Study of holographic entanglement entropy with boundary contributions in 3 and 4 dimensions.
problem Analyzing entanglement entropy in spacetimes with boundaries.
method Holographic calculation adapted to spacetimes with boundaries, comparing with Ryu-Takayanagi proposal.
result Complete agreement between holographic and Ryu-Takayanagi calculations under specific boundary conditions.
We measure, in two distinct ways, the extent to which the boundary region of moduli space contributes to the ``simple type'' condition of Donaldson theory. Using a geometric representative of μ(pt), the boundary region of moduli space contributes 6/64 of the homology required for simple type, regardless of the topology…
In this contribution we derive an explicit formula for the boundary non-crossing probabilities for Slepian processes associated with the piecewise linear boundary function. This formula is used to develop an approximation formula to the boundary non-crossing probabilities for general continuous boundaries. The formulas…
This paper studies the parabolic free boundary problem arising from pricing American-style put options on an asset whose index follows a geometric Brownian motion process. The contribution is to propose a condition for that the early exercise boundary is a convex function.
We develop an explicit and tractable representation of a twist-grain-boundary phase of a smectic A liquid crystal. This allows us to calculate the interaction energy between grain boundaries and the relative contributions from the bending and compression deformations. We discuss the special stability of the 90 degree g…
This is an expository article, explaining recent work by D. Groisser and myself [GS] on the extent to which the boundary region of moduli space contributes to the ``simple type'' condition of Donaldson theory. The presentation is intended to complement [GS], presenting the essential ideas rather than the analytical det…
Connected components of Morse boundaries are studied in graph of groups.
problem Understanding the structure of Morse boundaries in graph of groups.
method Analyzes connected components of Morse boundaries, considering edge and vertex groups properties.
result Connected components of Morse boundaries are derived from vertex groups under certain conditions.
Study p-Willmore disks with boundary energies, finding equilibrium configurations.
problem Finding equilibrium configurations for p-Willmore disks with boundary energies.
method Model boundary as Kirchhoff elastic rod, interior term dependent on mean and Gaussian curvatures. Study among topological disks and p-Willmore examples.
result Equilibrium configurations for p-Willmore disks with boundary energies.
Authors compute anomalies for fermions in 3, 4, and 5 dimensions.
problem Quantum anomalies in fermions with boundaries in odd dimensions.
method Explicit computation of anomalies for fermions in dimensions 3, 4, and 5.
result New boundary terms for chiral anomaly in 4 dimensions.
Study on heat content for domains with fractal boundaries.
problem Analyzing short-time asymptotics of heat content for domains with fractal boundaries.
method Developing mathematical analysis on de Gennes' hypothesis and exploring fractal curvatures.
result Fractal curvatures and their scaling exponents may emerge in the short-time heat content asymptotics of domains with fractal boundaries.
Study on stock trading model with uncertain market status, proving free boundaries and optimal strategies.
problem Optimal trading strategies in a stock market with uncertain market status.
method Free boundary problem, variational inequality system, degenerate operator, C^∞-smoothness.
result All four switching free boundaries are no-overlapping, monotonic, and C^∞-smooth, and their relative localities are completely determined.
Study of free boundary minimal surfaces with new existence and degeneration results.
problem Understanding free boundary minimal surfaces and their properties.
method Degeneration analysis and equivariant min-max scheme to prove existence.
result Existence and degeneration results for free boundary minimal surfaces.
The paper improves boundary detection and density estimation on noisy data.
problem Detecting boundary points and estimating density on noisy data from compact manifolds.
method Doubly stochastic scaling of the Gaussian heat kernel via Sinkhorn iterations.
result The new estimates of boundary points and density outperform standard methods, especially under noise.
Let Γ be a discrete finitely generated group. Let M^→T be a Γ-equivariant fibration, with fibers diffeomorphic to a fixed even dimensional manifold with boundary Z. We assume that Γ→M^→M^/Γ is a Galois covering of a compact manifold with boundary. Let (D+(θ))θ∈T be a Γ-equi…
Study of free boundary minimal Möbius bands in spherical caps.
problem Characterizing minimal surfaces with free boundary in spherical caps.
method Analyzing spectral properties and geometric constraints.
result Proves that any free boundary minimal Möbius band in spherical caps must be intrinsically rotationally symmetric.
Paper proves convergence of MDL to Einstein-Hilbert with boundary term.
problem Proving convergence of discrete MDL to continuous Einstein-Hilbert action.
method Proves \(Γ\)-convergence using diffeomorphism-natural discrete MDL-type functional.
result Identifies Carathéodory densities and obtains \(\liminf/\limsup\) bounds.
