Introducing the deformation theory of holomorphic Cartan geometries, we compute infinitesimal automorphisms and infinitesimal deformations. We also prove the existence of a semi-universal deformation of a holomorphic Cartan geometry.
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Symplectification of Rank 2 Distributions, Normal Cartan Connections, and Cartan Prolongationsmath.DG
Study symplectification of rank 2 distributions and their connections.
problem Understanding symplectification and Cartan prolongations of rank 2 distributions.
method Using Tanaka-Morimoto theory and symplectification procedure for rank 2 distributions.
result Demonstrates the existence of normal Cartan connections and iterated prolongations for rank 2 distributions.
Study on deformations of holomorphic Cartan geometries, focusing on flat cases.
problem Deformation of holomorphic Cartan geometries on complex manifolds.
method Computing infinitesimal deformations and analyzing the forgetful map.
result The forgetful map from infinitesimal deformations of a flat holomorphic Cartan geometry to the underlying flat principal bundle is an isomorphism.
Let G be a compact, connected Lie group, acting smoothly on a manifold M. Goresky-Kottwitz-MacPherson described a small Cartan model for the equivariant cohomology of M, quasi-isomorphic to the standard Cartan complex of equivariant differential forms. In this paper, we construct an explicit cochain map from the small …
An intrinsic description of the Hamilton-Cartan formalism for first-order Berezinian variational problems determined by a submersion of supermanifolds is given. This is achieved by studying the associated higher-order graded variational problem through the Poincaré-Cartan form. Noether theorem and examples from superfi…
New symmetries found in Riemann-Cartan geometries.
problem Investigating symmetries in geometries with curvature and torsion.
method Mathematical tools to determine symmetries and subclasses of geometries.
result Determined all static and stationary spherically symmetric Riemann-Cartan geometries and subclasses with specific symmetries.
The geometric content of the MacDowell-Mansouri formulation of general relativity is best understood in terms of Cartan geometry. In particular, Cartan geometry gives clear geometric meaning to the MacDowell-Mansouri trick of combining the Levi-Civita connection and coframe field, or soldering form, into a single physi…
Develops infinite-dimensional Kempf-Ness theory for complexification-free groups.
problem Infinite-dimensional Kempf-Ness theorem challenges due to lack of complexification.
method Uses Cartan bundles to generalize theory, defining essential objects.
result Establishes convexity properties and generalized Futaki character.
The norm of Cartan torsion plays an important role for studying of immersion theory in Finsler geometry. Indeed, Finsler manifold with unbounded Cartan torsion can not be isometrically imbedded into any Minkowski space. In this paper, we find two subclasses of (?, ?)-metrics which have bounded Cartan torsion. Then, we …
Lie Pseudogroups à la Cartanmath.DG
We present a modern formulation of Élie Cartan's structure theory for Lie pseudogroups and prove a reduction theorem that clarifies the role of Cartan's systatic system. The paper is divided into three parts. In part one, using notions coming from the theory of Lie groupoids and algebroids, we introduce the framework o…
The extension functors between categories of Cartan geometries can be used to define different categories of Cartan geometries with additional morphisms. The Cartan geometries modeled on skeletons can be used for the description of such categories of Cartan geometries and therefore we develop the theory of Cartan geome…
We give in this paper which is the fifth in a series of eight a theory of covariant derivatives of multivector and extensor fields based on the geometric calculus of an arbitrary smooth manifold M, and the notion of a connection extensor field defining a parallelism structure on M. Also we give a novel and intrinsic pr…
This work interprets supergravity as a super Cartan geometry linking it to Yang-Mills theory.
problem Geometric interpretation of supergravity and its relation to Yang-Mills theory.
method Using enriched categories and super Cartan geometries, the authors link supergravity to Yang-Mills theory.
result Non-extended D=4 supergravity naturally arises in this framework.
This paper extends Jacobi field theory to Jacobi curves and their curvatures.
problem Characterizing and understanding Jacobi curves and their curvatures.
method Developed a new theory of Jacobi curves and associated curvatures, derived Ricci curvature, and presented a Cartan-like theory.
result Jacobi curves are fully characterized by a family of conformal symplectic invariant curvatures.
