Study cosmic structures using Topological Data Analysis and Persistence Energy.
problem Investigate cosmic web evolution in ΛCDM cosmologies. method Apply LITE method to embed persistence diagrams into vector spaces and analyze cosmic structures.
result Discover a correlation between Persistence Energy and redshift values.
Proposes a weaker version of Strong Cosmic Censorship with curvature bounds.
problem The original Strong Cosmic Censorship conjecture.
method Weakens the conjecture to allow manifolds with bounded curvature and Lipschitz continuity of metrics.
result Proves the conjecture with bounded curvature for sufficiently large p (p>4 with uniform bounds, p>2 without uniform bounds).
New model reduces bias in cosmic shear measurements.
problem Bias in cosmic shear measurements due to non-well-defined ellipticity.
method Hybrid physical and deep learning Hierarchical Bayesian Model.
result Unbiased estimate of shear on realistic galaxies.
The study proves strong cosmic censorship violation for spherically symmetric dust clouds.
problem Violation of strong cosmic censorship for spherically symmetric dust clouds.
method Derived an ordinary differential equation for light rays and used it to prove strong cosmic censorship violation.
result Generic violation of strong cosmic censorship for spherically symmetric dust clouds.
The large-scale structure of the universe is comprised of virialized blob-like clusters, linear filaments, sheet-like walls and huge near empty three-dimensional voids. Characterizing the large scale universe is essential to our understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxies. The density range of clusters, wa…
Paper uses ResUNet-CMB to reconstruct cosmic polarization rotation from CMB data.
problem Reconstructing anisotropic cosmic polarization rotation from CMB data.
method Extended ResUNet-CMB to handle gravitational lensing and patchy reionization.
result ResUNet-CMB outperforms standard quadratic estimator in reconstructing all three effects.
CoSMIC extends flow-based SVI to transdimensional problems.
problem Bayesian structure learning and model selection with multi-model parameter spaces.
method Normalizing flows with a combined stochastic variational transdimensional inference approach.
result Improved performance on high-cardinality model spaces.
Penrose's conjecture links black holes and gravitational singularities.
problem Deterministic nature of General Relativity and black holes.
method Modern techniques in partial differential equations applied to gravitational collapse.
result Recent advances in understanding Strong Cosmic Censorship.
Bayesian neural networks improve cosmic parameter estimation from modified gravity simulations.
problem Estimating cosmological parameters from large-scale structure data with modified gravity.
method Implement Bayesian neural networks (BNNs) with two cases: single BLL and FullB, trained on dark matter only particle mesh N-body simulations. result BNNs yield well-calibrated uncertainty estimates and accurately predict cosmological parameters for Ωm and σ8. Proves weak cosmic censorship for a specific Einstein-scalar field system in 2+1 dimensions.
problem Proves the absence of naked singularities in a specific Einstein-scalar field system.
method Establishes a mass gap and shows the presence of infinite blueshift to prove the absence of naked singularities.
result Proves the weak cosmic censorship conjecture for the circularly symmetric Einstein-scalar field system in 2+1 dimensions.
This paper addresses strong cosmic censorship for spacetimes with self-gravitating collisionless matter, evolving from surface-symmetric compact initial data. The global dynamics exhibit qualitatively different features according to the sign of the curvature k of the symmetric surfaces and the cosmological constant $…
We consider how microlocal methods developed for tomographic problems can be used to detect singularities of the Lorentzian metric of the Universe using measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation. The physical model we study is mathematically rigorous but highly idealized.
We explore the use of random forest and gradient boosting, two powerful tree-based machine learning algorithms, for the detection of cosmic strings in maps of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), through their unique Gott-Kaiser-Stebbins effect on the temperature anisotropies.The information in the maps is compressed…
Study on naked singularities without symmetry, forming incomplete future null infinity and singular inner Cauchy horizon.
problem Formation of naked singularities in Einstein-scalar field system without symmetry assumptions.
method Employing four-type differences and scale-invariant weighted norms to control geometry.
result Global naked singularity structure with incomplete future null infinity and singular inner Cauchy horizon.
Dark matter in the universe evolves through gravity to form a complex network of halos, filaments, sheets and voids, that is known as the cosmic web. Computational models of the underlying physical processes, such as classical N-body simulations, are extremely resource intensive, as they track the action of gravity in …
Proof confirms cosmic censorship for charged gravitational collapse.
problem Cosmic censorship for Einstein-Maxwell-Charged Scalar Field system.
method Systematic approach to incorporate charge and complex scalar field, new trapped surface criterion, modified BV area estimates, and new instability theorems.
result Cosmic censorship holds for charged gravitational collapse.
