The paper extends Cartan development to infinite dimensional Lie groups.
problem Generalizing Cartan development to infinite dimensional Lie groups.
method Generalization of Cartan development to infinite dimensional manifolds and Lie groups.
result The tangent mapping of a Cartan development is another Cartan development.
Develops reduction method for strong Dirac maps.
problem Generalizing Poisson momentum maps.
method General procedure for reduction along strong Dirac maps.
result Recover and introduce new Poisson, quasi-Poisson, and Dirac reduced structures.
The paper explores methods to decompose periodic maps into Dehn twists.
problem Factoring periodic maps into Dehn twists.
method Various methods for factoring periodic mapping classes into Dehn twists, up to conjugacy.
result Existence of conjugates of periodic maps whose product is pseudo-Anosov.
Overview of infinite surface mapping class groups.
problem Understanding mapping class groups of infinite surfaces.
method Survey of recent research findings.
result Recent developments in mapping class groups of infinite surfaces.
Developed theory for Thurston maps with a small set of essential singularities.
problem Characterizing Thurston maps with essential singularities.
method Analyzed pullback maps on Teichmüller space to characterize Thurston maps.
result Established a characterization theorem for Thurston maps with four postsingular values.
Paper studies heat flow for maps on manifolds, avoiding singularities.
problem Avoiding singularities in heat flow for maps on manifolds.
method Introduces regularized conformal heat flow for n-harmonic maps. result Regularized n-conformal heat flow does not develop finite time singularities. Develops analysis of Hölder continuous mappings on Heisenberg groups.
problem Analyzing Hölder continuous mappings on Heisenberg groups.
method Theory of distributional Jacobians and pullbacks of differential forms.
result Simple proof of a generalization of the Gromov non-embedding theorem and new results about Hölder homotopy groups.
A completely nonintegrable 2-dimensional distribution on a 4-manifold is called an Engel structure. A 4-manifold with an Engel structure is called an Engel manifold. The developing map for an Engel manifold is very important tool to determine the Engel structure. Montgomery used it to prove that an Engel automorp…
Machine learning models emulate and approximate complex mappings in model physics.
problem Developing and ensuring accurate physical parameterizations.
method Machine learning tools to emulate and approximate mappings.
result ML can improve parameterizations and enforce physical constraints.
Develops moment map theory for twisted scalar curvature in Kähler geometry.
problem Understanding the geometry of holomorphic submersions and foliations.
method Introduces a coupled system of equations on a holomorphic submersion.
result The coupled system appears as a moment map, generalizing to foliations.
The paper constructs a multi-valued inverse of quasiregular maps and develops pull-back theory for differential forms.
problem Understanding multi-valued inverses of quasiregular maps and their properties.
method Using Almgren's framework of multi-valued maps and developing pull-back theory for differential forms.
result The multi-valued inverse is a quasiregular ω-curve with respect to a natural n-form ω. Developed an ellipsoidal density-equalizing map for genus-0 closed surfaces.
problem Large geometric distortion when using spherical domain for genus-0 closed surfaces.
method Developed a novel method for ellipsoidal density-equalizing maps and combined with quasi-conformal maps.
result Significantly improved surface remeshing performance for genus-0 closed surfaces.
Develops Lefschetz theory for noncompact manifolds.
problem Lefschetz fixed-point theory for noncompact manifolds.
method Introduces uniform bounded cohomology and develops obstruction theory.
result Uniform Lefschetz class vanishes if and only if map is homotopic to a strongly fixed-point free map.
Paper proves certain closed affine manifolds without invariant lines don't exist.
problem Proving non-existence of closed affine manifolds with invariant lines.
method Developing map, holonomy, invariant line, large open subsets, modified proof.
result Developing image cannot meet invariant line if affine holonomy acts purely by translations.
The paper studies f-biharmonic maps and submersions in space forms.
problem Characterizing f-biharmonic maps and submersions in space forms. method Analyzing f-biharmonic curves, developing classifications, and using integrability data. result Proper f-biharmonic developable surfaces exist only in the case of cylinders. In this paper we prove geometric residue theorems for bundle maps over a compact manifold. The theory developed associates residues to the singularity submanifolds of the map for any invariant polynomial. The theory is then applied to a variety of settings: smooth maps between equidimensional manifolds, CR-singularitie…
In this paper we consider convex improper affine maps of the 3-dimensional affine space and classify their singularities. The main tool developed is a generating family with properties that closely resembles the area function for non-convex improper affine maps.
