Revisits Koiso's rigid metrics on complex projective spaces.
problem Computing obstructions to integrability of deformations.
method Elementary complex differential geometry.
result Computes Koiso's obstruction on CPnimesCP1. Study on complex Grassmannians' rigidity using Einstein deformations.
problem Characterizing integrable infinitesimal Einstein deformations of complex Grassmannians.
method Analyzing the integrability to second order of infinitesimal deformations using Koiso's obstruction polynomial.
result Characterized integrable deformations as an explicit variety in su(n), showing g is isolated for odd n. We study infinitesimal Einstein deformations on compact flat manifolds and on product manifolds. Moreover, we prove refinements of results by Koiso and Bourguignon which yield obstructions on the existence of infinitesimal Einstein deformations under certain curvature conditions.
Study second order integrability of Einstein deformations on Riemannian and Kähler manifolds.
problem Integrability condition for second order infinitesimal Einstein deformations.
method New expression for integrability condition, Koiso obstruction simplification.
result Complete description of integrable deformations on complex 2-plane Grassmannian.
In this note, stimulated by the existence result of Futaki-Ono-Wang for toric Sasaki-Einstein metrics, we obtain new examples of Sasaki-Einstein metrics on S^1-bundles associated to canonical line bundles of P^1-bundles over Kähler-Einstein Fano manifolds, even though the Futaki's obstruction does not vanish. Here the …
This note analyzes the normal form of gradient Ricci 4-solitons.
problem Understanding the curvature operator of gradient Ricci 4-solitons.
method Analyzing the normal form of the operator R^+21H^ and curvature operator R^ of Koiso-Cao soliton. result The curvature operator of the Koiso-Cao soliton inherits a normal form relative to the space of algebraic Kähler curvature operators.
By extending Koiso's examples to the non-compact case, we construct complete gradient Kahler-Ricci solitons of various types on certain holomorphic line bundles over compact Kahler-Einstein manifolds. Moreover, a uniformization result on steady gradient Kahler-Ricci solitons with non-negative Ricci curvature is obtaine…
We consider the non-trivial Ricci soliton on CP2#CP2 constructed by Koiso and Cao. It is a Kähler metric invariant by the U(2) action on CP2#CP2. We study its Yamabe equation and prove it has exactly one U(2)−invariant solution up to homothecies.
The paper decomposes metrics on manifolds with boundaries.
problem Characterizing Riemannian metrics on manifolds with boundaries.
method Koiso-type decomposition and Ebin-type slice theorems.
result Characterization of relative Einstein metrics.
In Riemannian geometry the prescribed Ricci curvature problem is as follows: given a smooth manifold M and a symmetric 2-tensor r, construct a metric on M whose Ricci tensor equals r. In particular, DeTurck and Koiso proved the following celebrated result: the Ricci curvature uniquely determines the Levi-Civita…
Let (M,g) be a compact oriented Einstein 4-manifold. Write R-plus for the part of the curvature operator of g which acts on self-dual 2-forms. We prove that if R-plus is negative definite then g is locally rigid: any other Einstein metric near to g is isometric to it. This is a chiral generalisation of Koiso's Theorem,…
The paper proves stability for a modified Bach flow on various manifolds.
problem Stability of gauge-modified Bach flow on manifolds.
method Linear stability proved via spectral bounds and Koiso identity generalization. Nonlinear stability for hyperbolic and Poincaré-Einstein spaces.
result Linear and nonlinear stability results for the Bach flow on specific manifolds.
In this note, using Calabi's method, we construct rotationally symmetric Kahler-Ricci solitons on the total space of direct sum of fixed hermitian line bundle and its projective compactification, where the curvature of hermitian line bundle is Kahler-Einstein. These examples generalize the construction of Koiso, Cao an…
There are several types of equation of motion of elastic wires. In this paper, we treat an equation taking account of the thickness of wire. The equation was introduced by Caflisch and Maddocks on plane curves, and they proved the existence of solutions. Koiso and Sugimoto generalized the result to any dimensional Eucl…
English translation of "Solitony Ricciego" (Wiadomości Matematyczne 48, 2012, no. 1, pp. 1-32). Despite the general-sounding title, the text covers just a few narrow topics: Perelman's proof of the fact that compact Ricci solitons are of the gradient type, and a detailed unified description of Page's and Berard Bergery…
Study the deformation theory of Einstein-Yang-Mills system on compact manifolds.
problem Deformation theory of Einstein-Yang-Mills system on compact manifolds.
method Slice theorem, linearization analysis, essential deformation characterization.
result Realize moduli space of Einstein-Yang-Mills pairs as an analytic set in a finite-dimensional tame Fréchet manifold.
