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48 results for Thom's conjecture

New findings contradict the Thom conjecture for high degree hypersurfaces in CP3CP^3.

problem Finding the simplest smooth simply connected 4-manifold in CP3CP^3 homologous to a degree dd hypersurface VdV_d.
method Comparing b2b_2 values of manifolds in the same homology class as VdV_d.
result For all d5d \geq 5, there exists a manifold MdM_d with b2(Md)<b2(Vd)b_2(M_d) < b_2(V_d).

Paper confirms Thom's conjecture for nonlinear evolutions on manifolds.

problem Thom's gradient conjecture for nonlinear evolution equations.
method Extending and settling the conjecture in infinite dimensional problems using Łojasiewicz, L. Simon, and Kurdyka-Mostowski-Parusinski's foundational works.
result Uniqueness of the limiting direction and characterization of convergence rates for both classical and infinite dimensional settings.

This paper has been withdrawn by the author due a crucial sign error in Theorem B. We present a geometric proof of Thom conjecture, which uses Khovanov homology. Our approach doesn't use any analytic methods and is quite different from proof given by Kronheimer and Mrowka in 1994.

2007-08-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove conjectures of Rene Thom and Vladimir Arnold for C^2 solutions to the degenerate elliptic equation that is the level set equation for motion by mean curvature. We believe these results are the first instances of a general principle: Solutions of many degenerate equations behave as if they are analytic, even wh…

2017-12-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Proves Thom's conjecture for parabolic flows on Hilbert spaces.

problem Gradient flows on infinite-dimensional spaces and geometric flows with symmetry.
method Analytic functions, Hilbert spaces, Yang-Mills Flow, Ricci flow, critical points, Lojasiewicz inequality.
result Gradient conjecture holds for parabolic flows on Hilbert spaces, including flows with gauge symmetry.

In this paper, we demonstrate a relation among Seiberg-Witten invariants which arises from embedded surfaces in four-manifolds whose self-intersection number is negative. These relations, together with Taubes' basic theorems on the Seiberg-Witten invariants of symplectic manifolds, are then used to prove the symplectic…

1998-11-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves a conjecture linking two metrics on manifold cohomology.

problem Proving a conjecture about metrics on manifold cohomology.
method Constructing complex structures, defining metrics, and proving the conjecture.
result Ray-Singer metric equals Milnor metric, linking analytic torsion to combinatorial data.

By results of Loeffler and Comezana, the Pontrjagin-Thom map from geometric G-equivariant bordism to homotopy theoretic equivariant bordism is injective for compact abelian G. If G = S^1 x ... x S^1, we prove that the associated fixed point square is a pull back square, thus confirming a recent conjecture of D. Sinha. …

2004-12-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on slow convergence in geometric variational problems.

problem Slow convergence of solutions in geometric variational problems.
method Identifying necessary conditions for slowly converging solutions and characterizing their convergence rate and direction.
result Characterization of the rate and direction of convergence for slowly converging solutions.

We will present proofs for two conjectures stated in arXiv:1808.08073. The first one is that for an arbitrary manifold WW, the homotopy classes of proper maps W×RnRk+nW\times\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^{k+n} stabilise as nn\to\infty, and the second one is that in a stable range there is a Pontryagin--Thom type bijection for …

2019-05-19abs ↗pdf ↗

In the note, we give a proof, based on the Generalized Thom Conjecture, of Bennequin's Theorem on upper bound for the Euler number of a link which is considered as a closed braid. A lower bound for the Euler number of a link is also given.

2004-04-27abs ↗pdf ↗

An oriented link L in a 3-sphere S in complex 2-space is a C-boundary if it bounds a piece of algebraic curve in the 4-ball bounded by S. Using Kronheimer and Mrowka's proof of the Thom Conjecture, we construct many oriented knots which are not concordant to a C-boundary. We use the two-variable HOMFLY polynomial to gi…

2002-01-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Relative Thom polynomials for maps around boundaries established.

problem Understanding singularities in maps around boundaries.
method Introducing and analyzing Thom polynomials relative to prescribed maps around boundaries, establishing structure theorems and correction terms.
result Unified framework for invariants of immersions and singularities of their extensions.