Develops methods to construct harmonic and wave maps into variable-curvature surfaces.
problem Limited explicit constructions for harmonic and wave maps in variable-curvature settings.
method Reduction framework for pseudo-Riemannian surfaces, geometric ansatz, first-order ODEs.
result Constructs explicit harmonic and wave maps into ellipsoids, hyperboloids, and Schwarzschild exterior.
By recognizing them as fundamental groups of developable complexes of groups we prove that mapping class groups of compact orientable surfaces have finite asymptotic dimension.
Stability of biharmonic maps in critical dimension proven.
problem Stability of biharmonic maps between manifolds in critical dimension.
method Generalization of Morse stability theory to biharmonic maps, development of strong energy quantization method.
result Strong energy quantization in a wide class of problems in geometric analysis.
We develop a method to find a set of diminimal polyhedral maps on the torus from which all other polyhedral maps on the torus may be generated by face splitting and vertex splitting. We employ this method, though not to its completion, to find 53 diminimal polyhedral maps on the Torus.
The blow-down map is studied in Lie algebroid cohomology.
problem Computing Lie algebroid cohomology of blowups.
method Developed a Gysin sequence for Lie algebroids and used it to compute cohomology.
result Generalized Mazzeo-Melrose theorem to Lie algebroids.
Python tool calculates cobordism maps in Khovanov homology.
problem Computing cobordism maps on Khovanov homology.
method Developed a Python module to calculate these maps.
result Computed cobordism maps for all incompressible Seifert surfaces of prime knots up to 10 crossings.
In recent decades, the use of 3D point clouds has been widespread in computer industry. The development of techniques in analyzing point clouds is increasingly important. In particular, mapping of point clouds has been a challenging problem. In this paper, we develop a discrete analogue of the Teichmüller extremal mapp…
Optimizes biharmonic map regularity using stratification methods.
problem Improving the known almost optimal regularity of biharmonic maps.
method Quantitative stratification method.
result Optimal regularity results for minimizing biharmonic maps.
Quantum trace map defined for 3-manifolds with torus boundaries.
problem Quantifying topological structures of 3-manifolds with torus boundaries.
method Defining a quantum trace map from skein module to a quantum torus module.
result Established a 3D quantum trace map for 3-manifolds with torus boundaries.
Develops twistor theory for foliated manifolds, proving orbifold results.
problem Classical twistor theory applied to foliated manifolds.
method Constructs twistor space of normal bundle, proves foliated versions of results.
result Obtains orbifold versions of classical results.
Develops a lifting theory for exponential maps in semi-Riemannian geometry.
problem Overcoming singularities in exponential maps to prove geodesic connectivity.
method Lifting theory for semi-Riemannian manifolds with path-continuation property.
result General path-lifting theorem extending globally under certain conditions.
Develops spherical density-equalizing maps for closed surfaces.
problem Lack of methods for genus-0 closed surfaces.
method Conformal parameterization onto unit sphere, density equalization, quasi-conformal theory, harmonic energy, landmark constraints.
result Landmark-aligned spherical density-equalizing maps balancing different distortion measures.
Study develops a new method for creating fair models.
problem Ensuring equal outcomes for different protected groups.
method Introduces a new group-fair constraint based on transport maps.
result Develops a novel algorithm FTM for training group-fair models.
Proves rigidity for maps between manifolds using degree theory and current developments.
problem Lipschitz-volume rigidity for maps between metric manifolds and Riemannian manifolds.
method Degree theory and recent developments of Lipschitz-volume rigidity for integral currents.
result Proves a Lipschitz-volume rigidity result for 1-Lipschitz maps.
A new Euclidean approach reveals the pentagram map's beauty.
problem Exploring the pentagram map through classical geometry.
method Introducing an alternative Euclidean approach.
result Demonstrates the pentagram map's elegance through classical geometry.
