Defines holonomy for Lie algebroid representations up to homotopy.
problem Integration of Lie algebroid representations up to homotopy.
method Definition of holonomy as a 2-functor and construction of transformation 2-groupoid.
result 1-truncation of transformation 2-groupoid is isomorphic to VB-algebroid associated representation.
We construct an infinite-dimensional symplectic 2-groupoid as the integration of an exact Courant algebroid. We show that every integrable Dirac structure integrates to a "Lagrangian" sub-2-groupoid of this symplectic 2-groupoid. As a corollary, we recover a result of Bursztyn-Crainic-Weinstein-Zhu that every integrabl…
Defines duals of higher vector bundles for Lie 2-groupoids.
problem Constructing duals for higher vector bundles over Lie 2-groupoids.
method Develops theory of n-duals for simplicial vector spaces, defines n-duals for Lie 2-groupoids, and studies their properties.
result Proposes a new construction for VB 2-duals of VB 2-groupoids, showing they are VB 2-groupoids themselves and have nondegenerate canonical dual pairings up to homotopy.
Defines symplectic 2-groupoids and their relation to Courant algebroids.
problem Integrating Courant algebroids and understanding symplectic 2-groupoids.
method Proposes and studies constant symplectic 2-groupoids, finding correspondences with Courant algebroids.
result Constant symplectic 2-groupoids are equivalent to constant Courant algebroids.
Homflypt skein theory and string topology linked via 2-groupoids.
problem Understanding relations in Homflypt skein theory.
method Defined a 2-groupoid from the fundamental 2-groupoid of singular links, relating it to string topology.
result Relations in Homflypt skein theory are induced from a 2-groupoid.
The abstract discusses Lie 2-groupoids and their applications in representation theory.
problem Understanding symmetries of graded vector spaces and bundles.
method Construction of Lie 2-groupoids and exploration of their properties.
result Smooth pseudofunctors classify 2-term representations up to homotopy.
We apply the bar construction to the nerve of a double Lie groupoid to obtain a local Lie 2-groupoid. As an application, we recover Haefliger's fundamental groupoid from the fundamental double groupoid of a Lie groupoid. In the case of a symplectic double groupoid, we study the induced closed 2-form on the associated l…
New invariant defined for Weinstein domains, related to Kirby-Thompson's invariant.
problem Defining a symplectic invariant for Weinstein domains.
method Contact cut graph, Lefschetz fibrations, multisections with divides.
result Definition of Weinstein L-invariant and its relation to Kirby-Thompson's invariant. Abstract: New geometric incarnation of isomonodromy functors.
problem Classical isomonodromic deformations.
method Functorial upgrade of isomonodromic deformations using Lie groupoids.
result Geometric incarnation of isomonodromy functors as Morita equivalences.
Following Sullivan's spacial realization of a differential algebra, we construct a universal integrating Lie 2-groupoid for every Lie algebroid. Then We show that unlike Lie algebras which one-to-one correspond to simply connected Lie groups, Lie algebroids (integrable or not) one-to-one correspond to a sort of etale L…
We identify the 2-groupoid of deformations of a gerbe on a smooth manifold with the Deligne 2-groupoid of a corresponding twist of the DGLA of local Hochschild cochains on infinite jets of smooth functions.
We establish a relation between smooth 2-functors defined on the path 2-groupoid of a smooth manifold and differential forms on this manifold. This relation can be understood as a part of a dictionary between fundamental notions from category theory and differential geometry. We show that smooth 2-functors appear in se…
The paper classifies equivariant gerbe connections on Lie groups.
problem Classifying equivariant gerbe connections on Lie groups.
method Using Meinrenken's G-equivariant bundle gerbe connections and differential quotient stacks.
result Isomorphism classes of G-equivariant gerbe connections are classified by degree three differential equivariant cohomology.
Paper defines PB-groupoids and their relation to VB-groupoids.
problem Establishing PB-groupoids as a Lie 2-groupoid counterpart.
method Defining PB-groupoids as Lie 2-groupoid actions on diagrams of Lie groupoids and principal bundles.
result PB-groupoids generalize VB-groupoids and provide a new correspondence between them and principal bundles.
In this paper, we describe an integration of exact Courant algebroids to symplectic 2-groupoids, and we show that the differentiation procedure from [26] inverts our integration.
