Graph products inherit Morse local-to-global property from their components.
problem Generalizing local-to-global property to graph products of infinite groups.
method Generalizing maximization procedure for relatively hierarchically hyperbolic groups and showing stable embeddings.
result Graph products of infinite Morse local-to-global groups have the Morse local-to-global property.
Local-to-global principle for Morse actions on symmetric spaces.
problem Recognizing Morse actions on symmetric spaces.
method Equivariant Morse quasiisometric embeddings of trees into symmetric spaces.
result Algorithmic recognizability of Morse actions and construction of Morse Schottky subgroups.
New group with non-loxodromic Morse element found.
problem Finding non-loxodromic Morse elements in groups.
method Small-cancellation techniques to construct a Morse local-to-global group.
result Found an infinite-order Morse element that is not loxodromic.
This paper improves a local-to-global principle for Morse quasigeodesics.
problem Quantify the size of local neighborhoods for global Morse behavior.
method Estimates in symmetric space to supplement Kapovich-Leeb-Porti's proof.
result Explicit criteria for local-to-global principle verified.
Exponential growth of stable subgroups in Morse geodesics.
problem Growth rates of stable subgroups in complex groups.
method Theory of automatic structures on Morse geodesics.
result Exponential growth of stable subgroups is faster than their infinite index stable subgroups.
A quasi-geodesic is Morse if and only if it is strongly contracting in injective spaces.
problem Characterizing Morse quasi-geodesics in injective spaces.
method Proving equivalence between Morse and strongly contracting quasi-geodesics.
result Injective metric spaces have the Morse local-to-global property and acylindrically hyperbolic groups with Morse elements.
We show the mapping class group, CAT(0) groups, the fundamental groups of closed 3-manifolds, and certain relatively hyperbolic groups have a local-to-global property for Morse quasi-geodesics. This allows us to generalize combination theorems of Gitik for quasiconvex subgroups of hyperbolic groups to the stable subgro…
We study the geometry and dynamics of discrete infinite covolume subgroups of higher rank semisimple Lie groups. We introduce and prove the equivalence of several conditions, capturing "rank one behavior'' of discrete subgroups of higher rank Lie groups. They are direct generalizations of rank one equivalents to convex…
Investigates maps and properties in spaces with negative dimensions and curvature.
problem Existence of transport maps and local-to-global property in spaces with negative dimensions and bounded Ricci curvature.
method Examines metric measure spaces with negative curvature dimensions and applies reduced curvature-dimension conditions.
result Establishes the existence of transport maps and proves the local-to-global property.
Expands Bredon's trick for applications in geometry and topology.
problem Local-to-global extension principles in geometric and topological contexts.
method Novel applications and frameworks for stratified pseudomanifolds, Ricci flow, and persistent homology.
result Establishes Bredon's trick as a unifying framework.
This thesis explores GNNs, categorizing them into local and global approaches.
problem Understanding the convergence of global GNNs and connecting local and global approaches.
method Categorization of GNNs into local and global, study of Invariant Graph Networks, connecting local and global approaches, and using local MPNN for graph coarsening.
result Established a connection between local and global GNN approaches.
This paper illustrates the themes of the title in terms of: van Kampen type theorems for the fundamental groupoid; holonomy and monodromy groupoids; and higher homotopy groupoids. Interaction with work of the writer is explored.
Novel proof technique for Gelfand-Fuks cohomology.
problem Comparing sheaf-like data over manifold Cartesian powers.
method Local-to-global analysis through generalized good covers and factorization algebras.
result Unified approach to Gelfand-Fuks cohomology.
We give an explicit construction of a deformation quantization of the algebra of functions on a Poisson manifolds, based on Kontsevich's local formula. The deformed algebra of functions is realized as the algebra of horizontal sections of a vector bundle with flat connection.