The paper explores density of stable mappings and their properties.

problem Density of stable mappings in different dimensions.
method Infinitesimal and algebraic methods to prove density of proper stable and topologically stable mappings.
result Density of topologically stable mappings holds for any pair (n,p), and for proper stable mappings if (n,p) is in nice dimensions.

Researchers describe a new Thom form for mapping cones.

problem Developing a new Thom form for mapping cones.
method Using the mapping cone covariant derivative and Berezin integral, they explicitly write down the Thom form.
result The Thom form is closed with respect to the mapping cone differentiation, integrates to 1 along the fiber, and satisfies the transgression formula.

New Sasaki-Einstein 7-manifolds found, including rational homology 7-spheres and connected sums.

problem Finding new Sasaki-Einstein 7-manifolds and understanding their properties.
method Calculating homology groups of specific 7-manifolds using Thom-Sebastiani sums and quasi-regular metrics.
result 52 new Sasaki-Einstein rational homology 7-spheres and 124 new 2-connected 7-manifolds homeomorphic to S3imesS4S^{3} imes S^{4} were found.

In this work we analyze the behavior of Massey products of closed manifolds under the blow-up construction. The results obtained in the article are applied to the problem of constructing closed symplectic non-formal manifolds. The proofs use Thom spaces as an important technical tool. This application of Thom spaces is…

1999-07-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a theory of parametrized geometric cobordism by introducing smooth Thom stacks. This requires identifying and constructing a smooth representative of the Thom functor acting on vector bundles equipped with extra geometric data, leading to a geometric refinement of the the Pontrjagin-Thom construction in stac…

2017-09-03abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove the K(π,1)K(π,1) conjecture for affine Artin groups: the complexified complement of an affine reflection arrangement is a classifying space. This is a long-standing problem, due to Arnol'd, Pham, and Thom. Our proof is based on recent advancements in the theory of dual Coxeter and Artin groups, as well as on sever…

2019-07-26abs ↗pdf ↗

This article is devoted to the study of smooth desingularization, which are customary employed in the definition of De Rham Intersection Cohomology with differential forms. In this paper we work with the category of Thom-Mather simple spaces. We construct a functor which sends each Thom-Mather simple space into a smoot…

2008-06-02abs ↗pdf ↗

These notes are the first chapter of a monograph, dedicated to a detailed proof of the equivariant index theorem for transversally elliptic operators. In this preliminary chapter, we prove a certain number of natural relations in equivariant cohomology. These relations include the Thom isomorphism in equivariant cohomo…

2007-11-25abs ↗pdf ↗

We solve a conjecture of Morgan and Szabo (Embedded genus 2 surfaces in four-manifolds, Preprint) about the relationship of the basic classes of two four-manifolds XiX_i of simple type with b1=0b_1=0, b+>1b^+>1, such that there are embedded Riemann surfaces of genus g2g \geq 2 and self-intersection zero (and representing o…

1997-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

The study calculates the Smith-Thom deficiency of Hilbert squares and provides conditions for maximality.

problem Calculating the Smith-Thom deficiency of Hilbert squares and conditions for maximality.
method Using Mayer-Vietoris mapping and rank calculations.
result Established necessary and sufficient conditions for maximality of Hilbert squares in projective complete intersections.

The first part of this article intends to present the role played by Thom in diffusing Smale's ideas about immersion theory, at a time (1957) where some famous mathematicians were doubtful about them: it is clearly impossible to make the sphere inside out! Around a decade later, M. Gromov transformed Smale's idea in wh…

2017-03-23abs ↗pdf ↗

In this article we define Lagrangian concordance of Legendrian knots, the analogue of smooth concordance of knots in the Legendrian category. In particular we study the relation of Lagrangian concordance under Legendrian isotopy. The focus is primarily on the algebraic aspects of the problem. We study the behavior of t…

2006-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops deformation theory for mapping spaces related to Morse theory and Bott-Thom isomorphism.

problem Studying weak homotopy equivalences and decompositions of vector bundles.
method Morse theory on path spaces, deformation theory, Clifford representations, Bott-Thom isomorphism.
result Stable decompositions of vector bundles over sphere bundles derived from Clifford representations.