Unified invariant of knots derived from Verma modules.
problem Constructing a unified invariant of knots from quantum sl2.
method Braid groups' action on tensors of Verma modules.
result Unified invariant interpolates colored Jones and ADO polynomials.
Polynomial error equidistribution for SL2 groups.
problem Equidistribution of orbits in arithmetic quotients.
method Margulis function, incidence geometry, spectral gap.
result Polynomial error rate for equidistribution.
New anomaly cancellation formulas for E8*E8*E8 gauge group.
problem Anomaly cancellation for E8*E8*E8 gauge group.
method Constructed modular forms over SL2(Z) to get new anomaly cancellation formulas.
result New anomaly cancellation formulas for characteristic forms.
Study periodic geodesics on contact 3D manifolds, proving existence and precise properties.
problem Existence and properties of periodic geodesics in contact sub-Riemannian metrics.
method Develops two independent subjects: existence of spiraling geodesics and precise study of geodesics on quotient of SL2(R).
result Proves existence and precise properties of periodic geodesics.
Study quantized SL2-character variety of a once-punctured torus, finding three Coulomb branch isomorphisms.
problem Understanding the structure of quantized SL2-character variety of a once-punctured torus.
method Analyzing the quantized algebra and its subalgebras isomorphic to Coulomb branches.
result Three Z2-invariant subalgebras of the quantized algebra are isomorphic to Coulomb branches. We construct new explicit proper biharmonic functions on the 3-dimensional Thurston geometries $\Sol$, $\Nil$, $\SL2$, $H^2\times\rn$ and $S^2\times\rn$.
Study multiplicity of non-acyclic SL2-representations and L-functions of Whitehead links.
problem Understanding the multiplicity of non-acyclic SL2-representations and their L-functions.
method Geometric interpretation of Reidemeister torsion divisors and application to L-functions.
result Prove multiplicity two for odd-twisted Whitehead links.
Classification of surfaces with prescribed mean curvature in Heisenberg space and SL2(R).
problem Surfaces with prescribed mean curvature in Heisenberg space and SL2(R).
method Classification result for rotational surfaces with prescribed mean curvature.
result Existence of embedded tori as counterexamples to the Alexandrov problem.
The paper constructs paths of SL2(R) representations for pretzel knots and shows left-orderability conditions.
problem Left-orderability of knot surgery manifolds.
method Explicit construction of continuous paths of SL2(R) representations.
result Fundamental groups of certain knot surgeries are left-orderable.
For any positive natural number r∈N+ we construct new explicit proper r-harmonic functions on the celebrated 3-dimensional Thurston geometries $\Sol$, $\Nil$, $\SL2$, $\H^2\times\rn$ and $\s^2\times\rn$.
Let p an integer. We define a family of idempotents (and nilpotents) in the Temperley - Lieb algebras at 4p-th roots of unity which generalize the usual Jones-Wenzl idempotents. These new idempotents correspond to finite dimentional simple and projective indecomposable representations of the restricted quantum group Uq…
We prove that the balanced Chekhov-Fock algebra of a punctured triangulated surface is isomorphic to a skein algebra which is a deformation of the algebra of regular functions of some abelian character variety. We first deduce from this observation a classification of the irreducible representations of the balanced Che…
Study of non-Archimedean Hitchin map for SL2(F) characters.
problem Characterizing representations of SL2(F) characters.
method Equivariant harmonic maps into R-trees, Jenkins-Strebel differentials.
result The non-Archimedean Hitchin map is continuous and its image is contained in Jenkins-Strebel differentials.
Minimal crossing number found in arithmetic curve systems.
problem Finding the minimal crossing number in arithmetic curve systems.
method Analyzing systoles of hyperbolic surfaces associated with congruence lattices in SL2(Z).
result Minimal crossing number is asymptotically achieved.
Arithmetic study of knots connects homology and SL2 representations.
problem Understanding cyclic covers of knots and their SL2 representations.
method Analyzing cyclic branched covers and using SL2 representations.
result Liminal SL2 representations exist for certain knots.
