The study finds points on surfaces where a tensor is conformal to a metric.
problem Existence of conformal points on surfaces.
method Analyzes symmetric bilinear two-tensor fields and Riemannian metrics.
result Provides conditions for the existence of conformal points.
New boundary and point constraints for controlling conformal surfaces.
problem Controlling the geometry of surfaces defined by minimizers of conformal variational problems.
method Introducing new boundary conditions, point constraints, and flux constraints to control the metric and conformal scale factor.
result Introduces intuitive controls for exploring a subspace of conformal immersions.
Develops a method for conformal parameterization of point clouds without fixed boundaries.
problem Desirable distortion in fixed-boundary parameterizations of point clouds.
method Free-boundary conformal parameterization method involving approximation of point cloud Laplacian and boundary treatment.
result High-quality point cloud meshing achieved through the proposed method.
We prove that the conformal immersions of complex two tori into S3 which locally minimize their conformal volume in their conformal class all satisfy some elliptic PDE. We prove that they are either minimal tori, CMC flat tori, elliptic conformally constrained minimal tori or critical point of the area under some fi…
Study on conformal transformations of Cahen-Wallach spaces, focusing on fixed points and discontinuous groups.
problem Characterizing conformal transformations of Cahen-Wallach spaces.
method Analyzing conformal transformations of indecomposable Lorentzian symmetric spaces, focusing on fixed points and discontinuous groups.
result Essential conformal transformations of conformally curved Cahen-Wallach spaces have fixed points, and such transformations cannot centralize essential homotheties.
Method computes harmonic and conformal maps from point clouds.
problem Computing maps from irregular point cloud data.
method Meshless method using cubic lattice approximations.
result Harmonic and conformal maps computed accurately.
For a conformal vector field ξ on a Riemannian manifold, we say that a point is essential if there is no local metric in the conformal class for which ξ is Killing. We show that the only essential points are isolated zeros of ξ. As an application, we show that every connected component of the zero set of ξ is t…
For a hypersurface V of a conformal space, we introduce a conformal differential invariant I = h^2/g, where g and h are the first and the second fundamental forms of V connected by the apolarity condition. This invariant is called the conformal quadratic element of V. The solution of the problem of conformal rigidity i…
Classification of Finslerian spaces with nontrivial concircular transformations.
problem Classifying Finslerian spaces with nontrivial concircular transformations.
method Proving the existence of at most two critical points in a conformal circle-preserving transformation and presenting a diffeomorphism classification based on these critical points.
result Presented a diffeomorphism classification of Finslerian manifolds that admit nontrivial conformal circle-preserving transformations.
Polyconvex energies with conformal invariance have smooth stationary points outside a discrete set.
problem Stationary points of conformally invariant polyconvex energies
method Proving smoothness of stationary points
result Smooth stationary points outside a discrete set
The paper extends Huber's theorem to higher dimensions using n-Laplace equations.
problem Proving finite point conformal compactification for general dimensions.
method Using n-Laplace equations and strengthened Arsove-Huber's theorem.
result Established finite point conformal compactification theorem for manifolds.
The study finds resonance points in polarised curves with polynomial conserved quantities.
problem Finding resonance points in polarised curves with polynomial conserved quantities.
method Using the non-orthogonality assumption on the conserved quantity, the study deduces the existence of resonance points.
result Every finite type polarised curve in the conformal 2-sphere with a polynomial conserved quantity admits a resonance point.
Point cloud is the most fundamental representation of 3D geometric objects. Analyzing and processing point cloud surfaces is important in computer graphics and computer vision. However, most of the existing algorithms for surface analysis require connectivity information. Therefore, it is desirable to develop a mesh st…
Study of umbilic points on Willmore surfaces in 3-sphere.
problem Characterizing umbilic points on Willmore surfaces.
method Analysis of conformal Gauss map and Gauss-Bonnet formula.
result Unified expression for Willmore energy in space-forms.
Constrained Willmore surfaces are conformal immersions of Riemann surfaces that are critical points of the Willmore energy W=∫H2 under compactly supported infinitesimal conformal variations. Examples include all constant mean curvature surfaces in space forms. In this paper we investigate more generally the crit…
Conformal geodesics can't spiral in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Existence of spiral conformal geodesics on Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzing properties of conformal geodesics on Riemannian manifolds.
result No conformal geodesic can become trapped in every neighborhood of a point.
