The study finds upper bounds on disk packings on hyperbolic surfaces.
problem Finding optimal disk packings on hyperbolic surfaces.
method Analyzes the radius of packings of a complete hyperbolic surface by equal-radius disks.
result Bounds on disk packings are sharp in some cases and not in others.
New theorem proves rigidity of circle packings in hyperbolic geometry.
problem Rigidity of circle packings in hyperbolic geometry.
method Established maximum principles and applied them to prove rigidity.
result Proved infinite rigidity of weighted Delaunay triangulations in the Poincaré disk.
Thurston's circle packing approximation of the Riemann Mapping (proven to give the Riemann Mapping in the limit by Rodin-Sullivan) is largely based on the theorem that any topological disk with a circle packing metric can be deformed into a circle packing metric in the disk with boundary circles internally tangent to t…
Uniqueness of circle packings on certain translation surfaces is proven.
problem Proving the uniqueness of circle packings on specific translation surfaces.
method Using splitting bigons to characterize variations of circle packings.
result For certain circle packings on H(1,1) translation surfaces, there are only a finite number of ways the packing can vary without changing the contacts graph. Minimal surfaces created from tiny circle packings changes.
problem Creating minimal surfaces from circle packings.
method Parametrizing deformations of circle packings and relating them to discrete minimal surfaces.
result Every minimal surface of Koebe type can be extended to a general type minimal surface.
Paper introduces combinatorial Ricci flows on infinite disk triangulations.
problem Discrete Ricci flows on infinite triangulations of the open disk.
method Combinatorial Ricci flows (CRFs) in Euclidean and hyperbolic geometries.
result Existence and uniqueness of CRFs, convergence results, uniformization theorem.
We describe some problems, observations, and conjectures concerning thickness and packing density of knots and links in $\sp^3$ and R3. We prove the thickness of a nontrivial knot or link in $\sp^3$ is no more than 4π, the thickness of a Hopf link. We also give arguments and evidence supporting the conject…
The paper extends the Discrete Schwarz-Pick Lemma to circle packings with obtuse intersections and disjoint packings.
problem Proving the Discrete Schwarz-Pick Lemma for circle packings with various inversive distances.
method Using a variational principle for circle packings with inversive distances, the paper extends the lemma to a broader range of packings.
result The Discrete Schwarz-Pick Lemma holds for circle packings with inversive distances in (−1,1], provided an additional condition on triangle weights. New theorem proves convergence of various discrete conformal structures to conformal maps.
problem Proving convergence of discrete conformal structures to conformal maps.
method General theorem using piecewise linear discrete conformal mappings and Riemannian barycentric coordinates.
result Discrete conformal mappings converge to conformal maps under certain conditions.
In this paper, we generalize our results in \cite{GX3} to triangulated surfaces in hyperbolic background geometry, which means that all triangles can be embedded in the standard hyperbolic space. We introduce a new discrete Gaussian curvature by dividing the classical discrete Gauss curvature by an area element, which …
We prove some rigidity theorems for configurations of closed disks. First, fix two collections C and C~ of closed disks in the Riemann sphere C^, sharing a contact graph which (mostly-)triangulates C^, so that for all corresponding pairs of intersecting dis…
The Weyl problem is extended to hyperbolic and anti-de Sitter spaces, connecting geometry, analysis, and group theory.
problem The classical Weyl problem for surfaces in hyperbolic and anti-de Sitter spaces.
method Generalizations of the Weyl problem to unbounded convex subsets and convex surfaces, focusing on thin and thick asymptotic boundaries.
result Connections to Kleinian groups, complex analysis, circle packings, and grafting on the hyperbolic disk.
Develops Kleinian Sphere Packings and Bugs, proving their arithmetic origins.
problem Understanding sphere packings and their arithmetic origins in various dimensions.
method Introduces Kleinian Sphere Packings and Bugs, extending Arithmeticity Theorem.
result Kleinian packings and Bugs come from Q-arithmetic lattices of simplest type.
Proves rigidity of circle packings in the plane, generalizing previous work.
problem Rigidity of infinite inversive distance circle packings in the plane.
method Maximal principle for generic weighted Delaunay inversive distance circle packings and ring lemma for inversive distance circle packings in hexagonal triangulated plane.
result Proves Bowers-Stephenson's conjecture for inversive distance circle packings.
The paper studies circle packings using renormalization and subdivision rules.
problem Characterizing and proving properties of circle packings with specific subdivision rules.
method Iterations of skinning maps on Teichmüller spaces, renormalization theory, subdivision rules.
result Uniformly contracting renormalization operator and geometric inflexibility of circle packings.
