The set of maximal non-integrable structures (SU(2)×SU(2),B,I), where B is Killing-Cartan metric is described as subset of CP3. The visualization of complex projective space CP3 as tetrahedron which edges and faces are CP1 and CP2 is used.
Researchers found the Z^-invariant for SU(N)/Zm is constant regardless of m.
problem Exploring the Z^-invariant for quotient groups SU(N)/Zm. method Analyzing the Z^-invariant for SO(3) and extending to SU(N)/Zm. result The Z^-invariant for SU(N)/Zm is independent of m. Let HCn be the n-dimensional complex hyperbolic space and SU(n,1) be the (holomorphic) isometry group. An element g in SU(n,1) is called loxodromic or hyperbolic if it has exactly two fixed points on the boundary ∂HCn. We classify SU(n,1) conju…
New steady gradient Ricci solitons found on specific four-manifolds.
problem Finding steady gradient Ricci solitons on specific four-manifolds.
method Center manifolds and topological degree theory.
result New families of complete, SU(2)-invariant steady gradient Ricci solitons constructed. New families of Lie groups with special foliations discovered.
problem Characterizing left-invariant foliations on semi-Riemannian Lie groups.
method Classifying foliations generated by specific subgroups.
result Constructing new families of Lie groups with conformal minimal foliations.
We show that if Γ is an irreducible subgroup of SU(2,1), then Γ contains a loxodromic element A. If A has eigenvalues λ1=λeiφ, λ2=e−2iφ, λ3=λ−1eiφ, we prove that Γ is conjugate in SU(2,1) to a subgroup of SU(2,1,Q(Γ,λ)), where $\mat…
Unified framework counts knot representations into SU(2) and SL(2,R).
problem Counting knot representations into SL(2,R) with fixed holonomy.
method Unified framework using geometric transition and character varieties.
result SL(2,R) count determined by SU(2) count and integer h(K).
Study coclosed G2-structures on SU(2)²-invariant manifolds.
problem Existence and classification of coclosed G2-structures on specific manifolds.
method Analysis of half-flat SU(3)-structures and boundary conditions.
result Existence of coclosed G2-structures on R⁴ × S³, no such structures on S⁴ × S³.
We give a spinorial representation of a submanifold of any dimension and co-dimension in a symmetric space G/H, where G is a complex semi-simple Lie group and H is a compact real form of G. This in particular includes SLn(C)/SU(n), and extends the previously known spinorial representation of a surfa…
SU(n)-structures derived from Kähler manifolds with torus actions.
problem Understanding SU(n)-structures on quotient spaces.
method Using Kähler manifolds with Hamiltonian actions of tori.
result Symplectic quotients inherit SU(n)-structures under certain conditions.
A hyperlink is a finite set of non-intersecting simple closed curves in R×R3. Let S be an orientable surface in R3. The dynamical variables in General Relativity are the vierbein e and a su(2)×su(2)-valued connection ω. Together with Minkowski m…
Study geodesics and shortest arcs on Lie groups with specific metrics.
problem Characterize geodesics and shortest paths on Lie groups with sub-Riemannian metrics.
method Analytical and geometric methods to find geodesics and shortest arcs.
result Found geodesics, shortest arcs, distances, and conjugate loci for specified metrics.
Study G2-instantons on R4imesS3 with invariant properties.
problem Existence of G2-instantons on R4imesS3. method Explicit construction and study of invariant properties.
result Existence of 1-parameter families of G2-instantons. Study extended Bogomolny equations on curved space with special boundary conditions.
problem Classify solutions to extended Bogomolny equations with gauge group SU(2).
method Relate solutions to holomorphic data via Kobayashi-Hitchin correspondence.
result Completely classify solutions to the extended Bogomolny equations.
Hitchin shows that half-flat SU(3)-structures on a 6-dimensional manifold M can be lifted to parallel G_{2}-structure on the product M×R. We show that Hitchin's approach can also be used to construct nearly parallel G_{2}-structures by lifting so-called nearly half-flat structures. These SU(3)-structure…
Study on holonomy of Obata connection on Joyce hypercomplex manifolds.
problem Analyzing the holonomy of the Obata connection on Joyce hypercomplex manifolds.
method Examining holonomy groups for different Joyce hypercomplex manifolds.
result Holonomy groups are strictly contained in quaternionic general linear group for most Joyce hypercomplex manifolds.
