Extends Palais' result on diffeomorphisms to homeomorphisms and bi-Lipschitz mappings.
problem Extending diffeomorphisms to global mappings of manifolds.
method Elementary argument for diffeomorphisms, deep results for homeomorphisms and bi-Lipschitz mappings.
result Extension of Palais' result to homeomorphisms and bi-Lipschitz mappings.
Study on homeomorphism groups of manifolds using set theory.
problem Relationship between set theory and homeomorphism groups of manifolds.
method First-order rigidity, type versus conjugacy, axiom of constructibility, projective determinacy.
result Under V=L, homeomorphism groups of manifolds are first-order rigid and conjugacy class is determined by type.
New proof associates partitions to isotopic pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms.
problem Stable and unstable foliations for pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms.
method Geometric realization of Fathi's result for isotopic homeomorphisms.
result Associated stable and unstable partitions for isotopic pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms.
Uniform interpretation of group theory in manifold homeomorphisms.
problem Understanding group properties in manifold homeomorphisms.
method First order theory interpretation of second order group theory.
result Many group theory problems encoded in homeomorphism groups.
Proves existence of sentences to identify homeomorphic manifolds.
problem Identifying homeomorphic manifolds using group properties.
method Defines sentences in group language to match homeomorphic manifolds.
result Existence of sentences to distinguish homeomorphic manifolds.
New homeomorphism found in Klein bottle group.
problem Understanding homeomorphisms of Klein bottle.
method Using recent results on commutator length.
result Existence of homeomorphism with positive stable commutator length.
Study weak conjugacy in surface homeomorphisms.
problem Understanding weak conjugacy in homeomorphisms of surfaces.
method Exploring the group of homeomorphisms isotopic to the identity.
result New insights into weak conjugacy relations.
Paper explains dynamics of homeomorphisms to mapping tori geometry.
problem Understanding dynamics of end-periodic homeomorphisms.
method Illustration-driven overview of recent results.
result Analogue of Brock's theorem for infinite-type surfaces.
Unified framework recovers and improves classical Brouwer homeomorphism results.
problem Classical Brouwer homeomorphism theory and its dynamics.
method Unified foliated framework combining Le Calvez's and Handel's methods.
result Recovery and improvement of classical results in Brouwer homeomorphism theory.
Every homeomorphism of Euclidean space is a commutator of two homeomorphisms.
problem Understanding the structure of homeomorphisms in Euclidean space.
method Proving every orientation-preserving homeomorphism can be written as a commutator of two such homeomorphisms.
result Every orientation-preserving homeomorphism of Euclidean space is a commutator of two homeomorphisms.
The study of periodic subgroups in homeomorphism groups of manifolds.
problem Burnside problem for homeomorphism groups of manifolds.
method Analyzing surface and circle homeomorphism groups, extending Tits alternative.
result Every finitely generated periodic subgroup is finite for most manifolds.
Adapts pivoting technique to circle homeomorphisms for proofs.
problem Probabilistic Tits alternative and exponential synchronization.
method Adapts Gou{ë}zel's pivoting technique.
result Different proofs of probabilistic Tits alternative and exponential synchronization.
No algorithm exists to decide 4-manifold homeomorphism.
problem Deciding homeomorphism for 4-manifolds.
method Demonstrated through a specific example of a connected sum of 12 copies of S^2 × S^2.
result No algorithm exists for deciding homeomorphism of 4-manifolds.
Proof shows homeomorphism problem is unsolvable.
problem Unsolvable homeomorphism problem in topology.
method Detailed proof of Markov's theorem.
result Existence of unrecognizable manifolds in higher dimensions.
Study covers of sphere with homeomorphisms lifting property.
problem Finite abelian covers of sphere with lifting homeomorphisms.
method Completely determined covers with specific lifting property.
result Properties of finite abelian covers with lifting homeomorphisms.
Goldman bracket distinguishes surface homeomorphisms.
problem Characterizing homeomorphisms between non-compact surfaces.
method Using the Goldman bracket to distinguish homeomorphisms.
result A homotopy equivalence is a homeomorphism if it preserves the Goldman bracket.
Study shows similar result to Margulis for Cantor set homeomorphisms.
problem Understanding groups of homeomorphisms of Cantor sets.
method Analogous to Margulis's proof for linear groups.
result Groups of homeomorphisms either preserve a measure or contain a free subgroup.
