Study on contracting maps and their rigidity under curvature constraints.
problem Rigidity of contracting maps between manifolds with positive curvature.
method Analysis of curvature pinching and contracting conditions involving singular values.
result Established the relation between curvature pinching and contracting conditions.
Proves existence of maps with controlled small curvatures.
problem Existence of locally distance-increasing maps with controlled curvatures.
method Proves existence using controlled small curvatures.
result Existence of locally distance-increasing maps with controlled small curvatures.
In this paper, we investigate the Gauss maps of a Ricci-mean curvature flow. A Ricci-mean curvature flow is a coupled equation of a mean curvature flow and a Ricci flow on the ambient manifold. Ruh and Vilms proved that the Gauss map of a minimal submanifold in a Euclidean space is a harmonic map, and Wang extended thi…
Deform quantization recovers scalar curvature in complex structures.
problem Recovering scalar curvature in complex structures.
method Formal moment map construction on almost complex structures.
result Formal moment map deforms scalar curvature moment map in integrable cases.
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.
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.
Authors compute Weingarten map and curvatures for SL(n, R).
problem Computing curvatures of the special linear group.
method Elementary calculations to derive Weingarten map and curvatures.
result Explicit computation of curvatures at identity of SL(n, R).
Conditions for torsion-free connections with specific curvature maps are derived.
problem Finding conditions for torsion-free connections with prescribed curvature.
method Using a power series approach to derive necessary and sufficient conditions for a curvature map to arise from a torsion-free connection.
result A unique torsion-free connection is derived from a given curvature map.
The paper explores geometric properties of Riemannian warped product maps and their curvature.
problem Investigating the geometric properties of Riemannian warped product maps.
method The approach involves establishing conditions for geodesics, deriving curvature tensors, and examining various types of maps.
result Derivation of integral formula for scalar curvature of conformal Riemannian warped product maps.
Study Clairaut maps on Kähler manifolds with Ricci solitons, finding curvature and scalar relations.
problem Exploring Clairaut maps on Kähler manifolds with Ricci solitons.
method Analyzing curvature relations, calculating Ricci tensor, and finding conditions for Einstein spaces.
result Conditions for range and kernel spaces to be Einstein and finding scalar curvature for range space.
Estimates curvature for holomorphic maps on Riemann surfaces.
problem Curvature estimation for holomorphic maps on open Riemann surfaces.
method Use of jet differentials to establish a Gauss curvature estimate.
result Established a Gauss curvature estimate for holomorphic maps.
Study connects curvature bounds to map existence and flow solutions.
problem Existence of lower scalar curvature bounds and measures.
method Relates curvature bounds to map existence and backward limit of Ricci flow solutions.
result Sufficient condition for existence of limiting scalar curvature measure.
Study relates Gaussian curvature signs to cuspidal edge types and geometric invariants.
problem Understanding the relationship between Gaussian curvature and singularities of Gauss maps of cuspidal edges.
method Analyzes geometric invariants and types of singularities of Gauss maps to define and characterize positivity/negativity of cusps.
result Defines and characterizes positivity/negativity of cusps of Gauss maps by geometric invariants of cuspidal edges, and shows relation between sign of cusps and Gaussian curvature.
Study distance maps on spaces with curvature bound, proving regularity and sphere theorem.
problem Regularity of distance maps on geodesically complete spaces with curvature bound above.
method Define and prove regularity of distance maps as Hurewicz fibrations.
result Sphere theorem for geodesically complete CAT(1) spaces.
Proves rigidity of maps between manifolds with scalar curvature constraints.
problem Lipschitz rigidity problem in scalar curvature geometry.
method Harmonic map heat flow coupled with Ricci flow.
result Continuous maps between manifolds with scalar curvature constraints are either isometries or have scalar curvature strictly less than the sphere.
Maps between positively curved manifolds with non-increasing area are rigid.
problem Understanding maps between manifolds with positive curvature and non-increasing area.
method Exploring the graphical mean curvature flow and using Brendle's sphere theorem.
result Maps between certain positively curved manifolds are homotopy trivial, Riemannian submersion, local isometry, or isometric immersion.
Develops moment map theory for twisted scalar curvature in Kähler geometry.
problem Understanding the geometry of holomorphic submersions and foliations.
method Introduces a coupled system of equations on a holomorphic submersion.
result The coupled system appears as a moment map, generalizing to foliations.