The paper provides gradient estimates for Neumann semigroups on manifolds with boundary under unbounded curvature conditions.
problem Gradient estimates for Neumann semigroups on manifolds with boundary under unbounded curvature conditions.
method Establishes Bismut-type formulas and gradient estimates for Feynman--Kac semigroups on Riemannian manifolds with boundary, under geometric conditions formulated in terms of Ricci curvature and second fundamental form.
result Derives pointwise gradient estimates for the Neumann semigroup under variable, possibly unbounded, lower curvature bounds.
A relation between the conformal anomaly and the logarithmic term in the entanglement entropy is known to exist for CFT's in even dimensions. In odd dimensions the local anomaly and the logarithmic term in the entropy are absent. As was observed recently, there exists a non-trivial integrated anomaly if an odd-dimensio…
Study Dirac operators on finite warped cylinders with gauge fields.
problem Characterize spectral flow on finite warped cylinders with gauge fields.
method Identify endpoint operators, derive determinant characterization, introduce regularized APS conditions.
result Regularized APS conditions admit a spectral-flow framework, matching zero-mode sets.
Study finds topological restrictions for stable free boundary CMC surfaces in negatively curved settings.
problem Understanding topological constraints for stable free boundary CMC surfaces in negatively curved settings.
method Established intrinsic area-length-topology inequalities via a conformal upper bound for a constrained first Robin eigenvalue of the Jacobi operator.
result Explicit topological restrictions for stable free boundary CMC surfaces, showing low genus and few boundary components.
Study spectral flow on a warped cylinder with special boundary conditions.
problem Analyzing spectral flow on a warped cylinder with specific boundary conditions.
method Complexifying the twisting bundle, diagonalizing the orthogonal twist, and regrouping conjugate and reflection-paired blocks.
result Explicit formula for RO(O(2))-valued spectral flow, refining ordinary spectral flow. Several proofs have been published of the Mod Z gluing formula for the eta-invariant of a Dirac operator. However, so far the integer contribution to the gluing formula for the eta-invariant is left obscure in the literature. In this article we present a gluing formula for the eta-invariant which expresses the integer …
Probabilistic proof of Gauss-Bonnet formula for manifolds with boundary.
problem Proving the Gauss-Bonnet formula for manifolds with boundary.
method Adapting Hsu's argument to the probabilistic setting and using the Feynman-Kac formula for differential forms.
result Path integral representation of the Euler characteristic and local Gauss-Bonnet formula.
The paper analyzes Variable Annuities with surrender charges, providing a pricing formula and optimal exercise boundary.
problem Analyzing Variable Annuities with surrender charges and early termination rights.
method Formulated as an optimal stopping problem with a discontinuous payoff, non-monotonic optimal stopping boundaries are proven continuous and regular.
result A rigorous pricing formula and optimal exercise boundary for surrender options are derived.
Branched covers of orbit cylinders are the basic examples of holomorphic curves studied in symplectic field theory. Since all curves with Fredholm index one can never be regular for any choice of cylindrical almost complex structure, we generalize the obstruction bundle technique of Taubes for determining multiple cove…
We consider a compact manifold whose boundary is a locally trivial fiber bundle and an associated pseudodifferential algebra that models fibered cusps at infinity. Using trace-like functionals that generate the 0-dimensional Hochschild cohomology groups, we express the index of a fully elliptic fibered cusp operator as…
Study of asymptotics of meromorphic 3D-index as q approaches 1.
problem Understanding the asymptotic behavior of a meromorphic function related to 3D-index.
method Developed a conjectural asymptotic approximation using stationary phase analysis of a circle-valued angle structure integral.
result Found connections to angle structures and volume optimization.
Geometrically, a new obstruction is found for 4-manifold realizations.
problem Realizing normal 1-types of 4-manifolds with a given boundary.
method Three-stage obstruction theory, with a geometric tertiary obstruction.
result A new geometric tertiary obstruction for 4-manifold realizations.
Study on metrics with positive scalar curvature and convex boundary.
problem Characterizing 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature and convex boundary.
method Combination of earlier contributions, smoothing procedure, Ricci flow, and conformal deformation techniques.
result Path-connectedness of the moduli space of metrics.
Machine learning identifies Shakespeare and Fletcher's contributions to Henry VIII.
problem Determining the relative contributions of Shakespeare and Fletcher in Henry VIII.
method Combined analysis of vocabulary and versification with machine learning techniques.
result Supports canonical division and new modifications of Henry VIII's authorship.
The paper evaluates homology for links in a solid torus with special boundary conditions.
problem Evaluating homology for links in a solid torus with specific boundary conditions.
method Using foam evaluation, the paper describes equivariant SL(2) and SL(3) homology for links in the solid torus with a distinguished line.
result Generators of state spaces for annular webs are represented by foams with boundary intersecting a distinguished line, contributing additional terms to the foam evaluation.
