The paper studies degenerations of rational maps and their limits as geometrically finite rational maps.
problem Understanding the limits of quasi post-critically finite degenerations of rational maps.
method Constructing limits as geometrically finite rational maps on a tree of Riemann spheres, proving boundedness, and giving convergence criteria.
result Progress towards Thurston's compactness theorem and double limit theorem in complex dynamics.
A new spinorial heat flow framework studies geometric degeneration on 3-manifolds.
problem Analyzing geometric degeneration on 3-manifolds via spinor dynamics.
method Introducing a spinorial heat flow governed by the squared Dirac operator, where the metric is induced conformally by the spinor amplitude.
result Degeneration of the induced metric corresponds to nodal behavior of the spinor field.
Study how geometric properties of anti-de Sitter structures degenerate along specific paths.
problem Degeneration of geometric properties in anti-de Sitter structures.
method Parameterization of deformation space by Teichmüller space, study of geometric quantities along quadratic differential rays.
result Geometric properties like Hausdorff dimension, core width, and Hölder exponent degenerate along specific paths.
Geometrically reformulates GENERIC stochastic dynamics.
problem Unified treatment of reversible and dissipative dynamics.
method Introduces degenerate Poisson structure, co-metric, and volume form.
result Preserves Boltzmann measure, conserves energy, reduces to deterministic limit.
The paper studies connections in superintegrable systems, revealing geometric insights.
problem Understanding non- and semi-degenerate superintegrable systems.
method Analyzes two torsion-free connections associated with superintegrable systems.
result Semi-degenerate secondary structure tensor is the Ricci curvature of a natural torsion-free connection.
Study explores unstable 3-forms on Calabi-Yau 3-folds.
problem Understanding degenerations of Calabi-Yau 3-folds via 3-forms.
method Investigates geometries of 3-forms on symplectic 6-manifolds.
result Unstable 3-forms reveal rich geometric properties related to SYZ conjecture.
New finding on K-semistability in optimal degenerations.
problem Understanding K-semistability in optimal degenerations.
method Analyzing K-unstable varieties and their optimal degenerations.
result Optimal degenerations of K-unstable varieties are relatively K-semistable.
Study on how incomplete smooth metrics degenerate from asymptotically conical Ricci-flat Kähler metrics.
problem Degeneration of asymptotically conical Ricci-flat Kähler metrics.
method Analysis of Kähler class degeneration and convergence of metrics.
result Construction of singular Calabi-Yau metrics and their metric geometry.
Researchers compute limits of Kähler-Einstein forms on degenerating manifolds.
problem Understanding limits of Kähler-Einstein forms on degenerating manifolds.
method Hybrid convergence of Kähler-Einstein measures using algebro-geometric limits.
result Limit measure is a weighted sum of Dirac masses at divisorial valuations.
This paper analyses the convergence and degeneration of sequences of metrics on a 3-manifold, and relations of such with Thurston's geometrization conjecture. The sequences are minimizing sequences for a certain (optimal) scalar-curvature type functional and their degeneration is related to the sphere and torus decompo…
New geometric transitions studied via real algebra degenerations.
problem Understanding geometric transitions not arising from limits of ambient geometries.
method New degenerations of complex hyperbolic space and construction of new geometries over real algebras.
result Generalization of geometric transitions to new constructions over real algebras.
Superintegrable systems on surfaces are classified geometrically.
problem Classifying superintegrable systems on conformal surfaces.
method Geometric structures on conformal surfaces, conformal covariant structural equations.
result Explicit set of algebraic equations defining superintegrable systems on all constant curvature surfaces.
The study classifies geometrically finite polynomials on the boundary of Blaschke products.
problem Understanding the boundaries of hyperbolic components of Blaschke products.
method Combinatorial classification and construction of self-bumps.
result The closure of the main hyperbolic component is not a topological manifold with boundary for d≥4. Study pinching sequences to understand degeneration of anti-de Sitter structures.
problem Understanding the degeneration of anti-de Sitter structures along pinching sequences.
method Parameterization of deformation space and analysis of pinching sequences.
result Regular anti-de Sitter structures appear as limiting points.
Study of 3D degenerate Riemannian manifolds satisfying specific geometric equations.
problem Characterizing 3D degenerate Riemannian manifolds with solutions to a geometric equation.
method Developed a general approach to solve the equation \(
abla df = \psi Rc + \varphi g\), specifying the metric \(g\) under certain conditions.
result Explicitly described the metric \(g\) and potential function \(f\) for various classes of 3D degenerate spaces.
