Study geodesic curvature of logarithmic spirals on curved surfaces.
problem Understanding geodesic curvature on curved surfaces.
method Computed geodesic curvature of logarithmic spirals on surfaces of constant Gaussian curvature.
result Asymptotic behavior of geodesic curvature is independent of the ambient surface's curvature.
Anosov geodesic flow proven in non-compact manifolds with negative curvature.
problem Proving Anosov geodesic flow in non-compact manifolds with negative curvature.
method Proving the geodesic flow is Anosov by showing average sectional curvature is negative and uniformly away from zero.
result Constructed a non-compact manifold with Anosov geodesic flow.
Minimal hypersurfaces in S^5 with specific curvature properties are totally geodesic.
problem Characterizing minimal hypersurfaces in S^5 with certain curvature conditions.
method Analyzing hypersurfaces with constant scalar curvature and zero Gauss curvature.
result Minimal hypersurfaces in S^5 with these curvature properties are totally geodesic.
Study geodesic curvature in 2D Alexandrov spaces, generalizing results from spaces with curvature above.
problem Geodesic curvature in Alexandrov spaces with curvature below.
method Comparison and rigidity theorems for geodesic curvatures.
result Generalized known results for geodesic curvature in spaces with curvature above.
Study extends geodesic curvature formula to higher dimensions.
problem Extending curvature formula to higher-dimensional spheres.
method Using new integral-geometric formulas for Euclidean and geodesic total curvature.
result Explicit formula for geodesic total curvature on higher-dimensional spheres.
Paper solves degenerated circle pattern metric problem in spherical geometry.
problem Existence and rigidity of (degenerated) circle pattern metrics with prescribed total geodesic curvatures.
method Defined prescribed combinatorial Ricci flows and studied their convergence.
result First degenerated result for total geodesic curvatures in spherical background geometry.
Survey on geodesics on tetrahedra in curved spaces.
problem Understanding geodesics on tetrahedra in curved spaces.
method Analyzing geodesics on regular tetrahedra in spaces of constant curvature.
result Results on the behavior of simple closed geodesics.
Proving geodesic triangulation spaces are Euclidean.
problem Proving spaces of geodesic triangulations are homeomorphic to Euclidean spaces.
method Proposing an approach to prove homeomorphism using negative curvature surfaces.
result Spaces of geodesic triangulations are homeomorphic to Euclidean spaces.
Totally geodesic minimal hypersurfaces in H5 with specific curvature properties.
problem Characterizing minimal hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space with certain curvature conditions.
method Analyzing properties of minimal hypersurfaces in H5 with constant scalar curvature and zero Gauss-Kronecker curvature. result Any complete minimal hypersurface in H5 with constant scalar curvature and zero Gauss-Kronecker curvature is totally geodesic. The paper proves the existence of capillary geodesics on Riemannian 2-disks.
problem Existence of capillary geodesics on Riemannian 2-disks with specific conditions.
method Analytical proof and examples.
result Existence of capillary geodesics with contact angle θ ∈ (0, π/2).
Shortest geodesic on curved spheres is no longer than 3 times the diameter.
problem Finding the shortest closed geodesic on spheres with positive curvature.
method Proved a new isoperimetric inequality for spheres with pinched curvature, used to improve the bound on the shortest geodesic.
result The shortest closed geodesic is no longer than 3 times the diameter of the sphere.
3D manifold with positive curvature has a short geodesic.
problem Finding the shortest closed geodesic in 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
method Analyzing the properties of geodesics in manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
result Existence of a non-trivial closed geodesic of length less than 22500.
Finite totally geodesic hypersurfaces in curved manifolds proven.
problem Characterizing totally geodesic hypersurfaces in curved manifolds.
method Analytic Riemannian manifold analysis with negative sectional curvature.
result Closed manifolds with negative curvature have only finitely many totally geodesic hypersurfaces.
Concrete example of 2-sphere with constant curvature 1 and closed geodesics.
problem Constructing a 2-sphere with constant curvature 1 and closed geodesics.
method Constructing a concrete example of a Finsler metric on the 2-sphere.
result A 2-sphere with constant Gauss curvature 1 and all geodesics closed.
Paper bounds total geodesic curvature using boundary data in hyperbolic gravity.
problem Bounding total geodesic curvature in a hyperbolic setting.
method Derives an upper bound for total geodesic curvature in terms of boundary data.
result Upper bound for total geodesic curvature expressed solely in terms of boundary data.