Study geodesics and shortest arcs on Lie groups with specific metrics.
problem Characterize geodesics and shortest arcs in sub-Riemannian metrics on Lie groups.
method Investigated left-invariant sub-Riemannian metrics on SU(1,1)imesR and SO0(2,1)imesR. result Found geodesics, shortest arcs, cut loci, and conjugate loci.
New knot classification based on SU(2) representations and instanton homology.
problem Classifying knots based on SU(2) representations and Alexander polynomials.
method Large surgery formula connecting instanton knot homology and framed instanton homology.
result Non-SU(2)-abundant knots are prime with restricted Alexander polynomial coefficients. Study of a G2-equivariant octonionic operator and its right spectrum.
problem Understanding the spectrum of a G2-equivariant octonionic operator. method Computed the ordinary real spectrum and analyzed the octonionic right-eigenvalue problem using G2-decomposition and residual symmetry analysis. result Explicit spectral loci (quartic curve and circle) in each complex slice of the octonionic space.
The study explores SU(2) representations in 3-manifolds and knots with specific Heegaard genus constraints.
problem Characterizing SU(2) representations in 3-manifolds and knots based on their Heegaard genus and homology properties.
method Analyzes the homology groups and Heegaard genus of 3-manifolds and knots to find representations.
result Identifies conditions under which specific SU(2) and SO(3) representations exist.
Let Γ be a finitely generated group and G a real form of SLn(C). We propose a definition for the G-character variety of Γ as a subset of the SLn(C)-character variety of Γ. We consider two anti-holomorphic involutions of the SLn(C) character variet…
New one-parameter families of SU(2)2-invariant instantons found on Calabi-Yau 3-folds.
problem Behavior of Calabi-Yau instantons and monopoles with SU(2)2-symmetry. method Gauge theory on asymptotically conical Calabi-Yau 3-folds with SU(2)2 co-homogeneity one action. result New one-parameter families of invariant instantons found.
We show that Γ<SU(3,1) is a non-elementary complex hyperbolic Kleinian group in which tr(γ)∈R for all γ∈Γ if and only if Γ is conjugate to a subgroup of SO(3,1) or SU(1,1)×SU(2).
New homogeneous special Lagrangian submanifolds discovered in nearly Kähler CP3.
problem Exploring special Lagrangian submanifolds in nearly Kähler CP3.
method Intrinsically and extrinsically using moving frame and moment-type maps.
result Classification of totally geodesic special Lagrangian submanifolds and homogeneity of special Lagrangians.
Graph manifolds with small homology have non-trivial SU(2) representations.
problem Characterizing graph manifolds with small homology.
method Topological methods avoiding gauge theory.
result Existence of irreducible SU(2) representations for certain graph manifolds.
Study conformal foliations on Lie groups, finding new families and harmonic morphisms.
problem Classifying conformal foliations on Lie groups with minimal leaves.
method Analyzing left-invariant foliations generated by specific subgroups.
result New multi-dimensional families of Lie groups with conformal foliations.
The thesis examines the relationship between three-manifold invariants and knot theory, finding equalities and patterns.
problem Examining the relationship between three-manifold invariants and knot theory.
method Analytic continuation and quiver representation theory.
result Found equalities and patterns in knot theory and quiver representation.
New spectral triples defined for SU(1,1) using harmonic analysis.
problem Defining new spectral triples for SU(1,1).
method Using harmonic analysis of SU(1,1) to construct pseudo-Riemannian and indefinite spectral triples.
result Triple (A,H,D) forms both pseudo-Riemannian and indefinite spectral triples. Study conically singular instantons over SU(3)-manifolds, proving existence and dimension formulas.
problem Existence and dimension of moduli spaces of conically singular instantons.
method Develop Fredholm deformation theory, investigate cokernel of instanton operator.
result Formula for virtual dimension of moduli space of conically singular instantons with structure group P(U(n)).
