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48 results for Spherical Topology

Harmonic analysis on Platonic spherical manifolds reveals selection rules.

problem Understanding harmonic analysis on different Platonic spherical three-manifolds.
method Starting from homotopies, converting to deck operations, constructing fundamental domains, and selecting subbases.
result Selection rules derived from spherical orbifolds have applications in cosmic topology.

The paper classifies and studies symplectic and contact properties of circular spherical divisors.

problem Investigating symplectic and contact topology of circular spherical divisors.
method Classification and analysis of concave circular spherical divisors, including embedding, Stein fillability, and rational homology type determination.
result All concave circular spherical divisors up to toric equivalence are realized as symplectic log Calabi-Yau pairs with minimal complements.

The paper classifies Poincaré complexes as topological manifolds.

problem Classifying Poincaré complexes as topological manifolds.
method Using spherical fibrations and CW-complexes, the paper proves stability and homotopy equivalence.
result A sufficient condition for Poincaré complexes to be homotopy types of topological manifolds.

Free actions of finite groups on spheres give rise to topological spherical space forms. The existence and classification problems for space forms have a long history in the geometry and topology of manifolds. In this article, we present a survey of some of the main results and a guide to the literature.

2014-12-28abs ↗pdf ↗

In early 1930s Seifert and Threlfall classified up to conjugacy the finite subgroups of SO(4)\mathrm{SO}(4), this gives an algebraic classification of orientable spherical 3-orbifolds. For the most part, spherical 3-orbifolds are Seifert fibered. The underlying topological space and singular set of non-fibered spherical 3…

2013-07-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on metrics with positive scalar curvature on spherical space forms.

problem Determining metrics with positive scalar curvature on spherical space forms.
method Analysis of moduli spaces of metrics with positive scalar curvature on topological spherical space forms.
result Determination of the number of path components of moduli spaces for dimensions at least 5 and non-simply connected forms.

Random spherical harmonics on S3S^3 have a single nodal component with expected genus proportional to mNmN.

problem Understanding the topology of nodal sets of random spherical harmonics.
method Analyzing the real and imaginary parts of equivariant spherical harmonics on S3S^3.
result The expected genus of nodal sets is proportional to mNmN for fixed cc.

Proof of K(π,1)K(π, 1) conjecture for spherical Artin groups.

problem Proving the K(π,1)K(π, 1) conjecture for Artin groups of spherical type.
method Combining combinatorial topology with methods from the original proof of the spherical case.
result Proof of the K(π,1)K(π, 1) conjecture for Artin groups of spherical type.

New spherical Milnor spaces for diffeological groups with geometric and topological properties.

problem Understanding higher topological structures in diffeological spaces.
method Spherical Milnor construction based on quadratic normalization.
result Provides a natural setting for studying principal bundles with Z2\mathbb{Z}_2-twists and higher cohomology.

This paper introduces quantum invariants for 3-alterfolds and proves their consistency with topological moves.

problem Quantum invariants for 3-alterfolds and their consistency with topological moves.
method Introduction of 3-alterfolds with embedded separating surfaces and spherical fusion categories.
result Quantum invariants of 3-alterfolds are consistent with topological moves and generalize invariants of 3-manifolds containing framed links.

Introduces thin-thick decomposition for real isolated singularities.

problem Classifying real isolated singularities.
method Introduces thin-thick decomposition as a blow-spherical invariant.
result Generalizes thin-thick decomposition for complex surface singularities to real isolated singularities.

The paper explores the topology of compact Einstein manifolds, proving conditions for them to be homological spheres or spherical space forms.

problem Understanding the relationship between the curvature of compact Einstein manifolds and their topological properties.
method Proves conditions for compact Einstein manifolds to be homological spheres or spherical space forms based on sectional curvatures.
result Compact Einstein manifolds with positive Einstein constant are homological spheres under certain curvature conditions.

Motivated by the Turaev-Viro invariant of 3-manifolds, we construct a formal topological invariant of closed, oriented 3-manifolds involving spherical tetrahedra as an application of the asymptotic formula of 6j symbols for the Quantum Enveloping Algebra of sl(2). This invariant can be considered as a spherical version…

2004-06-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies the topology of spherical tori with one conical point.

problem Determining the topology of surfaces with constant curvature and conical points.
method Analyzing the moduli space of genus one surfaces with a conical point of specific angles.
result The moduli space topology depends on the integer m>0m>0 for ϑ(2m1,2m+1)\vartheta\in (2m-1,2m+1), and it has a complex structure for ϑ=2m\vartheta=2m.

