Localized curvature bounds ensure harmonic maps are constant.
problem Ensuring harmonic maps are constant under localized curvature constraints.
method Localized Bochner-type rigidity theorem for harmonic maps with image-dependent curvature bounds.
result Harmonic maps are constant if minimal Ricci curvature dominates image-dependent curvature bounds.
Proves non-existence of certain metrics on specific manifolds.
problem Existence of metrics with nonnegative scalar curvature.
method Connected sum technique and non-compact domination method.
result Connected sum of aspherical manifolds with non-compact manifolds does not admit metrics with nonnegative scalar curvature.
We prove that a representation from the fundamental group of a closed surface of negative Euler characteristic with values in the isometry group of a Riemannian manifold of sectional curvature bounded by -1 can be dominated by a Fuchsian representation. Moreover, we prove that the domination can be made strict, unless …
We establish the positive energy theorem for weak asymptotically anti-de Sitter initial data sets with distributional curvature under the weak dominant energy condition.
New method accelerates neural network training by focusing on flat directions.
problem Improving neural network training speed and stability.
method Bulk-SGD, interpolated gradient methods.
result Updates along the Dominant subspace can accelerate convergence but compromise stability.
In this survey article we review several results on the curvature of semi-Riemannian metrics which are motivated by the positive mass theorem. The main themes are estimates of the Riemann tensor of an asymptotically flat manifold and the construction of Lorentzian metrics which satisfy the dominant energy condition.
Study shows certain spin manifolds can't meet DEC condition.
problem Non-existence of spin fill-ins meeting DEC condition.
method Analyzes spin Riemannian manifolds and generalized mean curvature functions.
result Closed spin manifolds cannot satisfy DEC if curvature is large.
The Bartnik mass is a quasi-local mass tailored to asymptotically flat Riemannian manifolds with non-negative scalar curvature. From the perspective of general relativity, these model time-symmetric domains obeying the dominant energy condition without a cosmological constant. There is a natural analogue of the Bartnik…
We extend the vanishing theorem for the Seiberg-Witten invariants of a manifold with positive scalar curvature to the case when the curvature is allowed to be negative on a set of small volume. (The precise curvature bounds are described in the paper.) The idea is to combine the method of `semigroup domination' with th…
In a previous paper by Deroin-Tholozan, the authors construct a map Ψρ from the Teichmüller space of S to itself and prove that, when M has sectional curvature ≤−1, the image of Ψρ lies (almost always) in the domain Dom(ρ) of Fuchsian representations stricly dominating ρ. Here…
The paper proves a Moser-Trudinger inequality on metric spaces with curvature-dimension conditions.
problem Proving a Moser-Trudinger inequality on metric measure spaces.
method Rearrangement of functions on CD(k,n)-spaces satisfying a Polya-Szegö type inequality.
result Characterization of manifolds with lower bounded Ricci curvature admitting a Moser-Trudinger inequality.
We show that many Lorentzian manifolds of dimension >2 do not admit a spacelike codimension-one foliation, and that almost every manifold of dimension >2 which admits a Lorentzian metric at all admits one which satisfies the dominant energy condition and the timelike convergence condition. These two seemingly unrelated…
New findings on Kähler-Einstein currents dominating Kähler forms on compact spaces.
problem Understanding Kähler-Einstein currents on singular spaces.
method Analyzing currents' properties and applying them to compact spaces with log terminal singularities.
result Kähler-Einstein currents dominate Kähler forms on compact spaces with log terminal singularities.
New rigidity result for maps between curved spaces.
problem Rigidity of contracting maps between curved manifolds.
method New long-time existence of harmonic map heat flow.
result Distance non-increasing maps are either submersion or isometry under certain conditions.
New PDE systems generalize Hawking mass monotonicity.
problem Generalizing Hawking mass monotonicity to initial data sets.
method Introduced new systems of PDE on initial data sets (M,g,k). result Generalized Geroch's monotonicity formula to initial data sets.
New approach analyzes ancient solutions and singularities of mean curvature flow.
problem Analyzing ancient solutions and singularities of mean curvature flow locally modeled on a cylinder.
method Introduces PDE-ODI principle to convert parabolic differential equations into systems of ordinary differential inequalities.
result Establishes the uniqueness of the bowl soliton times a Euclidean factor among ancient, cylindrical flows with dominant linear mode.
