New connections share geodesics with superintegrable systems.
problem Understanding geodesics in affine connections related to superintegrable systems.
method Analyzing dual-geodesics and comparing them across different connections.
result Certain torsion-free affine connections associated with second order superintegrable systems share the same dual-geodesics.
The study describes metrics geodesically compatible with Nijenhuis operators and their applications to integrable systems.
problem Geodesically compatible metrics and their applications to integrable systems.
method Describes metrics geodesically compatible with a gl-regular Nijenhuis operator and shows how these metrics relate to integrable PDE systems.
result Every metric geodesically compatible with a Nijenhuis operator gives a finite-dimensional reduction of an integrable PDE system.
Given a space it is easy to obtain the system of geodesic equations on it. In this paper the inverse problem of reconstructing the space from the geodesic equations is addressed. A procedure is developed for obtaining the metric tensor from the Christoffel symbols. The procedure is extended for determining if a second …
Projective geodesic extensions for nonholonomic systems are derived under conformal transformations.
problem Deriving conditions for projective geodesic extensions in nonholonomic mechanics.
method Analyzing necessary and sufficient conditions for existence under conformal modifications.
result Conditions for existence of projective geodesic extensions in nonholonomic systems under conformal transformations.
Study geodesics on nested non-holonomic systems.
problem Interplay between geodesics on related non-holonomic systems.
method Hamiltonian formalism and geometric preliminaries.
result Presented several geometric examples, including exotic spheres and twistor space.
Modified dynamical systems retain Turing universality.
problem Embedding Turing machines into dynamical systems.
method Exploring flows with adapted 1-forms and homogeneity.
result Even slight modifications can lead to Turing universality.
Paper proves trajectories of Chaplygin systems are reparametrized geodesics.
problem Understanding trajectories of Chaplygin systems.
method Constructive proof using modified Riemannian metrics.
result Reparametrized geodesics of Chaplygin systems.
Geodesic extensions for systems with nonholonomic constraints.
problem Extending equations of motion for systems with nonholonomic constraints.
method Constructing extensions to second-order ODEs, investigating geodesic conditions.
result Conditions for nonholonomic trajectories to be geodesics of a Riemannian metric.
Study geodesic curves on Heisenberg group, classify them, and compute first step of quadrature.
problem Classifying geodesic curves on the Heisenberg group.
method Completely integrable Hamiltonian system, classification of geodesic curves.
result Complete classification of geodesic curves on the Heisenberg group.
Study on stability of geodesic maps in non-isotropic manifolds.
problem Stability of totally geodesic wave maps in non-isotropic manifolds.
method Factorization property, PDE system in geodesic normal coordinates, global existence result via hyperboloidal foliation.
result Established global existence for small initial data, leading to geometric stability.
New variational principles found for conformal geodesics.
problem Challenges in Lagrangian formulation for conformal geodesics.
method Enlarging the class of variations leads to a variational formulation with a third-order conformally invariant Lagrangian.
result Some integral curves of the fourth-order ODE system are spirals.
New findings on magnetic geodesic flows and periodic motions.
problem Characterizing superintegrable systems in magnetic geodesic flows.
method Analyzing rotationally symmetric magnetic geodesic flows.
result All sufficiently slow motions in a central magnetic field are periodic under specific curvature and homogeneity conditions.
Classifies geodesic flows on projective plane with potential field.
problem Classifying geodesic flows on a projective plane with a potential field.
method Liouville classification and calculation of Fomenko--Zieschang invariants.
result All Fomenko--Zieschang invariants of the system are calculated.
Projective connections arise from equivalence classes of affine connections under the reparametrization of geodesics. They may also be viewed as quotient systems of the classical geodesic equation. After studying the link between integrals of the (classical) geodesic flow and its associated projective connection, we tu…
Study magnetic geodesics on odd spheres, computing critical energy values.
problem Understanding magnetic geodesics on odd-dimensional spheres.
method Explicit computation and analysis of submanifolds and symmetries.
result Energy values determine magnetic geodesic connectivity on spheres.
The paper analyzes symmetries of Vaidya-Bonner geodesics.
problem Investigating invariance properties of Vaidya-Bonner geodesics.
method Classification of Lie point symmetries and Noether symmetries, determination of optimal system of subalgebras.
result Determination of optimal system of subalgebras for Vaidya-Bonner geodesics.
