Proves every equivariant vector bundle over toric manifolds is a Klyachko bundle.
problem Characterizing equivariant vector bundles over toric manifolds.
method Analyzes topological and smooth equivariant vector bundles over toric manifolds.
result Every equivariant vector bundle is a Klyachko bundle.
Smoothly embed 3-manifolds in 5-manifolds, simplifying topological to smooth.
problem Embedding 3-manifolds smoothly in 5-manifolds.
method Homotopy and small homotopy to achieve smooth embeddings.
result Locally flat embeddings are homotopic to smooth ones.
Explains research on 3D dynamics and manifold topology.
problem Understanding obstructions for Anosov flows on 3-manifolds.
method Expository note on partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms and Anosov flows.
result Margulis and Plante-Thurston's topological obstructions for Anosov flows.
New smoothing techniques for topological surfaces in 4-manifolds.
problem Topological isotopy of surfaces in smooth 4-manifolds.
method Combining Quinn's smoothing theory with Gabai's light bulb theorem and other developments.
result Proves topological = smooth results for certain disks and spheres.
We prove a structure theorem for closed topological manifolds of cohomogeneity one; this result corrects an oversight in the literature. We complete the equivariant classification of closed, simply connected cohomogeneity one topological manifolds in dimensions 5, 6, and 7 and obtain topological characterizations…
Study distance functions on manifolds linking geometry to topology.
problem Understanding the relationship between curvature and topology on manifolds.
method Analyzing distance functions and their connection to manifold geometry.
result Alternative proofs of theorems linking curvature and topology.
Extends topological results for nonpositive curvature spaces.
problem Characterize and understand topological properties of BNPC spaces.
method Extends results from CAT(0) spaces to BNPC spaces, using links and geodesic bicombings.
result Locally BNPC topological manifolds have discrete singular sets and are homeomorphic to Euclidean space.
New stable minimal hypersurfaces found in 4-manifolds, proving topology results.
problem Finding stable minimal hypersurfaces with specific topologies in 4-manifolds.
method Geometric measure theory and 4-manifold topology techniques.
result Existence of stable minimal hypersurfaces diffeomorphic to S3 or S2imesS1. 3-manifolds study Hasse norm principle, akin to number fields.
problem Topological analog of Hasse norm principle for 3-manifolds.
method Analogy with number fields and finite cyclic coverings.
result Showed topological Hasse norm principle for 3-manifolds.
Study shows only two topological configurations for Spin(7)-manifold fibrations, ruling out smooth Cayley fibrations.
problem Understanding smooth fibrations of compact Spin(7)-manifolds by Cayley submanifolds.
method Geometric and topological constraints from Spin(7)-structure, spinnability criterion, gauge-theoretic input.
result Rules out smooth Cayley fibrations on all known compact torsion-free Spin(7)-manifolds.
New method for manifold topological learning avoids remeshing issues.
problem Persistent homology on manifolds is numerically inconsistent.
method Persistent de Rham-Hodge Laplacians in Eulerian representation.
result Avoids numerical inconsistency over multiscale manifolds.
We study the manifold of all Riemannian metrics over a closed, finite-dimensional manifold. In particular, we investigate the topology on the manifold of metrics induced by the distance function of the L^2 Riemannian metric - so called because it induces an L^2 topology on each tangent space. It turns out that this top…
Computes mapping class groups of 4-manifolds with boundary.
problem Computing mapping class groups for 4-manifolds with boundary.
method Topological and smooth methods applied to compact, simply connected 4-manifolds.
result Description of topological and stable smooth mapping class groups.
Novel M-theory approach classifies topological phases of matter.
problem Classifying and understanding topological phases of matter.
method Establishing a correspondence between (2+1)d topological field theories and non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds, identifying topological phases from internal wrapped 3-manifolds.
result Paves a new route toward the classification of topological phases of matter, including fermionic and non-unitary phases.
Topological manifolds can be embedded flatly in high-dimensional Euclidean space and are locally retracts.
problem Embedding and retraction of topological manifolds in Euclidean spaces.
method Locally flat embedding and retraction of manifolds in high-dimensional Euclidean space.
result Every topological n-manifold can be embedded locally flatly in R2n+1 and is a retract of some neighborhood in R2n+1. Study on flat metrics on 3D and 4D manifolds, focusing on topology and algebra.
problem Topology and algebraic structure of flat metrics on manifolds.
method Algebraic and topological descriptions of moduli spaces.
result Algebraic description and topology of moduli spaces for 4D manifolds with a single holonomy generator.
