Bismut Einstein metrics on complex manifolds are Kähler Einstein or Bismut Ricci flat.
problem Characterizing Bismut Einstein metrics on compact complex manifolds.
method Observing the (2,0)-part of Bismut Ricci form and using it to prove properties of the metrics.
result Bismut Einstein metrics with non-zero Einstein constant are Kähler Einstein, and those with zero are Bismut Ricci flat.
The paper computes a residue density for a specific Laplacian on compact manifolds.
problem Computing a noncommutative residue density for a complex Laplacian.
method Explicit computation of the noncommutative residue density associated with equivariant twisted Bismut Laplacian with torsion.
result Proves equivariant twisted Kastler-Kalau-Walze type theorems with torsion on compact manifolds with boundary.
About 15 years ago, Bismut gave a natural construction of a Hodge theory for a hypoelliptic Laplacian acting on the total space of the cotangent bundle of a Riemannian manifold. This operator interpolates between the classical elliptic Laplacian on the base and the generator of the geodesic flow. We will describe recen…
The paper computes metrics and Einstein tensors on even-dimensional manifolds.
problem Computing metrics and Einstein tensors on even-dimensional Riemannian manifolds.
method Development of spectral Einstein functionals and equivariant Bismut Laplacian.
result Explicit computation of the equivariant noncommutative residue density.
Formula for twisted orbital integrals using hypoelliptic Laplacian.
problem Evaluate equivariant trace of Laplacians on compact locally symmetric spaces.
method Using the hypoelliptic Laplacian method and twisted trace formula.
result Explicit geometric formula for twisted orbital integrals.
Compact Riemannian manifolds with mostly positive curvature have finite fundamental groups.
problem Understanding conditions for finite fundamental groups in compact Riemannian manifolds.
method Using Bismut-Witten Laplacian and Ricci-Hessian inequalities.
result New conditions for finite fundamental groups in manifolds with mostly positive curvature.
Wave trace singularity formula for fibre bundles generalizes Poisson summation.
problem Wave trace singularity formula for fibre bundles.
method Proved a wave trace singularity formula for a family of generalised Laplacians defined by a Riemannian fibre bundle.
result Generalizes Poisson summation formulae for families.
Proves subelliptic estimates for geometric Kramers-Fokker-Planck operators on closed manifolds.
problem Proving subelliptic estimates for a specific class of operators on closed manifolds.
method Significantly different method from previous works, using dyadic partition and local analysis in position variable.
result Maximal subelliptic estimates with control of constants in high and low friction regimes.
Given a smooth compact manifold with boundary, we show that the subcomplex of the deformed de Rham complex consisting of eigenspaces of small eigenvalues of the Witten Laplacian is canonically isomorphic to the Thom-Smale complex constructed by Laudenbach. Our proof is based on Bismut-Lebeau's analytic localization tec…
We construct Dirac operators on foliations by applying the Bismut-Lebeau analytic localization technique to the Connes fibration over a foliation. The Laplacian of the resulting Dirac operators has better lower bound than that obtained by using the usual adiabatic limit arguments on the original foliation. As a consequ…
We study the near diagonal asymptotic expansion of the generalized Bergman kernel of the renormalized Bochner-Laplacian on high tensor powers of a positive line bundle over a compact symplectic manifold. We show how to compute the coefficients of the expansion by recurrence and give a closed formula for the first two o…
The paper classifies Bismut Kähler-like manifolds in dimensions 4 and 5.
problem Classifying Bismut Kähler-like manifolds in specific dimensions.
method Structural theorems and proving conjectures about BKL manifolds.
result Complete classifications of BKL manifolds in dimensions 4 and 5.
Paper proves gluing formula for analytic torsions using Witten deformation for non-Morse functions.
problem Analyzing analytic torsions for non-Morse functions.
method Witten deformation, Mayer-Vietoris sequences, Vishik's theory of moving boundary problems.
result Novel, purely analytic proof of the gluing formula for analytic torsions.
Study SKT and CYT manifolds with parallel Bismut torsion.
problem Characterize and construct compact complex manifolds with specific geometric properties.
method Characterization via universal cover, construction using mapping torus, investigation of generalized Kaehler structures.
result Existence of non-Bismut flat examples and characterization of universal covers.
This paper constructs a Hodge theory of noncompact topologically tame manifolds M. The main result is an isomorphism between the de Rham cohomology with compact supports of M and the kernel of the Hodge--Witten--Bismut Laplacian $\lap_μ$ associated to a measure dμ which has sufficiently rapid growth at infinity o…
Classifies simply-connected pluriclosed manifolds with parallel Bismut torsion.
problem Classifying specific types of manifolds with parallel Bismut torsion.
method Complete classification through mathematical analysis.
result Established a splitting theorem for certain manifolds.
