The paper introduces two-tone colorings for links and shows conditions for surjective dihedral representations.
problem The challenge is to find conditions for links to admit surjective dihedral representations.
method The method involves introducing two-tone colorings and providing conditions for the link groups to admit such representations.
result Any link with at least 3 components admits a surjective homomorphism to the dihedral group of arbitrary degree.
The paper explores representations of specific knot groups and their properties.
problem Investigating representations of branched twist spins with a non-trivial center of order 2.
method Analyzes mSL2(Z3)-representations and dihedral group representations of branched twist spins. result Provides sufficient conditions for the existence of mSL2(Z3)-representations and determines the number of dihedral group representations. Classifies symmetries of knots using group actions and orthogonal representation theory.
problem Classifying symmetries of knots in 3-sphere.
method Using geometrization and orthogonal representation theory, constructing examples, and distinguishing symmetries.
result Cyclic and dihedral families of symmetries of prime knots and composite knots.
New Khovanov homology for marked links collapses spectral sequence.
problem Understanding instanton theory and its relation to Khovanov homology.
method Introducing marked Khovanov homology and studying its properties.
result Khovanov homology for alternating links does not depend on marking data for non-split links.
We study the representation spaces R(K;i) as appearing in Kronheimer and Mrowka's framed instanton knot Floer homology, for a class of pretzel knots. In particular, for pretzel knots P(p,q,r) with p,q,r pairwise coprime, these appear to be non-degenerate and comprise representations in SU(2) that are not b…
Given an ideal triangulation of a connected 3-manifold with non-empty boundary consisting of a disjoint union of tori, a point of the deformation variety is an assignment of complex numbers to the dihedral angles of the tetrahedra subject to Thurston's gluing equations. From this, one can recover a representation of th…
The objective of this paper is to determine the finite dimensional, indecomposable representations of the algebra that is generated by two complex structures over the real numbers. Since the generators satisfy relations that are similar to those of the infinite dihedral group, we give the algebra the name iD-infinity.
New index theory proves Gromov's dihedral conjectures.
problem Comparisons and rigidity of scalar curvatures, mean curvatures, and dihedral angles.
method Developed a new index theory for manifolds with polyhedral boundary.
result Proved Gromov's dihedral extremality and rigidity conjectures.
Study dihedral spherical surfaces and their foliations.
problem Characterize dihedral spherical surfaces and their foliations.
method Define and analyze dihedral surfaces and their foliations, introduce geometric decompositions and deformations.
result Determine the dimension of the moduli space for dihedral surfaces.
Characterizes conical angles for metrics with dihedral symmetry.
problem Understanding metrics with specific symmetry properties.
method Using recent results on local invariants of quadratic differentials.
result Complete characterization of conical angles for dihedral spherical metrics.
We consider knots equipped with a representation of their knot groups onto a dihedral group D_{2n} (where n is odd). To each such knot there corresponds a closed 3-manifold, the (irregular) dihedral branched covering space, with the branching set over the knot forming a link in it. We report a variety of results relati…
The paper studies traceless SU(2) representations and instanton gradings for specific knot types.
problem Analyzing traceless SU(2) representations and instanton gradings for two-bridge and (3,n)-torus knots. method Representation-theoretic data assembly and verification; explicit computation of character varieties and spectral-flow gradings.
result Explicit characterization of traceless representations and instanton gradings for specific knot types.
In this work we study the connection between the existence of finite dihedral covers of the projective plane ramified along an algebraic curve C, infinite dihedral covers, and pencils of curves containing C.
The paper proves a spacetime version of dihedral rigidity for cubes in 3D spacetime.
problem Proving dihedral rigidity for cubic initial data sets in 3D spacetime.
method By studying the level sets of spacetime harmonic functions and extending previous work on dihedral rigidity for prisms in hyperbolic space.
result The paper proves dihedral rigidity for cubes in 3D spacetime, extending previous results.
Smooth approximations bound dihedral angles of convex polytopes.
problem Bounding dihedral angles of convex polytopes.
method Approximating polytopes with smooth hypersurfaces and using geometric relations.
result Established lower bounds on dihedral angles.
We define and study the set E(ρ) of end invariants of a $\SL(2,C)$ character ρ of the one-holed torus T. We show that the set E(ρ) is the entire projective lamination space PL of T if and only if (i) ρ corresponds to the dihedral representation, or (ii) ρ is real and corr…
Symmetric elastic knots are found for certain classes with dihedral symmetry.
problem Finding elastic knots with specific symmetries.
method Minimizing bending energy under dihedral symmetry constraints.
result Existence of dihedral symmetric elastic knots, including a figure-eight union for the trefoil.
