Paper computes link determinants using Fourier-Hadamard transforms.
problem Computing determinants of complex link structures.
method Fourier-Hadamard transforms of Boolean functions.
result Determinant of centrally symmetric links with even components equals zero.
The paper explores symmetric representations of links and conditions for amphichirality.
problem Investigating symmetric representations of links and conditions for amphichirality.
method Using antipodally self-dual and antipodally symmetric maps, the authors provide sufficient combinatorial conditions for amphichirality.
result A link is amphichiral if its self-dual pairing is not one of 6 specific ones.
New central elements found in a quantum algebra related to knot theory.
problem Understanding the algebraic structure of SLd-skein algebras. method Threaded polynomials from symmetric functions.
result Extraction of central elements in SLd-skein algebra. Develops symmetric Cartan calculus linking to Patterson-Walker metric.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on developing a new calculus.
method Symmetric Cartan calculus, using torsion-free affine connections.
result Symmetric Cartan calculus is a complete analogue of classical Cartan calculus.
We show existence of centrally symmetric maps on surfaces all of whose faces are quadrangles and pentagons for each orientable genus g≥0. We also show existence of centrally symmetric maps on surfaces all of whose faces are hexagons for each orientable genus g=2k−1, k∈N. We enumerate centrally …
Symmetric quandles provide new insights into link colorings.
problem Understanding link colorings using quandles.
method Construction of symmetric quandles and isomorphism of their cohomology groups.
result Homology groups of quandles are isomorphic to those of their symmetric doubles.
Paper improves SDR estimation speed and conditions.
problem Improving sufficient dimension reduction for multi-index models.
method Estimating expected smoothed gradient outer product.
result Achieves fast parametric convergence rate of Cd⋅n−1/2. Extends Milnor's invariants to 3-manifolds, solving an open problem.
problem Extract transfinite Milnor invariants for 3-manifolds.
method Develops a theory of transfinite invariants for 3-manifold groups.
result Realizes nontrivial values of transfinite Milnor invariants.
We provide a finite dimensional categorification of the symmetric evaluation of slN-webs using foam technology. As an output we obtain a symmetric link homology theory categorifying the link invariant associated to symmetric powers of the standard representation of slN. In addition, the cons…
A quandle coloring obstruction prevents a specific link from being ribbon concordant.
problem Obstructing a specific link from being ribbon concordant.
method Symmetric dihedral quandle coloring analysis.
result A symmetric dihedral quandle of order 4 cannot color a specific surface-link, obstructing ribbon concordance.
Right inverse found for Cartan differential in rank-1 symmetric spaces.
problem Finding a right inverse for the Cartan differential in symmetric spaces.
method Integral operator approach to the Cartan differential on exact forms.
result Extension of Gauss linking integral to rank-1 symmetric spaces.
Characterizes knot groups and symmetric quandles of surface-links.
problem Characterize knot groups and symmetric quandles of surface-links.
method Used plat presentations for surface-links and closed 2-dimensional braids.
result Generalized results to include non-orientable surface-links and showed that dihedral quandles can be realized as symmetric quandles of surface-links.
New divide with gleams method simplifies symmetric link representation.
problem Representing symmetric links with divides and gleams.
method Introducing divides with gleams and algorithms for transvergent diagrams.
result Divides with gleams simplify the representation of symmetric links.
The article considers the problem of existence and uniqueness of centrally symmetrical convex body for which the projection curvature radius function coincides with a given flag function. A necessary and sufficient condition is found that ensures a positive answer. An algorithm for construction the body in question is …
Paper computes knot symmetric quandle for surface-links and finds infinitely many distinct surface-knots.
problem Computing knot symmetric quandle for surface-links.
method Using plat form presentations, the paper computes the knot symmetric quandle for surface-links.
result Infinitely many distinct surface-knots of genus g with plat indices m.
This paper addresses the problem of distributed detection in multi-agent networks. Agents receive private signals about an unknown state of the world. The underlying state is globally identifiable, yet informative signals may be dispersed throughout the network. Using an optimization-based framework, we develop an iter…
Polyhedral surfaces can be broken down into parallelograms.
problem Decomposing polyhedral surfaces into simpler shapes.
method Analyzing moduli spaces and using geometric properties.
result Polyhedral surfaces with 8 vertices can be decomposed into at most 20 parallelograms.
