Paper connects dynamics of mechanical systems to Reeb dynamics.
problem Understanding dynamics in mechanical systems with Poisson structures.
method Using Jacobi bundle metrics and linear Poisson structures.
result Extends classical results on Reeb dynamics to mechanical systems.
Invariant measures found for contact Hamiltonian systems split into Reeb and Liouville dynamics.
problem Finding invariant measures for contact Hamiltonian systems.
method Splitting the system into Reeb and Liouville dynamics; using invariant measures and symplectic sandwiches.
result Invariant measure found for Reeb dynamics; characterization of Liouville dynamics invariant measure.
The study of Reeb dynamics on contact manifolds without periodic orbits.
problem Existence of periodic Reeb orbits on bm-contact manifolds. method Generalization of the Weinstein conjecture, proof of periodic orbits, existence of traps.
result In dimension 3, there are infinitely many periodic orbits on the critical set.
These are notes based on a mini-course at the conference RIEMain in Contact, held in Cagliari, Sardinia, in June 2018. The main theme is the connection between Reeb dynamics and topology. Topics discussed include traps for Reeb flows, plugs for Hamiltonian flows, the Weinstein conjecture, Reeb flows with finite numbers…
We give a dynamical characterisation of odd-dimensional balls within the class of all contact manifolds whose boundary is a standard even-dimensional sphere. The characterisation is in terms of the non-existence of short periodic Reeb orbits.
Invites study of contact structures and Reeb flows dynamics.
problem Relating dynamics of two Reeb flows of the same contact structure.
method Gathers results and poses many questions and conjectures.
result Many new questions and conjectures posed.
The Weinstein conjecture is extended to a new class of manifolds.
problem Existence of Reeb 2-curves in locally conformally symplectic manifolds.
method Extended Gromov-Witten theory and elliptic curve counts.
result Partial verification of the conjecture in higher dimensions.
Quantizes contact structures using dynamical methods.
problem Quantizing contact structures in a flat connection.
method Constructs a dynamical quantization using a flat connection on a Hilbert tractor bundle.
result Determines a contact tractor connection whose parallel sections determine a distinguished choice of Reeb dynamics.
We provide obstructions to the existence of conformally Anosov Reeb flows on a 3-manifold that partially generalize similar obstructions to Anosov Reeb flows. In particular, we show S3 does not admit conformally Anosov Reeb flows. We also give a Riemannian geometric condition on a metric compatible with a c…
Study on knots and dynamics on three-sphere, linking bounds, and upper action bounds.
problem Existence and properties of Reeb orbits on three-sphere with torus knots.
method Knot filtered embedded contact homology and obstructions to exact symplectic cobordisms.
result Upper bound on mean action of periodic orbits and linking bounds for Reeb orbits.
Characterizes Anosov flows via contact geometry.
problem Understanding Anosov 3-flows through contact geometry.
method Investigates interactions with Reeb dynamics and proves a technical theorem.
result Space of adapted geometries homotopy equivalent to Anosov flows.
Study of spectral invariants on CR contact manifolds with circle action.
problem Analytic torsion and eta-like invariants on CR contact manifolds.
method Interpret spectral series topologically and dynamically using Reeb flow.
result Spectral series can be interpreted both topologically and dynamically.
We give necessary and sufficient conditions for a closed connected co-orientable contact 3-manifold (M,ξ) to be a standard lens space based on assumptions on the Reeb flow associated to a defining contact form. Our methods also provide rational global surfaces of section for nondegenerate Reeb flows on $(L(p,q),ξ_{…
A long-standing conjecture in Hamiltonian Dynamics states that the Reeb flow of any convex hypersurface in R2n carries an elliptic closed orbit. Two important contributions toward its proof were given by Ekeland in 1986 and Dell'Antonio-D'Onofrio-Ekeland in 1995 proving this for convex hypersurfaces satis…
Paper proves ellipticity of certain Reeb orbits and estimates ECH spectrum on lens spaces.
problem Proving ellipticity of Reeb orbits in lens spaces and estimating ECH spectrum.
method Using rational self-linking number, Conley-Zehnder index, and ECH computations.
result First ECH spectrum on dynamically convex L(3,1) is estimated and shown to be equal to contact area infimum.
This paper connects foliations of the plane to non-Hausdorff 1-manifolds.
problem Connecting foliations of the plane to non-Hausdorff 1-manifolds.
method Establishes a connection between foliations of the plane and non-Hausdorff 1-dimensional manifolds.
result Establishes a beautiful connection between foliations of the plane and non-Hausdorff 1-dimensional manifolds.