The paper finds new metrics for geodesic flows with rational integrals.
problem Finding Riemannian metrics with rational integrals for geodesic flows.
method Explicit construction of metrics and integrals.
result New examples of metrics with rational integrals are provided.
Thurston introduced shear deformations (cataclysms) on geodesic laminations - deformations including left and right displacements along geodesics. For hyperbolic surfaces with cusps, we consider shear deformations on disjoint unions of ideal geodesics. The length of a balanced weighted sum of ideal geodesics is defined…
Describes geodesic scattering on hyperboloids using quadrics results.
problem Understanding geodesic scattering on hyperboloids.
method Uses results from Moser and Knörrer on quadrics and Neumann system.
result Extends Knörrer's map to the projective closure of hyperboloids.
New method calculates geodesic distances in Gaussian random field manifolds.
problem Quantifying similarity between random fields in different regimes.
method Numerical method using geodesic distances in Gaussian random field manifolds.
result Estimation of geodesic distances for various initial conditions.
We answer to the question whether a system of the 3rd order ODEs describes geodesics of a conformal structure. We construct a functor from a category of conformal geometries to a category of Cartan geometries associated to the 3rd order ODEs systems. Explicit formulas which define the family of all equations on conform…
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.
Polynomial chaos expansions on Grassmannian submanifolds for high-dimensional stochastic systems.
problem Uncertainty quantification in high-dimensional stochastic systems.
method Principal Geodesic Analysis on the Grassmann manifold, adaptive algorithm for local submanifolds, polynomial chaos expansion.
result Efficient surrogate modeling of system behavior across different parameter spaces.
Given a five dimensional space endowed with a Cartan distribution, the abnormal geodesics form another five dimensional space with a cone structure. Then it is shown, if the cone structure is regarded as a control system, then, the space of abnormal geodesics of the cone structure is naturally identified with the origi…
We construct all Finsler metrics on the two-sphere for which geodesics are circles and show that any (reversible) path geometry on a two-dimensional manifold is locally the system of geodesics of a Finsler metric.
Geodesics found in deep linear networks.
problem Finding shortest paths in deep neural networks.
method Derived ODEs and explicit solutions for geodesics.
result Horizontal straight lines are geodesics in invariant manifold.
The paper studies magnetic geodesic flows on 2-surfaces with integrable structures.
problem Analyzing magnetic geodesic flows on 2-surfaces with additional integrals.
method Constructing exact solutions to semi-Hamiltonian systems of PDEs using generalized hodograph method and Legendre transformation.
result Exact solutions constructed for semi-Hamiltonian systems of PDEs.
We show that the two-component Hunter-Saxton system with negative coupling constant describes the geodesic flow on an infinite-dimensional pseudosphere. This approach yields explicit solution formulae for the Hunter-Saxton system. Using this geometric intuition, we conclude by constructing global weak solutions. The ma…
Study on bifurcations in Lagrangian systems and geodesics on manifolds.
problem Investigating bifurcations in Lagrangian systems and geodesics on Finsler and Riemannian manifolds.
method Employing Morse index and nullity techniques, and refining the Gauss lemma.
result Derivation of precise conditions for bifurcations in geodesic flows.
Classifies geodesic orbit spaces with abelian isotropy subgroups.
problem Characterizing and classifying geodesic orbit spaces with specific isotropy subgroups.
method Simplified study of geodesic orbit metrics on G/S by reducing to submanifolds and generalized flag manifolds, using properties of root systems.
result Geodesic orbit spaces of the form (G/S,g) are naturally reductive.
It is unknown whether an unknotting tunnel is always isotopic to a geodesic in a finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold. In this paper, we address the generalization of this problem to hyperbolic 3-manifolds admitting tunnel systems. We show that there exist finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifolds with a single cusp, with a …
The paper studies bifurcations in Lagrangian systems and geodesics.
problem Investigating bifurcations in Lagrangian systems with various boundary conditions.
method Using Morse theory and nullity techniques, the paper establishes conditions for bifurcation in three configurations.
result Unified Morse-theoretic framework connecting geometric focal structure and analytic bifurcation behavior.
