Survey on two non-Kähler geometry conjectures.
problem Constant holomorphic sectional curvature and Fino-Vezzoni conjectures in non-Kähler geometry.
method Survey and discussion of historical and recent developments.
result Discussion of conjectures without new results.
Researchers decompose curvature to confirm Hopf conjecture and prove new rigidity theorems.
problem Confirming the Hopf conjecture on compact Riemannian manifolds of even dimension.
method Decomposing the curvature operator into Hermitian components and developing eigenvalue criteria for sectional curvature.
result Prove vanishing theorems for Betti numbers under integral bounds on the Weyl tensor and confirm the Hopf conjecture for manifolds with sufficiently small Weyl curvature.
Proves a conjecture for 3D Artin groups using new combinatorial curvature.
problem Proving the K(π,1) conjecture for Artin groups of dimension 3. method Introduces new combinatorial non-positive curvature.
result Proves the K(π,1) conjecture for Artin groups of dimension 3. Proves Chen-Lin conjecture for sphere scalar curvature problem.
problem Existence of solutions for prescribed scalar curvature on spheres.
method Criterion proving existence based on Chen-Lin conjecture.
result Proves conjecture for standard n-dimensional sphere.
Fukaya-Yamaguchi conjecture holds in 4D manifolds with nonnegative curvature.
problem Fundamental group of nonnegative curvature manifolds.
method Observation in dimension 4.
result Fukaya-Yamaguchi conjecture holds in 4D.
In this paper, we proved the normal scalar curvature conjecture and the Bottcher-Wenzel conjecture.
Solved Gromoll-Walschap's conjecture on negative curvature manifolds.
problem Existence of Riemannian foliations on compact manifolds of negative curvature.
method Provided a proof for the conjecture.
result Gromoll-Walschap's conjecture is proven to be true.
Proves Stolz conjecture for specific types of manifolds.
problem String manifolds with positive Ricci curvature and Witten genus.
method Analyzes toric string Fano manifolds and string torus manifolds with invariant metrics.
result Proves conjecture for specified types of manifolds.
The paper proves macroscopic versions of conjectures about scalar curvature and volume bounds.
problem Bounding simplicial volume and L2-Betti numbers with scalar curvature constraints. method Using upper bounds on volumes of 1-balls in universal covers.
result Macroscopic versions of conjectures about scalar curvature and volume bounds are proven.
Integral geometry explores curvature conjectures on manifolds.
problem Proving curvature conjectures for manifolds of positive and negative curvature.
method Formulating curvature integral geometrically and using linear programming.
result Existence of a positive curvature metric on product manifolds.
Every biharmonic Wintgen ideal submanifold in a Riemannian manifold of constant sectional curvature is either minimal or has constant mean curvature.
problem Biharmonic Wintgen ideal submanifolds in Riemannian manifolds of constant sectional curvature
method Show that every biharmonic Wintgen ideal submanifold in a Riemannian manifold of nonpositive constant sectional curvature is minimal and that every biharmonic Wintgen ideal submanifold in a Riemannian manifold of positive constant sectional curvature has constant mean curvature.
result Partial affirmative answers to Chen's conjecture, generalized Chen's conjecture in hyperbolic spaces, and Balmuş-Montaldo-Oniciuc conjecture in spheres within the class of Wintgen ideal submanifolds.
Conjecture 1 of Stanley Chang: "Positive scalar curvature of totally nonspin manifolds" asserts that a closed smooth manifold M with non-spin universal covering admits a metric of positive scalar curvature if and only if a certain homological condition is satisfied. We present a counterexample to this conjecture, based…
In this paper, we proved the Normal Scalar Curvature Conjecture and the Bottcher-Wenzel Conjecture. We also established some new pinching theorems for minimal submanifolds in spheres.
Paper solves long-standing Gaussian curvature conjecture for minimal graphs.
problem Gaussian curvature of minimal graphs over the unit disk.
method Complex-analytic methods, conformal harmonic parameterization.
result Sharp estimate for Gaussian curvature at the origin of minimal graphs.
New index theory proves Gromov's dihedral conjectures.
problem Comparisons and rigidity of scalar curvatures, mean curvatures, and dihedral angles.
method Developed a new index theory for manifolds with polyhedral boundary.
result Proved Gromov's dihedral extremality and rigidity conjectures.
