The paper introduces geodesic φ-convex functions and their properties.
problem Generalizing geodesic functions to φ-convex functions.
method Introducing geodesic φ-convex functions and investigating their properties.
result Characterization of geodesic φ-convex functions via their φ-epigraphs.
Established strong geodesic convex functions and their properties.
problem Geodesic convex functions and monotone vector fields on Riemannian manifolds.
method Characterization and relation establishment for strong geodesic convex functions.
result Relation between variational inequality solutions and strict minimizers for multiobjective programming.
The paper proves geodesic connectedness for convex functions in space-times.
problem Geodesic connectedness of space-times and semi-Riemannian manifolds.
method Geometric-topological proofs for specific classes of space-times.
result Geodesic connectedness for null-disprisoning space-times and timelike strictly convex hypersurfaces.
Geodesic convex optimization extends convex optimization to manifolds.
problem Optimizing non-convex functions on manifolds.
method Introducing geodesic convexity on manifolds.
result Certain non-convex problems can be formulated as geodesically convex optimization problems.
Study on Mabuchi functional's convexity using ε-geodesics.
problem Understanding the convexity of the Mabuchi functional.
method Analysis of ε-geodesics to study the Mabuchi functional's convexity.
result Uniform fiberwise non-degeneracy of geodesics when Mabuchi functional is ε-affine.
Extends DCP framework to Hadamard manifolds for geodesically convex functions.
problem Verifying convexity in nonlinear programs on Hadamard manifolds.
method Introduces Disciplined Geodesically Convex Programming (DGCP) framework, defining compositions and transformations for geodesically convex functions.
result Allows verification of geodesic convexity for a broader range of functions, including statistical estimators and matrix-valued optimization.
The paper proves strict convexity of the Mabuchi functional for geodesics connecting energy minimizers.
problem Proving strict convexity of the Mabuchi functional for geodesics.
method Explicit formula for the complex Hessian of the weighted log-Bergman kernel, and proof by showing geodesics must be non-degenerate and smooth.
result Strict convexity of the Mabuchi functional along geodesics connecting energy minimizers.
New results on the convexity of geodesic-length functions on Teichmüller space are presented. A formula for the Hessian of geodesic-length is presented. New bounds for the gradient and Hessian of geodesic-length are described. A relationship of geodesic-length functions to Weil-Petersson distance is described. Applicat…
We find a different approach to define convex functions in the sub-Riemannian setting. A function on a sub-Riemannian manifold is nonholonomically geodesic convex if its restriction to any nonholonomic (straightest) geodesic is convex. In the case of Carnot groups, this definition coincides with that by Danniell-Garofa…
Geodesically convex functions are continuous on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Continuity of geodesically convex functions on Riemannian manifolds.
method Proof of continuity using geodesic convexity and addressing a gap in existing proof.
result All geodesically convex functions are continuous in the interior of their domain on Riemannian manifolds.
Geodesic tomography identifies piecewise constants on convex manifolds.
problem Determining piecewise constant functions on nontrapping manifolds.
method Iterating local uniqueness results based on geodesic integrals.
result Piecewise constant functions are uniquely determined by their geodesic integrals.
New study shows acceleration in hyperbolic spaces is impossible for strongly geodesically convex functions.
problem Acceleration in hyperbolic spaces for strongly geodesically convex functions is impossible.
method Perturbing hard functions with sums of bump functions chosen by a resisting oracle.
result Acceleration is unachievable for any deterministic algorithm in hyperbolic spaces for strongly geodesically convex functions.
The paper generalizes λ-radial contraction and introduces pλ-convex sets in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Generalizing λ-radial contraction and defining pλ-convex sets in Riemannian manifolds. method Developed the concept of pλ-convex function and provided counterexamples and relations between geodesic convex sets and pλ-convex sets. result Under certain conditions, geodesic convex sets and pλ-convex sets are equivalent. The paper proves a geodesic sandwich theorem and applies it to manifold inequalities.
problem Proving inequalities in Riemannian manifolds with bounded curvature.
method Geodesic convex functions and sectional curvature bounds.
result Gradient of convex functions is orthogonal to geodesics.
Asymptotic geodesics in convex polygons are convex for large distances.
problem Understanding convexity of geodesics in Hilbert geometry.
method Analyzing the distance function between asymptotic geodesics for large t.
result The distance function between asymptotic geodesics is convex for sufficiently large t.
