The paper calculates critical configurations and Morse indices for polygons on circles or ellipses.
problem Finding critical configurations and their properties for polygons on circles or ellipses.
method Computing Morse indices and gradient vector fields for isolated critical points, relating to eigenvalue questions.
result Computed Morse indices and relationships to eigenvalue questions for polygons on circles or ellipses.
We generalize the Novikov inequalities for 1-forms in two different directions: first, we allow non-isolated critical points (assuming that they are non-degenerate in the sense of R.Bott), and, secondly, we strengthen the inequalities by means of twisting by an arbitrary flat bundle. The proof uses Bismut's modificatio…
The paper constructs instanton complexes on stratified pseudomanifolds.
problem Analyzing functions with non-isolated critical points on singular spaces.
method Constructing Witten instanton complexes and Hilbert complexes.
result Proves Morse inequalities for stratified pseudomanifolds.
Defines Perelman's functionals on manifolds with non-isolated conical singularities.
problem Defining functionals on manifolds with non-isolated conical singularities.
method Starting from a spectral point of view for the Perelman's λ-functional, defining the spectrum of Schrödinger operator and proving the existence of discrete eigenvalues.
result Proves the existence of the infimum of W-functional and obtains asymptotic behavior of eigenfunctions.
We generalize the Novikov inequalities for 1-forms in two different directions: first, we allow non-isolated critical points (assuming that they are non-degenerate in the sense of R.Bott), and, secondly, we strengthen the inequalities by means of twisting by an arbitrary flat bundle. We also obtain an L2 version of …
For two complex vector bundles admitting a homomorphism between them, a Poincaré-Hopf formula for the difference of the Chern character numbers of these two vector bundles with isolated singularities is established by Huitao Feng, Weiping Li and Weiping Zhang. This article extend their reslut about Poincaré-Hopf type f…
Paper develops a new local convexity condition for non-isolated minima in non-convex optimization.
problem Lack of theory for non-isolated minima in non-convex optimization.
method Formulates a new local convexity condition and studies SGD convergence under this condition.
result Shows SGD can converge locally under the new condition.
Formula for sections on complex manifolds with non-isolated components.
problem Localization of sections on complex manifolds with non-isolated zero varieties.
method Logarithmic Bott localization formula, current-theoretic formulation.
result Established a formula for sections on compact complex manifolds with non-isolated components.
Develops a formalism for studying general horizons and derives a near-horizon equation.
problem Analyzes the geometry of general horizons in spacetime.
method Introduces a formalism based on encoding the zeroth and first transverse derivatives of the deformation tensor on null hypersurfaces.
result Derives a generalized near-horizon equation that holds on any horizon.
We prove the equivariant holomorphic Morse inequalities for a holomorphic torus action on a holomorphic vector bundle over a compact Kahler manifold when the fixed-point set is not necessarily discrete. Such inequalities bound the twisted Dolbeault cohomologies of the Kahler manifold in terms of those of the fixed-poin…
Solutions to scalar curvature equations have the property that all possible blow-up points are isolated, at least in low dimensions. This property is commonly used as the first step in the proofs of compactness. We show that this result becomes false for some arbitrarily small, smooth perturbations of the potential.
Khimshiashvili proved a topological degree formula for the Eu-ler characteristic of the Milnor fibres of a real function-germ with an isolated singularity. We give two generalizations of this result for non-isolated singularities. As corollaries we obtain an algebraic formula for the Euler characteristic of the fibres …
Defines Milnor number for foliations and shows its topological invariance.
problem Defining and proving invariance of Milnor number for non-isolated singularities of holomorphic foliations.
method Defining Milnor number as intersection number of sections; proving invariance via C1 topological equivalences. result Milnor number is invariant under C1 topological equivalences. We study the boundary L_t of the Milnor fiber for the non-isolated singularities in C^3 with equation z^m - g(x,y) = 0 where g(x,y) is a non-reduced plane curve germ. We give a complete proof that L_t is a Waldhausen graph manifold and we provide the tools to construct its plumbing graph. As an example, we give the plu…
Homotopy equivalence found between Milnor-Lê fibers of specific singularities.
problem Analyzing non-isolated singularities and their Milnor-Lê fibers.
method Using transversality property and homotopy equivalence to relate Milnor-Lê fibers of different singularities.
result Homotopy equivalence between negative Milnor-Lê fibers of specific singularities.
We define and study the secondary Chern-Euler class for a general submanifold of a Riemannian manifold. Using this class, we define and study index for a vector field with non-isolated singularities on a submanifold. As an application, our studies give conceptual proofs of a classical result of Chern.
