A new framework describes dissipation using a metriplectic 4-bracket.
problem Describing dissipation in a way that preserves energy and entropy.
method Using a metriplectic 4-bracket, a quantity like the Poisson bracket with symmetries motivated by Riemannian curvature.
result The metriplectic 4-bracket dynamics includes all known previous binary bracket theories for dissipation.
A new metriplectic system on contact manifolds is introduced for thermodynamic consistency.
problem Developing a thermodynamically consistent dynamical system on contact manifolds.
method Introducing a metriplectic dynamical system on the one-jet bundle J1N. result The metriplectic system is thermodynamically consistent, with H˙=0 and S˙≥0. Derives equations for interacting Lie-Poisson systems using 2-cocycle extensions.
problem Understanding collective motion of interacting Lie-Poisson systems.
method Derives equations on dual space of extended structure, including 2-cocycle terms.
result Provides most general realization of Lie-Poisson system coupling.
Framework preserves emergent physics in non-equilibrium systems from particle trajectories.
problem Linking short spatiotemporal scales to emergent bulk physics in multiscale systems.
method Metriplectic bracket formalism for structure-preserving coarse-graining.
result Preservation of thermodynamic laws and conservation in machine-learned dynamics.
In this paper we study the differential systems on Leibniz algebroids. We introduce a class of almost metriplectic manifolds as a special case of Leibniz manifolds. Also, the notion of almost metriplectic algebroid is introduced. These types of algebroids are used in the presentation of associated differential systems.…
Develops neural networks for learning physics of complex systems by enforcing thermodynamics principles.
problem Learning physics of complex systems from incomplete experimental data.
method Integrates port-metriplectic formalism with neural networks to enforce thermodynamics principles.
result Neural networks can learn physics of complex systems by parts, reducing learning burden.
Geometrically reformulates GENERIC stochastic dynamics.
problem Unified treatment of reversible and dissipative dynamics.
method Introduces degenerate Poisson structure, co-metric, and volume form.
result Preserves Boltzmann measure, conserves energy, reduces to deterministic limit.
The paper integrates dissipative and curl forces using geometric methods.
problem Incorporating dissipative forces into curl forces for non-conservative systems.
method Geometric metriplectic approach, Herglotz principle, generalized Euler-Lagrange equation, Galley's method.
result Natural formulations for Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics of non-conservative systems.
Geometric derivation of quantum dynamics from Lie group actions.
problem Deriving quantum dynamics from geometric principles.
method Euler-Poincaré reduction on adjoint-coupled semidirect products.
result Reproduces the Lindblad equation from geometric reduction.
In this note we discuss conditions under which a linear connection on a manifold equipped with both a symmetric (Riemannian) and a skew-symmetric (almost-symplectic or Poisson) tensor field will preserve both structures.
Develops neural networks that follow thermodynamics principles.
problem Learning physical systems from data while respecting thermodynamics.
method Uses feedforward neural networks and the GENERIC formalism to enforce metriplectic structure.
result Predictions comply with first and second principles of thermodynamics.
Algorithm learns latent variables for thermodynamically-consistent deep neural networks.
problem Predicting time evolution of large-scale physical systems with thermodynamic consistency.
method Sparse autoencoders and structure-preserving neural networks.
result Method conserves total energy and entropy inequality for both conservative and dissipative systems.
Although conservative Hamiltonian systems with constraints can be formulated in terms of Dirac structures, a more general framework is necessary to cover also dissipative systems such as gradient and metriplectic systems with constraints. We define Leibniz-Dirac structures which lead to a natural generalization of Dira…
New bracket unifies nonholonomic dynamics and Hamilton-Jacobi theory.
problem Unified description of nonholonomic dynamics and Hamilton-Jacobi theory.
method Defined and proved coincidence of three nonholonomic brackets.
result Three nonholonomic brackets coincide.
New bracket theory connects three nonholonomic dynamics models.
problem Nonholonomic dynamics and their bracket formulations.
method Definition and proof of equivalence of three nonholonomic brackets.
result Three nonholonomic brackets are equivalent.
Flat connections derived from Poisson brackets on loop spaces.
problem Understanding the structure of Poisson brackets on loop spaces.
method Defined connections by explicit linear combinations of standard connections associated with the Poisson bracket.
result Connections are shown to be flat.
