The 2-parameter family of certain homogeneous Lorentzian 3-manifolds which includes Minkowski 3-space and anti-de Sitter 3-space is considered. Each homogeneous Lorentzian 3-manifold in the 2-parameter family has a solvable Lie group structure with left invariant metric. A generalized integral representation formula wh…
A characterization of maximal domains of existence of adapted complex structures for Riemannian homogeneous manifolds under certain extensibility assumptions on their geodesic flow is given. This is applied to generalized Heisenberg groups and naturally reductive Riemannian homogeneous spaces. As an application it is s…
Totally nondegenerate surfaces in CR dimension one are maximally homogeneous and standard.
problem Understanding the properties of totally nondegenerate surfaces in CR dimension one.
method Analyzing Levi-Tanaka and infinitesimal CR automorphism algebras.
result Totally nondegenerate surfaces in CR dimension one are maximally homogeneous and standard.
An almost para-CR structure on a manifold M is given by a distribution HM⊂TM together with a field K∈Γ(End(HM)) of involutive endomorphisms of HM. If K satisfies an integrability condition, then (HM,K) is called a para-CR structure. The notion of maximally homogeneous para-CR structure of …
Study shows momentum-based optimizers like Muon and MomentumGD bias towards KKT points in smooth homogeneous models.
problem Understanding the implicit bias of momentum-based optimizers on smooth homogeneous models.
method Analysis of Muon, MomentumGD, Signum, and Adam optimizers under decaying learning rate schedules.
result Momentum-based optimizers approximate steepest descent trajectories and bias towards KKT points of margin maximization problems.
Classifies homogeneous CR hypersurfaces in low dimensions with maximal symmetry.
problem Classifying CR hypersurfaces with maximal symmetry in low dimensions.
method Introduced modified CR symbols to organize local invariants, classified hypersurfaces through modified symbols, and used Lie group structures.
result Found nine model structures among locally homogeneous 2-nondegenerate hypersurfaces in C4. Study how regularization and optimization affect margin in deep models.
problem Understanding margin maximization in deep learning models.
method Analyze the limit of loss minimization with diverging norm constraints and margin paths.
result Discovers lexicographic max-margin solutions for homogeneous models and shows convergence under certain conditions.
Study finds maximal symmetry groups for CR structures with specific properties.
problem Determining the maximal dimension of symmetry groups for CR structures.
method Proved the sharp upper bound for the dimension of symmetry groups for homogeneous, 2-nondegenerate CR manifolds.
result The maximal dimension is n2+7 for n≥3. Study Einstein metrics on aligned homogeneous spaces with maximal third Betti number.
problem Existence and classification of Einstein metrics on specific homogeneous spaces.
method Analysis of isotropy representation and computation of Ricci curvature.
result Computation of Ricci curvature formulas for aligned homogeneous spaces.
Anosov subgroup equidistributes geodesics and holonomies on homogeneous spaces.
problem Equidistribution of geodesics and holonomies in Anosov homogeneous spaces.
method Analyzes maximal flat cylinders and their holonomies for Anosov subgroups.
result Joint equidistribution of maximal flat cylinders and holonomies as circumference tends to infinity.
Study on CR structures in 7D, proving maximal symmetry dimension.
problem Proving symmetry dimension bound for CR structures in 7D.
method Investigating homogeneous models and proving uniqueness.
result 8 is the maximal symmetry dimension of 3-nondegenerate CR structures in 7D.
Study on invariant anti-quasi-Sasakian structures on compact manifolds.
problem Existence and classification of invariant anti-quasi-Sasakian structures of maximal rank.
method Analysis of invariant structures on compact homogeneous Riemannian manifolds and nilpotent Lie groups.
result Classification of invariant anti-quasi-Sasakian structures on nilpotent Lie groups.
Gradient descent in neural networks maximizes margin.
problem Optimizing neural networks using gradient descent.
method Gradient descent or gradient flow on homogeneous neural networks.
result Normalized margin increases over time if training loss decreases below a threshold.
GD iterates for non-homogeneous deep nets increase margin and converge in direction.
problem Understanding implicit bias in non-homogeneous deep networks.
method Characterization of GD iterates' properties starting from small empirical risk.
result GD iterates converge in direction despite diverging norms, satisfying KKT conditions.
We classify all compact simply connected homogeneous CR manifolds M of codimension one and with non-degenerate Levi form up to CR equivalence. The classification is based on our previous results and on a description of the maximal connected compact group G(M) of automorphisms of M. We characterize also the standa…
Classifies 5D homogeneous geometries with nontrivial reducible linear isotropy.
problem Classifying 5D homogeneous geometries with specific properties.
method Thorough classification using Thurston's criteria and analysis of linear isotropy representations.
result Found a countably infinite family of geometries diffeomorphic to S3imesS2. Solves equivalence problem for CR geometries with simple models.
problem Equivalence problem for 2--nondegenerate CR geometries with simple models.
method Uses homogeneous spaces G/H as maximally symmetric models for simple Lie groups. result Constructs local embeddings of these models into complex space.
