We show that a surface group contained in a reductive real algebraic group can be deformed to become Zariski dense, unless its Zariski closure acts transitively on a Hermitian symmetric space of tube type. This is a kind of converse to a rigidity result of Burger, Iozzi and Wienhard.
Study TQFT representations for surfaces with boundary, showing irreducibility at prime roots of unity and Zariski density for transcendental parameters.
problem Understanding TQFT representations of mapping class groups with boundary.
method Examined TQFT representations for surfaces with boundary associated with SU(2) gauge group or $U_q(\Sl(2))$ quantum group. result At prime roots of unity, representations are irreducible; for transcendental parameters, the image of mapping class groups is Zariski dense.
Maximal representations in infinite dimensional Hermitian spaces are studied with boundary maps.
problem Characterizing maximal representations in infinite dimensional Hermitian symmetric spaces.
method Definition of Toledo number, study of boundary maps, geometric constructions.
result Existence and non-existence conditions for maximal representations.
Integral points are potentially dense in character varieties of quasi-projective varieties.
problem Density of integral points in character varieties of quasi-projective varieties.
method Reduction to Riemann surfaces and use of Corlette-Simpson work.
result Integral points have Zariski-dense orbit under the mapping class group.
Our main result is that the image of the quantum representation of a central extension of the mapping class group of the genus g≥3 closed orientable surface at a prime p≥5 is a Zariski dense discrete subgroup of some higher rank algebraic semi-simple Lie group Gp defined over $\Q$. As an applicat…
New examples of embeddings defy Anosov representation limits.
problem Examples of robust quasi-isometric embeddings not approximated by Anosov representations.
method Exhibited non-locally rigid, Zariski dense embeddings in SLm(K). result Higher rank Anosov representation theorems fail for m≥30. Classifies Zariski closures of positive representations in Lie groups.
problem Classifying Zariski closures of positive representations in Lie groups.
method Classifies the Lie algebra of the Zariski closure of a discrete subgroup with specific properties.
result Obtains a new proof of Guichard's classification of Zariski closures of Hitchin representations.
Study trisections on rational elliptic surfaces to find new Zariski pairs.
problem Constructing trisections and related plane curves on rational elliptic surfaces.
method Utilized Mumford representations of semi-reduced divisors to construct trisections and plane curves.
result Existence of a family of Zariski pairs degenerating to the same conic-line arrangement.
The study finds conditions for certain groups to be dense in a specific mathematical space.
problem Conditions for linear reflection groups to be dense in a projective space.
method Analyzes necessary and sufficient conditions for Zariski-density, applies to Coxeter groups and surface subgroups.
result Establishes conditions for Zariski-dense subgroups in SLn(Z) for various n. New lattices in higher dimensions have dense surface subgroups.
problem Finding dense subgroups in higher-dimensional arithmetic lattices.
method Exhibited nonuniform arithmetic lattices in SO(n,1).
result Contain Zariski-dense surface subgroups.
Deforms surface groups to be Zariski dense in SL(n,R)
problem Finding Zariski dense surface groups in SL(n,R)
method Deforming K-integral representations of surface groups result Generalizes Long and Thistlethwaite's method to SL(n,R)
We prove that every Bers slice of quasi-Fuchsian space is Zariski dense in the character variety.
Two unique conic-line arrangements with degree 9 are found.
problem Identifying Zariski pairs of conic-line arrangements.
method Using connected numbers to distinguish topologies.
result Found two pairs of conic-line arrangements with a unique conic.
The paper finds dense subgroups in certain Lie groups.
problem Finding dense subgroups in Lie groups.
method Constructing dense surface subgroups in specific Lie groups.
result Uniform lattices contain infinitely many dense Hitchin representations.
Study conic line arrangements of degree 7, finding their topology and connected components.
problem Understanding the topology of conic line arrangements of degree 7.
method Identifying a π1-equivalent Zariski pair to prove the existence of a conic line arrangement with specific combinatorics. result Determine the number of connected components of conic line arrangements of degree 7.
In this paper, complement-equivalent arithmetic Zariski pairs will be exhibited answering in the negative a question by Eyral-Oka on these curves and their groups. A complement-equivalent arithmetic Zariski pair is a pair of complex projective plane curves having Galois-conjugate equations in some number field whose co…
Paper finds surface groups can deform in reductive symmetric spaces.
problem Finding deformations of discontinuous groups in reductive symmetric spaces.
method Analyzing Zariski dense surface subgroups and their deformations.
result Surface groups of high genus can deform in reductive symmetric spaces.