We introduce linear holonomy on Poisson manifolds. The linear holonomy of a Poisson structure generalizes the linearized holonomy on a regular symplectic foliation. However, for singular Poisson structures the linear holonomy is defined for the lifts of tangential path to the cotangent bundle (cotangent paths). The lin…
We establish a functor Kan from local Kan simplicial manifolds to weak Kan simplicial manifolds. It gives a solution to the problem of extending local Lie groupoids to Lie 2-groupoids.
This paper constructs a Weinstein trisection for a surface bundle.
problem Constructing a trisection for a surface bundle.
method Weinstein trisection approach applied to ΣgimesΣh. result Explicit construction of a Weinstein trisection for S2imesS2. Introduces algorithm for Weinstein handlebodies of certain divisors.
problem Constructing Weinstein handlebodies for complements of smoothed toric divisors.
method Explicit coordinates and simple example for algorithm.
result Produces Weinstein Kirby diagrams for complements of smoothed toric divisors.
Study Weinstein structures on toric divisors' complements.
problem Understanding Weinstein structures on toric divisors' complements.
method Define a partially-centered condition on Delzant polytopes, develop an algorithm for Weinstein handlebody diagrams.
result Explicit Weinstein structures for complements of smoothed toric divisors.
We discuss the integrability of Jacobi manifolds by contact groupoids, and then look at what the Jacobi point of view brings new into Poisson geometry. In particular, using contact groupoids, we prove a Kostant-type theorem on the prequantization of symplectic groupoids, which answers a question posed by Weinstein and …
The paper discusses abelian integration and monodromy groups for Lie algebroids.
problem Existence and obstructions of smooth abelian integration of Lie algebroid abelianizations.
method Path-space construction and extended monodromy groups.
result Obstructions to abelian integration are related to extended monodromy groups.
Formally equates two quantization methods and constructs non-commutative algebras.
problem Equivalence of deformation and geometric quantization methods.
method Symplectic reduction and Lie 2-groupoid quantization.
result Recovery of strict deformation quantizations and non-associative products.
We show that for a differential graded Lie algebra g whose components vanish in degrees below -1 the nerve of the Deligne 2-groupoid is homotopy equivalent to the simplicial set of g-valued differential forms introduced by V.Hinich.
Survey of Weinstein symplectic manifolds, old and new.
problem Understanding Weinstein symplectic manifolds.
method Survey of basic notions and results.
result Discussion of open problems in the field.
Generalizes symplectic reduction to cosymplectic groupoid actions.
problem Symplectic reduction for cosymplectic groupoid actions.
method Introduced cosymplectic groupoid actions and proved a theorem.
result Proved a theorem analogous to Mikami-Weinstein theorem.
Stabilized convex symplectic manifolds are equivalent to flexible Weinstein manifolds.
problem Understanding the equivalence between stabilized convex symplectic manifolds and flexible Weinstein manifolds.
method Analyzing the homotopy type and symplectic properties of the manifolds.
result Stabilized convex symplectic manifolds are symplectomorphic to flexible Weinstein manifolds.
We prove generic fibre of Painlevé moduli spaces are Weinstein handlebodies.
problem Understanding the generic fibre of Painlevé moduli spaces.
method Attach Weinstein handles to Stokes Legendrian.
result Generic fibre of Painlevé moduli spaces are Weinstein handlebodies.
Extends symplectic reduction and theorem to Lie algebroids.
problem Symplectic reduction and theorem for Lie algebroids.
method Extends Marsden-Weinstein reduction and Darboux-Moser-Weinstein theorems.
result Obtained coisotropic embedding theorem for symplectic Lie algebroids.
New method to encode Weinstein 4-manifolds using multisections with divides.
problem Encoding and manipulating Weinstein 4-manifolds.
method Using multisection diagrams with divides and algorithms based on Kirby-Weinstein handle decompositions and PALFs.
result Definition and symplectic implementation of monodromy on multisections with divides.
Proves Weinstein conjecture for specific contact manifolds.
problem Proving the Weinstein conjecture for a specific class of contact manifolds.
method Introduced iterated planar Lefschetz fibrations and open book decompositions to prove the conjecture.
result Contact manifolds supporting iterated planar open book decompositions satisfy the Weinstein conjecture.
The study translates Weinstein structures to Legendrian handlebodies for symplectic topology.
problem Detecting flexibility and rigidity in Weinstein manifolds.
method Systematic recipe for translating Weinstein Lefschetz fibrations to Legendrian handlebodies.
result Verification of Stein deformation equivalence and existence of closed exact Lagrangian submanifolds.
