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48 results for curves of fixed degree

The paper extends deformation theory for curves of fixed degree in graded manifolds.

problem Computing the first variation of length functionals for curves of fixed degree.
method Analyzes curves in graded manifolds with Riemannian metrics and uses differential equations.
result Provides a sufficient condition for deforming curves of fixed degree.

The paper studies submanifolds of fixed degree with constraints on variations.

problem Variations of submanifolds of fixed degree in a graded manifold.
method Formulates area functional and associated variational vector fields, derives partial differential equations, and computes Euler-Lagrange equations.
result Mean curvature operator can be of third order when deformability condition holds.

Study conic line arrangements of degree 7, finding their topology and connected components.

problem Understanding the topology of conic line arrangements of degree 7.
method Identifying a π1π_1-equivalent Zariski pair to prove the existence of a conic line arrangement with specific combinatorics.
result Determine the number of connected components of conic line arrangements of degree 7.

Complex manifold describes solvable Pell-Abel equations with fixed degrees.

problem Understanding the space of solvable Pell-Abel equations with fixed degrees.
method Described the space of Pell-Abel equations as a complex manifold and computed its connected components.
result The space of Pell-Abel equations with fixed degrees forms a complex manifold with connected components described by an invariant.

We provide linear lower bounds for fρ(L)f_ρ(L), the smallest integer so that every curve on a fixed hyperbolic surface (S,ρ)(S,ρ) of length at most LL lifts to a simple curve on a cover of degree at most fρ(L)f_ρ(L). This bound is independent of hyperbolic structure ρρ, and improves on a recent bound of Gupta-Kapovich. When $…

2015-01-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider a regular embedded network composed by two curves, one of them closed, in a convex domain ΩΩ. The two curves meet only in one point, forming angle of 120120 degrees. The non-closed curve has a fixed end point on Ω\partialΩ. We study the evolution by curvature of this network. We show that the maximal exist…

2015-03-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Moduli spaces of semi-stable real and quaternionic vector bundles of a fixed topological type admit a presentation as Lagrangian quotients, and can be embedded into the symplectic quotient corresponding to the moduli variety of semi-stable holomorphic vector bundles of fixed rank and degree on a smooth complex projecti…

2011-09-23abs ↗pdf ↗

New inequality for odd-degree flexible curves using surface doubling.

problem Bounding the number of non-empty ovals of odd-degree flexible curves.
method Defining an Arnold surface for odd-degree flexible curves and using it to derive a Viro--Zvonilov-type inequality.
result Upper bound on the number of non-empty ovals of odd-degree flexible curves.

The study constructs balanced and rigid curves on specific types of hypersurfaces and complete intersections.

problem Constructing balanced and rigid curves on Calabi-Yau and general-type complete intersections.
method Balanced and rigid curves are constructed using specific hypersurfaces and complete intersections.
result Rigid curves of various genera and balanced rational curves of high degrees are constructed.

Przytycki has shown that the size Nk(S)\mathcal{N}_{k}(S) of a maximal collection of simple closed curves that pairwise intersect at most kk times on a topological surface SS grows at most as a polynomial in χ(S)|χ(S)| of degree k2+k+1k^{2}+k+1. In this paper, we narrow Przytycki's bounds by showing that $$ \mathcal{N}_{k}(S)…

2016-10-20abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper adapts differential signatures to algebraic curves under group actions.

problem Equivalence problem for complex plane algebraic curves under group actions.
method Adapting differential signature construction to algebraic curves, using classifying invariants.
result Explicit sets of rational classifying invariants and formulas for signature curve degree.

New algebraic theory classifies symplectic curves in complex projective space.

problem Classifying symplectic curves with specific singularities.
method Developed a novel algebraic theory of positive braids and conjugacy classes in the braid group.
result Established a complete classification of isotopy classes of degree three symplectic curves with AnA_n-singularities.

Classifies real rational knots and curves in a specific quadric space.

problem Classifying real rational knots and curves in a quadric space of signature (3,2)(3,2).
method Classification through a study of real rational curves of low degree in the quadric.
result Provides representatives of all real rational knots of degree 5\leq 5 in the quadric.

We study the degree of polynomial representations of knots. We obtain the lexicographic degree for two-bridge torus knots and generalized twist knots. The proof uses the braid theoretical method developed by Orevkov to study real plane curves, combined with previous results from [KP10] and [BKP14]. We also give a sharp…

2014-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

In this note we study the distribution of real inflection points among the ovals of a real non-singular hyperbolic curve of even degree. Using Hilbert's method we show that for any integers dd and rr such that 4r2d22d4\leq r \leq 2d^2-2d, there is a non-singular hyperbolic curve of degree 2d2d in R2\mathbb R^2 with exactl…

2013-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

A limaçon-like curve, allowing 2π-transition with monotone curvature between concentric curvature elements, is presented. The curve is 4th degree algebraic, 4th degree rational, and shares other common features with Pascal's limaçon.

