The paper characterizes boundaries in Turaev-Viro TQFTs and Dijkgraaf-Witten theories.
problem Characterizing boundaries in Turaev-Viro TQFTs and Dijkgraaf-Witten theories.
method Identifying explicit boundary locality conditions and proving consistency with state sum models.
result Turaev-Viro and Dijkgraaf-Witten theories with boundary defects admit a state sum description.
Extends index theory results to manifolds with boundaries.
problem Applying index theory to manifolds with boundaries.
method Extends results of Llarull and Goette-Semmelmann.
result Results extended to manifolds with boundaries.
Proves multiplicity one for boundary minimal hypersurfaces in compact manifolds.
problem Proving multiplicity one for min-max free boundary minimal hypersurfaces in compact manifolds with boundary.
method Developed existence and regularity theory for free boundary hypersurfaces with prescribed mean curvature, including Morse index bounds.
result Proved multiplicity one theorem for min-max free boundary minimal hypersurfaces in compact manifolds with boundary.
The multisymplectic formalism of field theories developed by many mathematicians over the last fifty years is extended in this work to deal with manifolds that have boundaries. In particular, we develop a multisymplectic framework for first order covariant Hamiltonian field theories on manifolds with boundaries. This w…
Developing deformation theory for Calabi-Yau 3-folds with boundary.
problem Dealing with Calabi-Yau threefolds on manifolds with boundary.
method Deformation theory and local Torelli Theorem for compact manifolds.
result An analogue of Hitchin's local Torelli Theorem for Calabi-Yau 3-folds with boundary, modulo a finite dimensional obstruction space.
The paper develops a theory of conformal density at infinity for groups with contracting elements.
problem Understanding conformal dynamics at infinity for groups with contracting elements.
method Introducing a class of convergence boundary and establishing the basic theory of conformal density on it.
result Unified theory of conformal density on various boundaries for different types of groups.
Potential theory extended to Gromov hyperbolic spaces.
problem Extending potential theory to a new class of spaces.
method Unified framework for Gromov hyperbolic metric measure spaces.
result Boundary Harnack inequalities and complete classification of positive harmonic functions.
Generalizes Bestvina's Z-boundaries to coarse Z-boundaries.
problem Establishing properties of Z-boundaries for groups. method Introducing a new concept of a 'coarse Z-boundary' and proving theorems about it. result Admitting a coarse Z-boundary is a pure quasi-isometry invariant. Theory for gravity coupled with fields on manifolds with null-boundary.
problem Formulating a theory for gravity coupled with scalar, SU(n), and spinor fields on manifolds with null-boundary.
method Symplectic reduction of boundary fields and constraints analysis.
result The set of constraints does not form a first class system for the three couplings.
Paper extends index theorem to odd-dimensional manifolds with even-dimensional boundaries.
problem Index theorem for odd-dimensional manifolds with boundaries.
method Equivariant Toeplitz index theory.
result Established equivariant version of Dai-Zhang's theorem.
Global EQG sums boundary states over manifold diffeomorphism classes.
problem Summing boundary states over manifold diffeomorphism classes.
method Formulated as classical statistical physics, weights determined by general principles.
result Hartle-Hawking state as a probability measure.
Study elliptic boundary problems on surfaces, deriving index formulas.
problem Elliptic boundary problems on compact oriented surfaces.
method Analytic index morphism and cohomological formulas.
result Cohomological formulas for K-theory intersection pairings.
The paper establishes a correspondence between normal distributions and neat foliations on manifolds with boundary.
problem Understanding normal distributions on manifolds with boundary.
method Develops a theory analogous to Stefan and Sussmann's for integrable distributions, focusing on neat foliations.
result A one-to-one correspondence between neatly integrable normal distributions and neat foliations by manifolds with boundary.
Extended equivariant BV formalism to manifolds with boundaries.
problem Handling manifolds with boundaries in equivariant BV formalism.
method Extension of AKSZ theories to manifolds with boundaries.
result Successfully applied to manifolds with boundaries.
The paper generalizes free boundary min-max theory to equivariant settings.
problem Existence of minimal hypersurfaces with free boundary in manifolds with boundary.
method Free boundary min-max theory generalized to equivariant settings.
result Existence of nontrivial smooth almost properly embedded G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces with free boundary. Combinatorial definition of bordered Floer theory for torus-boundary manifolds.
problem Defining Floer homology for manifolds with torus boundaries.
method Combinatorial definition with Z coefficients. result Recovery of combinatorial Heegaard Floer homology.
