This paper clarifies privileged coordinates and nilpotent approximation for Carnot manifolds.
problem Understanding privileged coordinates and nilpotent approximation for Carnot manifolds.
method Systematic account on privileged coordinates and nilpotent approximation of Carnot manifolds.
result Description of all systems of privileged coordinates and algebraic characterization of nilpotent groups.
Study limits of adjoint orbits for Lie groups, describing nilpotent orbits.
problem Understanding limits of adjoint orbits for Lie groups.
method Systematic and topological study of limits of continuous families of adjoint orbits for non-compact simple Lie groups.
result Explicit description of nilpotent orbits in terms of Richardson orbits for hyperbolic semisimple elements.
We construct a privileged system of coordinates with respect to the controlling distribution of a trident snake robot and, furthermore, we construct a nilpotent approximation with respect to the given filtration. Note that all constructions are local in the neighbourhood of a particular point. We compare the motions co…
The paper introduces Carnot coordinates for Carnot manifolds, simplifying nilpotent approximation.
problem Nilpotent approximation of Carnot manifolds.
method Identification of Carnot coordinates as privileged coordinates with specific properties.
result Carnot coordinates provide a precise and effective nilpotent approximation of Carnot manifolds.
We bound the higher-order Dehn functions and other filling invariants of certain Carnot groups using approximation techniques. These groups include the higher-dimensional Heisenberg groups, jet groups, and central products of two-step nilpotent groups. Some consequences of this work are a construction of groups with ar…
For a regular sub-Riemannian manifold we study the Radon-Nikodym derivative of the spherical Hausdorff measure with respect to a smooth volume. We prove that this is the volume of the unit ball in the nilpotent approximation and it is always a continuous function. We then prove that up to dimension 4 it is smooth, whil…
Nilpotent quandles have simple characterizations and are closely related to nilpotency.
problem Characterizing and understanding nilpotent quandles.
method Characterization of generating sets, Hopf property, construction of free nilpotent quandles, simple presentations of associated groups.
result Nilpotent quandles have the Hopf property and are equivalent to reduced peripheral systems.
Nilpotent Lie algebras obtained from ordered sets and quivers are algebraic Ricci solitons.
problem Constructing nilpotent Lie algebras as algebraic Ricci solitons
method Using transitively and antisymmetrically ordered sets (TAOSs) and incidence algebras
result Nilpotent Lie algebras with arbitrarily high degrees of nilpotency are algebraic Ricci solitons
New method constructs nilpotent Lie algebras from quivers.
problem Constructing nilpotent Lie algebras from quivers.
method Using paths within quivers to construct nilpotent Lie algebras.
result Constructs a broad family of Ricci soliton nilmanifolds.
Study knot invariants using automorphism groups of free nilpotent groups.
problem Developing knot invariants using automorphism groups.
method Nilpotently p-localization of knot groups and automorphism groups of free nilpotent groups. result Maps from outer automorphism groups yield knot invariants.
Nilpotent Sasakian manifolds are Heisenberg nilmanifolds.
problem Characterizing Sasakian manifolds with nilpotent fundamental groups.
method Proved diffeomorphism to Heisenberg nilmanifolds.
result Compact aspherical Sasakian manifolds with nilpotent fundamental groups are Heisenberg nilmanifolds.
We exhibit pseudo Riemannian manifolds which are Szabó nilpotent of arbitrary order, or which are Osserman nilpotent of arbitrary order, or which are Ivanov-Petrova nilpotent of order 3.
Classifies complex structures on specific nilpotent Lie algebras.
problem Classifying complex structures on nilpotent Lie algebras with minimal center.
method Classification through algebraic and geometric methods.
result Space of complex structures on specific Lie algebras up to isomorphism.
We compute the characteristic varieties and the Alexander polynomial of a finitely generated nilpotent group. We show that the first characteristic variety may be used to detect nilpotence. We use the Alexander polynomial to deduce that the only torsion-free, finitely generated nilpotent groups with positive deficiency…
Study on invariant structures on 7D nilpotent Lie groups, focusing on Sasaki and K-contact.
problem Existence and classification of invariant Sasaki and K-contact structures on 7D nilpotent Lie groups.
method Analysis of 22 and 25 classes of 7D nilpotent Lie groups for pseudo-Sasaki and K-contact structures, respectively.
result Contact seven-dimensional algebras have nonzero Ricci tensor in contact directions.
This paper classifies Ricci soliton subgroups in a specific type of nilpotent group.
problem Classifying Ricci soliton subgroups in a specific type of nilpotent group.
method Using the properties of nilpotent Iwasawa groups and Lie subgroups.
result Classification of codimension one Lie subgroups of nilpotent Iwasawa groups that are Ricci solitons.
The study classifies nilpotent Lie algebras up to dimension 9.
problem Classifying nilpotent Lie algebras up to equivalence.
method Developed an algorithm to classify nilpotent Lie algebras of dimension up to 9, and determined the number of inequivalent nice bases for dimensions up to 7.
result Any nilpotent Lie algebra of dimension n has at most countably many inequivalent nice bases.