The paper finds free semigroups in dense subgroups of Lie groups with critical exponents arbitrarily close to the subgroup's.
problem Finding free semigroups with critical exponents arbitrarily close to a subgroup's in dense subgroups of Lie groups.
method Analyzing Zariski dense discrete subgroups of Lie groups, showing the existence of free semigroups with critical exponents arbitrarily close to the subgroup's.
result The existence of free semigroups with critical exponents arbitrarily close to the subgroup's in dense subgroups of Lie groups.
We begin by showing that commensurators of Zariski dense subgroups of isometry groups of symmetric spaces of non-compact type are discrete provided that the limit set on the Furstenberg boundary is not invariant under the action of a (virtual) simple factor. In particular for rank one or simple Lie groups, Zariski dens…
Bi-Lipschitz rigidity theorem for dense subgroups of algebraic groups.
problem Characterizing dense subgroups of algebraic groups.
method Bi-Lipschitz rigidity theorem for Zariski dense discrete subgroups.
result No C1-smooth slim limit set for higher rank semisimple algebraic groups. Generic Hitchin representations generate dense subgroups.
problem Understanding dense subgroups in SL_n(R) representations.
method Using a theorem by Rapinchuk, Benyash-Krivetz, and Chernousov.
result Generic Hitchin representations are strongly dense.
Maximal representations in symplectic lattices proven for most cases.
problem Understanding maximal representations in symplectic lattices.
method Analyzing mapping class group orbits and continuous deformations of maximal diagonal representations.
result Proof of maximal representations in most lattices of Sp(2n,R).
We study the Abel-Jacobi map for bisections of a certain rational elliptic surface. As an application, we construct examples of Zariski N-plets for conic arrangements.
Proves unique maps from certain spaces to others.
problem Uniqueness of equivariant harmonic maps into specific spaces.
method Analyzes maps into irreducible symmetric spaces and Euclidean buildings.
result Proves uniqueness of maps for certain actions.
Character variety of Whitehead link described in detail.
problem Character variety of Whitehead link.
method Nice description of a Zariski open subset.
result Zariski open subset of the character variety described.
The study explores deformations of discrete subgroups in non-compact homogeneous spaces.
problem Addressing the proper discontinuity of discrete subgroups in non-compact homogeneous spaces.
method Classification results for deformations of standard discontinuous groups in pseudo-Riemannian homogeneous spaces.
result Conditions for local rigidity and Zariski-dense deformations in standard quotients.
Hyperbolic groups' infinite orbits spread evenly in spaces.
problem Equidistribution of hyperbolic groups in homogeneous spaces.
method Averaging measures along spheres in Cayley graphs converges to Haar measure.
result Infinite orbits of hyperbolic groups equidistribute in homogeneous spaces.
Study of translation covers of platonic solids reveals monodromy group structures.
problem Understanding monodromy groups of translation covers of platonic solids.
method Computed Zariski closures using generators, constraints, and Lyapunov spectrum analysis.
result Zariski closures of monodromy groups are powers of SL(2, R).
Complex projective manifolds without rational curves are quotients of Abelian varieties.
problem Characterizing complex projective manifolds without rational curves.
method Using conjectures about rational and entire curves on Calabi-Yau varieties.
result Non-hyperbolic complex projective manifolds contain the image of an Abelian variety.
Study Cremona transformations in weighted projective planes to find rational cuspidal curves and Zariski pairs.
problem Finding rational cuspidal curves and Zariski pairs in weighted projective planes.
method Construct families of curves using Cremona transformations, compute fundamental groups, and use blow-up-down decompositions.
result Discover new examples of rational cuspidal curves and Zariski pairs in weighted projective planes.
New invariant detects non-homeomorphic arrangements with similar coefficients.
problem Detecting non-homeomorphic arrangements with similar coefficients.
method Loop linking number, braid monodromy, and Rybnikov's arrangements.
result Fundamental groups of complements are not isomorphic.
Investigates fundamental groups and path lifting for algebraic varieties.
problem Understand fundamental groups and path lifting properties of algebraic varieties.
method Analyzes three fundamental questions about fundamental groups of algebraic varieties.
result Identifies conditions for surjectivity on fundamental groups and path lifting properties.
Odd-dimensional SL(n,Q) contains dense surface subgroups.
problem Finding dense subgroups in SL(n,Q) for odd n.
method Constructing a continuous path of representations.
result Existence of dense surface subgroups in SL(n,Q) for odd n.