New curvature condition helps characterize Kähler manifolds.
problem Characterize compact Kähler manifolds with specific curvature properties.
method Introduce and utilize 2−positive bisectional curvature condition. result Deduce characterization theorem for manifolds with 2−positive bisectional curvature. New expanders for mean curvature flow contradict genus-reduction conjecture.
problem Contradicting Ilmanen's genus-reduction conjecture for mean curvature flow.
method Construct new expanders asymptotic to cones arising from shrinkers.
result Existence of expanders of arbitrarily large genus.
Study on curvature properties and Shafarevich conjecture for complex hyperbolic manifolds.
problem Existence and nonexistence of Kähler metrics with nonpositive curvature on toroidal compactifications.
method Analysis of toroidal compactifications of finite volume complex hyperbolic manifolds, verification of Shafarevich conjecture.
result Verification of Shafarevich conjecture for compactifications of quotients of complex hyperbolic space by non-uniform arithmetic lattices.
New findings on Chern's conjecture for Dupin hypersurfaces.
problem Chern's conjecture for hypersurfaces with constant scalar curvature.
method Combining topology and geometry to reduce assumptions in algebraic arguments.
result Closed proper Dupin hypersurfaces with specific conditions are isoparametric.
The paper confirms a conjecture about Hermitian manifolds with constant mixed curvature.
problem Compact Hermitian manifolds with non-zero constant mixed curvature must be Kähler.
method Verification for specific types of Hermitian manifolds including complex nilmanifolds, solvmanifolds, and Lie algebras.
result Partial evidence supporting Kai Tang's conjecture.
Proves Arnold-Thom conjecture for surfaces' arrival times.
problem Existence of limit tangents for gradient flow lines of surfaces.
method Gradient flow lines of mean curvature flows with neck or cylindrical singularities.
result Proves Arnold's conjecture for all mean convex mean curvature flows of surfaces.
Paper proves Gromov's conjecture on manifolds with certain group properties.
problem Gromov's conjecture on positive scalar curvature and simplicial volume.
method Proves conjecture under a fundamental group decay property.
result Proves Gromov's conjecture for manifolds with a weakened rapid decay property.
On a compact n-dimensional manifold, it is well known that a critical metric of the total scalar curvature, restricted to the space of metrics with unit volume is Einstein. It has been conjectured that a critical metric of the total scalar curvature, restricted to the space of metrics with constant scalar curvature o…
Proves a conjecture about manifolds and scalar curvature.
problem Determining when a manifold admits a positive scalar curvature metric.
method Uses a geometric bound to measure discrepancies between vector fields.
result Proves the conjecture in codimension two.
Study new Ricci flow invariant curvature conditions.
problem Topology of manifolds with pinched curvature.
method Provide quantitative evidence for an unpublished conjecture.
result Topology of manifolds with pinched curvature studied.
The study proves constant-curvature analogues of hot spots conjecture for triangles.
problem Proving the hot spots conjecture in constant curvature domains.
method Analyzing geodesic triangles of constant negative curvature and using Killing fields.
result First mixed Dirichlet-Neumann Laplace eigenfunctions have no non-vertex critical points in constant curvature triangles.
Paper proves conjecture about Einstein metrics on manifolds with positive isotropic curvature.
problem Proving the Besse conjecture for metrics with positive isotropic curvature.
method Analyzing the critical point equation and using properties of metrics with positive isotropic curvature.
result The Besse conjecture is true for metrics with positive isotropic curvature.
The paper confirms a conjecture about foliating almost Fuchsian manifolds with CMC surfaces.
problem Confirming a conjecture about foliating almost Fuchsian manifolds with CMC surfaces.
method Proving the long-time existence and convergence of a modified mean curvature flow.
result The CMC foliation conjecture is confirmed for a subclass of almost Fuchsian manifolds.
Study crystallographic groups for positive scalar curvature conditions.
problem Examining positive and negative results for Gromov-Lawson-Rosenberg Conjecture.
method Analyzing split extensions of free abelian by cyclic groups.
result Produce infinite counterexamples for the Gromov-Lawson-Rosenberg Conjecture.
Study verifies Homogeneity Conjecture for three odd-dimensional spheres in positive curvature.
problem Verifying the Homogeneity Conjecture for three specific odd-dimensional spheres in positive curvature.
method Developed methods to verify the conjecture for three odd-dimensional spheres.
result Completes verification of the Homogeneity Conjecture in positive curvature.
Study verifies Joyce's conjectures for circle-invariant Lagrangian surfaces.
problem Verifying Joyce's conjectures for specific Lagrangian surfaces.
method Continuation of Lagrangian mean curvature flow through finite time neck pinches.
result Flow converges to a chain of special Lagrangians, verifying conjectures.
