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…
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…
Geometric interpretation of 2d-4d wall-crossing formulas.
problem Understanding wall-crossing phenomena in coupled 2d-4d systems.
method Deformation theory of holomorphic pairs and relation to scattering diagrams.
result Geometric interpretation of wall-crossing formulas.
New insights into 4d YM and 5d topological field theories with higher symmetries.
problem Exploring new topological field theories with higher symmetries.
method Dynamic gauging of 1-form symmetry, higher anomalies, and lattice simplicial complex regularizations.
result Discovery of new higher-form gauge fields and exotic anyonic statistics.
Knots in 4D manifolds are trivial based on Wedderburn's Theorem.
problem Understanding knots in 4-dimensional manifolds.
method Application of Wedderburn's Theorem.
result All knots and links in smooth 4D manifolds are trivial.
Study Higgs bundles for M-theory on G2-manifolds.
problem Understanding gauge theories coupled to gravity in M-theory compactifications.
method Derived BPS equations and massless spectrum using Morse and Morse-Bott theories.
result Determined Higgs bundle for TCS G2-manifolds and provided a prescription for chiral matter.
Sharp gap theorem found for Yang-Mills connections in 4D.
problem Yang-Mills connections in 4D.
method Exploiting an associated Yamabe-type problem.
result Sharp conformally invariant gap theorem proved.
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…
Classifies theories with eight supercharges using pseudo-periodic maps and Riemann surfaces.
problem Classifying theories with eight supercharges using mathematical tools.
method Assumes theories are given by genus g fibrations of Riemann surfaces, uses pseudo-periodic maps of negative type in mapping class group.
result Identifies dual graphs and 3d mirror quivers, unifies various SCFTs in combinatorial framework.
Explains how knots relate to 4D shapes.
problem Understanding 4D shapes through knot theory.
method Combines knot theory with 4D manifold topology.
result Connects 4D shapes to knot theory and other geometries.
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.
New classes from 4D gauge theories.
problem Constructing characteristic classes for 4-manifold bundles.
method Using SO(3)-Yang-Mills theory and Seiberg-Witten theory for families. result Characteristic classes of 4-manifold bundles constructed.
Method constructs quantum holonomies for BPS states on line defects.
problem Determining spins of BPS states on line defects in 4d theories.
method Combines spectral networks and skein algebra.
result Confirms positivity conjectures in physics and math.
After a review of exotic statistics for point particles in 3d BF theory, and especially 3d quantum gravity, we show that string-like defects in 4d BF theory obey exotic statistics governed by the 'loop braid group'. This group has a set of generators that switch two strings just as one would normally switch point parti…
New G2-holonomy manifolds from 5d N=1 theories domain walls.
problem Geometrizing domain walls in 5d N=1 theories.
method Constructing 7-manifolds by fibering a Calabi-Yau over a real line.
result 7-manifolds with G2-holonomy from domain walls in 5d theories. New geometric approach realizes 5D bulk theories with 4D edge modes.
problem Realizing novel higher-dimensional junctions of theories coupled to localized edge modes.
method M-theory on singular, asymptotically conical G2-holonomy orbifolds.
result Geometric approach shows how bulk generalized symmetries are inherited in the boundary system.
String theory connects lattice models, links, and geometric Langlands.
problem Connecting lattice models, links, and geometric Langlands.
method T-duality and worldvolume theories in string theory.
result Unified understanding of various mathematical concepts.
A new Markov theorem for 4D ribbon torus-links.
problem Describing isotopic links in R4. method Develops a theorem for ribbon torus-links in B3imesS1. result First step towards a 4D Markov theorem.
Study of black hole entropy from 4d theories on hyperbolic manifolds.
problem Determining the entropy of magnetically charged black holes in AdS5. method Analytic torsions twisted by flat connections on hyperbolic 3-manifolds, perturbative expansion of index.
result The leading part of the index matches the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of a magnetically charged black hole.
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…
New 4D gravity theory yields G2-holonomy metrics.
problem Construct G2-holonomy metrics from 4D gravity theory.
method Formulate a 4D gravity theory and lift its solutions to G2-holonomy metrics.
result Every solution of the 4D gravity theory lifts to a G2-holonomy metric.
Expanding on supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory, this work focuses on cohomological field theory aspects.
problem Exploring the mathematical aspects of supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on 4D manifolds.
method Constructing a cohomological field theory using the Atiyah-Jeffrey construction and demonstrating the transversally elliptic complex.
result The deformation theory of flipping instantons is controlled by a transversally elliptic complex, crucial for non-degeneracy and calculability.
We study integrable non-degenerate Monge-Ampere equations of Hirota type in 4D and demonstrate that their symmetry algebras have a distinguished graded structure, uniquely determining the equations. This is used to deform these heavenly type equations into new integrable PDE of the second order with large symmetry pseu…
Unified treatment of supersymmetric theories on manifolds with Killing vectors.
problem Understanding partition functions of N=2 theories on 4D manifolds with fixed points. method Constructing N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on manifolds with Killing vector fields and fixed points, using self-duality. result Unified treatment of Pestun's calculation on S4 and equivariant Donaldson-Witten theory. New invariant measures complexity of 2-knots in 4D space.
problem Measuring complexity of 2-knots in 4D space.
method Introduced shadow-complexity based on Turaev shadows.
result Characterized 2-knots with shadow-complexity up to 1.