Study finds geodesic networks for surfaces with convex boundary.
problem Finding geodesic networks for surfaces with convex boundary.
method Investigates free boundary geodesic networks in surfaces with non-negative sectional curvature and convex boundary.
result Existence of a geodesic network realizing the first width of a surface with non-negative sectional curvature and strictly convex boundary.
Researchers compute Hessian of Ding functionals and analyze its convexity and asymptotic behavior.
problem Analyzing the convexity and asymptotic behavior of quantized Ding functionals.
method Computed the Hessian of quantized Ding functionals using projective geometry and Berezin-Toeplitz quantization.
result Elementary proof of convexity of quantized Ding functionals along Bergman geodesics.
The paper proves geodesic convexity and plurisubharmonicity of energy functions on Teichmüller space.
problem Geodesic convexity and plurisubharmonicity of energy functions on Teichmüller space.
method First and second variations of energy function, strict plurisubharmonicity, and convexity proofs.
result Strict plurisubharmonicity of log(E(z)) on Teichmüller space, and convexity of E(t) along Weil-Petersson geodesics.
Paper generalizes convexity to conic Mabuchi's functional.
problem Generalizing convexity to conic settings.
method Established frame for conic cscK metrics, introduced conic Mabuchi functional, proved convexity along geodesics.
result Proved convexity of conic Mabuchi's functional.
Sharp bounds on mean curvature and geodesic lengths in convex hypersurfaces.
problem Finding sharp bounds on total mean curvature of convex hypersurfaces.
method Sharp lower bounds for mean width and Birkhoff invariant, characterizing spheres.
result Generalization of Álvarez Paiva's result to convex hypersurfaces.
First-order methods tackle g-convex optimization on Hadamard manifolds.
problem Geodesically convex optimization on nonlinear metric spaces.
method Iteration complexity analysis for first-order algorithms.
result Upper bounds for global complexity of g-convex optimization.
Paper analyzes convergence of proximal algorithm in metric spaces without geodesic convexity.
problem Analyzing convergence of proximal algorithm in general metric spaces.
method Analysis of the Wasserstein proximal algorithm without geodesic convexity assumption.
result Establishes unbiased and linear convergence rate for proximal algorithm under natural Wasserstein inequality.
We show that for every simple closed curve α, the extremal length and the hyperbolic length of αare quasi-convex functions along any Teichmuller geodesic. As a corollary, we conclude that, in Teichmuller space equipped with the Teichmuller metric, balls are quasi- convex.
Study geodesics on flat tori, focusing on convex bodies.
problem Analyze geodesics orthogonal to convex subsets on flat tori.
method Define anisotropic Sobolev spaces and study properties of geodesics.
result Compute residues of geometric Epstein function in terms of intrinsic volumes.
Study geodesic distances and convexity in contact sets.
problem Understanding geodesic distances and convexity in contact sets.
method Extending results on quasi-psh functions and big cohomology classes, studying Monge-Ampère measures on contact sets.
result Convexity of the K-energy in big and nef cohomology classes.
New method for optimization on Hadamard manifolds with curvature-independent guarantees.
problem Curvature-dependent complexity in geodesic convex optimization.
method Introducing horospherical convexity and developing algorithms for optimization.
result Curvature-independent convergence of subgradient descent and Nesterov's method.
We obtain a result about the existence of only a finite number of geodesics between two fixed non-conjugate points in a Finsler manifold endowed with a convex function. We apply it to Randers and Zermelo metrics. As a by-product, we also get a result about the finiteness of the number of lightlike and timelike geodesic…
Defines new geodesic semilocal E-preinvex functions and studies their properties.
problem Defines new functions to generalize existing convex and preinvex concepts.
method Introduces geodesic semilocal E-preinvex functions and proves their properties.
result Establishes sufficient optimality conditions for nonlinear fractional multiobjective programming.
The paper explores convex functions on Riemannian manifolds and their geometric properties.
problem Existence and non-existence of convex functions on Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzes geometric properties and conditions for the existence of convex functions on Riemannian manifolds.
result Geometric conditions ensuring the existence of convex functions on certain manifolds.
Study extends convexity in curved spaces using fractional integrals.
problem Extending convexity to curved spaces with nonpositive curvature.
method Introducing (geodesically) h-convex functions and using Katugampola's fractional integrals. result Essentially sharp estimate involving squared distance mappings.
