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The moduli space of Higgs bundles is stratified into complex symplectic submanifolds.

We give a geometric proof of existence of Whitney stratifications of definable sets in o-minimal structures.

We prove the existence of Verdier stratifications for sets definable in any o-minimal structure on (R, +, .). It is also shown that the Verdier condition (w) implies the Whitney condition (b) in o-minimal structures on (R, +, .). As a consequence the Whitney Stratification Theorem holds. The existence of (wf)-stratific…

The paper defines a stratification for Lie groupoids in a tame topology context.

We study the topology of the inertia space of a smooth $G$-manifold $M$ where $G$ is a compact Lie group. We construct an explicit Whitney stratification of the inertia space, demonstrating that the inertia space is a triangulable differentiable stratified space. In addition, we demonstrate a de Rham theorem for differ…

SGD avoids critical points on weakly convex functions.

In his 1979 paper Trotman proves, using the techniques of the Thom transversality theorem, that under some conditions on the dimensions of the manifolds under consideration, openness of the set of maps transverse to a stratification in the strong (Whitney) topology implies that the stratification is $(a)$-regular. Here…

In this paper we prove that every definable set has a definable triangulation which is locally Lipschitz and weakly bi-Lipschitz on the natural simplicial stratification of the simplicial complex. We also distinguish a class T of regularity conditions and give a universal construction of a definable triangulation with …

Paper proves Whitney stratified spaces can be given a conically smooth structure.

Along with excursions into manifolds with corners, resolution towers of Thom and Whitney stratifications, I show that for a generic gradientlike vector field on a manifold with a Morse function, the stable manifolds give a CW decomposition of the manifold. This has been done before.

We show that, if the family \cal{O} of orbits of all vector fields on a subcartesian space P is locally finite and each orbit in \cal{O} is locally closed, then \cal{O} defines a smooth Whitney A stratification of P. We also show that the stratification by orbit type of the space M/G of orbits of a proper action of a L…

We introduce the notions of a differentiable groupoid and a differentiable stratified groupoid, generalizations of Lie groupoids in which the spaces of objects and arrows have the structures of differentiable spaces, respectively differentiable stratified spaces, compatible with the groupoid structure. After studying b…

Global stability bounds for matrix frames in phase retrieval problems.

In this paper we describe the notion of a weak lipschitzianity of a mapping on a $C^{q}$ stratification. We also distinguish a class of regularity conditions that are in some sense invariant under definable, locally Lipschitz and weakly bi-Lipschitz homeomorphisms. This class includes the Whitney (B) condition and the …

Clarifies the structure of quantum states using algebraic methods.

We present a definable smooth version of the Thom transversality theorem. We show further that the set of non-transverse definable smooth maps is nowhere dense in the definable smooth topology. Finally, we prove a definable version of a theorem of Trotman which says that the Whitney $(a)$-regularity of a stratification…

{\bf Construction.} For a dominating polynomial mapping {$F: K^n\to K^l$} with an isolated critical value at 0 ($K$ an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero) we construct a closed {\it bundle} $G_F \subset T^{*}K^n$. We restrict $G_F$ over the critical points $Sing(F)$ of $F$ in $F^{-1}(0)$ and partiti…

The article consist of two main parts: an analog of the Leray Theory for Singular Varieties and its application to the Theory of Parshin's Residues. The first part is independent from the second. It uses the theory of Whitney stratifications. The second part is an application of the first. In particular, a geometric an…

Locally convex (or nondegenerate) curves in the sphere (or projective space) have been studied for several reasons, including the study of linear ordinary differential equations. Taking Frenet frames allows us to translate such curves into corresponding curves in the flag space, the orthogonal group or its cover $Spin_…

The grassmannian of hermitian lagrangian spaces in $\mathbb{C}^n\oplus \mathbb{C}^n$ is a natural compactification of the space of hermitian $n\times n$ matrices. We describe a Schubert-like, Whitney regular stratification on this space which has a Morse theoretic origin. We prove that these strata define closed subana…

The paper extends $L_\infty$ structures to generic closed two-forms on manifolds.

The paper characterizes Whitney and contact Whitney spheres in complex and Sasakian space forms.

