Gravitational instantons are constructed as superpositions of Atiyah-Hitchin and Taub-NUT geometries.
problem Constructing gravitational instantons from Atiyah-Hitchin and Taub-NUT geometries.
method A gluing construction that captures the superposition of moduli spaces of centred SU(2) monopoles and Taub-NUT manifolds.
result Gravitational instantons are explicitly shown to be superpositions of Atiyah-Hitchin and Taub-NUT geometries.
We show that the regular Slodowy slice to the sum of two semisimple adjoint orbits of GL(n,C) is isomorphic to the deformation of the D2-singularity if n=2, the Dancer deformation of the double cover of the Atiyah-Hitchin manifold if n=3, and to the Atiyah-Hitchin manifold itself if n=4. For higher n, such…
In this paper we describe the oriented Riemannian four-manifolds M for which the Atiyah-Hitchin-Singer or Eells-Salamon almost complex structure on the twistor space Z of M determines a harmonic map from Z into its twistor space.
This is the first in a series of papers in which we develop a twistor-based method of constructing hyperkaehler metrics from holomorphic functions and elliptic curves. As an application, we revisit the Atiyah-Hitchin manifold and derive in an explicit holomorphic coordinate basis closed-form formulas for, among other t…
The paper revisits and analyzes the tmd-operator in almost Kähler manifolds.
problem Constructing an elliptic operator analogous to the ∂∂ operator in complex or Kähler manifolds.
method Local analysis estimates and demonstration using the Atiyah-Hitchin-Singer operator.
result Every d-exact (1,1)-form is globally tmd-exact for compact taming symplectic 4-manifolds.
In this note, we study submanifold geometry of the Atiyah-Hitchin manifold, the double cover of the 2-monopole moduli space. When the manifold is naturally identified as the total space of a line bundle over S2, the zero section is a distinguished minimal 2-sphere of considerable interest. In particular, there h…
The Legendre transform and its generalizations, originally found in supersymmetric sigma-models, are techniques that can be used to give constructions of hyperkahler metrics. We give a twistor space interpretation to the generalizations of the Legendre transform construction. The Atiyah-Hitchin metric on the moduli spa…
The paper constructs gravitational instantons with unique collapse patterns.
problem Creating gravitational instantons with specific geometric properties.
method Using gluing construction, the metric collapses to quotients of R^3 with specific patterns.
result The constructed gravitational instantons have unique collapse patterns and exceptional points.
In this paper we construct Riemannian metrics and weight functions over Casson handles. We show that the corresponding Atiyah-Hitchin-Singer complexes are Fredholm for some class of Casson handles of bounded type. Using these, the Yang-Mills moduli spaces are constructed as finite dimensional smooth manifolds over Cass…
This is a survey of old and new results on the problem when a compatible almost complex structure on a Riemannian manifold is a harmonic section or a harmonic map from the manifold into its twistor space. In this context, a special attention is paid to the Atiyah-Hitchin-Singer and Eells-Salamon almost complex structur…
Studied are moduli spaces of self dual or anti-self dual connections on noncommutative 4-manifolds, especially deformation quantization of compact spin Riemannian 4-manifolds and their isometry groups have 2-torus subgroup. Then such moduli spaces of irreducible modules associated with highestweights of compact connect…
A map between twistor spaces is defined based on metrics, showing holomorphicity under specific conditions.
problem Understanding the conditions under which a map between twistor spaces is holomorphic.
method Defining a diffeomorphism based on Riemannian metrics and analyzing its properties under different conditions.
result The map is holomorphic under specific conditions (conformal or homothetic metrics), with implications for the Atiyah-Hitchin-Singer and Eells-Salamon structures.
The paper proves unique properties of Riemannian twistor spaces under specific curvature conditions.
problem Characterizing Riemannian twistor spaces under vanishing curvature conditions.
method Moving frame method, classification, and nonexistence proofs.
result The only twistor space with parallel Bochner tensor is CP3. Study of complex structures on product twistor spaces for 4D manifolds.
problem Understanding complex structures on product twistor spaces.
method Analyzing the product bundle of twistor spaces with Riemannian metrics and almost complex structures.
result Determined Gray-Hervella classes for 4D manifolds.
The paper studies Riemannian four-manifolds and their twistor spaces using a moving frame approach.
problem Understanding the twistor spaces of Riemannian four-manifolds.
method Using the moving frame approach to analyze the twistor space Z of an oriented Riemannian four-manifold M. result Proves that first-order linear conditions on the almost complex structures of Z force the manifold M to be self-dual, and shows that the Atiyah-Hitchin-Singer twistor space bears a resemblance to a nearly Kähler manifold under first-order quadratic conditions. The twistor space \Z of an oriented Riemannian 4-manifold M admits a natural 1-parameter family of Riemannian metrics h_t compatible with the almost complex structures J_1 and J_2 introduced, respectively, by Atiyah, Hitchin and Singer, and Eells and Salamon. In this paper we compute the first Chern form of the almost …
New geometric quantisation scheme for hyper-Kähler manifolds.
problem Quantising hyper-Kähler manifolds with Sp(1) symmetry. method Constructing unitary quantum representations of isometries.
result Decomposition of quantum representations into irreducibles.