Study classifies 3D Hessian manifolds, proving their topology.
problem Global topology of 3D Hessian manifolds.
method Proved structure and analyzed Betti numbers.
result Complete topological classification of 3D Hessian manifolds.
The abstract explains counterexamples in 4-manifold topology.
problem Understanding the equivalence relations on 4-manifolds.
method Explains and provides counterexamples for various equivalence relations.
result Illustrates the failure of potential implications between equivalence relations.
Surveying matrix group actions on manifolds.
problem Topological Zimmer's conjecture on matrix group actions on manifolds.
method Surveying existing research and literature.
result Status update on matrix group actions on manifolds.
The study connects manifold topology to metrics with positive intermediate curvature.
problem Understanding the relationship between manifold topology and metrics with positive intermediate curvature.
method Formulated a conjecture and proved it for specific dimensions and conditions.
result Closed, aspherical 6-manifolds cannot admit metrics with positive 4-intermediate curvature.
New class of maps restricts manifolds strongly in algebraic topology.
problem Restricting manifolds in algebraic topology.
method Proposed a class of generalized special generic maps.
result Extended fundamental results on structures and algebraic topological properties.
Paper finds topological block to certain Lagrangian submanifolds.
problem Existence of specific Lagrangian submanifolds in symplectic 4m-manifolds.
method Topological obstruction analysis.
result Certain Lagrangian submanifolds cannot exist in symplectic 4m-manifolds.
Enhanced bounds on rho-invariants for 3-manifolds.
problem Establishing bounds on Cheeger-Gromov rho-invariants for 3-manifolds.
method Constructing chain null-homotopies with linear complexity.
result Linearly bounded complexity of constructed null-homotopies.
Constructs algorithms to recognize and classify 2D surfaces.
problem Recognizing and classifying 2D surfaces in dynamic systems.
method Discrete topological structures and algorithms for simplicial and CW-complexes.
result Determines the topological type of 2-manifolds.
New integrable deformations for topological hierarchies from Frobenius manifolds.
problem Integrable deformations of topological hierarchies from Frobenius manifolds.
method Construction of integrable deformations with polynomial tau-structures.
result Conjecture of universal object for Riemann--Hopf hierarchy.
Manufacturing infinite sets of knotted and unknotted surfaces in 4-manifolds.
problem Creating infinite sets of knotted and unknotted surfaces in 4-manifolds.
method Recent constructions of inequivalent smooth structures.
result Infinite sets of pairwise smoothly non-isotopic nullhomologous 2-tori and spheres.
Survey on manifold complexities and motion planning in robotics.
problem Understanding topological complexities of manifolds in robotic motion planning.
method Overview of topological complexities, geodesic motion planning, and connections to critical point theory.
result Estimation of motion planning complexity using Riemannian geometry and critical point theory.
The compact-open topology is minimal on diffeomorphism and homeomorphism groups of most smooth manifolds.
problem The minimality of compact-open topology on diffeomorphism and homeomorphism groups.
method Analyzing the compact-open topology on diffeomorphism and homeomorphism groups of smooth manifolds.
result The compact-open topology is minimal on diffeomorphism and homeomorphism groups of most smooth manifolds.
The Lusternik-Schnirelmann category and topological complexity are important invariants of manifolds (and more generally, topological spaces). We study the behavior of these invariants under the operation of taking the connected sum of manifolds. We give a complete answer for the LS-categoryof orientable manifolds, $\c…
New invariant for classifying 4-manifolds up to cobordism.
problem Classifying closed, oriented topological 4-manifolds up to s-cobordism. method Introducing a stable range invariant after stabilization by a fixed number of S2imesS2. result A new invariant for classifying 4-manifolds up to s-cobordism. Geodesic flow mixing on convex projective manifolds proven.
problem Understanding mixing properties of geodesic flow on convex projective manifolds.
method Introduced biproximal unit tangent bundle and proved mixing properties.
result Geodesic flow is topologically mixing on biproximal unit tangent bundle.
The paper generalizes Yang-Mills theory to study four-manifold topology.
problem Understanding the topology of diffeomorphism groups of four-manifolds.
method Path integral formulation of supersymmetric Yang-Mills coupled to conformal supergravity.
result The invariants may contain nontrivial information about the topology of the diffeomorphism group.