Establishes metrics with positive curvature on projective line bundles.
problem Existence of complete Kähler metrics with semi-positive holomorphic sectional curvature.
method Calabi's Ansatz and product approach.
result Existence of complete Kähler metrics with many zeroes.
Given a compact Fano Kähler manifold (M,J) with a Kähler Ricci soliton g, we consider smooth families {J_t} of complex deformations of (M,J) which are invariant under the action of a maximal torus T in the full isometry group of (M,g). We prove that, under a certain condition on the spectrum of the Laplacian of g, ther…
Study on stability of Einstein metrics on symmetric spaces.
problem Stability of Einstein-Hilbert functional on compact symmetric spaces.
method Classification of irreducible representations and use of Casimir eigenvalues.
result Proves stability of Einstein metrics on quaternionic and Cayley projective plane, instability on other quaternionic Grassmannians.
Rigidity of Fubini-Study metric on odd complex Grassmannians.
problem Characterize infinitesimal deformations of the Fubini-Study metric on complex Grassmannians.
method Explicit description of infinitesimal Einstein deformations, integration analysis.
result Fubini-Study metric on odd complex Grassmannians is rigid.
We study a class of asymptotically cylindrical Ricci-flat Kähler metrics arising on quasiprojective manifolds. Using the Calabi--Yau geometry and analysis and the Kodaira--Kuranishi--Spencer theory and building up on results of N.Koiso for the case of compact manifolds, we show that under rather general hypotheses any …
Study shows unique Einstein metrics on SU2n+1 and related spaces.
problem Rigidity of Einstein metrics on SU2n+1 and related spaces. method Proof of rigidity using infinitesimal deformations and connections to Ricci flow.
result Bi-invariant Einstein metric on SU2n+1 is isolated in the moduli space of Einstein metrics. This paper studies torsion obstructions to complex sections on manifolds.
problem Torsion obstructions to finding complex sections on almost complex manifolds.
method Calculations using the Adams-Novikov spectral sequence for Thom spectra.
result Torsion obstructions for finding r complex sections of order p vanish for r<p2−p. Study stability of non-Kähler Calabi-Yau metrics using critical points of generalized Einstein Hilbert action.
problem Stability of critical points of the generalized Einstein Hilbert action in non-Kähler Calabi-Yau theory.
method Analysis of Bismut Hermitian Einstein manifolds and Bismut flat pluriclosed steady solitons, proving stability conditions.
result All Bismut Hermitian Einstein manifolds are linearly stable, and all Bismut flat pluriclosed steady solitons with positive Ricci curvature are linearly strictly stable.
Fewer obstructions for small graphs in knotless embedding.
problem Finite obstructions for knotless embedding of small graphs.
method Analysis of graph minor obstructions and knotless embedding.
result There are only three obstructions for size 23 graphs, significantly fewer than previously known.
3028 obstructions found for embedding without knots.
problem Finding obstructions for knotless embedding.
method Surveying recent work, updating obstructions, and proposing new questions.
result New obstructions with μ=6 and insights into connectivity.
We prove that the quasi-Einstein metrics found by Lü, Page and Pope on CP1-bundles over Fano Kähler-Einstein bases are conformally Kähler and that the Kähler class of the conformal metric is a multiple of the first Chern class. A detailed study of the lowest-dimensional example of such metrics on $\mathbb…
The paper develops obstructions for embedding 2D complexes into 4D space.
problem Embedding 2D complexes into 4D space and understanding obstructions.
method Uses Goodwillie-Weiss calculus and intersections of Whitney disks.
result Two approaches to obstructions lead to the same result.
Global obstructions found for conformally Einstein metrics in 6D.
problem Obstructing the existence of conformally Einstein metrics in six dimensions.
method Presentation of global conformal invariants.
result Nontrivial global conformal invariant obstructing conformally Einstein metrics.
Complete surgery obstructions for manifolds with finite fundamental group, disproving a conjecture.
problem Disproving the Oozing Conjecture for manifolds with finite fundamental group.
method Description and calculation of surgery obstructions up to homotopy equivalence.
result New obstructions found for Arf invariant product formulas in codimensions ≥ 4, disproving the Oozing Conjecture.
Given a polarized manifold there are obstructions for asymptotic Chow semistability described as integral invariants. One of them is an obstruction to the existence for the first Chern class of the polarization to admit a constant scalar curvature Kähler (cscK) metric. A natural question is whether or not the other obs…
The article classifies cubiquitous sublattices and applies them to branched covers.
problem Understanding cubiquitous sublattices as obstructions to rational homology 4-balls.
method Developed a geometric Wu obstruction to classify cubiquitous sublattices and applied it to branched covers.
result Completely classified which sublattices with orthogonal bases are cubiquitous.
