We propose a version of the Hodge conjecture in Bott-Chern cohomology and using results from characterizing real holomorphic chains by real rectifiable currents to provide a proof for this question. We define a Bott-Chern differential cohomology and use atomic section theory of Harvey and Lawson to construct refined Bo…
Flow smooths Chern-Ricci-flat metrics on Hermitian manifolds.
problem Smooth Chern-Ricci-flat metrics on Hermitian manifolds.
method An analogue of the Calabi flow for compact Hermitian manifolds with vanishing first Bott-Chern class.
result The flow converges to the unique Chern-Ricci-flat metric under certain conditions.
The Chern sectional curvature of a Hermitian manifold is derived and related to Kähler metrics.
problem Understanding the relationship between Chern and Riemann sectional curvatures on Hermitian manifolds.
method Derivation of Chern sectional curvature expressions and subsequent results on Ricci and scalar curvatures.
result A Hermitian metric is Kähler if and only if its Riemann sectional curvature equals its Chern sectional curvature.
Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
problem Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
method Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
result Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
Develops equivariant Chern characters for coherent sheaves with group actions.
problem Computing Chern characters for coherent sheaves on manifolds with group actions.
method Introduces equivariant Chern characters and proves Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck theorem in Bott-Chern cohomology.
result Establishes a Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck theorem for coherent sheaves with finite group actions.
We present two formulas for Chern classes of the tensor product of two vector bundles. In the first formula we consider a matrix containing Chern classes of the first bundle and we take a polynomial of this matrix with Chern classes of the second bundle as coefficients. The determinant of this expression equals the Che…
Study of orbifold Chern character using superconnections.
problem Chern character for orbifold settings.
method Use of flat antiholomorphic superconnections and Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck theorem.
result Uniqueness of orbifold Chern character proven.
Survey on metrics on non-Kähler complex manifolds.
problem Existence and properties of Hermitian metrics.
method Analytic study of Chern connection and related flows.
result Generalizations of Kähler-Einstein condition.
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 …
The paper establishes inequalities for Chern classes and numbers on polarized manifolds and nef vector bundles.
problem Chern class and number inequalities on polarized manifolds and nef vector bundles.
method Sharp inequalities derived from polarized pairs and nef vector bundles.
result Bounding Chern numbers of nef vector bundles and classifying compact Kähler manifolds.
Formula derived for Bott-Chern classes in complex blow-ups.
problem Calculating Bott-Chern classes in blow-ups of complex manifolds.
method Proved blow-up formula for Bott-Chern classes, established Riemann-Roch without denominators.
result Formula for Bott-Chern classes in blow-ups.
Hermitian metrics with zero second Chern Ricci curvature are rigid and exist on specific manifolds.
problem Characterizing Hermitian metrics with vanishing second Chern Ricci curvature.
method Analyzing the rigidity of the second Chern Ricci curvature on compact complex manifolds.
result Characterization of second Chern Ricci-flat Hermitian metrics and non-existence results.
On a closed balanced manifold, we show that if the Chern scalar curvature is small enough in a certain Sobolev norm then a slightly modified version of the Chern-Yamabe flow~\cite{Angella:2015aa} converges to a solution of the Chern-Yamabe problem. We also prove that if the Chern scalar curvature, on closed almost-Herm…
In this note we study finite-time singularities in the Chern-Ricci flow. We show that finite-time singularities are characterized by the blow-up of the scalar curvature of the Chern connection.
Study local properties of Chern-scalar curvature through linearization stability.
problem Local properties of Chern-scalar curvature function.
method Linearization analysis of the Chern-scalar curvature function.
result Stability of linearization and structure of metrics with prescribed curvature.
Paper constructs Chern character for coherent sheaves.
problem Chern character for coherent sheaves with values in Bott-Chern cohomology.
method Based on Block's fundamental construction, constructs Chern character.
result Proves Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck formula for coherent sheaves.
Study categorizes Vaisman manifolds with vanishing first Chern class and finds canonical metrics.
problem Characterizing Vaisman manifolds with vanishing first Chern class.
method Categorization into three types based on Bott-Chern class sign, showing canonical metrics, quasi-regularity, stability, and automorphism group behavior.
result Vaisman manifolds with non-positive Bott-Chern class admit canonical metrics and are stable under deformations.
This paper proves compactness of conformal Chern-minimal surfaces in Hermitian surfaces.
problem Compactness of conformal Chern-minimal surfaces in Hermitian surfaces.
method Proves compactness through bubble tree limit analysis.
result Compactness of conformal Chern-minimal surfaces is established with bounded area.
