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.
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.
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…
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The study constructs K-contact manifolds with minimal closed Reeb orbits and provides conditions for their homeomorphism to spheres.
problem Understanding K-contact manifolds with minimal closed Reeb orbits and their homeomorphism properties.
method Using Boothby-Wang fibration and Hamiltonian torus actions, the study constructs and analyzes K-contact manifolds.
result The existence of K-contact manifolds with minimal closed Reeb orbits that are not homeomorphic to spheres and have unique cohomology rings.
Smooth manifolds have functions with exactly two critical values.
problem Characterizing manifolds with specific Reeb functions.
method Proving existence of Reeb functions with prescribed critical values.
result Characterization of manifolds in dimensions 3 and n≥5 using Reeb functions.
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.
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…
3D contact manifolds have optimal higher systolic ratios.
problem Optimizing higher systolic ratios in 3D contact manifolds.
method Proving Besse contact forms maximize certain ratios.
result Besse contact forms are local maximizers of higher systolic ratios.
Constructing a conformal product structure on S3 using the Reeb foliation.
problem First example of conformal product structure on compact simply connected manifold.
method Reeb foliation
result Conformal product structure on S3 The paper solves graph realization problems for Reeb graphs of Morse functions.
problem Realizing graphs as Reeb graphs with specific preimage configurations.
method Constructing Morse functions with prescribed preimages.
result Solved realization problems for certain types of graphs.
The study shows infinitely many Reeb orbits on star-shaped hypersurfaces with growth rate like prime numbers.
problem Growth rate of Reeb orbits on star-shaped hypersurfaces.
method Analyzing fiberwise star-shaped hypersurfaces in cotangent bundles with topological conditions.
result The number of Reeb orbits with period at most T grows at least like T/log(T).
We investigate the problem of the realization of a given graph as the Reeb graph R(f) of a smooth function f:M→R with finitely many critical points, where M is a closed manifold. We show that for any n≥2 and any graph Γ admitting the so called good orientation there exis…
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.
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…
The Reeb space of a function or a map on a manifold is defined as the space of all connected components of preimages and represents the manifold compactly. In fact, Reeb spaces are fundamental and useful tools in geometric theory of so-called Morse functions and more general maps which are sufficiently tame. Can we con…
The paper extends previous work on Reeb graphs of smooth functions on 3D manifolds to non-orientable cases.
problem Extending the understanding of Reeb graphs to non-orientable 3D manifolds.
method Constructing smooth functions on non-orientable 3D manifolds whose Reeb graphs match prescribed graphs.
result Explicit construction of smooth functions on non-orientable 3D manifolds with prescribed Reeb graphs.
Reeb flow made transverse to foliations without invariant measures.
problem Making Reeb flow transverse to foliations without invariant measures.
method Leafwise Brownian motion to construct transverse measures.
result Reeb flow has no contractible orbits when transverse to foliations without invariant measures.
The study of Morse functions on 3-manifolds and their Reeb graphs.
problem Existence of Morse functions with high Betti numbers on 3-manifolds.
method Analysis of Reeb graphs and Heegaard splittings.
result Calculation of a new invariant for 3-manifold groups.
The paper studies Cotton solitons on specific geometric manifolds.
problem Analyzing Cotton solitons in almost Kenmotsu 3-h-manifolds. method Examined potential vector fields and their relationship with the Reeb vector field.
result Steady Cotton solitons on non-Kenmotsu manifolds are locally isometric to H2(−4)imesR. We investigate the equivariant cohomology of the natural torus action on a K-contact manifold and its relation to the topology of the Reeb flow. Using the contact moment map, we show that the equivariant cohomology of this action is Cohen-Macaulay, which is a generalization of equivariant formality for torus actions wi…
The paper constructs contact-hyperbolic manifolds with large automorphism groups.
problem Finding contact-hyperbolic manifolds with large automorphism groups.
method Holomorphic contact structures, pseudometrics, and symplectic quotients.
result Explicit examples of contact-hyperbolic contact manifolds are constructed.
The paper classifies K-contact forms on 3-manifolds and connects their orbits to spectral invariants.
problem Classifying K-contact forms with specific properties on 3-manifolds.
method Analyzing the Reeb vector field and its orbits, proving diffeomorphism results, and relating to spectral invariants.
result Compact 3-manifolds carrying such K-contact forms are diffeomorphic to lens spaces with specific orbit properties.
The paper simplifies proofs and characterizes contact structures in 3D.
problem Contact structures induced by geodesic vector fields in 3D.
method New proofs and characterizations of contact structures.
result Contact structures in 3D are universally tight under certain conditions.
