Develops Palatini formalism for pseudo-Finsler metrics, recovering classical results.
problem Developing a formalism for pseudo-Finsler metrics of any signature.
method Substituting scalar curvature with Finslerian Ricci scalar in Einstein-Hilbert-Palatini functional.
result Recovery of classical results in Lorentzian signature with vanishing mean Landsberg tensor.
Develops Palatini formalism in generalized geometry for string theory.
problem Formulating Palatini variation in generalized geometry.
method Palatini formalism within generalized Riemannian geometry of Courant algebroids.
result Natural emergence of generalized Levi-Civita connection and string effective actions.
The present article is devoted to the construction of a unified formalism for Palatini and unimodular gravity. The basic idea is to employ a relationship between unified formalism for a Griffiths variational problem and its classical Lepage-equivalent variational problem. As a way to understand from an intuitive viewpo…
The study reveals non-trivial torsion in certain gravity theories with Ricci-dependent Lagrangians.
problem Exploring the appearance of non-trivial torsion in gravity theories with Ricci-dependent Lagrangians.
method Investigates theories with Lagrangians of the form L(L(R_{μν})), analyzing the equations of motion and the role of torsion.
result Theories with Ricci-dependent Lagrangians admit non-zero torsion even in simple space-time dimensions, suggesting its importance.
In this article we introduce A-valued Einstein-Hilbert-Palatini functional (A-EHP) over a n-manifold M, where A is an arbitrary graded algebra, as a generalization of the functional arising in the study of the first order formulation of gravity. We show that if A is weak (k,s)-solvable, then A-EHP is non-…
Study General Relativity using field theories and Poisson brackets.
problem Defining a Poisson bracket structure on solution spaces of field theories.
method Applying Poisson bracket structure to first order Hamiltonian field theories, focusing on General Relativity as a gauge theory.
result Established a Poisson bracket structure for General Relativity.
It is shown that the first order (Palatini) variational principle for a generic nonlinear metric-affine Lagrangian depending on the (symmetrized) Ricci square invariant leads to an almost-product Einstein structure or to an almost-complex anti-Hermitian Einstein structure on a manifold. It is proved that a real anti-He…
The paper explores Finsler-type objects and their variational problems on spacetimes.
problem Generalizing Einstein equations to the Finsler setting.
method Study of the ladder of Finsler-type objects and their variational problems.
result Application of the ladder structure to variational proposals for Finsler spacetimes.
Finsler gravity vacuum equation reduces to Ricci vanishing under specific conditions.
problem Solving Einstein vacuum equations in Finsler gravity
method Identifying conditions for vacuum equation reduction
result Scalar Finsler gravity vacuum equation reduces to Ricci vanishing
Proposes a new variational principle for Einstein gravity.
problem Formulating Einstein gravity as a gauge theory for the conformal group.
method First order formulation of conformal tractor geometry, variational principle based on abstract principal bundle.
result Provides first order field equations without requiring supplementary constraints.
These are notes for a short course and some talks gave at Departament of Mathematics and at Departament of Physics of Federal University of Minas Gerais, based on the author's paper arXiv:1808.09249. Some new information and results are also presented. Unlike the original work, here we try to give a more physical empha…
Establishes Poincaré's lemma for formal manifolds.
problem Developing smooth relative Lie algebra homologies and cohomologies.
method Theory of formal manifolds and formal Lie groups.
result Poincaré's lemma for de Rham complexes with formal functions and generalized functions.
Foundations laid for formal manifolds in differential geometry.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on formal manifolds.
method Introducing formal manifolds, developing their theory, and proving finite products.
result Established a fully faithful contravariant functor and finite products in the category of formal manifolds.
Explores local structure of morphisms and formal submanifolds in formal manifolds theory.
problem Understanding the local structure of morphisms and formal submanifolds in formal manifolds.
method Study of formal manifolds, including local structure of constant rank morphisms and formal submanifolds.
result Developed the local structure of constant rank morphisms and formal submanifolds.
Study non-formal pseudo-differential operators over formal ones.
problem Understanding structure of non-formal pseudo-differential operators.
method Diffeological principal bundles, smoothing connections.
result Structure of diffeological bundle of non-formal pseudo-differential operators over formal ones.
