Topological string theory derived from string geometry for non-perturbative effects.
problem Deriving non-perturbative effects in string theory.
method Formulating topological string geometry theory and deriving the partition function from fluctuations around a classical solution.
result Perturbative partition function of topological string theory derived.
Hessian geometry explains special geometries in N=2 theories.
problem Explaining special geometries in N=2 theories. method Formulating N=2 theories in terms of Hessian structures. result Hessian geometry relates special geometries of vector multiplets to hypermultiplet geometries.
The paper applies potential theory to conformal geometry, proving theorems and dimension estimates.
problem Understanding the behavior of solutions near singularities in conformal geometry.
method Linear and nonlinear potential theory applied to conformal geometry problems.
result Established Huber's type theorems and Hausdorff dimension estimates for conformal geometry.
The paper reviews a correspondence between Double Field Theory and bundle gerbes.
problem Exploring a geometric interpretation of Double Field Theory.
method Interpreting Double Field Theory as a field theory on the total space of bundle gerbes.
result Double Field Theory can be seen as a higher geometric field theory.
Cone structures in quantum field theory linked to information geometry.
problem Understanding geometric structures in quantum field theory.
method Analyzing invariant cones under modular automorphism groups and their relation to Wishart laws.
result Explicit connection between CAH cones and Wishart laws.
Derives path-integrals for superstrings on curved backgrounds using string geometry theory.
problem Calculating path-integrals for superstrings on curved backgrounds.
method Derives path-integrals from string geometry theory by considering fluctuations around string backgrounds.
result Derives path-integrals for perturbative superstrings on all string backgrounds.
Developed a theory of ultradifferentiable sheafs with applications.
problem Ultradifferentiable functions and their sheafs.
method Abstract theory development for ultradifferentiable sheafs.
result Applications to linear PDEs, differential geometry, and CR geometry.
Survey of global geometry for double field theory.
problem Global description of double field theory geometry.
method Review of Courant algebroids, metric algebroids, AKSZ construction, para-Hermitian geometry.
result Global description of doubled geometry and topological models.
Introduces noncommutative geometry for modeling quantum spacetime.
problem Modeling quantum spacetime.
method Operator algebras, K-theory, spectral geometry, quantum groups, and deformation quantization.
result Framework for quantum spacetime.
Examines quantum mechanics equivalence with Newtonian geometry.
problem Equivalence principle in quantum mechanics.
method Newton--Cartan geometry, non--relativistic twistor theory.
result Discusses equivalence in quantum mechanics.
Quantum field theory connects Riemannian geometry to quantum fluctuations.
problem Generating Riemannian structures from quantum fluctuations.
method QFT approach to Riemannian Geometry, focusing on Ricci curvature.
result Ricci curvature is crucial in generating Riemannian structures.
Survey of Floer theories and their connections.
problem None explicitly stated; focuses on surveying theories.
method None explicitly stated; focuses on surveying theories.
result None explicitly stated; focuses on surveying theories.
Derives path integrals for perturbative strings on various backgrounds.
problem Calculating path integrals for strings on curved backgrounds.
method Derives path integrals from string geometry theory by considering fluctuations around string backgrounds.
result Derives path integrals of all order perturbative strings on various backgrounds.
The paper connects algebraic geometry to threefold theories.
problem Enumerative geometry of nested Hilbert schemes.
method Study of threefold theories including Donaldson-Thomas, Vafa-Witten, and Seiberg-Witten.
result Connections between algebraic geometry and threefold theories.
Survey on GKM theory in low dimensions, highlighting combinatorics-geometry interplay.
problem Generalizing classical ideas from quasi-toric manifolds to torus actions.
method GKM theory applied to low-dimensional cases.
result Particularly fruitful interaction between geometry and combinatorics in low dimensions.
