Extends Gromov non-squeezing to locally conformally symplectic structures.
problem Generalizing Gromov non-squeezing to new geometric structures.
method Deformation theory applied to locally conformally symplectic structures.
result Proves a new extension of the Gromov non-squeezing phenomenon.
The paper extends Gromov's non-squeezing theorem to deformed symplectic forms.
problem Extending Gromov's non-squeezing theorem to deformed symplectic forms.
method Trap idea for holomorphic curves analogous to dynamical systems.
result The classical Gromov argument breaks down for deformed forms.
Two new proofs of Gromov's non-squeezing theorem using curve reparametrization and gradient bounds.
problem Gromov's non-squeezing theorem in symplectic geometry.
method Reparametrization of pseudo-holomorphic curves and application of mean value inequality or Gromov-Schwarz lemma.
result Uniform bounds on the gradient of pseudo-holomorphic curves leading to compactness of moduli space.
The paper quantifies how much of a 4-ball must be removed to squeeze into a cylinder, proving a lower bound on the Minkowski dimension.
problem Quantifying how much of a 4-ball must be removed to fit into a cylinder.
method Gromov's non-squeezing theorem and Minkowski dimension analysis.
result The Minkowski dimension of the removed set is at least 2, with an example showing this is optimal for certain radii.
Contact Lie systems analyze integral curves of Hamiltonian vector fields.
problem Analyzing integral curves of Hamiltonian vector fields.
method Define and study contact Lie systems, including conservative systems.
result Develop Liouville theorems, contact reductions, and Gromov non-squeezing theorems.
Improved non-squeezing theorem for calibrated geometries proved.
problem Proving an improved non-squeezing theorem for calibrated geometries.
method Two proofs: direct and reduction to classical case.
result Established an improved non-squeezing theorem for calibrated geometries.
The study explores pinwheels in symplectic surfaces and non-squeezing of rational homology balls.
problem Understanding when Lagrangian pinwheels embed in symplectic rational and ruled surfaces.
method Almost toric fibrations and symplectic rational blow-up.
result A rational homology ball embeds into a rational homology cylinder if and only if the parameter is greater than or equal to 1.
We initiate here the study of Gromov-Witten theory of locally conformally symplectic manifolds or $\lcs$ manifolds, $\lcsm$'s for short, which are a natural generalization of both contact and symplectic manifolds. We find that the main new phenomenon (relative to the symplectic case) is the potential existence of holom…
Study non-squeezing phenomena in contact geometry using specific capacities.
problem Detect and quantify non-squeezing in contact geometry.
method Defined and computed two contact capacities, using spectral selectors and Givental's non-linear Maslov index.
result Discovered and quantified non-squeezing phenomena in lens spaces and strongly order able closed prequantizations.
The paper recovers contact forms from boundary data using vector fields and Lyapunov functions.
problem Recovering contact forms from boundary data.
method Using vector fields and Lyapunov functions, the paper describes boundary data and proves reconstruction of (X,β) up to diffeomorphism. result Boundary data allow for the reconstruction of (X,β) up to a diffeomorphism of X. Starting from the work of Bhupal, we extend to the contact case the Viterbo capacity and Traynor's construction of symplectic homology. As an application we get a new proof of the Non-Squeezing Theorem of Eliashberg, Kim and Polterovich.
We prove a coisotropic intersection result and deduce the following: 1. Lower bounds on the displacement energy of a subset of a symplectic manifold, in particular a sharp stable energy-Gromov-width inequality. 2. A stable non-squeezing result for neighborhoods of products of unit spheres. 3. Existence of a "badly sque…
New methods prove non-squeezing in locally conformal symplectic geometry.
problem Non-squeezing theorem in locally conformal symplectic geometry.
method Generating functions and spectral selectors for lcs Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms.
result Proves a non-squeezing theorem in S1imesR2nimesS1. Contact manifolds are odd-dimensional smooth manifolds endowed with a maximally non-integrable field of hyperplanes. They are intimately related to symplectic manifolds, i.e. even-dimensional smooth manifolds endowed with a closed non-degenerate 2-form. Although in symplectic topology a famous bi-invariant metric, the …
Contact squeezing prevented in certain prequantized balls via generating functions.
problem Preventing contact squeezing in prequantized balls of different radii.
method Equivariant generating function homology with finite cyclic group action.
result Contact squeezing not possible in specified prequantized balls.
