This paper shows connections between two complex mathematical theories are equivalent.
problem Establishing equivalence between two complex mathematical theories.
method Using geometric quantisation and conformal field theory, the paper establishes equivalence between the Hitchin connection and the Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov connection.
result The Hitchin and Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov connections are projectively equivalent in genus zero.
Defines a new knot integral related to Vassiliev invariants.
problem Understanding knot invariants and their relationships.
method Introduces a 1-cocycle in the space of long knots, generalizing the Kontsevich integral.
result Preserves the relationship between Kontsevich integral and Vassiliev invariants.
We construct a flat (and fake-flat) 2-connection in the configuration space of n indistinguishable particles in the complex plane, which categorifies the sl(2,C)-Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov connection obtained from the adjoint representation of sl(2,C). This will be done by considering the adjoint categorical represen…
We introduce an algebra bundle of chord diagrams over the configuration space of N points in the complex plane on which we put the Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov connection. For that particular connection, the holonomy along a loop in the base is shown to be generating the Kontsevich integral for that loop's associated braid.
For an oriented 2-dimensional manifold Σ of genus g with n boundary components the space Cπ1(Σ)/[Cπ1(Σ),Cπ1(Σ)] carries the Goldman-Turaev Lie bialgebra structure defined in terms of intersections and self-intersections of curves. Its associated graded (under the natural filtratio…
A systematic description of the Wess-Zumino-Witten model is presented. The symplectic method plays the major role in this paper and also gives the relationship between the WZW model and the Chern-Simons model. The quantum theory is obtained to give the projective representation of the Loop group. The Gauss constraints …
Geometrically connects theta functions and WZNW blocks.
problem Identifying connections between theta functions and WZNW blocks.
method Constructing flat connections on bundles of theta functions and WZNW blocks.
result The Tsuchiya-Ueno-Yamada and Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov connections are identified.
We categorify the notion of an infinitesimal braiding in a linear strict symmetric monoidal category, leading to the notion of a (strict) infinitesimal 2-braiding in a linear symmetric strict monoidal 2-category. We describe the associated categorification of the 4-term relation, leading to six categorified relations. …
This paper is based on the introduction to the monograph ``Double affine Hecke algebras'' to be published by Cambridge University Press. The connections with Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations, Kac-Moody algebras, tau-function, harmonic analysis on symmetric spaces, and special functions are discussed. The rank one case …
Paper connects algebraic and analytic methods for braid group representations.
problem Constructing representations of braid groups using algebraic and analytic approaches.
method Katz-Long-Moody construction and multiplicative middle convolution for KZ-type equations.
result Multiplicative middle convolution preserves unitarity and provides an algorithm to determine the signature of a Hermitian matrix.
We solve the regularized Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equation and find an explicit expression for the Drinfeld associator. We restrict to the case of the fundamental representation of gl(N). Several tests of the results are presented. It can be explicitly seen that components of this solution for the associator coincide w…
We propose a gauge model of quantum electrodynamics (QED) and its nonabelian generalization from which we derive knot invariants such as the Jones polynomial. Our approach is inspired by the work of Witten who derived knot invariants from quantum field theory based on the Chern-Simon Lagrangian. From our approach we ca…
New K-theory framework reveals exotic brane charges and conformal blocks.
problem Identifying exotic brane charges in string/M-theory.
method Twisted equivariant differential K-theory and flat complex line bundles.
result Observation of conformal blocks and their relation to brane charges.
A new connection in Finsler geometry unifies various types of connections.
problem Introducing a unified connection in Finsler geometry.
method Using the pullback formalism, a new linear connection is introduced and investigated.
result The existence and uniqueness of the new connection are proved intrinsically.
Study finds six homogeneous surfaces with multiple invariant connections.
problem Characterizing homogeneous surfaces with invariant connections.
method Computed all simply connected homogeneous and infinitesimally homogeneous surfaces.
result Found six non-equivalent surfaces with multiple invariant connections.
Study non-integrable distributions with various affine connections.
problem Characterize non-integrable distributions in Riemannian manifolds with different connections.
method Obtain Gauss, Codazzi, and Ricci equations for non-integrable distributions with semi-symmetric metric, non-metric, and statistical connections.
result Find new examples of Einstein and distributions with constant scalar curvature.