Study on geodesics and dihedral groups in lattices.
problem Growth and distribution of conjugacy classes of dihedral subgroups.
method Generalizing earlier work on reciprocal geodesics, proving equidistribution.
result Reciprocal geodesics are equidistributed in the unit tangent bundle.
Study links using Soergel bimodules and Serre duality.
problem Computing the triply-graded homology of the Whitehead link.
method Representability of partial trace functors and diagrammatics for Hochschild cohomology.
result Computed the triply-graded homology of the Whitehead link.
Minimal surfaces with dihedral symmetry are studied as angles converge to zero.
problem Understanding minimal surfaces with dihedral symmetry as angles approach zero.
method Analyzing the limit of minimal surfaces in wedges with varying angles and using the implicit function theorem.
result New minimal surfaces are discovered and existence proofs are simplified.
Study of quandle coloring quivers with dihedral quandles.
problem Link invariants and their enhancements using quandles.
method Introduced shadow quandle coloring quivers and cocycle quivers, studied equivalence with quandle coloring numbers and shadow quandle cocycle invariants.
result Equivalence of quandle coloring quivers with quandle coloring numbers and shadow quandle cocycle quivers with shadow quandle cocycle invariants for specific dihedral quandles.
Compute Bredon homology for a specific type of Artin groups.
problem Calculate Bredon homology for Artin groups of dihedral type.
method Compute Bredon homology groups of the classifying space for virtually cyclic subgroups with K-theory coefficients.
result Computed Bredon homology groups for Artin groups of dihedral type.
Dihedral linking invariant uses knot colorings to distinguish knots.
problem Distinguishing knots using knot colorings and linking numbers.
method Algorithm for computing linking numbers in dihedral branched covers.
result The dihedral linking invariant distinguishes more than 98% of prime knot pairs.
Classifies orbits of Hurwitz actions on dihedral quandles.
problem Classifying orbits of Hurwitz actions on dihedral quandles.
method Introduced three computable invariants to classify orbits.
result Complete classification of orbits under Hurwitz action.
Homotopy classification for certain 4-manifolds with dihedral fundamental groups.
problem Classifying the homotopy types of specific 4-manifolds with dihedral fundamental groups.
method Using quadratic 2-type and combining with results from Hambleton-Kreck and Bauer.
result Homotopy types of finite oriented Poincaré 4-complexes are determined by their quadratic 2-type when fundamental group is dihedral.
The study characterizes torus links' coloring quivers using dihedral quandles.
problem Characterizing the structure of coloring quivers for torus links.
method Exhaustively determining all possible numbers of colorings and their interconnections.
result The quiver structure varies based on the number of colorings.
In this article, we prove a theorem comparing the dihedral angles of simplices in the hyperbolic, spherical and Euclidean geometries.
The paper creates exotic 4-manifold structures with a specific group.
problem Producing exotic structures on 4-manifolds with infinite dihedral fundamental group.
method Using specific conditions on b2+ and b2−, the paper constructs these structures. result The existence of infinite exotic structures on 4-manifolds with infinite dihedral fundamental group.
The study sets limits on dihedral angles of large hyperbolic polyhedra.
problem Establishing bounds on dihedral angles of hyperbolic Coxeter polyhedra.
method Developed a constructive procedure for Coxeter polyhedra with prescribed dihedral angles.
result Classification of ADEG-polyhedra with specific dihedral angles and no disjoint facets.
Classifies finite orbits of mapping class group actions on surface group representations.
problem Finite orbits of mapping class group actions on surface group representations.
method Classification based on surface genus and representation properties.
result Finite orbits correspond to homomorphisms with finite image for genus at least two, and to finite or special dihedral representations for genus one.
Researchers found the Wigner derivative and its inverse are equal for spherical tetrahedra.
problem Computing the relationship between dihedral angles and edge lengths in tetrahedra.
method Computed the Wigner derivative and its inverse for spherical tetrahedra.
result The Wigner derivative and its inverse are equal for spherical tetrahedra.
The paper proves rigidity for submanifolds in warped product manifolds.
problem Rigidity of submanifolds in warped product manifolds.
method Dihedral extremality and rigidity theorem for submanifolds with polyhedral boundary.
result Dihedral rigidity results for hyperbolic polyhedra in flat warped product spaces.
