The paper proves nonexistence of NNSC cobordism for Bartnik data under certain conditions.
problem Proving nonexistence of NNSC cobordism for Bartnik data (Σ1n−1,γ1,H1) and (Σ2n−1,γ2,H2). method Analyzing metrics γ1 and γ2 on Sn−1 with fixed mean curvature H1 and large enough H2 to prove nonexistence of NNSC cobordism. result Proves nonexistence of NNSC cobordism for Bartnik data under specific conditions.
New problems on NNSC fill-ins for Bartnik data in high dimensions.
problem Conditions for (n−1)-dimensional Bartnik data to be NNSC-cobordant. method Formulating three problems related to nonnegative scalar curvature fill-ins.
result Conditions for (n−1)-dimensional Bartnik data to be NNSC-cobordant. Generalizes nonnegativity result for Brown-York mass using noncompact fill-ins.
problem Proving nonnegativity of Brown-York mass for noncompact fill-ins.
method Extending positive mass theorem to noncompact and shielded fill-ins.
result Proves nonnegativity of mean curvature for noncompact NNSC fill-ins.
In the first part of this paper, we consider the problem of fill-in of nonnegative scalar curvature (NNSC) metrics for a triple of Bartnik data (Σ,γ,H). We prove that given a metric γ on Sn−1 (3≤n≤7), (Sn−1,γ,H) admits no fill-in of NNSC metrics provided the prescribed mean cur…
Study shows no large mean curvature fill-ins for nonnegative scalar curvature.
problem Existence of fill-ins with nonnegative scalar curvature and large mean curvature.
method Analyzes closed Riemannian manifolds and scalar curvature properties.
result No closed Riemannian manifold admits a fill-in with nonnegative scalar curvature and large mean curvature.
Study proves rigidity of minimal hypersurfaces in specific manifolds.
problem Proving rigidity of complete free boundary minimal hypersurfaces.
method Warped θ-bubble method, generalizing capillary surfaces. result No complete two-sided stable free boundary immersions in unit ball of R4. The study proves a rigidity theorem for compact manifolds with boundary.
problem Rigidity of compact manifolds with boundary in low dimensions.
method Dimension reduction argument for mean curvature, extending Schoen-Yau's for scalar curvature.
result Sharp spherical radius rigidity and best NNSC fill-in in terms of mean curvature.
The study extends cobordism theory to complex sections, defining and calculating cobordism groups.
problem Understanding when almost complex manifolds can have complex sections.
method Defined complex section cobordism, determined groups, and introduced an obstruction.
result The obstruction vanishes for certain multiplicative generators in the complex cobordism ring.
Study cobordisms of nested manifolds and their invariants.
problem Understanding cobordisms of nested manifolds and their invariants.
method Identify a nested analog of the Pontryagin-Thom construction and find spaces homotopy equivalent to nested Pontryagin-Thom spaces.
result Discover nested cobordism invariants and provide an alternative proof of Wall's splitting result.
The paper introduces a new invariant for cobordism classes of manifolds and extends cobordism groups.
problem Developing a new invariant for cobordism classes of manifolds.
method Introducing an invariant ϰR for null-cobordant n-manifolds and constructing cobordism groups ΩnR. result The invariant ϰR is a complete invariant of R-cobordism classes of null-cobordant n-manifolds. Defines cobordism maps connecting Khovanov and instanton homologies.
problem No direct correspondence between Khovanov and instanton homology cobordism maps.
method Defines a cobordism map on the instanton cube complex as a filtered chain map.
result Proves the cobordism map recovers both Khovanov and instanton homology cobordism maps.
The study explores conditions for h-cobordisms between smooth 4-manifolds.
problem Determining when smoothly h-cobordant 4-manifolds are also s-cobordant. method Providing new conditions for positive answers to the s-cobordism theorem. result Conditions under which standard methods to construct h-cobordisms fail. Study shows Khovanov homology's relation to decomposable Lagrangian cobordisms.
problem Understanding the relationship between Khovanov homology and decomposable Lagrangian cobordisms.
method Utilized previously defined filtered invariants to give obstructions.
result Partial answer to Ekholm, Honda, and Kálmán's question about Khovanov homology and decomposable Lagrangian cobordisms.
The article examines how many stabilizations are needed to transform 5D s-cobordisms into product cobordisms.
problem Understanding the number of stabilizations required to convert 5D s-cobordisms into product cobordisms.
method Utilizes Gabai's 4D light bulb theorem and Freedman Quinn invariant.
result Determines the number of stabilizations needed for 5D s-cobordisms.
