In this work we construct and analyze exact solutions describing Ricci flows and nonholonomic deformations of four dimensional (4D) Taub-NUT spacetimes. It is outlined a new geometric techniques of constructing Ricci flow solutions. Some conceptual issues on spacetimes provided with generic off-diagonal metrics and ass…
This study proves energy bounds in specific AdS spacetimes.
problem Proving positive energy theorems in asymptotically locally AdS spacetimes.
method Derived positive energy theorem for spacetimes with compact, Einstein cross-sections.
result First complete proofs of BPS inequalities in AdS and locally AdS spacetimes.
Topological twists for 4d N=2 theories depend on spacetime type, gerbe connections, and generalized spin-c structures.
problem Defining topologically twisted partition functions for 4d N=2 theories.
method Topological twisting for general 4d N=2 theories, introducing generalized spin-c structures.
result Topological partition functions depend on spacetime type, gerbe connections, and generalized spin-c structures.
The paper finds exact solutions to a complex Einstein-Dirac-Maxwell system on 4D Sasakian spacetimes.
problem Finding exact solutions to an Einstein-Dirac-Maxwell system with Sasakian quasi-Killing spinors.
method Constructing a family of exact solutions on four-dimensional static Sasakian spacetimes using the Sasakian frame.
result Closed and open universe models are found with specific energy conditions.
Initial data for pp-wave spacetimes constructed in 4D.
problem Characterizing initial data for pp-wave spacetimes. method Constructs a vacuum initial data set with extra conditions related to CKID.
result Data development is a subset of a vacuum pp-wave. New proofs of unique photon surfaces in 4D spacetimes, extending previous work.
problem Proving uniqueness of photon surfaces in 4D static vacuum spacetimes.
method Different proofs based on black hole uniqueness and Willmore inequality.
result Partial proof of Willmore inequality in 3D.
Study on black holes and photon surfaces in 4D spacetimes, proving uniqueness theorems.
problem Uniqueness of black hole and photon surfaces in 4D spacetimes.
method Potential theory approach, self-contained proofs for known and new cases.
result Proves new results for connected photon spheres and photon surfaces in the extremal case, and super-extremal case.
In this easy introduction to higher gauge theory, we describe parallel transport for particles and strings in terms of 2-connections on 2-bundles. Just as ordinary gauge theory involves a gauge group, this generalization involves a gauge '2-group'. We focus on 6 examples. First, every abelian Lie group gives a Lie 2-gr…
Solves natural PDEs for minimal Lorentz surfaces in 4D spacetime.
problem Natural PDEs for minimal Lorentz surfaces in R24. method Weierstrass type representations and canonical coordinates.
result Explicit solution of the system of natural PDEs.
Paper connects surfaces in 4D and 3D spacetime.
problem Finding relations between Lorentz surfaces in different spacetime dimensions.
method Weierstrass-type representations for null curves and surfaces.
result Relation between minimal Lorentz surfaces in R24 and R13. To formulate the universal constraints of quantum statistics data of generic long-range entangled quantum systems, we introduce the geometric-topology surgery theory on spacetime manifolds where quantum systems reside, cutting and gluing the associated quantum amplitudes, specifically in 2+1 and 3+1 spacetime dimension…
Covariant formulation of Barbero-Immirzi connections for spin manifolds.
problem Defining Barbero-Immirzi connections in a covariant way.
method Introducing a covariant formulation and showing uniqueness of Barbero-Immirzi connections.
result Real Barbero-Immirzi parameter is unique to 4D spacetime.
In a given 4d spacetime bakcground, one can often construct not one but a family of distinct N=2 string theories. This is due to the multiple ways N=2 superconformal algebra can be embedded in a given worldsheet theory. We formulate the principle of obtaining different physical theories by gauging different embeddings …
In this article we consider nonholonomic deformations of disk solutions in general relativity to generic off-diagonal metrics defining knew classes of exact solutions in 4D and 5D gravity. These solutions possess Lie algebroid symmetries and local anisotropy and define certain generalizations of manifolds with Killing …
A 12D spinor encodes fermions in a 4D Kaluza-Klein model.
problem Encoding fermions in a 4D spacetime from a higher-dimensional perspective.
method Using a spacetime P=M4imesK with K=SU(3), encoding fermions in 64 spinor components. result The 64 spinor components couple to Standard Model gauge fields in chiral representations.
Symmetrizes 4d and 3d BPS quivers for Argyres-Douglas theories.
problem Understanding the relationship between 4d and 3d BPS quivers.
method Analyzes geometric backgrounds and uses skein modules to derive quiver partition functions.
result Proves isomorphism between 4d wall-crossing and unlinking of symmetric quivers.
