Geometrically constructs dilogarithm from Chern-Simons theory.
problem Dilogarithm function and its properties.
method Spin Chern-Simons invariant of C*-connections.
result Geometric proofs of dilogarithm identities and branching structure.
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The paper studies -submanifolds in Gauss spaces and proves theorems for complete proper ones.
problem Understanding -submanifolds in Gauss spaces and their properties.
method Using divergence type theorems and Simons' identities, the authors prove theorems for complete proper -submanifolds.
result Proves halfspace and gap theorems for complete proper -submanifolds, generalizing previous results.
Level-rank duality relates the observables of two different Chern-Simons theories in which the roles of the Chern-Simons level and the rank of the gauge group are exchanged. In this note, we explore the consequences of this duality in the realm of topological string theory. We show that this duality induces a number of…
Paper proves Simon's third gap conjecture for minimal surfaces in spheres.
problem Investigating the third gap problem in Simon's conjecture for minimal surfaces in unit spheres.
method Developed refined third-order Simons-type integral identities and established new lower bounds for curvature terms.
result Obtained positive gap results for the squared norm of the second fundamental form throughout the interval \(\left[\frac{5}{3},\frac{9}{5}
ight]\).
Teichmüller TQFT is a unitary 3d topological theory whose Hilbert spaces are spanned by Liouville conformal blocks. It is related but not identical to PSL(2,R) Chern-Simons theory. To physicists, it is known in particular in the context of 3d-3d correspondence and also in the holographic description of Virasoro conform…
Simplified geometric derivation of quantum A-polynomials for knots.
problem Deriving quantum A-polynomials for knots in a simple geometric way.
method Geometric derivation using Ward identities in Chern-Simons theory, contact geometry, and Kauffman calculus.
result Simplified presentation of quantum A-polynomials, making them accessible to a broader audience.
We prove an energy identity for anti-self-dual connections on the product C\timesΣof the complex plane and a Riemann surface. The energy is a multiple of a basic constant that is determined from the values of a corresponding Chern-Simons functional on flat connections and its ambiguity under gauge transformations. For …
We formulate a 4-dimensional higher gauge theoretic Chern-Simons theory. Its symmetry is encoded in a semistrict Lie 2-algebra equipped with an invariant non singular bilinear form. We analyze the gauge invariance of the theory and show that action is invariant under a higher gauge transformation up to a higher winding…
New resurgent analysis reveals dual -series for Chern-Simons theory crossing natural boundaries.
problem Understanding crossing natural boundaries in Chern-Simons theory.
method Resurgent analysis and Mordell integrals to identify dual -series.
result Practical numerical algorithm generates dual -series.
The homotopy groups of the (stabilized) group of invertible pseudodifferential operators of order zero acting on a closed manifold X are computed in terms of the K-theory of the cosphere bundle S*X. At the same time, we show that the subgroup of invertible compact perturbations of the identity is weakly retractable ins…
We show how characteristic classes determine equivariant prequantization bundles over the space of connections on a principal bundle. These bundles are shown to generalize the Chern-Simons line bundles to arbitrary dimensions. Our result applies to arbitrary bundles, and it is studied the action of both the gauge group…
We introduce certain relative differential characters which we call Cheeger-Chern-Simons characters. These combine the well-known Cheeger-Simons characters with Chern-Simons forms. In the same way as the Cheeger-Simons characters generalize Chern-Simons invariants of oriented closed manifolds, the Cheeger-Chern-Simons …
This paper solves minimal surface equations near Hardt-Simon foliations.
problem Minimal surfaces near Hardt-Simon foliations.
method Uses gluing methods to construct minimal surfaces.
result Constructs minimal surfaces over Hardt-Simon surfaces and near quadratic cones.
Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
problem Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
method Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
result Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
We briefly review the current situation with various relations between knot/braid polynomials (Chern-Simons correlation functions), ordinary and extended, considered as functions of the representation and of the knot topology. These include linear skein relations, quadratic Plucker relations, as well as "differential" …
New approach connects 3D Chern-Simons theory to spectral networks.
problem Understanding Chern-Simons invariants in 3D manifolds.
method Constructing equivalences between bundles and spectral networks.
result New formulas for Chern-Simons invariants of 3D manifolds.
Alternative proof of Michael-Simon-Sobolev inequality using optimal transport.
problem Proving the Michael-Simon-Sobolev inequality for submanifolds of codimension 2.
method Optimal transport techniques.
result Sharpness of the inequality for submanifolds of codimension 2.