Extends cobordism groups of immersions to projections with new results.
problem Understanding cobordism groups of projected immersions.
method Classifying space construction by Szűcs and Terpai, Salomonsen's exact sequence.
result Obtains results on cobordism groups in small and large codimensional cases.
We give complete geometric invariants of cobordisms of fold maps with oriented singular set and cobordisms of even codimensional fold maps. These invariants are given in terms of cobordisms of stably framed manifolds and cobordisms of immersions with prescribed normal bundles defined by the author in his earlier works.
Study exact Lagrangian cobordisms in cotangent bundles, proving bounds on sheaf interleaving distance and shadow distance.
problem Understanding Lagrangian cobordisms and their properties in cotangent bundles.
method Use microlocal theory of sheaves, sheaf quantization, and cone decompositions.
result Interleaving distance of sheaves is bounded by the shadow distance of the cobordism.
New results on algebraic knots with Brieskorn polynomials.
problem Understanding cobordisms of algebraic knots defined by Brieskorn polynomials.
method Analyzing Fox--Milnor type relations, decomposing algebraic cobordism classes, and studying cyclic suspensions.
result Spherical algebraic knots associated with Brieskorn polynomials have infinite order in the knot cobordism group.
Study h-cobordisms of complexity 2 in 5D, finding obstructions and examples.
problem Understanding h-cobordisms of complexity 2 in 5D. method Compute monopole Floer homology and action of twisting involution.
result Obtained obstructions and constructed examples of high complexity.
Determine pairs of torus knots with genus one cobordisms, with exceptions.
problem Identify pairs of torus knots with genus one cobordisms.
method Combine obstructions from Heegaard Floer knot complex with explicit constructions.
result Determine pairs of torus knots with genus one cobordisms, with exceptions.
Study finds conditions for existence of specific pseudo-Riemannian cobordisms.
problem Existence of Spin(n+1)-dimensional cobordisms with specific signature. method Analyzes Spin(n+1)-dimensional cobordisms with signature (2,n−1). result Computes cobordism groups and necessary/sufficient conditions for existence.
We study the problem of defining maps on link Floer homology induced by unoriented link cobordisms. We provide a natural notion of link cobordism, disoriented link cobordism, which tracks the motion of index zero and index three critical points. Then we construct a map on unoriented link Floer homology associated to a …
We study necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of Lorentzian and weak Lorentzian cobordisms between closed smooth manifolds of arbitrary dimension such that the structure group of the frame bundle of the cobordism is $\Spin(1, n)_0$. This extends a result of Gibbons-Hawking on $\Sl(2, \C)$-Lorentzian co…
Using methods inspired from algebraic K-theory, we give a new proof of the Genauer fibration sequence, relating the cobordism categories of closed manifolds with cobordism categories of manifolds with boundaries, and of the Bökstedt-Madsen delooping of the cobordism category. Unlike the existing proofs, this approach…
We show that the theory of stable complex G-cobordisms, for a torus G, is embedded into the theory of stable complex G-cobordisms of not necessarily compact manifolds equipped with proper abstract moment maps. Thus the introduction of such non-compact cobordisms in the stable complex G-cobordism theory does not…
We study cobordisms and cobordisms rel boundary of PL locally-flat disk knots $D^{n-2}\into D^n$. Cobordisms of disk knots that do not fix the boundary sphere knots are easily classified by the cobordism properties of these boundaries, and any two even-dimensional disk knots with isotopic boundary knots are cobordant r…
Researchers develop methods to construct Lagrangian cobordisms between Legendrian knots.
problem Understanding the relationship between Legendrian knots through Lagrangian cobordisms.
method Combinatorial and geometric methods, including Heegaard Floer Homology and contact surgery.
result Construction of nondecomposable Lagrangian cobordisms between Legendrian knots.
Periodic Floer homology (PFH) is a Gromov-Floer type invariant for fibered three-manifolds with Hamiltonian structures. The cobordism maps on periodic Floer homology induced by symplectic cobordisms are currently only defined indirectly by using Seiberg-Witten theory. In this paper, we investigate the cobordism maps in…
Paper extends cobordism maps in Khovanov and instanton homologies.
problem Define and prove compatibility of cobordism maps in Khovanov and instanton homologies.
method Extend embedded cobordism map to immersed cobordisms and prove compatibility.
result Induced map on Khovanov homology is injective for certain concordances.
