We extend Thurston's metric to projective filling currents, embedding Teichmüller space into the larger space.
problem Embedding Teichmüller space into the space of projectivized filling currents.
method Extending the symmetrized Thurston metric to PCfill(S) and studying its geometry. result There is no quasi-isometric projection back from PCfill(S) to T(S). New metric on geodesic currents connects different surface genera.
problem Understanding geodesic currents on surfaces of varying genera.
method Introducing a new asymmetric metric on the space of projective filling geodesic currents.
result Metric spaces of projective filling geodesic currents for surfaces of different genera are not isometric.
The paper proves convex bodies are minimal fillings and have Lipschitz-volume rigidity.
problem Finding minimal fillings of convex bodies.
method Analyzing integral current spaces and proving rigidity properties.
result Convex bodies are the unique minimal fillings of their boundary metrics among integral current spaces and enjoy Lipschitz-volume rigidity.
A projection maps geodesic currents to Teichmüller space.
problem Mapping geodesic currents to Teichmüller space.
method Equivariant, length-minimizing projection from filling currents to Teichmüller space.
result The projection is well-behaved and maps geodesic currents to Teichmüller space.
We study sequences of integral current spaces (Xj,dj,Tj) such that the integral current structure Tj has weight 1 and no boundary and, all (Xj,dj) are closed Alexandrov spaces with curvature uniformly bounded from below and diameter uniformly bounded from above. We prove that for such sequences either the…
For any geodesic current we associated a quasi-metric space. For a subclass of geodesic currents, called filling, it defines a metric and we study the critical exponent associated to this space. We show that is is equal to the exponential growth rate of the intersection function for closed curves.
We adapt the theory of currents in metric spaces, as developed by the first-mentioned author in collaboration with B. Kirchheim, to currents with coefficients in Z_p. Building on S. Wenger's work in the orientable case, we obtain isoperimetric inequalities mod(p) in Banach spaces and we apply these inequalities to prov…
Let FN be a free group of rank N≥2, let μ be a geodesic current on FN and let T be an R-tree with a very small isometric action of FN. We prove that the geometric intersection number <T,μ> is equal to zero if and only if the support of μ is contained in the dual algebraic lamination $L^…
For every positive, continuous and homogeneous function f on the space of currents on a compact surface Σ, and for every compactly supported filling current α, we compute as L→∞, the number of mapping classes φ so that f(φ(α))≤L. As an application, when the surface in question is close…
The Riemannian hemisphere has a lower bound for its mass.
problem Estimating the mass of surfaces spanning a circle.
method Constructing a differential form with a stationary comass norm on the hemisphere.
result The mass of surfaces spanning a circle has a lower bound of 2π plus a second-order term. Geodesic currents on surfaces have comparable metrics in thick regions.
problem Comparing the geometry of geodesic currents and their minimizing metrics.
method Analyzing the space of geodesic currents on surfaces and comparing metrics on thick components.
result Geometries of geodesic currents and their minimizing metrics are comparable in thick regions.
Estimates the number of closed curves on surfaces with power-saving error terms.
problem Counting closed curves on surfaces with given properties.
method Effective dynamics of mapping class group on Teichmüller space and space of closed curves, introducing novel methods.
result Proves estimates with power-saving error terms for filling closed curves and curves with respect to a current.
Quantum computing improves fill probability estimation in bond trading.
problem Estimating fill probabilities in complex financial markets with uncertainties.
method Quantum learning algorithms applied to real bond trading data.
result Quantum-enhanced models achieve up to 34% better performance in fill prediction.
By Gromov's compactness theorem for metric spaces, every uniformly compact sequence of metric spaces admits an isometric embedding into a common compact metric space in which a subsequence converges with respect to the Hausdorff distance. Working in the class or oriented k-dimensional Riemannian manifolds (with bound…
We introduce an invariant linked to some foundational questions in geometric measure theory and provide bounds on this invariant by decomposing an arbitrary cycle into uniformly rectifiable pieces. Our invariant measures the difficulty of cutting a nonorientable closed manifold or mod-2 cycle in Rn into ori…
The report evaluates heuristics for learning timescale graphical event models.
problem Lack of heuristics for determining hyper-parameters in timescale graphical event models.
method Proposed and evaluated different heuristics for hyper-parameter determination and refined an existing distance measure.
result Conclusions about the applicability of different heuristics on synthetic data.
