The study finds infinitely many different geometries for odd-dimensional manifolds with positive Ricci curvature.
problem Finding different geometries for odd-dimensional manifolds with positive Ricci curvature.
method Examining closed manifolds in odd dimensions n≥5. result Large classes of manifolds admit infinitely many different geometries of positive Ricci curvature.
Veech groups uniformize Teichmüller geodesic curves in Riemann moduli space. Recently, examples of infinitely generated Veech groups have been given. We show that these can even have infinitely many cusps and infinitely many infinite ends. We further show that examples exist for which each direction of an infinite end …
Introduces infinite-dimensional differential geometry using Bastiani calculus.
problem Calculus breakdown in infinite-dimensional settings.
method Uses Bastiani calculus for directional derivatives.
result Develops and connects infinite-dimensional Lie groups and weak Riemannian geometry.
New families of hyperbolic polyhedra yield infinitely many unique reflection groups.
problem Understanding commensurability classes of compact Coxeter polyhedra in hyperbolic spaces.
method Analyzing families of compact Coxeter polyhedra constructed by Makarov.
result Proves infinitely many commensurability classes in 4- and 5-dimensional hyperbolic spaces.
Infinite knots have non-integer trace values.
problem Finding knots with non-integer trace values.
method Proved existence of infinitely many non-homeomorphic hyperbolic knot complements with specific trace properties.
result Infinitely many non-homeomorphic hyperbolic knot complements with non-integer trace values.
3-manifolds have covers with infinitely many ideal triangulations.
problem Proving the existence of infinitely many geometric ideal triangulations in certain 3-manifolds.
method Using separability of peripheral subgroups and conjugacy separability theorems.
result Every cusped hyperbolic 3-manifold has a cover with infinitely many geometric ideal triangulations.
The study of infinite groups through their finite quotients in geometry.
problem Understanding properties of infinite groups from their finite images.
method Analyzing infinite groups through their finite quotients and using low-dimensional topology.
result Recent results show how finite images can determine the group completely in some cases.
We study when the mapping class group of an infinite-type surface S admits an action with unbounded orbits on a connected graph whose vertices are simple closed curves on S. We introduce a topological invariant for infinite-type surfaces that determines in many cases whether there is such an action. This allows us …
Constructs infinitely many examples of large manifolds with circle bundles of positive scalar curvature.
problem Existence of circle bundles over large manifolds with positive scalar curvature metrics.
method Symplectic geometry techniques.
result Infinitely many examples of macroscopically large manifolds with circle bundles of positive scalar curvature.
New examples of Legendrian links with infinitely many fillings.
problem Understanding the structure of Legendrian links and their fillings.
method New combinatorial formula for Legendrian contact DGAs and Floer-theoretic techniques.
result Construction of the first families of Legendrian links with infinitely many Lagrangian fillings.
We show that any bounded zero-angular momentum solution for the Newtonian three-body problem must suffer infinitely many eclipses, or collinearities, provided that it does not suffer a triple collision. Motivation for the result comes from the dream of building a symbolic dynamics for the three-body problem, one whose …
New method to parametrize infinite Riemann surfaces with bounded triangulations.
problem Parametrizing infinite Riemann surfaces with bounded triangulations.
method Introducing bounded ideal triangulations and proving real-analyticity of the parametrization.
result Real-analytic parametrization of Teichmüller spaces for infinite surfaces with bounded triangulations.
In the early 1980s, S. T. Yau conjectured that any compact Riemannian three-manifold admits an infinite number of closed immersed minimal surfaces. We use min-max theory for the area functional to prove this conjecture in the positive Ricci curvature setting. More precisely, we show that every compact Riemannian manifo…
CR Paneitz operator on non-embeddable tori has infinitely many negative eigenvalues
problem CR Paneitz operator on non-embeddable three-dimensional tori
method Show that it possesses infinitely many negative eigenvalues
result Infinitely many negative eigenvalues
The study shows that symplectic Lefschetz fibrations can have infinitely many sections.
problem The finiteness of sections in Lefschetz fibrations.
method General criterion and examples for symplectic Lefschetz fibrations with infinitely many sections.
result Symplectic Lefschetz fibrations can have infinitely many homologically distinct sections.
We construct infinitely many new 1-parameter families of simply connected complete noncompact G_2-manifolds with controlled geometry at infinity. The generic member of each family has so-called asymptotically locally conical (ALC) geometry. However, the nature of the asymptotic geometry changes at two special parameter…
Study the geometry of nonseparating curves on surfaces with punctures.
problem Investigate the geometry of nonseparating curves on surfaces with punctures.
method Study finite covers and lifts of nonseparating curves, analyze bicorn curves and laminations.
result Lifts of nonseparating curves span quasiconvex subgraphs in the nonseparating curve graph of covers.
