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We discuss a general scheme for a construction of linear conformally invariant differential operators from curved Casimir operators; we then explicitly carry this out for several examples. Apart from demonstrating the efficacy of the approach via curved Casimirs, this shows that this method applies both in regular and …

For any triple $(M^n, g, \nabla)$ consisting of a Riemannian manifold and a metric connection with skew-symmetric torsion we introduce an elliptic, second order operator $Ω$ acting on spinor fields. In case of a reductive space and its canonical connection our construction yields the Casimir operator of the isometry gr…

We prove that the Casimir operator acting on sections of a homogeneous vector bundle over a generalized flag manifold naturally extends to an invariant differential operator on arbitrary parabolic geometries. We study some properties of the resulting invariant operators and compute their action on various special types…

Gradients are natural first order differential operators depending on Riemannian metrics. The principal symbols of them are related to the enveloping algebra and higher Casimir elements. We give certain relations in the enveloping algebra, which induce not only identities for higher Casimir elements but also all Bochne…

After defining cohomologically higher order BRST and anti-BRST operators for a compact simple algebra {\cal G}, the associated higher order Laplacians are introduced and the corresponding supersymmetry algebra $Σ$ is analysed. These operators act on the states generated by a set of fermionic ghost fields transforming u…

New formula for Lichnerowicz Laplacian on homogeneous spaces.

Study on eigenvalues of Laplace operator on 1-forms for symmetric spaces.

Study non-homogeneous operators in 1+0 systems, classifying and analyzing their geometric properties.

We present a construction of curved analogues of the nonstandard operators on Grassmannians parallel to the construction of the Paneitz operator via the curved Casimir operator, but technically more demanding. In particular, the construction breaks down in the presence of torsion. In the second part, we prove that the …

We study geometric first order differential operators on quaternionic Kähler manifolds. Their principal symbols are related to the enveloping algebra and Casimir elements for $\Sp(1)\Sp(n)$. This observation leads to anti-symmetry of the principal symbols and Bochner-Weitzenböck formulas for operators. As an applicatio…

We give a method to calculate spectra of the square of the Rarita-Schwinger operator on compact symmetric spaces. According to Weitzenböck formulas, the operator can be written by the Laplace operator, which is the Casimir operator on compact symmetric spaces. Then we can obtain the spectra by using the Freudenthal's f…

In this work we study the existence of homogeneous Einstein metrics on the total space of homogeneous fibrations such that the fibers are totally geodesic manifolds. We obtain the Ricci curvature of an invariant metric with totally geodesic fibers and some necessary conditions for such a metric to be Einstein in terms …

We discuss algebraic properties for the symbols of geometric first order differential operators on almost Hermitian manifolds and Kähler manifolds. Through study on the universal enveloping algebra and higher Casimir elements, we know algebraic relations for the symbols like the Clifford algebra. From the relations, we…

The purpose of this paper is to extend the explicit geometric evaluation of semisimple orbital integrals for smooth kernels for the Casimir operator obtained by the first author to the case of kernels for arbitrary elements in the center of the enveloping algebra.

New method finds invariants of Lie algebras, especially for semi-direct sums.

In this paper, we generalize the known results on the super circles $S^{1|1}$ and $S^{1|2}$. We construct the fine equivariant quantization on the super circle $S^{1|n}$ for $n\geqslant 3$. The equivariant Lie superalgebra is $\spo(2|n)$ which is constituted of the contact projective vector fields on $S^{1|n}$. In orde…

Recent work by Jaffe and Scardicchio has expressed the optical approximation to the Casimir effect as a sum over geometric quantities. The first two authors have developed a technique which uses the complex geometry of the space of oriented affine lines in ${\Bbb{R}}^3$ to describe reflection of rays off a surface. Thi…

Let g be a complex, simple Lie algebra with Cartan subalgebra h and Weyl group W. We construct a one-parameter family of flat connections D on h with values in any finite-dimensional h-module V and simple poles on the root hyperplanes. The corresponding monodromy representation of the braid group B of type g is a defor…

We study the existence of natural and projectively equivariant quantizations for differential operators acting between order 1 vector bundles over a smooth manifold M. To that aim, we make use of the Thomas-Whitehead approach of projective structures and construct a Casimir operator depending on a projective Cartan con…

The standard Laplace operator is a generalization of the Hodge Laplace operator on differential forms to arbitrary geometric vector bundles, alternatively it can be seen as generalization of the Casimir operator acting on sections of homogeneous vector bundles over symmetric spaces to general Riemannian manifolds. Stre…

The dynamics of an ideal fluid or plasma is constrained by topological invariants such as the circulation of (canonical) momentum or, equivalently, the flux of the vorticity or magnetic fields. In the Hamiltonian formalism, topological invariants restrict the orbits to submanifolds of the phase space. While the coadjoi…

Researchers describe Casimir functions for 3- and 4-step nilpotent Lie groups.

