Proof of Milnor conjecture in 3 dimensions using limit spaces.
problem Milnor conjecture in dimension 3
method Cheeger-Colding theory on limit spaces of manifolds with bounded Ricci curvature
result Proof of Milnor conjecture in dimension 3
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.
New proof of Milnor-Wood inequality for circle bundles.
problem Proving the Milnor-Wood inequality for circle bundles.
method Using a local formula to compute the Euler class from the singularities of a quasisection, and sketching two other proofs.
result A new proof of the Milnor-Wood inequality.
Paper classifies 3D locally symmetric Riemannian Lie groups using Milnor bases.
problem Classifying 3D locally symmetric Riemannian Lie groups.
method Used Milnor bases to solve polynomial equations of structure constants.
result Identified E0(2) as the only non-symmetric locally symmetric Lie group. It has long been known that a Milnor invariant with no repeated index is an invariant of link homotopy. We show that Milnor's invariants with repeated indices are invariants not only of isotopy, but also of self C_k-moves. A self C_k-move is a natural generalization of link homotopy based on certain degree k clasper su…
Study on mod 2 Betti numbers of complex hyperplane arrangements and Milnor fiber homology.
problem Determining mod 2 Betti numbers of complex hyperplane arrangement complements.
method Combining the mod 2 Aomoto complex and the transfer long exact sequence.
result First homology of Milnor fiber has non-trivial 2-torsion for the icosidodecahedral arrangement.
Formula for Milnor triple linking number in link diagrams with multiple crossings.
problem Calculating Milnor triple linking number for complex link diagrams.
method Polyak-Viro type formula with explicit computation of configuration space integral.
result Formula applicable to diagrams with triple or more crossings.
We study Milnor fibers of complexified real line arrangements. We give a new algorithm computing monodromy eigenspaces of the first cohomology. The algorithm is based on the description of minimal CW-complexes homotopic to the complements, and uses the real figure, that is, the adjacency relations of chambers. It enabl…
Study Milnor invariants for covering links to distinguish certain links.
problem Distinguish links using Milnor invariants for covering links.
method Generalize Hartley and Murasugi's covering linkage invariants and use cobordism invariants.
result First non-vanishing Milnor invariants of a Brunnian link modulo 2 equals a sum of linking numbers of covering links.
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.
Several proofs of Fáry--Milnor theorem are presented.
problem Fáry--Milnor theorem
method Sketches several proofs
result Proofs of Fáry--Milnor theorem
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.
Reconfigures Milnor invariants using unipotent Magnus embeddings.
problem Computing and understanding Milnor invariants of links.
method Central group extensions and unipotent Magnus embeddings.
result First non-vanishing invariants and refinements of higher degree invariants computed.
Study new invariants for string links using Milnor and Morita-Milnor homomorphisms.
problem Developing invariants for string links.
method Define and study total Milnor and infinitesimal Morita-Milnor homomorphisms.
result Introduced new invariants for string 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.
Defines linking number and Milnor invariants, their properties.
problem None explicitly stated; definitions and properties are discussed.
method Definitions and properties of linking number and Milnor invariants are discussed.
result Definitions and properties of linking number and Milnor invariants are established.
The Milnor fiber conjecture is proven for splice type singularities.
problem Proving the Milnor fiber conjecture for a specific class of singularities.
method Combining techniques from tropical geometry, log geometry, and rounding of logarithmic spaces.
result The Milnor fiber conjecture is proven for splice type singularities.
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.
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…
The study finds conditions for a special vector field in singularities.
problem Existence of Milnor vector field for new singularities.
method Introducing sufficient conditions for the existence of the Milnor vector field.
result Conditions guarantee the existence of the Milnor vector field for new classes of singularities.
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…
For all left-invariant Riemannian metrics on three-dimensional unimodular Lie groups, there exist particular left-invariant orthonormal frames, so-called Milnor frames. In this paper, for any left-invariant Riemannian metrics on any Lie groups, we give a procedure to obtain an analogous of Milnor frames, in the sense t…
Milnor-Thurston homology theory is a construction of homology theory that is based on measures. It is known that it is equivalent to singular homology theory in case of manifolds and complexes. Its behaviour for non-tame spaces is still unknown. This paper provides results in this direction. We prove that Milnor-Thurst…
New stability result for Milnor fibers of pure braid groups.
problem Understanding the stable homology of Milnor fibers.
method Representation stability in the context of Milnor fibers of pure braid groups.
result Computed stable integral homology of Milnor fibers.
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.
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.
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.
Fox-Milnor theorem extended to knots in thickened surfaces.
problem Extending classical knot theory to knots in thickened surfaces.
method Using Milnor torsion to prove a Fox-Milnor theorem for knots in a thickened surface.
result A Fox-Milnor theorem for concordant knots in a thickened surface.
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.
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. 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.
Geometric framework for Milnor classifying spaces in diffeological spaces.
problem Milnor classifying spaces in diffeological spaces.
method Developed spherical and projective models with natural diffeological structures, constructed Riemannian metrics, defined differential forms, and introduced Clifford structures.
result Established a coherent geometric setting combining classifying spaces, diffeology, and higher geometric structures.
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.
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.…
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 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.
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. 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.
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.
New spherical Milnor spaces for diffeological groups with geometric and topological properties.
problem Understanding higher topological structures in diffeological spaces.
method Spherical Milnor construction based on quadratic normalization.
result Provides a natural setting for studying principal bundles with Z2-twists and higher cohomology. 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.
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.
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.