Extract anomalies from 5D SCFTs using extra-dimensional η-invariants.
problem Anomalies in quantum field theories.
method Use extra-dimensional η-invariants to bypass traditional blowup techniques.
result Anomalies can be determined directly from η-invariants of asymptotic boundaries.
This paper reverses a construction by merging boundary critical points into an interior one.
problem Pushing interior critical points to the boundary and splitting them into two boundary points.
method Specific assumptions allow merging two boundary critical points into one interior critical point.
result Merging two boundary critical points into a single interior critical point.
The minimal number of critical points is studied for smooth functions on closed manifolds.
problem Determining the minimal number of critical points for smooth functions on closed manifolds.
method Investigates cylindrical ball neighborhoods and exotic critical points, proving the conjecture for certain types of critical points.
result The minimal number of critical points is the same for smooth functions without exotic critical points on closed manifolds of dimension at least 6.
Study characteristic classes of a specific type of determinantal varieties.
problem Understanding the geometric properties of a special class of determinantal varieties.
method Used Schubert calculus to derive explicit formulas for Chern-Schwartz-MacPherson and Chern-Mather classes.
result Explicit formulas for sectional Euler characteristics, characteristic cycles, and polar classes were obtained.
The study confirms a conjecture about critical points of smooth functions.
problem Understanding isolated critical points of smooth functions.
method Investigated cone-like, reasonable, and Rothe H hypothesis critical points.
result The conjecture holds true for certain critical points.
Hard to approximate critical points for simple nonconvex functions.
problem Approximating critical points of nonconvex functions.
method Proving hardness results for polynomial-time approximation of critical points.
result Proving that approximating critical points is intractable for simple nonconvex functions.
Study stabilizers of smooth functions on surfaces, focusing on Morse-Bott functions.
problem Understanding the homotopy type of stabilizers of smooth functions on surfaces.
method Analyzing the homotopy properties of stabilizers for a specific class of smooth functions.
result The homotopy type of the connected component of the identity map of the stabilizer is completely described for Morse-Bott functions.
Study shows boundary of Milnor fibre is invariant for certain singularities.
problem Understanding the boundary of Milnor fibre for singularities.
method Established a correspondence between boundary's diffeomorphism type and a linking invariant.
result Equivalence of gluing coefficients and a linking invariant for finitely determined germs.
Symmetric critical points lead to symmetry breaking in neural networks.
problem Understanding symmetry in critical points of invariant functions.
method Analyzing the symmetry of critical points and their neighbors in invariant nonconvex functions.
result Symmetric critical points in invariant nonconvex functions are generically followed by symmetry breaking adjacent points.
Upper bounds found for systole function critical points on surface moduli space.
problem Finding upper bounds for systole function critical points.
method Analyzing the systole function on the surface moduli space.
result Upper bounds for critical points of systole function and their systole values.
Study critical points of Laplace eigenfunctions in polygons.
problem Characterize critical points of Laplace eigenfunctions in polygonal domains.
method Analyze components of the critical set with codimension 1.
result For simply connected polygons, if a second Neumann eigenfunction has infinitely many critical points, the polygon must be a rectangle.
The paper studies critical points in overparameterized neural networks, identifying a star locus and degenerate critical points.
problem Understanding the geometry of loss functions in overparameterized neural networks.
method Identifying and analyzing components of the critical locus of the loss function L for overparameterized feedforward neural networks of depth ℓ≥4. result For very wide networks, all critical points are degenerate, and lower bounds on the number of zero eigenvalues of the Hessian are given.
Noninjective monodromy found in polynomial critical point tracking.
problem Tracking critical points in polynomials leads to noninjective monodromy.
method Monic squarefree complex polynomials with prescribed critical point multiplicities.
result Monodromy map is noninjective for polynomials with exactly two critical points.
In this paper are studied the simplest patterns of axial curvature lines (along which the normal curvature vector is at a vertex of the ellipse of curvature) near a critical point of a surface mapped into R4. These critical points, where the rank of the mapping drops from 2 to 1, occur isolated in generic one parameter…
This paper focuses on the problem of topological equivalence of functions with isolated critical points on the boundary of a compact surface M which are also isolated critical points of their restrictions to the boundary. This class of functions we denote by Ω(M). Firstly, we've obtained the topological classificat…
The paper studies the smoothness of critical points of variational integrals on Hessian spaces.
problem The study focuses on the regularity of critical points of variational integrals defined on Hessian spaces.
method The approach involves solving a fourth order nonlinear equation and analyzing the Hessian of the critical points.
result Smooth critical points with bounded Hessian are shown to be smooth provided their Hessian has small BMO.
