The paper refines cohomology of VB-groupoids with homogeneous cochains.
problem Cohomology of VB-groupoids with linear structure.
method Refine cohomology by considering k-homogeneous cochains.
result Van Est theorem for k-homogeneous cochains on VB-groupoids.
The paper compares two notions of invariance in Hochschild cohomology spaces.
problem Comparing two notions of invariance in Hochschild cohomology spaces.
method Analyzing the induced action on Hochschild cohomology of smooth functions and comparing two spaces of invariants.
result For proper group actions, both spaces of invariants are isomorphic.
Paper explores connection cochain in abelian extensions and its relation to connection forms.
problem Understanding the connection cochain in abelian extensions.
method Apply Moriyoshi's connection cochain concept to abelian extensions and relate it to connection 1-forms.
result Established the relationship between connection cochain and connection 1-forms in abelian extensions.
We describe algorithms for finding harmonic cochains, an essential ingredient for solving elliptic partial differential equations in exterior calculus. Harmonic cochains are also useful in computational topology and computer graphics. We focus on finding harmonic cochains cohomologous to a given cocycle. Amongst other …
In this paper we develop several algebraic structures on the simplicial cochains of a triangulated manifold that are analogues of objects in differential geometry. We study a cochain product and prove several statements about its convergence to the wedge product on differential forms. Also, for cochains with an inner p…
New method compares geometric and standard cup products.
problem Reconciling partially defined and fully defined cochain products.
method Vector field flow through cubulation to compare products.
result Explicit cochain level comparison between intersection and cup products.
Geometrically interprets a duality theorem linking cochain and chain complexes.
problem Understanding a complex duality theorem in geometric terms.
method Introduces a chain isomorphism involving simplicial and cellular complexes.
result Establishes a geometric interpretation of Ranicki duality.
The paper discusses q-deformations of the Aomoto complex.
problem Deformation of cochain complexes associated with hyperplane arrangements.
method Replaces entries of coboundary maps with q-analogues and analyzes the resulting structures. result The q-deformation can be a cochain complex under certain conditions and yields local system cohomology groups. A fundamental theorem of Wolfe isometrically identifies the space of flat differential forms of dimension m in Rn with the space of flat m-cochains, that is, the dual space of flat chains of dimension m in Rn. The main purpose of the present paper is to generalize Wolfe's theorem to the se…
The aim of the present paper is to define a notion of weakly differentiable cochain in the generality of metric measure spaces and to study basic properties of such cochains. Our cochains are (sub-)linear functionals on a subspace of chains, and a suitable notion of chains in metric spaces is given by Ambrosio-Kirchhei…
The paper connects group extensions, cochains, and spectral sequences.
problem Understanding the relationship between group extensions and spectral sequences.
method Using connection cochains, the paper derives a formula for the extension class.
result A formula clarifies the relation among connection cochains, extension classes, and the LHS spectral sequence.
We construct a pair of transverse genuine laminations on an atoroidal 3-manifold admitting transversely orientable uniform 1-cochain. The laminations are induced by the uniform 1-cochain and they are indeed the "straightening" of the coarse laminations defined in [Ca], by using minimal surface techniques. Moreover, whe…
Paper constructs Thom-Smale complex using instantons from Morse functions.
problem Constructing Thom-Smale complex for Morse functions.
method Analytic instanton construction using eigenspaces of mapping cone Laplacian.
result Instanton complex is cochain isomorphic to Thom-Smale complex.
This paper equips Morse cochain complexes with A∞-algebra structures.
problem Equipping Morse cochain complexes with A∞-algebra structures. method Analogous to K. Fukaya's definition, this paper provides a detailed treatment of Abouzaid's approach.
result Provides a coherent and detailed treatment of Abouzaid's approach to Morse cochain complexes.
Paper proves all Lagrangians unobstructed if one is, using non-archimedean analytic structure.
problem Proving the existence of bounding cochains for unobstructed Lagrangians.
method Introducing non-archimedean analytic structure and using family Floer techniques.
result All Lagrangians in a connected family are unobstructed if one is.
The paper computes KV cochain differentials and their geometric implications.
problem Deformation theory of flat and torsion-free affine connections.
method Explicit computation of KV cochain differentials and their relations to geometric transformations.
result KV algebra with non-vanishing second cohomology group.