Study Stein and Milnor fillings of links from surface singularities.
problem Comparing Stein and Milnor fillings of links from surface singularities.
method Analyzing the topology and obstructions of Stein fillings and Milnor fillings.
result Milnor fillings have bounded topology, while Stein fillings can be more varied.
Proves upper bound on systolic ratio for circle fillings.
problem Bounding systolic ratio for circle fillings.
method Proved upper bound on systolic ratio depending on genus.
result Filling Area Conjecture holds for large genus.
The paper constructs minimal coherent filling pairs on surfaces.
problem Finding minimal intersecting coherent filling pairs on surfaces.
method Geometric procedure starting from a torus filling pair.
result Construction of minimal intersecting coherent filling pairs on Sg for g≥3. The paper classifies symplectic fillings of lens spaces and constructs cobordisms.
problem Classifying symplectic fillings of lens spaces and constructing cobordisms.
method Analyzing tight and universally tight contact structures, using plumbing of disk bundles, and constructing cobordisms.
result Maximal second homology Stein fillings of lens spaces are given by specific plumbing.
Computes A-polynomials of knots from Whitehead sister link fillings.
problem Computing A-polynomials for knots from Whitehead sister link fillings.
method Using results on A-polynomials of Dehn fillings, formulas are derived for the A-polynomials of knots.
result Formulas to compute A-polynomials for knots from Whitehead sister link fillings.
If a simple 3-manifold M admits a reducible and a toroidal Dehn filling, the distance between the filling slopes is known to be bounded by three. In this paper, we classify all manifolds which admit a reducible Dehn filling and a toroidal Dehn filling with distance 3.
Currents with corners help count triangulations on surfaces.
problem Counting triangulations on surfaces with weighted vertices.
method Introduced currents with corners, studied their properties, and applied them to triangulation counting.
result The number of triangulations grows polynomially of degree 6g-6.
We give three infinite families of examples of nonhyperbolic Dehn fillings on hyperbolic manifolds. A manifold in the first family admits two Dehn fillings of distance two apart, one of which is toroidal and annular, and the other is reducible and ∂-reducible. A manifold in the second family has boundary consi…
Study negative definite spin fillings of knot covers.
problem Existence of negative definite spin fillings in branched double covers.
method Derive obstructions and characterize special knots.
result Characterization of special alternating knots.
The paper proves finiteness of cosmetic fillings on a specific type of 3-manifold.
problem Cosmetic fillings on specific 3-manifolds.
method Analysis of Dehn fillings on compact, orientable 3-manifolds with incompressible torus boundaries.
result There are only finitely many pairs of purely cosmetic fillings.
Study generalizes Lebesgue curves to new space-filling and fractal sets.
problem Generating space-filling curves from planar substitutions.
method Generalized Lebesgue's construction to new curves and fractal sets.
result Some substitutions create relatively dense fractal-like sets.
We use Menke's JSJ-type decomposition theorem for symplectic fillings to reduce the classification of strong and exact symplectic fillings of virtually overtwisted torus bundles to the same problem for tight lens spaces. For virtually overtwisted structures on elliptic or parabolic torus bundles, this gives a complete …
Let M be a simple 3-manifold with a toral boundary component partial_0 M. If Dehn filling M along partial_0 M one way produces a toroidal manifold and Dehn filling M along partial_0 M another way produces a boundary-reducible manifold, then we show that the absolute value of the intersection number on partial_0 M of th…
If a hyperbolic 3-manifold M admits a reducible and a finite Dehn filling, the distance between the filling slopes is known to be 1. This has been proved recently by Boyer, Gordon and Zhang. The first example of a manifold with two such fillings was given by Boyer and Zhang. In this paper, we give examples of hyperboli…
Affirmative proof that rank 3 3-manifolds have filling links.
problem Existence of filling links in rank 3 3-manifolds.
method Introduced and used the concept of filling links, proved for rank 3 manifolds.
result Every rank 3 closed orientable 3-manifold contains a filling link.
Study filling links in 3-manifolds to understand their topological properties.
problem Understanding the topological properties of 3-manifolds through filling links.
method Introduce and study filling links, prove their existence and injectivity properties.
result Existence of k-filling links in the 3-torus for each k>1.
New method fills cluster seeds with exact Lagrangian structures.
problem Surjectivity of map from Lagrangian fillings to cluster seeds.
method Construction of quiver with potential and Lagrangian disk surgeries.
result Trivial deformation space of quiver allows manipulation of fillings.