The paper defines a preorder on links and explores its implications for symmetric unions.
problem Understanding the relationships between links and their symmetric unions.
method Defining a preorder relation and proving properties of links and their orbifold groups.
result If a link L is a Montesinos link with r≥3 rational tangles, then L′ is either a Montesinos link with at most r+1 rational tangles or a certain connected sum. Study of intrinsic symmetry groups of links, finding counterexamples.
problem Whether every subgroup of the symmetric group is an intrinsic symmetry group of some link.
method Defined intrinsic symmetry groups and provided counterexamples.
result For n > 5, there does not exist an n-component link L for which S(L) is the alternating group.
The paper shows links can be colored with fewer colors than previously thought.
problem Coloring links using the symmetric group of degree three.
method Analyzing the number of colors for link colorings by S3. result 2-bridge links with 5 colors can be colored with only 4 colors.
We introduce the notion of a ribbon-clasp surface-link, which is a generalization of a ribbon surface-link. We generalize the notion of a normal form on embedded surface-links to the case of immersed surface-links and prove that any (immersed) surface-link can be described in a normal form. It is known that an embedded…
We prove a version of symmetric criticality for ropelength-critical knots. Our theorem implies that a knot or link with a symmetric representative has a ropelength-critical configuration with the same symmetry. We use this to construct new examples of ropelength critical configurations for knots and links which are dif…
We introduce a notion of symmetric Whitney tower cobordism between bordered 3-manifolds, aiming at the study of homology cobordism and link concordance. It is motivated by the symmetric Whitney tower approach to slicing knots and links initiated by Cochran, Orr, and Teichner. We give amenable Cheeger-Gromov rho-invaria…
Tightness of a triangulated manifold is a topological condition, roughly meaning that any simplexwise linear embedding of the triangulation into euclidean space is "as convex as possible". It can thus be understood as a generalization of the concept of convexity. In even dimensions, super-neighborliness is known to be …
The paper studies billiards in symmetric tables and finds a measure bound for maximizing orbits.
problem Understanding the measure of maximizing orbits in symmetric billiard tables.
method Introduced a closed invariant set of locally maximizing orbits and gave an effective bound on its measure.
result An effective bound on the measure of the invariant set in terms of the isoperimetric defect of the curve.
We give a refined value group for the collection of triple linking numbers of links in the 3-sphere. Given two links with the same pairwise linking numbers we show that they have the same refined triple linking number collection if and only if the links admit homeomorphic surface systems. Moreover these two conditions …
The paper establishes a majorization result for symmetric matrices.
problem Majorization of symmetric matrices under certain conditions.
method Using Garding-Dirichlet operator and properties of I-central operators. result A definitive inequality for symmetric matrices.
In his paper "Shapes of Polyhedra and Triangulations of the Sphere", Thurston found that the set of shapes of convex polyhedra with prescribed cone-deficits has a complex hyperbolic structure. Inspired by his work, this paper studies the set of shapes of centrally symmetric octahedra with prescribed cone-deficits. We s…
Paper introduces symmetric divergence link models for probability distributions.
problem Symmetric divergence measures for probability distributions.
method Two general classes of link models: one for survival functions and another for cumulative probability distribution functions.
result Advantages of symmetric divergence measures over asymmetric measures for model averaging and feature assessment.
The paper analyzes variance reduction in stochastic gradient Langevin dynamics.
problem Reducing the variance of stochastic gradient estimators in Langevin dynamics.
method Central limit theorem and Poisson equation analysis for variance characterization.
result Anti-symmetric perturbations can reduce the variance of non-reversible Langevin dynamics.
Simplified computation of symmetric gl_1 homology for links.
problem Computing the symmetric gl_1 homology for uncolored links.
method Down-to-earth description, basis construction, and algorithm for computation.
result An algorithm and program for computing the invariant for uncolored links.
Paper defines conditions for projective links in projective 3-space.
problem Characterizing links in projective 3-space.
method Combinatorial conditions and antipodal symmetry.
result Easy condition to prevent alternating projective links.