We investigate the rudiments of Riemannian geometry on orbit spaces M/G for isometric proper actions of Lie groups on Riemannian manifolds. Minimal geodesic arcs are length minimising curves in the metric space M/G and they can hit strata which are more singular only at the end points. This is phrased as convexity …
The Eisenhart lift connects Hamiltonian systems to geodesics in pp-wave spacetimes.
problem Studying the stability and dynamics of Hamiltonian systems.
method Eisenhart lift to pp-wave spacetimes and conformal classes of ODEs.
result Existence of a constant of the motion generalizing conservation of energy.
Normal geodesic flows flows of Carnot-Caratheodory are discussed from the point of view of the theory of Hamiltonian systems. The geodesic flows corresponding to left-invariant metrics and left- and -right-invariant rank 2 distributions on the three-dimensional Heisenberg group are analysed as integrable systems. The f…
Optimizes tensor completion using geodesics on Segre manifolds.
problem Incomplete tensor data in recommender systems and spectroscopy.
method Riemannian conjugate gradient optimization with explicit geodesic expressions.
result Recovery of tensor decomposition from as little as 10% of data.
Study integrable geodesic flows on 2-surfaces with high-degree polynomial first integrals.
problem Integrable geodesic flows on 2-surfaces with high-degree polynomial first integrals.
method Semi-Hamiltonian systems of PDEs and generalized hodograph method.
result Construction of many local explicit and implicit integrable examples with polynomial first integrals of degrees 3, 4, 5.
We find necessary and sufficient conditions for the foliation defined by level sets of a function f(x_{1},...,x_{n}) to be totally geodesic in a torsion-free connection and apply them to find the conditions for d-webs of hypersurfaces to be geodesic, and in the case of flat connections, for d-webs (d > n) of hypersurfa…
Study proves existence of multiple geodesics in a specific metric space.
problem Existence of multiple geodesics in a manifold with a Randers-Kropina metric.
method Lusternik-Schnirelman theory applied to a homotopy type of solutions of an affine control system.
result Proves existence of infinitely many geodesics between two points in a non-contractible manifold.
Geodesic flows with specific integrals are linked to special 4-webs.
problem Characterizing geodesic flows with commuting quadratic integrals.
method Characterization through geodesic 4-webs and geometric hypothesis.
result Metrics of Stäckel type for geodesic flows with specific integrals.
We suggest a construction that, given a trajectorial diffeomorphism between two Hamiltonian systems, produces integrals of them. As the main example we treat geodesic equivalence of metrics. We show that the existence of a non-trivially geodesically equivalent metric leads to Liouville integrability, and present explic…
Study isotropic embeddings of Lie group orbits and their application to magnetic geodesic flows.
problem Embedding coadjoint orbits and their equivalence to magnetic geodesic flows.
method Review and initiate study of isotropic and Lagrangian embeddings for SO and Sp cases, then apply to magnetic geodesic flows. result Equivalence between magnetic geodesic flows and certain spin chains.
New proof shows nonholonomic motions are geodesics, minimizing distance.
problem Nonholonomic motion equations are not variational.
method Proved geodesic property of nonholonomic trajectories using Riemannian metrics.
result Nonholonomic motions minimize distance in their manifold.
Study of centralizer elements preserving geodesic flow foliations on covers.
problem Rigidity properties of centralizer elements in geodesic flows.
method Definition and study of foliated centralizer, proving rigidity properties.
result Foliated centralizer is a finite-dimensional Lie group, discrete unless metric is homothetic to real hyperbolic.
Many important equations of mathematical physics arise geometrically as geodesic equations on Lie groups. In this paper, we study an example of a geodesic equation, the two-component Hunter-Saxton (2HS) system, that displays a number of unique geometric features. We show that 2HS describes the geodesic flow on a manifo…
Proves well-posedness for Einstein equations with totally geodesic timelike boundary condition.
problem Initial boundary value problem for Einstein equations with specific geometric boundary condition.
method ADM system, parallelly propagated orthonormal frame, modified evolution equations, hyperbolic systems, constraints propagation.
result First well-posedness result for Einstein equations with totally geodesic timelike boundary condition.
In this paper we construct multiparametric families of two dimensional metrics with polynomial first integral. Such integrable geodesic flows are described by solutions of some semi-Hamiltonian hydrodynamic type system. We find infinitely many conservation laws and commuting flows for this system. This procedure allows…
A well-known and interesting family of sub-Riemannian space are the systems involving two balls rolling against each other without slipping or twisting. In this note, we show how the sub-Riemannian geodesics of these space, when the two balls are embedded in R3×R3, are horizontal curves on …