We study surfaces with decorations and prove uniformization in non-Euclidean geometries.
problem Discrete conformal equivalence in non-Euclidean geometries.
method Variational principle and continuous deformation.
result One master theory of discrete conformal equivalence across different geometries.
The article describes how decorations on hyperbolic surfaces lead to unique tessellations and decompositions.
problem Understanding the geometric structure of decorated hyperbolic surfaces.
method Developing a characterisation of canonical tessellations and dual decompositions using hyperbolic geometry.
result Decorations on hyperbolic surfaces induce unique canonical tessellations and dual decompositions.
Study local features of decorated representation spaces for spherical surfaces.
problem Local structure of moduli space of spherical surfaces with conical points.
method Analysis of decorated representation spaces of fundamental groups in SU(2).
result Smooth locus of decorated representation spaces is dense and connected.
This is a survey on the project `Decorated Marked Surfaces', where we introduce the decoration Δ on a marked surfaces S, to study Calabi-Yau-2 (cluster) categories, Calabi-Yau-3 (Fukaya) categories, braid groups for quivers with potential, quadratic differentials and stability conditions.
Discrete conformal maps on surfaces with vertex decorations are studied.
problem Discrete conformal equivalence for decorated piecewise Euclidean surfaces.
method Intimate relationship between decorated PE-surfaces, canonical tessellations of hyperbolic surfaces, and convex hyperbolic polyhedra; concave variational principle.
result Proof of discrete uniformization theorem for decorated PE-surfaces.
Study of quantum decorated character stacks and their quantizations.
problem Quantization of decorated character stacks and their compatibility with cutting and gluing.
method Using stratified factorization homology, extend Fock and Goncharov's construction to include stacky points.
result Construction of categorical charts and flips on quantum decorated character stacks.
Study of decorated surfaces with vortices and their group structures.
problem Understanding group structures of decorated surfaces with vortices.
method Proved isomorphism between cluster braid group, braid twist group, and fundamental group of moduli space.
result Finite presentations of isomorphic groups were given.
Corrects a 1-off error in Harer's spine dimension calculation for decorated Teichmüller spaces.
problem Incorrect dimension calculation in Harer's spine for decorated Teichmüller spaces.
method Identifies and corrects the dimension discrepancy in Harer's spine construction.
result Corrects the dimension of Harer's spine by 1 for decorated Teichmüller spaces.
We give a finite presentation for the braid twist group of a decorated surface. If the decorated surface arises from a triangulated marked surface without punctures, we obtain a finite presentation for the spherical twist group of the associated 3-Calabi-Yau triangulated category. The motivation/application is that the…
We are interested in the 3-Calabi-Yau categories D arising from quivers with potential associated to a triangulated marked surface S (without punctures). We prove that the spherical twist group ST of D is isomorphic to a subgroup (generated by braid twists) of the mapping class group …
Enhanced Teichmüller space for surfaces with decorations and enhancements.
problem Parameterizing and understanding Teichmüller spaces with enhancements and decorations.
method Introduced a new variation of Teichmüller space, constructed parameterization, and introduced lamination space.
result Compatibility of shear coordinates and λ-length coordinates in the new deformation space.
The paper proves a theorem for discretizing Gaussian curvature on surfaces.
problem Discretizing Gaussian curvature on surfaces with nonpositive Euler number.
method Discrete conformal theory and variational principles with constraints.
result Each decorated piecewise Euclidean metric on surfaces with nonpositive Euler number is discrete conformal to a metric with a specific discrete curvature constant.
Study compares constrained and decoupled moduli spaces of manifolds with particles and discs.
problem Comparing constrained and decoupled moduli spaces of manifolds with embedded particles and discs.
method Generalized Bödigheimer--Tillmann's work to higher dimensions and different tangential structures.
result New results for surfaces with different tangential structures and higher dimensional manifolds.
This paper extends the decorated Teichmüller theory developed before for punctured surfaces to the setting of ``bordered'' surfaces, i.e., surfaces with boundary, and there is non-trivial new structure discovered. The main new result identifies the arc complex of a bordered surface up to proper homotopy equivalence wit…
Study strip deformations of hyperbolic polygons with decorated vertices.
problem Understanding deformations of hyperbolic polygons with decorated vertices.
method Analyzing strip deformations of ideal hyperbolic polygons with horoballs.
result Arc complexes parameterize uniformly lengthening deformations.
The paper introduces a new discretization of Gaussian curvature on surfaces.
problem Discretizing Gaussian curvature on surfaces with conic singularities.
method Discrete conformal theory and variational principles with constraints.
result Established a discrete uniformization theorem for surfaces with non-positive Euler number.