Study on spin random fields using chaos decomposition for cosmic microwave background modeling.
problem Modeling polarization of Cosmic Microwave Background using spin random fields.
method Explicit Wiener-Itô chaos decomposition of area measures of level sets.
result Reveals a clear difference between high frequency regime and zero spin case.
Study geometric properties of generalized vacuum static spaces.
problem Estimating geometric properties of generalized φ-vacuum static spaces. method Proving estimates for φ-scalar curvature and first eigenvalue of the Jacobi operator, and rigidity under various geometric assumptions. result Proved a result related to the Cosmic no-hair conjecture.
We address the issue of strong cosmic censorship for T^2-symmetric spacetimes with positive cosmological constant. In the case of collisionless matter, we complete the proof of the C^2 formulation of the conjecture for this class of spacetimes. In the vacuum case, we prove that the conjecture holds for the special case…
The intention of this article is to give a flavour of some global problems in General Relativity. We cover a variety of topics, some of them related to the fundamental concept of 'Cauchy hypersurfaces': (1) structure of globally hyperbolic spacetimes, (2) the relativistic initial value problem, (3) constant mean curvat…
It is observed that on many 4-manifolds there is a unique smooth structure underlying a globally hyperbolic Lorentz metric. For instance, every contractible smooth 4-manifold admitting a globally hyperbolic Lorentz metric is diffeomorphic to the standard R4. Similarly, a smooth 4-manifold homeomorphic to the produc…
The paper connects Diophantine approximation to black hole behavior, proving blow-up conditions.
problem Understanding the behavior of waves on Kerr-AdS black holes.
method Analyzing linear scalar perturbations and studying poles of the interior scattering operator.
result Perturbations ψ blow up at the Cauchy horizon under certain non-Diophantine conditions. Proves conditions for Cauchy horizons in low-regularity spacetimes.
problem Conditions for the existence of Cauchy horizons in spacetimes with low regularity.
method Analyzes the relationship between complete Cauchy hypersurfaces, almost closed causal curves, and points at infinity.
result Wald's conjecture reformulated as a PDE problem about Cauchy horizons.
Study of cosmic microwave background polarization using spin random fields.
problem Detecting deviations from Gaussianity and anisotropies in cosmic fields.
method Explicit formula for Lipschitz-Killing curvatures of spin spherical random fields.
result Coherent with asymptotic results, providing new metric expressions.
Bayesian Gaussian Processes improve exoplanet transit and Hubble constant inference.
problem Improving exoplanet transit and Hubble constant inference using Bayesian Gaussian Processes.
method Kernel-, mean- and noise-marginalised Gaussian Processes with evidence-based model comparison and transdimensional sampling.
result Inferred Hubble constant H0 values from cosmic chronometers, baryon acoustic oscillations and combined datasets are 66±6kms−1Mpc−1, 67±10kms−1Mpc−1 and 69±6kms−1Mpc−1, respectively. New singularity concept in GR: volume singularities.
problem Understanding spacetime singularities in General Relativity.
method Introducing a new type of singularity: volume singularities.
result Volume singularities are hidden by event horizons.
Study on black hole interiors with matter fields, showing oscillation condition impacts blow-up.
problem Examining Strong Cosmic Censorship in the presence of matter fields.
method Einstein equations coupled with charged/massive scalar fields, spherically symmetric data, relaxation rate analysis.
result Oscillation condition on event horizon determines whether matter fields blow up or not.
We initiate the mathematical study of spherical collapse of self-gravitating charged scalar fields. The main result gives a complete characterization of the future boundary of spacetime, providing a starting point for studying the cosmic censorship conjectures. In general, the boundary includes two null components, one…
Proves inextendibility of weak null singularities from curvature blow-up.
problem Inextendibility of weak null singularities in the context of curvature blow-up.
method Introduces a new strategy to infer Cloc0,1-inextendibility from curvature blow-up. result Expected to contribute to the resolution of strong cosmic censorship conjecture.
Let M be a connected, simply connected, oriented, closed, smooth four-manifold which is spin (or equivalently having even intersection form) and put M×:=M∖{point}.In this paper we prove that if X× is a smooth four-manifold homeomorphic but not necessarily diffeomorphic to M× (m…
In this paper we construct new solutions of the Kahler-Yang-Mills equations, by applying dimensional reduction methods to the product of the complex projective line with a compact Riemann surface. The resulting equations, that we call gravitating vortex equations, describe Abelian vortices on the Riemann surface with b…
TomOpt optimizes muon detector designs using differentiable programming.
problem Designing efficient particle detectors for muon tomography.
method Differentiable programming for muon interaction modeling, inference, and optimisation.
result Demonstrated end-to-end differentiable and inference-aware optimisation of particle physics instruments.