The study characterizes Hermitian manifolds with parallel Bismut-Strominger torsion.
problem Characterizing Hermitian manifolds with specific torsion properties.
method Analyzing the curvature tensor and properties of the Bismut-Strominger connection.
result A necessary and sufficient condition for Bismut torsion parallel manifolds.
Characterizes Hermitian manifolds with Bismut parallel torsion.
problem Understanding curvature properties of Hermitian manifolds with specific torsion.
method Analyzes Bismut curvature tensor and parallel torsion conditions.
result Characterizes Bismut torsion parallel manifolds using Bismut curvature alone.
Holonomy group of Bismut connection on Vaisman manifolds is studied.
problem Analyzing the holonomy group of Bismut connection on Vaisman manifolds.
method Proved and computed the holonomy group for Vaisman manifolds, including solvmanifolds and Hopf manifolds.
result Holonomy group of Bismut connection on Vaisman manifolds is contained in U(n-1).
New homogeneous manifolds with invariant Bismut Ricci flat connections are constructed.
problem Constructing homogeneous manifolds with invariant Bismut Ricci flat connections.
method Classification and construction of homogeneous spaces with specific properties.
result Examples of compact homogeneous Riemannian manifolds with invariant Bismut Ricci flat connections are provided.
Study on balanced Hermitian threefolds with parallel Bismut torsion.
problem Characterizing compact, balanced BTP threefolds.
method Detailed description of all compact, balanced BTP threefolds.
result Characterization of all compact, balanced BTP threefolds.
Study Bismut-Griffiths-positivity in non-Kähler manifolds under Hermitian curvature flows.
problem Investigate positivity of Bismut curvature in non-Kähler manifolds.
method Analyze Bismut-Griffiths-positivity under Hermitian curvature flows.
result Identify HCFs that do not preserve Bismut-Griffiths-positivity.
Study Bismut connection curvatures and solve Yamabe and Calabi-Yau problems.
problem Yamabe problem and Calabi-Yau with torsion metrics for Bismut connection.
method Analysis of Bismut scalar and Ricci curvatures, construction of examples.
result Existence of metrics with constant Bismut scalar curvature.
We generalize the Novikov inequalities for 1-forms in two different directions: first, we allow non-isolated critical points (assuming that they are non-degenerate in the sense of R.Bott), and, secondly, we strengthen the inequalities by means of twisting by an arbitrary flat bundle. We also obtain an L2 version of …
We generalize the Novikov inequalities for 1-forms in two different directions: first, we allow non-isolated critical points (assuming that they are non-degenerate in the sense of R.Bott), and, secondly, we strengthen the inequalities by means of twisting by an arbitrary flat bundle. The proof uses Bismut's modificatio…
The paper proves wave operator existence and completeness for Hodge Laplacians.
problem Proving the existence and completeness of wave operators for Hodge Laplacians.
method Integral criterion, probabilistic Bismut-type formulae, heat semigroup, local curvature bounds.
result Absolutely continuous spectra of Hodge Laplacians coincide under quasi-isometry.
New insights prevent certain types of metrics on compact spaces.
problem Preventing the existence of specific types of metrics on compact spaces.
method Computing cohomology and analyzing stability of metrics for the pluriclosed flow.
result Prevents the existence of non-flat homogeneous Bismut Hermitian Einstein metrics on C-spaces.
This article surveys the relations among local and nonlocal invariants in Atiyah-Singer index theory. We discuss the local invariants that arise from the heat equation approach to the index theorem for geometric operators, as well as the nonlocal invariants (the eta invariant, the determinant of the Laplacian/analytic …
Study on Hermitian metrics on Lie algebras with specific ideals.
problem Classifying Hermitian metrics on Lie algebras with abelian ideals.
method Examined unimodular Lie algebras with abelian ideals of codimension two, classified metrics.
result Classification of Bismut Kähler-like and Bismut torsion-parallel metrics.
We define the geometric complex associated to a Morse-Bott-Smale vector field, cf. [Austin-Braam, 1995], and its associated spectral sequence. We prove an extension of the Bismut-Zhang theorem to Morse-Bott-Smale functions. The proof is based on the Bismut-Zhang theorem for Morse-Smale functions, see [Bismut-Zhang, 199…
Study proves Kählerness criteria for Hermitian surfaces under specific curvature conditions.
problem Determining when Hermitian surfaces are Kählener.
method Used explicit identities linking Strominger-Bismut Ricci curvatures to torsion, and Chern number identities.
result Proves several Kählerness criteria for compact Hermitian surfaces.