New findings on complex structures in nilpotent Lie algebras and pseudo-Kähler geometry.
problem Classifying complex structures on nilpotent Lie algebras.
method Analysis of Lie algebras in dimensions eight and higher, identifying structures with pseudo-Kähler metrics.
result Identification of pseudo-Kähler nilmanifolds with invariant complex structures, providing counterexamples and topological restrictions.
Completes classification of G2-structures on specific nilpotent Lie groups.
problem Classifying seven-dimensional nilpotent Lie groups with purely coclosed G2-structures.
method Analyzing nilpotent Lie groups of various steps and dimensions.
result Classification of indecomposable 5- and 6-step nilpotent Lie groups.
The paper studies gradings on nilpotent Lie algebras linked to smooth algebraic varieties.
problem Understanding gradings on nilpotent Lie algebras associated with algebraic varieties.
method Analyzing lattice structures in nilpotent Lie groups and their fundamental groups.
result Conditions for a lattice to be the fundamental group of a smooth complex algebraic variety.
This paper completes the classification of certain nilpotent Lie groups with specific geometric structures.
problem Classifying nilpotent Lie groups with purely coclosed G2-structures.
method Analyzing seven-dimensional nilpotent Lie groups of various steps.
result Classification of indecomposable 5- and 6-step nilpotent Lie groups with these structures.
Criterion for nilpotent Lie groups to have nilsolitons.
problem Existence of nilsolitons in nilpotent Lie groups.
method Algebraic criterion for nilpotent Lie algebras, proving necessary and sufficient condition for nilsolitons.
result Criterion provides a necessary and sufficient condition for nilpotent Lie groups to admit nilsolitons.
We study complex product structures on nilpotent Lie algebras, establishing some of their main properties, and then we restrict ourselves to 6 dimensions, obtaining the classification of 6-dimensional nilpotent Lie algebras admitting such structures. We prove that any complex structure which forms part of a complex pro…
Study proves equality of LS-category and cohomological dimension for specific group homomorphisms.
problem Proving equality of LS-category and cohomological dimension for specific group homomorphisms.
method Analyzing epimorphisms and homomorphisms between specific types of almost nilpotent and virtually nilpotent groups.
result Equality of LS-category and cohomological dimension for specified group homomorphisms.
Study nilpotent Higgs bundles and Calabi-Yau moduli metrics.
problem Understand nilpotent Higgs bundles and their metrics.
method Algebraic inequality for nilpotent matrices, geometric applications.
result Sharp upper bound of holomorphic sectional curvatures on Calabi-Yau moduli.
This paper classifies strongly nilpotent special multi-flags and their Goursat counterparts.
problem Local classification of strongly nilpotent special multi-flags and Goursat distributions.
method Study of special multi-flags in homogeneous case, focusing on their weights.
result Strongly nilpotent germs of multiflags from different singularity classes are pairwise inequivalent.
Study on pseudo-Hermitian quadratic nilpotent Lie algebras with methods and classifications.
problem Characterizing and classifying pseudo-Hermitian quadratic nilpotent Lie algebras.
method Construction methods and double extension by planes.
result Complete classification of nilpotent quadratic Lie algebras and pseudo-Hermitian metrics up to dimension 8.
This article provides a complete description of the differential Gerstenhaber algebras of all nilpotent complex structures on any real six-dimensional nilpotent algebra. As an application, we classify all pseudo-Kählerian complex structures on six-dimensional nilpotent algebras such that the differential Gerstenhaber a…
Extends Floquet-Bloch theory to nilpotent groups for geometric applications.
problem Asymptotic problems on nilpotent covers of negatively curved manifolds.
method Generalized Floquet-Bloch theory using Malcev completions.
result Branching formula relating finite and infinite-dimensional representations.
Researchers determine Dehn functions of specific nilpotent groups.
problem Understanding the Dehn functions of central products of nilpotent groups.
method Analyzing families of filiform and Lie groups to determine Dehn functions.
result Confirms conjecture and provides evidence for lower Dehn functions in central products.
Constructs integrable systems for Lie-Poisson structures at nilpotent elements.
problem Integrability of transverse Lie-Poisson structures at nilpotent elements.
method Using the argument shift method to construct families of functions in involution.
result Provides a uniform construction of completely integrable systems for an infinite family of nilpotent elements.
The paper classifies special nilpotent Lie groups with Ricci-flat and Einstein metrics.
problem Finding metrics on nilpotent Lie groups that are both Ricci-flat and Einstein.
method Classification of metrics using a new criterion for diagonal Einstein metrics.
result Classifications of Ricci-flat metrics on nilpotent Lie groups of dimension ≤8.