The study finds that certain curved manifolds can be mapped to symmetric spaces.
problem Understanding singular Riemannian foliations in positively curved manifolds.
method Generalizing fixed point homogeneous actions to singular Riemannian foliations.
result Positively curved manifolds with point leaf maximal SRF's are diffeo/homeomorphic to compact rank one symmetric spaces.
The Laplace spectrum uniquely identifies five out of eight metrically maximal three-dimensional geometries.
problem Characterizing compact locally homogeneous three-manifolds using their Laplace spectra.
method Analyzing geometric structures and their spectral properties.
result For five out of eight metrically maximal three-dimensional geometries, compact locally homogeneous three-manifolds are uniquely determined by their spectra.
In this work we study the existence of homogeneous Einstein metrics on the total space of homogeneous fibrations such that the fibers are totally geodesic manifolds. We obtain the Ricci curvature of an invariant metric with totally geodesic fibers and some necessary conditions for such a metric to be Einstein in terms …
In this paper, we study the positive cross curvature flow on locally homogeneous 3-manifolds. We describe the long time behavior of these flows. We combine this with earlier results concerning the asymptotic behavior of the negative cross curvature flow to describe the two sided behavior of maximal solutions of the cro…
Study Kähler-Ricci flow on rational homogeneous varieties using algebraic geometry and representation theory.
problem Analyzing the Kähler-Ricci flow on rational homogeneous varieties.
method Combining projective algebraic geometry and representation theory of semisimple Lie groups and Lie algebras.
result Explicit description and computation of solutions and geometric quantities along the flow.
Let G be a compact connected Lie group and H a closed subgroup of G. Suppose the homogeneous space G/H is effective and has dimension 3 or higher. Consider a G-invariant, symmetric, positive-semidefinite, nonzero (0,2)-tensor field T on G/H. Assume that H is a maximal connected Lie subgroup of G. We p…
Researchers study metrics with maximal Ricci curvature on homogeneous spaces.
problem Maximizing Ricci curvature in G-invariant metrics on homogeneous spaces.
method Used a formula for the Lichnerowicz Laplacian in terms of the moment map for the variety of algebras.
result Such metrics are generic in the compact case.
The study examines the independence of GKM manifolds and symmetric spaces.
problem Understanding the independence of isotropy weights in GKM manifolds.
method Using weighted graphs and properties of symmetric spaces, the study analyzes the independence of isotropy weights.
result The maximal independence of G/H is 2, 3, or n=dimT, corresponding to symmetric spaces of rank >2. The paper introduces new uniformity and homogeneity concepts for Cosserat media.
problem Characterizing uniformity and homogeneity in Cosserat media.
method Using groupoids and smooth distributions, the authors derive three canonical equations to characterize uniformity and homogeneity.
result The paper provides a unique and maximal division of Cosserat media into uniform and second-grade parts.
Classifies special quartic curves up to equivalence.
problem Classifying maximal quartic curves up to equivalence.
method Analyzing intersections of quartic polynomials and their level sets.
result Quartic generalised projective special real manifolds have non-regular boundary behavior.
We bring new insights into the long-standing Alekseevskii conjecture, namely that any connected homogeneous Einstein manifold of negative scalar curvature is diffeomorphic to a Euclidean space, by proving structural results which are actually valid for any homogeneous expanding Ricci soliton, and generalize many well-k…
We present a maximally supersymmetric IIB string background. The geometry is that of a conformally flat lorentzian symmetric space G/K with solvable G, with a homogeneous five-form flux. We give the explicit supergravity solution, compute the isometries, the 32 Killing spinors, and the symmetry superalgebra, and then d…
All known examples of homogeneous Einstein metrics of negative Ricci curvature can be realized as left-invariant Riemannian metrics on solvable Lie groups. After defining a notion of maximal symmetry among left-invariant Riemannian metrics on a Lie group, we prove that any left-invariant Einstein metric of negative Ric…
Effective estimates for lattice orbits in homogeneous spaces.
problem Distribution of lattice orbits in homogeneous spaces.
method Refined techniques on equidistribution of regions under flows.
result Effective convergence of orbit distribution to a limiting density.