No complete Einstein hypersurfaces found in a specific type of Sasakian manifold.
problem Existence of Einstein hypersurfaces in Sasakian manifolds.
method Non-existence proof for complete, Einstein hypersurfaces tangent to the Reeb vector field.
result No complete Einstein hypersurfaces found in the specified Sasakian manifold.
Researchers compute the index of a specific operator on contact manifolds.
problem Computing the index of a twisted Dolbeault operator on toric contact manifolds.
method Using equivariant techniques, they localized the symbol to Reeb orbits and applied polytope decomposition.
result They derived an Atiyah-Bott-Lefschetz type formula for the index.
Researchers reconstruct algebraic maps onto curves based on prescribed Reeb graphs.
problem Reconstructing smooth real algebraic maps onto curves with specific Reeb graphs.
method Developed a method to reconstruct functions from general finite graphs, focusing on curves.
result Reconstructed functions from prescribed Reeb graphs, providing a new approach in real algebraic geometry.
The paper studies a new submersion type with specific conditions.
problem Characterizing a new submersion type in Riemannian geometry.
method Examining semi-invariant conformal ζ⊥-Riemannian submersions with horizontal Reeb vector field. result Conditions for the submersions to be totally geodesic and harmonic.
Study eta invariant remainder on contact manifolds, improving previous results.
problem Eta invariant remainder in metric contact manifolds.
method Analyzes remainder term in semiclassical limit, using volumes of recurrence sets of Reeb flow.
result Improves remainder term for Anosov Reeb flows and certain elliptic flows.
New example disproves complex contact theory for fat distributions with Reeb directions.
problem Whether fat (4,6)-distributions with Reeb directions always come from complex contact structures. method Constructed a counterexample of a fat distribution with two Reeb directions that does not support a complex contact structure.
result The space of complex-contact germs has infinite codimension within the space of fat (4,6)-distribution germs with Reeb directions. The Reeb graph of a function on a smooth manifold is the graph obtained as the space of all connected components of level sets such that the set of all vertices coincides with the set of all connected components of level sets including singular points. Reeb graphs are fundamental and important in the algebraic and diff…
New flow category for contact manifolds from Reeb orbits.
problem No direct problem stated; focuses on new construction.
method Adapting Kuranishi charts to contact setting, associating flow category based on Reeb orbits and pseudo-holomorphic buildings.
result Lifts contact homology and associates flow bimodule to exact symplectic cobordisms.
We prove that, up to homeomorphism, any graph subject to natural necessary conditions on orientation and the cycle rank can be realized as the Reeb graph of a Morse function on a given closed manifold M. Along the way, we show that the Reeb number R(M), i.e. the maximum cycle rank among all Reeb graphs of…
We use the equivalence between embedded contact homology and Seiberg-Witten Floer homology to obtain the following improvements on the Weinstein conjecture. Let Y be a closed oriented connected 3-manifold with a stable Hamiltonian structure, and let R denote the associated Reeb vector field on Y. We prove that if Y is …
In this article, we prove that there exists at least one chord which is characteristic of Reeb vector field connecting a given Legendre submanifold in a closed contact manifold with any contact form.
Sasakian manifolds provide explicit formulae of some Jacobi operators which describe the biharmonic equation of curves in Riemannian manifolds. In this paper we characterize non-geodesic biharmonic curves in Sasakian manifolds which are either tangent or normal to the Reeb vector field. In the three-dimensional case, w…
The theory of Morse functions and their higher dimensional versions or fold maps on manifolds and its application to geometric theory of manifolds is one of important branches of geometry and mathematics. Studies related to this was started in 1950s by differential topologists such as Thom and Whitney and they have bee…
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.
We study on which compact Sasakian 3-manifolds the Reeb field, which is a Beltrami field with eigenvalue 2, is an energy minimizer in its adjoint orbit under the action of volume preserving diffeomorphisms. This minimization property for Beltrami fields is relevant because of its connections with the phenomenon of magn…
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.
We introduce and study H-paracontact metric manifolds, that is, paracontact metric manifolds whose Reeb vector field ξ is harmonic. We prove that they are characterized by the condition that ξ is a Ricci eigenvector. We then investigate how harmonicity of the Reeb vector field ξ of a paracontact metric manifold…
The Reeb space of a smooth map whose codimension is minus is the space defined as the space of all connected components of inverse images. For generic maps such as Morse functions and their higher dimensional versions, they are polyhedra whose dimensions are equal to those of the target manifolds and which have simplic…