The aim of this article is to use generalized complex structures in order to extend the definition of twistor spaces given by Penrose. We will adapt the integrability result of Atiyah, Hitchin and Singer. We will deduce new correspondences betwenn differential geometry and (generalized) complex geometry. In the last se…
New minimal 2-spheres found in hyperkähler 4-manifolds, unstable and not holomorphic.
problem Characterizing stable minimal surfaces in hyperkähler 4-manifolds.
method Gluing construction using Scherk and Taub-NUT surfaces, harmonic map parametrization.
result Existence of unstable minimal 2-spheres with degree-1 Gauss lift, not holomorphic.
Study finds all hyper-Kähler 4-manifolds with specific symmetries and structures.
problem Characterizing hyper-Kähler 4-manifolds with conformal Kähler structures.
method Analyzing twistor elementary states and locally flat spaces, showing compatibility and incompatibility of complex structures.
result Only hyper-Kähler 4-metric with a non-constant Killing-Yano tensor is the half-flat Taub-NUT instanton.
We study general linear perturbations of a class of 4d real-dimensional hyperkahler manifolds obtainable by the (generalized) Legendre transform method. Using twistor methods, we show that deformations can be encoded in a set of holomorphic functions of 2d+1 variables, as opposed to the functions of d+1 variables contr…
Constructs an asymptotic metric for moduli space of centred hyperbolic monopoles.
problem Analyzing the moduli space of centred hyperbolic monopoles.
method Point particle approximation and geodesic motion analysis.
result Obtains a hyperbolic analogue of negative mass Taub-NUT metric.
We propose a construction of Skyrme fields from holonomy of the spin connection of gravitational instantons. The procedure is implemented for Atiyah-Hitchin and Taub-NUT instantons. The skyrmion resulting from the Taub-NUT is given explicitly on the space of orbits of a left translation inside the whole isometry group.…
We find G2-manifolds with specific asymptotic properties.
problem Existence and structure of G2-manifolds with ALC asymptotics.
method Robust Fredholm theory for ALC spaces, proving existence and rigidity results.
result Existence of a G2-analogue of the Atiyah-Hitchin metric and good moduli theory for ALC G2-holonomy metrics.
New gravitational instantons and non-holomorphic minimal spheres discovered.
problem Existence of non-holomorphic minimal spheres in ALF spaces.
method Gluing construction of ALF gravitational instantons using specific metrics.
result Existence of non-holomorphic minimal spheres in a general class of ALF spaces.
To give an almost quaternionic structure on a 4n-manifold M is equivalent to give its bundle of twistors Z(Q)⟶M. When Q is invariant under a torsion free connection, Z(Q) can be provided with an almost complex structure J. In the case n=1 Atiyah, Hitchin and Singer have related…
Extends Tian theorem to Vaisman manifolds for approximations.
problem Approximating Vaisman metrics by immersions/embeddings.
method Study Vaisman metrics on compact manifolds.
result Extend Tian's theorem to Vaisman manifolds.
In 1972, K. Kenmotsu studied a class of almost contact Riemannian manifolds. Later, such a manifold was called a Kenmotsu manifold. This paper, we studied Kenmotsu manifolds with (2n+s)-dimensional s−contact metric manifold and this manifold, we have called generalized Kenmotsu manifolds. Necessary and sufficient c…
Study on a new type of manifolds that generalize almost C-manifolds.
problem Understanding weak nearly C-manifolds and their properties.
method Analyzing conditions for local Riemannian product structures and characterizing specific dimensions.
result Conditions for a weak nearly C-manifold to become locally a Riemannian product and characterization of specific dimensions.
Stabilized convex symplectic manifolds are equivalent to flexible Weinstein manifolds.
problem Understanding the equivalence between stabilized convex symplectic manifolds and flexible Weinstein manifolds.
method Analyzing the homotopy type and symplectic properties of the manifolds.
result Stabilized convex symplectic manifolds are symplectomorphic to flexible Weinstein manifolds.
New class of complex manifolds defined, properties studied.
problem Understanding properties of complex manifolds.
method Introduced and studied wHHR manifolds, proved metric equivalence.
result Bergman and Kobayashi metrics are biLipschitz equivalent for wHHR Stein manifolds.