New techniques reveal tight contact manifolds with vanishing contact homology.
problem Understanding closed tight contact manifolds with vanishing contact homology.
method Developed algebraic tools and techniques to study holomorphic curves in surgery cobordisms.
result First known examples of closed tight contact manifolds with vanishing contact homology.
The paper connects a second order ODE to Sasakian structures and bi-Hamiltonian systems.
problem Defining and analyzing Sasakian structures associated with second order ODEs.
method Defining contact metric structures and Poisson structures, showing compatibility with bi-Hamiltonian systems.
result A compatible bi-Hamiltonian structure for the Reeb vector field is found, and conditions for the vanishing of the first Chern class are derived.
Inspired by Katok's examples of Finsler metrics with a small number of closed geodesics, we present two results on Reeb flows with finitely many periodic orbits. The first result is concerned with a contact-geometric description of magnetic flows on the 2-sphere found recently by Benedetti. We give a simple interpretat…
The paper classifies contact 3-manifolds with critical metrics and connects entropy to optimization.
problem Classifying contact 3-manifolds with critical metrics and understanding their entropy.
method Critical metrics optimization and entropy analysis.
result Anosov contact metrics' optimization is linked to Reeb dynamics and entropy.
Characterizes Anosov flows in 3D using symplectic and contact geometry.
problem Understanding Anosov flows in 3D.
method Purely contact and symplectic geometric methods.
result Characterization of Anosov flows based on Reeb flows and underlying (bi)-contact structures.
We consider the problem of realizing tight contact structures on closed orientable three-manifolds. By applying the theorems of Hofer et al., one may deduce tightness from dynamical properties of (Reeb) flows transverse to the contact structure. We detail how two classical constructions, Dehn surgery and branched cover…
The study connects contact forms and Ruelle invariant in convex domains.
problem Understanding the relationship between contact forms and Ruelle invariant in convex domains.
method Using the extrinsic curvature and Ruelle invariant, the authors prove bounds and construct counterexamples.
result First examples of dynamically convex contact 3-spheres not strictly contactomorphic to convex boundaries.
Optimal Reeb graphs identified for polygon decomposition.
problem Investigating the topological structure of planar polygon decomposition.
method Using oriented Reeb graphs with a marked vertex for height functions.
result Described all possible optimal Reeb graphs for specific polygon configurations.
The paper studies Kähler compactifications of C^n and their applications in geometry.
problem Compactifying complex manifolds with Kähler structures.
method Analyzes Kähler orbifold compactifications of C^n and uses symplectic homology.
result Proves the uniqueness of asymptotically conical Ricci-flat Kähler metrics on C^3.
Survey on strong closing lemmas in Hamiltonian dynamics.
problem Understanding dynamics in Hamiltonian systems.
method Use spectral invariants in symplectic geometry.
result Proofs of strong closing lemmas in various dimensions.
Characterizes smooth functions on manifolds with simple Reeb spaces.
problem Understanding the structure of Reeb spaces for smooth functions.
method Analyzes smooth functions on closed manifolds to determine their Reeb spaces' structure.
result Characterizes smooth functions whose Reeb spaces are finite graphs.
Extends integrability to cosymplectic manifolds.
problem Integrability of Hamiltonian systems on cosymplectic manifolds.
method Extended Arnold-Liouville and noncommutative integrability to cosymplectic manifolds, proved a variant of non-commutative integrability for specific fields, constructed action-angle variables.
result Variant of non-commutative integrability for evaluation and Reeb vector fields on cosymplectic manifolds.
A classical theorem due to Wadsley implies that, on a connected contact manifold all of whose Reeb orbits are closed, there is a common period for the Reeb orbits. In this paper we show that, for any Reeb flow on a closed connected 3-manifold, the following conditions are actually equivalent: (1) every Reeb orbit is cl…
Let X be a simplicial complex with a piecewise linear function f:X→R. The Reeb graph Reeb(f,X) is the quotient of X, where we collapse each connected component of f−1(t) to a single point. Let the nodes of Reeb(f,X) be all homologically critical points where any homology of the corresponding c…
Uniform foliations with Reeb components on 3-manifolds.
problem Characterizing uniform foliations with Reeb components.
method Study of foliations on 3-manifolds with infinite fundamental group.
result Examples and results on behavior of foliations.
