Shows flexible sheaves as fibrant objects for Gromov's h-principle.
problem Applying the h-principle to partial differential relations.
method Interprets flexible sheaves as fibrant objects in a model structure.
result Flexible sheaves can be understood as fibrant objects.
New method proves h-principles for stable forms on manifolds.
problem Proving h-principles for stable forms on manifolds. method Convex integration applied to stable forms.
result Proved h-principles for 4 classes of stable forms. In this paper we give three applications of a method to prove h-principles on closed manifolds. Under weaker conditions this method proves a homological h-principle, under stronger conditions it proves a homotopical one. The three applications are as follows: a homotopical version of Vassiliev's h-principle, the contra…
Maps to manifolds transverse to certain distributions satisfy an h-principle.
problem Maps to manifolds transverse to certain distributions.
method Proving the complete h-principle for transverse maps. result Maps to manifolds transverse to certain distributions satisfy the h-principle. Paper proves h-principles for symplectic structures and foliations.
problem Existence of conformal symplectic structures and foliations.
method Application of h-principles and foliated Morse theory.
result Linear deformation of foliations to contact structures.
Study h-principles for non-integrable distributions on manifolds.
problem Existence and classification of maximally non-integrable distributions of derived length one.
method Introduced formal structures and used h-principles to discuss existence and classification.
result Discussed existence and classification of maximally non-integrable distributions of derived length one.
Proves h-principle for loose Legendrian embeddings in contact topology.
problem Existence of non-loose Legendrian embeddings.
method h-principle from microlocal sheaf theory.
result Existence of non-loose Legendrian embeddings.
Bing's house-like spines approximate all PL manifolds.
problem Understanding spines of PL manifolds.
method Approximation rigidity and h-principle.
result PL manifolds have spines similar to Bing's house.
The paper extends local h-principles to complex structures on Stein manifolds.
problem Existence of local h-principles for complex structures on Stein manifolds.
method Introducing realifications of partial holomorphic relations and proving h-principles for them.
result Local h-principles can be extended to complex structures on Stein manifolds.
The h-principle helps solve complex geometric problems.
problem Solving complex geometric problems using the h-principle.
method Developed from the Oka-Grauert principle and Gromov's theory, the h-principle is applied to Oka manifolds and maps.
result Recent developments and applications of the h-principle in complex analysis and geometry.
Study proves h-principles for curves in bracket-generating distributions.
problem Proving h-principles for curves in higher-dimensional bracket-generating distributions.
method Proves complete h-principles for embedded regular horizontal and transverse curves.
result Contrasts with 3D contact case, where full h-principle for transverse/legendrian knots does not hold.
Study shows how to section map between holonomic and formal solutions.
problem Relative h-principle for overtwisted contact structures. method Apply relative h-principle to contact geometry. result Find infinite cyclic subgroups in contactomorphism group.
Extends h-principle to stratified spaces using sheaf and jet theories.
problem Applying h-principle to stratified spaces.
method Developed new sheaf and bundle theories for stratified spaces, and proved the h-principle.
result Stratified continuous sheaves and homotopy fiber sheaves lead to the parametric h-principle.
The study proves a strong parametric h-principle for minimal surfaces.
problem Proving a parametric h-principle for minimal surfaces.
method Using a parametric h-principle due to Forstneric and Larusson.
result The space of complete nonflat conformal minimal immersions has the same homotopy type as the space of continuous maps.
Proves bijection between smooth conformal immersions and immersions.
problem Finding conformal immersions of closed Riemannian surfaces.
method Reformulated using h-principle and proved bijection on path connected components. result Induces a bijection between smooth conformal immersions and immersions.
New proofs of h-principles in contact 3-manifolds.
problem Characterizing contractible bypasses in contact 3-manifolds.
method Topological characterization and disjoint bypass construction.
result New proofs of h-principles in overtwisted contact 3-manifolds.
