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48 results for Fermat point

Fermat constants fail to fully identify Clairaut constants for certain geodesics on a surface of revolution.

problem Identifying Clairaut constants from Fermat constants for specific geodesics.
method Analytical proof for a specific class of geodesics on a surface of revolution.
result Fermat constants do not fully determine Clairaut constants for some geodesics, except for a standard sphere.

The paper investigates unique solutions for Fermat-Torricelli problem in specific norms.

problem Finding unique solutions for the Fermat-Torricelli problem in normed planes.
method Formulating and proving a uniqueness criterion for the problem.
result A criterion for the uniqueness of solutions in norms defined by regular polygons (lambda planes).

Fermat-Torricelli points help assess investment risks by smoothing series data.

problem Analyzing investment risks in series with large variance, nonlinear trends, or non-normal distributions.
method Construct Fermat-Torricelli points to reduce random component influence.
result Smoothing series by Fermat-Torricelli points reduces risk assessment errors.

This is the first in a series of papers laying the foundations for a differential graded approach to derived differential geometry (and other geometries in characteristic zero). In this paper, we study theories of supercommutative algebras for which infinitely differentiable functions can be evaluated on elements. Such…

2012-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Generalizes Fermat's principle for wave propagation in cone structures.

problem Wave propagation in complex media with discontinuities and anisotropy.
method Generalizes Fermat's principle to smooth interfaces separating two cone structures representing wave propagation in various media.
result Conditions for critical points of arrival time functional, generalizing Snell's law and reflection.

Paper studies weighted Fermat-Frechet problem for simplex edge lengths.

problem Finding optimal edge lengths for simplex deformations.
method Isometric embedding techniques for KK-Space.
result New variational method to solve weighted Fermat-Frechet problem.

We analyze convergence of Fermat distances and their application in clustering.

problem Understanding convergence properties of Fermat distances on Riemannian manifolds.
method Geometric and statistical arguments in percolation theory, leveraging novel arguments for non-uniform densities and curved domains.
result Discrete, sample-based Fermat distances converge to their continuum analogues with a precise rate dependent on intrinsic dimensionality.

We obtain a general lower bound for the number of fixed points of a circle action on a compact almost complex manifold MM of dimension 2n2n with nonempty fixed point set, provided the Chern number c1cn1[M]c_1c_{n-1}[M] vanishes. The proof combines techniques originating in equivariant K-theory with celebrated number theory …

2014-04-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The existence of a balanced vertex is proven for geodesic nets with three boundary vertices.

problem Existence of a balanced vertex in geodesic nets with specific boundary conditions.
method Proof of existence on a general two-dimensional Riemannian surface.
result Existence of a balanced vertex for geodesic nets with three unbalanced boundary vertices.

In this review, we collect several results for conformally standard stationary spacetimes (SxR,g) obtained in terms of a Finsler metric of Randers type on the orbit manifold S that we call Fermat metric. This metric is obtained by applying the relativistic Fermat principle and it turns out that it encodes all the causa…

2012-01-09abs ↗pdf ↗

By calculating the Fermat limit of certain q-Fermat functions, we get explicit surgery formulae for the second and third Ohtsuki invariants for homology 3-spheres. The surgery formula of the second Ohtsuki invariant λ_2, combined with an argument using the general theory of finite type invariants of homology 3-spheres,…

1998-10-26abs ↗pdf ↗

A new classifier uses Fermat distance for semi-supervised learning in high dimensions.

problem Semi-supervised classification with limited labeled data in high-dimensional settings.
method Proposes weighted k-NN and MDS classifiers using Fermat distance.
result The weighted k-NN classifier is minimax optimal and outperforms other methods.

Proves resurgent nature of a series solution to deformed Painlevé I equation.

problem Analyzing the resurgent nature of a series solution to the deformed Painlevé I equation.
method Proves resurgent nature through formal \hbar-power series solution and Borel summability.
result Borel transform defines a global multivalued holomorphic function on a Fermat quintic surface.

Study on minimal surfaces and their Gauss maps intersecting a specific hypersurface.

problem Understanding intersections of complete minimal surfaces and a Fermat hypersurface.
method Established modified defect relations for the Gauss map of a complete minimal surface.
result Finite total curvature of a complete minimal surface if it intersects a specific hypersurface.