We formulate several conjectures on mean convex domains in the Euclidean spaces, as well as in more general spaces with lower bonds on their scalar curvatures, and prove a few theorems motivating these conjectures.
The paper resolves a conjecture about curvature conditions on manifolds.
problem Investigating curvature conditions on manifolds to settle a conjecture.
method Analyzing curvature of the second kind and using Brendle's PIC1 condition.
result Manifolds with positive curvature of the second kind are diffeomorphic to a sphere.
Surveying conjectures on compactness and scalar curvature.
problem Understanding sequences of compact Riemannian manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature and their limit spaces.
method Analyzing progress and related examples towards conjectures.
result Survey of current progress and related examples.
Researchers create higher-dimensional I′-curvatures and find counterexamples to the Hirachi conjecture.
problem The Hirachi conjecture in higher CR dimensions.
method Constructing higher-dimensional I′-curvatures and analyzing their properties under contact form changes. result Total integrals of I′-curvatures depend on the choice of contact form, providing counterexamples to the Hirachi conjecture. 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).
The abstract discusses special Lagrangians and their flow, proving conjectures and observing related phenomena.
problem Existence and long-time existence of special Lagrangian representatives and Lagrangian mean curvature flow.
method Gibbons-Hawking ansatz, circle-invariant hyperkaehler 4-manifolds, Calabi-Yau 2-folds, Thomas conjecture, Thomas-Yau conjecture.
result Proves versions of the Thomas conjecture and Thomas-Yau conjecture.
Proves Chen's conjecture on biharmonic submanifolds in Euclidean space and space forms.
problem Chen's conjecture on biharmonic submanifolds in Euclidean space.
method Derived a fundamental identity involving the mean curvature vector field and used it to prove the conjecture.
result Proved Chen's conjecture on biharmonic submanifolds in a Euclidean space and space forms.
Study a relative aspherical conjecture and prove 3-manifold obstruction to positive scalar curvature.
problem Obstructing the existence of positive scalar curvature in higher dimensions.
method Introduced a relative aspherical condition and a new geometric quantity called spherical width.
result Proved results on how 3-manifolds obstruct the existence of positive scalar curvature.
Paper resolves Huisken's conjecture without strict genus drop theorem.
problem Huisken's genericity conjecture in mean curvature flow in R^3.
method Short density-drop theorem + Bamler-Kleiner multiplicity-one theorem for tangent flows.
result Fully resolves Huisken's conjecture without strict genus drop theorem.
Proves a 1930s Hopf conjecture about positive curvature manifolds.
problem Even-dimensional compact Riemannian manifolds with positive sectional curvature and high isometry rank.
method Reduces to a representation theoretic problem involving torus representations.
result Proves the Hopf conjecture under specific conditions.
New examples challenge Geroch conjecture stability.
problem Stability of the Geroch conjecture in warped products.
method Constructing warped-product manifolds with specific curvature properties.
result First counterexample to Sormani's conjecture on stability.
Constructs metrics with negative constant scalar curvature.
problem Negative constant scalar curvature metrics.
method One-parameter family of complete metrics.
result Verifies positive energy conjecture for these metrics.
Falsehood of Pólya's conjecture for spheres shown.
problem Disproving Pólya's eigenvalue conjecture for spheres.
method Comparison of Laplace spectrum and Weyl function of spheres.
result No analogue of Pólya's conjecture holds for spheres.
New metrics with non-negative scalar curvature are always Ricci-flat on certain surgeries.
problem Understanding metrics with non-negative scalar curvature on surgeries of manifolds.
method Analyzing spin surgeries and their impact on metrics with non-negative scalar curvature.
result Complete metrics with non-negative scalar curvature are Ricci-flat on certain surgeries.
Paper disproves conjecture about log-Sobolev constants.
problem Log-Sobolev constants and curvature bounds.
method Counterexample on birth-death chains.
result Conjecture about Ollivier curvature is incorrect.
This paper generalizes biharmonic Riemannian submersions to higher dimensions.
problem Classifying biharmonic Riemannian submersions from manifolds with constant sectional curvature.
method Constructing an adapted orthonormal frame to simplify the biharmonic equation and analyzing curvature properties.
result A Riemannian submersion is biharmonic if and only if it is harmonic from an (n+1)-dimensional manifold with constant sectional curvature to an n-dimensional manifold. The paper solves problems related to curvature on a 3-sphere.
problem Prescribing positive cross curvature on the three-dimensional sphere.
method Existence results and a non-uniqueness example.
result Disproved a conjecture of Hamilton's about uniqueness.