We introduce certain relative differential characters which we call Cheeger-Chern-Simons characters. These combine the well-known Cheeger-Simons characters with Chern-Simons forms. In the same way as the Cheeger-Simons characters generalize Chern-Simons invariants of oriented closed manifolds, the Cheeger-Chern-Simons …
We introduce the notions of Chern-Dirac bundles and Chern-Dirac operators on Hermitian manifolds. They are analogues of classical Dirac bundles and Dirac operators, with Levi-Civita connection replaced by Chern connection. We then show that the tensor product of canonical and the anticanonical spinor bundles, called V-…
New approach connects 3D Chern-Simons theory to spectral networks.
problem Understanding Chern-Simons invariants in 3D manifolds.
method Constructing equivalences between bundles and spectral networks.
result New formulas for Chern-Simons invariants of 3D manifolds.
Survey on Chern-Ricci flow for complex manifolds.
problem Understanding and solving open problems in Chern-Ricci flow.
method Parabolic flow of Hermitian metrics on complex manifolds.
result Open problems and new directions in Chern-Ricci flow highlighted.
Proof shows Chern form is closed on groupoid convolution algebra.
problem Proving the Chern form's closedness on étale groupoids.
method Used bisection for algebraic proof.
result Chern form is closed on étale groupoid convolution algebra.
Study second-Chern-Einstein metrics on 4D manifolds, finding Killing vector fields and examples.
problem Investigate second-Chern-Einstein metrics on 4D almost-Hermitian manifolds.
method Analyze compact and unimodular almost-abelian Lie algebras, use Killing vector fields and parallel non-zero Lee forms.
result Describe 4D compact second-Chern-Einstein locally conformally symplectic manifolds and classify unimodular almost-abelian Lie algebras with second-Chern-Einstein metrics.
Develops method to compute Chern-Simons potentials from higher-dimensional Pontryagin densities.
problem Computing Chern-Simons potentials from higher-dimensional Pontryagin densities.
method Systematic approach using a generic affine connection with non-vanishing torsion and non-metricity.
result Algorithm and code for determining Chern-Simons potential from Pontryagin density in arbitrary even dimensions.
Paper investigates prescribing Chern scalar curvatures on specific manifolds.
problem Prescribing Chern scalar curvatures on noncompact Hermitian manifolds with nonpositive curvatures.
method Establishes existence results and sufficient conditions for negative curvature metrics.
result Obtains sufficient conditions for the existence of a constant negative Chern scalar curvature metric.
The Chern-Simons forms for R-linear connections on Lie algebroids are considered. A generalized Chern-Simons formula for such R-linear connections is obtained. We it apply to define Chern character and secondary characteristic classes for R-linear connections of Lie algebroids.
Study characterizes cohomology of Vaisman manifolds, linking Bott-Chern and Dolbeault numbers.
problem Characterize Bott-Chern cohomology of Vaisman manifolds.
method Explicit description via basic cohomology, infer relationships between cohomology groups, show invariants are unbounded, cohomological characterization of formality.
result Bott-Chern and Dolbeault numbers determine each other for Vaisman manifolds, and cohomological invariants are unbounded.
The study of Chern numbers on vector bundles uses combinatorial methods to establish bounds and ordering.
problem Establishing bounds and ordering for Chern numbers on vector bundles.
method Combinatorial ideas to study Chern numbers on ample and numerically effective vector bundles.
result An effective lower bound for Chern numbers of ample vector bundles and reverse dominance ordering for nef vector bundles.
Study on spherical CR manifolds with non-trivial Chern classes.
problem Understanding Chern classes in spherical CR manifolds.
method Construction and proof of constraints on Chern classes.
result Topological obstruction to spherical CR structures on contact manifolds.
In this paper we study almost complex manifolds admitting a quasi-Kähler Chern-flat metric (Chern-flat means that the holonomy of the Chern connection is trivial). We prove that in the compact case such manifolds are all nilmanifolds. Some partial classification results are established and we prove that a quasi-Kähler …
A notion of geometric formality in the context of Bott-Chern and Aeppli cohomologies on a complex manifold is discussed. In particular, by using Aeppli-Bott-Chern-Massey triple products, it is proved that geometric Aeppli-Bott-Chern formality is not stable under small deformations of the complex structure.
The paper proves inequalities for orbifold second Chern classes in Fujiki's class.
problem Inequalities for orbifold second Chern classes of compact normal analytic varieties.
method Generic nefness theorems for tangent and cotangent sheaves, and an orbifold Bogomolov--Gieseker inequality for mixed polarizations.
result Semipositivity of the orbifold second Chern class for varieties with nef anti-canonical divisor.