Generalized Stacey-Roberts lemma for Banach manifolds.
problem Constructing Lie groupoids of smooth mappings in infinite-dimensional geometry.
method Generalization of the Stacey-Roberts lemma to Banach manifolds with smooth partitions of unity.
result Remedied an error in the original proof for finite-dimensional setting.
The study finds infinitely many semi-arithmetic Riemann surfaces with dense systoles and distinct invariant trace fields.
problem Existence and properties of semi-arithmetic Riemann surfaces.
method Combining number theory and hyperbolic geometry to prove existence and properties of semi-arithmetic Riemann surfaces.
result Existence of infinitely many semi-arithmetic Riemann surfaces with dense systoles and distinct invariant trace fields.
We investigate great circle links in the three-sphere, the class of links where each component is a great circle. Using the geometry of their complements, we classify such links up to five components. For any two-bridge knot complement, there is a finite cover that is the complement of a link of great circles in S3.…
The study limits the number of specific foliations with bounded geometry.
problem Bounding the number of isoparametric foliations with bounded geometry.
method Proving finitely many foliations with specific properties and constructing infinite families of non-diffeomorphic foliations.
result There are only finitely many isoparametrically foliated closed connected Riemannian manifolds with bounded geometry, up to foliated diffeomorphism.
3D hyperbolic spaces have endless simple paths.
problem Finding simple paths in complex 3D spaces.
method Analyzing geodesics in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
result Cusped hyperbolic 3-manifolds have infinitely many simple closed geodesics.
The study examines Lipschitz normally embedded Hölder triangles in 4D space.
problem Comparing ambient and outer Lipschitz geometry of Hölder triangles.
method Analyzes Lipschitz normally embedded Hölder triangles in \(\mathbb{R}^4\).
result Infinitely many equivalence classes of microknots.
This paper opens the series of articles supplemental to the series (hep-th/9405050,q-alg/9610026,q-alg/9611003,q-alg/9611019,funct-an/9611003), which also lies in lines of general ideology exposed in the review (mp_arc/96-477). The main purpose of the activity, which has its origin and motivation presumably in the auth…
In this paper we explore the geometry and topology of cohomogeneity one manifolds, i.e. manifolds with a group action whose principal orbits are hypersurfaces. We show that the principal group action of every principal SO(3) and SO(4) bundle over S^4 extends to a cohomogeneity one action. As a consequence we prove that…
Paper proves existence of minimal surfaces in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Existence of minimal surfaces in non-compact 3-manifolds.
method Analyzes specific cases of hyperbolic 3-manifolds with bounded geometry and rank-1 cusps.
result Proves existence of minimal surfaces in various hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
Study large-scale geometry of graph braid groups via cubical structures.
problem Classify and understand the quasi-isometry of graph braid groups.
method Exploit cubical structures to relate hyperbolicity, undistorted subgroups, and group decompositions.
result Complete classification of graph braid groups quasi-isometric to free groups.
Infinite-dimensional contact geometry explored.
problem Generalizing contact geometry to infinite dimensions.
method Generalization of cosymplectic, contact, and cocontact manifolds to infinite dimensions.
result Model examples of time-dependent and dissipative Hamiltonian systems calculated.
Toolbox for stochastic Euler equations using Ebin-Marsden theory.
problem Applying geometric framework to stochastic PDEs.
method Combining infinite-dimensional geometry and stochastic analysis.
result Local well-posedness of maximal solutions for incompressible Euler equation with noise.
Constructs geometries with nonvanishing curvature and essential automorphisms.
problem Creating geometries with nonvanishing curvature and essential automorphisms.
method Using elements of the kernel of the Kostant Laplacian to construct homogeneous Cartan geometries, then modifying them to make base manifolds compact.
result Infinite families of regular normal Cartan geometries with nonvanishing curvature and essential automorphisms on closed manifolds for higher rank parabolic model geometries.