Study shows connectedness of Bowditch boundary persists in long Dehn fillings.
problem Persistence of Bowditch boundary connectedness in Dehn fillings.
method Analysis of relatively hyperbolic group pairs and peripheral subgroups.
result Connectedness of Bowditch boundary persists in sufficiently long Dehn fillings without needing restrictions.
This paper classifies and determines the length of the shortest filling pairs on a specific type of surface.
problem Classifying and determining the length of the shortest filling pairs on a specific type of surface.
method Classifying and determining the length of the shortest filling pairs on a specific type of surface.
result The paper classifies and determines the length of the shortest minimal filling pairs on a genus two surface.
Positive braids have endless filling possibilities.
problem Understanding exact Lagrangian fillings of positive braid links.
method Analyzing positive braid Legendrian links and their fillings.
result Positive braid Legendrian links have infinitely many exact Lagrangian fillings.
Let M be an irreducible, compact, connected, orientable 3-manifold whose boundary is a torus. We show that if M is hyperbolic, then it admits at most six finite/cyclic fillings of maximal distance 5. Further, the distance of a finite/cyclic filling to a cyclic filling is at most 2. If M has a non-boundary-paralle…
Four-dimensional Einstein Dehn filling is impossible.
problem Complex-hyperbolic Einstein Dehn filling in four dimensions.
method Proof of impossibility.
result Complex-hyperbolic Einstein Dehn filling cannot be performed in dimension four.
Study Stein fillings of planar contact 3-manifolds with relative trisection genus 2.
problem Classify Stein fillings of planar contact 3-manifolds under constraints on their relative trisections.
method Partial classification of diffeomorphism types of fillings with relative trisections of genus at most 2.
result Partially classify the diffeomorphism types of Stein fillings with relative trisections of genus at most 2.
Study on Legendrian knots and their non-orientable Lagrangian fillings.
problem Conditions for Legendrian knots to have non-orientable exact Lagrangian fillings.
method Developed combinatorial obstructions and classified fillability for various knot families.
result Completely determined decomposably non-orientable fillability for alternating and plus-adequate knots.
Study shows no large mean curvature fill-ins for nonnegative scalar curvature.
problem Existence of fill-ins with nonnegative scalar curvature and large mean curvature.
method Analyzes closed Riemannian manifolds and scalar curvature properties.
result No closed Riemannian manifold admits a fill-in with nonnegative scalar curvature and large mean curvature.
We give an algorithm which produces infinitely many pairwise exotic Stein fillings of the same contact 3-manifolds, applying positive allowable Lefschetz fibrations over the disk. As a corollary, for a large class of Stein fillings, we realize the topological invariants (i.e. fundamental group, homology group, homology…
Symplectic fillings of prequantization bundles are shown to be disk bundles under certain conditions.
problem Characterizing symplectic fillings of prequantization bundles with finite capacities.
method Analysis of symplectic capacities and diffeomorphisms.
result Symplectic fillings of prequantization bundles are diffeomorphic to disk bundles under finite capacity conditions.
Filling length measures the length of the contracting closed loops in a null-homotopy. The filling length function of Gromov for a finitely presented group measures the filling length as a function of length of edge-loops in the Cayley 2-complex. We give a bound on the filling length function in terms of the log of an …
Market makers face a trade-off between fill probability and post-fill returns, requiring contrarian strategies.
problem Navigating the trade-off between fill probability and post-fill returns in market making.
method Analysis of live trading data from Binance Bitcoin perpetual.
result A negative correlation between maker fill likelihood and post-fill returns, necessitating contrarian strategies.
Develops a diagrammatic method for symplectic filling classifications.
problem Classifying exact/weak symplectic fillings of 3D contact manifolds.
method Symplectic JSJ decomposition applied to contact surgery diagrams.
result Recover symplectic fillings for certain lens spaces and torus bundles, and classify fillings for a large class of plumbed 3-manifolds.
The study of symplectic fillings for rational cuspidal curves.
problem Understanding symplectic fillings of contact manifolds associated with rational cuspidal curves.
method Exploration through Stein handlebodies and rational blow-downs.
result Examples of contact manifolds that are links of normal surface singularities, and those that do not admit symplectic fillings.
Study finds many Lagrangian fillings for certain Legendrian links.
problem Understanding Lagrangian fillings for Legendrian links of finite type.
method Use of N-graphs and combinatorics of seed patterns.
result Proves existence of at least seeds many exact embedded Lagrangian fillings for Legendrian links of type ADE.