Paper proves geodesics and focal points unchanged by conformal changes in pseudo-Finsler manifolds.
problem Understanding the behavior of lightlike geodesics in pseudo-Finsler manifolds.
method Used Chern connection, anisotropic calculus, and critical points of energy functional to prove invariance.
result Lightlike geodesics and focal points are preserved by anisotropic conformal changes.
We consider the self-dual conformal classes on n#CP^2 discovered by LeBrun. These depend upon a choice of n points in hyperbolic 3-space, called monopole points. We investigate the limiting behavior of various constant scalar curvature metrics in these conformal classes as the points approach each other, or as the poin…
Adapted metrics found on complex manifolds.
problem Finding metrics suitable for complex manifolds.
method Characterizing adapted metrics as critical points of a functional.
result Gauduchon metric is adapted on locally conformally product manifolds.
Study of Lorentzian surfaces with Killing fields, characterizing their conformal classes.
problem Characterizing conformal classes of Lorentzian surfaces with Killing fields.
method Defining a map associating conformal classes to vector fields on the circle, analyzing finite-dimensional fibers.
result Finite-dimensional fibers of the map, allowing characterization of conformal classes.
In this note we prove that a generic Riemannian manifold of dimension ≥3 does not admit any nontrivial local conformal diffeomorphisms. This is a conformal analog of a result of Sunada concerning local isometries, and makes precise the principle that generic manifolds in high dimensions do not have conformal symm…
Sharp estimate on harmonic maps at conformal points in balls.
problem Estimating harmonic maps at conformal points in balls.
method Sharp estimate on differential norm using Schwarz-Pick lemma.
result Generalizes classical Schwarz-Pick lemma and gives optimal for n≥3. Minimal surfaces in harmonic conformally flat space are studied.
problem Minimal surfaces in harmonic conformally flat space.
method Variational geometry approach focusing on mean curvature and Willmore functionals.
result Critical points of mean curvature functional are homeomorphic to the sphere.
The study of conformal biharmonic maps and hypersurfaces in various spaces.
problem Understanding the properties and behavior of conformal biharmonic maps and hypersurfaces.
method Investigation of the conformal bienergy functional and its critical points, focusing on hypersurfaces in spheres and hyperbolic spaces.
result Identification and classification of conformal biharmonic hypersurfaces in spheres and hyperbolic spaces, including stability analysis.
Paper studies critical points of curvature energies in 4D.
problem Critical points of conformally invariant extrinsic energies on 4-manifolds.
method Converted Euler-Lagrange equations to a system with favourable structures using invariances and Noether's theorem.
result Generalized Tristan Rivière's work on Willmore energy to 4D.
We consider the problem of quickest change-point detection in data streams. Classical change-point detection procedures, such as CUSUM, Shiryaev-Roberts and Posterior Probability statistics, are optimal only if the change-point model is known, which is an unrealistic assumption in typical applied problems. Instead we p…
New invariant for 4D hypersurfaces ensures smooth critical points.
problem Understanding smoothness of curvature energies on 4D hypersurfaces.
method Developed a new conformally invariant energy.
result Critical points of new energy are smooth.
Conformal Test Martingales can be 'blind' to significant changes in data distribution.
problem The converse of exchangeability does not hold, leading to potential blindness of CTMs.
method Explicit construction of A-cryptic change-point using bivariate Gaussian distributions. result CTMs can be perfectly cryptic to a significant change in marginal means.
We provide five examples of conformal geometries which are naturally associated with ordinary differential equations (ODEs). The first example describes a one-to-one correspondence between the Wuenschmann class of 3rd order ODEs considered modulo contact transformations of variables and (local) 3-dimensional conformal …
Compact Finslerian manifolds don't admit non-trivial circle-preserving transformations.
problem Characterizing Finslerian manifolds without circle-preserving transformations.
method Analyzing critical points of conformal transformations to prove manifold rigidity.
result Compact Finslerian manifolds are Riemannian and conformally diffeomorphic to standard spheres, Euclidean spaces, or hyperbolic spaces.
Paper shows no finite time singularities for smooth conformal heat flow of harmonic maps.
problem Smoothness of conformal heat flow of harmonic maps.
method Combines harmonic map flow with metric evolution in conformal direction.
result No finite time singularity occurs for the flow, and under certain conditions, maps converge to a point.
Proposes a method to improve class-conditional conformal prediction for many classes.
problem Weak guarantees for specific classes in classification problems.
method Clusters classes with similar conformal scores and performs conformal prediction at the cluster level.
result Clustered conformal typically outperforms existing methods in class-conditional coverage and set size metrics.
Selects points from Jordan domains on Riemannian surfaces.
problem Selecting points from Jordan domains in Riemannian surfaces.
method Fiber bundle theory and conformal mappings.
result Space of Jordan domains retracts onto round disks.
