Extends Milnor's invariants to 3-manifolds, solving an open problem.
problem Extract transfinite Milnor invariants for 3-manifolds.
method Develops a theory of transfinite invariants for 3-manifold groups.
result Realizes nontrivial values of transfinite Milnor invariants.
New combinatorial model for Milnor fibration using oriented matroids.
problem Understanding the homotopy type of Milnor fibers of complexified real arrangements.
method Introducing a poset quasi-fibration based on a subdivision of the Salvetti complex and an oriented matroid.
result Homotopy type of Milnor fiber depends only on the combinatorial structure of the oriented matroid.
We prove a representation stability result for the Milnor fiber associated to the pure braid group. Our result connects previous work of Simona Settepenella to representation stability in the sense of Church--Ellenberg--Farb, answering a question of Graham Denham. We also use our result to compute the stable integral h…
Abstract: Generalizes Milnor-Schwarz lemma to inverse monoids.
problem Applying Milnor-Schwarz lemma to inverse monoids.
method Two proofs provided: elementary and using Vietoris-Rips complex.
result Generalization of Milnor-Schwarz lemma to inverse monoids.
We survey developments arising from Milnor's 1958 paper, "On the existence of a connection with curvature zero" and his 1977 paper, "On fundamental groups of complete affinely flat manifolds".
Paper shows how to represent Milnor's triple linking number using chord diagrams and doodle invariants.
problem Tackles the representation of Milnor's triple linking number.
method Establishes an analogous description for Milnor's triple linking number using counts of chord diagrams and doodle invariants.
result Shows that Milnor's triple linking number can be represented in terms of chord diagrams and doodle invariants.
Study of Milnor invariants and ropelength of spherical links.
problem Understanding the relationship between the thickness of spherical links and their Milnor invariants.
method Generalized Massey products and Milnor invariants to spherical links, finding optimal asymptotic bounds.
result Optimal asymptotic bounds on Milnor invariants in terms of thickness, revealing a polynomial vs exponential regime.
New obstructions show links with vanishing Milnor invariants may not be concordant to homology boundary links.
problem Understanding links with vanishing Milnor invariants and their concordance properties.
method Developing new obstructions and examples within the solvable filtration framework.
result Existence of links with vanishing Milnor invariants that are not concordant to homology boundary links.
The paper explores ρ-regularity for real analytic maps and its relation to Milnor fibrations.
problem Understanding the conditions for ρ-regularity in analytic map germs. method Analyzes Thom regular stratifications and Milnor condition (b) for germs of analytic maps.
result Thom regular stratifications and Milnor condition (b) are crucial for ρ-regularity and open book structures. Survey uses Milnor fibrations to classify first integrals of differential systems.
problem Classifying first integrals of differential systems using geometric-topological methods.
method Utilizing Milnor fibrations and connections with harmonic morphisms to provide topological and geometric descriptions.
result Geometric-topological classifications of first integrals for both isolated and non-isolated singularities.
Divides help construct fibered links from singularities.
problem Understanding complex isolated plane curve singularities.
method Using divides to topologically construct fibered links.
result Explicitly given monodromy diffeomorphism as a product of Dehn twists.
Simplified Milnor-Schwarz lemma for geometric group theory.
problem Conditions for orbit maps to be quasi-isometries.
method Succinct treatment and applications to non-Archimedean groups.
result Sharpened results on mapping class groups and quasi-isometry classification.
Several proofs of Fáry--Milnor theorem are presented.
problem Fáry--Milnor theorem
method Sketches several proofs
result Proofs of Fáry--Milnor theorem
Study Stein and Milnor fillings of links from surface singularities.
problem Comparing Stein and Milnor fillings of links from surface singularities.
method Analyzing the topology and obstructions of Stein fillings and Milnor fillings.
result Milnor fillings have bounded topology, while Stein fillings can be more varied.
In analogy with the holomorphic case, we compare the topology of Milnor fibrations associated to a meromorphic germ f/g : the local Milnor fibrations given on Milnor tubes over punctured discs around the critical values of f/g, and the Milnor fibration on a sphere.
Combines combinatorial method to extend Milnor invariants to welded links.
problem Extending Milnor invariants to welded links.
method Combinatorial approach.
result Invariance of extended Milnor invariants for welded links.