The paper studies rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds with boundary.
problem Rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds with boundary.
method Introduced generalized Thurston's sphere packings and proved their rigidity properties.
result Generalized Thurston's sphere packings are locally determined by combinatorial scalar curvatures and cannot be deformed while keeping combinatorial Ricci curvatures fixed.
Analyzes packing of circles in bounded and unbounded planes using mathematical formulas.
problem Finding optimal radii for packing circles in various plane regions.
method Deterministic analytic formulae and recurrence relations.
result Formulated analytic formulae for 2D circle packing on various plane shapes.
Study generates infinite circle packings with a specific property.
problem Generating infinite circle packings with a unique property.
method Investigates an infinite family of circle packings and uses them to create Apollonian packings.
result Created an infinite set of circle packings with the Apollonian property.
Paper proves circle packings converge to Riemann mapping for Jordan domains.
problem Proving discrete conformal maps converge to Riemann mapping.
method Establishing solvability theorem for inversive distance circle packings.
result Bowers-Stephenson's conjecture for Jordan domains is proven.
Proves rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds.
problem Rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds.
method Combining combinatorial scalar curvature and Ricci curvature to prove rigidity.
result Proves infinitesimal rigidity of Thurston's Euclidean sphere packing.
Paper introduces new flows to find circle packings with specific curvature.
problem Finding circle packings with prescribed total geodesic curvatures.
method Introduces combinatorial Calabi flow, fractional combinatorial Calabi flow, and combinatorial p-th Calabi flow.
result Establishes conditions for the longtime behaviors of these flows.
Paper proves a discrete Schwarz-Pick lemma for generalized circle packings.
problem Comparing geometric quantities of circle packings with different boundary values.
method Combinatorial Calabi flows and maximum principle.
result Discrete Schwarz-Pick lemma proven for generalized circle packings.
The paper solves the existence problem of sphere packings in higher dimensions.
problem Existence of crystallographic sphere packings in certain higher dimensions.
method Geometric doubling procedure and computations with Lorentzian quadratic forms.
result Solves the existence problem of crystallographic sphere packings in higher dimensions.
Projective rigidity of circle packings on complex surfaces proved.
problem Proving rigidity of circle packings on complex projective surfaces.
method Proved projective rigidity through triangulations and complex projective structures.
result Space of circle packings is projectively rigid on complex projective surfaces.
The paper studies rigid sphere packings on 3D manifolds with boundary.
problem Investigating rigid sphere packings on 3D manifolds with boundary.
method Introducing generalized sphere packings, proving rigidity, introducing combinatorial curvature flows.
result Generalized sphere packing metrics are determined by combinatorial scalar curvature.
Study on non-orientable surfaces for maximal disc packings.
problem Maximizing disc packings in non-orientable surfaces.
method Analyzing compact non-orientable surfaces of genus g≥3 for maximal k-packings. result Characterization of maximal disc packings in non-orientable surfaces.
Grassmannian packings improve CNN kernels' diversity and reduce sparsity.
problem Kernel sparsity and lack of diversity in CNNs decrease model capacity.
method Initialize CNN kernels with Grassmannian packings to maximize diversity and minimize sparsity.
result Grassmannian packings lead to diverse features and improved classification accuracy.
The paper proves rigidity and uniformization theorems for infinite circle patterns and convex polyhedra in hyperbolic 3-space.
problem Characterize infinite circle patterns and convex polyhedra in hyperbolic 3-space.
method Extends techniques from previous work to prove rigidity and uniformization theorems for infinite circle patterns and convex polyhedra.
result Establishes existence and rigidity of infinite regular circle patterns and convex trivalent polyhedra.
This paper optimizes neural network training by packing multiple models on a single GPU.
problem Efficiently sharing limited training resources among multiple neural network models.
method Proposes a primitive called 'pack' to jointly train multiple models on a single GPU.
result Significant performance improvements for hyperparameter tuning, up to 40% for two models.
The paper studies circle packings on surfaces with boundary and their total geodesic curvatures.
problem Existence and rigidity of circle packings with conical singularities.
method Variational principle and combinatorial Ricci flow.
result Existence and rigidity of circle packings with prescribed total geodesic curvature.
Study of rod packings in 3-torus using 3-manifold geometry.
problem Understanding crystal structures in crystallography through rod packings in 3-torus.
method Use of 3-manifold geometry and topology to analyze complements of rod packings.
result Find families of complements that are hyperbolic and Seifert fibred.
