Each of the four critical Severi varieties arises from a minimal holomorphic nilpotent orbit in a simple regular rank 3 hermitian Lie algebra and each such variety lies as singular locus in a cubic--the chordal variety--in the corresponding complex projective space; the cubic and projective space are identified in term…
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Classifies geodesic planes outside convex core of geometrically finite 3-manifolds.
problem Classifying geodesic planes in geometrically finite 3-manifolds.
method Constructive proof involving exotic rays and roofs.
result Existence of exotic roofs depends on the existence of exotic rays and bending lamination properties.
This paper is two-fold. At first we will discuss the generation of source terms in the Einstein-Hilbert action by using (topologically complicated) compact 3-manifolds. There is a large class of compact 3-manifolds with boundary: a torus given as the complement of a (thickened) knot admitting a hyperbolic geometry, den…
New 4-manifolds with exotic diffeomorphisms found.
problem Existence of exotic diffeomorphisms in 4-manifolds.
method Proves existence of infinitely many contractible 4-manifolds with exotic diffeomorphisms.
result Infinitely many contractible 4-manifolds with absolutely exotic diffeomorphisms.
Exotic submanifolds in 4-manifolds remain exotic after stabilizations.
problem Constructing exotic codimension-1 submanifolds in 4-manifolds.
method Constructing pairs of exotic codimension-1 submanifolds with diffeomorphic complements and showing they remain exotic after stabilizations.
result Exotic submanifolds remain exotic after any number of stabilizations.
On smile properties of volatility derivatives and exotic products: understanding the VIX skewq-fin.MF
We develop a method to study the implied volatility for exotic options and volatility derivatives with European payoffs such as VIX options. Our approach, based on Malliavin calculus techniques, allows us to describe the properties of the at-the-money implied volatility (ATMI) in terms of the Malliavin derivatives of t…
Study exotic Dehn twists in 4-manifolds, producing first known exotic diffeomorphisms.
problem Detecting exotic diffeomorphisms in 4-manifolds.
method 2-parameter families Seiberg-Witten theory over .
result Constructed the smallest closed 4-manifold with exotic diffeomorphisms.
New methods distinguish exotic 4-manifolds using Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Distinguishing exotic 4-manifolds from standard ones.
method Using Heegaard Floer homology to define new invariants.
result New invariants remain distinct in covers and can distinguish exotic manifolds.
Constructs exotic proper 2-knots from open 2-handles.
problem Proving topological equivalence of exotic proper knotted surfaces.
method Flexible construction of exotic open 2-handles, distinguishing through genus functions and end Floer homology.
result Constructs infinite families of irreducible exotic proper knotted surfaces.
The paper presents a new method to create exotic 4-manifolds and surfaces that remain exotic after stabilization.
problem Stabilization of exotic 4-dimensional phenomena and knotted surfaces.
method Elementary approach to constructing exotic 4-manifolds and surfaces, including examples in closed, simply connected 4-manifolds.
result The construction yields exotic surfaces in the 4-ball that remain exotic after stabilization, detected by Khovanov homology.
Given a symplectomorphism f of a symplectic manifold X, one can form the `symplectic mapping cylinder' where the Z action is generated by . In this paper we compute the Gromov invariants of the manifolds and of fiber sums of the with other sympl…
New actions found on exotic spheres using group theory.
problem Understanding smooth transformations on exotic spheres.
method Recent progress in stable homotopy groups of spheres and group theory.
result Smooth circle and cyclic group actions on exotic spheres produced.
The paper constructs exotic knotted surfaces and curves in 4-manifolds.
problem Understanding exotic knotted surfaces and curves in 4-manifolds.
method Local knotting and construction of surfaces and curves.
result First examples of exotically knotted complex curves and symplectic 2-spheres.
Paper finds exotic diffeomorphisms on specific 4-manifolds.
problem Understanding exotic diffeomorphisms on 4-manifolds with .
method Comparing winding numbers of parameter families.
result 2\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^2 \# 10 (-\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^2) admits exotic diffeomorphisms.
The model outperforms other models in option pricing, especially for short-term implied volatility.
problem Improper calibration and pricing of exotic options in financial models.
method Stochastic volatility model with double-exponential jumps, Fourier pricing techniques.
result The model outperforms other models in fitting the short-term implied volatility smile and pricing exotic options.
