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.
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Unified construction of compactifications using Grassmannian geometry.
problem Compactification of classical Lie groups.
method Grassmannian geometry and Riemannian symmetric spaces.
result Cartan involution extends uniquely to an isometric involution on the compactification.
In this note we prove that the Borel class of representations of 3-manifold groups to PGL(n,C) is preserved under Cartan involution up to sign. For representations to PGL(3,C) this is implied by a more general result of E. Falbel and Q. Wang, however our proof appears to be much shorter for that special case.
Study Wick-rotations of Lie groups using GIT results.
problem Understanding Wick-rotations of pseudo-Riemannian Lie groups.
method Using results from real GIT, analyze invariant metrics and Lie algebras.
result Existence and conjugacy of Cartan involutions for pseudo-Riemannian Lie groups.
Termination proof for Cartan's method in constant type problems.
problem Proving termination of Cartan's equivalence method for constant type problems.
method Groupoid approach to Lie pseudo-groups and Cartan-Kuranishi theorem.
result Cartan's method terminates at involution or complete reduction for constant type problems.
Partial AHS-structures extend G-structures and Cartan geometries to manifolds with involutive distributions.
problem Extending G-structures and Cartan geometries to manifolds with involutive distributions.
method Developing a canonical Cartan geometry for partial AHS-structures and constructing BGG sequences.
result Partial AHS-structures have analogs of BGG sequences, providing fine resolutions of sheaves.
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.
An exterior differential calculus in the general framework of generalized Lie algebroids is presented. A theorem of Maurer-Cartan type is obtained. All results with details proofs are presented and a new point of view over exterior differential calculus for Lie algebroids is obtained. Using the theory of linear connect…
We apply the Cartan-Kahler theorem for the k-Dirac operator studied in Clifford analysis and to the parabolic version of this operator. We show that for k = 2 the tableaux of the first prolongations of these two operators are involutive. This gives us a new characterization of the set of initial conditions for the 2-D…
We realize the simple Lie superalgebra G(3) as supersymmetry of various geometric structures, most importantly super-versions of the Hilbert-Cartan equation (SHC) and Cartan's involutive PDE system that exhibit G(2) symmetry. We provide the symmetries explicitly and compute, via the first Spencer cohomology groups, the…
New proof of Lie-Tresse theorem with computational advantages.
problem Equivalence problem for PDEs under point transformations.
method Involutive moving frames and constructive moving frame method.
result First general upper bound on minimal differential invariants.
Extends Kostant's results to symmetric pairs in Clifford algebras.
problem Analyzing -invariants in Clifford algebras of symmetric pairs.
method Proves Cartan theorem, transgression theorem, Harish-Chandra isomorphism, and Clifford algebra conjecture for relative case.
result Establishes a relative transgression theorem and Harish-Chandra isomorphism for Clifford algebras.
A new category of Lie algebras, called generalized Lie algebras, is presented such that classical Lie algebras and Lie-Rinehart algebras are objects of this new category. A new philosophy over generalized Lie algebroids theory is presented using the notion of generalized Lie algebra and examples of objects of the categ…
In this paper we prove a version of Lie-Bäcklund theorem for overdetermined systems of scalar PDEs, whose general solution depends on 1 function of 1 variable. This generalizes the case of involutive system of the second order on the plane treated by E.Cartan in 1910. Many examples are provided.
Proves convergence of normal forms for infinite-dimensional Lie pseudo-group actions.
problem Analyzing convergence of normal forms for complex manifolds.
method Equivariant moving frame method and Cartan-Kähler Theorem.
result Proves convergence of normal form power series for infinite-dimensional Lie pseudo-group actions.
Involutive moving framesmath.DG
Develops a new method for solving equivalence problems in pseudo-groups.
problem Solving equivalence problems in pseudo-groups.
method Combining Cartan's equivalence method and equivariant moving frame for pseudo-groups.
result A hybrid equivalence method that extends and illuminates its two progenitors.