The study explores homeomorphism groups of self-similar 2-manifolds, including the 2-sphere and Cantor set.
problem Understanding the structure and properties of homeomorphism groups of self-similar 2-manifolds.
method Survey of recent results, exposition of classical results, treatment of stable sets, and proof of new theorems.
result Characterization of homeomorphisms of perfectly self-similar 2-manifolds and extensions of existing results.
Let X be a path-connected topological space admitting a universal cover. Let Homeo(X,a) denote the group of homeomorphisms of X preserving degree one cohomology class a. We investigate the distortion in Homeo(X,a). Let g be an element of Homeo(X,a). We define a Nielsen-type equivalence relation on the space of g-invari…
Study shows certain surface homeomorphisms groups can't be precompact.
problem Understanding precompactness of groups of surface homeomorphisms.
method Analyzing subgroup properties and transitivity of homeomorphisms.
result No subgroup of surface homeomorphisms can be Roelcke precompact.
We prove that the set of non-properness of a polynomial mapping of the three dimensional space which is a local homeomorphism cannot be homeomorphic to the real line R.
For each n>0 there is a one complex parameter family of homeomorphisms of the circle consisting of linear fractional transformations `conjugated by z→zn'. We show that these families are free of relations, which determines the structure of `the group of homeomorphisms of finite type'. We also discuss a numbe…
Study classifies 2-manifolds with special homeomorphism groups.
problem Classifying 2-manifolds with specific homeomorphism groups.
method Introduced virtual Rokhlin property; classified homeomorphism groups of 2-manifolds.
result 2-manifolds with the virtual Rokhlin property have specific homeomorphism groups.
Study chaotic behavior in homeomorphism groups of countable products of spaces.
problem Investigate chaotic behavior in homeomorphism groups of countable products of various metrizable topological spaces.
method Construct numerous examples of chaotic groups of homeomorphisms of countable products of spaces.
result New chaotic groups of homeomorphisms of countable products of various metrizable topological spaces are discovered.
Homeomorphisms of hyperbolic 3-manifolds have invariant sets under certain conditions.
problem Understanding invariant sets for homeomorphisms on hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Shadowing techniques and analysis of invariant sets under positive speed with respect to a uniform foliation.
result Homeomorphisms of hyperbolic 3-manifolds are forced to have invariant sets, preventing them from being minimal.
Generates special homeomorphisms for complex surfaces.
problem Creating specific homeomorphisms for infinite-type surfaces.
method General conditions for producing endperiodic loxodromics.
result Produces homeomorphisms acting loxodromically on arc graphs.
Abstract: Lipschitz homeomorphisms are deformed using Perelman's methods.
problem Deformation of Lipschitz homeomorphisms
method Lipschitz analogues of Siebenmann's and Perelman's homeomorphism theory
result Lipschitz stability theorem and gluing theorem
The study examines the realizability of a 4-manifold invariant for homeomorphisms.
problem Realizing the Casson-Sullivan invariant for homeomorphisms of 4-manifolds.
method Investigation of the invariant's realizability and application to surface isotopy.
result The invariant can be realized fully after stabilizing with a single S2imesS2 for all orientable pairs of homeomorphic 4-manifolds. We give a more geometric approach to an algorithm for deciding whether two hyperbolic 3-manifolds are homeomorphic. We also give a more algebraic approach to the homeomorphism problem for geometric, but non-hyperbolic, 3-manifolds.
We extend the proof of automatic continuity for homeomorphism groups of manifolds to non-compact manifolds and manifolds with marked points and their mapping class groups. Specifically, we show that, for any manifold M homeomorphic to the interior of a compact manifold, and a set X⊂M homeomorphic to the uni…
It is well-known that quasi-isometries between R-trees induce power quasi-symmetric homeomorphisms between their ultrametric end spaces. This paper investigates power quasi-symmetric homeomorphisms between bounded, complete, uniformly perfect, ultrametric spaces (i.e., those ultrametric spaces arising up to similarity …
Study homeomorphism groups of ordinals, proving strong distortion and normal generators.
problem Understanding algebraic and geometric properties of homeomorphism groups of ordinals.
method Analyzing successor ordinals with connections to permutation groups and manifolds.
result Proves strong distortion and normal generators for homeomorphism groups of ordinals.