Study quantized SL2-character variety of a once-punctured torus, finding three Coulomb branch isomorphisms.
problem Understanding the structure of quantized SL2-character variety of a once-punctured torus.
method Analyzing the quantized algebra and its subalgebras isomorphic to Coulomb branches.
result Three Z2-invariant subalgebras of the quantized algebra are isomorphic to Coulomb branches. Unified Higgs bundle vacua from M-theory on Spin(7) spaces.
problem Unifying Higgs bundle vacua from different string compactifications.
method Developed formalism for M-theory on local Spin(7) spaces and constructed explicit solutions.
result Unified 3D effective field theory from 4D M- and F-theory vacua.
The paper connects complexified coordinates to spectral networks and derives an index theorem.
problem Understanding the relationship between complexified Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates and spectral network coordinates.
method Comparison of exact expressions for 't Hooft defects in 4D SU(2) gauge theories. result Derivation of an index-like theorem for Dirac operators on singular monopole moduli spaces.
David Gabai proves a 4D light bulb theorem using smooth techniques.
problem Constructive smooth 4-manifold theory advancements.
method Innovative use of classical moves in a smooth construction.
result First new hands-on advance in constructive smooth 4-manifold theory in a long time.
New theory classifies knotted spheres in 4D space.
problem Classifying knotted punctured spheres in 4D space.
method Diagrammatic theory of welded graphs, Tube map extension, Milnor invariants.
result Complete link-homotopy classification of knotted punctured spheres.
Approaches 4D Schoenflies via pseudo-isotopy.
problem Smooth 4D Schoenflies conjecture.
method Pseudo-isotopy theory.
result Offers new approach to 4D Schoenflies.
Refines knot defect measurement in 3D and 4D.
problem Measuring how far knots are from being alternating.
method Extends spanning surface defect to 4-ball, making comparisons and proving formulas.
result Connected sum formula proven.
The question we address here is of whether phenomena of collective bankruptcies are related to self-organized criticality. In order to answer it we propose a simple model of banking networks based on the random directed percolation. We study effects of one bank failure on the nucleation of contagion phase in a financia…
The paper explores gauge theory invariants and their duals via topological-holomorphic twist.
problem Understanding gauge theory invariants and their duals in 4d and 2d.
method Topological-holomorphic twist of N=4 supersymmetric gauge theory.
result Derived novel topological and holomorphic invariants and their Langlands duals.
We study S-dualities in analytically continued SL(2) Chern-Simons theory on a 3-manifold M. By realizing Chern-Simons theory via a compactification of a 6d five-brane theory on M, various objects and symmetries in Chern-Simons theory become related to objects and operations in dual 2d, 3d, and 4d theories. For example,…
A new formulation of theories of supergravity as theories satisfying a generalized Principle of General Covariance is given. It is a generalization of the superspace formulation of simple 4D-supergravity of Wess and Zumino and it is designed to obtain geometric descriptions for the supergravities that correspond to the…
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 …
Lecture notes on link homologies and knotted surfaces, focusing on 4D obstructions.
problem Understanding knotted surfaces using link homology theories.
method Overview of link homology theories, introduction to Khovanov homology, and computational techniques.
result New insights into the homomorphisms assigned to link cobordisms for knotted surfaces.
Study of G2 compactifications in M- / string theory.
problem Understanding physical theories from G2 compactifications. method Gauge theory analysis of 3-manifold singularities.
result Found T-brane phenomena in G2 compactifications. Critical points of scale-invariant curvature energies in 4D are analytic.
problem Analyzing critical points of curvature energies in 4D manifolds.
method Applying Noether's theorem to identify conservation laws and lower order elliptic system of PDEs, then using integrability by compensation and interpolation theory.
result Critical points of scale-invariant curvature energies in 4D are analytic.
Study links between surface germs and knot theory in 4D.
problem Understanding the relationship between surface germs and knot theory in R4. method Constructing surface germs XK linked to knots K in S3 and studying their Lipschitz geometry. result Ambient bi-Lipschitz equivalence of surface germs is related to isotopy of knots, and Jones polynomial can recognize non-equivalent germs.
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.
New minimal hypersurfaces in 4D sphere found.
problem Constructing embedded minimal hypersurfaces in S4. method Equivariant min-max theory and suspended Hopf action.
result Infinitely many topological S1-bundles and Seifert fibered manifolds found. New method for invariants of 4-manifolds from non-Lagrangian theories.
problem Computing invariants of general smooth 4-manifolds.
method Topological twists of non-Lagrangian 4d N=2 and N=3 theories, reducing to A-model computations.
result Definition and computation of invariants using unusual targets.
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.
We show how networks of Wilson lines realize quantum groups U_q(sl(m)), for arbitrary m, in 3d SU(N) Chern-Simons theory. Lifting this construction to foams of surface operators in 4d theory we find that rich structure of junctions is encoded in combinatorics of planar diagrams. For a particular choice of surface opera…