We describe the induced geometry on several classes of Kodaira moduli spaces of rational curves in twistor spaces. By constructing connections and frames on the moduli spaces we build and review twistor theories pertaining to relativistic and non-relativistic geometries. Focussing on the cases of three- and five-dimens…
Einstein gravity in both 3 and 4 dimensions, as well as some interesting generalizations, can be written as gauge theories in which the connection is a Cartan connection for geometry modeled on a symmetric space. The relevant models in 3 dimensions include Einstein gravity in Chern-Simons form, as well as a new formula…
The paper explores the connection between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory using affine group connections.
problem Exploring the relationship between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory.
method A variational problem of Chern-Simons type on a principal fiber bundle with general affine group structure is studied. The connection is established through a generalized notion of extension and reduction of connections.
result Established a correspondence between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory using affine group connections.
The paper extends a geometric model using singular curves.
problem Understanding abnormal extremals in sub-Riemannian geometry.
method Analysis of singular curves and construction of a graded Lie algebra.
result A nilpotent graded Lie algebra is constructed isomorphic to .
We prove involutivity of Einstein, Einstein-Maxwell and other field equations by calculating the Spencer cohomology of these systems. Relation with Cartan method is traced in details. Basic implications through Cartan-Kahler theory are derived.
We develop a non-relativistic twistor theory, in which Newton--Cartan structures of Newtonian gravity correspond to complex three-manifolds with a four-parameter family of rational curves with normal bundle . We show that the Newton--Cartan space-times are unstable under the general K…
Reinterprets Schrödinger equation using Cartan connection for geometric investigation.
problem Investigating the geometry of the space for Schrödinger equation solutions.
method Constructs Cartan connection from scaling Lie-Bäcklund group on jet space.
result Demonstrates a new geometric approach to Schrödinger equation.
Defines new canonical lifts for field theories, analyzing Klein-Gordon, Polyakov string, and Einstein-Cartan gravity.
problem Analyzing natural Noether symmetries and conserved quantities in field theories.
method Defining canonical lifts to study field theories and applying Noether's theorem.
result New geometrical interpretation of Virasoro constraint in string theory.
Analyzes the generality of solitons for structures.
problem Understanding the space of solitons for the Laplacian flow of closed -structures.
method Constructs a natural exterior differential system whose integral manifolds describe solitons and applies Cartan-Kahler theory.
result For closed solitons, the germs depend on 16 functions of 6 variables.
Using the theory of extensors developed in a previous paper we present a theory of the parallelism structure on arbitrary smooth manifold. Two kinds of Cartan connection operators are introduced and both appear in intrinsic versions (i.e., frame independent) of the first and second Cartan structure equations. Also, the…
Extends mean curvature to surfaces in Riemann-Cartan geometry with torsion.
problem Addressing surfaces in Riemann-Cartan geometry with nontrivial torsion.
method Introducing a complex-valued 2-form associated with the torsion, which interacts with other geometric concepts.
result Complex-valued mean curvature quantity interacts with Hopf differential and Gauss map.
This text is the extended version of a talk given at 6th Meeting of Integrable Systems and Quantum Filed Theory at Peyresq hold from June 10 2006 to June 17, 2006 at Peyresq, France. The goal of this lecture is to give a brief introduction to Cartan-Kähler's theory. As examples to the application of this theory, we cho…
The paper is devoted to the study of BRST charge in perturbed two dimensional conformal field theory. The main goal is to write the operator equation expressing the conservation law of BRST charge in perturbed theory in terms of purely algebraic operations on the corresponding operator algebra, which are defined via th…
Elie Cartan's general equivalence problem is recast in the language of Lie algebroids. The resulting formalism, being coordinate and model-free, allows for a full geometric interpretation of Cartan's method of equivalence via reduction and prolongation. We show how to construct certain normal forms (Cartan algebroids) …
We present two families of exterior differential systems (EDS) for non-isometric embeddings of orthonormal frame bundles over Riemannian spaces of dimension q = 2, 3, 4, 5.... into orthonormal frame bundles over flat spaces of sufficiently higher dimension. We have calculated Cartan characters showing that these EDS sa…
Classifies multiply-transitive (2,3,5)-distributions using modern Cartan geometry.
problem Classifying multiply-transitive -distributions.
method Modern Cartan-geometric approach, incorporating structure theory.
result Complete classifications in both complex and real settings, with full curvature and infinitesimal holonomy.
This paper studies lightlike Cartan geometries and their properties.
problem Understanding geometric structures on lightlike cones in spacetime.
method Develops Cartan geometries on the future lightlike cone of Lorentz-Minkowski spacetime.
result Lightlike Cartan geometries induce a lightlike metric and compatible structures.
We give an introduction to the theory of varieties of minimal rational tangents, emphasizing its aspect as a fusion of algebraic geometry and differential geometry, more specifically, a fusion of Mori geometry of minimal rational curves and Cartan geometry of cone structures.