Study shows unique Einstein metrics on SU2n+1 and related spaces.
problem Rigidity of Einstein metrics on SU2n+1 and related spaces. method Proof of rigidity using infinitesimal deformations and connections to Ricci flow.
result Bi-invariant Einstein metric on SU2n+1 is isolated in the moduli space of Einstein metrics. We construct globally-defined SU(3) structures on smooth compact toric varieties (SCTV) in the class of CP1 bundles over M, where M is an arbitrary SCTV of complex dimension two. The construction can be extended to the case where the base is Kähler-Einstein of positive curvature, but not necessarily t…
Proof that SU(2) character variety of genus 2 surface is CP3.
problem Character variety structure of genus 2 surface.
method Differential topology, algebraic topology, SU(2) representations. result Character variety is homeomorphic to CP3. We provide a local classification of self-dual Einstein Riemannian four manifolds admitting a positively oriented Hermitian structure and characterize those which carry a hyperhermitian, non-hyperkählerian structure compatible with the negative orientation. We finally show that self-dual Einstein 4-manifolds obtained a…
The paper classifies nilmanifolds with specific SL(3,C) structures.
problem Classifying nilmanifolds with invariant mean convex or tamed SL(3,C) structures.
method Invariants and classification of structures on nilmanifolds.
result Classification of nilmanifolds with invariant mean convex closed SL(3,C) structures.
A hypercomplex structure on a smooth manifold is a triple of integrable almost complex structures satisfying quaternionic relations. The Obata connection is the unique torsion-free connection that preserves each of the complex structures. The holonomy group of the Obata connection is contained in GL(n,H). T…
Study on non-Kähler Calabi-Yau geometries on 3-folds with constraints.
problem Characterizing non-Kähler Calabi-Yau geometries on threefolds.
method Symmetry reduction and scalar PDE for Kähler structure.
result Equality of Bott-Chern number hBC1,1≥2 with specific conditions. Let A=0 be a complex number with ∣A∣=1. Let M be a compact smooth oriented 3-manifold, the SU(3)-skein space of M, SA(M), is the vector space over C generated by framed oriented links (including framed oriented trivalent graphs in M) quotient by the SU(3)-skein relations due to Ku…
We prove the existence of steady Kähler-Ricci solitons on equivariant crepant resolutions of Cn/G, where G is a finite subgroup of SU(n).
We exhibit the traceless SU(2) character variety of a 6-punctured 2-sphere as a 2-fold branched cover of CP3, branched over the singular Kummer surface, with the branch locus in R(S2,6) corresponding to the binary dihedral representations. This follows from an analysis of the map induced on SU(2) c…
New Lagrangian and special Lagrangian examples found in complex space.
problem Constructing exact Lagrangian and special Lagrangian submanifolds with symmetries.
method Using an Ansatz generalizing Castro-Lerma's construction, with admissible compact and non-compact subgroups.
result Explicit examples of Lagrangian translators and special Lagrangians with various symmetries.
Uniform doubling property proven for specific Lie groups.
problem Proving uniform doubling property for Lie groups.
method Analyzing quotient groups of SU(2) x R^n.
result Uniform doubling property holds for SU(2) x R^n and its quotients.
The equivariant CR minimal immersions from the round 3-sphere S3 into the complex projective space CPn have been classified by the third author explicitly (J London Math Soc 68: 223-240, 2003). In this paper, by employing the equivariant condition which implies that the induced metric is left-invariant,…
We study the topology of closed, simply-connected, 6-dimensional Riemannian manifolds of positive sectional curvature which admit isometric actions by SU(2) or SO(3). We show that their Euler characteristic agrees with that of the known examples, i.e. S6, CP3, the Wallach space SU(3)/T2 and the bi…
Proofs centerless unimodular contact Lie algebras.
problem Characterizing centerless unimodular contact Lie algebras.
method Elementary proof and introduction of DS-contact Lie algebras.
result The only centerless unimodular examples are sl(2,R) and su(2). Formula established for instanton homology of dual knots.
problem Calculating the dimension of instanton homology for dual knots.
method Dimension formula for unreduced singular instanton homology of dual knots.
result Dimension formula for instanton homology of dual knots.
We define intrinsic torsion in generalised geometry and use it to introduce a new notion of generalised special holonomy. We then consider generic warped supersymmetric flux compactifications of M theory and Type II of the form RD−1,1×M. Using the language of Ed(d)×R+ generalised…
The dimension of the space of SU(n) and translation invariant continuous valuations on Cn,n≥2 is computed. For even n, this dimension equals (n2+3n+10)/2; for odd n it equals (n2+3n+6)/2. An explicit geometric basis of this space is constructed. The kinematic formulas for SU(n) are obtained …
Study on Yang-Mills heat flow on R4 bundles, showing infinite time bubbling.
problem Understanding the long-time behavior of Yang-Mills heat flow on R4 bundles. method Construction of initial data and globally defined solutions, proof of existence of bubble-tower solutions.
result Demonstrates infinite time bubbling for Yang-Mills heat flow on R4 bundles.