Study on Teichmüller rays' asymptotic behavior and distances.
problem Understanding the asymptotic behavior of Teichmüller rays.
method Explicit formula derivation for limiting Teichmüller distance under specific conditions.
result Two Teichmüller rays are asymptotic if their vertical measured foliations are modularly equivalent and their limit surfaces coincide.
The paper studies how hyperbolic surfaces degenerate along harmonic map rays.
problem The degeneration of hyperbolic surfaces along harmonic map rays.
method Using Teichmüller space and holomorphic quadratic differentials, the authors show convergence of rescaled distance functions to the intersection number with a vertical measured foliation.
result Hyperbolic surfaces along the ray converge to the dual R-tree of the vertical measured foliation in the sense of Gromov-Hausdorff.
Study of holonomy behavior along differential rays on Riemann surfaces.
problem Analyzing the asymptotic behavior of holonomy along differential rays on Riemann surfaces.
method Investigates the asymptotic formulas for holonomy eigenvalues and growth rates using local fourth roots of the differential.
result Explicit asymptotic formulas for holonomy eigenvalues and their growth rates are derived.
We study the asymptotic geometry of Teichmueller geodesic rays. We show that when the transverse measures to the vertical foliations of the quadratic differentials determining two different rays are topologically equivalent, but are not absolutely continuous with respect to each other, then the rays diverge in Teichmue…
New insights into X-ray transform on hyperbolic disk, with functional relations and range characterizations.
problem Understanding the X-ray transform on hyperbolic geometry.
method Derived new singular value decompositions, range characterizations, and intertwining relations with wedge-type differential operators.
result Sharp understanding of boundary behavior and invertibility settings for the X-ray transform.
The natural topological, differentiable and geometrical structures on the space of light rays of a given spacetime are discussed. The relation between the causality properties of the original spacetime and the natural structures on the space of light rays are stressed. Finally, a symplectic geometrical approach to the …
Injectivity of geodesic X-ray transform on low-regularity manifolds.
problem Injectivity of geodesic X-ray transform on manifolds with low regularity.
method Calculus of differential and curvature operators on non-smooth structures.
result Injectivity of geodesic X-ray transform on simple Riemannian manifolds with C1,1-regularity. Study how geometric properties of anti-de Sitter structures degenerate along specific paths.
problem Degeneration of geometric properties in anti-de Sitter structures.
method Parameterization of deformation space by Teichmüller space, study of geometric quantities along quadratic differential rays.
result Geometric properties like Hausdorff dimension, core width, and Hölder exponent degenerate along specific paths.
Sharp mapping properties and regularization for X-ray transform on disks of constant curvature.
problem Sharp mapping properties and regularization of X-ray transform.
method Derive functional relations and mapping properties using elliptic differential operators.
result Theoretical possibility of regularized inversions for X-ray transform.
Thurston's boundary to the universal Teichmüller space T(D) is the space PMLbdd(D) of projective bounded measured laminations of D. A geodesic ray in T(D) is of Teichmüller type if it shrinks vertical foliation of an integrable holomorphic quadratic differential. In a prio…
In this paper, we consider the asymptotic behavior of two Teichmüller geodesic rays determined by Jenkins-Strebel differentials, and we obtain a generalization of a theorem in \cite{Amano14}. We also consider the infimum of the asymptotic distance in shifting base points of the rays along the geodesics. We show that th…
In this paper, we obtain the explicit limit value of the Teichmüller distance between two Teichmüller geodesic rays which are determined by Jenkins-Strebel differentials having a common end point on the augmented Teichmüller space. Furthermore, we also obtain a condition under which these two rays are asymptotic. This …
Injectivity of geodesic ray transform for piecewise constants on compact manifolds.
problem Injectivity of geodesic ray transform for piecewise constant functions.
method Injectivity of geodesic ray transform on piecewise constant functions weighted by a continuous matrix weight.
result Injectivity of the geodesic X-ray transform on piecewise constant functions.
New proof of harmonic map existence from punctured surfaces to crowned hyperbolic targets.
problem Existence of harmonic maps from punctured surfaces to specific hyperbolic targets.
method Using Teichmüller theory and Minsky's work on limiting harmonic maps, constructing the conformal limit and proving existence.
result Existence of harmonic maps from any punctured Riemann surface to a given crowned hyperbolic target.
Unique geodesics selected by energy minimization in Teichmüller space.
problem Finding a unique geodesic between points in Teichmüller space.
method Energy minimization of harmonic map rays, extending Thurston boundary.
result Selection of a unique Thurston geodesic through points in Teichmüller space.