Proves a conjecture about prism shapes with nonnegative curvature.
problem Understanding the rigidity of prism shapes with nonnegative curvature.
method Constructing free boundary minimal hypersurfaces and extending a dimension descent idea.
result Dihedral angles of certain prisms cannot exceed Euclidean models unless isometric.
Given a closed oriented PL four-manifold X and a closed surface B embedded in X with isolated cone singularities, we give a formula for the signature of an irregular dihedral cover of X branched along B. For X simply-connected, we deduce a necessary condition on the intersection form of a simply-connected i…
Study lengths of 3-cocycles for specific quandles, finding knot properties.
problem Determining lengths of 3-cocycles for 7-dihedral and octahedral quandles.
method Analyzing specific quandles to find lengths of 3-cocycles.
result 2-twist-spun 52-knot and 4-twist-spun trefoil have triple point number eight. The study finds all possible 3D polytopes in Riemannian 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Understanding the combinatorial types of 3D polytopes in specific Riemannian manifolds.
method Analysis of mean curvature convex Riemannian polyhedra with non-obtuse dihedral angles in positive scalar curvature 3-manifolds.
result Determination of combinatorial types of 3D simple convex polytopes.
We study the hairy graph homology of a cyclic operad; in particular we show how to assemble corresponding hairy graph cohomology classes to form cocycles for ordinary graph homology, as defined by Kontsevich. We identify the part of hairy graph homology coming from graphs with cyclic fundamental group as the dihedral h…
We prove that, both in the hyperbolic and spherical 3-spaces, there exist nonconvex compact boundary-free polyhedral surfaces without selfintersections which admit nontrivial continuous deformations preserving all dihedral angles and study properties of such polyhedral surfaces. In particular, we prove that the volume …
The dihedral genus of a knot is related to its signature and minimal surface genus.
problem Determining the dihedral genus of knots and its relation to signatures and minimal surface genus.
method Using dihedral branched covers and properties of Fox colorings, the dihedral genus is linked to the signature of the cover and the Murasugi signature of the knot.
result An infinite family of knots with minimal genus surfaces that realize the four-genus of the knot.
We give an original analytic construction of hyperkahler ALF metrics on some ALE spaces of dihedral type, namely the spaces corresponding to minimal resolutions of Kleinian quotients relative to some binary dihedral group.
We show that a finite dihedral group does not act pseudofreely and locally linearly on a 2k-dimensional sphere, if k > 1. This answers a question of R. S. Kulkarni from 1982.
Quandles with involutions that satisfy certain conditions, called good involutions, can be used to color non-orientable surface-knots. We use subgroups of signed permutation matrices to construct non-trivial good involutions on extensions of odd order dihedral quandles. For the smallest example of order 6 that is an ex…
We prove a generalized version of the Strong Atiyah Conjecture for the infinite dihedral group W, replacing the group von Neumann algebra NW with the Hecke-von Neumann algebra N_qW.
A quandle coloring obstruction prevents a specific link from being ribbon concordant.
problem Obstructing a specific link from being ribbon concordant.
method Symmetric dihedral quandle coloring analysis.
result A symmetric dihedral quandle of order 4 cannot color a specific surface-link, obstructing ribbon concordance.
Given a combinatorial description C of a polyhedron having E edges, the space of dihedral angles of all compact hyperbolic polyhedra that realize C is generally not a convex subset of RE \cite{DIAZ}. If C has five or more faces, Andreev's Theorem states that the corresponding space of dihedral angle…
Study dihedral covers of four-manifolds with singularities, proving only a slice knot can arise.
problem Understanding dihedral covers of four-manifolds with singularities.
method Lifting trisection of a surface to a branched cover, computing signature contributions.
result Only a slice knot can arise as a unique singularity on irregular dihedral covers of S4. Given a 2-stranded tangle in a $\ZZ/2$ homology ball, T⊂Y, we investigate the character variety R(Y,T) of conjugacy classes of traceless SU(2) representations of π1(Y∖T). In particular we completely determine the subspace of binary dihedral representations, and identify all of R(Y,T) for many t…
Counterexample disproves key index computation in Gromov's conjecture paper.
problem Disproving an index computation in Gromov's conjecture paper.
method Constructing a counterexample to an index computation.
result Counterexample disproves the main result of the paper.