Proves Weinstein's and Arnold's conjectures using contact instantons.
problem Proving Weinstein's and Arnold's conjectures in contact geometry.
method Existence of fundamental class in Legendrian contact instanton cohomology, evaluation transversality, and geometric construction of contactomorphisms.
result Proves Weinstein's and Arnold's conjectures in full generality.
Develops gluing theory for contact instantons and pseudoholomorphic curves.
problem Constructing contact instanton Floer cohomology and Fukaya-type category.
method Gluing theory of contact instantons and pseudoholomorphic curves in symplectization context.
result Construction of Legendrian contact instanton homology and moduli spaces of holomorphic buildings.
Study contact instantons on Sasakian 5-manifolds with Calabi-Yau structures.
problem Anti-self-dual contact instantons on Sasakian 5-manifolds with transverse Calabi-Yau structures.
method Singularity data of leaf spaces and computation of moduli spaces.
result Explicit computation of complex dimensions of moduli spaces for 95 orbifold K3 surfaces.
We study a natural contact instanton (CI) equation on gauge fields over 7-dimensional Sasakian manifolds, which is closely related both to the transverse Hermitian Yang-Mills (tHYM) condition and the G_2-instanton equation. We obtain, by Fredholm theory, a finite-dimensional local model for the moduli space of irreduci…
Study contact instantons and Legendrian links, proving energy inequalities.
problem Estimating Reeb-untangling energy of Legendrian submanifolds.
method Develop contact Hamiltonian geometry, introduce tame contact manifolds, construct moduli spaces, prove convergence results.
result Self Reeb-untangling energy of compact Legendrian submanifolds is greater than period gap.
We define an invariant of contact 3-manifolds with convex boundary using Kronheimer and Mrowka's sutured instanton Floer homology theory. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first invariant of contact manifolds -- with or without boundary -- defined in the instanton Floer setting. We prove that our invariant vani…
Analyzes perturbed contact instantons with Legendrian boundary conditions using geometric analysis.
problem Analyzing nonlinear elliptic systems associated with contact Hamiltonian trajectories.
method Identifies correct action and energy functionals, develops elliptic regularity theory, and proves asymptotic convergence.
result Established C∞ convergence of perturbed contact instantons under finite energy hypothesis. Study calculates instanton Floer homology for surgeries on L-space knots.
problem Computing the framed instanton Floer homology of surgeries on L-space knots.
method Used Baldwin-Sivek contact invariant and proved homogeneity of the invariant.
result Framed instanton Floer homology agrees with Heegaard Floer homology for L-space knots.
We construct the moduli space of contact instantons, an analogue of Yang-Mills instantons defined for contact metric 5-manifolds and initiate the study of their structure. In the K-contact case we give sufficient conditions for smoothness of the moduli space away from reducible connections and show the dimension is…
We prove that Khovanov homology detects the trefoils. Our proof incorporates an array of ideas in Floer homology and contact geometry. It uses open books; the contact invariants we defined in the instanton Floer setting; a bypass exact triangle in sutured instanton homology, proven here; and Kronheimer and Mrowka's spe…
Simplified construction of contact triad connection for analysis.
problem Analyzing contact instanton equation on contact triads.
method Characterization via almost contact structure and construction using almost contact moving frame.
result Simpler and more canonical construction of contact triad connection.
We define an invariant of contact 3-manifolds with convex boundary using Kronheimer and Mrowka's sutured monopole Floer homology theory (SHM). Our invariant can be viewed as a generalization of Kronheimer and Mrowka's contact invariant for closed contact 3-manifolds and as the monopole Floer analogue of Honda, Kazez, a…
Survey article analyzes pseudoholomorphic curves on symplectization via contact instantons.
problem Analyzing pseudoholomorphic curves on symplectization.
method Using contact instantons and a coordinate-free covariant tensorial calculus.
result Stronger and more accurate a priori estimates for pseudoholomorphic curves.
We recently defined invariants of contact 3-manifolds using a version of instanton Floer homology for sutured manifolds. In this paper, we prove that if several contact structures on a 3-manifold are induced by Stein structures on a single 4-manifold with distinct Chern classes modulo torsion then their contact invaria…
On a five dimensional simply connected Sasaki-Einstein manifold, one can construct Yang-Mills theories coupled to matter with at least two supersymmetries. The partition function of these theories localises on the contact instantons, however the contact instanton equations are not elliptic. It turns out that these equa…
Sp(n)-instantons linked to complex Lagrangian graphs via Fourier-Mukai transform.
problem Understanding Sp(n)-instantons on hyperkahler manifolds with conical singularities.
method Relating Sp(n)-instantons to deformed instantons and studying their properties on hyperkahler manifolds.
result Sp(n)-instantons on hyperkahler manifolds correspond to tri-contact instantons on the 3-Sasakian link.