We show that the smooth geometry of a hyperbolic 3-manifold emerges from a classical spin system defined on a 2d discrete lattice, and moreover show that the process of this "dimensional oxidation" is equivalent with the dimensional reduction of a supersymmetric gauge theory from 4d to 3d. More concretely, we propose a…
New 1-parameter family of ovals identified in 4d Ricci flow classification.
problem Classifying κ-solutions in 4d Ricci flow. method Introducing conjectures and constructing new examples.
result Established canonical neighborhood theorem for 4d Ricci flow.
Study of 4D Ricci solitons with symmetry, finding precise geometric asymptotics.
problem Classifying 4D gradient steady Ricci solitons and understanding their geometric properties.
method Analysis of 4D gradient steady Ricci solitons with O(3)-symmetry under a weak curvature decay condition.
result Find precise geometric asymptotics similar to 3D compact κ-solutions.
Study 4D solitons with specific curvature properties, proving curvature bounds and classifying solutions.
problem Investigate 4D gradient solitons with specific curvature properties.
method Analyze 4D gradient steady and shrinking solitons with nonnegative or half nonnegative isotropic curvature.
result Prove 2-nonnegativity of Ricci curvature and bound the curvature tensor for ancient solutions.
Study on 4D PDEs with half-flat conformal structure leading to Monge-Ampere equations.
problem Characterizing second-order PDEs in 4D with specific conformal structures.
method Analysis of Monge-Ampere property and dispersionless Lax pairs.
result All known scalar second-order integrable dispersionless PDEs in 4D are of Monge-Ampere type.
We study some aspects of spherical symmetric dyonic non-supersymmetric black holes in 4dN=1 supergravity coupled to chiral and vector multiplets on Kähler-Ricci solitons. Then, we have a family of dyonic non-supersymmetric black holes deformed with respect to the flow parameter related to the Kähler-Ricci soliton…
Study classifies special 4D shapes with certain curvature.
problem Classifying specific types of 4D shapes.
method Classifying compact almost-Kähler four manifolds with nonnegative biorthogonal curvature.
result Classified compact almost-Kähler four manifolds with nonnegative biorthogonal curvature.
In this paper we consider pseudo-Riemannian spaces of arbitrary signature for which all of the polynomial curvature invariants vanish (VSI spaces). Using an algebraic classification of pseudo-Riemannian spaces in terms of the boost-weight decomposition we first show more generally that a space which is not characterise…
Perelman's proof confirmed, new method uses 4D topology.
problem Confirming the classical Poincaré conjecture.
method 4D topology, spun torus-knots, ribbonness, disk-chord system, Bing's result.
result Homotopy 3-sphere is diffeomorphic to the 3-sphere.
A class of 3d N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories are constructed and shown to encode the simplicial geometries in 4-dimensions. The gauge theories are defined by applying the Dimofte-Gaiotto-Gukov construction in 3d/3d correspondence to certain graph complement 3-manifolds. Given a gauge theory in this class…
We consider compactification of type IIA supergravity on nearly Kaehler manifolds. These represent a simple class of SU(3) structure manifolds which includes S^6 and CP^3. We exhibit for the first time an explicit reduction ansatz in this context, obtaining an N=2 gauged supergravity in 4d with a single vector and hype…
We explore 4d Yang-Mills gauge theories (YM) living as boundary conditions of 5d gapped short/long-range entangled (SRE/LRE) topological states. Specifically, we explore 4d time-reversal symmetric pure YM of an SU(2) gauge group with a second-Chern-class topological term at θ=π (SU(2)θ=π YM), by turning on backg…
By developing a generalized cobordism theory, we explore the higher global symmetries and higher anomalies of quantum field theories and interacting fermionic/bosonic systems in condensed matter. Our essential math input is a generalization of Thom-Madsen-Tillmann spectra, Adams spectral sequence, and Freed-Hopkins's t…
New surfaces generalize Dini surfaces in 4D.
problem None explicitly stated; focuses on surface generalization.
method Introducing a new family of surfaces in 4D.
result Generalized Dini surfaces exist in 4D.
New ribbon disks in 4D space, non-isotopic to each other.
problem Non-isotopic ribbon disks in 4D.
method Using corks to construct diffeomorphic ribbon disks.
result Non-isotopic ribbon disks constructed in 4D.