Three configurations of two perpendicular disks in R^3 are examined, the first in which the disks share centers and the other two in which the disks touch at precisely one point. Volume, surface area and mean width calculations dominate the discussion. Integrated mean curvature also appears as an indirect way to comput…
Paper proves Penrose inequality with a weaker late-time condition.
problem Penrose's inequality under the black hole final state conjecture.
method Developed a new late-time condition called quasi final state hypothesis and proved the inequality.
result Proved the spacetime Penrose inequality under the quasi final state hypothesis.
Obstructs complete metrics with positive scalar curvature on non-compact manifolds.
problem Obstructing complete metrics with positive scalar curvature on non-compact manifolds.
method Using minimal hypersurfaces and MOTS, the study provides topological obstructions and proves the Liouville theorem.
result The Liouville theorem for locally conformally flat n-manifolds of non-negative scalar curvature follows from the impossibility of positive scalar curvature metrics.
Proves properties of free boundary stable MOTS in spacetimes.
problem Topology of black hole spacetimes in manifolds with boundary.
method Initial data version of Hawking's theorem, foliation by MOTS, vanishing null second fundamental form.
result Compact free boundary stable MOTS in initial data sets with boundary are of positive Yamabe type.
We establish versions of the Positive Mass and Penrose inequalities for a class of asymptotically hyperbolic hypersurfaces. In particular, under the usual dominant energy condition, we prove in all dimensions n≥3 an optimal Penrose inequality for certain graphs in hyperbolic space Hn+1 whose boundary…
Researchers prove rigidity of convex polytopes in hyperbolic space using spinor techniques.
problem Proving rigidity of convex polytopes in hyperbolic space.
method Spinor techniques and recent smoothing constructions of Brendle-Wang.
result Scalar curvature rigidity for parabolic convex polytopes in hyperbolic space.
Derives monotonic quantities for p-harmonic functions on manifolds.
problem Understanding p-harmonic functions on manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature. method Derives local and global monotonic quantities associated with p-harmonic functions. result Establishes inequalities relating mass, capacity, and Willmore functional.
Study on area-constrained Willmore spheres in asymptotic Schwarzschild manifolds.
problem Existence of area-constrained Willmore spheres with non-negative Hawking mass and inner radius.
method Analysis of scalar curvature and asymptotic properties of 3-manifolds.
result No large area-constrained Willmore spheres exist under certain conditions.
Connected domination numbers found for plane triangulations up to 13 vertices.
problem Finding connected domination numbers for plane triangulations.
method Analyzing triangulations of up to 13 vertices and proving the difference between connected and regular domination numbers can be arbitrarily large.
result Connected domination numbers for triangulations up to 13 vertices and upper bound for larger triangulations.
Building upon the work of Brendle, Marques and Neves on the construction of counterexamples to Min-Oo's conjecture, we exhibit deformations of the de Sitter-Schwarzschild space of dimension n≥3 satisfying the dominant energy condition and agreeing with the standard metric along the event and cosmological horizons…
We extend the idea and techniques in \cite{Miao} to study variational effect of the boundary geometry on the ADM mass of an asymptotically flat manifold. We show that, for a Lipschitz asymptotically flat metric extension of a bounded Riemannian domain with quasi-convex boundary, if the boundary mean curvature of the ex…
Manifolds can be dominated by hypersurfaces in a sphere.
problem Dominating manifolds with hypersurfaces.
method Proving any smooth, closed, oriented manifold can be dominated by a codimension 1 submanifold of the sphere.
result Any smooth, closed, oriented manifold can be dominated by a codimension 1 submanifold of the sphere.
New method ranks multivariate distributions in SMOOP using q-dominance.
problem Lack of reliable methods to rank multivariate distributions in SMOOP.
method Introduces center-outward q-dominance and develops empirical test procedures.
result Proves q-dominance implies FSD and establishes a sample size threshold.
On a closed weighted Riemannian manifold with nonnegative Bakry-Émery Ricci curvature, it is shown that the ratio of the k-th to first eigenvalues of the weighted Laplacian is dominated by 641k2, using an argument via the Cheeger constant. While improving the previous exponential upper bound, the order of k here…
Penrose conjecture proven for specific initial data sets.
problem Proving Penrose conjecture for certain types of initial data sets.
method Used σ-inverse mean curvature flow and a monotonicity formula.
result Penrose conjecture established for 2-convex initial data sets.