This survey aims to provide a guide to the literature on topological 4-manifolds. Foundational theorems on 4-manifolds are stated, especially in the topological category. Precise references are given, with indications of the strategies employed in the proofs. Where appropriate we give statements for manifolds of all di…
3-manifold triangulations are Golod and tight, proven through a topological characterization.
problem Understanding Golodness and tightness in 3-manifold triangulations.
method Topological characterization of a polyhedral product for a tight-neighborly manifold triangulation.
result Golodness and tightness are equivalent for 3-manifold triangulations.
Abstract: Mapping 3-manifold bordisms to topological orders and domain walls.
problem Mapping spin 3-manifolds to topological orders and their domain walls.
method Defining topological orders from torsion elements in H1(N), linking form, and quadratic refinement. Extending to spin bordisms and domain walls. result Constructing domain walls between topological orders from spin bordisms.
The study explores geometric properties of hyperbolic cohomology classes on Kähler manifolds.
problem Understanding the geometric effects of hyperbolic cohomology classes on Kähler manifolds.
method Introducing Kähler topologically hyperbolic manifolds and proving spectral gap theorems for positive holomorphic Hermitian vector bundles.
result Kähler topologically hyperbolic manifolds are not uniruled nor bimeromorphic to compact Kähler manifolds with trivial first real Chern class.
No natural topological compactification for Fulton-MacPherson.
problem Compactification of configuration spaces on topological manifolds.
method Using recent work on configuration spaces and compactifications.
result Fulton-MacPherson compactification cannot be extended topologically.
Sampling random points can reveal submanifold topology.
problem Estimating the topology of submanifolds in Riemannian manifolds.
method Sampling random points in a neighborhood of the submanifold.
result Topology of the submanifold can be recovered with high confidence.
We survey work on the topology of the space AH(M) of all (marked) hyperbolic 3-manifolds homotopy equivalent to a fixed compact 3-manifold M with boundary. The interior of AH(M) is quite well-understood, but the topology of the entire space can be quite complicated. However, the topology is well-behaved at many points …
Study confirms Chern's conjecture on compact Hessian manifolds and classifies their topologies.
problem Global topological constraints and structural properties of compact Hessian manifolds.
method Novel fibration and splitting theorems, Chern's conjecture, Hitchin systems, Cheng-Yau solution.
result Topological classification of complete Hessian surfaces and closed orientable Hessian 3-manifolds.
It is commonly known that in Riemannian and sub-Riemannian Geometry, the metric tensor on a manifold defines a distance function. In Lorentzian Geometry, instead of a distance function it provides causal relations and the Lorentzian time-separation function. Both lead to the definition of the Alexandrov topology, which…
Stability of mapping spaces is shown to be related to the D-topology.
problem Understanding the relationship between stability and the D-topology of mapping spaces.
method Reformulation and proof of stability theorems in diffeological étale manifolds.
result Stable classes of mapping spaces are D-open.
We study the topology of complete Finsler manifolds admitting convex functions
The study finds conditions for nonmaximal topological complexity of manifolds with abelian fundamental groups.
problem Conditions for nonmaximal topological complexity of manifolds with abelian fundamental groups.
method Analyzes conditions and examples to generalize results on topological complexity and Lusternik-Schnirelmann category.
result Generalizes results on topological complexity and Lusternik-Schnirelmann category for manifolds with abelian fundamental groups.
Paper constructs continuous families of topological Morse functions.
problem Existence and deformability of topological Morse functions.
method Simple construction of continuous families of topological Morse functions.
result Gives a construction of continuous families of topological Morse functions.
We build a connection between topology of smooth 4-manifolds and the theory of topological modular forms by considering topologically twisted compactification of 6d (1,0) theories on 4-manifolds with flavor symmetry backgrounds. The effective 2d theory has (0,1) supersymmetry and, possibly, a residual flavor symmetry. …
Constructing VAE Latent Spaces with Prescribed Topology
problem Resolving topological mismatch in VAEs for non-Euclidean data
method A constructive framework for product covering spaces
result Topology-aware latent representations with closed-form KL divergences
Proof of genus formula for 3-manifolds using arithmetic topology.
problem Proving a genus formula for finite abelian branched covers over integral homology 3-spheres.
method Utilizing analogies of arithmetic topology and Hasse norm principle.
result Presentation of an Iyanaga--Tamagawa type genus formula.