Study of p-subgroups in 3-manifold groups' completions.
problem Characterizing p-subgroups in 3-manifold group completions. method Complete description of finitely generated pro-p subgroups. result Completely described pro-p subgroups of 3-manifold group completions. The paper studies actions on Bass-Serre trees and identifies new C∗-simple groups.
problem Investigating actions of fundamental groups on Bass-Serre trees and their C∗-algebraic properties. method Analyzing boundary actions of fundamental groups of graphs of groups on their Bass-Serre trees.
result Identification of new families of C∗-simple groups, including tubular groups and certain graphs of groups. The paper extends group constructions to coset geometries, creating new ways to combine geometries.
problem Combining and gluing incidence geometries in a general framework.
method Extending classical group-theoretic constructions to coset geometries.
result Provides a general framework for combining or gluing incidence geometries.
In geometric group theory one uses group actions on spaces to gain information about groups. One natural space to use is the Cayley graph of a group. The Cayley graph arguments that one encounters tend to require local finiteness, and hence finite generation of the group. In this paper, I take the theory of intersectio…
New groups prevent certain geometric actions on spaces.
problem Preventing certain geometric actions on spaces.
method Analyzing cyclic orders on boundaries of trees.
result Groups prevent actions on PD(n) spaces.
This paper addresses questions of quasi-isometric rigidity and classification for fundamental groups of finite graphs of groups, under the assumption that the Bass-Serre tree of the graph of groups has finite depth. The main example of a finite depth graph of groups is one whose vertex and edge groups are coarse Poinca…
Study non-vanishing ℓ2-Betti numbers for specific groups.
problem Calculating non-vanishing ℓ2-Betti numbers for certain groups. method Using Euler characteristics, higher Kazhdan projections, and Baum-Connes assembly map.
result Non-vanishing calculations for delocalised ℓ2-Betti numbers. Study of quasiconvex subgroups in 3-manifold groups.
problem Characterize quasiconvex subgroups in 3-manifold groups.
method Analyzes strongly quasiconvex subgroups in finitely generated 3-manifold groups.
result Characterizes quasiconvex subgroups in graph manifold groups and 3-manifold groups.
The thesis shows how automorphisms of hyperbolic groups can be represented by train track maps.
problem Representing automorphisms of hyperbolic groups using train track maps.
method Using graphs of groups and Bestvina-Handel's irreducible train track maps, the thesis constructs relative train track maps.
result Outer automorphisms of finitely-generated word hyperbolic groups satisfy a dynamical trichotomy.
New topology shows Morse boundaries are topologically invariant.
problem Topological invariance of Morse boundaries in CAT(0) cubical groups.
method New hyperbolic topology induced by group actions on hyperbolic spaces.
result Sublinearly Morse boundaries are homeomorphic up to visual topology.
The Farrell-Jones Conjecture holds for groups acting acylindrically on trees.
problem Verifying the Farrell-Jones Conjecture for groups acting on trees.
method Analyzing acylindrical actions on simplicial trees and using the Farrell-Jones Conjecture.
result The Farrell-Jones Conjecture holds for groups acting acylindrically on trees.
We define a new notion of contracting element of a group and we show that contracting elements coincide with hyperbolic elements in relatively hyperbolic groups, pseudo-Anosovs in mapping class groups, rank one isometries in groups acting properly on proper CAT(0) spaces, elements acting hyperbolically on the Bass-Serr…
This is an account of the theory of JSJ decompositions of finitely generated groups, as developed in the last twenty years or so. We give a simple general definition of JSJ decompositions (or rather of their Bass-Serre trees), as maximal universally elliptic trees. In general, there is no preferred JSJ decomposition, a…
We give an example of a subgroup of SL(2,C) which is a strictly ascending HNN extension of a non-abelian finitely generated free group F. In particular, we exhibit a free group F in SL(2,C) of rank 6 which is conjugate to a proper subgroup of itself. This answers positively a question of Drutu and Sapir. The main ingre…
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.