This research studies the smoothness of moduli spaces of self-dual contact instantons on Sasakian manifolds.
problem Understanding the smooth structure of moduli spaces of self-dual contact instantons on Sasakian 7-manifolds.
method Computing a Weitzenböck formula and using a Bochner-type method to obtain a vanishing theorem.
result Conditions for the smoothness of moduli spaces of self-dual contact instantons, particularly when the Sasakian manifold is transversely Ricci positive and the curvature operator is positive.
In this expository review we discuss various aspects of gauge theory. While the focus is on mathematics, wherever possible we make contact with theoretical high energy physics. Particular emphasis is placed on instantons and monopoles, which admit physical interpretation, and yield interesting and nontrivial mathematic…
New equations connect instantons, spinors, and 3-forms in 6 and 7 dimensions.
problem Solving coupled instanton equations in 6 and 7 dimensions.
method Introducing and investigating coupled instanton equations using generalized geometry.
result Complete solution to first open problem in arbitrary dimensions.
Kronheimer and Mrowka defined invariants of balanced sutured manifolds using monopole and instanton Floer homology. Their invariants assign isomorphism classes of modules to balanced sutured manifolds. In this paper, we introduce refinements of these invariants which assign much richer algebraic objects called projecti…
The heterotic G2 system is solved on Calabi-Yau 3-orbifolds.
problem Solving the heterotic G2 system on Calabi-Yau 3-orbifolds.
method Adjusting circle bundles and powers of α' to obtain cocalibrated G2 structures.
result Non-trivial solutions to the heterotic G2 system are found.
This work is a continuation of our previous paper arXiv:1812.06473 where we have constructed N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on 4D manifolds with a Killing vector field with isolated fixed points. In this work we expand on the mathematical aspects of the theory, with a particular focus on its nature as a …
The 7-dimensional link K of a weighted homogeneous hypersurface on the round 9-sphere in C5 has a nontrivial null Sasakian structure which is contact Calabi-Yau, in many cases. It admits a canonical co-closed G2-structure φ induced by the Calabi-Yau 3-orbifold basic geometry. We disti…
We introduce a canonical affine connection on the contact manifold (Q,ξ), which is associated to each contact triad (Q,λ,J) where λ is a contact form and J:ξ→ξ is an endomorphism with J2=−id compatible to dλ. We call it the \emph{contact triad connection} of (Q,λ,J) and prove its existence and uniqu…
Constructs non-unital monoidal category of contact manifolds and Legendrian correspondence calculus
problem Constructing a non-unital monoidal category of contact manifolds without contact forms
method Developing contact topology without contact forms and defining the star product
result Proving the associativity of the star product and the pentagon axiom
The paper defines ASD connections and constructs families over a 5D Heisenberg group.
problem Defining and constructing ASD connections over a 5D Heisenberg group.
method Geometric approach using twistor spaces and Atiyah-Ward ansätz.
result Construction of families of ASD connections and their relation to vector bundles.
We prove an analogue of the Hitchin-Kobayashi correspondence for compact, oriented, taut Riemannian foliated manifolds with transverse Hermitian structure. In particular, our Hitchin-Kobayashi theorem holds on any compact Sasakian manifold. We define the notion of stability for foliated Hermitian vector bundles with tr…
Study G2-instantons on 7-sphere from 4-sphere instantons.
problem Deformation theory of G2-instantons on 7-sphere. method Analysis of pullback from 4-sphere instantons and identification of deformation spaces.
result Existence of a smooth, complete family of 15-dimensional G2-instantons. Classifies gravitational instantons with quadratic volume growth.
problem Classifying gravitational instantons with specific growth properties.
method Proves a classification theorem for ALG∗ gravitational instantons, determines topology, and proves existence of uniform coordinates. result Proves a relationship between ALG gravitational instantons of different orders.
Given two hyperkähler manifolds M and N and a quaternionic instanton on their product, a hyperkähler Nahm transform can be defined, which maps quaternionic instantons on M to quaternionic instantons on N. This construction includes the case of Nahm transform for periodic instantons on $\bR^4$, the Fourier-Mukai…
Study calculates ring structure in instanton homology for a surface with points.
problem Calculating the ring structure in instanton homology for a surface with points.
method Used singular instanton Floer homology and excision formula.
result Proved an excision formula for instanton Floer homology when n=1.
Survey of recent progress in gravitational instantons
problem Classification of hyperkähler and Hermitian gravitational instantons
method Survey of recent progress in gravitational instantons
result Survey of recent progress in gravitational instantons
Study shows instantons and monopoles decompose into U(1) components.
problem Understanding the asymptotic structure of instantons and monopoles.
method Analysis of multi-centered Taub-NUT manifolds, calorons, and monopoles on R^3.
result Instantons and monopoles asymptotically decompose into U(1) components.