We consider the non-perturbative superpotential for a class of four-dimensional N=1 vacua obtained from M-theory on seven-manifolds with holonomy G2. The class of G2-holonomy manifolds we consider are so-called twisted connected sum (TCS) constructions, which have the topology of a K3-fibration over $S…
Finite energy pluripotential theory accommodates the variational theory of equations of complex Monge-Ampère type arising in Kähler geometry. Recently it has been discovered that many of the potential spaces involved have a rich metric geometry, effectively turning the variational problems in question into problems of …
Study of mapping class groups on infinite graphs, focusing on their large-scale geometry.
problem Understanding the large-scale geometry of mapping class groups on infinite graphs.
method Using coarse geometry techniques, classify coarsely bounded groups and compute asymptotic dimension.
result Identify conditions for global and local coarsely bounded pure mapping class groups of infinite rank graphs.
We relate the existence of many infinite geodesics on Alexandrov spaces to a statement about the average growth of volumes of balls. We deduce that the geodesic flow exists and preserves the Liouville measure in several important cases. The developed analytic tool has close ties to integral geometry.
Paper introduces combinatorial Ricci flows on infinite disk triangulations.
problem Discrete Ricci flows on infinite triangulations of the open disk.
method Combinatorial Ricci flows (CRFs) in Euclidean and hyperbolic geometries.
result Existence and uniqueness of CRFs, convergence results, uniformization theorem.
Research covers geometry, analysis, and integration on infinite-dimensional spaces.
problem Exploring geometric and analytical structures in infinite-dimensional settings.
method Analyzes numerical schemes, Lie groups, connections, and integration theory.
result Developed new methods for integration and analysis on infinite-dimensional manifolds.
We study the geometry of compact Lorentzian manifolds that admit a somewhere timelike Killing vector field, and whose isometry group has infinitely many connected components. Up to a finite cover, such manifolds are products (or amalgamated products) of a flat Lorentzian torus and a compact Riemannian (resp., lightlike…
Using S1-equivariant symplectic homology, in particular its mean Euler characteristic, of the natural filling of links of Brieskorn-Pham polynomials, we prove the existence of infinitely many inequivalent contact structures on various manifolds, including in dimension 5 the k-fold connected sums of S2×S3 a…
Extends algebraic geometry to include spaces with corners.
problem Generalizing manifolds with corners.
method Defines and studies C∞-rings and schemes with corners. result New categories of C∞-rings and schemes with corners. A notion of dual curve for pseudoholomorphic curves in 4--manifolds turns out to be possible only if the notion of almost complex structure structure is slightly generalized. The resulting structure is as easy (perhaps easier) to work with, and yields many analogues of results in complex surface theory, using a descrip…
In Finsler geometry, there are infinitely many models of constant curvature. The Funk metrics, the Hilbert-Klein metrics and the Bryant metrics are projectively flat with non-zero constant curvature. A recent example constructed by the author is projectively flat with zero curvature. In this paper, we introduce a techn…
Survey of open problems linking integrable systems and Nijenhuis geometry.
problem Interplay between integrable systems and Nijenhuis geometry.
method Discussion of open problems and questions.
result Challenges and simple questions in the field.
Classifies pure mapping class groups based on surface properties.
problem Classifying pure mapping class groups based on surface properties.
method Complete classification without additional assumptions.
result PMap(Σ) is globally CB if and only if Σ is the Loch Ness monster surface.
Study infinite combinatorial Ricci flow on spherical surfaces.
problem Investigate infinite combinatorial Ricci flow with spherical background.
method Establish existence and convergence of solution for infinite cellular decompositions.
result Existence and convergence of solution for infinite combinatorial Ricci flow in spherical geometry.
Constructs hyperbolic affine spheres and Calabi-Yau metrics.
problem Constructing non-isometric Calabi-Yau metrics.
method Non-Abelian Hodge theory for parabolic Higgs bundles.
result Answers a question about Calabi-Yau metrics.
Infinitely many 3D shapes have multiple ways to be filled with special surfaces.
problem Understanding how many ways 3D shapes can be filled with special surfaces.
method Examined 3D shapes supported by planar open books and found multiple ways to fill them with special surfaces.
result Found infinitely many 3D shapes that can be filled with multiple, non-homeomorphic special surfaces.
I will talk about my recent work with Fernando Marques where we used Almgren-Pitts Min-max Theory to settle some open questions in Geometry: The Willmore conjecture, the Freedman-He-Wang conjecture for links (jointly with Ian Agol), and the existence of infinitely many minimal hypersurfaces in manifolds of positive Ric…
Mathematicians embed a Klein's quartic cover in hyperbolic space.
problem Embedding a Klein's quartic cover in R3. method Constructing an infinite {3,7}-surface in H3 by gluing prisms and antiprisms. result No proof of embedding in R3, but exploration of possible embedding in H3.