We prove symplectic hypersurfaces in Weinstein domains and give obstructions for manifold boundaries.
problem Obstructions for 3-manifolds to bound Weinstein domains in certain symplectic 4-manifolds.
method Symplectic embedding and deformation techniques.
result Obstructions for 3-manifolds to bound Weinstein domains in rational surfaces.
Develops Marsden-Meyer-Weinstein reduction for k-contact field theories.
problem None explicitly stated, but related to field theories and contact geometry.
method Marsden-Meyer-Weinstein reduction techniques applied to k-contact field theories. result Clarifies and corrects previous contact reduction literature.
Proves existence of regular Lagrangians via Weinstein Lefschetz fibrations.
problem Existence of regular Lagrangians.
method Weinstein Lefschetz fibrations with a hypothesis.
result Existence of regular Lagrangians can be characterized by Lefschetz fibrations.
Geometrically generates Fukaya categories of Weinstein manifolds.
problem Generating Fukaya categories of Weinstein manifolds.
method Geometric approach using surgery formula and Floer cohomology.
result Wrapped Fukaya category generated by index n critical points.
The paper extends Marsden-Weinstein reduction to mechanical presymplectic structures for time-dependent Hamiltonian systems.
problem Limitations of Marsden-Weinstein reduction for cosymplectic structures in time-dependent Hamiltonian systems.
method Developed Marsden-Weinstein reduction for mechanical presymplectic structures.
result Mechanical presymplectic structures provide a more suitable framework for time-dependent Hamiltonian systems than cosymplectic structures.
Extending work of Chen, we prove the Weinstein conjecture in dimension three for strongly fillable contact structures with either non-vanishing first Chern class or with strong and exact filling having non-trivial canonical bundle. This implies the Weinstein conjecture for certain Stein fillable contact structures obta…
Study non-Weinstein Liouville geometry via hyperbolic dynamics, proving rigidity results.
problem Characterize non-Weinstein Liouville geometry with persistent transverse skeleton.
method Anosov 3-flows, Liouville Interpolation Systems, non-singular partially hyperbolic flows, hyperbolic dynamics.
result Mitsumatsu's examples characterize 4D non-Weinstein Liouville geometry with 3D persistent transverse skeleton.
Lie algebroids can not always be integrated into Lie groupoids. We introduce a new object--``Weinstein groupoid'', which is a differentiable stack with groupoid-like axioms. With it, we have solved the integration problem of Lie algebroids. It turns out that every Weinstein groupoid has a Lie algebroid and every Lie al…
Constructs Lagrangian skeleta for curve singularities.
problem Understanding Lagrangian skeleta of curve singularities.
method Constructs closed arboreal Lagrangian skeleta associated to links of isolated plane curve singularities.
result Provides computations of Legendrian and Weinstein invariants.
The existence of a "Plastikstufe" for a contact structure implies the Weinstein conjecture for all supporting contact forms.
We study the extension of a Lie algebroid by a representation up to homotopy, including semidirect products of a Lie algebroid with such representations. The extension results in a higher Lie algebroid. We give exact Courant algebroids and string Lie 2-algebras as examples of such extensions. We then apply this to obta…
We introduce and discuss notions of regularity and flexibility for Lagrangian manifolds with Legendrian boundary in Weinstein domains. There is a surprising abundance of flexible Lagrangians. In turn, this leads to new constructions of Legendrians submanifolds and Weinstein manifolds. For instance, many closed n-mani…
Usually bundle gerbes are considered as objects of a 2-groupoid, whose 1-morphisms, called stable isomorphisms, are all invertible. I introduce new 1-morphisms which include stable isomorphisms, trivializations and bundle gerbe modules. They fit into the structure of a 2-category of bundle gerbes, and lead to natural d…
Study singularities of Weinstein skeleta and arboreal singularities.
problem Understanding singularities in Weinstein skeleta and their relation to arboreal singularities.
method Deforming the skeleton via homotopies, Morse-Bott representative, generic perturbation, localization procedure.
result Singularities of Weinstein skeleta can be classified into arboreal singularities or tangency singularities.
Improves Marsden-Weinstein reduction theory for k-polysymplectic manifolds.
problem Improving Marsden-Weinstein reduction theory for k-polysymplectic manifolds.
method Developed a theory of affine Lie group actions for k-polysymplectic momentum maps, removing technical conditions.
result Devise a k-polycosymplectic Marsden-Weinstein reduction theory.
We prove the Weinstein conjecture for non-trivial contact connected sums under either of two topological conditions: non-trivial fundamental group or torsion-free homology.