For a 3-manifold with torus boundary admitting an appropriate involution, we show that Khovanov homology provides obstructions to certain exceptional Dehn fillings. For example, given a strongly invertible knot in S^3, we give obstructions to lens space surgeries, as well as obstructions to surgeries with finite fundam…
New obstructions found for smooth desingularization of compact Einstein orbifolds.
problem Finding obstructions to desingularizing compact Einstein orbifolds.
method Identifying new obstructions specific to compact Einstein 4-orbifolds. result Almost all flat orbifold metrics on T4/Z2 are not limits of Ricci-flat metrics. For ℓ>1, we develop L(2)-signature obstructions for (4ℓ−3)-dimensional knots with metabelian knot groups to be doubly slice. For each ℓ>1, we construct an infinite family of knots on which our obstructions are non-zero, but for which double sliceness is not obstructed by any previously known invari…
Study identifies obstructions for solving a 4th-order boundary problem.
problem Solving a 4th-order boundary problem with specific curvature conditions.
method Derived Kazdan-Warner type identities using variational formulation and conformal variations.
result Obtained nontrivial integral obstructions to solvability.
Developing a singular dimension descent method for positive scalar curvature obstructions
problem Positive scalar curvature obstructions in arbitrary dimensions
method Schoen--Yau type singular dimension descent method
result Proving obstructions to positive scalar curvature on enlargeable manifolds
Study Euler obstruction of 1-forms on determinantal singularities.
problem Understanding the Euler obstruction of 1-forms on determinantal singularities.
method Investigation of connections between local Euler obstruction and PHN index.
result Explicit computations of Euler obstruction for specific singularities.
Proves Massey's theorems on complex structure obstructions.
problem Finding complex structures on real vector bundles.
method Fractional Stiefel-Whitney classes and combinations of Pontryagin, Chern, and Euler classes.
result Determines the second obstruction for rank six bundles.
The paper explores properties of CR hypersurfaces and their flatness.
problem Analyzing the flatness properties of CR hypersurfaces.
method Investigation of local and global properties of strongly pseudoconvex CR hypersurfaces.
result Existence of obstruction flat points on compact CR hypersurfaces.
On a manifold of dimension at least six, let (g,τ) be a pair consisting of a Kähler metric g which is locally Kähler irreducible, and a nonconstant smooth function τ. Off the zero set of τ, if the metric g^=g/τ2 is a gradient Ricci soliton which has soliton function 1/τ, we show that g^ is Kähler…
Study on a specific obstruction in four-dimensional geometry.
problem Singular Yamabe obstruction of a hypersurface.
method Derived various explicit formulas from the original definition.
result Relate formulas to literature and prove elementary.
Introduce generalized Ueda obstruction classes for line bundles and apply them to non-semi-positivity.
problem Non-semi-positivity of line bundles
method Introduce generalized Ueda obstruction classes and use Dolbeault resolution
result Recover classical examples and provide new examples of nef but not semi-positive line bundles
Surgery obstructions extended to integer homology spheres using Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Obstructing knots in integer homology spheres using surgery.
method Extending Heegaard Floer homology obstructions to all integer homology spheres for both positive and negative surgeries.
result Deduced a lower bound on b2(W) for smooth cobordism between integer homology spheres. Extended solitons show constant curvature on compact manifolds.
problem Understanding self-similar solutions to geometric flows.
method Analyzing extended solitons and applying integral inequalities.
result Closed ambient obstruction solitons are ambient obstruction flat and have constant scalar curvature.
Study the topological information of map germs using Euler obstruction.
problem Capturing topological information from map germs with complex singular spaces.
method Investigates the Euler obstruction and its relation to local Euler obstruction and Brasselet number.
result Relates Chern number to the number of cusps in a perturbed map-germ.
New obstructions show some 4-manifold homeomorphisms are pseudo-isotopic but not isotopic.
problem Tackling the difference between pseudo-isotopy and isotopy for 4-manifolds.
method Defining and showing realizable obstructions in Whitehead groups.
result Found homeomorphisms that are pseudo-isotopic but not isotopic.
Geometrically, a new obstruction is found for 4-manifold realizations.
problem Realizing normal 1-types of 4-manifolds with a given boundary.
method Three-stage obstruction theory, with a geometric tertiary obstruction.
result A new geometric tertiary obstruction for 4-manifold realizations.