TomOpt optimizes muon detector designs using differentiable programming.
problem Designing efficient particle detectors for muon tomography.
method Differentiable programming for muon interaction modeling, inference, and optimisation.
result Demonstrated end-to-end differentiable and inference-aware optimisation of particle physics instruments.
The paper explores the injectivity of the light ray transform on Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Injectivity of the light ray transform on functions and tensors.
method Analyzes injectivity conditions for scalar and tensor fields on stationary and static Lorentzian manifolds.
result Injectivity of the light ray transform on functions and tensors is proven under specific conditions.
Characterizes the range of a tensor field transform in Schwartz space.
problem Range characterization of a tensor field transform in Schwartz space.
method Differential and integral equations for characterizing the range in different dimensions.
result Range characterization for the operator on Schwartz space of rank m tensor fields.
The study describes the geometry of surfaces and their representations in SL(3,R).
problem Understanding the geometry of surface group representations into SL(3,R).
method Proving asymptotic formulas and harmonic map convergence for equivariant maps.
result The geometry of the image is weakly convex and a (one-third) translation surface.
Injectivity of X-ray transform proven for non-smooth metrics.
problem Injectivity of X-ray transform on non-smooth metrics.
method Microlocal analysis of the normal operator, establishing ellipticity and smoothing properties.
result Injectivity of X-ray transform on L2 for metrics with finitely differentiable tensor. We study an analogue of the analytic torsion for elliptic complexes that are graded by Z2, orignally constructed by Mathai and Wu. Motivated by topological T-duality, Bouwknegt an Mathai study the complex of forms on an odd-dimensional manifold equipped with with the twisted differential dH=d+H, where …
Study solves inverse problems for real principal type operators using unique data sets and ray transforms.
problem Determining coefficients in real principal type equations from boundary data.
method Unique data sets, bicharacteristic ray transforms, and propagation of singularities.
result Global uniqueness results for determining coefficients in nonlinear real principal type equations.
Study normal operators of double fibration transforms with conjugate points.
problem Normal operators of double fibration transforms with conjugate points.
method Stable conditions on the distribution of conjugate points, splitting into elliptic and Fourier integral operators.
result Normal operator splits into an elliptic pseudodifferential operator and Fourier integral operators.
I consider the semiclassical approximation of the graded Chern-Simons field theories describing certain systems of topological A type branes in the large radius limit of Calabi-Yau compactifications. I show that the semiclassical partition function can be expressed in terms of a certain (differential) numerical invaria…
New formula extracts full local information from ray transform data.
problem Determining symmetric tensor fields from ray transform data.
method Deriving explicit formula for Saint Venant operator.
result Explicit formula for extracting full local information.
Determinants remain constant along specific families of differential operators.
problem Local constancy of regularized determinants for differential operators.
method Analyzing families of operators Dτ=[δτ,d∇], showing flat-regularized determinant's constancy. result The flat-regularized determinant is constant in τ when restricted to im(δτ) under suitable assumptions. Study extends geodesic ray transform results to orientable surfaces.
problem Characterize and stabilize mixed and transverse ray transforms on surfaces.
method Algebraic arguments applied to various geometries and ray transforms.
result Characterization of kernel and stability for mixed and transverse ray transforms on orientable surfaces.
A reconstruction theorem in terms of the topology and geometrical structures on the spaces of light rays and skies of a given space-time is discussed. This result can be seen as part of Penrose and Low's programme intending to describe the causal structure of a space-time M in terms of the topological and geometrical…
New Finsler metrics describe trace function growth rates in convex projective surfaces.
problem Understanding growth rates of trace functions in convex projective surfaces.
method Introduced new Finsler metrics and showed their convergence to describe trace function growth.
result Logarithms of trace functions are approximated by lengths in a Finsler metric defined by cubic differential.
New asymmetric metric on Teichmüller space for surfaces.
problem Defining a new asymmetric weak metric on Teichmüller space.
method Introducing Teichmüller-Randers metric as an asymmetric deformation of the Teichmüller metric.
result Teichmüller geodesics become unique Teichmüller-Randers geodesics under certain conditions.
Study of rays and co-rays in Wasserstein space, introducing Busemann functions.
problem Understanding rays and co-rays in Wasserstein space.
method Representation of rays as probability measures, existence of co-rays, introduction of Busemann functions.
result Existence and properties of co-rays and Busemann functions.
EikoNet uses deep learning to solve the Eikonal equation quickly and efficiently.
problem Solving the Eikonal equation for first-arrival-time fields in complex 3D structures.
method Grid-free deep learning approach that optimizes network parameters to minimize equation violations.
result EikoNet provides accurate travel time solutions without violating the Eikonal equation.