The isotropy action on certain symmetric spaces is shown to be equivariantly formal.
problem Understanding the equivariant formality of isotropy actions on symmetric spaces.
method Developed a new approach to prove equivariant formality for (Z2⊕Z2)-symmetric spaces. result Symmetric spaces with (Z2⊕Z2)-symmetry are equivariantly formal and formal in the Sullivan sense. Strong formal properties for toric and homogeneous Kähler manifolds.
problem Understanding formal properties of Kähler manifolds.
method Analyzing rationally and strongly formal properties of toric and homogeneous Kähler manifolds.
result Toric and homogeneous Kähler manifolds are both rationally and strongly formal.
A metric is formal if all products of harmonic forms are again harmonic. The existence of a formal metric implies Sullivan formality of the manifold, and hence formal metrics can exist only in presence of a very restricted topology. We show that a warped product metric is formal if and only if the warping function is c…
The study shows strong formality in certain complex manifolds.
problem Investigating strong formality in complex manifolds.
method Adapting s-strong formality from Fernandez and Muñoz to the pluripotential setting. result Compact Kähler manifolds and generalized complete intersections are strongly formal.
Formal manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature have formal covers.
problem Formality of manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature.
method Study of universal covers and formal properties.
result Closed non-orientable manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature are formal.
New hierarchies derived from KP hierarchy using non-formal operators and Yang-Mills action.
problem Formal solutions of KP hierarchy and their non-formal counterparts.
method Developed new hierarchies of non-linear equations on non-formal pseudo-differential operators.
result Expressed one hierarchy as Yang-Mills action minimization.
Extended equivariant BV formalism to manifolds with boundaries.
problem Handling manifolds with boundaries in equivariant BV formalism.
method Extension of AKSZ theories to manifolds with boundaries.
result Successfully applied to manifolds with boundaries.
We define the notion of a formal connection for a smooth family of star products with fixed underlying symplectic structure. Such a formal connection allows one to relate star products at different points in the family. This generalizes the formal Hitchin connection introduced by the first author. We establish a necess…
Defines formal exponentials for graded manifolds and linearizes QP-manifolds.
problem Formal exponentials and linearizations of QP-manifolds.
method Definition of formal exponential maps, Grothendieck connections, and connections on tangent bundles.
result Linearizes QP-manifolds at points, giving formal tangent spaces L∞-algebra structures. Formality of Dolbeault DGAs on complex nilmanifolds restricted to tori.
problem Determining when Dolbeault DGAs on complex nilmanifolds are formal.
method Using quasi-isomorphisms and cohomology connections, proving formality conditions.
result Formality of Dolbeault DGAs on complex nilmanifolds is restricted to tori.
Study on geometrically formal metrics on complex manifolds.
problem Existence and properties of geometrically formal metrics on complex manifolds.
method Topological and cohomological obstructions, detailed analysis for specific manifolds, and metric constructions.
result Existence and non-existence conditions for geometrically formal metrics on various complex manifolds.
Research on formality problem for special holonomy manifolds.
problem Formality problem for manifolds with special holonomy.
method Using intersection Massey products to establish formality.
result Recent results on formality of Joyce's G_2-manifolds.
Defines formal vertex laws related to Lie conformal algebras.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on definitions and proofs.
method Definitions and proofs of vertex/conformal versions of classical Lie theory results.
result Proves vertex/conformal versions of important Lie theory results.
Deform quantization recovers scalar curvature in complex structures.
problem Recovering scalar curvature in complex structures.
method Formal moment map construction on almost complex structures.
result Formal moment map deforms scalar curvature moment map in integrable cases.
Formal methods verify continuous auctions at exchanges.
problem Ensuring fairness and correctness in continuous auctions.
method Formal specification, design, and verification of continuous double auctions.
result A verified algorithm satisfies natural properties of auctions.
We describe a canonical form for linear differential operators that are formally self-adjoint or formally skew-adjoint.
There are solved standard problems related to Formal (Holomorphic) Segre preserving Mappings of non-trivial Real-Formal Hypersurfaces in C2.