Researchers classify invariant Hermitian structures on flag manifolds with parallel Bismut torsion.
problem Classifying invariant Hermitian structures with specific torsion properties on flag manifolds.
method Detailed analysis of invariant Hermitian structures on flag manifolds, proving conditions for parallel Bismut torsion.
result Conditions for the existence of parallel Bismut torsion on most flag manifolds.
In this paper, we give a classification of all compact Hermitian manifolds with flat Bismut connection. We show that the torsion tensor of such a manifold must be parallel, thus the universal cover of such a manifold is a Lie group equipped with a bi-invariant metric and a compatible left invariant complex structure. I…
The paper compares two torsion invariants in complex vector bundles.
problem Comparing two torsion invariants in complex vector bundles.
method Constructing Bismut-Lott analytic torsion classes and showing they coincide with Igusa-Klein torsions.
result Bismut-Lott analytic torsion classes coincide with Igusa-Klein torsions for trivial flat line bundles.
New infinite families of flat spaces found from symmetric spaces.
problem Finding new flat homogeneous spaces.
method Starting from compact symmetric spaces, constructing infinite families of compact homogeneous spaces with invariant Bismut connections.
result Infinite families of compact homogeneous spaces with vanishing Ricci tensor.
Paper extends variational formula for Bismut-Cheeger eta form, proving key theorems in K-theory.
problem Extending variational formula for Bismut-Cheeger eta form without kernel bundle assumption.
method Twisting spinc Dirac operators by isomorphic vector bundles, proving Z2-graded additivity. result Analytic index in differential K-theory is a well-defined group homomorphism, and Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck theorem in R/Z K-theory. For a complex flat vector bundle over a fibered manifold, we consider the 1-parameter family of certain deformed sub-signature operators introduced by Ma-Zhang. We compute the adiabatic limit of the Bismut-Freed connection associated to this family and show that the Bismut-Lott analytic torsion form shows up naturally …
Study on BAS manifolds with parallel torsion and curvature.
problem Characterizing and classifying BAS manifolds.
method Canonical reduction theorem, classification in homogeneous settings, construction of combined geometries.
result Classification of BAS manifolds in various settings.
In this paper we give a proof of an index theorem by Bismut. As a consequence we obtain another proof of the Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem in differential cohomology.
The study characterizes compact homogeneous manifolds with Bismut parallel torsion.
problem Characterizing compact homogeneous manifolds with specific geometric properties.
method Investigating Hermitian manifolds with Bismut parallel torsion, focusing on locally homogeneous manifolds.
result Characterization of compact Chern flat BTP manifolds and properties of BTP compact Hermitian locally homogeneous manifolds.
In this paper, we give a quantum interpretation of the Bismut-Chern character form (the loop space lifting of the Chern character form) as well as the Chern character form associated to a complex vector bundle with connection over a smooth manifold in the framework of supersymmetric quantum field theories developed by …
Derives an index formula for families of end-periodic Dirac operators.
problem Calculating the index of families of end-periodic Dirac operators.
method Using the renormalized Chern character and Fourier-Laplace transform of the Bismut superconnection.
result Establishes an index formula involving a new end-periodic eta form.
New Hessian estimates for heat equations on manifolds.
problem Estimating Hessian matrices for heat-type equations on Riemannian manifolds.
method Using Bismut-Stroock Hessian formula, with explicit coefficients and delay/growth rate functions.
result Novel backward weak Harnack inequality and precise pointwise Hessian estimates for eigenfunctions.
New metrics found on non-Kähler complex manifolds.
problem Finding metrics on non-Kähler complex manifolds.
method Reinterpretation of Bismut Hermitian-Einstein condition and associated holomorphic Courant algebroid.
result Infinitely many non-Kähler manifolds without Bismut Hermitian-Einstein metrics.
The paper confirms a conjecture for Bismut torsion parallel metrics.
problem The existence of metrics with constant holomorphic sectional curvature on non-Kähler manifolds.
method Investigation of Bismut torsion parallel metrics.
result The conjecture is confirmed for all non-balanced BTP manifolds.
Analytic surgery and gluing formula for torsion forms in fiber bundles.
problem Behavior of torsion forms under analytic surgery in fiber bundles.
method Analytic surgery and gluing formula for Bismut-Lott torsion and eta forms.
result Gluing formula for Bismut-Lott analytic torsion and eta forms under surgery limit.
Bismut and Zhang computed the ratio of the Ray-Singer and the combinatorial torsions corresponding to non-unitary representations of the fundamental group. In this note we show that for representations which belong to a connected component containing a unitary representation the Bismut-Zhang formula follows rather easi…
We present an alternate proof of the Bismut-Zhang localization formula for η-invariants without using the analytic techniques developed by Bismut-Lebeau. A Riemann-Roch property for Chern-Simons currents, which is of independent interest, is established in due course.