Study classifies polyharmonic helices in various space forms.
problem Classifying polyharmonic helices in different space forms.
method Derived classification results for polyharmonic helices in space forms.
result Polyharmonic helices of arbitrary order in space forms of negative curvature are geodesics.
We study non-reversible Finsler metrics with constant flag curvature 1 on S^2 and show that the geodesic flow of every such metric is conjugate to that of one of Katok's examples, which form a 1-parameter family. In particular, the length of the shortest closed geodesic is a complete invariant of the geodesic flow. We …
Considering Riemannian submersions, we find necessary and sufficient conditions for when sub-Riemannian normal geodesics project to curves of constant first geodesic curvature or constant first and vanishing second geodesic curvatures. We describe a canonical extension of the sub-Riemannian metric and study geometric p…
Inverse mean curvature flow converges to a disk in hyperbolic space.
problem Understanding flow behavior in hyperbolic geometry.
method Inverse mean curvature flow with free boundary on geodesic spheres.
result Flow converges to a totally geodesic disk.
Proves existence of curves with constant curvature in a sphere.
problem Existence of curves with constant geodesic curvature in a Riemannian 2-sphere.
method Develops a min-max scheme for a weighted length functional.
result Proves existence for almost every prescribed curvature.
Geodesics in Randers spaces of constant curvature are classified.
Paper proves existence and uniqueness of circle patterns on surfaces with assigned geodesic curvatures.
problem Existence and uniqueness of circle patterns on surfaces with prescribed geodesic curvatures.
method Applied Perron's method and Thurston's algorithm to prove existence and convergence.
result Existence and uniqueness of circle patterns on surfaces with prescribed geodesic curvatures.
A Finsler space is said to be geodesically reversible if each oriented geodesic can be reparametrized as a geodesic with the reverse orientation. A reversible Finsler space is geodesically reversible, but the converse need not be true. In this note, building on recent work of LeBrun and Mason, it is shown that a geodes…
Study distance maps on spaces with curvature bound, proving regularity and sphere theorem.
problem Regularity of distance maps on geodesically complete spaces with curvature bound above.
method Define and prove regularity of distance maps as Hurewicz fibrations.
result Sphere theorem for geodesically complete CAT(1) spaces.
New bounds on geodesic dimension and curvature exponent in Carnot groups.
problem Characterizing geodesic dimension and curvature exponent in Carnot groups.
method Characterization and lower bound calculation for geodesic dimension and curvature exponent.
result Found an example where curvature exponent is greater than geodesic dimension.
The paper finds circle packings with specific curvatures in hyperbolic geometry.
problem Finding circle packings with prescribed total geodesic curvatures and discrete Gaussian curvatures.
method Established existence and rigidity via variational principle, introduced combinatorial p-th Calabi flows.
result Introduced combinatorial p-th Calabi flows to find circle packings with prescribed curvatures.
Study curves on a Whitney umbrella using geometric invariants.
problem Analyzing curves passing through a specific geometric shape.
method Using Darboux frame and Frenet-Serre formulas, define invariants and investigate their properties.
result Identified degrees of divergence and top-terms of invariants.
Study variations of Riemannian submersions to maintain geodesic fibers and positive curvatures.
problem Maintain geodesic fibers and positive sectional curvatures in Riemannian submersions.
method Vary Riemannian metrics while keeping fibers totally geodesic and horizontal distribution fixed.
result Conditions for making sectional curvatures positive and existence of fat submersions.
Study totally umbilic submanifolds using planar pseudo-geodesics.
problem Characterize totally umbilic isometric immersions with parallel normalized mean curvature vector.
method Introduce planar pseudo-geodesics and analyze their properties; prove the equivalence of totally umbilic immersions and planar geodesic extrinsic shapes.
result An isometric immersion is totally umbilic if and only if every geodesic of the manifold has planar extrinsic shape.
Study on extremal subsets in geodesically complete spaces with curvature constraints.
problem Characterizing extremal subsets in GCBA spaces.
method Introduced and analyzed extremal subsets in GCBA spaces, proving their properties.
result Set of topological singularities forms an extremal subset under additional assumptions.
The paper counts geodesic loops on surfaces without conjugate points.
problem Counting geodesic loops on surfaces of genus at least 2 without conjugate points.
method Proves asymptotic estimates for closed geodesic loops on compact surfaces with no conjugate points.
result Generalizes classical counting results and sector theorems for surfaces of strictly negative curvature.
Paper finds critical metrics with pinched curvature are geodesic balls.
problem Identifying critical metrics with specific curvature constraints.
method Proved isometry to geodesic balls in S^n and provided conditions for the gradient of the potential function.
result Critical metrics with pinched curvature are isometric to geodesic balls in S^n.