We show that a rescale limit at any degenerate singularity of Ricci flow in dimension 3 is a steady gradient soliton. In particular, we give a geometric description of type I and type II singularities.
Defines height pairing for differential forms on Riemann surface degenerations.
problem Calculating heights for differential forms on degenerating Riemann surfaces.
method Defines Archimedean height pairing, uses Dai-Yoshikawa asymptotics, extends Filip-Tosatti construction.
result Relates new pairing to current-valued pairing, extends geometric settings.
Paper proves smoothness of solutions to a complex geometric problem.
problem Smoothness of solutions to the degenerate Lp Dual Minkowski problem. method Inspired by Guan and Li's approach for the Aleksandrov problem, the authors derive C1,1 estimates. result Proves solutions are C1,1 regular. New classification of complex hypersurfaces in 3D.
problem Classifying simply-transitive Levi non-degenerate hypersurfaces in C3. method Novel Lie algebraic approach, new coordinate-free formula for quartic tensor.
result Unique non-tubular model with geometric relations to planar equi-affine geometry.
Novel relations in bounded cohomology of surface groups explained.
problem Exploring linear dependences in bounded cohomology of surface groups.
method Quasi-isometric representations and bounded fundamental classes.
result Linear dependences between geometric bounded classes described.
This paper mainly aims to establish the well-posedness on time interval [0,ε−21T] of the classical initial problem for the bosonic membrane in the light cone gauge. Here ε is the small parameter measures the nonlinear effects. In geometric, the bosonic membrane are timelike submanifo…
The article resolves complex structures in transport twistor spaces, proving a Newlander-Nirenberg theorem.
problem Degenerate complex structures in transport twistor spaces.
method Holomorphic blow-down structure maps to resolve degeneracy and gain insight into complex geometry.
result Global and local β-maps for various metrics, proving a Newlander-Nirenberg theorem for degenerate complex structures.
Non-Archimedean balanced metrics approximate cscK metrics for totally degenerate abelian varieties
problem Non-Archimedean balanced metrics for polarized abelian varieties
method Non-Archimedean analogue of the cscK metric
result Uniform estimate for Calabi-Yau metrics on fibers
Researchers prove smoothings for surfaces with triple points.
problem Smoothings of surfaces with triple points.
method Differential geometric proof.
result Proves existence of smoothings for surfaces satisfying suitable conditions.
In this paper we explore the connection between special degenerations of algebraic manifolds and geodesics in the space of Kahler metrics. We provide a new and general geometric construction of nontrivial solutions for the geodesic equation. We show how to associate to any special nontrivial degeneration a geodesic of …
Introduces a new geometric structure for statistical manifolds with degenerate metrics.
problem Degenerate metrics in statistical manifolds affect geometric structures and applications.
method Introduces quasi-Codazzi structure for degenerate metrics and coherent tangent bundles.
result Generalizes geometric structures and relations for statistical models with degenerate metrics.
Kähler-Ricci flow optimally degenerates Fano manifolds, solving geometric questions.
problem Optimally degenerate Fano manifolds using Kähler-Ricci flow.
method Kähler-Ricci flow on Fano manifolds, new stability notion.
result Flow produces most destabilising degeneration, solving questions.
This is a continuation of a previous paper of same title. The degeneration, i.e. curvature blow-up, of sequences of metrics appoaching the Sigma constant, assumed non-positive, is analysed. The degeneration is related to the sphere decomposition of the 3-manifold M, in case M is sigma-tame.
The paper proves a Donaldson-Uhlenbeck-Yau theorem for normal varieties and semistable bundles.
problem Proving a Donaldson-Uhlenbeck-Yau theorem for normal varieties and semistable bundles.
method Analyzing degenerating families of projective normal varieties and studying the limiting behavior of semistable bundles.
result Improves several previously known algebro-geometric results on normalized tautological classes and proves a new version of the singular Donaldson-Uhlenbeck-Yau theorem.
Study on Calabi-Yau metrics collapsing and complex structure degenerations.
problem Understanding the behavior of Calabi-Yau metrics on degenerating families of manifolds.
method Gluing and singular perturbation techniques, construction of Kähler metrics with torus symmetry.
result Explicit and precise relationships between metric collapsing and complex structure degenerations established in all dimensions.
Derives estimates for geometric elliptic equations on complex manifolds.
problem Estimating solutions of geometric elliptic equations on complex manifolds.
method Derives a priori real Hessian estimates independent of the right-hand side.
result Establishes optimal C1,1 regularity of geometric envelopes. Unified geometric framework for adiabatic quantum mechanics.
problem Understanding geometric phases and exceptional points in quantum mechanics.
method Formal geometric framework for arbitrary non-degenerate Hamiltonians.
result Generalization of geometric phase to non-Hermitian Hamiltonians.