Study boundary actions of CAT(0) spaces and their C∗-algebras.
problem Investigate boundary actions of CAT(0) spaces and their associated C∗-algebras. method Topological dynamics and C∗-algebras, focusing on actions of specific groups and their properties. result Established (strongly) pure infiniteness results for reduced crossed product C∗-algebras of boundary actions. Discrete Morse-Bott theory on CW complexes generalizes Forman's theory.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on theory development.
method Derived a discrete Morse-Bott theory on CW complexes.
result Discrete Morse-Bott theory is a generalization of Forman's theory.
The paper connects function theory, dynamics, and ergodic theory via Thurston's theory.
problem Function theory on Teichmüller space and dynamics of mapping class groups.
method Utilizes Thurston's theory and Sullivan's theory on discrete subgroups of hyperbolic space.
result Establishes connections between function theory, dynamics, and ergodic theory.
Survey of Floer theories and their connections.
problem None explicitly stated; focuses on surveying theories.
method None explicitly stated; focuses on surveying theories.
result None explicitly stated; focuses on surveying theories.
New homology theory for semi-groups with specific properties.
problem Developing a homology theory for semi-groups with self-distributivity or idempotency.
method Constructing a new homology theory and comparing it with existing theories.
result Comparison and connections with rack homology and knot theory.
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.
Lectures on topological field theories and differential cohomology.
problem Exploring topological field theories and their connections to differential cohomology.
method Introduction to topological field theory and generalized Abelian gauge theories.
result Explains the relationship between topological field theories and differential cohomology.
New theory couples Chern-Simons to matter, topological.
problem Developing a new topological theory in 3D.
method Coupling Chern-Simons to matter, using transverse holomorphic foliation.
result The theory is equivalent to an N=2 supersymmetric Chern-Simons matter theory.
The paper defines strong emergence in field theories and proves it exists between certain theories.
problem Defining and proving the existence of strong emergence phenomena between field theories.
method Formal definition and sufficient conditions for emergence, proving existence in Euclidean background.
result Strong emergence exists between certain parameterized Lagrangian field theories.
Topological string theory derived from string geometry for non-perturbative effects.
problem Deriving non-perturbative effects in string theory.
method Formulating topological string geometry theory and deriving the partition function from fluctuations around a classical solution.
result Perturbative partition function of topological string theory derived.
New cohomology theory for Lie 2-algebras extends classical theory.
problem Classical cohomology theory limitations for Lie 2-algebras.
method Introduced a new cohomology theory for Lie 2-algebras.
result Second cohomology group classifies extensions of Lie 2-algebras.
Researchers solve M-theory's gauge enhancement problem using advanced homotopy theory.
problem Lift nonabelian gauge fields from D-branes to M-theory.
method Universal constructions in super homotopy theory, focusing on the cyclification adjunction and fiberwise stabilization.
result Gauge enhancement in M-theory is explained by lifting against the fiberwise stabilization of the unit of the cyclification adjunction.
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.
This is the first paper in a series introducing a generalized Fredholm theory in a new class of smooth spaces called polyfolds. The theory will be illustrated in upcoming papers by applications to Floer Theory, Gromov-Witten Theory and Symplectic Field Theory.
Researchers find new G2-conifolds in M-theory with potential field theory duals.
problem Exploring the field theory interpretation of M-theory G2-conifolds. method Constructing G2-holonomy orbifolds from circle bundles over Calabi-Yau cones. result Many UV perturbative gauge theories have an infrared dual described by smooth G2-holonomy backgrounds in M-theory. We survey three different ways in which K-theory in all its forms enters quantum field theory. In Part 1 we give a general argument which relates topological field theory in codimension two with twisted K-theory, and we illustrate with some finite models. Part 2 is a review of pfaffians of Dirac operators, anomalies, a…
New theory captures framing anomaly in gauge theory.
problem Capturing framing anomaly in gauge theory.
method Constructs a relative Crane-Yetter theory from non-semisimple data.
result Establishes invertibility property for the theory.