Proves existence of strongly overtwisted contact structures on 3-manifolds.
problem Existence of overtwisted contact structures on 3-manifolds.
method Complete h-principle for overtwisted disks and Legendrians.
result Homotopy type of overtwisted disk embeddings is determined.
We prove h-principle for locally conformal symplectic foliations and contact foliations on open manifolds. We interpret the result on h principle of contact foliations in terms of the regular Jacobi structures.
Curves with constant torsion can be deformed arbitrarily.
problem Deforming curves of constant torsion in Euclidean space.
method Convex integration and degree theory.
result Existence of knots with constant torsion in each isotopy class.
This paper formalizes the h-principle and sphere eversion in differential topology.
problem Formalizing the h-principle and sphere eversion in differential topology.
method Lean formalization of the local h-principle for first-order partial differential relations, using convex integration.
result Reproves Smale's sphere eversion theorem and formalizes advanced mathematics.
Eliashberg simplifies singularities in geometry.
problem Complex singularities in geometric structures.
method Philosophy of the h-principle and simplification techniques.
result Simplified understanding of singularities in geometry.
Proves the relative h-principle for SL(3,R)^2 3-forms on 6-manifolds.
problem Proving the relative h-principle for specific 3-forms on 6-manifolds.
method Uses convex integration with avoidance and transversality arguments.
result Proves the h-principle for SL(3,R)^2 3-forms on oriented 6-manifolds.
In this note we survey some recent results for the Euler equations in compressible and incompressible fluid dynamics. The main point of all these theorems is the surprising fact that a suitable variant of Gromov's h-principle holds in several cases.
Smooth curves with specific curvature can be closely approximated.
problem Approximating smooth curves with prescribed curvature.
method Application of h-principle to C1-dense approximation of curves. result Existence of C∞ knots with prescribed curvature. Generalizes Thurston's jiggling lemma for piecewise smooth solutions.
problem Creating piecewise smooth solutions of differential relations without homotopical assumptions.
method Jiggling arbitrary sections of E to construct solutions of R. result Generalization of Thurston's lemma for piecewise smooth solutions of differential relations.
Let M and N be closed n-dimensional manifolds, and equip N with a volume form σ. Let μbe an exact n-form on M. Arnold then asked the question: When can one find a map f:;N such that f*σ=μ. In 1973 Eliashberg and Gromov showed that this problem is, in a deep sense, trivial: It satisfies an h-principle, and whenever one …
Study on almost complex structures with maximal Nijenhuis tensor rank and cohomological properties.
problem Maximally non-integrable almost complex structures and their cohomological properties.
method h-principle and topological invariants characterization.
result Existence of almost complex structures with maximal Nijenhuis tensor rank on parallelizable and certain manifolds.
This paper presents a natural extension to foliated spaces of the following result due to Gromov : the h-principle for open, invariant differential relations is valid on open manifolds. The definition of openness for foliated spaces adopted here involves a certain type of Morse functions. Consequences concerning the pr…
We prove an analogue of Thurston's h-principle for 2-dimensional foliations on manifolds of dimension bigger or equal to 4, in the presence of a fiber-wise non-degenerate 2-form. This helps us understand the flexibility of rank 2 regular Poisson structures on open manifolds with dimension bigger or equal to 4…
We show that a classical result of Gromov in symplectic geometry extends to the context of symplectic foliations, which we regard as a h-principle for (regular) Poisson geometry. Namely, we formulate a sufficient cohomological criterion for a regular bivector to be homotopic to a regular Poisson structure, in the spi…
We prove an h-principle for poisson structures on closed manifolds.
We prove that every immersed C2-curve γ in Rn, n⩾3 with curvature kγ can be C1-approximated by immersed C2-curves having prescribed curvature k>kγ. The approximating curves satisfy a C1-dense h-principle. As an application we obtain the existence of C2-knots of arbitrary p…
The h-principle fails for prelegendrians in fat distributions of corank 2.
problem Investigating the h-principle for fat distributions of corank 2.
method Developed the theory of prelegendrians, including front projection and pseudoholomorphic curve invariants.
result Found an infinite family of non-prelegendrian isotopic tori in the standard fat distribution.