New cobordisms found between certain quasipositive knots.
problem Existence of complex cobordisms between quasipositive knots.
method Construction of specific knots and cobordisms of specified genus.
result No complex cobordism exists between certain quasipositive knots.
We introduce a relation of cobordism for knots in thickened surfaces and study cobordism invariants of such knots.
Paper presents new cobordism sequences for singular maps.
problem Understanding cobordism groups of singular maps.
method Develops analogous exact sequences to classical ones.
result Positive answer to Szűcs' question on cobordisms of immersions.
The h-cobordism theorem is a noted theorem in differential and PL topology. A generalization of the h-cobordism theorem for possibly non simply connected manifolds is the so called s-cobordism theorem. In this paper, we prove semialgebraic and Nash versions of these theorems. That is, starting with semialgebraic or Nas…
We introduce an equivalence relation, called cobordism, for words and study cobordism invariants of words inspired by methods of low-dimensional topology.
3-manifolds with specific homology are cobordant if homeomorphic.
problem Characterizing integer homology cobordism for Sol manifolds.
method Analyzing first homology groups and using cobordism theory.
result Integer homology cobordant Sol manifolds are homeomorphic.
Foam cobordism groups linked to interval exchange automorphisms.
problem Understanding cobordism groups of foams.
method Using the Sah-Arnoux-Fathi invariant and K-theory.
result Identified cobordism groups with homology and K-groups.
It has been a central open problem in Heegaard Floer theory whether cobordisms of links induce homomorphisms on the associated link Floer homology groups. We provide an affirmative answer by introducing a natural notion of cobordism between sutured manifolds, and showing that such a cobordism induces a map on sutured F…
Study on knot concordance and homology cobordism using Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Knot concordance and homology cobordism.
method Heegaard Floer homology.
result Recent results in knot concordance and homology cobordism.
Study shows mapping class groups differ for h-cobordant manifolds.
problem Mapping class groups are invariant under h-cobordism. method Introduced moduli spaces of h-block bundles to distinguish manifolds. result Mapping class groups of h-cobordant manifolds can differ. In this article, we reformulate the cobordism map of embedded contact homology, which is induced by exact symplectic cobordism and defined as direct limit of homomorphisms called filtered ECH cobordism map. The filtered ECH cobordism map is defined by counting embedded holomorphic curves with zero ECH index and we prov…
Paper shows string cobordism at 24 dims can be determined by elliptic genus.
problem Determining string cobordism at dimension 24.
method Using elliptic genus as an invariant.
result Shows string cobordism at 24 dims can be determined by elliptic genus.
Study non-orientable link cobordisms using Floer homologies to prove inequalities.
problem Prove inequalities involving Euler characteristic and local maxima in non-orientable cobordisms.
method Use unoriented instanton and knot Floer homology to introduce unoriented versions of band unknotting number and refined cobordism distance.
result Show that the difference between unoriented refined cobordism distance of a knot from the unknot and non-orientable slice genus can be arbitrarily large.
Study shows surprising cobordism distances between certain torus knots.
problem Determining cobordism distances between thin and thick torus knots.
method Analyzes locally flat cobordisms between torus knots with small and large braid indices.
result Surprising fact about torus knots as cross-sections of almost minimal cobordisms.
Cobordism of virtual string links on n strands is a combinatorial generalization of link cobordism. There exists a bijection between virtual string links up to cobordisms and elements of the group Zn(n−1). This paper also shows that virtual string links up to unwelded equivalence are classified by those…
Szűcs introduced cobordism of singular maps to compute groups of immersions and embeddings.
problem Computing cobordism groups of immersions and embeddings in dimensions where classical theory fails.
method Investigation of classifying spaces constructed by Szűcs and Rimányi.
result Collection and organization of results towards computation of cobordism groups of singular maps.
New discrete cobordism category for nested manifolds and relations to algebraic structures.
problem Discrete cobordism category for nested manifolds.
method Stratified Morse theory, Cyl-objects, doubling construction, cylindrical bar construction.
result Relations between Cyl-objects and algebraic structures like Temperley-Lieb algebras.
Study eigenvalues of curvature operators to annihilate cobordism invariants.
problem Annihilating rational cobordism invariants on spin manifolds.
method Linear inequalities on curvature operator eigenvalues.
result Curvature conditions stabilize to annihilate invariants.
The paper explores connections between braids, links, and cobordisms using algebraic methods.
problem Investigating functions on manifolds and their connections to braids, links, and cobordisms.
method Algebraic methods including group theory, sheaves, and formal groups.
result Constructs Lazard's one-dimensional universal commutative formal group and applies it to cobordism theory.