Researchers compute K-theory for cohomogeneity-one actions.
problem Computing equivariant K-theory for cohomogeneity-one actions.
method Equivariant homotopy theory, representation theory, Lie theory.
result Derived generators and relations for K-theory ring.
Distributivity in algebraic structures appeared in many contexts such as in quasigroup theory, semigroup theory and algebraic knot theory. In this paper we give a survey of distributivity in quasigroup theory and in quandle theory.
Survey on algebraic K- and L-theory conjecture.
problem Algebraic K- and L-theory of groups rings.
method Not specified in the abstract, likely involves algebraic and geometric approaches.
result Applications to algebra, geometry, group theory, and topology.
Study pin manifolds using Clifford linear Dirac operator and KO-theory.
problem Index theory on Pin manifolds.
method Clifford linear Dirac operator and differential KO-theory.
result Systematic treatment of index theory on Pin manifolds.
Main mathematical applications of Frobenius manifolds are in the theory of Gromov - Witten invariants, in singularity theory, in differential geometry of the orbit spaces of reflection groups and of their extensions, in the hamiltonian theory of integrable hierarchies. The theory of Frobenius manifolds establishes rema…
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.
Quantum field theory uses Lorentzian bordisms to describe time evolution.
problem Describing the time evolution of quantum field theories.
method Defines a functorial field theory on Lorentzian bordism pseudo-category.
result Lorentzian bordisms naturally arise in algebraic quantum field theory.
Recent work connects Thompson's groups to knot theory.
problem Understanding knots and links through Thompson's groups.
method Review of recent research on Thompson group representations.
result Recent developments link Thompson's groups to knot theory.
This thesis proposes a global geometric formulation of Extended Field Theories.
problem Global understanding of Extended Field Theories remains an open problem.
method Introducing an atlas for the principal infinity-bundle, unifying metric and higher gauge field.
result Global abelian T-duality and Poisson-Lie T-duality are automatically recovered.
The paper quantizes hybrid topological-holomorphic field theories on RmimesCn.
problem Quantizing hybrid topological-holomorphic field theories rigorously.
method Constructing perturbative, one-loop quantizations on RmimesCn. result The one-loop obstruction to quantization vanishes when m≥1. 3D dual field theories for Virasoro minimal models constructed using Seifert fiber spaces.
problem Constructing 3D dual field theories for Virasoro minimal models.
method 3D-3D correspondence and Seifert fiber spaces.
result 3D dual field theories constructed for Virasoro minimal models.
This is the revised version of the second paper in a series introducing a generalized Fredholm theory in a new class of smooth spaces called polyfolds. The theory will be illustrated in upcoming papers by applications to Floer Theory, Gromov-Witten Theory and Symplectic Field Theory. Some proofs have been improved and …
Topological field theories of 2- and 3-forms in 6D, showing no propagating degrees of freedom.
problem Exploring field theories of 2- and 3-forms in six dimensions.
method Analyzing field theories with kinetic term BdC and varying potential terms. result The theories remain topological even with added potential terms, and their reductions yield 3D gravity.
Cohomotopy theory predicts M-theory anomaly cancellation on 8-manifolds.
problem Anomaly cancellation in M-theory on 8-manifolds.
method Using J-twisted Cohomotopy theory, we prove anomaly cancellation conditions.
result Cohomotopy theory implies specific anomaly cancellation conditions in M-theory.
The paper extends Alexander and Markov theories to generalized knot theories.
problem Defining Alexander and Markov theories for generalized knot theories.
method Extending existing theories to new knot types.
result Alexander and Markov theories can be applied to generalized knot theories.
We show that Chern-Simons gauge theory with appropriate cutoffs is equivalent, term by term in perturbation theory, to a Fermionic theory with a nonlocal interaction term. When an additional cutoff is placed on the Fermi fields, this Fermionic theory gives rise to a convergent perturbation expansion. This leads us to c…