2013-09-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Given a null-homologous knot KK in a rational homology 3-sphere MM, and the standard infinite cyclic covering X~\tilde{X} of (M,K)(M,K), we define an invariant of triples of curves in X~\tilde{X}, by means of equivariant triple intersections of surfaces. We prove that this invariant provides a map φφ on $\Al^{\otimes 3…

2014-03-03abs ↗pdf ↗

We use invariants of Hendricks and Manolescu coming from involutive Heegaard Floer theory to find constraints on possible configurations of singular points of a rational cuspidal curve of odd degree in the projective plane. We show that the results do not carry over to rational cuspidal curves of even degree.

2016-09-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows double descent curve in high-dimensional linear regression with random projections.

problem Understanding the generalization performance in high-dimensional settings with random projections.
method Fixed prediction problem, ridge regression estimator, minimum norm least-squares fit, random matrix theory, asymptotic equivalents.
result Exhibit a double descent curve for high-dimensional linear regression with random projections.

This paper constructs PH spline curves with prescribed arc lengths.

problem Interpolating points, tangent directions, and curvatures with prescribed arc-length.
method Local construction of G2G^2 planar PH biarc curves of degree 7.
result Prescribed arc-length can be satisfied for any data and any chosen ratio between boundary tangents.

Formula derived for Gromov-Witten invariants of smooth curves.

problem Calculating Gromov-Witten invariants for smooth curves in genus zero.
method Closed formula derived from solving the degree zero limit of the loop equation for the complex projective line.
result Closed formula for generating series of Gromov-Witten invariants in genus zero.

We apply Murasugi-Tristram inequality to real algebraic curves of odd degree on RP2RP^2 with a deep nest, i.e. a nest of the depth k1k-1 where 2k+12k+1 is the degree. For such curves, the ingredients of the Murasugi-Tristram inequality can be computed (or estimated) inductively using the computations for iterated torus li…

2003-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper gives topological as well as rigid isotopy classification of smooth irreducible algebraic curves in the real projective 3-space for the case when the degree of the curve is at most six and its genus is at most one.

2016-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Margalit and Schleimer constructed nontrivial roots of the Dehn twist about a nonseparating curve. We prove that the conjugacy classes of roots of the Dehn twist about a nonseparating curve correspond to the conjugacy classes of periodic maps with certain conditions. Futhermore, we give data set which determine the con…

2009-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper explores constantly curved holomorphic 2-spheres in complex Grassmannian and confirms their rarity.

problem Classifying constantly curved holomorphic 2-spheres of degree 6 in the complex Grassmannian G(2,5)G(2,5).
method Invoking the moduli space structure of sextic curves in Fano 3-folds and using PSL2PSL_2-transvectant and engaged unitary analyses.
result The moduli space of constantly curved sextic curves in G(2,5)G(2,5) is semialgebraic of dimension 2, with only one nonhomogeneous member.

Model shows loss curve with two distinct exponents due to sparse activations.

problem Sparse activations impact neural network scaling laws.
method Introduced a model for neural scaling laws under sparse activations, derived asymptotic population loss, and analyzed gradient-descent dynamics.
result Loss curve exhibits double-descent peak near interpolation threshold with two distinct scaling exponents.

We give bounds on the gap functions of the singularities of a cuspidal plane curve of arbitrary genus, generalising recent work of Borodzik and Livingston. We apply these inequalities to unicuspidal curves whose singularity has one Puiseux pair: we prove two identities tying the parameters of the singularity, the genus…

2014-09-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper establishes a correspondence between Higgs torsors and connections on curves.

problem Establishing a correspondence between Higgs torsors and connections on curves.
method Introduced a stability condition on filtered Stokes local systems and used it to prove a one-to-one correspondence.
result One-to-one correspondence between stable meromorphic parahoric Higgs torsors and stable meromorphic parahoric connections.

Consider a flat bundle over a complex curve. We prove a conjecture of Fei Yu that the sum of the top k Lyapunov exponents of the flat bundle is always greater or equal to the degree of any rank k holomorphic subbundle. We generalize the original context from Teichmueller curves to any local system over a curve with non…

2016-09-05abs ↗pdf ↗

A new FFT-based method for fast rigid alignment of 2D closed curves.

problem Rigid alignment of 2D closed curves with application to shape analysis.
method FFT-based algorithm for optimal rigid alignment of closed curves with O(N log N) complexity.
result Order of magnitude speed-up in curve alignment compared to previous methods.

Consider a Riemann surface XX of genus g2g \geq 2 equipped with an antiholomorphic involution ττ. This induces a natural involution on the moduli space M(r,d)M(r,d) of semistable Higgs bundles of rank rr and degree dd. If DD is a divisor such that τ(D)=Dτ(D) = D, this restricts to an involution on the moduli space $M(r,D)…

2016-11-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Study Lyapunov exponents on curves, relating them to holomorphic bundles and moduli spaces.

problem Bounding Lyapunov exponents for flat bundles over hyperbolic curves.
method Refined lower bounds on Lyapunov exponents, relating them to holomorphic subbundles and developing maps.
result Equality of sum of exponents and asymptotic degree on compact curves, unbounded on maximal Shatz stratum.