We consider the setting of Reeb graphs of piecewise linear functions and study distances between them that are stable, meaning that functions which are similar in the supremum norm ought to have similar Reeb graphs. We define an edit distance for Reeb graphs and prove that it is stable and universal, meaning that it pr…
We exhibit a pseudogroup of smooth local transformations of the real line which is compactly generated, but not realizable as the holonomy pseudogroup of a foliation of codimension 1 on a compact manifold. The proof relies on a description of all foliations with the same dynamic as the Reeb component.
Bi-contact surgery operations can be applied to Anosov flows.
problem Characterizing Anosov flows and their properties.
method Metric and contact geometric characterizations, Liouville geometry, Reeb dynamics.
result Bi-contact surgery operations can be applied to Anosov flows.
New method constructs smooth functions with specific Reeb graphs and preimages on 3D manifolds.
problem Construct smooth functions with prescribed Reeb graphs and preimages on 3D closed manifolds.
method Develops a new approach to realize graphs as Reeb graphs of smooth functions on 3D closed manifolds.
result Provides a best possible solution for functions on 3D closed manifolds.
We propose a definition for analytic torsion of the contact complex on contact manifolds. We show it coincides with Ray-Singer torsion on any 3-dimensional CR Seifert manifold equipped with a unitary representation. In this particular case we compute it and relate it to dynamical properties of the Reeb flow. In fact th…
Geodesics spiral around Reeb orbits in 3D contact manifolds.
problem Understanding geodesics in sub-Riemannian geometry.
method Normal form along Reeb orbits due to Melrose.
result Sub-Riemannian geodesics spiral around Reeb orbits in both phase and configuration spaces.
We investigate the structure of real hypersurfaces with isometric Reeb flow in Kaehler manifolds. As an application we classify real hypersurfaces with isometric Reeb flow in irreducible Hermitian symmetric spaces of compact type.
Entropy rigidity for Finsler flows but collapse for Reeb flows.
problem Entropy behavior of Reeb and Finsler flows on contact manifolds.
method Analysis of topological entropy for Reeb and Finsler flows.
result Uniform positive lower bound for Finsler flows but arbitrarily small topological entropy for Reeb flows.
The paper explores the structure of Reeb spaces for smooth functions on manifolds.
problem Understanding the structure of Reeb spaces for smooth functions on manifolds.
method Proving the structure of Reeb spaces and showing that any graph can be realized as a Reeb space.
result The Reeb space of a smooth function on a closed manifold with finitely many critical values has a graph structure.
The abstract proves that certain Reeb vector fields on 3-manifolds have Birkhoff sections.
problem Existence of Birkhoff sections for Reeb vector fields on 3-manifolds.
method Showed existence of Birkhoff sections for Reeb vector fields satisfying Kupka-Smale condition.
result Reeb vector fields on closed 3-manifolds with Kupka-Smale condition admit Birkhoff sections.
The study estimates Reeb chords using sheaf theory and persistence.
problem Estimating the number of Reeb chords in geometric settings.
method Developed a duality exact triangle and used persistence structure of microlocal sheaves.
result Established lower bounds on the number of Reeb chords under specific conditions.
New surgery method preserves Anosov flow properties using bi-contact geometry.
problem Defining a new type of surgery on Anosov flows.
method Bi-contact geometry and Reeb dynamics.
result Necessary and sufficient condition for generating contact Anosov flows.
Study of Poincaré-Reeb graphs for algebraic domains.
problem Characterizing geometric shapes of algebraic domains.
method Collapsing vertical segments to form Poincaré-Reeb graphs and analyzing their properties.
result Any transversal graph with specific properties can be realized as a Poincaré-Reeb graph.
New method realizes planar graphs as Reeb graphs of algebraic functions.
problem Realizing planar graphs as Reeb graphs of algebraic functions.
method Generic embedding and elementary procedures.
result Generically embedded planar graphs are homeomorphic to Reeb graphs of algebraic functions.
The study finds a special type of smooth function on connected sums of manifolds.
problem Finding smooth functions that are Morse on preimages of non-extrema values.
method Investigates internally Morse (I-Morse) and neat with respect to Reeb graph (N-Reeb) functions.
result Constructs an IN-Morse-Reeb function on a connected sum of given manifolds.
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. We survey some results on the existence (and non-existence) of periodic Reeb orbits on contact manifolds, both in the open and closed case. We place these statements in the context of Finsler geometry by including a proof of the folklore theorem that the Finsler geodesic flow can be interpreted as a Reeb flow. As a mil…