Study light ray transform on Lorentzian manifolds without conjugate points.
problem Recovering spacelike singularities from weighted light ray transforms.
method Fourier Integral Operator analysis and filtered back-projection.
result Recovery of spacelike singularities from weighted light ray transforms without conjugate points.
Study light ray transform in pseudo-Euclidean space, derive inversion formula, and prove stability.
problem Analyzing light ray transform in pseudo-Euclidean space.
method Investigate normal operator, derive inversion formula, analyze as Fourier Integral Operator.
result Derive an inversion formula and prove stability estimates.
The paper explores the injectivity of the light ray transform on Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Injectivity of the light ray transform on functions and tensors.
method Analyzes injectivity conditions for scalar and tensor fields on stationary and static Lorentzian manifolds.
result Injectivity of the light ray transform on functions and tensors is proven under specific conditions.
Injectivity result for light ray transform on Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Injectivity of light ray transform on Lorentzian manifolds.
method Explicit relationship between geodesic and magnetic vector fields.
result Injectivity up to natural obstruction under certain conditions.
New proof of injectivity for broken non-abelian X-ray transform in Minkowski space.
problem Injectivity of broken non-abelian X-ray transform in Minkowski space.
method Stability estimate considering gauge, light-sink connections, Bayesian inversion.
result Consistent recovery of light-sink connections from noisy data.
Study extends geodesic ray transform results to orientable surfaces.
problem Characterize and stabilize mixed and transverse ray transforms on surfaces.
method Algebraic arguments applied to various geometries and ray transforms.
result Characterization of kernel and stability for mixed and transverse ray transforms on orientable surfaces.
We study the weighted ray transform of integrating functions on a Lorentzian manifold over lightlike geodesics. We prove support theorems if the manifold and the weight are analytic.
We consider the following problem: given two parallel and identically oriented bundles of light rays in n-dimensional Euclidean space and given a diffeomorphism between the rays of the former bundle and the rays of the latter one, is it possible to realize this diffeomorphism by means of several mirror reflections? We …
Study normal operators of double fibration transforms with conjugate points.
problem Normal operators of double fibration transforms with conjugate points.
method Stable conditions on the distribution of conjugate points, splitting into elliptic and Fourier integral operators.
result Normal operator splits into an elliptic pseudodifferential operator and Fourier integral operators.
Recovering matrix valued potentials from wave equation data on stationary spacetimes.
problem Recovering a time-dependent matrix valued potential from wave equation data.
method Reduction to non-Abelian light ray transform and study of the transform.
result Sufficient conditions for solving the inverse problem on stationary spacetimes.
The natural topological, differentiable and geometrical structures on the space of light rays of a given spacetime are discussed. The relation between the causality properties of the original spacetime and the natural structures on the space of light rays are stressed. Finally, a symplectic geometrical approach to the …
In this paper we prove several multiplicity results of t-periodic light rays in conformally stationary spacetimes using the Fermat metric and the extensions of the classical theorems of Gromoll-Meyer and Bangert-Hingston to Finsler manifolds. Moreover, we exhibit some stationary spacetimes with a finite number of t…
Optical interpretation of Euler's angle problem for caustics of light rays.
problem Euler's angle problem for caustics of light rays.
method Optical interpretation of intrinsic equations and study of caustics.
result Characterization of curves under specific conditions and novel pantograph equations.
Study on recovering Lorentzian metrics from scattering data.
problem Recovering Lorentzian metrics from scattering data on a boundary.
method Analyzing the role of boundary distance functions and linearizing the light ray transform.
result Scattering rigidity can be reduced to boundary rigidity of magnetic systems.
Solves open problem on simple surfaces with novel twistor correspondence.
problem Existence of nontrivial holomorphic vector bundles on simple surfaces.
method Novel twistor correspondence, Nash-Moser inverse function theorem, and microlocal analysis.
result Simple surface twistor space supports no nontrivial holomorphic vector bundles.
Ray-marching method visualizes 8 Thurston geometries in real-time.
problem Accurately rendering and visualizing Thurston geometries in real-time.
method Ray-marching algorithms with theoretical framework for non-Euclidean geometries.
result Accurate interactive real-time views of Thurston geometries achieved.