We construct a simple finite-dimensional topological quantum field theory for compact 3-manifolds with triangulated boundary.
We develop Morse theory for manifolds with boundary. Besides standard and expected facts like the handle cancellation theorem and the Morse lemma for manifolds with boundary, we prove that, under a topological assumption, a critical point in the interior of a Morse function can be moved to the boundary, where it splits…
We prove several combinatorial results on path algebras over discrete structures related to directed graphs. These results are motivated by Morse theory on a manifold with boundary and, more generally, by Floer theory on a configuration space with boundary. Their purpose is to organize cobordism relationships among mod…
New index theory proves Gromov's dihedral conjectures.
problem Comparisons and rigidity of scalar curvatures, mean curvatures, and dihedral angles.
method Developed a new index theory for manifolds with polyhedral boundary.
result Proved Gromov's dihedral extremality and rigidity conjectures.
Extends scaling maps theory to manifolds with boundary.
problem Quantitative study of Carnot-Carathéodory balls on manifolds with boundary.
method Introduction of scaling maps adapted to Carnot-Carathéodory balls and Hörmander vector fields on manifolds with boundary.
result First paper in a series studying maximally subelliptic boundary value problems.
Estimates the rational homological dimension of Riemann surfaces with boundary and marked points.
problem Estimating the homological dimensions of Riemann surfaces with boundary and marked points.
method Developed an estimate for the rational homological dimension of Riemann surfaces with possible boundary and marked points.
result Provided an estimate for the rational homological dimension of Riemann surfaces with boundary and marked points.
The paper develops L2 theory for foliations on manifolds with boundary.
problem Analyzing the cohomology of foliated manifolds with boundary.
method Develops L2 theory, establishes decomposition and vanishing theorems, and proves duality and extension theorems. result Establishes Dolbeault decomposition of basic forms and proves global regularity for ∂ˉB-equations. This is Part 1 of two papers where we develop the basic potential theory of elliptic operators on posssibly singular almost minimzers using their hyperbolic unfoldings. We can establish surprisingly robust boundary Harnack inequalities along the singular set. We apply them to derive a Martin theory and solve classical …
Study boundary behavior of limit interfaces in Riemannian manifolds without convexity assumptions.
problem Boundary behavior of limit interfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
method Proves limit-interface is a free boundary varifold, integer rectifiable up to boundary.
result No convexity assumption required; valid even when limit-interface clusters near boundary.
The study finds at least 2 free-boundary minimal disks in convex 3-balls.
problem Finding minimal disks in convex 3-balls.
method Combining mean curvature flow, min-max theory, and degree theory.
result Existence of at least 2 free-boundary minimal disks in convex 3-balls for generic metrics.
The boundary-value problem for Laplace-type operators acting on smooth sections of a vector bundle over a compact Riemannian manifold with generalized local boundary conditions including both normal and tangential derivatives is studied. The condition of strong ellipticity of this boundary-value problem is formulated. …
The study proves the existence of free boundary minimal disks in convex regions.
problem Proving the existence of free boundary minimal disks in convex regions.
method Based on a multiplicity-one theorem for the free boundary Simon-Smith min-max theory.
result Existence of at least three embedded free boundary minimal disks in strictly convex domains with nonnegative Ricci curvature.
This paper introduces a general perturbative quantization scheme for gauge theories on manifolds with boundary, compatible with cutting and gluing, in the cohomological symplectic (BV-BFV) formalism. Explicit examples, like abelian BF theory and its perturbations, including nontopological ones, are presented.
Study min-max theory for hypersurfaces with boundary constraints.
problem Finding minimal hypersurfaces with boundary constraints.
method Schoen-Simon-type regularity result for integral varifolds, proving existence of closed hypersurfaces with specific properties.
result Existence of a closed C1,1 hypersurface with codimension ≥7 singular set in the interior. Study of elliptic boundary value problems on non-compact manifolds.
problem Analyzing elliptic differential operators on manifolds with non-compact boundaries.
method Regularity theory and trace theorems for sections in the maximal domain under various assumptions.
result Systematic study of local and nonlocal boundary conditions, including the Atiyah-Patodi-Singer condition.
The paper develops a theory for free boundary minimal surfaces with genus at least one.
problem Finding minimal surfaces with specific genus and boundary conditions.
method Using sweepouts of surfaces of genus g≥1 and m≥1 ideal boundary components, the paper constructs a min-max theory for free boundary minimal surfaces.
result The width for the area functional can be achieved by a bubble tree limit of branched genus g free boundary minimal surfaces with nodes.