Detects exotic embeddings in 4-manifolds with boundary.
problem Detecting exotic diffeomorphisms in 4-manifolds with boundary.
method Defined family versions of Kronheimer-Mrowka invariants and used them to find exotic embeddings.
result First example of exotic 3-spheres in a smooth closed 4-manifold with diffeomorphic complements.
Study exotic phenomena in small 4-manifolds using diffeomorphisms.
problem Understanding exotic smooth structures and embeddings in 4-manifolds.
method Using constraints from Seiberg-Witten theory on diffeomorphisms.
result New methods to detect and bound exotic phenomena.
We show how to construct absolutely exotic smooth structures on compact 4-manifolds with boundary, including contractible manifolds. In particular, we prove that any compact smooth 4-manifold W with boundary that admits a relatively exotic structure contains a pair of codimension-zero submanifolds homotopy equivalent t…
Since the first work on exotic smoothness in physics, it was folklore to assume a direct influence of exotic smoothness to quantum gravity. In the second paper, we calculate the "smoothness structure" part of the path integral in quantum gravity for the exotic R^4 as non-compact manifold. We discuss the influence of th…
New exotic structures found on 4-manifolds with specific groups.
problem Finding exotic smooth structures on 4-manifolds with certain fundamental groups.
method Constructing new smooth structures using definite intersection forms and fundamental groups.
result Infinitely many exotic smooth structures on 4-manifolds with fundamental group Z/2Z.
4-manifolds can be exotic after connected sum with S^2 x S^2.
problem Existence of exotic contractible 4-manifolds.
method Constructed a cork that remains exotic after connected sum with S^2 x S^2.
result Existence of exotic pair of contractible 4-manifolds.
New exotic 4-manifolds found with small trisection genus.
problem Finding exotic 4-manifolds with small trisection genus.
method Constructing genus-3 relative trisections for contractible 4-manifolds.
result Exotic 4-manifolds with boundary have trisection genus of 4.
This paper constructs exotic diffeomorphisms on reducible 4-manifolds with odd b+.
problem Detecting exotic diffeomorphisms on reducible 4-manifolds with odd b+.
method Using a families Bauer-Furuta invariant and pin-cobordism.
result Constructs exotic diffeomorphisms on reducible 4-manifolds with odd b+.
In this paper we introduce exotic twisted -equivariant K-theory of loop space depending on the (typically non-flat) holonomy line bundle on induced from a gerbe with connection on . We also define exotic twisted -equivariant Chern character that maps the exotic tw…
Exotic diffeomorphisms found on complex surfaces and 4-manifolds.
problem Finding exotic diffeomorphisms on 4-manifolds.
method Minimal complex surfaces and spin 4-manifolds with boundary.
result First known instances of exotic diffeomorphisms of irreducible 4-manifolds.
New exotic 4D spaces found using knot slicing techniques.
problem Finding non-diffeomorphic exotic 4D spaces.
method Using RBG links to create slice knots with non-diffeomorphic complements.
result Distinguished new exotic 4D spaces using end Floer homology.
Study of torus surgeries on knot traces, finding exotic surfaces and traces.
problem Understanding exotic surfaces and traces through torus surgeries.
method Realizing annulus twisting as torus surgery, using key technical insight.
result Exotic elliptic surfaces and traces discovered, improving known geography.
Paper defines end Khovanov homology to detect exotic planes.
problem Detecting exotic Lagrangian and symplectic planes in 4-space.
method Define and apply end Khovanov homology to surfaces in 4-space.
result First known examples of exotic Lagrangian and symplectic planes found.
Paper explores using 0-surgery to find exotic 4-manifolds.
problem Distinguishing smooth structures on 4-manifolds.
method Uses 0-surgery homeomorphisms to generate exotic pairs.
result Found 5 topologically slice knots potentially leading to exotic spheres.
New results on localization of exotic diffeomorphisms in 4-manifolds.
problem Understanding when groups of exotic diffeomorphisms can be localized to smaller embedded submanifolds.
method Analyzing families Seiberg-Witten theory, Dehn twists, and properties of Seifert fibered homology spheres.
result Exotic diffeomorphisms cannot be localized to topologically embedded rational homology balls or homology spheres.
New exotic 4D spaces with nontrivial mappings.
problem Creating exotic copies of with nontrivial mapping class groups.
method Modification of diffeomorphism corks to make exteriors simply-connected.
result Construct exotic copies of with mapping class groups of arbitrarily large rank.