Book introduces hyperbolic geometry for knot theory.
problem Understanding knots through hyperbolic geometry.
method Explains hyperbolic geometry, geometric structures, and techniques.
result Develops three knot invariants from hyperbolic geometry.
To pave the way for the journey from geometry to conformal field theory (CFT), these notes present the background for some basic CFT constructions from Calabi-Yau geometry. Topics include the complex and Kaehler geometry of Calabi-Yau manifolds and their classification in low dimensions. I furthermore discuss CFT const…
Identifies all perturbative vacua in bosonic string theory.
problem Identifying all perturbative vacua in bosonic string theory.
method Completely identified perturbative vacua through string fluctuations.
result Derivation of path-integrals up to any order from fluctuations.
In this paper is proposed a kind of model theory for our axiomatic differential geometry. It is claimed that smooth manifolds, which have occupied the center stage in differential geometry, should be replaced by functors on the category of Weil algebras. Our model theory is geometrically natural and conceptually motiva…
We survey some recent results concerning Stanilov-Tsankov-Videv theory, conformal Osserman geometry, and Walker geometry which relate algebraic properties of the curvature operator to the underlying geometry of the manifold.
Introducing the deformation theory of holomorphic Cartan geometries, we compute infinitesimal automorphisms and infinitesimal deformations. We also prove the existence of a semi-universal deformation of a holomorphic Cartan geometry.
A class of 3d N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories are constructed and shown to encode the simplicial geometries in 4-dimensions. The gauge theories are defined by applying the Dimofte-Gaiotto-Gukov construction in 3d/3d correspondence to certain graph complement 3-manifolds. Given a gauge theory in this class…
UMAP connects to Information Geometry principles.
problem None explicitly stated; focuses on connections.
method None explicitly stated; focuses on connections.
result UMAP has a natural geometric interpretation.
Recent developments in Seiberg-Witten theory and relations with Complex Geometry.
Introduces a new geometric framework for non-perturbative BV-theory.
problem Non-perturbative generalization of BV-theory in infinite-dimensional spaces.
method Derived differential geometry and homotopical algebraic geometry.
result Concrete model of derived smooth stacks for encoding non-perturbative BV-theory.
Tropical geometry aids in computing topological quantum field theories.
problem Computing Gromov-Witten invariants using tropical geometry.
method Using mathematical techniques of tropical geometry to compute topological quantum field theories of pseudoholomorphic maps.
result Identifies the tropicalization of localization equations and studies the geometry and symmetries of the theory.
Explains conformal symmetry with examples in geometry and analysis.
problem None explicitly stated; focuses on introduction.
method Introduction based on examples of Yamabe operator and its applications.
result Illustrates conformal symmetry in geometry and analysis.
A surgery classification theory is introduced for manifolds of bounded geometry up to quasi-isometry. The Borel conjecture for this theory is proven for flat Euclidean space.
Generalized complex geometry, introduced by Hitchin, encompasses complex and symplectic geometry as its extremal special cases. We explore the basic properties of this geometry, including its enhanced symmetry group, elliptic deformation theory, relation to Poisson geometry, and local structure theory. We also define a…
In the 1980s Alano Ancona developed a profound potential theory on Gromov hyperbolic manifolds of bounded geometry. Since then, such hyperbolic spaces have become basic in geometry, topology and group theory. In this paper we make Ancona's original work, addressed to a rather advanced audience, approachable for a wider…
String geometry theory connects strings to space-time and finds string vacua.
problem Identify and find the global minimum of the string vacuum.
method Identify perturbative vacua, derive path-integrals, and solve the global minimum using analytical and numerical methods.
result The global minimum of the effective potential is the string vacuum.
Survey on algebraic K- and L-theory conjecture.
problem Algebraic K- and L-theory of groups rings.
method Not specified in the abstract, likely involves algebraic and geometric approaches.
result Applications to algebra, geometry, group theory, and topology.