Given a clover link, we construct a bottom tangle by using a disk/band surface of the clover link. Since the Milnor number is already defined for a bottom tangle, we define the Milnor number for the clover link to be the Milnor number for the bottom tangle and show that for a clover link, if Milnor numbers of length k …
Higher-dimensional Milnor frames are characterized and contrasted with 3D Heisenberg and 4D nilpotent Lie algebras.
problem Characterizing higher-dimensional Milnor frames and their properties.
method Definition and classification of higher-dimensional Milnor frames and their relationship to known Lie algebras.
result Higher-dimensional Milnor frames are isomorphic to direct sums of 3D Heisenberg and 4D nilpotent Lie algebras and an abelian Lie algebra.
We consider Milnor invariants for certain covering links as a generalization of covering linkage invariants formulated by R. Hartley and K. Murasugi. A set of Milnor invariants for covering links is a cobordism invariant of a link, and that this invariant can distinguish some links for which the ordinary Milnor invaria…
New formula calculates volumes of ideal hyperbolic drums.
problem Computing volumes of ideal hyperbolic drums.
method Proved a volume formula for arbitrary ideal hyperbolic antiprisms (drums).
result Volume formula for ideal hyperbolic drums.
Extends Milnor's invariants to knots and links in 3-manifolds.
problem Detecting higher-order linking phenomena in 3-manifolds.
method Study lower central quotients of link groups in 3-manifolds.
result Unified and generalized Milnor's invariants for 3-manifolds.
Study symplectic fillings of sandwiched singularities.
problem Contrast deformation theory and symplectic topology of Milnor fibers.
method Develop an analog of de Jong--van Straten's theory in the symplectic setting using spinal open books and nearly Lefschetz fibrations.
result Minimal symplectic fillings of links are generated by certain immersed disk arrangements.
We describe Milnor open books and Legendrian surgery diagrams for canonical contact structures of links of some rational surface singularities. We also describe an infinite family of Milnor fillable contact 3-manifolds so that the Milnor genus (resp. Milnor norm) is strictly greater than the support genus (resp. suppor…
We explain how the generalized Milnor-Wood inequality for reductive representations of a cocompact complex-hyperbolic lattice into a Hermitian Lie group translates, under the non-abelian Hodge correspondence, into various kinds of Milnor-Wood inequalities for Higgs bundles. This clarifies the relation between the repre…
Explains Milnor invariants for links and surfaces.
problem Milnor invariants of links and surfaces.
method Expository viewpoint of research.
result Translation and explanation of Milnor invariants.
Study the topology of Milnor boundaries for real analytic map germs.
problem Topology of Milnor boundaries for real analytic map germs.
method Prove Milnor boundaries are double of Milnor tubes and use generalized open-book decompositions.
result Prove Euler characteristic formulae connecting Milnor boundaries and links.
We reconfigure the Milnor invariant of links in terms of central group extensions and unipotent Magnus embeddings. We also develop a diagrammatic computation of the invariant and compute the first non-vanishing invariants of the Milnor link and of several other links. Moreover, we refine the original Milnor invariants …
Extends Milnor's criterion to biharmonic functions.
problem Deciding surface type for biharmonic functions.
method Generalizes Milnor's criterion to biharmonic functions.
result Characterizes whether a surface is hyperbolic or parabolic for biharmonic functions.
This work computes integral variation and monodromy maps for plane curve singularities.
problem Computing integral variation and monodromy maps for plane curve singularities.
method Constructing analytic models, vector fields, and gyrographs to compute maps explicitly.
result Effective algorithms and gyrographs for computing integral variation and monodromy maps.
Defines Milnor number for foliations and shows its topological invariance.
problem Defining and proving invariance of Milnor number for non-isolated singularities of holomorphic foliations.
method Defining Milnor number as intersection number of sections; proving invariance via C1 topological equivalences. result Milnor number is invariant under C1 topological equivalences. Paper introduces simplified formulas for Milnor's triple linking number.
problem Computational difficulty in calculating Jones polynomial for topological polymers.
method Developed Gauss diagram formulas for Milnor's Vassiliev invariants.
result Introduced non-torsion valued Milnor's triple linking number.