Study scattering rigidity for Hamiltonian systems, proving lens rigidity for non-trapping Finsler manifolds.
problem Scattering rigidity for Hamiltonian systems on manifolds with boundary.
method Linearization of travel times, X-ray transform over Hamiltonian curves, Hamiltonian light ray transform.
result Prove semiglobal lens rigidity of non-trapping Finsler manifolds.
A reconstruction theorem in terms of the topology and geometrical structures on the spaces of light rays and skies of a given space-time is discussed. This result can be seen as part of Penrose and Low's programme intending to describe the causal structure of a space-time M in terms of the topological and geometrical…
Ray-Singer torsion measures light degrees of freedom in black hole entropy.
problem Entropy of small black holes with many light particles.
method Computes partition function at genus one using mirror symmetry and Ray-Singer torsion.
result Ray-Singer torsion provides an effective quantum gravity cutoff known as the species scale.
Survey on broken ray transforms and open problems.
problem Understanding broken ray transforms and their applications.
method Survey of recent developments and open problems.
result Discussion of open problems in broken ray transforms.
We reduce the broken ray transform on some Riemannian manifolds (with corners) to the geodesic ray transform on another manifold, which is obtained from the original one by reflection. We give examples of this idea and present injectivity results for the broken ray transform using corresponding earlier results for the …
A closed Riemannian manifold is said to have cross blocking if whenever distinct points p and q are at distance less than the diameter, all light rays from p can be shaded away from q with at most two point shades. Similarly, a closed Riemannian manifold is said to have sphere blocking if for each point p, all the ligh…
Paper shows invertibility of tensor X-ray transform on certain manifolds.
problem Invertibility of tensor X-ray transform on asymptotically conic manifolds.
method Used 1-cusp pseudodifferential operator algebra and modified solenoidal gauge condition.
result Invertibility of tensor X-ray transform up to natural obstruction.
The article recovers tensor fields from partial data using weighted divergent ray transforms.
problem Recovering tensor fields from partial data.
method Weighted divergent ray transforms, unique continuation property of fractional Laplacian, explicit reconstruction formulas.
result Recovery of symmetric m-tensor fields and unique continuation for vector fields and symmetric 2-tensor fields. Sharp mapping properties and regularization for X-ray transform on disks of constant curvature.
problem Sharp mapping properties and regularization of X-ray transform.
method Derive functional relations and mapping properties using elliptic differential operators.
result Theoretical possibility of regularized inversions for X-ray transform.
New system studies trapped light paths in Euclidean space.
problem Trapping of light paths in Euclidean space with negative refractive index.
method Introduces wind-tree tiling billiards system to study trajectories of rays in Euclidean space with rectangular obstacles.
result Almost every configuration of the system traps trajectories with initial vertical direction in an infinite strip.
Regularity results for geodesic X-ray transform on nonsmooth manifolds
problem Geodesic X-ray transform on nonsmooth simple manifolds
method Symbol smoothing arguments and pseudodifferential operators with low regularity symbols
result Improved injectivity results for Lp functions Local X-ray transform works well near boundaries in hyperbolic spaces.
problem Injectivity of X-ray transform near boundaries for hyperbolic metrics.
method Local injectivity proof for geodesic X-ray transform on asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds.
result Local injectivity near a boundary point for X-ray transform in dimensions 3 and higher, up to O(ρ5). Local invertibility of ray transforms on convex manifolds.
problem Invertibility of ray transforms on compact Riemannian manifolds with strictly convex boundary.
method Local invertibility results for transverse and mixed ray transforms of 1 and 1+1 tensors.
result Local invertibility of ray transforms near boundary points, leading to global results.
Researchers prove injectivity and stability for mixed ray transform on simple manifolds.
problem Injectivity and stability of mixed ray transform for tensor fields.
method Analyzing tensor fields on 3D compact simple Riemannian manifolds with boundary.
result Injectivity and stability estimates for normal operator on generic 3D simple manifolds.
Study shows stability in X-ray transform on specific hyperbolic manifolds.
problem Stability of X-ray transform on asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds.
method Constructed a parametrix for the normal operator in 0-pseudodifferential calculus.
result Showed a stability estimate for the X-ray transform.
Study proves uniqueness for ray transform on surfaces with obstacles.
problem Uniqueness of functions and 1-forms on surfaces with reflecting obstacles.
method Broken ray transform on twisted geodesics with nonpositive curvature and reflecting boundary.
result Proves uniqueness result for sums of functions and 1-forms.