Second part of proving linearization theorem for sl2(C).
problem Proving linearization theorem for sl2(C).
method Developed Nash-Moser method for functions flat at a point.
result Linearization result for a more general class of Lie algebras.
We give a topological formula of the loop expansion of the colored Jones polynomials by using identification of generic quantum sl2 representation with homological representations. This gives a direct topological proof of the Melvin-Morton-Rozansky conjecture, and a connection between entropy of braids and quantum repr…
Study on properties and transformations of Weingarten surfaces in 3D space.
problem Characterize Weingarten surfaces and their transformations.
method Analyzes Weingarten relations from three perspectives: umbilic points, SL2(R) transformations, and variational formulations.
result Established bounds on the slope of Weingarten relations at umbilic points and showed transitivity of the action on semi-quadratic Weingarten surfaces.
Study non-acyclic SL2-representations of twist knots and their L-functions.
problem Characterize SL2-representations of twist knots and their properties.
method Character variety, Reidemeister torsion, Chebyshev polynomials, and L-functions.
result Non-acyclic SL2-representations lie on the line x=y in character variety, and their orders are related to (-3)-Dehn surgery.
Proves polynomial error rate for equidistribution of unipotent flows.
problem Equidistribution of orbits of unipotent subgroups in arithmetic quotients.
method Uses Margulis function, incidence geometry tools, and spectral gap.
result Polynomial error rate for equidistribution theorems.
Skein modules over 3-manifolds are shown to form line bundles.
problem Understanding the structure of skein modules over 3-manifolds.
method Using the Frobenius morphism, the skein module is mapped to a coherent sheaf over the SL2 character scheme.
result When the character scheme is reduced, the sheaf is a line bundle.
We describe a method to compute the Culler-Shalen seminorms of a knot, using the (-3,3,4) pretzel knot as an illustrative example. We deduce that the SL2(C)-character variety of this knot consists of three algebraic curves and that it admits no non-trivial cyclic or finite surgeries. We also summarize similar results f…
We define the universal sl3-link homology, which depends on 3 parameters, following Khovanov's approach with foams. We show that this 3-parameter link homology, when taken with complex coefficients, can be divided into 3 isomorphism classes. The first class is the one to which Khovanov's original sl3-link homology belo…
Character scheme of small Seifert 3-manifolds is reduced if and only if no exceptional abelian character exists.
problem Character scheme of small Seifert 3-manifolds and its reduction condition.
method Complete description of the SL2(C)-character scheme of small Seifert 3-manifolds.
result Character scheme is reduced if and only if no exceptional abelian character exists, and exceptional abelian character has multiplicity 2.
Constructs modular forms and proves divisibility results for odd-dimensional manifolds.
problem Constructing modular forms over specific groups and proving divisibility results.
method SL(2, Z) modular forms and Witten genus in odd dimensions.
result Obtained divisibility results of index of Toeplitz operators on spin and spin^c manifolds.
Integral points are potentially dense in character varieties of quasi-projective varieties.
problem Density of integral points in character varieties of quasi-projective varieties.
method Reduction to Riemann surfaces and use of Corlette-Simpson work.
result Integral points have Zariski-dense orbit under the mapping class group.
Study shows how SL2 Hitchin connection at level four behaves.
problem Understanding the behavior of SL2 Hitchin connection at level four. method Using Mumford-Welters connections and equivariant conformal embeddings, the connection's monodromy is shown to be finite.
result The monodromy of the SL2 Hitchin connection at level four is finite. Solve Painleve VI to relate instanton bundles.
problem Relate instanton bundles to Painleve VI solutions.
method Generalize Hitchin's logarithmic connection to vector bundles with SL2 action.
result Identify Okamoto transformations as creation operators.
Kashaev and Reshetikhin proposed a generalization of the Reshetikhin-Turaev link invariant construction to tangles with a flat connection in a principal G-bundle over the complement of the tangle. The purpose of this paper is to adapt and renormalize their construction to define invariants of G-links using the semi-cyc…
Study of knot invariants using twisted Iwasawa theory.
problem Determining knot properties like genus and fiberedness.
method Introducing twisted Iwasawa invariants for knot representations and covers.
result Iwasawa invariants determine knot properties and their rigidity.
