Geodesics with bounded angles have zero Hausdorff dimension.
problem Understanding the geometric properties of geodesics with bounded angles.
method Analyzing the Hausdorff dimension of geodesics with specific angle constraints.
result The set of geodesics with bounded self-intersection angles has a Hausdorff dimension of zero.
Variationality of conformal geodesics fails in higher dimensions.
problem The variationality of conformal geodesics in higher dimensions.
method Analysis of conformal geodesics in three and higher dimensions.
result Variationality fails in both parametrized and un-parametrized conformal geodesics in higher dimensions.
All closed geodesics are simple and non-intersecting in dimensions 3 and above.
problem Existence and simplicity of closed geodesics in high dimensions.
method Generic Riemannian or Finsler metrics on compact manifolds, using Contreras' results.
result All closed geodesics are simple and non-intersecting.
In 3D, conformal geodesics are variational.
problem Whether conformal geodesics are variational in 3D.
method Demonstrated that the equation for unparametrized conformal geodesics is variational.
result Variationality of conformal geodesics in 3D.
Study extends geodesic curvature formula to higher dimensions.
problem Extending curvature formula to higher-dimensional spheres.
method Using new integral-geometric formulas for Euclidean and geodesic total curvature.
result Explicit formula for geodesic total curvature on higher-dimensional spheres.
We show that any totally geodesic submanifold of Teichmuller space of dimension greater than one covers a totally geodesic subvariety, and only finitely many totally geodesic subvarieties of dimension greater than one exist in each moduli space.
New bounds on geodesic dimension and curvature exponent in Carnot groups.
problem Characterizing geodesic dimension and curvature exponent in Carnot groups.
method Characterization and lower bound calculation for geodesic dimension and curvature exponent.
result Found an example where curvature exponent is greater than geodesic dimension.
Solve Beltrami problem in dimension two
problem Geodesically equivalent metric pairs in dimension two
method Provide a complete local classification
result Full solution of the problem in dimension two
This paper simplifies Anosov geodesic flows on surfaces.
problem Understanding Anosov geodesic flows on surfaces.
method Exposition of Eberlein's work, focusing on surface case.
result Provides a more accessible introduction to Anosov geodesic flows.
Study on curvature bounds and geodesic dimension in sub-Finsler Heisenberg groups.
problem Investigate synthetic curvature-dimension bounds in sub-Finsler geometry.
method Examine measure contraction property and geodesic dimension on Heisenberg groups with ℓp-sub-Finsler norms. result For p∈(2,∞], ℓp-Heisenberg group fails to satisfy any measure contraction property. For p∈(1,2), it satisfies MCP(K,N) under specific conditions. Study of geodesics on SL(n) with Hilbert-Schmidt metric, revealing complex dynamics in higher dimensions.
problem Geodesics on SL(n) with Hilbert-Schmidt metric.
method Analysis of geodesics, use of Virial-identity-based criterion, study of explicit families of solutions, classification of geodesics.
result Complex dynamics in higher dimensions, existence of bounded geodesic motions in even dimensions, instability of swirling and shear flows in even dimensions.
A metric Lie algebra g is a Lie algebra equipped with an inner product. A subalgebra h of a metric Lie algebra g is said to be totally geodesic if the Lie subgroup corresponding to h is a totally geodesic submanifold relative to the left-invariant Riemannian metric defined by the inner product, on the simply connected …
Researchers found spiraling conformal geodesics in 3D space.
problem Existence of spiraling conformal geodesics in Euclidean signature.
method Constructed an example in 3D Euclidean signature, answering a question posed by Friedrich and Tod.
result Found an example of spiraling conformal geodesics in 3D space, not real analytic.
For odd-dimensional spheres, there's always a second short geodesic.
problem Finding the second shortest closed geodesic on odd-dimensional spheres.
method Analyzing non-reversible Finsler metrics on spheres of odd dimension.
result There is a second closed geodesic with Morse index ≤ 4(m+2)(m-1)+2.
Asymptotic dimension of planes and graphs is at most three.
problem Understanding the geometric complexity of planes and graphs.
method Analyzing geodesic spaces and their homeomorphisms to subsets in the plane.
result The asymptotic dimension of the plane and any planar graph is at most three.
Relates geodesic integrals to Killing tensors, exploring their dimensions.
problem Understanding geodesic integrals and Killing tensors in Riemannian geometry.
method Relating rational integrals of geodesic flow to relative Killing tensors, analyzing their span and dimensions.
result Upper bounds on dimensions of spaces spanned by these integrals and tensors.