We present here a possible generalisation of the Poincaré-Cartan form in classical field theory in the most general case: arbitrary dimension, arbitrary order of the theory and in the absence of a fibre bundle structure. We use for the kinematical description of the system the -Grassmann manifold associated to a…
New approach connects Finsler geometry's metric and connections.
problem Deriving Finsler geometry's metric and connections from compatibility axioms.
method Compatibility axioms between metric and Finsler connection.
result Metrical formulation of Finsler geometry for field theory.
The Cartan-Kähler theorem is extended to Lie algebroids.
problem Extending exterior differential systems to Lie algebroids.
method Developed the Cartan-Kähler theorem for Lie algebroids with surjective anchor map.
result Illustrative example and application to inverse problem of calculus of variations.
Closed surfaces minimize total curvature in curved spaces.
problem Minimizing total curvature in curved spaces.
method Isometric embedding via holonomy and Pogorelov's theory.
result Closed surfaces bound flat convex bodies.
Paper extends multiplicative constants to measurable cocycles theory.
problem Maximal measurable cocycles in bounded cohomology.
method Extending multiplicative constants to measurable cocycles theory.
result Defined and studied Cartan invariant for measurable PU(m,1)-cocycles.
Geometric theory of integration developed in SDG.
problem Combining infinitesimal contributions to finite quantities.
method Analysis of differential forms and new operators in SDG.
result Discovery of new types of differential forms and operators.
Survey of Cartan and Münzner's work on isoparametric hypersurfaces.
problem Understanding isoparametric hypersurfaces in real space forms.
method Review of four papers by Cartan and two papers by Münzner.
result Complete classification of isoparametric hypersurfaces in spheres.
Generalizes Carathéodory form for higher-order field theories.
problem Extending the Carathéodory form to second and higher-order Lagrangians.
method Geometric operations applied to the Poincaré--Cartan form and Lepage forms.
result Generalized Carathéodory form for second and higher-order Lagrangians.
Ideas of E.~Cartan and S.~Lie in modern geometry: -structures and differential equations. Lecture 4math.DG
This is the lecture 4 of a mini-course of 4 lectures. Our purpose of this mini-curse is to explain some ideas of E. Cartan and S. Lie when we study differential geometry, particularly we will to explain the Cartan reduction method. The Cartan reduction method is a technique in Differential Geometry for determining whet…
Ideas of E.~Cartan and S.~Lie in modern geometry: -structures and differential equations. Lecture 3math.DG
This is the lecture 3 of a mini-course of 4 lectures. Our purpose of this mini-curse is to explain some ideas of E. Cartan and S. Lie when we study differential geometry, particularly we will to explain the Cartan reduction method. The Cartan reduction method is a technique in Differential Geometry for determining whet…
Ideas of E. Cartan and S. Lie in modern geometry: -structures and differential equations. Lecture 1math.DG
This is the lecture 1 of a mini-course of 4 lectures. Our purpose of this mini-curse is to explain some ideas of E. Cartan and S. Lie when we study differential geometry, particularly we will to explain the Cartan reduction method. The Cartan reduction method is a technique in Differential Geometry for determining whet…
Ideas of E.~Cartan and S.~Lie in modern geometry: -structures and differential equations. Lecture 2math.DG
This is the lecture 2 of a mini-course of 4 lectures. Our purpose of this mini-curse is to explain some ideas of E. Cartan and S. Lie when we study differential geometry, particularly we will to explain the Cartan reduction method. The Cartan reduction method is a technique in Differential Geometry for determining whet…
This paper extends geometric structure theory to infinite type structures.
problem Calculating characteristic class relations in complex Cartan geometries.
method Improves representation theory for infinite type structures.
result Direct calculation of characteristic class relations from structure group representation.
We give an explicit description, in terms of bracket, anchor, and pairing, of the standard cochain complex associated to a Courant algebroid. In this formulation, the differential satisfies a formula that is formally identical to the Cartan formula for the de Rham differential. This perspective allows us to develop the…
Gauging procedure constructs lagrangians for carrollian gravity.
problem Constructing lagrangians for carrollian gravity.
method Gauging procedure applied to Klein pairs corresponding to homogeneous spaces.
result Generalizes first-order lagrangians for four-dimensional maximally symmetric carrollian spaces.
The category of generalized Lie algebroids is presented. We obtain an exterior differential calculus for generalized Lie algebroids. In particular, we obtain similar results with the classical and modern results for Lie algebroids. So, a new result of Maurer-Cartan type is presented. Supposing that any vector subbundle…