Automorphisms of finite order and real forms of "smooth" affine Kac-Moody algebras are studied, i.e. of 2-dimensional extensions of the algebra of smooth loops in a simple Lie algebra. It is shown that they can be parametrized by certain invariants and that in particular the classification of involutions essentially fo…
The article provides a modest survey of the absolute theory of general systems of (partial) differential equations. The equations are relieved of all additional structures and subject to quite arbitrary change of the variables. An abstract mathematical theory in the Bourbaki sense with its own concepts and technical to…
Universal Cartan-Lie algebroid of an anchored bundle with connection and compatible geometriesmath.DG
Universal construction for Lie algebroids from anchored bundles with connections.
problem Creating a universal framework for Lie algebroids from anchored bundles with connections.
method Adapting Kapranov's construction to anchored bundles with arbitrary connections, showing compatibility with Lie algebroid structure.
result Universal connection on compatible with Lie algebroid structure, turning into a Cartan-Lie algebroid.
The intrinsic geometric properties of generalized Darboux-Manakov-Zakharov systems of semilinear partial differential equations \label{GDMZabstract} \frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x_i\partial x_j}=f_{ij}\Big(x_k,u,\frac{\partial u}{\partial x_l}\Big), 1\leq i<j\leq n, k,l\in\{1,...,n\} for a real-valued function $u(x_1,.…
We prove that all immersions of a genus one surface into G/T possessing a Toda frame can be constructed by integrating a pair of commuting vector fields on a finite dimensional Lie algebra. Here G is any simple real Lie group (not necessarily compact), T is a Cartan subgroup and the k-symmetric space structure on G/T i…
Formal Integrability for the Nonautonomous Case of the Inverse Problem of the Calculus of Variationsmath.DG
We address the integrability conditions of the inverse problem of the calculus of variations for time-dependent SODE using the Spencer version of the Cartan-Kähler theorem. We consider a linear partial differential operator given by the two Helmholtz conditions expressed in terms of semi-basic 1-forms and study its…
Classifies involutions on spherical 3-manifolds.
problem Classifying involutions on spherical 3-manifolds.
method Geometric approach to conjugacy classification.
result Insights into topological properties of involutions.
Study classifies Calabi-Yau threefolds with non-Gorenstein involutions.
problem Understanding non-Gorenstein involutions on Calabi-Yau threefolds.
method Classification of Calabi-Yau threefolds with specific properties.
result Classification of Calabi-Yau threefolds with Picard rank one and non-Gorenstein involutions.
The paper studies circular evolutes and involutes of framed curves in Euclidean space.
problem Investigating properties of framed curves and their evolutes and involutes.
method Definition and analysis of circular evolutes and involutes of framed curves, properties of normal surfaces, and their relations.
result Circular evolutes and involutes of framed curves are opposite operations under suitable assumptions, similar to fronts in the Euclidean plane.
New formula for dual knots using involutions.
problem Understanding dual knots and their transformations.
method Involutive analog of knot surgery formula.
result Computed local equivalence class for involutive dual knots.
The study classifies involutions on del Pezzo surfaces.
problem Classifying involutions on del Pezzo surfaces.
method Mapping class group theory and hyperbolic reflection groups.
result A complete classification of involutions on del Pezzo surfaces.
Characterizes the Legendre involution on generic frontals.
problem Identifying the Legendre involution on a specific class of frontals.
method Analyzes generic frontals under mild assumptions and uses complexification.
result Any involution with the same fixed points as the Legendre involution is the Legendre involution.
The paper defines conditions for good involutions in generalized Alexander quandles.
problem Determining conditions for good involutions in generalized Alexander quandles.
method Analyzing the structure of generalized Alexander quandles and their involutions.
result Classification of all good involutions in connected generalized Alexander quandles.
Study proves naturality and functoriality in a type of Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Proving naturality and functoriality in a specific type of Heegaard Floer homology.
method Used the doubling model for the involution and variations to prove results.
result First-order naturality of involutive Heegaard Floer homology proved.
The paper develops a new theory for knots and 3-manifolds with involutions.
problem Developing a new theory for knots and 3-manifolds with involutions.
method Establishing a version of Seiberg-Witten Floer K-theory for knots and 3-manifolds with involutions.
result 10/8-type inequalities for knots and involutions, yielding lower bounds on stabilizing numbers and relative genera.
The study proves symplectic quandles cannot have good involutions.
problem Existence of good involutions in symplectic quandles.
method Investigation of necessary and sufficient conditions for good involutions.
result Nonexistence of good involutions in symplectic quandles.
