Criterion for realizing groups on Enriques manifolds.
problem Realizing groups on Enriques manifolds.
method Using recent developments in Birman-Hilden theory and Nielsen realization for hyper-Kähler manifolds.
result Numerical criterion for realizing groups on Enriques manifolds.
Dehn twists on K3-type 4-manifolds are not homotopy coherently Nielsen realizable.
problem Homotopy coherent Nielsen realization problem for Dehn twists on 4-manifolds
method Using family Seiberg-Witten theory
result Failure of the classical Nielsen realization problem in K3-type 4-manifolds
Solves Nielsen realization problem for hyper-Kähler manifolds.
problem Realization problem for hyper-Kähler manifolds.
method Uses same invariant as for K3 surfaces and determines representation of mapping class group.
result Representation of mapping class group admits a section on its image for some deformation types.
Study shows non-spin 4-manifolds where smooth Nielsen realization fails.
problem Existence of non-spin 4-manifolds with non-realizable mapping class groups.
method Investigation of multi-twists, projective twists, and multi-reflections.
result Examples of non-spin 4-manifolds with non-realizable mapping class groups.
Groups of homotopy equivalences of graphs help realize compact subgroups.
problem Realizing compact subgroups of homotopy equivalences of graphs.
method Introduced a Polish group topology on the group of proper homotopy equivalences and proved the Nielsen Realization theorem.
result Compact subgroups of homotopy equivalences can be realized by simplicial isomorphisms of graphs.
Researchers solve Nielsen Realization problems for K3 surfaces in various categories.
problem Realizing finite groups of mapping classes as diffeomorphisms, isometries, or automorphisms in K3 surfaces.
method Introduced a computable invariant LG and constructed an S4 action by isometries. result Some finite groups are realizable while others are not, depending on preserved structures.
Study shows Dehn twists on certain 4-manifolds cannot be realized by finite order diffeomorphisms.
problem Realization of Dehn twists as finite order diffeomorphisms on spin 4-manifolds.
method Use Y. Kato's 10/8-type inequality for involutions and its refinement.
result Dehn twists about specific spheres in certain 4-manifolds are not homotopic to finite order diffeomorphisms.
Solves a problem related to Nielsen realization for certain groups.
problem Whether a cocompact proper topological manifold is equivariantly homotopy equivalent to a classifying space.
method Assumes a zero-dimensional singular set and uses properties of hyperbolic groups and aspherical manifolds.
result Solves the problem for specific groups containing a normal torsion-free subgroup.
Researchers solved a complex problem for a specific type of 4-manifolds.
problem Realizing mapping classes of finite order on del Pezzo surfaces.
method Synthesized results from reflection group theory and 4-manifold topology.
result Provided both positive and negative examples of realizability.
Study on realizing subgroup twists in 3-manifolds.
problem Realizing subgroups of twist groups in 3-manifolds.
method Analyzing Nielsen realization problem for Twist(M) subgroups, applying to Burnside problem.
result Nontrivial subgroups of Twist(M) are realized by diffeomorphisms if and only if they are cyclic and M is a connected sum of lens spaces.
For a specific class of 4-manifolds, random isometries cannot lift to orientation-preserving diffeomorphisms.
problem When does a finite group of isometries of a specific 4-manifold lift to orientation-preserving diffeomorphisms?
method Combination of equivariant connected-sum constructions, fixed-point theory, finite group actions on surfaces, analytic combinatorics, and previous work.
result Random subgroups of isometries are asymptotically almost never realizable in orientation-preserving diffeomorphisms.
Solves a problem related to classifying spaces for proper actions and Nielsen Realization.
problem Whether a cocompact proper topological Γ-manifold is equivariantly homotopy equivalent to the classifying space for proper actions.
method Using Poincaré models and assuming a zero-dimensional singular set, the problem is solved in the Poincaré category.
result New results about Brown's problem are obtained under certain conditions on the underlying group.
Study shows non-cyclic groups of diffeomorphisms can't act on certain 3-manifolds.
problem Realization of finite groups as diffeomorphisms on specific 3-manifolds.
method Analysis of group actions on connected sums of S2imesS1. result No non-cyclic subgroup of twist subgroup can be realized by diffeomorphisms.