Study of critical points for 4D conformally invariant curvature energies.
problem Analyzing critical points of conformally invariant curvature energies in 4 dimensions.
method Using Noether's theorem and divergence-free potentials, generating an algebraic structure, and considering Palais-Smale sequences.
result Improved energy estimates for critical points under small-energy hypotheses.
The paper proves stability of critical points for conformally invariant Lagrangians.
problem Stability of critical points for conformally invariant Lagrangians under weak convergence.
method Upper-semi-continuity of Morse index plus nullity established for critical points.
result The sum of Morse indices and nullity is bounded from above by the sum of the Morse indices plus the nullity of the weak limit and bubbles.
An algebraic curvature tensor is called Osserman if the eigenvalues of the associated Jacobi operator are constant on the unit sphere. A Riemannian manifold is called conformally Osserman if its Weyl conformal curvature tensor at every point is Osserman. We prove that a conformally Osserman manifold of dimension $n \ne…
Self-calibrating conformal prediction improves interval efficiency and offers a practical alternative.
problem Improving the reliability and uncertainty quantification of machine learning predictions.
method Combines Venn-Abers calibration and conformal prediction for binary and regression problems.
result Improves interval efficiency through model calibration and offers practical alternatives.
New approach classifies conformal Killing vector fields for FLRW space-time.
problem Classifying conformal Killing vector fields for FLRW space-time.
method Introduced new perspective on conformal Killing vector fields for FLRW space-time, considering three cases for the conformal factor.
result Nine conformal vector fields on FLRW, six of which are Killing and the rest non-Killing.
Proposes a new method to unlearn from specific data points in conformal predictors.
problem Challenges of existing unlearning methods in conformal predictors.
method Formalizes conformal unlearning, introduces practical metrics, and presents an optimization algorithm.
result Demonstrates effective removal of targeted information while preserving utility.
Efficiency criteria improve conformal predictors' performance.
problem Improving the performance of conformal predictors.
method Learning classifiers by minimizing observed fuzziness as a training objective function.
result Conformal predictors trained by minimizing observed fuzziness perform better than traditional ones.
The paper proves conditions for compact vacuum static spaces to be isometric to spheres.
problem Conditions for compact vacuum static spaces to be isometric to spheres.
method Analyzes conditions involving closed conformal vector fields and critical point equations.
result Compact vacuum static spaces with non-trivial closed conformal vector fields are isometric to standard spheres.
The conformal properties of complex Finsler metrics are studied. We give a characterization of a compact complex Finsler manifold to be globally conformal Kähler. The critical points of the total holomorphic curvature and total Ricci curvature in the volume preserved conformal classes are studied. The stability of crit…
Classifies conformal transformations in spacetimes without observer horizons.
problem Understanding conformal transformations in spacetimes without observer horizons.
method Proves classification of conformal transformations into two types: escaping and non-escaping.
result Conformal transformations of Einstein's static universe are classified.
Study on metrics maximizing eigenvalues of Paneitz operator on 4-manifolds.
problem Investigating metrics maximizing eigenvalues of Paneitz operator.
method Critical points of eigenvalues of Paneitz operator on Riemannian metrics with fixed volume.
result Critical metrics associated with extrinsic conformal-harmonic maps into round spheres.
Generalized Huber's theorem for specific manifold curvature types.
problem Finite point conformal compactification on manifolds with certain curvature integrability.
method Generalization of Huber's theorem to higher dimensions with $L^ rac{n}{2}$ integrable Ricci curvatures.
result Validated finite point conformal compactification theorem for new class of manifolds.
ICP improves prediction intervals for continuous outcomes at lower computational cost.
problem Systematic bias in point predictions that undermines their use in decision-making.
method Develops Isotonic Conformal Prediction (ICP) framework to decouple calibration from prediction-set construction.
result SICP and TICP procedures match SC-CP coverage at lower computational cost.
A conformal map from a Riemann surface to the Euclidean four-space is explained in terms of its twistor lift. A local factorization of a differential of a conformal map is obtained. As an application, the factorization of a differential provides an upper bound of the area of a super-conformal map around a branch point.
Study geodesics in conformally compact manifolds, showing smoothness and asymptotic behavior.
problem Analyzing geodesics in conformally compact manifolds with varying curvature.
method Examining asymptotic behavior and regularity of geodesics near boundary.
result Non-trapped geodesics extend to conformal infinity with C1,α regularity, endpoints smooth on initial conditions.