Decorated TQFTs compute invariants with additional structures.
problem Computing topological invariants with additional structures.
method Cutting and gluing to obtain decorated invariants, proposing Hilbert spaces for two-dimensional surfaces.
result Proposal for Hilbert spaces assigned to surfaces in decorated TQFTs.
A spine is constructed for a non-orientable surface's decorated Teichmüller space.
problem Constructing a spine for a non-orientable surface's decorated Teichmüller space.
method Building on Harer's work, constructing a spine and computing its dimension, showing equivariance with the pure mapping class group.
result A spine is constructed with minimal dimension for a punctured non-orientable surface.
Researchers prove the arc complexes of decorated hyperbolic polygons are balls.
problem Understanding the structure of decorated hyperbolic polygons.
method Combinatorial approach using pseudo-manifolds and shellability.
result Arc complexes of decorated hyperbolic polygons are closed piecewise linear balls.
Generalising a seminal result of Epstein and Penner for cusped hyperbolic manifolds, Cooper and Long showed that each decorated strictly convex projective cusped manifold has a canonical cell decomposition. Penner used the former result to describe a natural cell decomposition of decorated Teichmüller space of puncture…
We study a new bordification of the decorated Teichmüller space for a multiply punctured surface F by a space of filtered screens on the surface that arises from a natural elaboration of earlier work of McShane-Penner. We identify necessary and sufficient conditions for paths in this space of filtered screens to yield …
New model for Calabi-Yau-X categories using decorated marked surfaces.
problem Constructing models for Calabi-Yau-X categories. method Using graded decorated marked surfaces and string models.
result Isomorphism between braid twist group and spherical twist group.
Constructs TQFTs for cobordisms with cohomology class decorations.
problem Creating TQFTs for cobordisms with cohomology class decorations.
method Starting from an abelian group G and a factorizable ribbon Hopf G-bialgebra H, constructs a TQFT JH for connected framed cobordisms between connected surfaces with connected boundary decorated with cohomology classes with coefficients in G. result Our functor recovers a special case of Kerler-Lyubashenko TQFTs when restricted to trivial decorations.
New TQFT for link cobordisms without decoration.
problem Tackles the problem of defining a TQFT for link cobordisms.
method Introduces a Heegaard-Floer homology functor.
result Independently constructs a TQFT for link cobordisms.
Researchers extend parametrization of Margulis spacetimes using strip deformations.
problem Parametrize Margulis spacetimes with decorated horoballs.
method Use strip deformations to parametrize complete finite-area hyperbolic surfaces with spikes decorated with horoballs.
result Generalized parametrization of Margulis spacetimes with photons.
The punctured solenoid § is an initial object for the category of punctured surfaces with morphisms given by finite covers branched only over the punctures. The (decorated) Teichmüller space of § is introduced, studied, and found to be parametrized by certain coordinates on a fixed triangulation of §. Furthermore…
The paper establishes a discrete uniformization theorem for surfaces with piecewise hyperbolic metrics.
problem Finding decorated piecewise hyperbolic metrics with prescribed combinatorial curvature.
method Introduced combinatorial α-Ricci flow with surgery to handle potential singularities and prove longtime existence and convergence.
result Existence of decorated piecewise hyperbolic metrics with prescribed combinatorial α-curvature.
We study the 3-Calabi-Yau categories D arising from quivers with potential associated to a decorated marked surface S△ introduced by the first author. We prove two conjectures in the prequel, that under a bijection between certain objects in D and certain arcs in $\mathb…
We produce a one-parameter family of coordinates {Ψh}h∈R of the decorated Teichmüller space of an ideally triangulated punctured surface (S,T) with negative Euler characteristic, which is a deformation of Penner's simplicial coordinate \cite{P1}. If h⩾0, the decorated Teichmüller space in…
We define an associative algebra AS_h(S) generated by framed arcs and links over a punctured surface S which is a quantization of the Poisson algebra C(S) of arcs and curves on S. We then construct a Poisson algebra homomorphism from C(S) to the space of smooth functions on the decorated Teichmuller space endowed with …
We define additional gradings on two generalisations of Khovanov homology (one due to the first author, the other due to the second), and use them to define invariants of various kinds of embeddings. These include invariants of links in thickened surfaces and of surfaces embedded in thickened 3-manifolds. In particul…
Infinite volume moduli spaces of hyperbolic surfaces are redefined with exponential forms.
problem Infinite volume of moduli spaces of hyperbolic surfaces with cusps.
method Introduce exponential volume form exp(-W)Vol(K,L) where W is a function of hyperbolic areas.
result Exponential volume forms make moduli spaces finite and relevant to open string theory.