Totally geodesic hypersurfaces in a sphere have small total curvature.
problem Characterizing hypersurfaces with constant scalar curvature in a sphere.
method Analyzing the total curvature of locally conformally flat hypersurfaces.
result Hypersurfaces with small total curvature are totally geodesic.
New method uses relative capacities of geodesic balls to determine scalar curvature.
problem Determining scalar curvature from geodesic ball volumes.
method Using relative capacities of concentric small geodesic balls.
result Scalar curvature is determined by relative capacities of geodesic balls.
This paper proves geodesic curvature measures are bounded for curves near cross cap singularities.
problem Boundedness of geodesic curvature measures near cross cap singularities.
method Analyzes intrinsic cross cap singularities and extends Gauss-Bonnet formula.
result Proves boundedness of geodesic curvature measures for curves near cross cap singularities.
New equations reveal how cylinder power in progressive lenses depends on geodesic curvature.
problem Current understanding of cylinder power in progressive lenses is incomplete.
method Derived complete compatibility equations for spatially-varying curvature surfaces.
result Cylinder power depends on geodesic curvature, not just principal curvature.
Geodesic balls with non-negative Ricci curvature have a sharp lower bound on their first Dirichlet eigenvalue.
problem Finding a sharp lower bound for the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of geodesic balls.
method Quantitative explicit inequality linking the width of geodesic balls to the spectral gap.
result A quantitative inequality relating the width of geodesic balls to the spectral gap between the first Dirichlet eigenvalue and its lower bound.
Sharp bounds on mean curvature and geodesic lengths in convex hypersurfaces.
problem Finding sharp bounds on total mean curvature of convex hypersurfaces.
method Sharp lower bounds for mean width and Birkhoff invariant, characterizing spheres.
result Generalization of Álvarez Paiva's result to convex hypersurfaces.
Geodesics found in spacetime satisfy curvature conditions.
problem Finding geodesics in spacetime satisfying specific curvature conditions.
method Proving existence of geodesics with entropic semiconvexity and uniform L∞ densities. result Existence of geodesics satisfying the timelike curvature-dimension condition.
New type of ruled surfaces studied with properties and examples.
problem Characterizing and understanding new types of ruled surfaces.
method Definition of a new orthonormal frame, calculation of Gaussian and mean curvatures, analysis of Weingarten map and geodesic properties.
result Conditions for an OT-surface to be flat or minimal are derived, and examples of helices and slant helices are provided.
We compute curvatures of a three-manifold formed by a Weil-Petersson geodesic in Teichmuller space.
The paper studies circle packings on surfaces with boundary and their total geodesic curvatures.
problem Existence and rigidity of circle packings with conical singularities.
method Variational principle and combinatorial Ricci flow.
result Existence and rigidity of circle packings with prescribed total geodesic curvature.
Study of Ricci flow convergence on surfaces with boundary.
problem Convergence of singular solutions to Ricci flow on compact surfaces with boundary.
method Subsequential convergence analysis of Ricci flow with prescribed geodesic curvature.
result Convergence does not depend on the sign of geodesic curvature of the boundary in the case of rotational symmetry.
We prove some rigidity results on geodesic orbit Finsler spaces with non-positive curvature. In particular, we show that a geodesic Finsler space with strictly negative flag curvature must be a non-compact Riemannian symmetric space of rank one.
Proved contractibility of geodesic triangulation space on hyperbolic surfaces.
problem Open problem on contractibility of geodesic triangulations on hyperbolic surfaces.
method Generalized Tutte's embedding theorem for negative curvature surfaces.
result Contractibility of geodesic triangulation space proved.
Geodesic currents in strongly hyperbolic spaces are dense.
problem Characterizing geodesic currents with strongly hyperbolic dual pseudometrics.
method Combining finite-cover argument and boundary data characterization.
result Dense subset of geodesic currents with strongly hyperbolic dual pseudometrics.
New findings on hypersurfaces with specific curvature properties in space forms.
problem Characterizing hypersurfaces with almost constant curvature in space forms.
method Analyzing starshaped hypersurfaces with various curvature conditions.
result Closed starshaped hypersurfaces with almost constant mean curvature or higher order mean curvature are close to geodesic spheres.
In this paper, we study homogeneous geodesics in homogeneous Finsler spaces. We first give a simple criterion that characterizes geodesic vectors. We show that the geodesics on a Lie group, relative to a bi-invariant Finsler metric, are the cosets of the one-parameter subgroups. The existence of infinitely many homogen…