New Langlands duality conjectures for 3-manifold skein modules.
problem Understanding Langlands duality in 3-manifold skein modules.
method Combining representation theory of double affine Hecke algebras and 1-form symmetry structure.
result Recent special cases confirmed, with detailed proofs.
The Langlands Program was launched in the late 60s with the goal of relating Galois representations and automorphic forms. In recent years a geometric version has been developed which leads to a mysterious duality between certain categories of sheaves on moduli spaces of (flat) bundles on algebraic curves. Three years …
S-dual of Hamiltonian spaces connects to Langlands duality.
problem Hamiltonian spaces and their S-duals.
method Definition and properties of S-dual of Hamiltonian spaces.
result S-dual of Hamiltonian spaces is related to Langlands duality.
This article addresses the question of whether Langlands duality for complex reductive Lie groups may be implemented by T-dualization. We prove that for reductive groups whose simple factors are of Dynkin type A, D, or E, the answer is yes.
The paper explores gauge theory invariants and their duals via topological-holomorphic twist.
problem Understanding gauge theory invariants and their duals in 4d and 2d.
method Topological-holomorphic twist of N=4 supersymmetric gauge theory.
result Derived novel topological and holomorphic invariants and their Langlands duals.
Study q-series for 3-manifolds with line defects, proving homomorphism and conjecturing holomorphic modularity.
problem Understanding BPS q-series for 3-manifolds with line defects. method Proving homomorphism from skein module to space of q-series, conjecturing holomorphic modularity. result Holomorphic quantum modularity of q-series suggests new approach to Langlands duality. 5D gauge theories are dual to 3D and 2D models via Floer homologies.
problem Exploring dualities in 5D gauge theories and their 3D and 2D counterparts.
method Using Landau-Ginzburg models and Floer homologies, the paper establishes dualities between different gauge theories and their associated homologies.
result Dual A∞-categories of Floer homologies are derived, proving mirror symmetry and Langlands duality. Given a compact Riemann surface X and a complex reductive Lie group G equipped with real structures, we define antiholomorphic involutions on the moduli space of G-Higgs bundles over X. We investigate how the various components of the fixed point locus match up, as one passes from G to its Langlands dual $^LG…
Revisits Vafa-Witten theory, deriving new invariants and homologies.
problem Understanding Vafa-Witten equations and their invariants.
method Physical derivation and mathematical analysis of Vafa-Witten equations.
result Novel invariants and Floer homologies derived from Vafa-Witten equations.
The paper studies cohomological Donaldson-Thomas theory for local systems on a 3-torus.
problem Cohomological Donaldson-Thomas theory for local systems on the 3-torus.
method Using exponential maps and the tripled Jordan quiver, the paper proves cohomological integrality for GL_n and SL_n local systems.
result The paper proves Langlands duality statements for SL_n and PGL_n cohomological Donaldson-Thomas invariants for prime n.
We study the moduli spaces of flat SL(r)- and PGL(r)-connections, or equivalently, Higgs bundles, on an algebraic curve. These spaces are noncompact Calabi-Yau orbifolds; we show that they can be regarded as mirror partners in two different senses. First, they satisfy the requirements laid down by Strominger-Yau-Zaslow…
Defines and parametrizes sl(2)-type singular fibres in symplectic and odd orthogonal Hitchin systems.
problem Characterizing and understanding singular fibres in Hitchin systems.
method Stratification by semi-abelian spectral data, study of irreducible components, global description of degenerations.
result Extension of Langlands duality to sl(2)-type Hitchin fibres. Novel gauge-theoretic Floer homologies defined from 5d N=2 theory, linking 4, 3, and 2-manifolds.
problem Defining and linking novel Floer homologies for different manifold dimensions.
method Physics of a topologically-twisted 5d N=2 gauge theory, Vafa-Witten, Hitchin, and BF configurations.
result Derived novel gauge-theoretic and symplectic Floer homologies, and Atiyah-Floer correspondences.