Paper studies degenerated circle packings in hyperbolic geometry and finds conditions for their existence.
problem Whether a prescribed total geodesic curvature can be realized by a degenerated circle packing.
method Introduced combinatorial Ricci flow to find the desired degenerated circle packed surface, analogous to Chow-Luo and Takatsu methods.
result Fully characterized sufficient and necessary conditions for the existence of degenerated circle packings and showed their uniqueness.
Paper proves rigidity of inversive distance circle packings.
problem Proving rigidity of inversive distance circle packings.
method Variational principles and combinatorial curvature study.
result Global rigidity of inversive distance circle packings proved.
Paper constructs hyperbolic metrics using circle packings and curvature parameters.
problem Creating polyhedral metrics for surfaces of various topologies.
method Using circle packings and curvature parameters, the paper constructs hyperbolic polyhedral metrics.
result Unified approach to producing polyhedral metrics for surfaces of broader topological types.
Paper calculates ball number of links using Lorentz geometry and circle packing.
problem Calculating the minimum number of balls needed to represent a link.
method Lorentz geometry and circle packing theorem applied to ball packings.
result Shows ball(L)≤5cr(L) for any link L. Confirms unique eigenfunction in hyperbolic packing has maximal spectral gap.
problem Sarnak's spectral gap question for hyperbolic packings.
method Analysis of Patterson-Sullivan base eigenfunctions and spectral gaps.
result Unique square-integrable eigenfunction has maximal spectral gap.
Study on packing links with geometric constraints.
problem Maximizing link density in space with geometric restrictions.
method Investigates packing essential links within Euclidean space.
result Upper bounds on maximal density are found, but are large.
The traditional Riemann Mapping Theorem can be proved with circle packing techniques. We prove the Combinatorial Riemann Mapping Theorem for tilings of bounded size using circle packings.
The paper connects Apollonian packings to knot theory and improves link representations.
problem Realizing algebraic links in Apollonian packings.
method Introducing new representations of links in tangency graphs of sphere packings, proving link realizability, and improving upper bounds.
result Any algebraic link can be realized in the cubic section of the orthoplicial Apollonian packing.
Paper proves rigidity of Doyle spirals in hexagonal lattice circle packings.
problem Proving Doyle conjecture for hexagonal lattice circle packings.
method Using Liouville theorem of discrete harmonic functions based on logarithmic radii ratio observation.
result Proves rigidity of Doyle spirals in hexagonal lattice circle packings with bounded radii ratios.
The paper solves circle packings on surfaces with boundaries.
problem Circle packing on surfaces with boundaries and finite genus.
method Using Thurston's algorithm and discrete Schwarz-Pick lemma.
result A unique solution to the boundary value problem exists.
The paper deforms circle packings on surfaces with constant curvature.
problem Deforming circle packings on surfaces to constant curvature.
method Using Ge-Xu's α-flow to deform initial inversive distance circle packings.
result The inversive distance circle packing with constant α-curvature is unique under certain conditions.
The paper finds circle packings with specific curvatures in hyperbolic geometry.
problem Finding circle packings with prescribed total geodesic curvatures and discrete Gaussian curvatures.
method Established existence and rigidity via variational principle, introduced combinatorial p-th Calabi flows.
result Introduced combinatorial p-th Calabi flows to find circle packings with prescribed curvatures.
Circle packings on compact surfaces simplified.
problem Simplifying circle packings on complex surfaces.
method Uniformisation of weighted maps.
result Unified approach to circle packings.
Properness proven for circle packings and Delaunay patterns on complex projective structures.
problem Proving properness for circle packings and Delaunay patterns on complex projective structures.
method Considering circle packings and Delaunay circle patterns on surfaces with complex projective structures, proving properness of the forgetful map.
result Proved properness of the forgetful map sending circle packings and Delaunay patterns to underlying complex structures.
From the geometric study of the elementary cell of hexagonal circle packings --- a flower of 7 circles --- the class of conformally symmetric circle packings is defined. Up to Moebius transformations, this class is a three parameter family, that contains the famous Doyle spirals as a special case. The solutions are giv…
Proves global rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds.
problem Global rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds.
method Combination of combinatorial scalar curvature and Andreev-Thurston rigidity theorem.
result Proves global rigidity of sphere packings on 3D manifolds.
New proof simplifies existing proofs of Bowers-Stephenson conjecture.
problem Proving the global rigidity of circle packing with inversive distance.
method Variational proof simplifying previous methods.
result Global rigidity of circle packing with inversive distance in (-1, +∞).