We construct a spectral sequence from the reduced odd Khovanov homology of a link converging to the framed instanton homology of the double cover branched over the link, with orientation reversed. Framed instanton homology counts certain instantons on the cylinder of a 3-manifold connect-summed with a 3-torus. En route…
Study on Yang-Mills equation near instanton-anti-instanton configurations with energy constraints.
problem Understanding Yang-Mills connections near instanton-anti-instanton configurations.
method Analyzing the Uhlenbeck limit and bubble configurations, determining obstructions and proving solutions.
result Instantons are the only solutions with energy less than $4π^2 \left( |κ| + 2
ight) + \varepsilon_κ$.
Proves exact triangle linking knot instanton Floer homology to surgeries.
problem Relating knot instanton Floer homology to surgeries.
method Proves an exact triangle using integer coefficients.
result Poincaré Homology Sphere is not an instanton L-space with integer coefficients.
The paper proves unique characterization of gravitational instantons with specific volume growth.
problem Characterizing gravitational instantons with quadratic volume growth.
method Defining a period mapping and proving its surjectivity and openness.
result The periods uniquely characterize ALG∗ and ALG gravitational instantons up to diffeomorphism. Proves unique ALE instanton with toric Hermitian structure.
problem Classify Ricci flat ALE instantons with toric Hermitian non-Kähler structure.
method Direct global analysis of Tod form in Weyl-Papapetrou coordinates, avoiding toric Kähler geometry.
result Eguchi-Hanson instanton is the only smooth, Ricci flat, ALE instanton with toric Hermitian non-Kähler structure.
Classifies instantons on a specific gravitational instanton and computes partition functions.
problem Classifying finite energy harmonic 2-forms and anti-self-dual Yang-Mills instantons.
method Analyzes U(1)-bundles and computes instantons explicitly. result Unique anti-self-dual Yang-Mills instantons exist and are described explicitly.
We investigate instantons on manifolds with Killing spinors and their cones. Examples of manifolds with Killing spinors include nearly Kaehler 6-manifolds, nearly parallel G_2-manifolds in dimension 7, Sasaki-Einstein manifolds, and 3-Sasakian manifolds. We construct a connection on the tangent bundle over these manifo…
Period maps surjective for certain gravitational instantons.
problem Understanding the uniformization of gravitational instantons.
method Uniformization theorems by Chen--Chen, Chen--Viaclovsky, Collins--Jacob--Lin, and Hein--Sun--Viaclovsky--Zhang.
result Period maps surjective for ALH*, ALG, and ALG* gravitational instantons.
We consider the Hermitian Yang-Mills (instanton) equations for connections on vector bundles over a 2n-dimensional Kähler manifold X which is a product Y x Z of p- and q-dimensional Riemannian manifold Y and Z with p+q=2n. We show that in the adiabatic limit, when the metric in the Z direction is scaled down, the gauge…
Gravitational instantons are non-Kähler, providing a counterexample to Euclidean Black Hole Uniqueness.
problem Classical Euclidean Black Hole Uniqueness conjecture
method Analyzing the Chen-Teo gravitational instanton
result The Chen-Teo instanton is Hermitian and non-Kähler
New homological action on sutured instanton homology defined.
problem Detecting link splitting in knot homology.
method Defining a homological action on sutured instanton Floer homology.
result Instanton knot homology detects link splitting for two-component links.
Smooth family of G2-instantons over a Kummer construction.
problem Constructing a smooth family of G2-instantons over a Kummer construction.
method Extending gluing construction for G2-instantons to Kummer constructions, using a Z2-action to overcome obstructions.
result Proves the existence of a smooth 1-parameter family of G2-instantons, showing their infinitesimal rigidity and non-flatness.
Novel approach to instantons on quaternionic Kähler manifolds.
problem Understanding Yang-Mills instantons on quaternionic Kähler manifolds.
method Extension of harmonic space method for hyperkähler manifolds.
result Established a bijection between instantons and holomorphic maps.
Proves uniqueness of certain S1-symmetric gravitational instantons.
problem Proving uniqueness of S1-symmetric gravitational instantons. method Using a divergence identity and results from the G-signature theorem. result Proof of the S1-symmetric Euclidean Black Hole Uniqueness conjecture. First non-trivial examples of deformed G_2-instantons, distinguishing nearly parallel G_2-structures.
problem Distinguishing between nearly parallel G_2-structures and isometric G_2-structures.
method Provided first non-trivial examples of deformed G_2-instantons and studied their deformation theory.
result Found non-trivial deformed G_2-instantons with obstructed deformation theory and moduli spaces of different dimensions.