We define the Simons-Sullivan differential analytic index by translating the Freed-Lott differential analytic index via explicit ring isomorphisms between Freed-Lott differential K-theory and Simons-Sullivan differential K-theory. We prove the differential Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem in Simons-Sullivan differenti…
Unique cylindrical tangent cone for Simons' hypersurface found.
problem Uniqueness of cylindrical tangent cones for area-minimizing hypersurfaces.
method Developed a new Lojasiewicz inequality for non-isolated singularities.
result Cylindrical tangent cone for Simons' hypersurface is unique.
Arithmetic Dijkgraaf-Witten theory constructs analogues in Chern-Simons TQFT.
problem Developing arithmetic analogues in Chern-Simons TQFT.
method Constructing arithmetic analogues of Chern-Simons 1-cocycle, prequantization bundle, and Chern-Simons functional.
result Decomposition and gluing formulas for arithmetic Chern-Simons invariants and arithmetic Dijkgraaf-Witten partition functions.
The abstract discusses conjectures about Chern-Simons invariants of 3-manifolds.
problem Conjectures about the reciprocity of Chern-Simons invariants of 3-manifolds.
method Supporting evidence through Galois descent of a -group.
result The conjectures hold under the condition of Galois descent of a -group.
We calculate the asymptotic behavior of hyperbolic volume and Chern-Simons invariant.
problem Calculating the asymptotic behavior of hyperbolic volume and Chern-Simons invariant.
method Renormalization of the Chern-Simons invariant using asymptotics along an equidistance foliation.
result The leading coefficient introduces a complex-valued quantity consisting of mean curvature and torsion 2-form.
New liftings derived from Chern-Simons classes for coherent sheaves.
problem Liftings of semiregularity maps for coherent sheaves on complex manifolds.
method Introducing Chern-Simons classes for curved DG-pairs and proving canonical liftings.
result Canonical liftings of Buchweitz-Flenner semiregularity maps.
The paper explores the connection between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory using affine group connections.
problem Exploring the relationship between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory.
method A variational problem of Chern-Simons type on a principal fiber bundle with general affine group structure is studied. The connection is established through a generalized notion of extension and reduction of connections.
result Established a correspondence between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory using affine group connections.
Lecture notes on Lie groups and Chern-Simons theory for grad students.
problem Understanding Chern-Simons theory and its applications.
method Explains Lie groups and their relation to Chern-Simons theory.
result Motivated new fields in knot theory and topology.
We apply our abstract gradient inequalities developed by the authors in arXiv:1510.03817 to prove Lojasiewicz--Simon gradient inequalities for the harmonic map energy function using Sobolev spaces which impose minimal regularity requirements on maps between closed, Riemannian manifolds. Our Lojasiewicz--Simon gradient …
Lojasiewicz-Simon gradient inequalities for analytic and Morse-Bott functions on Banach spacesmath.DG
We prove several abstract versions of the Lojasiewicz-Simon gradient inequality for an analytic functional on a Banach space that generalize previous abstract versions of this inequality, weakening their hypotheses and, in particular, the well-known infinite-dimensional version of the gradient inequality due to Lojasie…
Chern-Simons and Reshetikhin-Turaev theories are shown equivalent for U(1) gauge group.
problem Equivalence between Chern-Simons and Reshetikhin-Turaev TQFTs.
method Proof of natural isomorphism between theories for finite quadratic modules.
result Extended -dimensional TQFTs are naturally isomorphic.
We prove Simon's conjecture for 3-manifolds.
We calculate the Chern-Simons invariants of the hyperbolic double twist knot orbifolds using the Schläfli formula for the generalized Chern-Simons function on the family of cone-manifold structures of double twist knots.
Study of symmetric unions of knots with new inequality and epimorphism results.
problem Understanding the genera of symmetric unions of knots.
method Introduced symmetric unions inspired by earlier work, showed an identity between twisted Alexander polynomials and genera, and established an epimorphism between knot groups.
result Obtained an inequality concerning the genera of symmetric unions and provided a positive answer to an old problem.