String-net models explore non-spherical fusion categories, revealing new spin structures and representations.

problem Investigating string-net models in non-spherical fusion categories.
method String-net models associate vector spaces to surfaces in terms of graphs decorated by objects and morphisms of a pivotal fusion category.
result String-net spaces count r-spin structures and carry representations of the mapping class group.

Future stability of FLRW solutions in expanding 3D space is shown for compact perturbations.

problem Future stability of expanding FLRW solutions with spatial topology R^3.
method Nonlinear stability analysis of spherically symmetric perturbations.
result Decay rates of energy momentum tensor components compared to Minkowski space.

The study finds the minimum mass for bi-axisymmetric black holes with spherical topology.

problem Finding the minimum mass for bi-axisymmetric black holes.
method Analyzing extreme Myers-Perry initial data for 5-dimensional spacetimes.
result Proves the mass-angular momentum inequality for bi-axisymmetric black holes.

Study connects Chern-Simons theory and topological strings on spherical Seifert manifolds.

problem Relating Chern-Simons theory and topological strings on spherical Seifert manifolds.
method Proposes a dual description using topological strings and integrable systems.
result Identifies the 1/N1/N expansion of the slN+1\mathrm{sl}_{N + 1} LMO invariant with a Gromov-Witten/Donaldson-Thomas partition function.

A spherical topological manifold of dimension n-1 forms a prototile on its cover, the (n-1)-sphere. The tiling is generated by the fixpoint-free action of the group of deck transformations. By a general theorem, this group is isomorphic to the first homotopy group. Multiplicity and selection rules appear in the form of…

2008-10-19abs ↗pdf ↗

A spherical set is called convex if for every pair of its points there is at least one minimal geodesic segment that joins these points and lies in the set. We prove that for n >= 3 a complete locally-convex (topological) immersion of a connected (n-1)-manifold into the n-sphere is a surjection onto the boundary of a c…

2007-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Study proves existence of closed geodesics on spheres and projective spaces.

problem Proving the existence of closed geodesics on Finsler metrics.
method Topological methods and Lusternik-Schnirelmann-type approach, using spherical complexities.
result Existence of multiple closed geodesics and upper bounds on their lengths.

A solution to the problem of topological classification of real cubic fourfolds is presented. It is shown that the real locus of a real non-singular cubic fourfold is obtained from a projective 4-space either by adding several trivial one- and two-handles, or by adding a spherical connected component.

2009-06-08abs ↗pdf ↗

The study characterizes compact submanifolds with pinched Ricci curvature in Euclidean and spherical space forms.

problem Characterizing compact submanifolds with specific Ricci curvature bounds.
method Proving rigidity results for submanifolds with Ricci curvature bounded below by a function of mean curvature.
result Submanifolds are either isometric to the Einstein Clifford torus or have vanishing homology groups up to a certain degree.

The study connects taut contact circles to transversely holomorphic flows on spherical 3-manifolds.

problem Classifying taut contact circles on spherical 3-manifolds.
method Relating taut contact circles to transversely holomorphic flows, using complex analogues of classical invariants.
result Derivation of rigidity statements and a uniformisation theorem for orbifolds.

The study proves that certain hypersurfaces in elliptic space forms are topologically rigid.

problem Characterizing the topological structure of hypersurfaces in elliptic space forms.
method Proving topological rigidity under curvature constraints and using the Gauss map.
result Hypersurfaces in elliptic space forms are diffeomorphic to spheres or their quotients.

Study confirms conjectures on Ricci limit spaces and their topological properties.

problem Understanding the topological structure of noncollapsed Ricci limit spaces.
method Analysis of tangent cones and application of manifold recognition theorems.
result Cross-sections of tangent cones at points in 4D spaces are homeomorphic to a fixed spherical space form.

The study proves manifolds with positive scalar curvature can be decomposed into spherical and toroidal pieces.

problem Proving manifolds with positive scalar curvature can be decomposed into simpler pieces.
method Using a topological approach, the researchers prove a decomposition theorem for manifolds with positive scalar curvature and subquadratic decay.
result The manifold MM carries a complete Riemannian metric of uniformly positive scalar curvature, answering a conjecture of Gromov.

Classifies 3-manifolds with uniformly positive scalar curvature.

problem Classifying 3-manifolds with uniformly positive scalar curvature.
method Analyzes properties of 3-manifolds with mean convex boundaries and uniformly positive scalar curvature.
result 3-manifolds with uniformly positive scalar curvature are homeomorphic to sums of spherical 3-manifolds and S1imesS2\mathbb{S}^1 imes \mathbb{S}^2.