Survey of Fermat principle in general relativity and beyond.

problem Mathematical challenges in variational formulation of Fermat principle in Lorentzian geometry.
method Proof in smooth lightlike curves, analysis of null condition, alternative frameworks, multiplicity results.
result Space of lightlike curves does not admit a smooth manifold structure due to cone nature of null condition.

We produce special Lagrangian TnT^n-fibrations on the generic regions of some Calabi-Yau hypersurfaces in the Fermat family Xs={Z0Zn+1+es(Z0n+2+Zn+1n+2)=0}CPn+1X_s=\{ Z_0\ldots Z_{n+1}+ e^{-s} ( Z_0^{n+2}+ \ldots Z_{n+1}^{n+2} ) =0 \}\subset \mathbb{CP}^{n+1} near the large complex structure limit s+s\to +\infty.

2019-12-05abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper explores properties of projections and gradient methods in hyperbolic space forms.

problem Optimization problems in hyperbolic space forms.
method Intrinsic κ-projection and gradient projection methods.
result Every accumulation point of the sequence generated by the gradient projection method is a stationary point.

We identify a set of "energy" functionals on the space of metrics in a given Kaehler class on a Calabi-Yau manifold, which are bounded below and minimized uniquely on the Ricci-flat metric in that class. Using these functionals, we recast the problem of numerically solving the Einstein equation as an optimization probl…

2009-08-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We improve density-based distances using normalizing flows and score matching.

problem Inaccurate density estimates and poor convergence in graph-based methods for high-dimensional spaces.
method Learn densities with normalizing flows and refine geodesics with a score model.
result Improved density-based distances that scale to high dimensions and improve numerical stability.

Non-archimedean SYZ fibration constructed for Calabi-Yau hypersurfaces.

problem Analyzing Calabi-Yau hypersurfaces using non-archimedean geometry.
method Yamamoto's tropical contractions and Li's Fermat degeneration, with toric plurisubharmonic metrics.
result Constant potential along fibers of retraction under discrete symmetry assumption.

We describe topologically the discriminant locus of a smooth cubic surface in the complex projective space CP3{\mathbb{CP}}^3 that contains 5 fibres of the projection CP3S4{\mathbb{CP}}^3 \longrightarrow S^4.

2013-10-26abs ↗pdf ↗

A new model uses Lorentz-Finsler geometry to predict wave propagation.

problem Modeling wave propagation in anisotropic and rheonomic media.
method Identifying wave trajectories as lightlike pregeodesics of a specific Lorentz-Finsler metric, solving ODE systems.
result Wave trajectories can be easily computed in real time.

We consider the problem of estimating undirected triangle-free graphs of high dimensional distributions. Triangle-free graphs form a rich graph family which allows arbitrary loopy structures but 3-cliques. For inferential tractability, we propose a graphical Fermat's principle to regularize the distribution family. Suc…

2015-04-23abs ↗pdf ↗

The 77-dimensional link KK of a weighted homogeneous hypersurface on the round 99-sphere in C5\mathbb{C}^5 has a nontrivial null Sasakian structure which is contact Calabi-Yau, in many cases. It admits a canonical co-closed G2\rm G_2-structure φ\varphi induced by the Calabi-Yau 33-orbifold basic geometry. We disti…

2016-06-29abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove the existence of Kahler-Einstein metrics on a nonsingular section of the Grassmannian Gr(2,5)P9\mathrm{Gr}(2, 5)\subset\mathbb{P}^9 by a linear subspace of codimension 3, and the Fermat hypersurface of degree 6 in P(1,1,1,2,3)\mathbb{P}(1,1,1,2,3). We also show that a global log canonical threshold of the Mukai--Umemura variet…

2008-10-10abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we develop a Morse Theory for timelike geodesics parameterized by a constant multiple of proper time. The results are obtained using an extension to the timelike case of the relativistic Fermat Principle, and techniques from Global Analysis on infinite dimensional manifolds. In the second part of the pape…

1999-05-17abs ↗pdf ↗

We give a construction of Kirby weight systems associated to sl(2) and valued into the finite field Z/pZ. We show that it is possible to apply this sequence of weight systems on the universal invariant of framed link. We also show that the corresponding sequence admits a Fermat limit, which defines an asymptotic ration…

1998-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