We explain how, starting with a stack of D4-branes ending on an NS5-brane in type IIA string theory, one can, via T-duality and the topological-holomorphic nature of the relevant worldvolume theories, relate (i) the lattice models realized by Costello's 4d Chern-Simons theory, (ii) links in 3d analytically-continued Ch…
We establish a Kobayashi-Hitchin correspondence between solutions of the extended Bogomolny equation with a Dirac type singularity and Hecke modifications of Higgs bundles. This correspondence was conjectured by Witten and plays an important role in the physical description of the the geometric Langlands program in ter…
We construct and study a closed, two-dimensional, quasi-topological (0,2) gauged sigma model with target space a smooth G-manifold, where G is any compact and connected Lie group. When the target space is a flag manifold of simple G, and the gauge group is a Cartan subgroup thereof, the perturbative model describes, pu…
We study twisted N=2 superconformal gauge theory on a product of two Riemann surfaces Sigma and C. The twisted theory is topological along C and holomorphic along Sigma and does not depend on the gauge coupling or theta-angle. Upon Kaluza-Klein reduction along Sigma, it becomes equivalent to a topological B-model on C …
We consider topological T-duality of torus bundles equipped with S^{1}-gerbes. We show how a geometry on the gerbe determines a reduction of its band to the subsheaf of S^{1}-valued functions which are constant along the torus fibres. We observe that such a reduction is exactly the additional datum needed for the const…
A theory linking invariants, Floer homologies, and Higgs bundles.
problem Understanding complex geometric structures and their invariants.
method Categorification and geometric Langlands correspondence.
result Established a new geometric Langlands correspondence.
Paper describes integrable structure of Hitchin moduli spaces.
problem Integrable structure of Hitchin moduli spaces.
method Explicit parameterizations and Separation of Variables method.
result Clear analogy with Drinfeld's geometric Langlands correspondence.
One can realize higher laminations as positive configurations of points in the affine building. The duality pairings of Fock and Goncharov give pairings between higher laminations for two Langlands dual groups G and G∨. These pairings are a generalization of the intersection pairing between measured laminatio…
The seven non euclidean geometries of the Thurston's geometrization program are proved to originate naturally from singularization morphisms and versal deformations on euclidean 3-manifolds generated in the frame of the Langlands global program. The Poincare conjecture for a 3-manifold appears as a particular case of t…
Through Cayley and Langlands type correspondences, we give a geometric description of the moduli spaces of real orthogonal and symplectic Higgs bundles of any signature in the regular fibres of the Hitchin fibration. As applications of our methods, we complete the concrete abelianization of real slices corresponding to…
Constructs Lagrangian correspondences for Higgs bundles and holomorphic connections.
problem Realizing geometric Langlands correspondences for Higgs bundles and connections.
method Using transversal Higgs bundles and holomorphic connections, induced divisors and parameters.
result Evidence suggests generic realization of Dolbeault geometric Langlands correspondence.
New quantum integrals discovered for a spin chain model.
problem Exploring quantum integrals for a spin chain model.
method Using surface defects and observables in 4D N=2 super-QCD. result First construction of quantum integrals and their joint eigenvectors.
We give a geometric characterisation of the topological invariants associated to SO(m,m+1)-Higgs bundles through KO-theory and the Langlands correspondence between orthogonal and symplectic Hitchin systems. By defining the split orthogonal spectral data, we obtain a natural grading of the moduli space of SO(m,m+1)-Higg…
The BPS decomposition theorem splits cohomology of symmetric stacks into invariant parts.
problem Decomposing the cohomology of smooth symmetric stacks into invariant parts.
method Using cohomological Hall induction and intersection cohomology of moduli spaces.
result Establishes the BPS decomposition theorem for various symplectic stacks.
Constructs cohomology decompositions for symmetric stacks.
problem Cohomology of symmetric stacks.
method Constructs decompositions of cohomology, Borel--Moore homology, and vanishing cycle cohomology.
result Defines BPS cohomology and proves its equivalence to intersection cohomology for smooth stacks.
Study skein modules via gauge theory, finding non-TQFT dimensions.
problem Understanding skein modules of 3-manifolds using gauge theory.
method Embed skein modules into 4d N=4 super-Yang-Mills theories, using N=1 supersymmetry. result Find non-standard dimensions of skein modules, differing from TQFT predictions.
Researchers construct a probabilistic model for a WZW theory on hyperbolic space and link it to Liouville theory.
problem Rigorous probabilistic construction of WZW models on curved spaces.
method Path integral approach on closed Riemann surfaces twisted by gauge fields.
result Correspondence between correlation functions of H3-WZW and Liouville CFT. New probabilistic method constructs Kähler-Einstein metrics and suggests zero-free properties of zeta functions.
problem Existence and explicit formulas for Kähler-Einstein metrics on Fano varieties.
method Probabilistic construction involving canonical random point processes.
result Zero-free properties of Archimedean zeta functions and their relation to Langlands program.