It is shown that two definitions for an exterior differential in superspace, giving the same exterior calculus, yet lead to different results when applied to the Poisson bracket. A prescription for the transition with the help of these exterior differentials from the given Poisson bracket of definite Grassmann parity t…
The paper constructs compatible Poisson brackets on gl(N).
problem Constructing compatible Poisson brackets on gl(N).
method Using constant tensors and Schouten brackets, the paper explicitly constructs quadratic Poisson brackets compatible with the standard Lie-Poisson bracket.
result Explicit construction of quadratic Poisson brackets compatible with the standard Lie-Poisson bracket on gl(N).
We survey the many instances of derived bracket construction in differential geometry, Lie algebroid and Courant algebroid theories, and their properties. We recall and compare the constructions of Buttin and Vinogradov, and we prove that the Vinogradov bracket is the skew-symmetrization of a derived bracket. Odd (resp…
Researchers attempt to categorify biquandle brackets using Khovanov homology methods.
problem Categorify biquandle brackets using Khovanov homology methods.
method Outline a Khovanov homology-style construction for biquandle brackets.
result A canonical biquandle 2-cocycle is defined, but not a true categorification of biquandle brackets.
Explains biquandle brackets and quivers for a topology talk.
problem None explicitly stated; focuses on background information.
method Review of biquandle concepts and related structures.
result Clarifies understanding of biquandle bracket quivers.
Abstract: Poisson bracket on shear coordinates relates to Fenchel-Nielsen bracket on gluing parameters.
problem Relationship between Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates and shear coordinates on Riemann surfaces.
method Explicitly showed the Poisson bracket on shear coordinates induces the Fenchel-Nielsen bracket on gluing parameters.
result Poisson bracket on shear coordinates relates to Fenchel-Nielsen bracket on gluing parameters.
Kishino's knot is not detected by the fundamental group or the bracket polynomial; these invariants cannot differentiate between Kishino's knot and the unknot. However, we can show that Kishino's knot is not equivalent to unknot by applying either the 3-strand bracket polynomial or the surface bracket polynomial. In th…
In this note we prove that, for a vector bundle E over a manifold M, a Dorfman bracket on TM⊕E∗ anchored by prTM and with E a vector bundle over M, is equivalent to a lift from Γ(TM⊕E∗) to linear sections of TE⊕T∗E→E, that intertwines the given Dorfman bracket w…
The paper defines symmetric brackets for skew-symmetric algebroids with totally skew-symmetric torsion.
problem Defining symmetric brackets for skew-symmetric algebroids.
method Using connections with totally skew-symmetric torsion and pseudo-Riemannian metrics.
result Explicit formula for the Levi-Civita connection and symmetric brackets on almost Hermitian manifolds.
Extend Kauffman bracket skein module to homology theory using Heegaard splittings
problem Extend Kauffman bracket skein module to homology theory
method Combinatorial approach using Heegaard splittings
result Homology theory depends on Heegaard splittings
Introduces a new bracket for multicontact geometry and applies it to field theories.
problem Developing a new mathematical structure for multicontact geometry.
method Introducing a graded Jacobi bracket and multisymplectization.
result Established a new bracket that extends contact geometry concepts.
A Lie bracket defined on the linear span of the free homotopy classes of undirected closed curves was discovered in stages passing through Thurston's earthquake deformations, Wolpert's corresponding calculations with Hamiltonian vector fields and Goldman's algebraic treatment of the latter leading to a Lie bracket on t…
We propose an extension of n-ary Nambu-Poisson bracket to superspace R^{n|m} and construct by means of superdeterminant a family of Nambu-Poisson algebras of even degree functions, where the parameter of this family is an invertible transformation of Grassmann coordinates in superspace R^{n|m}. We prove in the case of …
Computes Kauffman bracket polynomial for specific 2-tangle shadows.
problem Calculating Kauffman bracket polynomial for complex tangle structures.
method Computed Kauffman bracket polynomial for specific 2-tangle shadows with up to 4 crossings.
result Computed polynomial for specific 2-tangle shadows.
New Poisson bracket connects to logarithmic manifolds.
problem Constructing a new Poisson bracket compatible with existing structures.
method Developed a new local Poisson bracket compatible with Adler-Gelfand-Dickey brackets, leading to a dispersionless limit.
result Leading term defines a logarithmic Dubrovin-Frobenius manifold.