Let $Σ$ be a closed surface, $G$ a compact Lie group, not necessarily connected, with Lie algebra $g$, endowed with an adjoint action invariant scalar product, let $ξ\colon P \to Σ$ be a principal $G$-bundle, and pick a Riemannian metric and orientation on $Σ$ so that the corresponding Yang-Mills equations are defined.…

3D analog of Whitney's planarity criterion for 2-complexes.

The paper shows how to approximate continuous maps to smooth CW complexes.

Many open problems and important theorems in low-dimensional topology have been formulated as statements about certain 2--complexes called gropes. This paper describes a precise correspondence between embedded gropes in 4--manifolds and the failure of the Whitney move in terms of iterated `towers' of Whitney disks. The…

The tame flows are ``nice'' flows on ``nice'' spaces. The nice (tame) sets are the pfaffian sets introduced by Khovanski, and a flow $Φ: \mathbb{R}\times X\to X$ on pfaffian set $X$ is tame if the graph of $Φ$ is a pfaffian subset of $\mathbb{R}\times X\times X$. Any compact tame set admits plenty tame flows. We prove …

Stratifies representation varieties of twisted Hopf links.

Improved optimal regularity for harmonic almost complex structures.

We show that Tim Cochran's invariants $β^i(L)$ of a $2$-component link $L$ in the $3$--sphere can be computed as intersection invariants of certain 2-complexes in the $4$--ball with boundary $L$. These 2-complexes are special types of twisted Whitney towers, which we call {\em Cochran towers}, and which exhibit a new p…

A 4-manifold is parallelizable if its Stiefel-Whitney and Pontryagin classes vanish.

For a closed real algebraic plane affine curve dividing its complexification and equipped with a complex orientation, the Whitney number is expressed in terms of behavior of its complexification at infinity.

The complement of a complex hyperplane arrangement is known to be homotopic to a minimal CW complex. There are several approaches to the minimality. In this paper, we restrict our attention to real two dimensional cases, and introduce the "dual" objects so called minimal stratifications. The strata are explicitly descr…

A geometric construction of Sullivan's Stiefel-Whitney homology classes of a real analytic variety $X$ is given by means of the conormal cycle of an embedding of $X$ in a smooth variety. We prove that the Stiefel-Whitney classes define additive natural transformations from certain constructible functions to homology. W…

Proves Massey's theorems on complex structure obstructions.

The paper develops obstructions for embedding 2D complexes into 4D space.

We use the Dold-Whitney theorem classifying $SO(3)$-bundles over a 4-complex to give a mod 4 obstruction to a 2-component link of trivial linking number being slice. It turns out that this coincides with the reduction of the Sato-Levine invariant.

This paper describes the relationship between the first non-vanishing Milnor invariants of a classical link and the intersection invariant of a twisted Whitney tower. This is a certain 2-complex in the 4-ball, built from immersed disks bounded by the given link in the 3-sphere together with finitely many `layers' of Wh…

The Bialynicki-Birula decomposition of the space of lambda-connections restricts to the Morse stratification on the moduli space of Higgs bundles and to the partial oper stratification on the de Rham moduli space of holomorphic connections. For both the Morse and partial oper stratifications, every stratum is a holomor…

The paper describes a stratification of a compactified Hurwitz space using combinatorial trees.

Study geodesic complexity in homogeneous Riemannian manifolds.

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The paper finds Riemannian metric representatives for Stiefel-Whitney classes.

Extends rigidity results for Whitney spheres in higher dimensions.

By attaching a Lie algebra of germs of analytic vector fields to every point of a (real or complex) analytic variety V we construct the Nagano foliation of the variety. We prove that the Nagano foliation of V is a stratification. The treatment of the subject is totally coordinate free but relies on the Oka-Cartan-Serre…

A geometric characterization of the Arf invariant of a knot in the 3-sphere is given in terms of two kinds of 4-dimensional bordisms, half-gropes and Whitney towers. These types of bordisms have associated complexities class and order which filter the condition of bordism by an embedded annulus, i.e. knot concordance, …

Stiefel-Whitney classes of moment-angle manifolds are trivial.

New forms generalize Whitney forms with rational coefficients for numerical analysis.