Let G be a compact, semi-simple Lie group and H a maximal rank reductive subgroup. The irreducible representations of G can be constructed as spaces of harmonic spinors with respect to a Dirac operator on the homogeneous space G/H twisted by bundles associated to the irreducible, possibly projective, representations of…
Study bifurcations and local rigidity on flag manifolds for Yamabe solutions.
problem Yamabe problem on maximal flag manifolds
method Determine bifurcation and local rigidity points for 1-parameter families of solutions
result Identify specific points of bifurcation and local rigidity
This paper is concerned with properties of maximal solutions of the Ricci and cross curvature flows on locally homogeneous three-manifolds of type SL(2,R). We prove that, generically, a maximal solution originates at a sub-Riemannian geometry of Heisenberg type. This solves a problem left open in earlier work by two of…
The authors give a short survey of previous results on δ-homogeneous Riemannian manifolds, forming a new proper subclass of geodesic orbit spaces with non-negative sectional curvature, which properly includes the class of all normal homogeneous Riemannian manifolds. As a continuation and an application of these resul…
We prove that a maximal totally complex submanifold N2n of the quaternionic projective space HPn (n≥2) is a parallel submanifold, provided one of the following conditions is satisfied: (1) N is the orbit of a compact Lie group of isometries, (2) the restricted normal holonomy is a prop…
Upper bounds on Einstein metrics on homogeneous spaces.
problem Counting isolated homogeneous Einstein metrics on compact spaces.
method Combinatorial volume computation of polytopes, algebraic statistics, numerical algebraic geometry.
result Explicit upper bounds confirmed for Einstein metrics on specific spaces.
The study explores deformations of standard locally homogeneous spaces.
problem Understanding how discrete subgroups can be deformed while preserving proper discontinuity.
method Classification results for standard quotients, including local rigidity, deformation criteria, and Zariski-closure conditions.
result Conditions for local rigidity, deformation into nonstandard quotients, and maximal Zariski-closure of discontinuous groups.
Study of homogeneous spacetimes with isotropic symmetry and their symmetries.
problem Classifying and analyzing the geometry and symmetries of homogeneous spacetimes.
method Detailed calculation of symmetries, soldering form, vielbein, and invariant connections for spatially isotropic homogeneous spacetimes.
result Boosts act with generic non-compact orbits and determine infinite-dimensional symmetries reminiscent of BMS Lie algebras.
Study path geometries with constant torsion and cone structures.
problem Characterizing path geometries with nontrivial torsion.
method Introducing constant torsion, establishing correspondence with cone structures, describing in terms of integrable systems.
result Path geometries with constant torsion correspond to cone structures on homogeneous ruled surfaces.
Study homogeneous Lorentzian manifolds under reductive Lie groups, reducing descriptions to semisimple groups.
problem Characterize homogeneous Lorentzian manifolds under reductive Lie groups.
method Analyze manifolds M=G/L for connected reductive Lie groups G and reductive subgroup L; focus on totally reducible isotropy representations. result Homogeneous Lorentzian manifolds reduce to semisimple Lie groups, and are reductive.
New algorithm optimizes complex model selection for non-homogeneous hidden Markov models.
problem Complex combinatorial optimization problem for model selection in NHHMMs.
method Adaptive simulated annealing EM algorithm (ASA-EM).
result Joint optimization of models and parameters for a criterion of interest.
Compact quotients of homogeneous spaces are studied, leading to new findings about sphere bundles.
problem Understanding compact quotients of reductive homogeneous spaces and their implications.
method Analyzing normal bundles and sphere bundles associated with these spaces, proving homotopy triviality conditions.
result Many reductive homogeneous spaces do not admit compact quotients, resolving conjectures.
The study explores maximal symmetry in Ricci solitons on Lie groups.
problem Maximal symmetry in left-invariant Riemannian metrics and Ricci solitons.
method Analysis of left-invariant metrics and Ricci solitons on Lie groups, using tools from previous work on Einstein metrics.
result Expanding homogeneous Ricci solitons have maximal isometry algebras but not always maximal isometry groups.
Classifies isotropic homogeneous spacetimes for various dimensions.
problem Classifying isotropic homogeneous spacetimes for different dimensions.
method Classification based on kinematical and aristotelian Lie groups.
result New classes of isotropic homogeneous spacetimes found, some only for low dimensions.
Study on horospheres in higher rank homogeneous spaces, proving density properties.
problem Density of horospheres in higher rank homogeneous spaces.
method Analyzing maximal horospherical subgroups and their minimal subsets in the context of Furstenberg boundary.
result Equivalence of horospherical limit points and density properties in higher rank homogeneous spaces.
In this note we prove the following three algebraic facts which have applications in the theory of holonomy groups and homogeneous spaces: Any irreducibly acting connected subgroup $G \subset Gl(n,\rr)$ is closed. Moreover, if G admits an invariant bilinear form of Lorentzian signature, G is maximal, i.e. it is con…
Maximizing withdrawal success in a pooled annuity fund with multiple annuitants.
problem Optimizing withdrawal success in a pooled annuity fund with homogeneous annuitants.
method Maximizing the probability of completing withdrawals until death over portfolio weight functions.
result Increasing the number of annuitants can significantly increase the maximum probability of withdrawal success.