The article characterizes a hemisphere using a Laplace operator and a differential equation.
problem Characterizing a hemisphere in a Riemannian manifold with boundary.
method Using the de-Rham Laplace operator and a nontrivial solution of the Fischer-Marsden equation.
result Proves the cosmic no-hair conjecture under a given integral condition.
We carry out the harmonic analysis on four Platonic spherical three-manifolds with different topologies. Starting out from the homotopies (Everitt 2004), we convert them into deck operations, acting on the simply connected three-sphere as the cover, and obtain the corresponding variety of deck groups. For each topology…
Study on static perfect fluid space-time geometry and boundary estimates.
problem Investigate the geometry and boundary properties of static perfect fluid space-time.
method Used generalized Reilly's formula to establish geometric inequalities and boundary estimates.
result Obtained new boundary estimates involving the Brown-York mass and first eigenvalue of the Jacobi operator.
Proves existence of Killing fields in smooth spacetimes with compact Cauchy horizons.
problem Existence of Killing fields in smooth spacetimes with compact Cauchy horizons.
method Normalized surface gravity of compact non-degenerate Cauchy horizons in smooth vacuum spacetimes.
result Proves the Isenberg-Moncrief conjecture on the existence of Killing fields.
The paper examines gravitational singularities in spacetimes and proves inextendibility.
problem Investigating gravitational singularities in spacetimes.
method Analyzing local holonomy and using it to prove inextendibility.
result Proves the Cloc0,1-inextendibility of certain spacetimes. Study of mean curvature flow in de Sitter space, showing convergence to flat slicing.
problem Mean curvature flow in de Sitter space.
method Analysis of mean convex mean curvature flow of local spacelike graphs in de Sitter space.
result As s goes to infinity, Ms becomes graphical in expanding balls, converging to the flat slicing of de Sitter space. We consider spacetimes solving the Einstein non-linear scalar field equations with T2-symmetry and show that they admit an areal time foliation in the expanding direction. In particular, we prove global existence and uniqueness of solutions to the corresponding system of evolution equations for all future times. The on…
In this letter a generic counterexample to the strong cosmic censor conjecture is exhibited. More precisely---taking into account that the conjecture lacks any precise formulation yet---first we make sense of what one would mean by a "generic counterexample" by introducing the mathematically unambigous and logically st…
We connect topological changes that can occur in 3-space via surgery, with black hole formation, the formation of wormholes and new generalizations of these phenomena, including relationships between quantum entanglement and wormhole formation. By considering the initial manifold as the 3-dimensional spatial sectio…
The study characterizes Riemannian manifolds with conformal vector fields and proves isometric properties.
problem Characterizing Riemannian manifolds with conformal vector fields and boundary conditions.
method Analyzing the properties of conformal vector fields on compact Riemannian manifolds with or without boundary.
result Proves isometric properties of Riemannian manifolds under specific conditions.
COSMIC identifies LTV systems from large data sets efficiently.
problem Identification of discrete-time linear time-variant systems from large-scale data.
method Formulates as regularized least squares problem, develops closed-form algorithm with linear complexity.
result Achieves optimal results even with large data volumes, significantly faster than general solvers.
The Strong Cosmic Censorship conjecture states that for generic initial data to Einstein's field equations, the maximal globally hyperbolic development is inextendible. We prove this conjecture in the class of orthogonal Bianchi class B perfect fluids and vacuum spacetimes, by showing that unboundedness of certain curv…
In this work we consider the gravitating vortex equations. These equations couple a metric over a compact Riemann surface with a hermitian metric over a holomorphic line bundle equipped with a fixed global section --- the Higgs field ---, and have a symplectic interpretation as moment-map equations. As a particular cas…
For almost half of the one hundred year history of Einstein's theory of general relativity, Strong Cosmic Censorship has been one of its most intriguing conjectures. The SCC conjecture addresses the issue of the nature of the singularities found in most solutions of Einstein's gravitational field equations: Are such si…
Paper proves existence of anisotropic dynamical horizons in gravitational collapse.
problem Existence of apparent horizons in gravitational collapse.
method Scale-critical hyperbolic method and non-perturbative elliptic techniques.
result Smooth and spacelike apparent horizons emerge from general initial data in gravitational collapse.
New data shows multiple black holes can form from modified vacuum data.
problem Formation of multiple black holes from modified vacuum data.
method Modified Brill-Lindquist metric, short-pulse framework, stability analysis, gluing method.
result Formation of multiple black holes in finite time under weak cosmic censorship.