arXiv research

A manifold's discreteness is tied to its number of ends.

Study discretizes Dirac and port-Hamiltonian systems using manifolds.

Maps discrete manifolds to partitions to define new manifolds.

This work is thought as an operative guide to discrete exterior calculus (DEC), but at the same time with a rigorous exposition. We present a version of (DEC) on cubic cell, defining it for discrete manifolds. An example of how it works, it is done on the discrete torus, where usual Gauss and Stokes theorems are recove…

The paper introduces discrete Dirac structures for mechanics, simplifying dynamics.

The paper studies bifurcations in discrete dynamical systems on manifolds.

Arboricity of manifolds is explored, with specific results for 2D surfaces.

The paper studies convergence of discrete harmonic maps to smooth ones.

Any discrete differential manifold $M$ (finite set endowed with an algebraic differential calculus) can be represented by appropriate polyhedron ${\cal P}(M)$. This representation demonstrates the adequacy of the calculus of discrete differential manifolds and links this approach with that based on finitary substitutes…

Neural networks learn discrete tasks on continuous data via emergent geometry.

We introduce the discrete Einstein metrics as critical points of discrete energy on triangulated 3-manifolds, and study them by discrete curvature flow of second (fourth) order. We also study the convergence of the discrete curvature flow. Discrete curvature flow of second order is an analogue of smooth Ricci flow.

This paper solves PDEs for embedding discrete lattices into smooth manifolds.

Simplicial, piecewise-flat discretizations of manifolds provide a clear path towards curvature analysis on discrete geometries and for solutions of PDE's on manifolds of complex topologies. In this manuscript we review and expand on discrete exterior calculus methods using hybrid domains. We then analyze the geometric …

New geometric SDEs and discretizations on Riemannian manifolds with error bounds.

We propose simple conditions equivalent to the discreteness of the spectrum of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on a class of Riemannian manifolds close to warped products. For this class of manifolds we establish a relationship between discreteness of the spectrum and stochastic incompleteness.

After surveying classical notions of PL topology of the Seventies, we clarify the relation between Morse theory and its discretization by Forman. We show that PL handles theory and discrete Morse theory are equivalent, in the sense that every discrete Morse vector on some PL triangulation is also a PL handle vector, an…

Graphically discrete groups have strong rigidity properties.

Discrete exterior calculus shows natural properties of wedge product and averaging.

Defines discrete symmetry of manifolds and proves bounds on its value.

The study explores discrete versions of Riemannian geometry structures on manifolds.

In a recent paper, {\it Algorithms for Deforming and Contracting Simply Connected Discrete Closed Manifolds (II)}, we discussed two algorithms for deforming and contracting a simply connected discrete closed manifold into a discrete sphere. The first algorithm was a continuation of work that began in {\it Algorithms fo…

Following the previous authors works (joint with I.A.Dynnikov) we develop a theory of the discrete analogs of the differential-geometrical (DG) connections in the triangulated manifolds. We study a nonstandard discretization based on the interpretation of DG Connection as linear first order (''triangle'') difference eq…

Study shows discrete spectra on base spaces for certain Riemannian submersions.

Classifies graph configuration spaces homeomorphic to manifolds.

In this short note, we prove that the space of all admissible piecewise linear metrics parameterized by length square on a triangulated manifolds is a convex cone. We further study Regge's Einstein-Hilbert action and give a much more reasonable definition of discrete Einstein metric than our former version in \cite{G}.…

In the case of smooth manifolds, we use Forman's discrete Morse theory to realize combinatorially any Thom-Smale complex coming from a smooth Morse function by a couple triangulation-discrete Morse function. As an application, we prove that any Euler structure on a smooth oriented closed 3-manifold has a particular rea…

Abstract: Necessary and sufficient conditions for circle actions on 4-manifolds with discrete fixed points.

Groups can act on 3-manifolds if their Cayley complex can embed in specific types of 3-manifolds.

Derives Mirror Descent from gradient flow on a Riemannian manifold.

Study circle actions on unitary manifolds with discrete fixed points.

New method approximates Gaussian curvature on discrete surfaces.

Graphs approximate semigroups for diffusion on Riemannian manifolds.

In this paper we relate the study of actions of discrete groups over connected manifolds to that of their orbit spaces seen as differentiable stacks. We show that the orbit stack of a discrete dynamical system on a simply connected manifold encodes the dynamics up to conjugation and inversion. We also prove a generaliz…

Lectures on complex hyperbolic spaces and their groups.

In this paper, we generalize Bonahon's characterization of geometrically infinite torsion-free discrete subgroups of PSL(2, $\mathbb{C}$) to geometrically infinite discrete subgroups $Γ$ of isometries of negatively pinched Hadamard manifolds $X$. We then generalize a theorem of Bishop to prove that every discrete geome…

New algorithm estimates intrinsic dimension of discrete datasets.

The paper studies the non-discrete automorphisms of projective manifolds.

A new discrete calculus for bundle-valued forms is proposed and validated.

The elastic flow, which is the $L^2$-gradient flow of the elastic energy, has several applications in geometry and elasticity theory. We present stable discretizations for the elastic flow in two-dimensional Riemannian manifolds that are conformally flat, i.e.\ conformally equivalent to the Euclidean space. Examples in…

Paper proposes a new generative model for discrete distributions using flows on submanifolds.

Discrete vector bundles are important in Physics and recently found remarkable applications in Computer Graphics. This article approaches discrete bundles from the viewpoint of Discrete Differential Geometry, including a complete classification of discrete vector bundles over finite simplicial complexes. In particular,…

Unified framework for continuous-state discrete flow matching models.

The paper connects 3D manifold invariants to hyperbolic cone metrics and discrete Fourier transforms.

In the framework of nonassociative geometry (hep-th/0003238) a unified description of continuum and discrete spacetime is proposed. In our approach at the Planck scales the spacetime is described as a so-called "diodular discrete structure" which at large spacetime scales `looks like' a differentiable manifold. After a…

The aim of the present article is to give an overview of spectral theory on metric graphs guided by spectral geometry on discrete graphs and manifolds. We present the basic concept of metric graphs and natural Laplacians acting on it and explicitly allow infinite graphs. Motivated by the general form of a Laplacian on …

We approximate the spectral data (eigenvalues and eigenfunctions) of compact Riemannian manifold by the spectral data of a sequence of (computable) discrete Laplace operators associated to some graphs immersed in the manifold. We give an upper bound on the error that depends on upper bounds on the diameter and the sect…

We define Discrete Quasi-Einstein metrics (DQE-metrics) as the critical points of discrete total curvature functional on triangulated 3-manifolds. We study DQE-metrics by introducing some combinatorial curvature flows. We prove that these flows produce solutions which converge to discrete quasi-Einstein metrics when th…

Novel discretization of Euler equations for incompressible fluids.