Study X-ray transform on conic spaces, proving injectivity under certain conditions.
problem Injectivity of geodesic X-ray transform on conic metrics.
method Injectivity under non-trapping and no conjugate point assumptions.
result Injectivity of geodesic X-ray transform for asymptotically conic metrics.
Injective X-ray transform on Heisenberg group for regular functions.
problem Injectivity of X-ray transform on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Group Fourier Transform and analysis of taming metrics.
result Sufficiently regular functions on Heisenberg group are determined by their line integrals.
Paper proves injectivity of non-abelian X-ray transform on certain spaces.
problem Injectivity of non-abelian X-ray transform on asymptotically hyperbolic spaces.
method Gauge equivalence for unitary connections and skew-Hermitian Higgs fields.
result Injectivity result for non-abelian X-ray transform over skew-Hermitian Higgs fields.
Local invertibility of higher order tensor transforms on compact manifolds.
problem Invertibility of higher order tensor transforms on compact manifolds.
method Local invertibility of transverse and mixed ray transforms of tensors on compact Riemannian manifolds.
result Local invertibility of transverse and mixed ray transforms of tensors for specific dimensions.
We reduce boundary determination of an unknown function and its normal derivatives from the (possibly weighted and attenuated) broken ray data to the injectivity of certain geodesic ray transforms on the boundary. For determination of the values of the function itself we obtain the usual geodesic ray transform, but for…
In this paper we consider the local X-ray transform for general flows. We extend the results on the local and global invertibility of the geodesic ray transform proved by Uhlmann and Vasy \cite{UV} to the X-ray transform for a general flow. The key improvement is that our argument for the ellipticity of the conjugated …
We describe the range of the attenuated ray transform of a unitary connection on a simple surface acting on functions and 1-forms. We use this to determine the range of the ray transform acting on symmetric tensor fields.
This PhD thesis studies the broken ray transform, a generalization of the geodesic X-ray transform where geodesics are replaced with broken rays that reflect on a part of the boundary. The fundamental question is whether this transform is injective. We employ four different methods to approach this question, and each o…
Injectivity of geodesic ray transform on specific Finsler manifolds proven.
problem Injectivity of geodesic ray transform on spherically symmetric reversible Finsler manifolds.
method Reduction to invertibility of generalized Abel transforms using angular Fourier series and Taylor expansions of geodesics.
result Injectivity of geodesic ray transform proven on specified Finsler manifolds.
We consider the broken ray transform on Riemann surfaces in the presence of an obstacle, following earlier work of Mukhometov. If the surface has nonpositive curvature and the obstacle is strictly convex, we show that a function is determined by its integrals over broken geodesic rays that reflect on the boundary of th…
We study ray transforms on spherically symmetric manifolds with a piecewise C1,1 metric. Assuming the Herglotz condition, the X-ray transform is injective on the space of L2 functions on such manifolds. We also prove injectivity results for broken ray transforms (with and without periodicity) on such manifolds …
The tools of presymplectic geometry are used to study light rays trajectories in anisotropic media.
X-ray transform on H-type groups solved, revealing function injectivity.
problem Injectivity in sub-Riemannian geometry.
method Fourier Slice Theorem adapted to H-type groups.
result Integrable functions on H-type groups are uniquely determined by their integrals over geodesics.
New method eliminates domain size restrictions for X-ray transform inversion.
problem Injectivity and stability of X-ray transform in convex domains.
method Semiclassical analysis to invert X-ray transform without small domain assumptions.
result Elimination of domain size restrictions for injectivity and stability.
Study proper sampling for X-ray transforms on simple surfaces.
problem Proper discretizing and sampling issues related to geodesic X-ray transforms on simple surfaces.
method Provide minimal sampling rates for faithful reconstruction, quantify sampling quality, and predict artifacts.
result Minimal sampling rates and artifact prediction for geodesic X-ray transforms on simple surfaces.
Study X-ray transform on manifolds, desingularize, and improve mapping properties.
problem Characterize mapping properties of X-ray transform and its adjoint on manifolds with strictly convex boundary.
method Use b-fibrations, desingularize, and apply Melrose's Pushforward Theorem to analyze polyhomogeneous functions.
result Improved mapping properties of X-ray transform and its adjoint, recovering sharp results.