Study geometry and PDEs from group-determinants and representation theory.
problem Geometry and PDEs from group-determinants and representation theory.
method Analysis of group-determinants and representation theory.
result Spectral theory of operators linked to finite Fourier transform theory.
Main mathematical applications of Frobenius manifolds are in the theory of Gromov - Witten invariants, in singularity theory, in differential geometry of the orbit spaces of reflection groups and of their extensions, in the hamiltonian theory of integrable hierarchies. The theory of Frobenius manifolds establishes rema…
The paper extends group constructions to coset geometries, creating new ways to combine geometries.
problem Combining and gluing incidence geometries in a general framework.
method Extending classical group-theoretic constructions to coset geometries.
result Provides a general framework for combining or gluing incidence geometries.
Geometries and dual field theories linked by AdS/CFT.
problem Understanding the AdS/CFT correspondence.
method Geometric extremization principles informed by physical considerations.
result Key role of Sasaki-Einstein and GK geometry.
Study of string theory flux compactifications using generalized geometry.
problem Characterizing generic Minkowski flux compactifications in string theory.
method Using E7(7)×R^+ generalized geometry, analyze involutive subbundles and moment maps.
result Counted massless scalar moduli of GMPT solutions using generalised geometry cohomology.
We examine how generalised geometries can be associated with a labelled Dynkin diagram built around a gravity line. We present a series of new generalised geometries based on the groups Spin(d,d)×R+ for which the generalised tangent space transforms in a spinor representation of the group. In …
Survey of combination theorems in geometry and dynamics.
problem Combination theorems in hyperbolic geometry, group theory, and dynamics.
method Survey and focus on Thurston's contributions.
result Thurston's influence on combination theorems.
We give an abstract formulation of the formal theory partial differential equations (PDEs) in synthetic differential geometry, one that would seamlessly generalize the traditional theory to a range of enhanced contexts, such as super-geometry, higher (stacky) differential geometry, or even a combination of both. A moti…
Develops derived differential geometry for supermanifolds.
problem Handling non-transverse intersections and singular moduli problems in geometry and physics.
method Extends existing work on derived manifolds to supergeometric and infinite-dimensional contexts.
result Establishes foundational results relating derived differential geometry to differential operators and PDE theory.
This work has its origins in an attempt to describe systematically the integrable geometries and gauge theories in dimensions one to four related to twistor theory. In each such dimension, there is a nondegenerate integrable geometric structure, governed by a nonlinear integrable differential equation, and each solutio…
Derives localization formulas in Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism.
problem Localization in Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism.
method Equivariant localization formulas in Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism.
result Derives localization formulas in Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism.
In three dimensions, a `master theory' for all Thurston geometries requires imaginary flux. However, these geometries can be obtained from physical three-dimensional theories with various additional scalar fields, which can be interpreted as moduli in various compactifications of a higher-dimensional `master theory'. T…
We give an elementary introduction to our papers relating the geometry of rational homogeneous varieties to representation theory. We also describe related work and recent progress.
Novel multisymplectic framework for pseudo-Fueter curves in Hamiltonian field theory.
problem Generalizing Floer theory to multisymplectic geometry.
method Introducing pseudo-Fueter curves in a compatible almost hyperkähler structure.
result Gradient lines of multisymplectic action functional are pseudo-Fueter curves.
Summary of para-Hermitian geometry for T-duality in string theory.
problem Describing T-duality in string theory with a covariant approach.
method Introducing para-Hermitian geometry and Born geometry to enhance the kinematical setup.
result A generalized differentiable structure on the doubled space allows for the recovery of physical spacetime.
Survey of bundle gerbes in geometry, field theory, and quantization.
problem Exploring bundle gerbes and their applications in geometry, field theory, and quantization.
method Definition and classification of bundle gerbes with connection, surface holonomy, transgression line bundles, and geometric quantization.
result Bundle gerbes provide a smooth bordism-type field theory and geometric quantization for 2-plectic and symplectic forms.