A new invariant captures geometric features of circle embeddings.
problem Capturing geometric features of circle embeddings invariantly.
method Chordal distance transform and persistent homology.
result Persistent homology of chordal distance transform is invariant.
The classical Cartan's structural equations show in a compact way the relation between a connection and its curvature, and reveals their geometric interpretation in terms of moving frames. In order to study the mathematical properties of singularities, we need to study the geometry of manifolds endowed on the tangent b…
In this paper we generalize harmonic maps and morphisms to the \emph{degenerate semi-Riemannian category}, in the case when the manifolds M and N are \emph{stationary} and the map φ:M→N is \emph{radical-preserving}. We characterize geometrically the notion of \emph{(generalized) horizontal (weak) conformality}…
Solves a general class of free boundary Monge-Ampère equations.
problem Optimal transport with degenerate densities and geometric problems.
method Analyzes a specific class of Monge-Ampère equations and their applications.
result Solves the equations for a general class, including applications to optimal transport and geometric problems.
Study of degenerate contrast functions on Lie groupoids and their geometric structures.
problem Understanding geometric structures on Lie groupoids with degenerate metrics.
method Using Lie groupoids and algebroids, analyze contrast functions and degenerate two-forms.
result Reduction of degenerate two-forms to pseudometric structures under regular conditions.
Study shows Calabi-Yau metrics converge to a specific form under certain conditions.
problem Degeneration of Calabi-Yau metrics and their limits.
method Optimal transport problem and minimisation of Kontorovich functional.
result Limit data of Calabi-Yau metrics can be encoded into a unique minimiser.
We study a generalization of constant Gauss curvature -1 surfaces in Euclidean 3-space, based on Lorentzian harmonic maps, that we call pseudospherical frontals. We analyze the singularities of these surfaces, dividing them into those of characteristic and non-characteristic type. We give methods for constructing all n…
Characterizes Wahl singularities in del Pezzo surface degenerations.
problem Classifying Wahl singularities in degenerations of del Pezzo surfaces.
method Introducing del Pezzo Wahl chains with markings, proving degenerations to toric surfaces, establishing correspondences, and using Hacking's exceptional collections.
result Established a one-to-one correspondence between marked del Pezzo surfaces and fake weighted projective planes.
New geometric proof shows index of umbilic points on analytic surfaces is at most one.
problem Proving the Carathéodory Conjecture for compact simply connected embedded surfaces.
method Geometric analysis of degenerate umbilic points on analytic surfaces.
result Index of an umbilic on an analytic surface cannot be an integer larger than one.
Study on wave fronts' singularities and parallel surfaces.
problem Understanding singularities of wave fronts and their parallel surfaces.
method Using geometric invariants to analyze principal curvatures and singular points.
result Criteria for bounded principal curvatures at non-degenerate singular points.
This paper is the first arising from our project announced in math.AG/0211094, "Affine manifolds, log structures, and mirror symmetry." We aim to study mirror symmetry by studying the log structures of Illusie-Fontaine and Kato on degenerations of Calabi-Yau manifolds. The basic idea is that one can associate to certai…
This paper is a continuation of I, (same title), and is concerned with the existence, regularity and degeneration of metrics minimizing natural curvature functionals on the space of metrics on 3-manifolds. The functionals chosen are designed to be optimal w.r.t. the issue of geometrization of the underlying 3-manifold,…
Minimal surfaces in hyperbolic 4-space degenerate to core of product trees.
problem Degeneration of minimal surfaces in hyperbolic 4-space.
method Study of induced metrics and geometric interpretation of minimal surfaces.
result Limits of minimal surfaces are mixed structures and cores of product trees.
Geometric representations of cycles in quandle homology theory are given in terms of colored knot diagrams. Abstract knot diagrams are generalized to diagrams with exceptional points which, when colored, correspond to degenerate cycles. Bounding chains are realized, and used to obtain equivalence moves for homologous c…
The Teichmüller harmonic map flow, introduced in [9], evolves both a map from a closed Riemann surface to an arbitrary compact Riemannian manifold, and a constant curvature metric on the domain, in order to reduce its harmonic map energy as quickly as possible. In this paper, we develop the geometric analysis of holomo…
New PL invariant classifies K3 surface degenerations.
problem Classifying type II degenerations of K3 surfaces.
method Explicit PL convex function from interval, differential geometric viewpoint.
result Function classifies degenerations into combinatorial types.