Milnor fibrations have been studied since 1960's. In this paper, we study singular points of differentiable maps, called Milnor fibration product maps, obtained by several Milnor fibrations. We give a characterization of singular points of such product maps, and for the case of certain weighted homogeneous polynomials,…
We give formulas expressing Milnor invariants of an n-component link L in the 3-sphere in terms of the HOMFLYPT polynomial as follows. If the Milnor invariant \barμ_J(L) vanishes for any sequence J with length at most k, then any Milnor \barμ-invariant \barμ_I(L) with length between 3 and 2k+1 can be represented as a c…
This paper characterizes Milnor invariants using diagrammatic methods.
problem Classifying links and string links based on their Milnor invariants.
method Diagrammatical characterization using welded knot theory and arrow calculus.
result Conditions for equality of Milnor invariants and triviality of certain lengths.
Proves non-solvability of concordance groups using Milnor invariants.
problem Non-solvability of concordance groups of 2-string links and strongly invertible knots.
method Using Milnor invariants to prove non-solvability.
result Proves non-solvability of C(2) and equivariant concordance groups of strongly invertible knots. Study of first homology group of Milnor fiber boundary for generic hyperplane arrangements in C^3.
problem Computing the first homology group of the Milnor fiber boundary for generic hyperplane arrangements.
method Analyzing the Milnor fiber boundary for hyperplane arrangements in C^3.
result Affirmative answer to the conjecture of Suciu and example of arrangements with non-trivial torsion.
Study volume growth in Milnor fibers using real Lagrangians.
problem Volume growth in Milnor fibers of Brieskorn polynomials.
method Investigate real Lagrangians, use Smith inequality for involutions in wrapped Floer homology.
result Uniform lower bound of volume growth for a class of Brieskorn polynomials.
For an n-component link L, the Milnor's isotopy invariant is defined for each multi-index $I=i_1i_2...i_m (i_j\in\n)$. Here m is called the length. Let r(I) denote the maximam number of times that any index appears. It is known that Milnor invariants with r=1 are link-homotopy invariant. N. Habegger and X. S.…
New method determines arrangement combinatorics from Milnor fiber boundary.
problem Determining arrangement combinatorics from Milnor fiber boundary.
method Explicit method using plumbing graph in normal form.
result Milnor fiber boundary determines arrangement combinatorics.
New method normalizes Milnor fibrations for real analytic maps.
problem Existence of normalized Milnor fibrations for real analytic maps.
method Introducing a homeomorphism to transform a non-normalized Milnor fibration into a normalized one.
result Normalized map (h−1f)/∣∣h−1f∣∣ defines a smooth locally trivial fibration on the sphere. Floer homology linked to Milnor fibers for certain singularities.
problem Understanding Floer homology of singularities using Milnor fibers.
method Combining Floer theory with Milnor fibers, using combinatorial formulas.
result Equality of Casson invariants in Donaldson and Seiberg-Witten theories.
Formula calculates homology groups of Milnor fibres for real hypersurface singularities.
problem Calculating homology groups of Milnor fibres for real hypersurface singularities.
method Established a formula for homology groups of Milnor fibres relative to their boundaries.
result Formula provides a method to compute homology groups of Milnor fibres.
In this paper we extend the characterization of trivial map-germs for the real Milnor fibrations started by Church and Lamotke. Our main result cover all cases on the three dimensional real Milnor fibers.
The paper proves uniform stable radius and Milnor number equality for specific mappings.
problem Proving uniform stable radius and Milnor number equality for specific mappings.
method Analytic family construction and Newton polyhedra analysis.
result Milnor numbers of non-degenerate isolated complete intersection singularities are equal.
New formulas link Milnor invariants to Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Understanding Milnor invariants through Heegaard Floer homology.
method Established new relationships between Milnor invariants and Heegaard Floer homology.
result Formula for the Milnor triple linking number from the link Floer complex.
Milnor fibrations were extended by Mutsuo Oka for certain mixed polynomial. In this paper, we study singular points of differentiable maps into the 2-dimensional torus, called Milnor fibration product maps, obtained by several Milnor fibrations for mixed polynomial. We give a characterization of singular points of such…
Real Milnor fibres become contractible after attaching handles, matching classical results.
problem Topology of real isolated hypersurface singularities.
method Proving real Milnor fibres contractible after attaching handles, defining real vanishing cycles.
result Integer homology groups of real Milnor fibres are isomorphic to those of a bouquet of spheres under certain conditions.
In this paper we write explicitly the open book decompositions of links of quotient surface singularities supporting the corresponding unique Milnor fillable contact structure. The page-genus of these Milnor open books are minimal among all Milnor open books supporting the same contact structure. We also investigate wh…