Nearby pinwheels are isotopic, solving Arnold's conjecture.
problem Proving isotopy of Lagrangian pinwheels in rational homology balls.
method Combining neck-stretching, symplectic blow-up, and computation of isotopy groups.
result Two pinwheels are isotopic, confirming Arnold's conjecture.
We prove that if the unit codisc bundle of a closed Riemannian manifold embeds symplectically into a symplectic cylinder of radius one then the length of the shortest nontrivial closed geodesic is at most half the area of the unit disc.
In her PhD thesis Milin developed an equivariant version of the contact homology groups constructed by Eliashberg, Kim and Polterovich and used it to prove an equivariant contact non-squeezing theorem. In this article we re-obtain the same result in the setting of generating functions, starting from the homology groups…
In this paper we first show that the necessary condition introduced in our previous paper is also a sufficient condition for a path to be a geodesic in the group $\Ham^c(M)$ of compactly supported Hamiltonian symplectomorphisms. This applies with no restriction on M. We then discuss conditions which guarantee that su…
The paper proves Gromov hyperbolicity of certain metrics using isoperimetric inequalities.
problem Investigating Gromov hyperbolicity of specific metrics.
method Using isoperimetric inequalities to characterize Gromov hyperbolicity.
result Characterization of domains where these metrics are Gromov hyperbolic.
Proof of Gromov's theorem on convex polytopes with acute angles.
problem Gromov's conjecture on extremal scalar curvature of convex polytopes.
method Smoothing construction using Dirac operator techniques.
result Detailed proof of Gromov's theorem.
New theorem using Ricci flow for Gromov almost flat manifolds.
problem Conditions for Gromov almost flat manifolds.
method Employing Ricci flow to derive a new theorem.
result New theorem with weaker condition than Gromov--Ruh Theorem.
The systolic ratio of a contact form α on the three-sphere is the quantity \[ ρ_{\mathrm{sys}}(α) = \frac{T_{\min}(α)^2}{\mathrm{vol}(S^3,α\wedge dα)}, \] where Tmin(α) is the minimal period of closed Reeb orbits on (S3,α). A Zoll contact form is a contact form such that all the orbits of the corresponding R…
Potential theory extended to Gromov hyperbolic spaces.
problem Extending potential theory to a new class of spaces.
method Unified framework for Gromov hyperbolic metric measure spaces.
result Boundary Harnack inequalities and complete classification of positive harmonic functions.
The study proves Gromov hyperbolicity for certain complex domains.
problem Characterizing Gromov hyperbolicity for complex domains.
method Analyzing domains in C2 with finite d'Angelo type and using automorphisms. result Domains in C2 with finite d'Angelo type are Gromov hyperbolic. It is well known that quasi-isometric embeddings of Gromov hyperbolic spaces induce topological embeddings of their Gromov boundaries. A more general question is to detect classes of functions between Gromov hyperbolic spaces that induce continuous maps between their Gromov boundaries. In this paper we introduce the cl…
Connectivity proven in large rank Gromov boundary of free factor complex.
problem Connectivity of Gromov boundary in large rank free factor complex.
method Analyzing Gromov boundary and free factor complex properties.
result Gromov boundary is path connected and locally path connected in large rank.
The paper proves stability in compact finite dimensional Alexandrov spaces using equivariant Gromov--Hausdorff convergence.
problem Stability in compact finite dimensional Alexandrov spaces.
method Equivariant Gromov--Hausdorff convergence and almost commutative diagrams.
result Stability result in compact finite dimensional Alexandrov spaces.
Note on the computational complexity of Gromov-Wasserstein distance.
problem Computational difficulty of Gromov-Wasserstein distance.
method Analysis of the optimization problem structure and providing explicit examples.
result Gromov-Wasserstein distance optimization problem is non-convex quadratic.
In 1969 M. Gromov in his PhD thesis greatly generalized Smale-Hirsch-Phillips immersion-submersion theory by proving what is now called the h-principle for invariant open differential relations over open manifolds. Gromov extracted the original geometric idea of Smale and put it to work in the maximal possible generali…
Develop criteria to distinguish Gromov-Thurston manifolds using algebraic Dehn fillings.
problem Distinguishing homotopy types of Gromov-Thurston manifolds
method Using virtual Dehn fillings of relatively hyperbolic groups
result Criteria to distinguish homotopy types
Extends Gromov's theorem with amenable covers.
problem Gromov's Vanishing Theorem limitations.
method Gromov's multicomplex theory, relative bounded cohomology.
result Relative version of Gromov's Vanishing Theorem.