Study on critical points in random neural networks, revealing three regimes based on activation function.
problem Investigating the expected number of critical points in random neural networks.
method Deriving asymptotic formulas for critical points under infinite-width limit and suitable regularity conditions.
result Three distinct regimes of critical points behavior depending on activation function.
Numerically locating the critical points of non-convex surfaces is a long-standing problem central to many fields. Recently, the loss surfaces of deep neural networks have been explored to gain insight into outstanding questions in optimization, generalization, and network architecture design. However, the degree to wh…
Critical hypersurfaces with boundary have unique shapes and properties.
problem Characterizing the shapes of hypersurfaces with boundary and zero fractional mean curvature.
method Analyzing critical points of fractional area in RN with boundary conditions. result Critical hypersurfaces with specific boundary conditions are not simple shapes like (N−1)-balls. The paper classifies and analyzes the stability of elastic curves with fixed endpoints.
problem Classification and stability of pinned elasticae.
method Critical points of the length-penalized elastic bending energy among planar curves with fixed endpoints.
result Explicit parametrization and classification of all critical points with a threshold parameter \(\hatλ \simeq 0.70107\).
Study classifies ruled surfaces critical to Dirichlet energy.
problem Identifying ruled surfaces critical to Dirichlet energy.
method Explicit parametrization of ruled surfaces.
result Classification of ruled surfaces as critical points of Dirichlet energy.
We study critical points of holomorphic sections of $\ocal(m)$ on $\CP^n$. For quadrics, we give a complete discription of their critical points. When n=1, we prove a spherical Gauss-Lucas theorem. For general situation, we prove that a general section has all its critical points isolated and non-degenerate.
The exponential map fails to be injective near critical points in sub-Riemannian geometry.
problem Injectivity failure of the exponential map at critical points in sub-Riemannian geometry.
method Analysis of the Hilbert invariant integral of the variational problem associated with the sub-Riemannian structure.
result Characterization of conjugate points in terms of metric structure.
Study on critical faces convergence in a Poisson point process.
problem Convergence of point processes associated with critical faces in a Čech filtration.
method Established convergence in M0-topology for critical faces above vanishing threshold. result Obtained limit theorems for positive and negative critical faces.
Ricci solitons as critical points of quadratic curvature functionals
problem Einstein metrics and Ricci solitons as critical points of quadratic Riemannian functionals
method Study of Ricci solitons as critical points of a special quadratic curvature functional
result Ricci solitons are non-Einstein critical points of these functionals
Study classifies Morse functions with 4 critical points on immersed 2-spheres.
problem Classifying Morse functions with 4 critical points on immersed 2-spheres.
method Used dual graph of immersion and Reeb graphs to classify functions.
result Found all possible structures of the functions.
Paper proves convex domains have one maximum for semi-stable solutions.
problem Analyzing critical points of semi-stable solutions on convex domains.
method Relating critical points to an auxiliary function and using topological degree.
result Positive, semi-stable solutions have exactly one non-degenerate critical point.
The paper proves conditions under which critical point metrics are Einstein.
problem Proving that critical point metrics are Einstein under specific curvature constraints.
method Analyzing the traceless Ricci operator and scalar curvature constraints.
result The conjecture that critical point metrics are Einstein is proven under certain curvature conditions.
Research characterizes critical points of scalar curvature functionals.
problem Characterizing critical points of scalar curvature functionals.
method Translation and analysis of a previous Russian paper.
result Provides insights into critical points of scalar curvature functionals.
To each isolated critical point of a smooth function on a 3-manifold we put in correspondence a tree (graph without cycles). We will prove that functions are topologically equivalent in the neighborhoods of critical points if and only if the corresponding trees are isomorphic. A complete topological invariant of functi…
Investigates energy minimizers and critical points of scale-invariant tangent-point energies for knots.
problem Finding and characterizing minimizers and critical points of scale-invariant tangent-point energies for closed curves.
method Develops convergence and regularity theories based on fractional Sobolev spaces and new energy functionals.
result Minimizing sequences converge to locally critical embeddings in all but finitely many points, and locally critical embeddings are regular.
The paper simplifies complex 2D functions near their critical points.
problem Simplifying smooth functions on 2-manifolds near critical points.
method Explicit construction of coordinate changes to canonical form.
result Estimates the radius of required neighbourhoods for specific singularity types.