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We prove that the Kontsevich tetrahedral flow $\dot{\mathcal{P}} = \mathcal{Q}_{a:b} (\mathcal{P})$, the right-hand side of which is a linear combination of two differential monomials of degree four in a bi-vector $\mathcal{P}$ on an affine real Poisson manifold $N^n$, does infinitesimally preserve the space of Poisson…

Graph morphism maps Poisson cocycles to symmetries, revealing factorization through Jacobi identity.

In the paper "Formality conjecture" (1996) Kontsevich designed a universal flow $\dot{\mathcal{P}}=\mathcal{Q}_{a:b}(\mathcal{P})=aΓ_{1}+bΓ_{2}$ on the spaces of Poisson structures $\mathcal{P}$ on all affine manifolds of dimension $n \geqslant 2$. We prove a claim from $\textit{loc. cit.}$ stating that if $n=2$, the f…

From the paper "Formality Conjecture" (Ascona 1996): "I am aware of only one such a class, it corresponds to simplest good graph, the complete graph with $4$ vertices $($and $6$ edges$)$. This class gives a remarkable vector field on the space of bi-vector fields on $\mathbb{R}^{d}$. The evolution with respect to the t…

We call a cusped hyperbolic 3-manifold tetrahedral if it can be decomposed into regular ideal tetrahedra. Following an earlier publication by three of the authors, we give a census of all tetrahedral manifolds and all of their combinatorial tetrahedral tessellations with at most 25 (orientable case) and 21 (non-orienta…

We present examples of metric spaces that are not Riemannian manifolds nor dimensionally homogeneous that satisfy the Tetrahedral Property. In spite of that, Euclidean cones over metric spaces with small diameter do not satisfy this property. We extend Sormani's Tetrahedral Property to a less restrictive property and p…

Prove asymptotics of geometric flows using algebro-geometric methods.

We present the Tetrahedral Compactness Theorem which states that sequences of Riemannian manifolds with a uniform upper bound on volume and diameter that satisfy a uniform tetrahedral property have a subsequence which converges in the Gromov-Hausdorff sense to a countably $\mathcal{H}^m$ rectifiable metric space of the…

This research connects combinatorial Teichmüller space geometry to Weil-Petersson geometry.

The tetrahedral index connects to a q-Bessel function, revealing new mathematical techniques.

Proof confirms volume conjecture for a specific knot.

Study on hidden symmetries in Dehn fillings of tetrahedral links.

A 2008 general overview on Weil-Petersson geometry is offered. A preliminary plan for the subsequent CBMS lectures at Central Connecticut State University is included. Mirzakhani's solution of Witten-Kontsevich is not included - this work essentially requires its own lectures. Lectures on Mirzakhani's Witten-Kontsevich…

The paper calculates Veech groups for triangulable structures on the sphere.

Here we explore a variety of properties of intrinsic flat convergence. We introduce the sliced filling volume and interval sliced filling volume and explore the relationship between these notions, the tetrahedral property and the disappearance of points under intrinsic flat convergence. We prove two new Gromov-Hausdorf…

We introduce a "minimal" Kontsevich integral that generates the original Kontsevich integral while at the same time producing ribbons whose boundaries are the braids on which the minimal Kontsevich integral is evaluated. We generalize the definition of the Kontsevich integral to that of graphs in R^3 and study the beha…

This paper explores a particular statistical model on 6-valent graphs with special properties which turns out to be invariant with respect to certain Roseman moves if the graph is the singular point graph of a diagram of a 2-knot. The approach uses the technic of the tetrahedral complex cohomology. We emphasize that th…

We analyse the asymptotical growth of Vassiliev invariants on non-periodic flow lines of ergodic vector fields on domains of $\R^3$. More precisely, we show that the asymptotics of Vassiliev invariants is completely determined by the helicity of the vector field. As an application, we determine the asymptotic Alexander…

New normalizing flows model molecular crystal structures.

A map from 3-manifold skein to Lagrangian skein via holomorphic curve counting.

Formula connects linking coefficients to Kontsevich integral coefficients.

Prove realizability of genus-0 branch data for tetrahedral coverings of the sphere.

We prove that the least-perimeter partition of the sphere into four regions of equal area is a tetrahedral partition.

In this paper, we shall give an explicit Gauss diagram formula for the Kontsevich integral of links up to degree four. This practical formula enables us to actually compute the Kontsevich integral in a combinatorial way.

