After surveying classical notions of PL topology of the Seventies, we clarify the relation between Morse theory and its discretization by Forman. We show that PL handles theory and discrete Morse theory are equivalent, in the sense that every discrete Morse vector on some PL triangulation is also a PL handle vector, an…
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PL Morse theory proves strong regularity in low dimensions.
problem Understanding regular and critical points in PL manifolds.
method Introducing homologically and strongly regular points, presenting criteria, and constructing examples.
result In low dimensions , homologically regular points are always strongly regular.
In bounding the homology of a manifold, Forman's Discrete Morse theory recovers the full precision of classical Morse theory: Given a PL triangulation of a manifold that admits a Morse function with c_i critical points of index i, we show that some subdivision of the triangulation admits a boundary-critical discrete Mo…
New topological complexity measures for neural networks.
problem Measuring complexity of neural network functions.
method Generalized piecewise-linear Morse theory applied to ReLU networks.
result Local complexity can be arbitrarily high.
We present extremal constructions connected with the property of simplicial collapsibility. (1) For each , there are collapsible (and shellable) simplicial -complexes with only one free face. Also, there are non-evasive -complexes with only two free faces. (Both results are optimal in all dimensions.) (2…
Quantitative PL bordismmath.GT
Study PL bordism theories with quantitative bounds on filling simplices.
problem Understanding PL bordism theories with geometric constraints.
method Quantitative analysis of PL manifolds and exotic theories.
result Bounding the number of simplices in fillings of cycles.
Any subset of the plane can be approximated by a set of square pixels. This transition from a shape to its pixelation is rather brutal since it destroys geometric and topological information about the shape. Using a technique inspired by Morse Theory, we algorithmically produce a PL approximation of the original shape …
Kirby diagrams, trisections and gems of PL 4-manifolds: relationships, results and open problemsmath.GT
Review of gem theory's interactions with Kirby diagrams and trisections.
problem Representing and understanding PL 4-manifolds.
method Combining gem theory with Kirby diagrams and trisections.
result New gems representing 4-manifolds requiring 3-handles.
Adam achieves optimal convergence in deep ReLU networks via novel Kakeya bounds.
problem Training deep ReLU networks using Adam in non-smooth settings.
method Stratified Morse theory and Kakeya bounds to analyze region crossings and convergence.
result First global-optimal convergence for Adam in non-smooth, non-convex ReLU landscapes.
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.
Gem theory helps estimate trisection genus of 4-manifolds.
problem Estimating the trisection genus of 4-manifolds.
method Using gem theory, a type of edge-colored graphs dual to colored triangulations.
result Regular genus is an upper bound for trisection genus of closed 4-manifolds.
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.
The paper classifies bundles over complex projective plane.
problem Classifying -bundles over .
method Two-step approach: PL-homeomorphism classification via Kreck-Stolz invariants, followed by homotopy equivalence classification using surgery theory.
result Established the homotopy equivalence classification of -bundles over .
New methods decompose manifolds into submanifolds via fold maps.
problem Understanding the topologies and differentiable structures of manifolds globally.
method Explicit decompositions of manifolds via fold maps, generalizing Morse functions.
result Decompositions of manifolds into lower dimensional spaces via fold maps.
Spectral Thresholds in Correlated Spiked Models and Fundamental Limits of Partial Least Squaresmath.ST
Study reveals limits of PLS in multi-modal learning with correlated signals.
problem Understanding PLS performance in multi-modal learning with correlated signals.
method Random matrix theory analysis of spiked cross-covariance models.
result Identifies SNR and correlation regimes where PLS fails to recover any signal.
We establish a min-max estimate on the volume width of a closed Riemannian manifold with nonnegative Ricci curvature. More precisely, we show that every closed Riemannian manifold with nonnegative Ricci curvature admits a PL Morse function whose level set volume is bounded in terms of the volume of the manifold. As a c…
New Morse theory for shapes at distances.
problem Understanding shapes at distances from a reference point.
method Defining Morse functions and using non-smooth analysis, geometric measure theory.
result Homotopy type changes at critical values, with one cell added per critical point.
Large PL surfaces in homology balls can have arbitrarily high genus.
problem Finding the minimum genus of PL surfaces in homology balls.
method Utilizes Heegaard Floer homology.
result The minimum genus can be arbitrarily large.
We provide a simpler proof of the hard Lefschetz Theorem for face rings of PL spheres: While the algebraic theory remains the same, we replace the geometric constructions by Pachner's Theorem. This simplifies the reasoning for an important special case of the main result of the first author in arxiv:1812.10454, and alr…
The paper analyzes PLS-SVD in high-dimensional data integration, revealing its strengths and limitations.
problem Understanding the behavior of PLS-SVD in high-dimensional data integration.
method Analysis using random matrix theory and singular value decomposition.
result PLS-SVD exhibits counter-intuitive or limiting behavior in certain regimes and outperforms PCA when detecting common latent subspace.
A space is created to realize a specific cohomology module, showing PL structure but not smoothability.
problem Realizing a specific cohomology module as the cohomology of a space.
method Obstruction theory and attaching extra cells to create a Poincaré duality space.
result The space admits a PL structure but not smoothability.
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.
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.
Study compares thimbles to Morse theory on Lie theory models.
problem Exploring thimbles in Landau-Ginzburg models using Morse theory.
method Constructing real Lagrangian thimbles and comparing to gradient flow manifolds.
result Explicit construction and comparison of thimbles to gradient flow manifolds.