Convexity properties of Weil-Petersson geodesics on the Teichmüller space of punctured Riemann surfaces are investigated. A normal form is presented for the Weil-Petersson Levi-Civita connection for pinched hyperbolic metrics. The normal form is used to establish approximation of geodesics in boundary spaces. Considera…
Study coning totally geodesic boundaries of hyperbolic manifolds.
problem Understanding metrics on coned-off spaces of hyperbolic manifolds.
method Analyzing the geometric and group-theoretic properties of coned-off spaces.
result Explicit conditions for negatively curved metrics and locally convex subsets.
We construct geodesics in the Wasserstein space of probability measure along which all the measures have an upper bound on their density that is determined by the densities of the endpoints of the geodesic. Using these geodesics we show that a local Poincaré inequality and the measure contraction property follow from t…
Functions with constant geodesic X-ray transform are restricted to manifolds with specific geometrical properties.
problem Existence of functions with constant geodesic X-ray transform on manifolds.
method Analyzing the geometrical properties of manifolds based on the existence of such functions.
result Functions with constant geodesic X-ray transform impose specific geometrical restrictions on the manifold.
Injective transform for manifolds with convex boundary, solving integral geometry problems.
problem Injectivity of the geodesic X-ray transform with matrix weights.
method Reduction to local invertibility near strict convexity, detailed layer stripping analysis.
result Connection and Higgs field uniquely determined by scattering relation.
Maximal distortion between geodesic and Euclidean diameters in polygonal domains is studied.
problem Maximal ratio of geodesic to Euclidean diameters in polygonal domains with holes.
method Analyzes convex polygons with holes, using geometric triangulations as a comparison.
result The supremum of the ratio is between Ω(h1/3) and O(h1/2) for convex polygons. We show that the length function of a measured geodesic lamination is convex in Thurston's shear coordinates over Teichmüller space and strictly convex for generic laminations. We give some consequences of this result in the context of Thurston's asymmetric metric on Teichmüller space.
We are analysing the convexity and continuity properties of the Mabuchi functional along weak geodesics. The key technical point in our paper is the global approximation of weak geodesics obtained via a well-chosen family of Monge-Ampère equations.
In spaces of nonpositive curvature the existence of isometrically embedded flat (hyper)planes is often granted by apparently weaker conditions on large scales. We show that some such results remain valid for metric spaces with non-unique geodesic segments under suitable convexity assumptions on the distance function al…
New method tackles geodesically convex optimization with polynomial convergence.
problem Designing an efficient algorithm for geodesically convex optimization.
method Ellipsoid-like algorithm with polynomial query and per-query complexity.
result Achieves polynomial convergence for geodesically convex functions.
Self-crossing geodesics on convex surfaces are studied.
problem Understanding patterns of geodesics crossing themselves.
method Analyzing closed geodesics on convex surfaces.
result Self-crossing geodesics exist on convex surfaces.
Paper surveys balanced metrics and proves a geodesic convexity result.
problem Understanding balanced metrics and stability in algebraic geometry.
method Survey and proof of geodesic convexity result.
result Geodesically convex function on a complete Riemannian manifold admits a critical point if and only if its asymptotic slope at infinity is positive.
The flow preserves curvature and converges to a geodesic sphere in hyperbolic space.
problem Preserving curvature in hyperbolic space.
method Flow of hypersurfaces with specific curvature speed.
result The flow becomes strictly h-convex and converges to a geodesic sphere.
Reconstructs piecewise constant functions from geodesic integrals.
problem Recovering piecewise constant functions from X-ray data.
method Injectivity proof using variations through geodesics, improved for simple manifolds.
result Explicit formulas for function values near the boundary and stability analysis.
Characterizes convexity of distance functions on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Understanding convexity of distance functions on Riemannian manifolds.
method Characterization of proximal normal cones, separation theorems, and analysis of convex subsets' boundaries.
result Convexity of distance functions for various boundary conditions on Riemannian manifolds.
Upper bound found for geodesic curvature on convex surfaces.
problem Bounding the total curvature of geodesics on convex surfaces.
method Provided a universal upper limit for minimizing geodesics.
result Established a universal upper bound for total curvature.
New proof of energy functional monotonicity via geodesics in measure space.
problem Proving monotonicity of energy functional in generalized Ricci flow.
method Defining adapted cost functional, geodesics, and entropy functional.
result Monotonicity of cost along backwards heat flow and energy functional along generalized Ricci flow.
Long geodesics imply a special shape of convex bodies.
problem Understanding the geometry of convex surfaces.
method Intrinsic geometry of convex surfaces and proof by contradiction.
result Long geodesics on a convex surface imply the shape is an isosceles tetrahedron.