The paper solves the Nielsen realization problem for high degree del Pezzo surfaces.
problem Which finite subgroups of the mapping class group of a del Pezzo surface lift to the diffeomorphism group?
method Classification and partial answers for d≥7, equivariant connected sum for d=6. result Complete classification for d≥7, partial answer for d=6. The main goal of this paper is to give the first examples of equivariant aspherical Poincare complexes, that are not realized by group actions on closed aspherical manifolds M. These will also provide new counterexamples to the Nielsen realization problem about lifting homotopy actions of finite groups to honest grou…
Innovates rotation index for matrix pairs, solving group action problems.
problem Solving group actions problems, especially Nielsen realization and higher-rank Anosov actions.
method Rotation index and Milnor--Munkres--Novikov pairing applied to Z2 group actions. result Solved specific group action problems using new matrix pair invariant.
Given a finite subgroup G of the mapping class group of a surface S, the Nielsen realization problem asks whether G can be realized as a finite group of homeomorphisms of S. In 1983, Kerckhoff showed that for S a finite-type surface, any finite subgroup G may be realized as a group of isometries of some hyperbolic metr…
For a based manifold (M,*), the question of whether the surjection Diff(M,*) \rightarrow π_0 Diff(M,*) admits a section is an example of a Nielsen realization problem. This question is related to a question about flat connections on M-bundles and is meaningful for M of any dimension. In dimension 2, Bestvina-Church-Sou…
Nielsen realization problem for the mapping class group Mod(Sg) asks whether the natural projection pg:Homeo+(Sg)→Mod(Sg) has a section. While all the previous results use torsion elements in an essential way, in this paper, we focus on the much more difficult problem of realization of…
We discuss recent results and open questions on the broad theme of (Nielsen) realization problems. Beyond realizing subgroups of mapping class groups, there are many other natural instances where one can ask if a surjection from a group of diffeomorphisms of a manifold to another group admits a section over particular …
Develops Floer cohomology for 4-manifolds with involutions and links.
problem Floer cohomology for 4-manifolds with involutions and links.
method Floer cohomology framework for spin^c 4-manifolds with involution and oriented links.
result Proves Frøyshov-type inequalities relating 4-manifold topological quantities and homology cobordism invariants.
We show that for any closed surface of genus greater than one and for any finite weighted graph filling the surface, there exists a hyperbolic metric which realizes the least Dirichlet energy harmonic embedding of the graph among a fixed homotopy class and all hyperbolic metrics on the surface. We give explicit example…
The Nielsen Realization problem asks when the group homomorphism from Diff(M) to pi_0 Diff(M) admits a section. For M a closed surface, Kerckhoff proved that a section exists over any finite subgroup, but Morita proved that if the genus is large enough then no section exists over the entire mapping class group. We prov…
The Nielsen Conjecture for Homeomorphisms asserts that any homeomorphism f of a closed manifold is isotopic to a map realizing the Nielsen number of f, which is a lower bound for the number of fixed points among all maps homotopic to f. The main theorem of this paper proves this conjecture for all orientation pre…
Conditions for Baumslag-Solitar subgroups in mapping class groups.
problem Characterizing Baumslag-Solitar subgroups in mapping class groups.
method Analyzing necessary and sufficient conditions for subgroup embeddings.
result Conditions for embedding BS(p,q) in Mod(Sg), including ∣p∣=∣q∣ and reducibility. Quantum complexity lowerbound proved using differential geometry.
problem Proving lower bounds on quantum complexity.
method Applied the Bishop-Gromov bound to Nielsen's complexity geometry.
result Lower bounds on quantum complexity are exponentially large.
Let Homeo+(Dn2) be the group of orientation-preserving homeomorphisms of D2 fixing the boundary pointwise and n marked points as a set. Nielsen realization problem for the braid group asks whether the natural projection pn:Homeo+(Dn2)→Bn:=π0(Homeo+(Dn2)) has a section over s…
Let Mod(Sg) denote the mapping class group of the closed orientable surface Sg of genus g≥2, and let f∈Mod(Sg) be of finite order. We give an inductive procedure to construct an explicit hyperbolic structure on Sg that realizes f as an isometry. In other words, this procedure yield…
Defines Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates for SL(3,C) representations.
problem No specific problem stated; coordinates defined for a new context.
method Introduced Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates for mSL(3,C) representations. result Relates to classical and generalized Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates.
Unified proof of Nielsen-Thurston classification via Teichmüller's theorem.
problem Classifying mapping class groups and rational maps.
method Unified proof following Bers' approach.
result Unified proof of Nielsen-Thurston classification.
Study strong Nielsen equivalence on punctured disc homeomorphisms.
problem Characterize strong Nielsen equivalence of periodic points in punctured disc homeomorphisms.
method Braid theory and trace formula application.
result Necessary and sufficient conditions for strong Nielsen equivalence of periodic points.