Geometrically constructs dilogarithm from Chern-Simons theory.
problem Dilogarithm function and its properties.
method Spin Chern-Simons invariant of C*-connections.
result Geometric proofs of dilogarithm identities and branching structure.
New findings on complex manifold properties under deformations.
problem Properties of Dolbeault and Bott-Chern formalities are not preserved under holomorphic deformations.
method Construction of a complex manifold to demonstrate non-preservation of properties.
result Existence of a manifold satisfying ∂∂-lemma but with non-vanishing Aeppli-Bott-Chern-Massey product. In studying the Bott-Chern and Aeppli cohomologies for q-complete manifolds, we introduce the class of cohomologically Bott-Chern q-complete manifolds.
A version of smooth K-theory is constructed, which is adapted to the total Chern class instead of the Chern character (contrarily to previous theories). Some total Chern class morphism from this K-theory to Cheeger-Simons differential characters is constructed. This answers a question raised by U. Bunke.
Defines Chern-Robinson connection on Robinson manifolds.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on mathematical definition.
method Defines Chern-Robinson connection on complexified tangent bundle of Robinson manifolds.
result Various Bianchi identities are derived and applied to geometry.
Paper introduces Chern minimal surfaces in Hermitian surfaces and establishes identities related to their points and bundles.
problem Understanding the properties of Chern minimal surfaces in Hermitian surfaces.
method Using the Chern connection, the paper introduces Chern minimal surfaces and establishes identities related to their points and bundles.
result Established two identities relating the orders of complex and anticomplex points, the cap product of pull-back of first Chern class, and the Euler characteristics of tangent and normal bundles.
Chern-Weil theory provides for each invariant polynomial on a Lie algebra g a map from g-connections to differential cocycles whose volume holonomy is the corresponding Chern-Simons theory action functional. Kotov and Strobl have observed that this naturally generalizes from Lie algebras to dg-manifolds and dg-bundles …
The paper examines inequalities for Chern numbers on specific 4D Kähler manifolds.
problem Investigating Chern number inequalities on 4D Kähler manifolds with deformed Hermitian-Yang-Mills metrics.
method Analyzing 4D Kähler manifolds with deformed Hermitian-Yang-Mills metrics under the condition θ^∈(π,2π). result Established Chern number inequalities for the specified manifolds.
From the point of view of index theory, we give a simple proof of a Gauss-Bonnet-Chern formula for all Finsler manifolds by the Cartan connection. Based on this, we establish a Gauss-Bonnet-Chern formula for any metric-compatible connection and also derive the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern formula of Lackey.
Arithmetic Dijkgraaf-Witten theory constructs analogues in Chern-Simons TQFT.
problem Developing arithmetic analogues in Chern-Simons TQFT.
method Constructing arithmetic analogues of Chern-Simons 1-cocycle, prequantization bundle, and Chern-Simons functional.
result Decomposition and gluing formulas for arithmetic Chern-Simons invariants and arithmetic Dijkgraaf-Witten partition functions.
Study of deformed Bott-Chern cohomology on complex manifolds.
problem Deformation theory and cohomology of complex manifolds.
method Introduce a double complex structure and study its Bott-Chern cohomology.
result Established a deformation theory for Bott-Chern cohomology and computed deformed cohomology for specific manifolds.
The Chern-Ricci flow is an evolution equation of Hermitian metrics by their Chern-Ricci form, first introduced by Gill. Building on our previous work, we investigate this flow on complex surfaces. We establish new estimates in the case of finite time non-collapsing, anologous to some known results for the Kahler-Ricci …
The Klein-Grifone approach to global Finsler geometry is adopted. A global existence and uniqueness theorem for Chern connection is formulated and proved. The torsion and curvature tensors of Chern connection are derived. Some properties and the Bianchi identities for this connection are investigated. A concise compari…
Paper explores prescribing Chern scalar curvatures on noncompact Hermitian manifolds.
problem Prescribing Chern scalar curvatures on complete noncompact Hermitian manifolds.
method Generalizes Aviles-McOwen's existence results to higher-dimensional Hermitian manifolds.
result Existence results for Chern scalar curvatures on Hermitian manifolds.
A Chern-Weil construction for extensions of Lie-Rinehart algebras is introduced. This generalizes the classical Chern-Weil construction in differential geometry and yields characteristic classes for arbitrary extensions of Lie-Rinehart algebras. Some examples arising from spaces with singularities and from foliations a…