Survey on metrics and assembly maps in positive scalar curvature.
problem Positive Scalar Curvature metrics and their relation to assembly maps.
method Gromov-Lawson index and Baum-Connes assembly map.
result Survey of results connecting metrics and assembly maps.
Develops methods to construct harmonic and wave maps into variable-curvature surfaces.
problem Limited explicit constructions for harmonic and wave maps in variable-curvature settings.
method Reduction framework for pseudo-Riemannian surfaces, geometric ansatz, first-order ODEs.
result Constructs explicit harmonic and wave maps into ellipsoids, hyperboloids, and Schwarzschild exterior.
Develops scalar curvature in generalized Kahler geometry and shows constant scalar curvature on compact Lie groups.
problem Defines scalar curvature in generalized Kahler geometry.
method Introduces scalar curvature in terms of pure spinors formalism and develops a moment map framework.
result Scalar curvature is given by the moment map, generalizing results from ordinary Kahler geometry.
The paper studies bi-slant Riemannian maps to Kenmotsu manifolds and derives inequalities.
problem Investigating bi-slant Riemannian maps and their properties.
method Introducing and studying bi-slant Riemannian maps, deriving curvature relations and inequalities.
result Construction of Chen-Ricci inequalities, DDVV inequalities, and optimal inequalities involving Casorati curvatures.
Investigates maps and properties in spaces with negative dimensions and curvature.
problem Existence of transport maps and local-to-global property in spaces with negative dimensions and bounded Ricci curvature.
method Examines metric measure spaces with negative curvature dimensions and applies reduced curvature-dimension conditions.
result Establishes the existence of transport maps and proves the local-to-global property.
New quantity helps map homotopy classes in complex spaces.
problem Understanding homotopic classes of maps between complex spaces.
method Identified a new monotone quantity in mean curvature flows of maps between Riemannian manifolds.
result Sharp criteria for homotopic classes of maps between complex projective spaces and spheres.
A Thurston map is a branched covering map from §2 to §2 with a finite postcritical set. We associate a natural Gromov hyperbolic graph $\G=\G(f,\mathcal C)$ with an expanding Thurston map f and a Jordan curve C on §2 containing $\post(f)$. The boundary at infinity of $\G$ with associated visual me…
In this paper, we show that every harmonic map from a compact Kähler manifold with uniformly RC-positive curvature to a Riemannian manifold with non-positive complex sectional curvature is constant. In particular, there is no non-constant harmonic map from a compact Kähler manifold with positive holomorphic sectional c…
We prove various inequalities measuring how far from an isometry a local map from a manifold of high curvature to a manifold of low curvature must be. We consider the cases of volume-preserving, conformal and quasi-conformal maps. The proofs relate to a conjectural isoperimetric inequality for manifolds whose curvature…
In this paper are studied the simplest patterns of axial curvature lines (along which the normal curvature vector is at a vertex of the ellipse of curvature) near a critical point of a surface mapped into R4. These critical points, where the rank of the mapping drops from 2 to 1, occur isolated in generic one parameter…
Smoothly embed maps with controlled curvature errors.
problem Approximating short maps with smooth isometric immersions.
method δ-approximation of strictly short maps to C^∞-smooth isometric immersions with controlled curvature.
result Achieve isometric immersions with controlled curvature errors.
The paper sets new bounds for Ricci-curvature in submersions and maps.
problem Establishing bounds for Ricci-curvature in submersions and maps.
method Developed upper and lower bounds for Ricci-curvature in submersions and maps, providing geometric characterizations.
result New bounds for Ricci-curvature in submersions and maps have been derived.
Paper defines and studies Clairaut warped product Riemannian maps.
problem Understanding the geometry of specific Riemannian maps.
method Identify geodesic conditions, derive conditions for Clairaut maps, and calculate curvature.
result Found conditions for a warped product Riemannian map to be Clairaut.
Let f:M→N be a smooth area decreasing map between two Riemannian manifolds $(M,\gm)$ and $(N,\gn)$. Under weak and natural assumptions on the curvatures of $(M,\gm)$ and $(N,\gn)$, we prove that the mean curvature flow provides a smooth homotopy of f to a constant map.
Ancient symplectic solutions to mean curvature flow are flat.
problem Understanding ancient solutions to mean curvature flow in symplectic geometry.
method Using a complex phase map to prove a Bernstein theorem.
result Ancient solutions to the symplectic mean curvature flow are flat.