Symmetric function LM,N lifts torus link homology.
problem Computing the triply-graded Khovanov-Rozansky homology of torus links.
method Defined a symmetric function LM,N and showed it satisfies a recursion for torus link homology. result Triply-graded Khovanov-Rozansky homology of torus links is a specialization of LM,N. Elliptic curve governs Hopf linking in symmetric tensegrity.
problem Understanding Hopf linking in A4-symmetric tensegrity.
method Parametrized by points on the elliptic curve 30a2.
result Only one rational point corresponds to a stable configuration.
Makeev proved that among centrally symmetric four-dimensional polytopes, with more than twenty facets and circumscribed about the Euclidean ball of diameter one, there is no universal cover for the family of unit diameter sets. In this paper we examine the converse problem, and prove that each centrally symmetric polyt…
Half grid diagrams prove every link can be represented by a special type of grid diagram.
problem Representing links using grid diagrams and related invariants.
method Defining half grid diagrams and constructing canonical pairs, proving equivalence to Jones' construction, relating to classical link invariants.
result Established a new method to relate the oriented Thompson index to classical link invariants and provided bounds for knot invariants.
The conformal Laplacian's algebraic structure is explored in 2D, revealing a central charge.
problem Exploring the algebraic structure of the conformal Laplacian in 2D.
method Using prefactorization algebras and Green functions.
result In 2D, the conformal Laplacian's algebraic structure is revealed through a central charge.
New exact sequence links cohomology, automorphisms, and extensions of symmetric quandles.
problem Understanding the structure of extensions and automorphisms in symmetric quandles.
method Derived a four-term exact sequence relating 1-cocycles, second cohomology, and automorphisms.
result Obstruction to automorphisms lies in the second cohomology of symmetric quandles.
Basket links are shown to be isotopic to T(2,n+1).
problem Understanding isotopy of basket links to torus links.
method Using symmetrized Seifert form congruence to An matrix. result Basket links are isotopic to T(2,n+1). Proves Birkhoff-Poritsky conjecture for centrally-symmetric billiards.
problem Proves conjecture for centrally-symmetric billiards.
method Uses non-standard generating function, invariant curve structure, and integral-geometry approach.
result Billiard curve is an ellipse under given conditions.
A path integral on a link complement of a three-sphere fixes a vector (the "link state") in Chern-Simons theory. The link state can be written in a certain basis with the colored link invariants as its coefficients. We use symmetric webs to systematically compute the colored link invariants, by which we can write down …
Extends Jones' construction to map Thompson group to pointed links.
problem Constructing a map from Thompson group to pointed links.
method Extended Jones' construction, introduced operations, defined new monoid.
result Surjective map from central monoid to linked monoid.
New random walk results on rank one symmetric spaces.
problem Analyzing random walks on noncompact rank one symmetric spaces.
method Unified algebraic framework using Möbius addition and harmonic analysis of spherical functions.
result Renormalized walk converges to heat kernel on Laplace-Beltrami operator.
Constructs minimal submanifolds in symmetric spaces using eigenfunctions.
problem Finding minimal submanifolds in symmetric spaces.
method Employing recent results from S. Gudmundsson and T.J. Munn, constructing submanifolds using eigenfunctions.
result Constructs minimal submanifolds of classical compact Riemannian symmetric spaces.
Obtaining colored HOMFLY-PT polynomials for knots from 3-strand braid carrying arbitrary SU(N) representation is still tedious. For a class of rank r symmetric representations, [r]-colored HOMFLY-PT H[r] evaluation becomes simpler. Recently it was shown that H[r], for such knots from 3-strand braid, can…
We show that every p-fold strictly-cyclic branched covering of a b-bridge link in the 3-sphere admits a p-symmetric Heegaard splitting of genus g=(b-1)(p-1). This gives a complete converse to a result of Birman and Hilden, and gives an intrinsic characterization of p-symmetric Heegaard splittings as p-fold strictly-cyc…
We prove: If a complete connected smooth surface M in euclidean 3-space has general position, intersects some plane along a clean figure-8 (a loop with total curvature zero) and all compact intersections with planes have central symmetry, then M is a (geometric) cylinder over some central figure-8. On the way, we estab…
In this paper, we investigate some applications of commutator subgroups to homotopy groups and geometric groups. In particular, we show that the intersection subgroups of some canonical subgroups in certain link groups modulo their symmetric commutator subgroups are isomorphic to the (higher) homotopy groups. This give…