Shelstad's character identity is an equality between sums of characters of tempered representations in corresponding L-packets of two real, semisimple, linear, algebraic groups that are inner forms to each other. We reconstruct this character identity in the case of the discrete series, using index theory of elliptic…
The purpose of this note is to present a short elementary proof of a theorem due to Faltings and Laumon, saying that the global nilpotent cone is a Lagrangian substack in the cotangent bundle of the moduli space of G-bundles on a complex compact curve. This result plays a crucial role in the Geometric Langlands program…
Proves Poincaré duality for Hopf algebroids with bijective antipode.
problem Proving Poincaré duality for Hopf algebroids.
method Using twisted Poincaré duality and bijective antipode properties.
result Recovering and extending known Poincaré dualities for Hopf algebroids.
New proof of chain duality for simplicial complexes.
problem Proving the existence of chain duality for chain complexes over simplicial complexes.
method Geometric and conceptual treatment of chain duality.
result Fundamental for Ranicki's surgery exact sequence.
Introduces Kähler duality between domains in complex space.
problem None explicitly stated; focuses on concept introduction.
method None explicitly stated; focuses on concept introduction.
result Introduces Kähler duality between domains in complex space.
Research on dualities in geometric stereotypes.
problem Understanding dualities in geometric stereotypes.
method Continuation of previous research on stereotype spaces and algebras.
result New insights into geometric stereotype dualities.
Duality restored in gauge theory, gravity, and string theory models.
problem Restoring duality invariance in theories coupled to matter.
method Extending phase space to allow for violations of the algebraic Bianchi identity and considering the axion as the duality current.
result Duality current in NS-NS gravity is the divergence of the axion.
Unified proof of four Bavard dualities and new results on quasimorphisms.
problem Comparing stable commutator length and quasimorphisms on groups.
method Expository account and new strengthening of Bavard duality, providing complete proofs.
result Generalized mixed Bavard duality, recovering all previous dualities.
Verma Howe duality connects tensor products of Verma modules to LKB representations.
problem Understanding the relationship between tensor products of Verma modules and LKB representations.
method Established a quantized version of Verma Howe duality and used it to prove the simplicity of LKB representations.
result LKB representations arise from the quantized Verma Howe duality and are shown to be simple modules.
Cohomological and homological spectral sequences are shown to be isomorphic.
problem Cohomological and homological Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequences are not always isomorphic.
method Spanier-Whitehead duality is used to establish an isomorphism between the two spectral sequences.
result Cohomological and homological Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequences are isomorphic for finite spectra.
The paper proves T-duality and Hori formulae for winding loop spaces.
problem Realizing T-duality and Hori formulae for loop spaces.
method Proving T-duality and Hori formulae for winding q-loop spaces.
result T-duality and Hori formulae for winding q-loop spaces are proven.
Equivariant T-duality connects bundles with twists.
problem Establishing a relationship between bundles with twists.
method Formulating T-duality in equivariant K-theory for compact Lie group actions.
result T-duality is an isomorphism in equivariant K-theory for compact Lie group actions.
We give the definition of a duality that is applicable to arbitrary k-forms. The operator that defines the duality depends on a fixed form Ω. Our definition extends in a very natural way the Hodge duality of n-forms in 2n dimensional spaces and the generalized duality of two-forms. We discuss the properties of …
The paper establishes T-duality for 2D σ-models with H-flux.
problem T-duality for 2D σ-models with H-flux.
method Localization and graded T-duality map (graded Hori morphism).
result Establishes the most general version of T-duality for Type II String Theory.
QP perspective on Poisson-Lie T-duality topology changes.
problem Understanding Poisson-Lie T-duality through QP manifolds.
method QP manifolds and canonical transformations for symplectic reductions.
result Canonical transformations mediate Poisson-Lie T-duality.
Unified framework for T-duality in both trivial and non-trivial topologies.
problem Unified description of T-duality for metrics and B-fields in non-trivial topology.
method Developed a new unifying framework for T-duality.
result Unified description of T-duality for metrics and B-fields in non-trivial topology.
Geometric duality connects graph isomorphism and knot equivalence.
problem Understanding the equivalence of graph isomorphism and knot equivalence.
method Observation of geometric duality in planar graphs and links.
result The equivalence relation defined by isomorphisms of checkerboard graphs is the same as 2-isomorphisms of checkerboard graphs.