This paper models CSI 300 index volatility using machine learning and addresses jump prediction.
problem Volatility modeling and jump prediction for high-frequency CSI 300 index data.
method Generalized Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model with machine learning algorithms for parameter estimation and forecast evaluation.
result Deterministic component of stochastic volatility processes can be captured over short and longer-term windows.
Approximates call option prices for Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model.
problem Calculating exact option prices for complex models is computationally expensive.
method Developed approximate expressions using decomposition formula.
result Approximations are effective as shown by numerical experiments.
Let K be the K3 manifold. In this note, we discuss two methods to prove that certain generalized Miller--Morita--Mumford classes for smooth bundles with fiber K are non-zero. As a consequence, we fill a gap in a paper of the first author, and prove that the homomorphism Diff(K)→π0Diff(K) does not split. One …
The paper generalizes Nielsen equivalence to 2-orbifolds.
problem Proving Nielsen equivalence for closed 2-orbifold groups.
method Proving that generating tuples of orbifold fundamental groups are represented by almost orbifold coverings.
result Generalization of Louder's Theorem to closed 2-orbifolds.
Extends Alòs' formula to Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model.
problem Modeling call option prices in a stochastic volatility model.
method Uses Alòs' decomposition formula and Ito's formula for an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck model with infinite jumps.
result First Alòs type decomposition formula for Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model.
We prove that the Nielsen zeta function is a rational function or a radical of a rational function for orientation preserving homeomorphisms on closed orientable 3-dimensional manifolds which are special Haken or Seifert manifolds. In the case of pseudo-Anosov homeomorphism of surface we compute an asymptotic for the n…
Calculates twist in Teichmüller space using cross ratios.
problem Calculating the Fenchel-Nielsen twist in Teichmüller space.
method Using cross ratio coordinates.
result Compact calculation of twist in Teichmüller space.
The purpose of this expository paper is to present new directions in the classical Nielsen-Reidemeister fixed point theory. We describe twisted Burnside-Frobenius theorem, groups with R∞ \emph{property} and a connection between Nielsen fixed point theory and symplectic Floer homology.
We study Nielsen equivalence classes of generating pairs of Kleinian groups and HNN-extensions. We establish the following facts: - Hyperbolic 2-bridge knot groups have infinitely many Nielsen classes of generating pairs. - For any natural number N there is a closed hyperbolic 3-manifold whose fundamental group has N d…
Given two maps f1 and f2 from the sphere Sm to an n-manifold N, when are they loose, i.e. when can they be deformed away from one another? We study the geometry of their (generic) coincidence locus and its Nielsen decomposition. On the one hand the resulting bordism class of coincidence data and the corresponding Niels…
Nielsen reduction is an algorithm which decomposes any automorphism of a free group into a product of elementary Nielsen transformations. While this may be applied to a mapping class of a surface Sg,1 with one boundary component, the resulting decomposition in general will not have a topological interpretation. In…
Infinitely many unique ways to generate a surface's mapping class group.
problem Identifying unique ways to generate mapping class groups.
method Analyzing Nielsen equivalence classes of two-element generators.
result There are infinitely many unique ways to generate a surface's mapping class group.
We extend the Nielsen theory of coincidence sets to equalizer sets, the points where a given set of (more than 2) mappings agree. On manifolds, this theory is interesting only for maps between spaces of different dimension, and our results hold for sets of k maps on compact manifolds from dimension (k-1)n to dimension …
We show that the Nielsen number of a map is a knot invariant via representation variety
Abstract: Poisson bracket on shear coordinates relates to Fenchel-Nielsen bracket on gluing parameters.
problem Relationship between Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates and shear coordinates on Riemann surfaces.
method Explicitly showed the Poisson bracket on shear coordinates induces the Fenchel-Nielsen bracket on gluing parameters.
result Poisson bracket on shear coordinates relates to Fenchel-Nielsen bracket on gluing parameters.
The paper proves a theorem about fixed points and relates it to the Nielsen realisation problem.
problem The Nielsen realisation problem for aspherical manifolds.
method Proof of a theorem about fixed points and its relation to the Nielsen realisation problem.
result The coincidence of genuine and homotopy fixed points for isometric group actions on nonpositively curved manifolds.
The theorem connects surface mapping groups to fundamental groupoids.
problem Mapping class groups of bounded surfaces.
method Proving isomorphism between mapping class groups and fundamental groupoid automorphisms.
result Mapping class groups of bounded surfaces are isomorphic to fundamental groupoid automorphisms fixing boundary loops.