Construct non-split 2-component links in to produce exotic pairs of 4-manifolds
problem Construct non-split 2-component links in
method Construct non-split 2-component links in
result Obtain exotic pairs of simply connected, definite 4-manifolds with boundary
New method uses Khovanov homology to distinguish exotic 4-manifolds.
problem Distinguishing exotic compact, orientable 4-manifolds.
method Introduces a new, simple way of using Khovanov homology.
result First analysis-free proof of existence of exotic Mazur manifolds.
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 and , the paper constructs these structures.
result The existence of infinite exotic structures on 4-manifolds with infinite dihedral fundamental group.
Exotic diffeomorphism survives stabilizations on a contractible 4-manifold.
problem Finding exotic diffeomorphisms on contractible 4-manifolds.
method Developed a Pin(2) × Z_2-equivariant refinement for computing Seiberg-Witten Floer homotopy types.
result Constructed an exotic diffeomorphism that survives two stabilizations.
Exotic hypercomplex structures on a torus are proven to not exist.
problem Existence of exotic hypercomplex structures on a torus.
method Classification of complete flat affine structures on real tori using the Obata connection.
result Exotic hypercomplex structures on a torus do not exist.
An exotic symplectic math.DG
An explicit example of an exotic symplectic is given. Together with an earlier known example on , this yields an explicit exotic symplectic form on for all .
New module constructs exotic surfaces in 4-manifolds.
problem Constructing exotic surfaces in 4-manifolds.
method Using Bar-Natan Khovanov homology and skein lasagna gluing maps.
result Exotic surfaces require at least one internal stabilization.
Paper extends Miyazawa's construction to more 4-manifolds, finding exotic involutions and embeddings.
problem Finding exotic involutions and embeddings in 4-manifolds.
method Real Seiberg-Witten theory.
result Many infinite families of exotic involutions and embeddings.
In the spirit of Arrow-Debreu, we introduce a family of financial derivatives that act as primitive securities in that exotic derivatives can be approximated by their linear combinations. We call these financial derivatives signature payoffs. We show that signature payoffs can be used to nonparametrically price and hed…
Study exotic tori and their SL_d(Z) actions, proving many do not admit nontrivial actions.
problem Characterize exotic tori admitting SL_d(Z) actions.
method Compute mapping class groups, analyze homology actions, and prove non-existence of nontrivial actions.
result Many exotic tori do not admit nontrivial SL_d(Z) actions.
Exotic surfacesmath.AG
The paper constructs exotic complex projective surfaces using rational blowdowns.
problem Finding exotic complex projective surfaces with specific invariants.
method Rational blowdowns and construction of Kollár--Shepherd-Barron--Alexeev surfaces.
result First exotic surfaces constructed, including minimal and symplectic ones.
We estimate prices of exotic options in a discrete-time model-free setting when the trader has access to market prices of a rich enough class of exotic and vanilla options. This is achieved by estimating an unobservable quantity called "implied expected signature" from such market prices, which are used to price other …
Optimal hedging strategies for exotic options using vanilla options.
problem Hedging exotic options with illiquid vanilla options.
method Simple approximations and variational techniques in a market model and stochastic volatility model framework.
result Optimal Delta and Vega hedging strategies can be computed easily.
Stochastic flows of Stratonovich stochastic differential equations on exotic spheres have been studied. The consequences of the choice of exotic differential structure on stochastic processes taking place on the topological space as state space of the processes have been investigated. More precisely, we hav…
We study the possibility of realizing exotic smooth structures on punctured simply connected -manifolds as leaves of a codimension one foliation on a compact manifold. In particular, we show the existence of uncountably many smooth open -manifolds which are not diffeomorphic to any leaf of a codimension one trans…
New exotic 4-manifolds with zero signature found.
problem Finding exotic 4-manifolds with specific properties.
method Special small Lefschetz fibrations built via positive factorizations in the mapping class group.
result Smallest known exotic closed simply connected 4-manifolds with signature zero.
Study shows exotic Dehn twists on certain 3-sphere fillings.
problem Extending group actions from boundaries to interiors of 4-manifolds.
method Analyzing Dehn twists on Seifert homology spheres and their fillings.
result Dehn twists on certain fillings are infinite order exotic.