Paper bridges matching rules and height functions in aperiodic tilings.
problem Relationship between matching rules and height functions in aperiodic tilings.
method Cochain-first framework to establish equivalence between matching rules, Ammann bar continuity, cycle closure of 1-cochains, and height-function existence.
result Unified framework for aperiodic tilings including Penrose and canonical projection tilings.
This work redefines data-centric AI by unifying categorical and cochain notions.
problem The need to rethink data notions for data-centric AI.
method Proposes unifying principles from categorical and cochain notions of data.
result Unified definition of data impacts machine learning development, implementation, and utilization.
We prove that the algebra of singular cochains on a smooth manifold, equipped with the cup product, is equivalent to the A-infinity structure on the Lagrangian Floer cochain group associated to the zero section in the cotangent bundle. More generally, given a pair of smooth manifolds of the same dimension with embeddin…
Study on instanton homology of pretzel knots and pillowcase Floer homology.
problem Investigating instanton knot homology and Floer homology for a family of pretzel knots.
method Analyzes the reduced singular instanton knot homology and computes bounding cochains in the pillowcase.
result Computed bounding cochains in the pillowcase, revealing a sharp experimental law and rigidity asymmetry.
Revisits Van Est theory for Lie groupoids using homotopy inverses.
problem Relating Lie groupoids and their Lie algebroids cohomology.
method Using the Perturbation Lemma from homological algebra to construct homotopy inverses.
result Constructs homotopy inverses to the van Est differentiation maps at the cochain level.
New complexes derived from any filtered cochain complex compute the same cohomology.
problem Constructing cohomologically equivalent subcomplexes from filtered cochain complexes.
method Presenting a general construction that produces subcomplexes from any filtered cochain complex of finite depth.
result The construction of subcomplexes depends only on the filtration up to isomorphism.
Let X be a topological space, and let C(X) be the complex of singular cochains on X with real coefficients. We denote by Cc(X) the subcomplex given by continuous cochains, i.e. by such cochains whose restriction to the space of simplices (endowed with the compact-open topology) defines a continuous real function. We pr…
New cochain algebra for diffeological spaces connects de Rham and singular cohomologies.
problem Incompatibility of de Rham and singular cohomologies in diffeology.
method Introduces a new singular de Rham complex and proves it quasi-isomorphic to the original de Rham complex for manifolds and spaces with singularities.
result The new cochain complex resolves the incompatibility issue in diffeology.
We compute Steenrod squares on Khovanov homology.
problem Computing Steenrod squares on Khovanov homology.
method Stable cup-i products on cochain complexes of augmented semi-simplicial objects in the Burnside category.
result Explicit formulas for cohomology operations on Khovanov homology.
Discrete exterior calculus shows natural properties of wedge product and averaging.
problem Naturalness of discrete exterior calculus operations.
method Showed naturalness of discrete wedge product and averaging interpretation.
result Discrete wedge product is natural and equals Wilson's cochain product.
The abstract describes a strategy to construct reduced Khovanov homology for links in lens spaces.
problem Constructing reduced Khovanov homology for links in lens spaces.
method Generalizing a symplectic interpretation of reduced Khovanov homology for links in S3 and constructing cochain complexes for links in S3 and S2imesS1. result The cohomology of the constructed cochain complex for links in S2imesS1 may be a link invariant. Many quantum groups and quantum spaces of interest can be obtained by cochain (but not cocycle) twist from their corresponding classical object. This failure of the cocycle condition implies a hidden nonassociativity in the noncommutative geometry already known to be visible at the level of differential forms. We exten…
Characterizes Whitney forms on simplices and proves their uniqueness.
problem Characterizing Whitney forms on simplices.
method Proves the uniqueness of differential forms with affine coefficients.
result Whitney forms are the unique differential forms with affine coefficients.
New models for B-type topological theories using complex functions.
problem Constructing open-closed topological field theories for non-compact Calabi-Yau manifolds.
method Differential models using cochain level data, including Dolbeault algebras and categories.
result Most axioms satisfied on cohomology, conjecture remaining axioms hold.
The paper generalizes the Bott-Virasoro group and derives new Euler equations.
problem Understanding the generalized Bott-Virasoro group and its dynamics.
method Generalizing the Bott-Virasoro group using connection cochain and deriving Euler equations.
result New Euler equations derived from the generalized Bott-Virasoro group.