We give an efficient simplicial formula for the volume and Chern-Simons invariant of a boundary-parabolic PSL(2,C)-representation of a tame 3-manifold. If the representation is the geometric representation of a hyperbolic 3-manifold, our formula computes the volume and Chern-Simons invariant directly from an ideal tria…
Chern-Simons theory on a closed contact three-manifold is studied when the Lie group for gauge transformations is compact, connected and abelian. A rigorous definition of an abelian Chern-Simons partition function is derived using the Faddeev-Popov gauge fixing method. A symplectic abelian Chern-Simons partition functi…
New invariant from non-acyclic flat connections.
problem Constructing a higher-loop perturbative invariant.
method Integral of a Chern-Simons volume form over moduli space of flat connections.
result Generalization of Chern-Simons invariant to non-acyclic connections.
The Chern-Simons forms for R-linear connections on Lie algebroids are considered. A generalized Chern-Simons formula for such R-linear connections is obtained. We it apply to define Chern character and secondary characteristic classes for R-linear connections of Lie algebroids.
Optimizes transport on submanifolds for curvature inequalities.
problem Proving Michael-Simon-Sobolev inequalities in manifolds with intermediate Ricci curvature bounds.
method Generalizes optimal transport theory to submanifolds and applies to curvature inequalities.
result Proves a variant of the Michael-Simon-Sobolev inequality in manifolds with nonnegative intermediate Ricci curvatures.
Smooth approximations near singularities of constant mean curvature surfaces are found.
problem Finding smooth approximations for constant mean curvature surfaces near singular points.
method Proving the existence of sequences of smooth CMC hypersurfaces converging to a given one in a ball centered at the singularity.
result Smooth approximations exist in a ball centered at the singularity of a CMC hypersurface.
Two Alexander polynomials emerge in a Kashaev limit, resolving a paradox.
problem Resolving a paradox in Wilson averages in the Kashaev limit.
method Analyzing exactly solvable models like Chern-Simons theory.
result Two Alexander polynomials co-exist in the quasiclassical limit.
Wilson-loop averages in Chern-Simons theory (HOMFLY polynomials) can be evaluated in different ways -- the most difficult, but most interesting of them is the hypercube calculus, the only one applicable to virtual knots and used also for categorification (higher-dimensional extension) of the theory. We continue the stu…
Classifies extended Abelian Chern-Simons theories using quadratic modules.
problem Classifying extended Abelian Chern-Simons theories.
method Using quadratic modules to classify theories.
result Finite quadratic modules classify extended Abelian Chern-Simons theories.
Develops method to compute Chern-Simons potentials from higher-dimensional Pontryagin densities.
problem Computing Chern-Simons potentials from higher-dimensional Pontryagin densities.
method Systematic approach using a generic affine connection with non-vanishing torsion and non-metricity.
result Algorithm and code for determining Chern-Simons potential from Pontryagin density in arbitrary even dimensions.
Two non-Morse-Bott Chern-Simons functions on homology 3-spheres.
problem Finding homology 3-spheres with non-Morse-Bott Chern-Simons functions.
method Constructing specific surgeries on torus knots.
result Examples of homology 3-spheres with non-Morse-Bott Chern-Simons functions.
Proves inequalities for tensor fields on submanifolds using ABP method.
problem Proving Michael-Simon inequalities for tensor fields.
method Alexandrov-Bakelman-Pucci (ABP) method
result Proved Michael-Simon inequalities for tensor fields.
We perform a resurgence analysis of the Chern-Simons partition function on a Brieksorn homology sphere . Starting from an exact Chern-Simons partition function, we study the Borel resummation of its perturbative expansion.
We compute the Chern-Simons transgressed forms of some modularly invariant characteristic forms, which are related to the elliptic genera. We study the modularity properties of these secondary characteristic forms and the relations among them. We also compute the Chern-Simons forms of some vector bundles over free loop…
We define an extended Bloch group and show it is isomorphic to . Using the Rogers dilogarithm function this leads to an exact simplicial formula for the universal Cheeger-Simons class on this homology group. It also leads to an independent proof of the analytic relationship between volume and Chern-S…
The paper proves Simon's conjecture for closed Einstein spaces, setting eigenvalue bounds.
problem Proving Simon's conjecture for closed Einstein spaces.
method Developed a method to prove Simon's conjecture for closed Einstein spaces.
result Proved Simon's conjecture for closed Einstein spaces, setting eigenvalue bounds.
There are two natural candidates for the group of relative Cheeger-Simons differential characters. The first directly extends the work of Cheeger and Simons and the second extends the description given by Hopkins and Singer of the Cheeger-Simons group as the homology of a certain cochain complex. We discuss both approa…