The study proves strong cosmic censorship violation for spherically symmetric dust clouds.
problem Violation of strong cosmic censorship for spherically symmetric dust clouds.
method Derived an ordinary differential equation for light rays and used it to prove strong cosmic censorship violation.
result Generic violation of strong cosmic censorship for spherically symmetric dust clouds.
Ray-Singer torsion is a mathematical concept with applications in physics.
problem No specific problem stated in the abstract.
method No specific method stated in the abstract.
result No specific key result stated in the abstract.
We show that any grafting ray in Teichmüller space is (strongly) asymptotic to some Teichmüller geodesic ray. As an intermediate step we introduce surfaces that arise as limits of these degenerating Riemann surfaces. Given a grafting ray, the proof involves a Teichmüller ray with a conformally equivalent limit, and bui…
Survey on broken ray transforms and open problems.
problem Understanding broken ray transforms and their applications.
method Survey of recent developments and open problems.
result Discussion of open problems in broken ray transforms.
We reduce the broken ray transform on some Riemannian manifolds (with corners) to the geodesic ray transform on another manifold, which is obtained from the original one by reflection. We give examples of this idea and present injectivity results for the broken ray transform using corresponding earlier results for the …
Three disjoint rays in euclidean 3-space form Borromean rays provided their union is knotted, but the union of any two components is unknotted. We construct infinitely many Borromean rays, uncountably many of which are pairwise inequivalent. We obtain uncountably many Borromean hyperplanes.
Study of ray transforms on spherically symmetric manifolds with low regularity metrics.
problem Injectivity of X-ray transforms and broken ray transforms on spherically symmetric manifolds with low regularity metrics.
method Introduced and studied generalized Abel transforms to handle low regularity settings.
result Injectivity results for X-ray and broken ray transforms on spherically symmetric manifolds with C1,1 metrics. Study shows non-polyhedral structure in moduli spaces for n≥8.
problem Identifying non-polyhedral structure in moduli spaces of pointed stable curves.
method Constructing an extremal non-polyhedral ray via maps on meromorphic strata of differentials.
result Moduli spaces are not Mori Dream Spaces for n≥8.
Infinite clique of rays in plane minus Cantor set.
problem Understanding the mapping class group of plane minus Cantor set.
method Using a graph of loops and cliques of high-filling rays.
result Construction of an infinite clique of high-filling rays.
Study light ray transform in pseudo-Euclidean space, derive inversion formula, and prove stability.
problem Analyzing light ray transform in pseudo-Euclidean space.
method Investigate normal operator, derive inversion formula, analyze as Fourier Integral Operator.
result Derive an inversion formula and prove stability estimates.
Proves symplectomorphism of noncompact manifolds with embedded rays.
problem Symplectic manifolds with embedded rays.
method Constructs explicit symplectomorphisms using excision trick.
result Symplectomorphic to complement of the ray in standard Euclidean space.
Study characterizes kernel of mixed ray transform on simple surfaces.
problem Characterizing the kernel of mixed ray transform on simple surfaces.
method Characterization of the kernel through analysis of mixed ray transform on simple 2D Riemannian manifolds.
result Characterization of the kernel of the mixed ray transform on simple surfaces.
Lecture notes on analysis tools for X-ray tomography.
problem Understanding X-ray tomography using mathematical analysis.
method Overview of analysis tools and ideas, minimal assumptions.
result Broad overview of analysis tools for X-ray tomography.
Study proves solenoidal injectivity for tensor fields on curved manifolds with low regularity.
problem Injectivity for tensor fields on negatively curved manifolds with low regularity metrics.
method Pestov energy estimates for transport equation on non-smooth unit sphere bundle, keeping track of regularity, and using functions with more vertical than horizontal regularity.
result Proves solenoidal injectivity for tensor fields on simple Riemannian manifolds with C1,1 metrics and non-positive sectional curvature. The article recovers tensor fields from partial data using weighted divergent ray transforms.
problem Recovering tensor fields from partial data.
method Weighted divergent ray transforms, unique continuation property of fractional Laplacian, explicit reconstruction formulas.
result Recovery of symmetric m-tensor fields and unique continuation for vector fields and symmetric 2-tensor fields. The ray graph is a Gromov hyperbolic graph on which the mapping class group of the plane minus a Cantor set acts by isometries. We give a description of the Gromov boundary of the ray graph in terms of cliques of long rays on the plane minus a Cantor set. As a consequence, we prove that the Gromov boundary of the ray g…