Paper explores connection cochain in abelian extensions and its relation to connection forms.
problem Understanding the connection cochain in abelian extensions.
method Apply Moriyoshi's connection cochain concept to abelian extensions and relate it to connection 1-forms.
result Established the relationship between connection cochain and connection 1-forms in abelian extensions.
A (J2=±1)-metric manifold has an almost complex or almost product structure J and a compatible metric g. We show that there exists a canonical involution in the set of connections on such a manifold, which allows to define a projection over the set of connections adapted to J. This projection sends the Le…
The paper classifies Ricci solitons on specific Lorentzian Lie groups.
problem Classifying algebraic Ricci solitons on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups.
method Computed canonical and Kobayashi-Nomizu connections and their curvatures; defined algebraic Ricci solitons.
result Classified algebraic Ricci solitons on specific Lorentzian Lie groups.
New normalization condition for sub-Riemannian connections.
problem Normalizing connections on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Formulated in terms of Cartan connections, depends on curvature's first degree of homogeneity.
result A compatible partial affine connection can be uniquely extended to a full affine connection and a grading of the tangent bundle.
Odd connections on supermanifolds are defined and their properties studied.
problem Defining and understanding odd quasi-connections on supermanifolds.
method Examined odd quasi-connections, defined torsion and curvature, and identified special classes.
result Odd connections on supermanifolds are shown to have torsion and curvature tensors.
The paper classifies Lorentzian Lie groups based on Codazzi tensors and quasi-statistical structures.
problem Classifying Lorentzian Lie groups based on specific tensor properties.
method Classification of three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups based on Ricci tensors and quasi-statistical structures associated with different affine connections.
result The paper classifies three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups based on Codazzi tensors and quasi-statistical structures associated with Bott, canonical, and Kobayashi-Nomizu connections.
The paper proves monotonicity formulas for minimal connections and their applications.
problem Understanding critical points of volume functionals in Riemannian geometry.
method Developed monotonicity formulas for minimal connections under specific conditions.
result Established vanishing theorems for minimal connections on Euclidean spaces and dDT connections on G2-manifolds.
Knots connected via a trivial band sum to connected sum.
problem Conditions for band-connected sum to equal connected sum.
method Analyzing knots and bands to determine conditions for equality.
result A band is trivial if and only if a band-connected sum equals a connected sum.
The paper solves the Integration Problem for principal connections.
problem Describing discrete connections associated with a principal connection.
method Using the Lie or derivative functor to induce connections on the principal bundle.
result For flat principal connections, the Integration Problem has a unique solution among flat discrete connections.
This article is a continuation of my former article "On Connectivity Spaces". After some brief historical references relating to the subject, separation spaces and then adjoint notions of connective representation and connective foliation are developed. The connectivity order previously defined only in the finite case …
Study of multiplicative connections in Lie groupoids.
problem Defining and understanding multiplicative connections in Lie groupoids.
method Definition and study of multiplicative connections satisfying compatibility with the groupoid structure.
result Identification of the obstruction to the existence of a multiplicative connection.
Develops torsion dual connections for statistical manifolds.
problem Defining statistical manifolds using dual connections.
method Introduces torsion dual connections and proves their properties.
result Curvature tensor of torsion dual connections has specific divergence.
Extends connections on Lie groupoids, proving completeness conditions.
problem Existence and completeness of multiplicative connections on Lie groupoid fibrations.
method Introduces and investigates multiplicative Ehresmann connections on Lie groupoid fibrations.
result Conditions for completeness of multiplicative connections on Lie groupoid fibrations.
The study connects conic connections and torsion-free principal connections on G-structures.
problem Relating torsion tensors of principal connections to characteristic conic connections.
method Formulating and verifying conditions for the existence of characteristic conic connections implying torsion-free principal connections.
result Conditions for the existence of characteristic conic connections imply the existence of torsion-free principal connections, verified for adjoint varieties of simple Lie algebras.
Study on solvable Lie groups with specific Weyl connections.
problem Characterizing solvable Lie groups with invariant stretched non-positive Weyl connections.
method Analyzing structure and classification of solvable Lie groups.
result Classification of solvable Lie groups and compact solvmanifolds with invariant SNP connections.
Defines semi-symmetric metric connections on differential forms.
problem Analyzing connections on differential forms.
method Defined and studied semi-symmetric metric connections, computed their curvature and Ricci tensors, and analyzed Lie derivatives.
result Derived Gauss-Codazzi-Ricci equations and properties of canonical, Schouten, and Vrancreanu connections.