We develop the notion of renormalized energy in CR geometry, for maps from a strictly pseudoconvex pseudohermitian manifold to a Riemannian manifold. This energy is a CR invariant functional, whose critical points, which we call CR-harmonic maps, satisfy a CR covariant subelliptic partial differential equation. The cor…
The paper classifies dense conjugacy classes in mapping class groups of locally finite graphs.
problem Identifying which mapping class groups have dense conjugacy classes.
method Developed flux homomorphisms and combinatorial criteria for stability.
result A complete classification for self-similar locally finite graphs and a criterion for stability.
This paper proposes an efficient autoHPO method based on data-to-hyper-parameter mapping.
problem Manual hyper-parameter tuning is costly and dependent.
method The approach is based on mapping from data to hyper-parameters using a sophisticated network structure and effective construction algorithms.
result The proposed approach significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods.
New harmonic maps to hyperbolic plane via Bäcklund transformation.
problem Constructing new harmonic maps to the hyperbolic plane.
method Using Bäcklund transformation to connect solutions of sinh-Gordon and sine-Gordon equations.
result Construction of new harmonic maps.
We apply our abstract gradient inequalities developed by the authors in arXiv:1510.03817 to prove Lojasiewicz--Simon gradient inequalities for the harmonic map energy function using Sobolev spaces which impose minimal regularity requirements on maps between closed, Riemannian manifolds. Our Lojasiewicz--Simon gradient …
Develops complex harmonic maps for Teichmüller theory, proving new theorems.
problem Analyzing complex harmonic maps in Teichmüller theory.
method Complex harmonic maps and Higgs bundles.
result Proves a Bers-type theorem for rank 2 Hitchin components.
Develops scalar curvature in generalized Kahler geometry and shows constant scalar curvature on compact Lie groups.
problem Defines scalar curvature in generalized Kahler geometry.
method Introduces scalar curvature in terms of pure spinors formalism and develops a moment map framework.
result Scalar curvature is given by the moment map, generalizing results from ordinary Kahler geometry.
Maximal spacetimes have unique past/future sets.
problem Characterizing maximal spacetimes.
method Developing map analysis and diamond properties.
result Maximal spacetimes have unique past/future sets.
We consider maps into Riemannian manifolds of non-positive curvature and start developing a systematic PDE theory. We control the Sobolev H2,2-norm of such a map in terms of its energy, the L2-norm of its tension field and a topological term depending on the homotopy class. We also solve a Dirchlet problem with…
Develops a unified framework for computing n-dimensional quasi-conformal mappings.
problem Effective mapping methods for higher-dimensional objects with geometric constraints.
method Variational model integrating quasi-conformal distortion, volumetric distortion, and other factors.
result Existence and efficient numerical methods for solving the optimization problem.
Paper develops a new algorithm to find shortest paths on surfaces.
problem Finding shortest paths on surfaces with defined metrics.
method Uses Taylor expansion of exponential map for numerical computation.
result Developed a new algorithm to find geodesics efficiently.
Develops tools for studying intersections of elliptic operators, focusing on J-holomorphic maps.
problem Intersection questions for families of elliptic operators.
method Equivariant Brill-Noether theory applied to Fredholm operators.
result Wendl's super-rigidity conjecture is proven.
In this paper we establish the basic tools to develop the "Calculus" associated with group-valued continuously Pansu differentiable mappings. We develop the technical machinery on which all of our results rely. In particular, the linearization of addends appearing in the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff formula is one of the m…
Simplified proof of K3 surface period map surjectivity.
problem Surjectivity of period map on K3 surfaces.
method Utilizes hyperkähler geometry and collapsing techniques.
result Simple proof of Todorov's result on K3 surfaces.
The existence theorem for mapping cylinder neighborhoods is discussed as a prototypical example of controlled topology and its applications. The first of a projected series developed from lectures at the Summer School on High-Dimensional Topology, Trieste Italy 2001
In this paper, we develop a loop group description of harmonic maps F:M→G/K ``of finite uniton type", from a Riemann surface M into inner symmetric spaces of compact or non-compact type. This develops work of Uhlenbeck, Segal, and Burstall-Guest to non-compact inner symmetric spaces. To be mo…