SubRiemannian structures fail to meet Riemannian Brunn--Minkowski inequalities.
problem SubRiemannian structures do not satisfy Riemannian Brunn--Minkowski inequalities.
method The proof relies on the method used for the Heisenberg group and new investigations by Agrachev, Barillari, and Rizzi on subRiemannian structures.
result No Brunn--Minkowski inequality can be satisfied by strictly subRiemannian structures.
Floating geodesic planes in Hitchin manifolds have fractal closures with non-integer dimensions.
problem Rigidity of geodesic planes in Hitchin manifolds.
method Constructing a specific surface group and analyzing its action on the Hitchin manifold.
result Existence of floating geodesic planes in Hitchin manifolds with fractal closures.
Geodesics found in spacetime satisfy curvature conditions.
problem Finding geodesics in spacetime satisfying specific curvature conditions.
method Proving existence of geodesics with entropic semiconvexity and uniform L∞ densities. result Existence of geodesics satisfying the timelike curvature-dimension condition.
We show that every unimodular Lie algebra, of dimension at most 4, equipped with an inner product, possesses an orthonormal basis comprised of geodesic elements. On the other hand, we give an example of a solvable unimodular Lie algebra of dimension 5 that has no orthonormal geodesic basis, for any inner product.
Classifies geodesic vectors in low-dimensional Lie algebras.
problem Stability of geodesic vectors in Lie algebras.
method Complete classification of Lyapunov stable and unstable geodesic vectors.
result Classification for metric Lie algebras of dimension 3 and 4.
The Fefferman metric connects CR manifolds to conformal geodesics in 3D.
problem Understanding the Fefferman metric on CR manifolds.
method Explicit description of the Fefferman metric and variational characterization of conformal geodesics.
result Conformal geodesics have lifts to chains and null chains, and are characterized by total torsion.
Proves lower bounds on Hausdorff dimension of projections of invariant sets.
problem Lower bounds on Hausdorff dimension of projections of invariant sets.
method Transversal property of geodesics, (k+1)-linear curved Kakeya estimate, Bourgain-Guth argument. result Proves a lower bound on the Hausdorff dimension of projections of invariant sets.
We present a viscosity approach to the min-max construction of closed geodesics on compact Riemannian manifolds of arbitrary dimension. We also construct counter-examples in dimension 1 and 2 to the ε-regularity in the convergence procedure. Furthermore, we prove the lower semi-continuity of the index o…
We construct point invariants of ordinary differential equations that generalise the Cartan invariants of equations of order two and three. The vanishing of the invariants is equivalent to the existence of a totally geodesic paraconformal structure which consist of a paraconformal structure, an adapted GL(2,R)-conne…
Study geodesics on compact Lorentzian solvmanifolds, finding conditions for closedness.
problem Conditions for closed geodesics on compact Lorentzian solvmanifolds.
method Analyzing geodesics on Lorentzian homogeneous spaces of solvable Lie groups.
result Conditions for every lightlike geodesic to be closed on quotient spaces.
Generic geodesic nets are dense in high-dimensional manifolds.
problem Density of non-closed geodesic nets in high-dimensional manifolds.
method Proving density for a generic metric on a manifold.
result Stationary geodesic nets that are not closed geodesics form a dense set.
Persistent homology reveals geometric features of metric spaces, especially geodesic circles.
problem Detecting geometric features in metric spaces using persistent homology.
method Analyzing algebraic elements (footprints) in persistent homology of metric spaces and subspace.
result Higher-dimensional persistent homology captures lower-dimensional geometric features.
Study geodesic orbit property on pseudo-Riemannian H-type nilmanifolds.
problem Characterize geodesic orbit property for pseudo-Riemannian H-type Lie groups.
method Extend results from Riemannian to pseudo-Riemannian H-type Lie groups, focusing on minimal admissible Clifford modules.
result Complete characterization of geodesic orbit property for pseudo-Riemannian H-type Lie groups.
We study singularities of geodesics flows in two-dimensional generalized Finsler spaces (pseudo-Finsler spaces). Geodesics are defined as extremals of a certain auxiliary functional whose non-isotropic extremals coincide with extremals of the action functional. This allows to consider isotropic lines as (unparametrized…
In previous papers, a fundamental affine method for studying homogeneous geodesics was developed. Using this method and elementary differential topology it was proved that any homogeneous affine manifold and in particular any homogeneous pseudo-Riemannian manifold admits a homogeneous geodesic through arbitrary point. …
Counting geodesics on compact symmetric spaces using orbit dimensions and topological data.
problem Counting geodesics on compact symmetric spaces.
method Using orbit dimensions and topological data of the symmetric space.
result Obtained data on dimensions and connected components of focal orbits.
