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The abstract discusses detecting knotted spheres through their traces in high dimensions.

Gompf proposed a conjecture on Cappell-Shaneson matrices whose affirmative answer implies that all Cappell-Shaneson homotopy 4-spheres are diffeomorphic to the standard 4-sphere. We study Gompf conjecture on Cappell-Shaneson matrices using various algebraic number theoretic techniques. We find a hidden symmetry between…

The paper explores methods to construct knots with diffeomorphic $0$-traces.

Let $M$ be a closed connected smooth manifold and $G=\textmd{Diff}_0(M)$ denote the connected component of the diffeomorphism group of $M$ containing the identity. The natural action of $G$ on $M$ induces the trace homomorphism on homology. We show that the image of trace homomorphism is annihilated by the subalgebra o…

R-circles in general three dimensional CR manifolds (of contact type) are the analogues to traces of Lagrangian totally geodesic planes on the sphere viewed as the boundary of two dimensional complex hyperbolic space. They form a family of certain legendrian curves on the manifold. We prove that a diffeomorphism betwee…

For each closed, orientable surface F, we construct a local, diffeomorphism invariant trace on the Kauffman bracket skein module K_t(F x [0,1]). The trace is defined when |t| is neither 0 nor 1, and at certain roots of unity. At t = - 1, the trace is integration against the symplectic measure on the SU(2) character var…

Deform moment map on symplectic connections using star product algebras.

We prove that a ``bouillabaisse'' surface (translation surface which has two transverse parabolic elements) has totally real trace field. As a corollary, non trivial Veech groups which have no parabolic elements do exist. The proof follows Veech's viewpoint on Thurston's construction of pseudo-Anosov diffeomorphisms.

This paper surveys topological results obtained from characteristic classes built from the two types of traces on the algebra of pseudodifferential operators of nonpositive order. The main results are the construction of a universal $\hat A$-polynomial and Chern character that control the $S^1$-index theorem for all ci…

New applications of trace embedding lemma show exotic 4-manifolds properties.

Let $M$ be a closed smooth Riemannian manifold $M$, and let $f:M\to M$ be a diffeomorphism. Herein, we demonstrate that (i) if $f$ has the $C^1$ robustly inverse shadowing property on the chain recurrent set $\mathcal{CR}(f)$, then $\mathcal{CR}(f)$ is hyperbolic and (ii) if $f$ has the $C^1$ robustly inverse shadowing…

We determine the spectrum of the sub-Laplacian on pseudo H-type nilmanifolds and present pairs of isospectral but non-diffeomorphic nilmanifolds with respect to the sub-Laplacian. We observe that these pairs are also isospectral with respect to the Laplacian. More generally, our method allows us to construct an arbitra…

We show that the reduced quantum hyperbolic invariants of pseudo-Anosov diffeomorphisms of punctured surfaces are intertwiners of local representations of the quantum Teichmüller spaces. We characterize them as the only intertwiners that satisfy certain natural cut-and-paste operations of topological quantum field theo…

The paper calculates intertwiners for a torus and proves a conjecture about their limits.

Let $F$ be a smooth foliation on a closed Riemannian manifold $M$, and let $Λ$ be a transverse invariant measure of $F$. Suppose that $Λ$ is absolutely continuous with respect to the Lebesgue measure on smooth transversals. Then a topological definition of the $Λ$-Lefschetz number of any leaf preserving diffeomorphism …

Algorithm finds knot friends in 3-manifolds.

Let $A\neq 0$ be a complex number with $|A|\neq 1$. Let $M$ be a compact smooth oriented $3$-manifold, the $SU(3)$-skein space of $M$, $S_A(M)$, is the vector space over $\mathbb{C}$ generated by framed oriented links (including framed oriented trivalent graphs in $M$) quotient by the $SU(3)$-skein relations due to Ku…

From a handlebody-theoretic perspective, the simplest compact, contractible 4-manifolds, other than the 4-ball, are Mazur manifolds. We produce the first pairs of Mazur manifolds that are homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic. Our diffeomorphism obstruction comes from our proof that the knot Floer homology concordance inv…

New method constructs Lefschetz fibrations with different regular fibers.

The paper proves the stability of a 3-ball under curvature constraints.

We give a method for constructing many pairs of distinct knots $K_0$ and $K_1$ such that the two 4-manifolds obtained by attaching a 2-handle to $B^4$ along $K_i$ with framing zero are diffeomorphic. We use the d-invariants of Heegaard Floer homology to obstruct the smooth concordance of some of these $K_0$ and $K_1$, …

This is a continuation of our previous work arXiv:1601.05617 on trace and inverse trace of Steklov eigenvalues. More new inequalities for the trace and inverse trace of Steklov eigenvalues are obtained.

These are lecture notes for a short winter course at the Department of Mathematics, University of Coimbra, Portugal, December 6--8, 2018. The course was part of the 13th International Young Researchers Workshop on Geometry, Mechanics and Control. In three lectures I trace the work of three heroes of mathematics and mec…

Study of torus surgeries on knot traces, finding exotic surfaces and traces.

Classifies knot traces with specific trisection genus limits.

Guillemin trace formula adapted for group actions.

Paper derives trace formula for magnetic Laplacian at zero energy.

In this paper, we obtain some new estimates for the trace and inverse trace of Steklov eigenvalues. The estimates generalize some previous results of Hersch-Payne-Schiffer , Brock}, Raulot-Savo and Dittmar.

New methods derive a generalized Frenkel trace formula for Lie groups.

Examines a new type of analytic torsion on Riemannian manifolds.

Derives Selberg trace formula on Riemann surfaces and generalizes to other spaces.

Introduces a new model for mapping matrices to matrices, subsuming linear regression.

CausalSim corrects bias in trace-driven simulations for more accurate results.

New findings on knots and their traces, distinguishing L-space knots by their 0-trace.

This paper investigates the strength of the trace field as a commensurability invariant of hyperbolic 3-manifolds. We construct an infinite family of two-component hyperbolic link complements which are pairwise incommensurable and have the same trace field, and infinitely many 1-cusped finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifo…

Clarifies a trace for Heisenberg operators on contact manifolds.

We give axioms which characterize the local Reidemeister trace for orientable differentiable manifolds. The local Reidemeister trace in fixed point theory is already known, and we provide both uniqueness and existence results for the local Reidemeister trace in coincidence theory.

Researchers compute trace formula for magnetic Laplacian on hyperbolic surfaces.

Sharp inequality found on three-balls for fourth order Sobolev traces.

Infinite knots have non-integer trace values.

Introduces expected eligibility traces for more efficient credit assignment in reinforcement learning.

Quantum trace map defined for 3-manifolds with torus boundaries.

New knots found that resist trace detection.

We study new invariants of elliptic partial differential operators acting on sections of a vector bundle over a closed Riemannian manifold that we call the relativistic heat trace and the quantum heat traces. We obtain some reduction formulas expressing these new invariants in terms of some integral transforms of the u…

New hyperbolic manifolds found with same trace ring.

Sub-Riemannian Selberg trace formulae for compact quotients of SL(2, R)

Study categorifies link invariants using Soergel bimodules.

The study computes trace fields and minimal polynomials for specific knots and links.