computing spectral actions for Lorentz warped products.
method Defines and computes the bimetric spectral Einstein-Hilbert action for Lorentz warped products.
result Derives a Kastler-Kalau-Walze type theorem for Lorentz warped products.
UTE improves reinforcement learning by measuring action uncertainty, enhancing policy learning efficiency.
problem Degrading performance of action repetition in reinforcement learning, especially with sub-optimal actions.
method UTE uses ensemble methods to measure uncertainty during action extension, allowing strategic exploration or certainty.
result UTE outperforms existing action repetition algorithms, significantly enhancing policy learning efficiency.
Classifies polar actions on 3D homogeneous spaces.
problem Classifying polar isometric actions on 3D homogeneous spaces.
method Orbit equivalence classification and study of cohomogeneity one actions.
result Classification of extrinsically homogeneous surfaces and orbit foliations.
Proper actions on bornological spaces are characterized with compatible coarse structures.
problem Characterizing proper actions on bornological spaces.
method Proving the existence of compatible coarse structures for proper actions.
result Bornological spaces admit compatible coarse structures for proper actions.
Learning how to act when there are many available actions in each state is a challenging task for Reinforcement Learning (RL) agents, especially when many of the actions are redundant or irrelevant. In such cases, it is sometimes easier to learn which actions not to take. In this work, we propose the Action-Elimination…