Derives localization formulas in Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism.
problem Localization in Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism.
method Equivariant localization formulas in Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism.
result Derives localization formulas in Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism.
Proves formal self-adjointness of certain differential operators.
problem Verifying conjectures about differential operators.
method Proving formal self-adjointness through mathematical proof.
result Proves two conjectures about differential operators.
New findings on complex manifold properties under deformations.
problem Properties of Dolbeault and Bott-Chern formalities are not preserved under holomorphic deformations.
method Construction of a complex manifold to demonstrate non-preservation of properties.
result Existence of a manifold satisfying ∂∂-lemma but with non-vanishing Aeppli-Bott-Chern-Massey product. A Riemannian manifold is called geometrically formal if the wedge product of harmonic forms is again harmonic, which implies in the compact case that the manifold is topologically formal in the sense of rational homotopy theory. A manifold admitting a Riemannian metric of positive sectional curvature is conjectured to …
We prove that for a fibration of simply-connected spaces of finite type F↪E→B with F being positively elliptic and $H^*(F,\qq)$ not possessing non-trivial derivations of negative degree, the base B is formal if and only if the total space E is formal. Moreover, in this case the fibration map i…
This paper formalizes manifolds in positive characteristic varieties.
problem Establishing l-adic formal manifold structures on positive characteristic varieties.
method Develops and proves the existence of l-adic formal manifold structures and abelianized Galois symmetries.
result Proves l-adic homotopic equivalence and l-local lifting for simply-connected varieties.
In this paper, we study the formal solution space of a nonlinear PDE in a fiber bundle. To this end, we start with foundational material and introduce the notion of a pfd structure to build up a new concept of profinite dimensional manifolds. We show that the infinite jet space of the fiber bundle is a profinite dimens…
This paper explores formal verification for autonomous systems, identifying limitations and proposing improvements.
problem Ensuring safety of autonomous systems like self-driving cars and drones.
method Formal verification techniques based on formal methods, analyzing three assumptions and their limitations.
result Preliminary work to improve the strength of evidence provided by formal verification.
We investigate harmonic forms of geometrically formal metrics, which are defined as those having the exterior product of any two harmonic forms still harmonic. We prove that a formal Sasakian metric can exist only on a real cohomology sphere and that holomorphic forms of a formal Kähler metric are parallel w.r.t. the L…
We discuss the question of geometric formality for rationally elliptic manifolds of dimension 6 and 7. We prove that a geometrically formal six-dimensional biquotient with b2=3 has the real cohomology of a symmetric space. We also show that a rationally hyperbolic six-dimensional manifold with b2≤2 and …
We recall the construction of non-formal deformation quantization of the Poincare Group ISO(1,1) on its coadjoint orbit and exhibit the associated non-formal star-exponentials.
An action of a compact Lie group is called equivariantly formal, if the Leray--Serre spectral sequence of its Borel fibration degenerates at the E_2-term. This term is as prominent as it is restrictive. In this article, also motivated by the lack of junction between the notion of equivariant formality and the concept o…
Paper formalizes multi-dimensional FSD using geometric methods.
problem Complex measure theory and calculus barriers to formalization in proof assistants.
method Geometric framework for first-order stochastic dominance in N dimensions.
result Geometric approach bypasses complex integration theory for direct comparison of survival probabilities.
Introduces formal frames for manifolds and their properties.
problem Understanding and generalizing frames and connections on manifolds.
method Introduces formal frames, canonical forms, and torsions.
result Equivalence of vanishing torsions to realizability of formal frames as ordinary frames.
New infinite family of hyperbolic L-space knots with specific semigroups.
problem Characterizing semigroups of L-space knots.
method Defined formal semigroups from Alexander polynomials and analyzed hyperbolic knots.
result Found an infinite family of hyperbolic L-space knots with semigroups generated by five elements.
We generalize the Lagrangian-Hamiltonian formalism of Skinner and Rusk to higher order field theories on fiber bundles. As a byproduct we solve the long standing problem of defining, in a coordinate free manner, a Hamiltonian formalism for higher order Lagrangian field theories. Namely, our formalism does only depend o…