Sprays on Frechet manifolds connect connections and tangent structures.
problem Characterizing linear symmetric connections on Frechet manifolds.
method Constructing connection maps and linear symmetric connections on tangent and second-order tangent bundles using sprays.
result A bijective correspondence exists between linear symmetric connections on tangent bundles and sprays.
Defines a new natural connection on Riemannian Π-manifolds.
problem Characterizing natural connections on Riemannian Π-manifolds.
method Introducing and analyzing the first natural connection with torsion.
result Relations between the first natural connection and Levi-Civita connection are established.
New connections found with specific torsion properties.
problem Understanding metric connections with specific torsion properties.
method Described Lorentzian manifolds with metric connections having parallel, skew-symmetric torsion.
result Found new Lorentzian manifolds with metric connections having parallel, skew-symmetric torsion.
This paper explores how local behavior of meromorphic connections on the projective line determines the global connection.
problem Determining the global meromorphic connection based on specified local behavior at singular points.
method Expository discussion of various problems related to meromorphic connections with specified local behavior, including Deligne-Simpson and rigidity problems.
result The existence and nonemptiness of moduli spaces of meromorphic connections with specified local behavior.
In this paper, we prove a local index theorem for the DeRham Hodge-laplacian which is defined by the connection compatible with metric. This connection need not be the Levi-Civita connection. When the connection is Levi-Civita connection, this is the classical local Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem.
Paper extends Simons theorem to F-Yang-Mills connections for instability.
problem Tackles instability of F-Yang-Mills connections. method Extends Simons theorem to F-Yang-Mills connections using Kobayashi-Ohnita-Takeuchi's method. result Derives a sufficient condition for instability of non-flat F-Yang-Mills connections. Recently the present authors introduced a general class of Finsler connections which leads to a smart representation of connection theory in Finsler geometry and yields to a classification of Finsler connections into the three classes. Here the properties of one of these classes namely the Berwald-type connections whic…
The study classifies holomorphic projective connections on complex threefolds.
problem Characterizing holomorphic projective connections on complex threefolds.
method Analyzing properties of holomorphic projective connections on complex projective threefolds.
result Holomorphic projective connections on complex threefolds are either flat or translation invariant on abelian threefolds.
Flat Yang-Mills connections on pinched manifolds.
problem Stability of Yang-Mills connections on compact manifolds.
method Pinching conditions and weak stability criteria.
result No non-flat weakly stable Yang-Mills connections on δ(n)-pinched compact simply-connected Riemannian manifolds.
The first examples of complete projective connections are uncovered: normal projective connections on surfaces whose geodesics are all closed and embedded are complete, as are normal projective connections induced from complete affine connections with slowly decaying positive Ricci curvature.
In the present work, we introduce a linear connection (preserving the almost product structure and the Riemannian metric) on Riemannian almost product manifolds. This connection, called P-connection, is an analogue of the first canonical connection of Lichnerowicz in the Hermitian geometry and the B-connection in the g…
We assume a vector bundle p:E→M with a general linear connection K and a classical linear connection $\Lam$ on M. We prove that all classical linear connections on the total space E naturally given by $(\Lam, K)$ form a 15-parameter family. Further we prove that all connections on J1E naturally given by…
Classifies Ricci solitons on specific Lorentzian Lie groups.
problem Classifying Ricci solitons on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups.
method Examined canonical and perturbed canonical connections, as well as Kobayashi-Nomizu connections and perturbed Kobayashi-Nomizu connections.
result Classified affine Ricci solitons on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups with product structure.
Paper develops a unified framework for Lie algebroid connections on various bundles.
problem Unified framework for Lie algebroid connections on vector and principal bundles.
method Generalized Atiyah algebroid structure and its short exact sequence.
result Explicit constructions of Atiyah classes for Lie algebroid connections.
Characterizes connections on multivariate normal distributions.
problem Characterizing connections on statistical manifold of multivariate normal distributions.
method Analyzes statistical manifold (N,gF,ablaA,ablaA∗) of multivariate normal distributions. result The Amari-Chentsov connection ablaA is characterized by conjugate symmetry. The paper studies a new connection on Riemannian manifolds and finds conditions for symplectic manifolds.
problem Exploring a new quarter-symmetric non-metric connection on Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzes the properties and relations of the torsion tensor and curvature tensors of the new connection.
result Conditions for a manifold to be symplectic when endowed with the new connection.