Study curvature of direct image bundles in deformations of maps.
problem Understanding curvature in deformations of maps with fixed targets.
method Analyzing curvature of direct image bundles related to deformation data.
result Proved seminegativity for a vector bundle of relative forms.
The paper proves Liouville theorems for V-harmonic maps under specific curvature conditions.
problem Proving Liouville theorems for V-harmonic maps in Riemannian manifolds with non-negative (m,V)-Ricci curvature. method Probabilistic proof extending previous results by Cheng, Hildebrandt-Jost-Wideman, and Stafford.
result Extends Liouville theorems to a broader class of manifolds and curvature conditions.
The paper studies hypersurfaces with constant weighted mean curvature in Gaussian space.
problem Characterizing hypersurfaces with specific properties of their Gauss map.
method Analyzing the Gauss map and its image in the Gaussian space.
result Hypersurfaces with certain properties of their Gauss map are either hyperplanes or generalized cylinders.
One-harmonic maps from a curved surface to hyperbolic plane have specific interior properties.
problem Characterizing one-harmonic maps from curved surfaces to hyperbolic spaces.
method Using Minkowski geometry and interpreting maps as Gauss maps of convex surfaces.
result One-harmonic maps have images confined to the interior of convex hulls.
We study several geometric and analytic aspects of Dirac-harmonic maps with curvature term from closed Riemannian surfaces.
Study adds scalar curvatures of mapped manifolds to Riemannian products.
problem Additivity of scalar curvatures in Riemannian products.
method Stabilized scalar curvatures of mapped manifolds.
result Proves additivity in some cases.
Extends moment map concept to locally conformally Kähler manifolds.
problem No specific problem stated; extends existing concept.
method Extends classical moment map interpretation to locally conformally Kähler geometry.
result Scalar curvature as moment map in locally conformally Kähler geometry.
The paper proves a Schwarz lemma for mappings between specific types of manifolds.
problem Establishing a Schwarz lemma for mappings between Kähler and complex Finsler manifolds.
method Using properties of holomorphic sectional curvature and radial sectional curvature.
result A Schwarz lemma for holomorphic mappings between Kähler and complex Finsler manifolds.
Isothermic nets created from special maps for smooth surfaces.
problem Creating discrete curvature lines on surfaces.
method Special discrete holomorphic maps and lifted-folding.
result Isothermic nets with spherical parameter lines constructed efficiently.
The paper proves Liouville theorems for holomorphic maps on pseudo-Hermitian manifolds.
problem Proving Liouville theorems for holomorphic maps on pseudo-Hermitian manifolds.
method Analyzing maps between different classes of pseudo-Hermitian manifolds, using curvature assumptions.
result Holomorphic maps are constant under certain curvature conditions.
No stable discrete maps into certain curved spaces exist.
problem Stability of discrete maps into curved spaces.
method Analysis of weighted length or energy functionals on graphs.
result Non-existence of stable discrete minimal immersions or harmonic maps into specific homogeneous spaces.
The study examines the graphical mean curvature flow on compact manifolds with bounded bi-Ricci curvature.
problem Analyzing the graphical mean curvature flow of maps between manifolds with bounded bi-Ricci curvature.
method Proving long-time existence and preserving the strictly area decreasing property under bounded bi-Ricci curvature conditions.
result Smooth convergence to a minimal map under certain conditions on Ricci curvature.
Harmonic maps intersect all minimal surfaces with bounded curvature.
problem Intersection of harmonic maps with minimal surfaces.
method Nonconstant conformal harmonic maps intersecting bounded curvature minimal surfaces.
result Harmonic maps intersect every nonflat properly embedded minimal surface of bounded curvature.
We derive pointwise curvature estimates for graphical mean curvature flows in higher codimensions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such estimates without assuming smallness of first derivatives of the defining map. An immediate application is a convergence theorem of the mean curvature flow of the graph…
Proves existence and uniqueness of mean curvature flow.
problem Existence and uniqueness of mean curvature flow.
method Heat kernel estimates and contraction mapping principle.
result Continuous dependence of mean curvature flow on initial data.
Let f be a smooth map between unit spheres of possibly different dimensions. We prove the global existence and convergence of the mean curvature flow of the graph of f under various conditions. A corollary is that any area-decreasing map between unit spheres (of possibly different dimensions) is homotopic to a constant…