We present an equivariant Liapunov stability criterion for dynamical systems with symmetry. This result yields a simple proof of the energy-momentum-Casimir stability analysis of relative equilibria of equivariant Hamiltonian systems.

Formula derived for Laplace-Beltrami spectrum on homogeneous spaces.

Study on stability of Einstein metrics on symmetric spaces.

Proves helicity is the only regular Casimir for 3D hydrodynamics.

Quantum vacuum energy (Casimir energy) is reviewed for a mathematical audience as a topic in spectral theory. Then some one-dimensional systems are solved exactly, in terms of closed classical paths and periodic orbits. The relations among local spectral densities, energy densities, global eigenvalue densities, and tot…

We consider the problem of constructing Poisson brackets on smooth manifolds $M$ with prescribed Casimir functions. If $M$ is of even dimension, we achieve our construction by considering a suitable almost symplectic structure on $M$, while, in the case where $M$ is of odd dimension, our objective is achieved by using …

We prove that any regular Casimir in 3D magnetohydrodynamics is a function of the magnetic helicity and cross-helicity. In other words, these two helicities are the only independent regular integral invariants of the coadjoint action of the MHD group $\text{SDiff}(M)\ltimes\mathfrak X^*(M)$, which is the semidirect pro…

In this paper, we consider nonlinear PDEs in a port-Hamiltonian setting based on an underlying jet-bundle structure. We restrict ourselves to systems with 1-dimensional spatial domain and 2nd-order Hamiltonian including certain dissipation models that can be incorporated in the port- Hamiltonian framework by means of a…

New hierarchies and equations derived from Poisson structures.

Study on deformations of symmetric spaces using Jordan algebras.

Studies modules over a category of Jacobi diagrams in handlebodies.

Develops control and observer methods for complex systems.

Proves local bi-integrability of bi-Hamiltonian systems via bi-Poisson reduction.

Method computes centers of Poisson and skein algebras for loops on surfaces.

We study the existence of projectable $G$-invariant Einstein metrics on the total space of $G$-equivariant fibrations $M=G/L\to G/K$, for a compact connected semisimple Lie group $G$. We obtain necessary conditions for the existence of such Einstein metrics in terms of appropriate Casimir operators, which is a generali…

Counting spheres in hyperbolic space with effective methods.

It is well known that functions in involution with respect to Poisson brackets have a privileged role in the theory of completely integrable systems. Finding functionally independent functions in involution with a given function $h$ on a Poisson manifold is a fundamental problem of this theory and is very useful for th…

We investigate the concept of equivariant quantization over the superspace R^{p+q|2r}, with respect to the orthosymplectic algebra osp(p+1,q+1|2r). Our methods and results vary upon the superdimension p+q-2r. When the superdimension is nonzero, we manage to obtain a result which is similar to the classical theorem of D…

In the paper we determine the class of diffeomorphism of three-dimensional regular common level surfaces of Hamiltonian and Casimir functions for the analog of Kovalevskaya case on Lie algebra $\textrm{so}(4)$. We start from Fomenko-Zieschang invariants of Lioville foliations on these manifolds that were calculated by …

New method preserves MHD equations on sphere without costly matrix exponentials.

In the genus expansion of the HOMFLY polynomials their representation dependence is naturally captured by symmetric group characters. This immediately implies that the Ooguri-Vafa partition function (OVPF) is a Hurwitz tau-function. In the planar limit involving factorizable special polynomials, it is actually a trivia…

We consider the free nilpotent Lie algebra $L$ with 2 generators, of step 4, and the corresponding connected simply connected Lie group $G$. We study the left-invariant sub-Riemannian structure on $G$ defined by the generators of $L$ as an orthonormal frame. We compute two vector field models of $L$ by polynomial vecto…

We consider control-linear left-invariant time-optimal problems on step 2 Carnot groups with strictly convex set of control parameters (in particular, sub-Finsler problems). We describe all linear-in-momenta Casimirs on the dual of the Lie algebra. In the case of rank 3 Lie groups we describe the symplectic foliation o…

Several new mutation-periodic quivers of period higher than 1 are introduced as well as the associated discrete dynamical systems. The reduction of these systems is developed using either a presymplectic or a Poisson approach. The presymplectic approach leads to a reduced system whose iteration map is symplectic with r…

We construct the family of algebroid brackets $[\cdot,\cdot]_{c,v}$ on the tangent bundle $T^*M$ to a Poisson manifold $(M,π)$ starting from an algebroid bracket of differential forms. We use these brackets to generate Poisson structures on the tangent bundle $TM$. Next, in the case when $M$ is equipped with a bi-Hamil…

Unified geometric formulation of Maxwell-Vlasov system using presymplectic and symmetry reduction.