Boundary rigidity defined for hyperbolic spaces, tied to geometric properties.
problem Understanding boundary rigidity in Gromov hyperbolic spaces.
method Analyzing properties of Gromov hyperbolic spaces and their boundaries.
result Boundary rigidity is equivalent to positive Cheeger isoperimetric constant and non-amenability.
Paper proves Gromov's cube inequality in all dimensions.
problem Proving Gromov's cube inequality on scalar curvature in all dimensions.
method Used Dirac operator method to prove cube inequality with optimal constant.
result Proved cube inequality in all dimensions with optimal constant.
Extends Gromov's optimal systolic inequality to manifolds with specific cohomology properties.
problem Finding optimal systolic inequalities for manifolds with complex cohomology structures.
method Extends Gromov's inequality to manifolds with fundamental cohomology classes as cup products of 2-dimensional classes.
result Provides an optimal systolic inequality for a new class of manifolds.
Study of Gaussian distributions using entropic Gromov-Wasserstein and inner product Gromov-Wasserstein.
problem Optimal transportation between Gaussian distributions with different dimensions.
method Entropic Gromov-Wasserstein and inner product Gromov-Wasserstein, with closed-form expressions and von Neumann's trace inequality.
result Closed-form expressions for the entropic IGW and its unbalanced variant between Gaussian distributions.
The paper examines hyperbolicity in bounded strongly minimally convex domains in R^d.
problem Investigating hyperbolicity in bounded strongly minimally convex domains.
method Analyzing the minimal metric and Hilbert metric in convex domains.
result Every bounded strongly minimally convex domain is Gromov hyperbolic.
Researchers describe the Gromov boundary of a graph related to surfaces.
problem Understanding the Gromov boundary of a graph associated with surfaces.
method Described a dense subset of the Gromov boundary as geodesic laminations, proving the graph satisfies a bounded geodesic image theorem.
result The boundary is not compact.
Paper proves Gromov's conjecture on manifolds with certain group properties.
problem Gromov's conjecture on positive scalar curvature and simplicial volume.
method Proves conjecture under a fundamental group decay property.
result Proves Gromov's conjecture for manifolds with a weakened rapid decay property.
Study Gromov-Hausdorff convergence of metric pairs and tuples.
problem Understanding convergence in metric spaces.
method Prove equivalence of definitions, embedding, completeness, and compactness theorems.
result Relative version of Fukaya's theorem and finiteness theorem for stratified spaces.
In this paper, using the gluing formula of Gromov-Witten invariants under symplectic cutting, due to Li and Ruan, we studied the Gromov-Witten invariants of blow-ups at a smooth point or along a smooth curve. We established some relations between Gromov-Witten invariants of M and its blow-ups at a smooth point or along…
Paper answers Gromov's compactness question on noncompact manifolds.
problem Gromov's compactness question on positive scalar curvature metrics.
method Construct examples and prove vanishing of certain index theoretic invariants.
result Positive answer for a class of 1-tame manifolds.
We prove two tropical gluing formulae for Gromov-Witten invariants of exploded manifolds, useful for calculating Gromov-Witten invariants of a symplectic manifold using a normal-crossing degeneration. The first formula generalizes the symplectic-sum formula for Gromov-Witten invariants. The second formula is stronger, …
Study describes limits of surfaces in a mathematical space.
problem Understanding limits of surfaces in mathematical spaces.
method Completely described Gromov-Hausdorff closure of surfaces.
result Completely described the closure of surfaces.
In this article we exhibit the largest constant in a quadratic isoperimetric inequality which ensures that a geodesic metric space is Gromov hyperbolic. As a particular consequence we obtain that Euclidean space is a borderline case for Gromov hyperbolicity in terms of the isoperimetric function. We prove similar resul…
In this paper we consider a geometric variant of Hofer's symplectic energy, which was first considered by Eliashberg and Hofer in connection with their study of the extent to which the interior of a region in a symplectic manifold determines its boundary. We prove, by a simple geometric argument, that both versions of …
Shows flexible sheaves as fibrant objects for Gromov's h-principle.
problem Applying the h-principle to partial differential relations.
method Interprets flexible sheaves as fibrant objects in a model structure.
result Flexible sheaves can be understood as fibrant objects.
The paper studies the connectedness of a graph's boundary for surfaces.
problem Understanding the topology of the Gromov boundary of fine curve graphs for surfaces.
method Proved a bounded geodesic image theorem, used to show linear connectivity of the Gromov boundary.
result The Gromov boundary of fine curve graphs for surfaces is linearly connected.