We study the problem of constructing systems of hyperbolic conservation laws in one space dimension with prescribed eigencurves, i.e. the eigenvector fields of the Jacobian of the flux are given. We formulate this as a typically overdetermined system of equations for the eigenvalues-to-be. Equivalent formulations in te…
Involution algebroids extend Lie algebroids to tangent categories.
problem Extending Lie algebroid theory to tangent categories.
method Defining involution algebroids that replace the Jacobi identity with a Yang-Baxter-like equation.
result Every Lie algebroid is an involution algebroid and every involution algebroid admits a Lie bracket.
Classifies dissecting involutions on symmetric spaces.
problem Identifying dissecting involutions on symmetric spaces.
method Analyzing properties of involutions and fixed point sets.
result Characterizes dissecting involutions on specific symmetric spaces.
Involutions generate mapping class groups of infinite surfaces.
problem Generating involutions for mapping class groups of infinite surfaces.
method Analyzing infinite surfaces with n ends, showing involutions generate groups for n ≥ 6 and n ≥ 3.
result Involutions generate mapping class groups for n ≥ 6 and n ≥ 3.
Minimal involutions generate a subgroup of nonorientable surfaces.
problem Generating a minimal set of involutions for a specific subgroup.
method Obtained a minimal generating set of involutions.
result Minimal involutions for the level 2 subgroup of a nonorientable surface.
Study exact surgery formula in involutive Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Understanding integer homology spheres through knot surgery.
method Using doubling model of involution and mapping cone formula.
result Examples of non-homology cobordant integer homology spheres.
Three involutions generate mapping class groups of large surfaces.
problem Generating mapping class groups with minimal involutions.
method Proved using group theory for surfaces of genus ≥8.
result Mapping class groups are generated by three involutions for large surfaces.
We study decompositions of complex hyperbolic isometries as products of involutions. We show that PU(2,1) has involution length 4 and commutator length 1, and that for all PU(,1) has involution length at most 8.
Anti-symplectic involutions connect a sphere in a symplectic surface.
problem Understanding involutions on Lagrangian spheres in symplectic quadrics.
method Using Hamiltonian isotopy to show connections between involutions.
result Anti-symplectic involutions are Hamiltonian isotopic.
Real slices of parabolic opers on Riemann surfaces are studied.
problem Understanding the fixed-point locus of involutions on parabolic opers.
method Investigated the space of parabolic SL(r,C)-opers and their involutions.
result Fixed-point loci of involutions on different descriptions of parabolic opers coincide.
Classifies periodic diffeomorphisms on surfaces commuting with specific involutions.
problem Classifying periodic automorphisms on surfaces that commute with certain involutions.
method Analyzes irreducible periodic automorphisms on surfaces that commute with hyperelliptic involutions.
result A classification up to conjugacy for irreducible periodic automorphisms of a surface commuting with involutions such that is homeomorphic to .
Computed involutive knot invariants for specific pretzel knots.
problem Computing involutive knot invariants for a specific class of knots.
method Computed involutive knot invariants for pretzel knots of the form P(-2,m,n) with m and n odd and ≥ 3.
result Computed involutive invariants for a specific class of knots.
Paper studies involutions generating the twist subgroup of nonorientable surfaces.
problem Generating the twist subgroup by involutions on nonorientable surfaces.
method Analyzes involutions to find the smallest generating sets.
result Provides generating sets of involutions with minimal elements.
Let denote a closed orientable surface of genus with punctures and let denote its mapping class group. In [Luo] Luo proved that if the genus is at least 3, is generated by involutions. He also asked if there exists a universal upper bound, indepe…
Presentations for involutions on non-orientable surfaces up to genus 5.
problem Representing involutions on non-orientable surfaces.
method Dehn twist--crosscap slide presentations.
result Presentations for involutions on non-orientable surfaces of genera up to 5.
Three involutions generate the mapping class group for surfaces of genus 6 or more.
problem Generating the mapping class group with minimal involutions.
method Proving the group is generated by three involutions for surfaces of genus 6 or more.
result The mapping class group is generated by three involutions for surfaces of genus 6 or more.