The study calculates harmonic functions and 1-forms on specific 4D spaces.
problem Computing harmonic functions and 1-forms on ALE Ricci-flat 4-manifolds.
method Computed the expansion of harmonic functions and 1-forms.
result Computed the expansion of harmonic functions and 1-forms on ALE Ricci-flat 4-manifolds.
Study of symmetries in 4D Lie groups.
problem Understanding symmetries in specific Lie groups.
method Analyzing isometry groups of left-invariant metrics.
result Full description of isometry groups for 4D Lie groups.
A registration-free framework monitors shape and color in 4D point clouds.
problem Monitoring shape and color changes in complex parts without registration.
method Laplace-Beltrami operator spectral properties for geometric and color feature capture; combined monitoring scheme for shape and color anomalies.
result Effective detection of shape deformations and color anomalies without registration or mesh reconstruction.
Minimal moves for surfaces in 4D identified.
problem Classifying surfaces embedded in 4D space.
method Derived minimal generating set of planar moves.
result Identified minimal moves for surfaces in 4D.
Method resolves 4D symplectic orbifolds using complex geometry.
problem Resolving symplectic orbifolds in 4 dimensions.
method Combining complex geometry techniques with symplectic form gluing.
result Examples of 4D symplectic orbifolds successfully resolved.
Study describes flat metric moduli spaces on 4D manifolds.
problem Understanding flat metrics on 4D closed manifolds.
method Algebraic and topological description of moduli spaces.
result Algebraic and topological description of moduli spaces of flat metrics.
The paper classifies singularities of line congruences in 4D space.
problem Classifying singularities of line congruences in 4D space.
method Generic classification approach for 3-parameter line congruences and Blaschke normal congruences.
result Generic classification of singularities of 3-parameter line congruences in R4. We present a simple explicit construction of hyper-Kaehler and hyper-symplectic (also known as neutral hyper-Kaehler or hyper-parakaehler) metrics in 4D using the Bianchi type groups of class A. The construction underlies a correspondence between hyper-Kaehler and hyper-symplectic structures in dimension four.
Low entropy hypersurfaces in 4D are isotopic to a sphere.
problem Characterizing hypersurfaces with low entropy in 4D.
method Proving isotopy to the standard 3-sphere for hypersurfaces with entropy ≤ cylinder entropy.
result Closed hypersurfaces with low entropy are isotopic to the standard 3-sphere.
Sharp inequality proven for symmetric functions on a 4D sphere.
problem Proving a sharp Beckner's inequality for axially symmetric functions on S4. method Utilized pointwise properties of Gegenbauer polynomials.
result Sharp Beckner's inequality established for axially symmetric functions on S4. M-theory compactified on G2-holonomy manifolds results in 4d N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories coupled to gravity. In this paper we focus on the gauge sector of such compactifications by studying the Higgs bundle obtained from a partially twisted 7d super Yang-Mills theory on a supersymmetric three-cycle…
The study examines 4D steady gradient Ricci solitons with nonnegative curvature away from a compact set.
problem Analyzing noncompact steady gradient Ricci solitons with nonnegative curvature operator.
method Examining the asymptotic behavior of noncompact κ-noncollapsed steady gradient Ricci solitons with nonnegative curvature operator away from a compact set.
result 4D noncompact κ-noncollapsed steady gradient Ricci solitons with nonnegative sectional curvature must be a Bryant Ricci soliton up to scaling.
Study uses superalgebra homology to classify 4D Engel-like Lie algebras.
problem Classifying 4-dimensional Engel-like Lie algebras.
method Applied homology groups of Lie superalgebras.
result Distinguished and classified 4D Engel-like Lie algebras.
Method synthesizes 4D CMR images from XCAT model using GAN and SPADE.
problem Synthesizing realistic 4D CMR images with annotations and adaptable styles.
method Hybrid GAN approach with XCAT anatomical ground truth and SPADE for semantic preservation.
result Synthesized images with modality-specific features learned from real CMR data.
The study examines Lipschitz normally embedded Hölder triangles in 4D space.
problem Comparing ambient and outer Lipschitz geometry of Hölder triangles.
method Analyzes Lipschitz normally embedded Hölder triangles in \(\mathbb{R}^4\).
result Infinitely many equivalence classes of microknots.
New theorem for 4D links simplifies characterisation problem.
problem Long-standing open problem in link characterisation.
method Reidemeister Theorem for solid ribbon torus links.
result Complete characterisation of a related class of links.
It is formulated a new 'anholonomic frame' method of constructing exact solutions of Einstein equations with off--diagonal metrics in 4D and 5D gravity. The previous approaches and results are summarized and generalized as three theorems which state the conditions when two types of ansatz result in integrable gravitati…