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 , leading to a combinatorial cell decomposition.
Morse theory connects low energy submanifolds in 3-sphere.
problem Understanding low energy submanifolds in the 3-sphere.
method Morse-theoretic techniques and negative gradient flow.
result Constructs connections between low energy critical submanifolds.
Extends Morse-Forman theory to vector-valued functions for multiparameter persistence.
problem Computing multiparameter persistence with new tools and methods.
method Adapting Forman's theory to vectorial setting and using combinatorial topological dynamics.
result Established more general result for sublevel sets and found a way to induce Morse decomposition.
Study Morse complexity of manifolds and homology classes, proving bounds and implications.
problem Understanding Morse complexity of manifolds and homology classes.
method Used surgery theory and index theory to prove upper and lower bounds.
result Locally symmetric spaces of Lie groups with discrete series representations do not admit open book decompositions.
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…
The paper studies Morse theory on manifolds with boundaries, constructing cellular structures and estimating critical points.
problem Understanding Morse functions on manifolds with boundaries.
method Constructing a cellular structure and analyzing its algebraic properties.
result Estimation of the number of critical points of a Morse function with boundary conditions.
Study connects Morse theory with cluster variables for wall-crossing in Cerf diagrams.
problem Understanding wall-crossing in Cerf theory.
method Relates Bruhat numbers in real Morse theory to cluster variables in braid varieties.
result Provides wall-crossing coordinates in Cerf diagrams.
Generalizes Floer homotopy via Morse-Bott theory.
problem Constructing equivariant models in Floer theory.
method Morse-Bott theory, flow categories, stable homotopy types.
result Equivalence of Borel equivariant spectra for certain Lagrangians.
Folded Morse flow treesmath.SG
A new approach to Morse theory using folded ribbon trees.
problem Applying Morse theory on symmetric products of surfaces.
method Introducing an A-infinity category with objects as κ-tuples of Morse functions, and showing conditions for the endomorphism to be a Hecke algebra.
result The endomorphism of a specific type of κ-tuple of Morse functions on T*R^2 is the Hecke algebra associated to the symmetric group.
Research resolves sign conventions in Floer theory for Morse-Bott case.
problem Sign conventions in filtered -operations for Lagrangian Floer theory.
method Defined filtered -operations and verified formulae using de Rham model.
result Resolved sign issues in Bott-Morse setting.
Within crystallization theory, two interesting PL invariants for -manifolds have been introduced and studied, namely {\it gem-complexity} and {\it regular genus}. In the present paper we prove that, for any closed connected PL -manifold , its gem-complexity and its regular genus $ \mathcal G(M)…
The paper classifies certain PL manifolds using PL cobordism.
problem Classifying PL manifolds of specific dimensions.
method PL cobordism theory and computations of bordism groups.
result Classification of PL manifolds in dimensions 10 and 13.
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.
Paper studies gradient fields from discrete Morse functions for watershed-cut computation.
problem Computing watershed-cuts from discrete Morse functions.
method Discrete Morse Theory and simplicial stacks.
result Minimum Spanning Forest of dual graph is induced by gradient vector field.
We show that the index of a lightlike geodesic in a conformally standard stationary spacetime is equal to the index of its spatial projection as a geodesic of a Finsler metric associated to the spacetime. Moreover we obtain the Morse relations of lightlike geodesics connecting a point to an integral line of the standar…
In two previous papers with Yi-Jen Lee, we defined and computed a notion of Reidemeister torsion for the Morse theory of closed 1-forms on a finite dimensional manifold. The present paper gives an a priori proof that this Morse theory invariant is a topological invariant. It is hoped that this will provide a model for …
We present a new approach to Morse and Novikov theories, based on the deRham Federer theory of currents, using the finite volume flow technique of Harvey and Lawson. In the Morse case, we construct a noncompact analogue of the Morse complex, relating a Morse function to the cohomology with compact forward supports of t…
In a previous article the author extended the Witten deformation to singular spaces with cone-like singularities and to a class of Morse functions called admissible Morse functions. The method applies in particular to complex cones and stratified Morse functions in the sense of the theory developed by Goresky and MacPh…
An introduction to circle valued Morse theory and Novikov homology, from an algebraic point of view.
The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, it provides a review of the links between random tensor models, seen as quantum gravity theories, and the PL-manifolds representation by means of edge-colored graphs (crystallization theory). On the other hand, the core of the paper is to establish results about the to…
The aim of this paper is to provide a proof for a version of Morse inequality for manifolds with boundary. Our main results are certainly known to the experts on Morse theory, nevertheless it seems necessary to write down a complete proof for it. Our proof is analytic and is based on J. Roe's account of Witten's approa…
Computational topology is a vibrant contemporary subfield and this article integrates knot theory and mathematical visualization. Previous work on computer graphics developed a sequence of smooth knots that were shown to converge point wise to a piecewise linear (PL) approximant. This is extended to isotopic convergenc…
This paper begins the study of Morse theory for orbifolds, or more precisely for differentiable Deligne-Mumford stacks. The main result is an analogue of the Morse inequalities that relates the orbifold Betti numbers of an almost-complex orbifold to the critical points of a Morse function on the orbifold. We also show …
The present paper contains an interpretation and generalization of Novikov's theory of Morse type inequalities for 1-forms in terms of Conley's theory for dynamical systems.