New bounds on diameters and generators for specific lattices and graphs.
problem Finding bounds on diameters and generators for arithmetic lattices and Ramanujan graphs.
method Analyzing arithmetic lattices from Eichler orders in quaternion algebras, applying techniques to definite quaternion algebras.
result Bounds on diameters and generators for arithmetic lattices and Ramanujan graphs.
We extend some results of Bonahon, Bullock, Turaev and Wong concerning the skein algebras of closed surfaces to L^e's stated skein algebra associated to open surfaces. We prove that the stated skein algebra with deforming parameter +1 embeds canonically into the centers of the stated skein algebras whose deforming para…
Study on pretzel knots and their left-orderable properties.
problem Investigating left-orderability of 3-manifolds derived from pretzel knots.
method Continuous paths of elliptic SL2(R) representations.
result Left-orderable fundamental groups for specific surgeries and branched covers.
The paper defines and analyzes the adjoint Reidemeister torsion for connected sums of knots.
problem Defining and analyzing the adjoint Reidemeister torsion for connected sums of knots.
method Defined a natural way to compute the adjoint Reidemeister torsion for high-dimensional components of the character variety.
result The adjoint Reidemeister torsion is locally constant and satisfies the vanishing identity.
This paper upgrades Khovanov homology to an L-infinity module structure.
problem Exploring Khovanov homology with L-infinity algebra structures.
method Developed an L-infinity algebra structure on sl2(∧) and showed annular Khovanov homology is an L-infinity module over it.
result The annular Khovanov homology of a link L is an L-infinity module over sl2(∧) up to quasi-isomorphism.
Paper extends algebraic geometry results to hyperbolic link complements.
problem Understanding algebraic and number-theoretic properties of canonical curves.
method Generalizes Chinburg-Reid-Stover's results to hyperbolic link complements.
result Azumaya algebra does not extend to canonical surfaces.
The paper develops theory for holomorphic null curves in SL2(C).
problem Developing theory for holomorphic null curves in SL2(C).
method Establish Runge, Mergelyan, Mittag-Leffler, and Carleman type theorems for holomorphic null immersions.
result Proves every open Riemann surface admits a proper holomorphic null embedding into SL2(C).
Researchers solved a problem about triangle groups and their cusps.
problem Determine when functions on triangle group cusps are congruence.
method Computed the exact closure of triangle groups inside the profinite completion.
result Obtained conditions for functions to be congruence.
The paper explores representations of specific knot groups and their properties.
problem Investigating representations of branched twist spins with a non-trivial center of order 2.
method Analyzes mSL2(Z3)-representations and dihedral group representations of branched twist spins. result Provides sufficient conditions for the existence of mSL2(Z3)-representations and determines the number of dihedral group representations. Cannon and Swenson have shown that each hyperbolic 3-manifold group has a natural subdivision rule on the space at infinity, and that this subdivision rule captures the action of the group on the sphere. Explicit subdivision rules have also been found for some closed and finite-volume hyperbolic manifolds, as well as a…
Study Alexander polynomials of modular knots, revealing finite and infinite coefficient properties.
problem Investigate Alexander polynomials of modular knots.
method Use Burau representation and geometric SL2(Z)-invariants. result Alexander polynomials of modular knots have both finite and infinite coefficient properties.
The paper defines a new algebra structure on skein modules of 3-manifolds and shows it's isomorphic to a known algebra.
problem Defining and studying algebraic structures on skein modules of 3-manifolds.
method Introducing and analyzing a new algebra structure K±i0(M) based on links in 3-manifolds. result The algebra K±i0(M) is naturally isomorphic to a known algebra when the parameter is ±1. We define invariants for a framed link equipped with a SL2 local system in its complement and additional combinatorial data based on the theory of representations of stated skein algebras at roots of unity of punctured bigons and the geometric interpretation of their centers. The gauge invariance of the link invariant …