Study geodesic trees and exceptional directions in FPP on hyperbolic groups.
problem Understanding the geometry and uniqueness of geodesics in FPP on hyperbolic groups.
method Analyzing random geodesic trees and exceptional directions in the context of FPP on hyperbolic groups.
result The set of exceptional directions has strictly smaller Hausdorff dimension than the boundary, and hence has measure zero.
Study bounds the length of shortest periodic geodesics on certain curved spaces.
problem Bounding the length of shortest periodic geodesics on curved spaces.
method Analyzing the space of closed loops and their homotopy.
result The length of a shortest periodic geodesic is bounded by 8π(n−1). New global section found for geodesic flows on convex hypersurfaces.
problem Finding global sections for geodesic flows on convex hypersurfaces.
method Constructing a global hypersurface of section with an isometric involution.
result Generalized Birkhoff annulus to higher dimensions.
We analyze the coarse geometry of the Weil-Petersson metric on Teichmüller space, focusing on applications to its synthetic geometry (in particular the behavior of geodesics). We settle the question of the strong relative hyperbolicity of the Weil-Petersson metric via consideration of its coarse quasi-isometric model, …
In this paper, we use Chas-Sullivan theory on loop homology and Leray-Serre spectral sequence to investigate the topological structure of the non-contractible component of the free loop space on the real projective spaces with odd dimensions. Then we apply the result to get the resonance identity of non-contractible ho…
We observe that a vanishing geodesic distance arising from a weak Riemannian metric in a Hilbert manifold can be constructed.
Self-focal points on ellipsoids of dimension 3 or higher are rare.
problem Existence of self-focal points on Riemannian manifolds of dimension 3 or higher.
method Analyzing geodesics and umbilic points on ellipsoids of various dimensions.
result Ellipsoids of dimension 3 or higher with at least 4 distinct axes have no self-focal points.
In this note we show that in metric measure spaces satisfying the reduced curvature-dimension condition CD*(K,N) we always have geodesics in the Wasserstein space of probability measures that satisfy the critical convexity inequality of CD*(K,N) also for intermediate times and in addition the measures along these geode…
The paper shows how to recover true node positions from a graph or similarity matrix.
problem Recovering true distances and positions from a graph or similarity matrix.
method Two steps: matrix factorisation followed by nonlinear dimension reduction.
result Nonlinear dimension reduction can recover latent positions close to a manifold where geodesic distance is encoded.
We determine the maximal dimension of totally geodesic subalgebras of N-graded filiform Lie algebras, and we show that these bounds are attained.
We find an upper bound for the asymptotic dimension of a hyperbolic metric space with a set of geodesics satisfying a certain boundedness condition studied by Bowditch. The primary example is a collection of tight geodesics on the curve graph of a compact orientable surface. We use this to conclude that a curve graph h…
The set of directions from a quadratic differential that diverge on average under Teichmuller geodesic flow has Hausdorff dimension exactly equal to one-half.
This note treats the notion of Lagrange derivative for the third order mechanics in the context of covariant Riemannian geometry. The variational differential equation for geodesic circles in two dimensions is obtained. The influence of the curvature tensor on the Lagrange derivative leads to the emergence of the notio…
The study constructs families of nilpotent Lie groups with geodesic orbit metrics.
problem Finding geodesic orbit metrics on nilpotent Lie groups.
method Construction of continuous families of nilpotent Lie groups.
result Continuous families of non-isomorphic nilpotent Lie groups with geodesic orbit metrics.
New non-cobordant hyperbolic manifolds found in certain dimensions.
problem Identifying closed hyperbolic manifolds that are not cobordant.
method Using the cobordism class and fixed point set of an involution, combined with a geodesic embedding.
result Existence of non-cobordant closed hyperbolic manifolds in dimensions not of the form 4m+3. The paper constructs optimal sub-Riemannian geodesics in specific Carnot groups.
problem Optimal paths in sub-Riemannian geometry for certain groups.
method Explicit construction of geodesics using symmetries and the Hadamard technique.
result Identification of cut time and cut locus in the constructed geodesics.