Formula calculates invariant for 3-manifolds with torus boundaries.
problem Calculating an invariant for 3-manifolds with torus boundaries.
method Generalized Chern-Simons invariant and provided a gluing formula.
result A gluing formula for the invariant d(M,ρ). New theory shows how membranes can break symmetry.
problem Understanding symmetry breaking in membranes with boundaries.
method Applied bifurcation theory and reduced membrane equation.
result Existence of symmetry breaking bifurcation in membrane solutions.
In this paper, we establish a min-max theory for constructing minimal disks with free boundary in any closed Riemannian manifold. The main result is an effective version of the partial Morse theory for minimal disks with free boundary established by Fraser. Our theory also includes as a special case the min-max theory …
The general theory of boundary value problems for linear elliptic wedge operators (on smooth manifolds with boundary) leads naturally, even in the scalar case, to the need to consider vector bundles over the boundary together with general smooth fiberwise multiplicative group actions. These actions, essentially trivial…
In this paper, we study the Seiberg-Witten equations on the product R x Y, where Y is a compact 3-manifold with boundary. Following the approach of Salamon and Wehrheim in the instanton case, we impose Lagrangian boundary conditions for the Seiberg- Witten equations. The resulting equations we obtain constitute a nonli…
Study shows unique tangent cones for area-minimizing currents at boundary points.
problem Uniqueness of tangent cones for area-minimizing currents with arbitrary multiplicity.
method Analysis of area minimizing currents in C2 submanifolds with arbitrary boundary multiplicity. result Tangent cones are unique at density Q/2 boundary points. We study boundary value problems for linear elliptic differential operators of order one. The underlying manifold may be noncompact, but the boundary is assumed to be compact. We require a symmetry property of the principal symbol of the operator along the boundary. This is satisfied by Dirac type operators, for instan…
Develops Hodge theory for boundary-value problems on general geometric structures.
problem Solvability and uniqueness conditions for linearized overdetermined boundary-value problems.
method Introduces elliptic pre-complex and order-reduction property to generalize Hodge theory.
result Provides tools to study cohomology explicitly for general geometric structures.
We generalize the very well known boundary operator of the ordinary singular homology theory, defined in many books about algebraic topology. We describe a variant of this ordinary simplicial boundary operator where the usual boundary (n-1)-simplices of each n-simplex are replaced by combinations of internal (n-1)- sim…
The paper proves the existence of boundary minimal hypersurfaces in compact manifolds with boundary.
problem Existence of boundary minimal hypersurfaces in compact manifolds with boundary.
method Min-max theory applied to local maximizers of width in conformal classes.
result Existence of a sequence of properly embedded equidistributed boundary minimal hypersurfaces.
We study symplectic Laplacians on compact symplectic manifolds with boundary. These Laplacians are associated with symplectic cohomologies of differential forms and can be of fourth-order. We introduce several natural boundary conditions on differential forms and use them to establish Hodge theory by proving various fo…
The paper connects orbifold singularities to higher symmetries in SQFTs.
problem Understanding higher symmetries in supersymmetric quantum field theories.
method Cutting and gluing of orbifold singularities to determine symmetries.
result Local orbifold singularities encode 0-form, 1-form, and 2-group symmetries.
The article studies random infinite ideal hyperbolic polyhedra and their dual graphs, establishing new boundary theories.
problem Uniformization and boundary theory of random infinite ideal hyperbolic polyhedra and their dual graphs.
method Combinatorics, geometry, analysis, and random walks perspectives.
result Characterization of the ICP type of IAG and convergence of simple random walk to the boundary.
Study aspherical manifolds with boundaries, proving homological criteria.
problem Classify compact aspherical manifolds with boundaries.
method Develop homological criteria, use Poincaré pairs, and surgery theory.
result Prove conditions for realizing manifolds as boundaries of aspherical manifolds.
The theory of geometric structures on a surface with nonempty boundary can be developed by using a decomposition of such a surface into hexagons, in the same way as the theory of geometric structures on a surface without boundary is developed using the decomposition of such a surface into pairs of pants. The basic elem…
We study elliptic theory on manifolds with boundary represented as a covering space. Firstly, we consider boundary value problems, where the boundary conditions are allowed to mix the values of functions in the fibers of the covering. We show that elliptic elements define Fredholm operators and prove an index formula. …