Gromov proposed an averaged version of the Dehn function and claimed that in many cases it should be subasymptotic to the Dehn function. Using results on random walks in nilpotent groups, we confirm this claim for most nilpotent groups. In particular, if a nilpotent group satisfies the isoperimetric inequality $δ(l)<Cl…
Study finds only complex 2-step nilpotent Lie groups have Killing-Yano forms.
problem Characterizing Lie groups with Killing-Yano forms.
method Analyzing 2-step nilpotent Lie groups and connected graphs.
result Only complex 2-step nilpotent Lie groups have non-degenerate Killing-Yano forms.
Study torsion-free nilpotent fundamental groups of smooth varieties up to rank 7.
problem Characterize fundamental groups of smooth quasi-projective varieties.
method Analyzes fundamental groups of smooth quasi-projective varieties using topological and Lie group theory.
result Determine fundamental groups for smooth quasi-projective varieties up to rank 7.
Classifies nilpotent Lie groups with specific G2-structures.
problem Identifying 7D nilpotent Lie groups with purely coclosed G2-structures. method Examined all 7D nilpotent Lie algebras, classified them, and verified the existence or non-existence of G2-structures. result Provided a complete classification of 7D nilpotent Lie groups with purely coclosed G2-structures. A nonpolycyclic nilpotent-by-cyclic group Gamma can be expressed as the HNN extension of a finitely-generated nilpotent group N. The first main result is that quasi-isometric nilpotent-by-cyclic groups are HNN extensions of quasi-isometric nilpotent groups. The nonsurjective injection defining such an extension induces…
A near-identity nilpotent pseudogroup of order m >= 1 is a family f_1, ..., f_n: (-1,1) -> R of C^2 functions for which: |f_i - id|_{C^1} < epsilon for some small positive real number epsilon < 1/10^{m+1} and commutators of the functions f_i of order at least m equal the identity. We present a classification of near-id…
The paper studies stability of nilpotent structures on collapsed manifolds.
problem Stability of pure nilpotent structures on collapsed manifolds.
method Proves stability of nilpotent structures under L_0-bi-Lipchitz equivalence and sufficient collapsed metrics.
result Under certain conditions, pure nilpotent structures are stable and uniquely determined by the original metric.
The study characterizes G₂-structures on 2-step nilpotent Lie groups.
problem Characterizing G₂-structures on 2-step nilpotent Lie groups.
method Analyzing left-invariant purely coclosed G₂-structures on 7-dimensional 2-step nilpotent Lie groups.
result Criteria for Riemannian metrics induced by these structures and determination of isomorphism classes.
New definition of Rumin complex for nilpotent Lie groups.
problem No new problem introduced.
method Alternative definition of Rumin complex on nilpotent Lie groups.
result Direct application of ℓq,p cohomology results to all nilpotent Lie groups. Study embeddings of 3-manifolds in S4 with nilpotent fundamental groups.
problem Embeddings of 3-manifolds in S4 with specific properties of fundamental groups. method Analyzes embeddings with nilpotent fundamental groups, determines groups with Hirsch length ≤5.
result Identifies all nilpotent groups with Hirsch length ≤5 and torsion-free.
The study classifies nilpotent Lie foliations with cohomological obstructions.
problem Understanding rigidity of nilpotent Lie foliations under solvable deformations.
method Development of a cohomological framework and algebraic criterion for rigidity.
result Established a necessary and sufficient algebraic criterion for rigidity in generalized Heisenberg groups.
The paper studies nilpotent structures in oriented neutral vector bundles and neutral hyperKähler structures.
problem Nilpotent structures in oriented neutral vector bundles and their relation to neutral hyperKähler structures.
method Defined H-nilpotent structures for Lie subgroups of SO(2n,2n) related to neutral hyperKähler structures. result Existence of complex and paracomplex structures forming neutral hyperKähler structures if and only if there exists an H-nilpotent structure. The study defines a canonical nilpotent structure for certain collapsed manifolds.
problem Understanding the structure of collapsed Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzes the nilpotent structure of manifolds with bounded Ricci curvature and Reifenberg local covering geometry.
result A canonical nilpotent structure can be defined and uniquely determined over regular limit spaces.
The paper characterizes and examines nilpotent complex structures on stratified Lie algebras.
problem Characterizing and understanding nilpotent complex structures on stratified Lie algebras.
method Introduced a new descending series pj to prove a new characterization of nilpotent complex structures and examined whether these structures preserve the strata. result Found that there exists a J-invariant stratification on a step 2 nilpotent Lie algebra with a complex structure. Study on geodesics in Cartan group sub-Riemannian problem, proving conjugate time relation to Maxwell time.
problem Geodesics in sub-Riemannian problem on Cartan group.
method Analysis of symmetries, geodesic optimality, conjugate time calculation.
result First conjugate time is not less than Maxwell time, and equal for certain geodesics.
The paper establishes analogs of Stallings' theorem for group homomorphisms and their nilpotent quotients.
problem Understanding the structure of fundamental groups of geometric objects.
method Develops analogs of Stallings' theorem for group homomorphisms and their nilpotent quotients.
result Derives applications including non-isomorphic number fields and hyperbolic manifolds with isomorphic universal nilpotent quotients.