For an oriented manifold M whose dimension is less than 4, we use the contractibility of certain complexes associated to its submanifolds to cut M into simpler pieces in order to do local to global arguments. In particular, in these dimensions, we give a different proof of a deep theorem of Thurston in foliation …
In this work we present a new local to global criterion for proving a form of high dimensional expansion, which we term cosystolic expansion. Applying this criterion on Ramanujan complexes, yields for every dimension, an infinite family of bounded degree complexes with the topological overlapping property. This answer …
New findings show different cost functions yield equivalent curvature bounds.
problem Establishing equivalence of curvature bounds under various transport costs.
method Needle decomposition and localization technique for optimal transport.
result All CDp(K,N) conditions are equivalent for p>1. Develops a logifold structure for understanding datasets.
problem Understanding and classifying complex datasets.
method Local-to-global approach using measure-theoretical models.
result Improves accuracy in data classification problems.
We define the notion of whiskered categories and groupoids, showing that whiskered groupoids have a commutator theory. So also do whiskered R-categories, thus answering questions of what might be `commutative versions' of these theories. We relate these ideas to the theory of Leibniz algebras, but the commutator theo…
L2G2G improves graph autoencoder accuracy without sacrificing scalability.
problem Scalability issues in graph autoencoders for large networks.
method Dynamic synchronization of latent node representations in each epoch.
result L2G2G achieves higher accuracy than standard Local2Global approach on large and dense networks.
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.
New proof for discrete Morse theory using combinatorial construction.
problem Verifying the Morse differential in discrete Morse homology.
method Combinatorial construction of flowlines in discrete Morse theory.
result Morse differential squares to zero in discrete Morse homology.
We introduce a notion of Morse shellings (and tilings) on finite simplicial complexes which extends the classical one and its relation to discrete Morse theory.Skeletons and barycentric subdivisions of Morse shellable (or tileable) simplicial complexes are Morse shellable (or tileable). Moreover, every triangulated clo…
Characterizes geodesics on spheres with Morse index bounds and inequalities.
problem Understanding geodesics on spheres using Morse theory.
method Morse-theoretic characterization and strong Morse inequalities.
result Existence of geodesics with specific Morse indices on spheres.
Study continuation maps for Morse fundamental group properties.
problem Properties of continuation maps for Morse fundamental group.
method Analysis of continuation maps for Morse fundamental group, functoriality, and isomorphism to relative fundamental group.
result Continuation maps are isomorphic to relative fundamental groups.
For Morse-Smale pairs on a smooth, closed manifold the Morse-Smale-Witten chain complex can be defined. The associated Morse homology is isomorphic to the singular homology of the manifold and yields the classical Morse relations for Morse functions. A similar approach can be used to define homological invariants for i…
Given any K and N we show that there exists a compact geodesic metric measure space satisfying locally the CD(0,4) condition but failing CD(K,N) globally. The space with this property is a suitable non convex subset of R^2 equipped with the l^\infty-norm and the Lebesgue measure. Combining many such spaces gives a (non…
The paper introduces Morse theory for Lie groupoids and proves inequalities.
problem Defining Morse theory for Lie groupoids and studying their properties.
method Introducing Morse Lie groupoid morphisms and proving their Morita invariance.
result Established Morse theory for Lie groupoids and proved Morse inequalities.
Discrete Morse functions induce shellings with critical tiles corresponding to function's critical faces.
problem Mapping discrete Morse functions to shellings for topological analysis.
method Inducing Morse shellings on the second barycentric subdivision of a simplicial complex.
result Critical tiles of induced shellings correspond to critical faces of the discrete Morse function.
Unified Morse-Bott-Smale chain complex, resolves well-definedness issue.
problem Well-definedness of Morse-Bott-Smale chain complex.
method Unified five degeneracy relations into a single condition.
result Quasi-isomorphic to Morse-Smale-Witten chain complex, alternative proof of Morse Homology Theorem.
Random walk constructs Morse functions on surfaces.
problem Creating Morse functions on surfaces.
method Random walk method to construct Morse functions.
result Small set of Morse functions approximates any other function.
The paper develops methods for calculating equivariant homology from Morse functions.
problem Calculating equivariant homology from equivariant Morse functions.
method Alter equivariant Morse functions to stable ones, use generic equivariant metrics, and analyze the Morse spectral sequence.
result Equivariant Morse functions induce a filtration that computes equivariant homology.