In this paper we construct a non-skewsymmetric version of a Poisson bracket on the algebra of smooth functions on an odd Jacobi supermanifold. We refer to such Poisson-like brackets as Loday-Poisson brackets. We examine the relations between the Hamiltonian vector fields with respect to both the odd Jacobi structure an…
Goldman bracket distinguishes surface homeomorphisms.
problem Characterizing homeomorphisms between non-compact surfaces.
method Using the Goldman bracket to distinguish homeomorphisms.
result A homotopy equivalence is a homeomorphism if it preserves the Goldman bracket.
Paper derives explicit formulas for AJ-bracket of tied links.
problem Lack of state-sum formula for AJ-bracket of tied links.
method Analyzed AJ-states of 2- and 3-tied link diagrams, derived resolution trees, and state-sum formulas.
result Derives first closed-form expressions for AJ-bracket.
The paper defines and proves equivalence of nonholonomic brackets in contact mechanical systems.
problem Nonholonomic constraints in contact geometry.
method Construct a general framework for non-holonomic constraints, define and prove equivalence of different nonholonomic brackets.
result All nonholonomic brackets coincide and one is an almost Jacobi bracket.
We introduce and study a construction of higher derived brackets generated by a (not necessarily inner) derivation of a Lie superalgebra. Higher derived brackets generated by an element of a Lie superalgebra were introduced in our earlier work. Examples of higher derived brackets naturally appear in geometry and mathem…
We introduce a method of computing biquandle brackets of oriented knots and links using a type of decorated trivalent spatial graphs we call trace diagrams. We identify algebraic conditions on the biquandle bracket coefficients for moving strands over and under traces and identify a new stop condition for the recursive…
A new double quasi-Poisson bracket on surface groups.
problem Constructing a new mathematical structure on surface groups.
method Proposing and proving a double quasi-Poisson bracket on group algebras.
result The double quasi-Poisson bracket is a noncommutative generalization of the Goldman bracket.
In their paper entitled "Quantum Enhancements and Biquandle Brackets," Nelson, Orrison, and Rivera introduced biquandle brackets, which are customized skein invariants for biquandle-colored links. We prove herein that if a biquandle bracket is the pointwise product of another biquandle bracket with some function φ, t…
Quantizes the relationship between Koszul and Schouten brackets in Poisson geometry.
problem Quantizing the relationship between Koszul and Schouten brackets in Poisson geometry.
method Employing Voronov's thick morphism technique and quantum Mackenzie-Xu transformations in the framework of L∞-algebroids. result Quantizes the L∞-morphism into a single linear operator, a formal Fourier integral operator. New invariants for link analysis include biquandle power brackets.
problem Analyzing oriented links with new invariants.
method Introducing biquandle power brackets as an infinite family of link invariants.
result Biquandle power brackets encompass classical and previous invariants.
We derive a formula expanding the bracket with respect to a natural deformation parameter. The expansion is in terms of a two-variable polynomial algebra of diagram resolutions generated by basic operations involving the Goldman bracket. A functorial characterization of this algebra is given. Differentiability properti…
Paper disproves a theorem about Kauffman bracket skein module structure.
problem Disproving a 22-year-old theorem about Kauffman bracket skein module structure.
method Analyzing handle slidings on compressing discs in handlebodies.
result More relations found than previously predicted for connected sum of handlebodies.
Paper defines new invariants for surface-links using graph diagrams and magmas.
problem Tackles invariants for surface-links in entropic magmas.
method Uses marked graph diagrams and a generalization of Kauffman bracket magma.
result Defines new invariants for surface-links in 4-space.
For any n>1 we define an isotopy invariant, <Gamma>_n, for a certain set of n-valent ribbon graphs Gamma in R^3, including all framed oriented links. We show that our bracket coincides with the Kauffman bracket for n=2 and with the Kuperberg's bracket for n=3. Furthermore, we prove that for any n, our bracket of a link…
New categorifications of biquandle brackets defined.
problem Categorify biquandle invariants of knots and links.
method Define biquandle bracket quivers to enhance biquandle counting invariants.
result Provides an infinite family of categorifications of the Jones polynomial.
The paper constructs a noncommutative bracket on surface groups and proves it's Hamiltonian.
problem Noncommutative Hamiltonian structures on surface groups.
method Double quasi Poisson bracket construction and noncommutative r-matrix formalism. result Noncommutative Hamiltonian structures on cyclic spaces of unbased loops.
Generalized Schouten, Froelicher-Nijenhuis and Froelicher-Richardson brackets are defined for an arbitrary Lie algebroid. Tangent and cotangent lifts of Lie algebroids are introduced and discussed and the behaviour of the related graded Lie brackets under these lifts is studied. In the case of the canonical Lie algebro…