The Gauss-Bonnet inequality holds for certain non-aspherical manifolds up to dimension five.
problem Proving the Gauss-Bonnet inequality for non-aspherical manifolds.
method Analyzing the universal covering space and scalar curvature properties.
result The Gauss-Bonnet quantity is bounded and equality implies specific geometric structures.
New framework for ranking distributions using variable fractional parameters.
problem Ordering distributions with varying steepness and local non-concavities.
method Introducing a function γ:Ro[0,1] to replace the fixed parameter in fractional SD. result Enables ranking of a broader range of distributions and incorporates dynamic greediness.
We show that non-domination results for targets that are not dominated by products are stable under Cartesian products.
Research examines when 4-manifolds are dominated by geometric ones.
problem When is an orientable closed 4-manifold dominated by another?
method Focuses on geometric or fibred cases.
result Characterizes conditions for domination.
Wider neural networks have predominantly positive curvature, aiding optimization.
problem Understanding the convex behavior of deep neural networks with varying layer widths.
method Hessian decomposition and gradient analysis of over-parameterized networks.
result For wide networks, the Hessian is dominated by the positive component G, leading to positive curvature.
Paper proves a generalized Penrose conjecture for flat initial data.
problem Proving the generalized Penrose conjecture for flat initial data.
method Developed a new geometric evolution called the σ-inverse mean curvature flow. result Established the inequality for outermost generalized apparent horizons.
3-manifolds can virtually dominate others with positive simplicial volume.
problem Domination of 3-manifolds with positive simplicial volume.
method Proving existence of finite covers with degree-1 maps.
result Virtual domination of 3-manifolds with positive simplicial volume.
Study domination between non-Fuchsian surface group representations and anti-de Sitter geometry.
problem Domination problem between non-Fuchsian representations of closed surface groups.
method Analysis of branched harmonic immersions and construction of anti-de Sitter 3-manifolds.
result Found that representations admitting branched harmonic immersions dominate other representations, and constructed large families of branched anti-de Sitter 3-manifolds.
Dominant knots have isomorphic Seifert and Tait graphs.
problem Understanding knot dominance through graph isomorphism.
method Examined alternating knots and their Seifert and Tait graphs.
result Isomorphic Seifert and Tait graphs indicate dominant knots.
New homology theory connects graph domination to subtle algebraic structures.
problem Understanding graph domination through algebraic homology.
method Interpreting überhomology as poset homology and showing its functorial properties.
result The Euler characteristic of bold homology equals the evaluation of the connected domination polynomial.
3-manifolds can be virtually dominated by maps of degree 8.
problem Understanding virtual domination of 3-manifolds.
method Proving existence of finite covers with specific map properties.
result Virtual 8-dominance of 3-manifolds.
Odd-dimensional manifolds have contact maps of non-zero degree.
problem Contact domination in odd-dimensional manifolds.
method Proving existence of maps from tight contact manifolds.
result Existence of non-zero degree maps from Liouville-fillable but not Weinstein-fillable contact manifolds.
Unified framework for efficient Frank-Wolfe optimization of Dominant Set Clustering.
problem Optimizing Dominant Set Clustering with various Frank-Wolfe algorithms.
method Unified framework for pairwise, standard, and away-steps Frank-Wolfe algorithms, with explicit convergence rates.
result Explicit convergence rates for Frank-Wolfe methods in Dominant Set Clustering.
New EI strategies using OWA and SSD for excess return.
problem Selecting EI portfolios that stochastically dominate a benchmark.
method Proposes a new OWA-based EI model and introduces a new SSD criterion.
result OWA-based EI portfolios stochastically dominate a benchmark and generate excess return.
We study a generalized family of stochastic orders, semiparametrized by a distortion function H, namely H-distorted stochastic dominance, which may determine a continuum of dominance relations from the first- to the second-order stochastic dominance (and beyond). Such a family is especially suitable for representing a …
The paper analyzes how behavioral investors make portfolio decisions using Markowitz Stochastic Dominance criteria.
problem Understanding how behavioral investors make portfolio decisions.
method Developed stochastic optimization problems and MILP models to capture subjective decision weights and probability weighting functions.
result The developed models can be used to formulate computationally tractable portfolio analysis problems.
Finite simplicial complexes dominate certain manifolds with a bounded number of simplices.
problem Understanding the finite domination of manifolds by simplicial complexes.
method Proving that a manifold can be dominated by the n-skeleton of a finite simplicial complex with a bounded number of simplices. result The total number of simplices in the n-skeleton is bounded above by a constant depending only on n and the embolic volume of the manifold.