The paper calculates area Siegel--Veech constants for specific submanifolds of REL zero.
problem Calculating area Siegel--Veech constants for affine invariant submanifolds of REL zero.
method Using volumes of the principal boundary strata and intersection theory.
result Proves a conjectural formula for the area Siegel--Veech constant in the case of REL zero.
The work is motivated by a result of Manin, which relates the Arakelov Green function on a compact Riemann surface to configurations of geodesics in a 3-dimensional hyperbolic handlebody with Schottky uniformization, having the Riemann surface as conformal boundary at infinity. A natural question is to what extent the …
Paper establishes a new formula for Atiyah-Patodi-Singer index using eta invariants.
problem Calculating the Atiyah-Patodi-Singer index without invertibility of boundary operator.
method Using an asymptotic gluing formula for eta invariants and a splitting principle.
result Formula expressing index in terms of eta invariants of domain-wall massive Dirac operators.
For a bounded smooth domain in the plane and smooth boundary data we consider the minimisation of the Willmore functional for graphs subject to Dirichlet or Navier boundary conditions. For H2-regular graphs we show that bounds for the Willmore energy imply area and diameter bounds. We then consider the L1-lower s…
This is a review article on the Bennequin-Birman-Menasco machinery for studying embedded incompressible surfaces in 3-space via their `braid foliations'. Two cases are investigated: case (1) The surface has non-empty boundary; the boundary is a knot or link which is represented as a closed braid, Case (2) The surface i…
Cluster varieties are geometric objects that have recently found applications in several areas of mathematics and mathematical physics. This thesis studies the geometry of a large class of cluster varieties associated to compact oriented surfaces with boundary. The main original contribution of this thesis is to develo…
We prove the existence of a continuous BV minimizer with C0 boundary value for the p-area (pseudohermitian or horizontal area) in a parabolically convex bounded domain. We extend the domain of the area functional from BV functions to vector-valued measures. Our main purpose is to study the first and second v…
Protocorks link exotic 4-manifolds, with applications to Floer homology.
problem Understanding exotic 4-manifolds and their transformations.
method Introducing protocorks and proving theorems on their properties and Floer homology.
result Protocorks link exotic 4-manifolds and contribute to understanding Seiberg-Witten invariants.
Given a compact four-dimensional Riemannian manifold (M,g) with boundary, we study the problem of existence of Riemannian metrics on M conformal to g with prescribed Q-curvature in the interior M˚ of M, and zero T-curvature and mean curvature on the boundary ∂M of M. This geometric …
Solves Einstein vacuum equations with specific boundary conditions.
problem Initial boundary value problem for Einstein vacuum equations in maximal gauge.
method Wave equations for second fundamental form, modified boundary conditions, energy estimates.
result Existence of solutions with specified boundary conditions.
Sharp spectral extension of rigidity theorem for mean-convex manifolds.
problem Rigidity and flexibility of manifolds with mean-convex boundary and nonnegative Ricci curvature.
method Spectral Ricci lower bounds and mean-convex boundary conditions.
result Sharp spectral extension of rigidity theorem for specific conditions.
Proposes a new method for constrained generative modeling using Langevin dynamics.
problem Challenges in satisfying underlying constraints with score-based generative models.
method Uses kinetic Langevin dynamics with specular reflection to model constraints.
result Demonstrates efficient numerical samplers with optimal convergence rates.
Physicists explain a mathematical theorem about topological insulators.
problem Mathematical formulation of APS index theorem not directly related to physical fermion system.
method Reformulated APS index theorem using η invariant of domain-wall Dirac operator.
result Equivalence between APS index and η invariant is generally true.
In the paper we consider the theory of elliptic operators acting in subspaces defined by pseudodifferential projections. This theory on closed manifolds is connected with the theory of boundary value problems for operators violating Atiyah-Bott condition. We prove an index formula for elliptic operators in subspaces de…
Index theorems for the Dirac operator allow one to study spinors on manifolds with boundary and torsion. We analyse the modifications of the boundary Chern-Simons correction and APS eta invariant in the presence of torsion. The bulk contribution must also be modified and is computed using a supersymmetric quantum mecha…
Paper develops a new method for solving IBVPs on star-shaped domains.
problem Solving Inverse Boundary Value Problems (IBVP) for parallel transport equations.
method Covariant tomography, integrating geometric decomposition with specific interior extensions.
result Formal solvability criterion for higher-order IBVPs, validated through examples.
Upper bounds for second Robin eigenvalue on Riemannian surfaces.
problem Bounding the second Robin eigenvalue of Schrödinger operators on Riemannian surfaces.
method Geometric upper bound via Hersch balancing argument on capped surfaces.
result Sharp geometric restrictions for minimal surfaces in negatively curved manifolds.