The study explores deformations of standard locally homogeneous spaces.
problem Understanding how discrete subgroups can be deformed while preserving proper discontinuity.
method Classification results for standard quotients, including local rigidity, deformation criteria, and Zariski-closure conditions.
result Conditions for local rigidity, deformation into nonstandard quotients, and maximal Zariski-closure of discontinuous groups.
Using the invariant developed in [6], we differentiate four arrangements with the same combinatorial information but in different deformation classes. From these arrangements, we construct four other arrangements such that there is no orientation-preserving homeomorphism between them. Furthermore, some couples of arran…
Study on horospheres in higher rank homogeneous spaces, proving density properties.
problem Density of horospheres in higher rank homogeneous spaces.
method Analyzing maximal horospherical subgroups and their minimal subsets in the context of Furstenberg boundary.
result Equivalence of horospherical limit points and density properties in higher rank homogeneous spaces.
Paper finds infinite pairs of fiber-type curves with same topology but different embeddings.
problem Conditions for curves in projective surfaces to have specific fundamental groups.
method Examine fiber-type curves in P2 and use twisted Alexander polynomials. result Infinite Zariski pairs of fiber-type curves with non-isomorphic fundamental groups.
Discrete hyperbolic isometries proven via test maps.
problem Proving discreteness of hyperbolic isometries.
method Using test maps to show discreteness of subgroups.
result Zariski dense subgroups are discrete under certain conditions.
The main result of this article is a refinement of the well-known subgroup separability results of Hall and Scott for free and surface groups. We show that for any finitely generated subgroup, there is a finite dimensional representation of the free or surface group that separates the subgroup in the induced Zariski to…
Regular subgroups of SL3(R) are identified and ruled out.
problem Identifying and characterizing regular subgroups of SL3(R).
method Using Kapovich–Leeb–Porti and Guichard–Wienhard divergent subgroups criteria, and Oh's results.
result Regular subgroups of SL3(R) are precisely lattices in minimal horospherical subgroups.
Study shows convergence of cscK surfaces in Hilbert scheme.
problem Understanding convergence of cscK surfaces.
method Gromov--Hausdorff convergence and Hilbert scheme approach.
result Established convergence of non-collapsed polarized cscK surfaces in a Hilbert scheme.
Discrete subgroups of quaternionic hyperbolic isometries are proven under certain conditions.
problem Proving discreteness of subgroups of quaternionic hyperbolic isometries.
method Proving discreteness for Zariski dense subgroups under specific conditions involving loxodromic elements and their two-generator subgroups.
result Zariski dense subgroups of mSp(n,1) are discrete under given conditions. The paper provides an algorithm to create curves touching a smooth cubic at specific intersection points.
problem Creating curves that touch a smooth cubic at specific intersection points.
method Algorithm based on divisions and Zariski tuples to produce n-contact curves. result An algorithm to generate n-contact curves to a smooth cubic. We prove that for any affine variety S defined over Q there exist Shephard and Artin groups G such that a Zariski open subset U of S is biregular isomorphic to a Zariski open subset of the character variety Hom(G, PO(3))//PO(3). The subset U contains all real points of S . As an application we construct new examples of…
Finite-gap solutions approximate jets of initial data for certain BKM systems.
problem Approximating jets of initial data for specific PDE systems.
method Using finite-reduction map to finite-gap solutions of Stäckel systems.
result Full jet-surjectivity for KdV and Kaup--Boussinesq, partial for Camassa--Holm.
Article shows AdS-quasi-Fuchsian groups' limit sets are not smooth.
problem Smoothness of limit sets of AdS quasi-Fuchsian groups.
method Analyzes limit sets of AdS quasi-Fuchsian groups in PO(n,2).
result Limit sets are never C^1, except for Fuchsian groups.
New invariant identifies complex line arrangements with same combinatorics but different embeddings.
problem Identify Zariski pairs with same combinatorics but different line arrangements.
method Study inclusion map of boundary manifold to exterior, analyze homology classes, compute invariant using Sage.
result New invariant distinguishes line arrangements with same combinatorics but different embeddings.
New representations of hyperbolic 3-manifold groups into larger groups.
problem Finding representations of hyperbolic 3-manifold groups into larger matrix groups.
method Holonomy representations from projective deformations of hyperbolic structures.
result First examples of strongly dense representations into SL(4,R) and SU(3,1).