We give three sufficient criteria for two quasitoric manifolds (M,M') to be (weakly) equivariantly homeomorphic. We apply these criteria to count the weakly equivariant homeomorphism types of quasitoric manifolds with a given cohomology ring.
Characterizes quasiconformal homeomorphisms on surfaces.
problem Understanding the group of quasiconformal homeomorphisms on surfaces.
method Combinatorial characterization of quasiconformal homeomorphisms via graphs of essential quasicircles.
result Quasiconformal homeomorphisms are automorphisms of a graph of essential quasicircles on a surface.
The center of a quotient group of piecewise linear homeomorphisms is trivial.
problem Understanding the structure of a specific group of homeomorphisms.
method Analyzing a quotient of piecewise linear homeomorphisms of the real line.
result The center of the quotient group is trivial.
The paper shows how certain groups' boundaries relate to the Sierpiński carpet.
problem Understanding the Bowditch boundaries of specific groups.
method Analyzing relatively hyperbolic groups and their boundaries.
result Groups with homeomorphic Bowditch boundaries to n-spheres are also relatively hyperbolic with n-1-dimensional Sierpiński carpet boundaries.
Harmonic extension of Weil-Petersson circle homeomorphisms
problem Harmonic maps from the Weil-Petersson disk to the hyperbolic disk
method Anti-holomorphic L2-energy result Harmonic extension of Weil-Petersson circle homeomorphisms minimizes the L2-energy Let M be a compact manifold, possibly with boundary. We show that the group of homeomorphisms of M has the automatic continuity property: any homomorphism from Homeo(M) to any separable group is necessarily continuous. This answers a question of C. Rosendal. If N is a submanifold of M, the group of homeomorphisms of M …
We characterize the cyclic branched covers of the 2-sphere where every homeomorphism of the sphere lifts to a homeomorphism of the covering surface. This answers a question that appeared in an early version of the erratum of Birman and Hilden [2].
We show that the Gromov boundary of the free product of two infinite hyperbolic groups is uniquely determined up to homeomorphism by the homeomorphism types of the boundaries of its factors. We generalize this result to graphs of hyperbolic groups over finite subgroups. Finally, we give a necessary and sufficient condi…
New projection complex shows some surface homeomorphisms have positive commutator length.
problem Understanding commutator length in surface homeomorphisms.
method Constructing unbounded quasi-trees and a new projection complex.
result Some surface homeomorphisms have positive stable commutator length.
Study of Poisson homeomorphisms and rigidity of coisotropic submanifolds.
problem Rigidity and non-rigidity phenomena in Poisson geometry.
method Study of Poisson homeomorphisms, use of clean intersection points, and analysis of characteristic partitions.
result Poisson homeomorphisms preserve symplectic foliations and coisotropic submanifolds are flexible.
Paper confirms conjecture for PL foliations of codimension 2.
problem Confirming Haefliger-Thurston's conjecture for PL foliations.
method Using a version of Mather-Thurston's theorem for PL homeomorphisms.
result Derive new homological properties for PL surface homeomorphisms.
The paper creates a deformation retraction for homeomorphisms of the projective plane.
problem Deformation retraction of homeomorphisms of the projective plane.
method Equivariant strong deformation retraction from homeomorphism group to special orthogonal group.
result Induces a SO(3)-equivariant strong deformation retraction from projective plane homeomorphisms to SO(3).
Classifies Morse boundaries of 3-manifold groups.
problem Classifying Morse boundaries of 3-manifold groups.
method Classifies Morse boundaries into 9 types based on geometric decompositions.
result 9 different homeomorphism types of Morse boundaries.
This thesis classifies pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms using geometric Markov partitions.
problem Classifying pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms up to topological conjugacy.
method Algorithmic approach using geometric Markov partitions.
result Geometric type is a complete invariant of conjugation.
The Morse boundary of a proper geodesic metric space is designed to encode hypberbolic-like behavior in the space. A key property of this boundary is that a quasi-isometry between two such spaces induces a homeomorphism on their Morse boundaries. In this paper we investigate when the converse holds. We prove that for $…
Maps can transform non-homeomorphic manifolds into the same space.
problem Mapping non-homeomorphic manifolds to a common space.
method Cell-like maps for n≥6. result Found m non-homeomorphic n-manifolds mapping to X.