A selfsimiar manifold is a Riemannian manifold (M,g) endowed with a homothetic vector field ξ. We characterize global selfsimilar manifolds and describe the structure of local selfsimilar manifolds. We prove that any selfsimilar manifold with a potential homothetic vector field is a conical Riemannian ma…
Smoothly embed 3-manifolds in 5-manifolds, simplifying topological to smooth.
problem Embedding 3-manifolds smoothly in 5-manifolds.
method Homotopy and small homotopy to achieve smooth embeddings.
result Locally flat embeddings are homotopic to smooth ones.
The study provides a structure theorem for a new class of noncompact 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding a new class of noncompact 3-manifolds.
method Proved a structure theorem for irreducible open graph manifolds.
result A canonical 'reduced' decomposition of irreducible open graph manifolds along embedded, incompressible 2-tori.
Condition for intersection of real flag manifolds in complex flag manifold.
problem Intersection conditions of real flag manifolds in a complex flag manifold.
method Condition given in terms of symmetric triad, antipodal intersection proven.
result Intersection of real flag manifolds is antipodal.
The paper studies extended quasi-Einstein manifolds with special geometric properties and solitons.
problem Exploring new types of manifolds in general relativity.
method Generalization of existing manifolds and construction of specific examples.
result Existence and properties of extended quasi-Einstein manifolds with solitons.
Conditions for flat manifolds as cusp cross-sections in arithmetic hyperbolic manifolds.
problem Determining when a flat manifold can be a cusp cross-section in arithmetic hyperbolic manifolds.
method Analyzing rational representations of holonomy groups and quasi-arithmetic manifolds.
result Conditions for a flat manifold to appear as a cusp cross-section in every commensurability class of arithmetic hyperbolic manifolds.
Classifies 3-manifolds from simplified (2,0)-trisections of 4-manifolds.
problem Classifying 3-manifolds from simplified (2,0)-trisections of 4-manifolds.
method Classifies vertical 3-manifolds as preimages of arcs on the plane for simplified (2,0)-trisection maps.
result Each 6-tuple of vertical 3-manifolds determines the source 4-manifold uniquely up to orientation reversing diffeomorphisms.
Study on 3D manifolds with specific tensor structures and their properties.
problem Characterizing 3D Riemannian manifolds with tensor structures.
method Investigation of locally conformal Riemannian product manifolds and their associated structures.
result Conditions for additional structures to be parallel and properties of almost Einstein and Einstein manifolds.
New manifold type PNDP-manifold defined with Einstein warped product structure.
problem Defining manifolds with non-standard dimensions.
method Einstein warped product manifold with special base and fiber structures.
result PNDP-manifolds are Einstein warped product manifolds with specific base and fiber properties.
Optimal inequalities for systole, inradius, and volume in hyperbolic 3-manifolds
problem Establishing optimal inequalities relating systole, inradius, and volume in hyperbolic 3-manifolds
method Using systole-volume inequalities for extremal manifolds
result Extremal manifolds for systole, inradius, and volume are identified
The paper explores F-manifolds and metrics, constructing canonical structures.
problem Understanding relationships between F-manifolds and metrics.
method Construction of canonical flat F-manifolds and homogeneous Riemannian F-manifolds.
result Construction of a canonical flat F-manifold associated to an arbitrary Riemannian F-manifold.
Defines s-manifolds and s-manifolds with corners for symplectic applications.
problem Creating a framework for singular manifolds with useful properties.
method Introducing categories of stratified manifolds and manifolds with corners.
result Fundamental classes and transverse fibre products in s-manifolds.
Embeds 3-manifolds in symplectic 4-manifolds with constraints.
problem Embedding 3-manifolds in symplectic 4-manifolds with topological and smooth properties.
method Topological and smooth embeddings, using homology cobordism and obstructions.
result 3-manifolds can be embedded in symplectic 4-manifolds with specific conditions.
We introduce a new general class of metric f-manifolds which we call (nearly) trans-S-manifolds and includes S- manifolds, C-manifolds, s-th Sasakian manifolds and generalized Kenmotsu manifold studied previously. We prove their main properties and we present many examples which justify their study.
The study provides homological characterizations for Q-manifolds and l2-manifolds.
problem Density of maps in characterizing Q-manifolds and l2-manifolds. method Investigates weakening the density of Zn-maps and Z-maps to homological maps. result Obtains homological characterizations for Q-manifolds and l2-manifolds. A locally conformally Kähler (LCK) manifold M is one which is covered by a Kähler manifold M~ with the deck transform group acting conformally on M~. If M admits a holomorphic flow, acting on M~ conformally, it is called a Vaisman manifold. Neither the class of LCK manifolds nor that of Vais…
This paper provides a new method to construct b-symplectic toric manifolds from toric manifolds.
problem Classifying and constructing b-symplectic toric manifolds. method A new method to construct b-symplectic toric manifolds from toric manifolds. result This new method allows for the decomposition of b-symplectic toric manifolds into toric manifolds.