Proves a formula for Kontsevich-Witten tau-function using Schur Q-polynomials.

We study SU(2) BPS monopoles with spectral curves of the form $η^3+χ(ζ^6+b ζ^3-1)=0$. Previous work has has established a countable family of solutions to Hitchin's constraint that $L^2$ was trivial on such a curve. Here we establish that the only curves of this family that yield BPS monopoles correspond to tetrahedral…

The paper studies the n-loop Kontsevich invariant of knots with same Alexander polynomial.

The study finds arithmetic groups often in square-tiled surface monodromies.

A simpler edge-based discretization method without dual volumes.

Researchers create topologically protected knots in a realizable system.

New topological realization of Kontsevich graph complex for large dimensions.

We refine a Le and Murakami uniqueness theorem for the Kontsevich Integral in order to specify the relationship between the two (possibly equal) main universal link invariants: the Kontsevich Integral and the perturbative expression of the Chern-Simons theory. As a corollary, we prove that the Altschuler and Freidel an…

This paper is part expository and part presentation of calculational results. The target space of the Kontsevich integral for knots is a space of diagrams; this space has various algebraic structures which are described here. These are utilized with Le's theorem on the behaviour of the Kontsevich integral under cabling…

Kontsevich's classes distinguish smooth structures on fiber bundles.

Roseman moves are seven types of local modification for surface-link diagrams in $3$-space which generate ambient isotopies of surface-links in $4$-space. In this paper, we focus on Roseman moves involving triple points, one of which is the famous tetrahedral move, and discuss their independence. For each diagram of an…

This is an overview article on the Kontsevich integral written for the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics, to be published by Elsevier.

This paper is an exposition of heuristics related to Witten's functional integral, relating it to Vassiliev invariants and to the Kontsevich integrals that can be used to produce Vassiliev invariants of knots and links.In particular, we give a simplified version of the appearance of the Kontsevich integrals in the pert…

The paper studies the index of a specific monodromy for origamis in a particular stratum.

Arithmetic Kontsevich-Zorich monodromy found in a specific origami surface.

This is a substantially revised version. The Kontsevich integral of a knot is a graph-valued invariant which (when graded by the Vassiliev degree of graphs) is characterized by a universal property; namely it is a universal Vassiliev invariant of knots. We introduce a second grading of the Kontsevich integral, the Eule…

As nilpotent studies in knot theory, we focus on invariants of Milnor, Orr, and Kontsevich. We show that the Orr invariant of degree $k$ is equivalent to the tree reduction of the Kontsevich invariant of degree $< 2k$. Furthermore, we will see a close relation between the Orr invariant and the Milnor invariant, and …

We consider polyhedra and 4-polytopes in Minkowski spacetime - in particular, null polyhedra with zero volume, and 4-polytopes that have such polyhedra as their hyperfaces. We present the basic properties of several classes of null-faced 4-polytopes: 4-simplices, "tetrahedral diamonds" and 4-parallelotopes. We propose …

We describe all the situations in which the Kontsevich-Zorich cocycle has zero Lyapunov exponents. Confirming a conjecture of Forni, Matheus, and Zorich, this only occurs when the cocycle satisfies additional geometric constraints. We also describe the real Lie groups which can appear in the monodromy of the Kontsevich…

We review quantum field theory approach to the knot theory. Using holomorphic gauge we obtain the Kontsevich integral. It is explained how to calculate Vassiliev invariants and coefficients in Kontsevich integral in a combinatorial way which can be programmed on a computer. We discuss experimental results and temporal …

Explicit computation of Kontsevich weights for symplectic Poisson structures.

Let $x\in\mathbb{R}^{n}$. For $φ:\mathbb{R}^{n}\mapsto\mathbb{R}^{n}$ and $t\in\mathbb{R}$, we put $φ^{t}=t^{-1}φ(xt)$. A projective flow is a solution to the projective translation equation $φ^{t+s}=φ^{t}\circφ^{s}$, $t,s\in\mathbb{R}$. Previously we have developed an arithmetic, topologic and analytic theory of $2$-d…

Study on string links invariant under associator choice and Grothendieck--Teichmüller group action.

We study the rational Kontsevich integral of torus knots. We construct explicitely a series of diagrams made of circles joined together in a tree-like fashion and colored by some special rational functions. We show that this series codes exactly the unwheeled rational Kontsevich integral of torus knots, and that it beh…