Simplicial versions of topological abelian gauge theories are constructed which reproduce the continuum expressions for the partition function and Wilson expectation value of linked loops, expressible in terms of R-torsion and linking numbers respectively. The new feature which makes this possible is the introduction o…
We propose a general notion of algebraic gauge theory obtained via extracting the main properties of classical gauge theory. Building on a recent work on transferring curved A∞-structures we show that, under certain technical conditions, algebraic gauge theories can be transferred along chain contractions. Sp…
Study vector bundles over Lie groupoids, controlling their deformations.
problem Understanding deformations of vector bundles over Lie groupoids.
method Attach cochain complexes to VB-groupoids to control deformations, discuss Morita invariance and van Est theorem.
result Fundamental features of VB-groupoids' deformations, including Morita invariance and van Est theorem.
Seidel and Smith have constructed an invariant of links as the Floer cohomology for two Lagrangians inside a complex affine variety Y. This variety is the intersection of a semisimple orbit with a transverse slice at a nilpotent in the Lie algebra sl2m. We exhibit bijections between a set of generators for the Sei…
Geometric cohomology model uses co-oriented maps to define a product structure.
problem Constructing a geometric model for cohomology of smooth manifolds.
method Develops a cochain complex model based on co-oriented smooth maps, focusing on their pull-back product structure.
result Geometric cochains with a partially defined product structure induce the cup product in cohomology.
Develops combinatorial theory of vector bundles on simplicial complexes.
problem Creating a discrete theory for vector bundles and connections on simplicial complexes.
method Introduces discrete exterior covariant derivative and applies it to various geometric objects.
result Flat discrete connections yield a cochain complex computing twisted de Rham cohomology.
A formula connects two algebraic structures derived from a category.
problem Connecting two algebraic structures derived from a category.
method Using differential graded modular functors and Calabi-Yau structures.
result The action of a specific mapping class group element transforms one algebraic structure into another.
Modified proof constructs holomorphic quilts on closed surfaces.
problem Compare Lagrangian Floer theory with quilted Lagrangian Floer theory.
method Modified proof of holomorphic quilts from Wehrheim and Woodward.
result Supports Bottman and Wehrheim's conjecture on isomorphism.
Discrete connections on abelian Lie groups bundles are studied.
problem Understanding discrete connections on abelian Lie group principal bundles.
method Formalized discrete connections as singular cochains and proved a discrete holonomy formula.
result Discrete connections on abelian Lie group bundles have properties similar to continuous connections.
Extends Young integral to Hölder differential forms in arbitrary dimensions.
problem Extending the Young integral to Hölder differential forms in arbitrary dimensions.
method Introducing a complex of cochains, α-fractional charges, and defining the exterior product between them.
result The exterior product between α-fractional and β-fractional charges is defined when α + β > 1.
Introduces θ-almost twisted Poisson structures and their cohomology.
problem Characterizing and understanding θ-almost twisted Poisson structures. method Definition and construction of θ-almost twisted Poisson structures, Lie-Rinehart algebra, cochain complex, and cohomology. result Definition and construction of θ-almost twisted Poisson cohomology. Let X be a pseudomanifold. In this text, we use a simplicial blow-up to define a cochain complex whose cohomology with coefficients in a field, is isomorphic to the intersection cohomology of X, introduced by M. Goresky and R. MacPherson. We do it simplicially in the setting of a filtered version of face sets, also cal…
We study the large-scale geometry of 3-manifolds with nontrivial 2-dimensional bounded cohomology, with a view to proving a weak version of the geometrization conjecture for such manifolds.
The Wodzicki residue and the cut-off integral extend to classical symbol-valued forms. We show that they obey a Stokes' type property and that the extended Wodzicki residue can be interpreted as a complex residue like the ordinary one. In the case of cut-off integrals, Stokes' property (i.e. vanishing on exact forms) o…
New method to compute tangle sums in character varieties.
problem Computing character varieties for tangle sums.
method Cut-and-paste methods to construct perturbed character varieties.
result Bounding cochains can be used to recover differential of Iatural. The Van Est homomorphism for a Lie groupoid G⇉M, as introduced by Weinstein-Xu, is a cochain map from the complex C∞(BG) of groupoid cochains to the Chevalley-Eilenberg complex C(A) of the Lie algebroid A of G. It was generalized by Weinstein, Mehta, and Abad-Crainic to a morphism from…
We express the Connes-Chern character of the Dirac operator associated to a b-metric on a manifold with boundary in terms of a retracted cocycle in relative cyclic cohomology, whose expression depends on a scaling/cut-off pa- rameter. Blowing-up the metric one recovers the pair of characteristic currents that represent…