Classifies convex disks with Legendrian boundary in overtwisted contact 3-manifolds.
problem Classifying convex disks with Legendrian boundary in overtwisted contact 3-manifolds.
method Contact isotopy classification, h-principle, fundamental groups, contact mapping class group.
result Establishes an h-principle for convex disks with Legendrian boundary in overtwisted contact 3-manifolds.
In [CPPP] it was shown that Engel structures satisfy an existence h-principle, and the question of whether a full h-principle holds was left open. In this note we address the classification problem, up to Engel deformation, of Cartan and Lorentz prolongations. We show that it reduces to their formal data as soon as…
We establish an existence h-principle for symplectic cobordisms of dimension 2n>4 with concave overtwisted contact boundary.
In 1969 M. Gromov in his PhD thesis greatly generalized Smale-Hirsch-Phillips immersion-submersion theory by proving what is now called the h-principle for invariant open differential relations over open manifolds. Gromov extracted the original geometric idea of Smale and put it to work in the maximal possible generali…
Curves with constant curvature are flexible and can be deformed.
problem Understanding the flexibility of curves with constant curvature.
method Proving the parametric C1-dense relative h-principle for curves of constant curvature. result Two knots of constant curvature are isotopic and homotopic if their self-linking numbers are equal.
The first part of this article intends to present the role played by Thom in diffusing Smale's ideas about immersion theory, at a time (1957) where some famous mathematicians were doubtful about them: it is clearly impossible to make the sphere inside out! Around a decade later, M. Gromov transformed Smale's idea in wh…
We extend Y.Eliashberg's h-principle to smooth maps of surfaces which are allowed to have cusp singularities, as well as folds. More precisely, we prove a necessary and sufficient condition for a given map of surfaces to be homotopic to one with given loci of folds and cusps. Then we use these results to obtain a nec…
Homology of abelian differentials stabilizes with more zeros.
problem Understanding the homology of abelian differentials with many simple zeros.
method Developed an h-principle for these strata, valid in a range of homological degrees.
result Homology stabilizes in a range where the number of simple zeros is large.
Study shows how to create special metrics on 4-manifolds with certain spheres.
problem Creating metrics with specific properties on 4-manifolds with embedded spheres.
method Using Eliashberg's h-principle for overtwisted contact structures to construct self-dual harmonic forms.
result Proves existence of metrics on 4-manifolds with anti-self-dual harmonic forms for certain spheres.
Analytic curves have infinite codimension of singular germs.
problem Understanding the codimension of singular tangent curves in analytic distributions.
method Formalizing asymptotic statements about finite jets of tangent curves and applying the h-principle.
result The subspace of singular germs has infinite codimension within smooth curves.
A section in the 2-jet space of Morse functions is not always homotopic to a holonomic section. We give a necessary condition for being the case and we discuss the sufficiency.
The article proves the existence of horizontal immersions into fat distributions and contact structures.
problem Proving the existence of horizontal immersions in fat distributions and contact structures.
method Gromov's sheaf theoretic and analytic techniques of h-principle. result Existence of horizontal immersions of an arbitrary manifold into degree 2 fat distributions and quaternionic contact structures.
We establish a form of the h-principle for the existence of foliations quasi-complementary to a given one; the same methods also provide a proof of the classical Mather-Thurston theorem.
On a Weinstein manifold, we define a constructible co/sheaf of categories on the skeleton. The construction works with arbitrary coefficients, and depends only on the homotopy class of a section of the Lagrangian Grassmannian of the stable symplectic normal bundle. The definition is as follows. Take any, possibly high …
In this note we would like to present "an analysts' point of view" on the Nash-Kuiper theorem and in particular highlight the very close connection to some aspects of turbulence -- a paradigm example of a high-dimensional phenomenon.