New interpretation of discrete conformality using polyhedral convex hulls.
problem Understanding discrete conformality in 3D.
method Epstein-Penner convex hull construction and induced metrics.
result New bijections and interpretations of discrete conformality.
Proves conjecture linking cluster algebras and skein algebras for surfaces with punctures.
problem Cluster and skein algebras on surfaces with punctures.
method Geometric and algebraic methods, including decorated Teichmüller spaces and skein algebras.
result Cluster and skein algebras coincide for surfaces with at least 2 punctures.
Matrix formulas for super Teichmüller spaces generalize previous work and yield super λ-lengths.
problem Calculating super λ-lengths on bordered surfaces with marked points.
method Using holonomy matrices of elements in the supergroup OSp(1|2) to compute super λ-lengths in decorated super Teichmüller spaces.
result Matrix formulas for arcs on bordered surfaces yield super λ-lengths in Penner-Zeitlin's decorated super Teichmüller space.
Based on hyperbolic geometric considerations, Roger and Yang introduced an extension of the Kauffman bracket skein algebra that includes arcs. In particular, their skein algebra is a deformation quantization of a certain commutative curve algebra, and there is a Poisson algebra homomorphism between the curve algebra an…
Given a group endowed with a Z/2-valued morphism we associate a Gauss diagram theory, and show that for a particular choice of the group these diagrams encode faithfully virtual knots on a given arbitrary surface. This theory contains all of the earlier attempts to decorate Gauss diagrams, in a way that is made precise…
Study moduli space of quadratic differentials with new geometric insights.
problem Understanding the structure of moduli spaces of quadratic differentials.
method Using decorated marked surfaces, Abel-Jacobi map, and 3-Calabi-Yau categories.
result Fundamental group of moduli space equals kernel of Abel-Jacobi map.
Wilson lines generate positive Laurent polynomials in decorated triangulations.
problem Wilson lines and their coefficients in function algebras.
method Study of Wilson lines on marked surfaces and their matrix coefficients in function algebras.
result Matrix coefficients of Wilson lines give Laurent polynomials with positive integral coefficients.
We introduce machinery to allow ``cut-and-paste''-style inductive arguments in the Torelli subgroup of the mapping class group. In the past these arguments have been problematic because restricting the Torelli group to subsurfaces gives different groups depending on how the subsurfaces are embedded. We define a categor…
DecoR estimates causal effects in confounded time series data.
problem Estimating causal effects in time series with unobserved confounders.
method Robust regression in the frequency domain.
result Proves upper bounds for estimation error of DecoR, implying consistency.
Space of hyperbolic surfaces is path-connected.
problem Topology of hyperbolic surfaces and their subspaces.
method Constructing paths using Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates and shrinking curves.
result Path-connectivity of the space of hyperbolic surfaces.
Unified framework for smooth structures on coadjoint orbits.
problem Smooth structures on coadjoint orbits of diffeomorphism groups.
method Decorated and augmented nonlinear Grassmannians, functors, smooth structure.
result Uniform description of coadjoint orbits' smooth structures.
Study resolves conjecture linking two algebraic structures on surfaces.
problem Compatibility of skein and cluster algebra structures on surfaces.
method Established compatibility between skein and cluster algebras of surfaces.
result Cluster algebra of positive genus surfaces is not finitely generated.
The paper studies curves in surfaces using flow-spines and apparent contours.
problem Understanding curves in arbitrary surfaces using flow-spines and apparent contours.
method By considering generic curves and their apparent contours relative to a traversing flow, the paper reconstructs curves and allows them to vary up to homotopy.
result A finite set of local moves on decorated graphs allows for the reconstruction and variation of curves within a fixed generic flow.
In the author's earlier work there appeared a new way to specify any smooth closed 4-manifold by a surface diagram, which consists of an orientable surface decorated with simple closed curves. These curves are cyclically indexed, and each curve has a unique transverse intersection with the next. Each surface diagram co…
We impose constraints on the odd coordinates of super Teichmüller space in the uniformization picture for the monodromies around Ramond punctures, thus reducing the overall odd dimension to be compatible with that of the moduli spaces of super Riemann surfaces. Namely, the monodromy of a puncture must be a true parabol…
New stability conditions identified from quadratic differentials on surfaces.
problem Identifying stability conditions from quadratic differentials.
method Comparison of exchange graphs from tilting hearts and flipping mixed angulations.
result Spaces of stability conditions identified with moduli spaces of quadratic differentials.