Morse inequalities for noncompact manifolds with group action.
problem Establishing inequalities for noncompact manifolds with group action.
method Using L2-Betti numbers and functions describing critical points. result Morse inequalities given in terms of L2-Betti numbers and group functions. Stability of Yang-Mills connections' Morse indices and nullity in 4D.
problem Stability of Yang-Mills connections' Morse indices and nullity in 4D under weak convergence.
method Proves stability results of the Morse index plus nullity of Yang-Mills connections in dimension 4 under weak convergence.
result Stability of the sum of Morse indices and nullity of a sequence of Yang-Mills connections.
We derive a discrete analogue of Morse-Bott theory on CW complexes and use this discrete Morse-Bott function to do some Conley theory analysis. It turns out that our discrete Morse-Bott theory is indeed a generalization of Forman's discrete Morse theory.
Morse theory extended to noncompact manifolds with complex geometric data.
problem Extending Morse theory to noncompact manifolds with intricate geometric and homotopy data.
method Defining Morse homology for pairs of manifolds and related geometric/homotopy data, constructing a homotopy coherent diagram of linear maps, and showing it computes Morse homology.
result Morse homology can be computed using a chain complex derived from a homotopy coherent diagram.
Classifies Morse boundaries of 3-manifold groups.
problem Classifying Morse boundaries of 3-manifold groups.
method Classifies Morse boundaries into 9 types based on geometric decompositions.
result 9 different homeomorphism types of Morse boundaries.
The paper studies twisted Morse homology and cohomology on manifolds.
problem Computing homology and cohomology with local coefficients on manifolds.
method Morse theory, CW-complexes, de Rham cohomology, Lichnerowicz cohomology.
result Isomorphisms between different cohomology theories.
In the present paper, we define Morse-Bott functions on manifolds with boundary which are generalizations of Morse functions and show Morse-Bott inequalities for these manifolds.
In~\cite{rotvandervorst} a homology theory --Morse-Conley-Floer homology-- for isolated invariant sets of arbitrary flows on finite dimensional manifolds is developed. In this paper we investigate functoriality and duality of this homology theory. As a preliminary we investigate functoriality in Morse homology. Functor…
FPP preserves sublinear Morse boundaries in geodesic graphs.
problem Preserving sublinear Morse boundaries in FPP.
method First passage percolation on geodesic graphs with i.i.d. passage times.
result Sublinear Morse boundaries are invariant under FPP.
Develops sublinear Morse theory in symmetric spaces.
problem Understanding sublinear Morse properties in symmetric spaces.
method Theory of sublinearly Morse boundary and lemma in higher rank symmetric spaces.
result Proves sublinear Morse lemma in higher rank symmetric spaces.
New pairing defined from Morse complexes for compact manifolds.
problem Defining a pairing for compact manifolds with Morse functions.
method Constructing Morse complexes and a short exact sequence.
result Induces the intersection product in homology.
We view Dolbeault-Morse-Novikov cohomology H^{p,q}_η(X) as the cohomology of the sheaf Ω_{X,η}^p of η-holomorphic p-forms and give several bimeromorphic invariants. Analogue to Dolbeault cohomology, we establish the Leray-Hirsch theorem and the blow-up formula for Dolbeault-Morse-Novikov cohomology. At last, we conside…
The Morse-Novikov number MN(L) of an oriented link L in the 3-sphere is the minimum number of critical points of a Morse map from the complement of L in the 3-sphere to the circle representing the class of a Seifert surface for L (e.g., the Morse-Novikov number of L is zero if and only if L is fibered). We develop vari…
Relative cup-length defined for non-Morse functions on manifolds.
problem Defining a lower bound on critical points of non-Morse functions.
method Using local Morse cohomology and cohomology of isolating neighborhoods.
result A lower bound on critical points stronger than absolute cup-length.
Study Morse functions on projective plane using Reeb graphs.
problem Investigate topological structure of Morse functions on projective plane.
method Use Reeb graphs to describe and prove properties of simple Morse functions on RP2. result Prove that Reeb graphs are a complete topological invariant for simple Morse functions on RP2. New Morse functions on curve moduli space via geodesics.
problem Understanding the moduli space of curves via geometric and combinatorial methods.
method Introducing Morse functions based on geodesic lengths and analyzing their critical points and indices.
result Found new explicit Morse functions on Mg,n, leading to a combinatorial cell decomposition.