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 define the notion of the orbit group of a quandle via its connectivity and compute the orbit groups for some basic quandles. We also show that the orbit group counts the number of orbits of certain quandles.
The paper finds linked periodic orbits in disc homeomorphisms using braids.
problem Finding linked periodic orbits in disc homeomorphisms.
method Interpreting linking of orbits by induced braids and using forcing relations.
result New examples of linked orbits of periods at most 4 for pseudo-Anosov braid types.
New insights into pseudo-Anosov flows with special periodic orbits.
problem Understanding pseudo-Anosov flows with periodic orbits in 3-manifolds.
method Analyzing the topological features corresponding to trees of scalloped regions and classifying flows with the same free homotopy data.
result Explicit examples of flows with the same free homotopy data but not orbit equivalent.
The study counts periodic orbits on smooth manifolds, adding ghost orbits for completeness.
problem Counting periodic orbits of vector fields on smooth closed manifolds.
method Enlarging the space of orbits to include ghost orbits, defining weight functions, and showing constancy under deformation.
result The weight function remains constant as the vector field moves and Γ deforms. Study properties of orbits of Hermann actions without commutability assumptions.
problem Investigate geometric properties of orbits of Hermann actions.
method Compute the second fundamental form and provide conditions for weak reflection and aridity.
result Sufficient conditions for weak reflection and aridity of orbits of Hermann action.
Smooth approximations for continuous functions on orbit spaces.
problem Approximating continuous functions on orbit spaces.
method Study of subcartesian spaces and proper Lie group actions.
result Continuous functions can be approximated by smooth functions.
A quandle orbit's orientation is problematic when reversed.
problem The natural orientation-reversal of quandle orbits is unsuitable for medial quandles.
method Defined the orientation-reversal of a quandle orbit by inverting translations, observed it's unsuitable for medial quandles.
result The natural orientation-reversal of quandle orbits is unsuitable for medial quandles.
Minimal orbits of semi-simple Lie groups are studied and related to invariant subspaces.
problem Characterizing minimal orbits of semi-simple Lie groups.
method Analyzing projective orbits induced by representations of semi-simple Lie groups and relating them to invariant subspaces of the underlying modules.
result Minimal orbits of semi-simple Lie groups are in bijection with minimal orbits of compact subgroups on invariant subspaces.
A geodesic orbit manifold is a complete Riemannian manifold all of whose geodesics are orbits of one-parameter groups of isometries. We give both a geometric and an algebraic characterization of geodesic orbit manifolds that are diffeomorphic to Rn. Along the way, we establish various structural properties …
Given a compact Riemannian manifold together with a group of isometries, we discuss MCF of the orbits and some applications: eg, finding minimal orbits. We then specialize to Lagrangian orbits in Kaehler manifolds. In particular, in the Kaehler-Einstein case we find a relation between MCF and moment maps which, for exa…
New Frobenius manifold structures found on Dicyclic group orbits.
problem Finding Frobenius manifold structures on orbits spaces of Dicyclic groups.
method Applying Dubrovin's method to Dicyclic groups.
result Dicyclic group orbits spaces acquire two Frobenius manifold structures.
Study orbits in right triangles, deducing periodic billiard paths and classifying orbit closures.
problem Understanding periodic billiard paths in right triangles and orbit closures in strata of Abelian and quadratic differentials.
method Classifying orbit closures of rank at least two in hyperelliptic components of strata of Abelian and quadratic differentials.
result Computed orbit closures and deduced asymptotic number of periodic billiard trajectories in right triangles.
Study orbit spaces of equivariant ANEs for proper actions of metrizable groups.
problem Understanding the extension properties of orbit spaces for proper actions.
method Analyzing equivariant absolute neighborhood extensors for proper G-spaces. result Proving conditions under which orbit spaces of metrizable G-orbits are ANEs. We produce infinitely many examples of Anosov flows in closed 3-manifolds where the set of periodic orbits is partitioned into two infinite subsets. In one subset every closed orbit is freely homotopic to infinitely other closed orbits of the flow. In the other subset every closed orbit is freely homotopic to only one …
The classification of G-spaces by Palais is refined for the case where the orbit space satisfies certain mild topological hypotheses. It is shown that when a sequence of such orbit spaces is "close" to a limit orbit space, in some suitable sense, within a larger ambient orbit space, the G-spaces in the tail of the sequ…
We list up all the possible local orbit types of hyperbolic or elliptic orbits for the isotropy representations of semisimple pseudo-Riemannian symmetric spaces. It is key to give a recipe to determine the local orbit types of hyperbolic principal orbits by using three kind of restricted root systems and Satake diagram…
Study of adjoint orbits in simplest non-trivial Lie algebra case.
problem Geometric properties of adjoint orbits in sl(2,R). method Analysis of adjoint orbits, showing three possibilities: hyperboloids or cones.
result Just three possibilities for adjoint orbits: hyperboloids or cones.
Geodesic graphs for special Finsler metrics on spheres are studied.
problem Characterizing geodesic orbit Finsler metrics on spheres.
method Explicit constructions and group extensions.
result Not all projective spaces admit invariant Finsler metrics.
Classifies finite orbits of mapping class group action on character varieties.
problem Classifying finite orbits of mapping class group action on character varieties of punctured spheres.
method Inductive proof using Lisovyy--Tykhyy's classification for 4-punctured spheres as base case.
result Proves no finite orbits for 7-punctured spheres and unique 1-parameter family for 6-punctured spheres.
The paper classifies geodesic orbit spaces with simple isotropy groups.
problem Classifying geodesic orbit spaces with simple isotropy groups.
method Classifying G-naturally reductive and G-geodesic orbit metrics on M. result Classification of geodesic orbit spaces with simple isotropy groups.
We study holomorphic extensions of Matsuki orbits in complex Grassmannians.
problem Analyzing the analytic continuation of Matsuki orbits in complex Grassmannians.
method Using Rossi's theory of holomorphic extension and the holomorphic fiber bundle structure, we establish that the envelope of holomorphy of each Matsuki orbit coincides biholomorphically with the containing K-orbit. result The envelope of holomorphy of each Matsuki orbit coincides biholomorphically with the containing K-orbit. The paper is devoted to the study of geodesic orbit Riemannian spaces that could be characterize by the property that any geodesic is an orbit of a 1-parameter group of isometries. In particular, we discuss some important totally geodesic submanifolds that inherit the property to be geodesic orbit. For a given geodesic…
Criterion for periodic orbits convergence proved.
problem Periodic orbits convergence criterion.
method Criterion for Benjamini-Schramm convergence of periodic orbits of Lie groups.
result Criterion for periodic orbits convergence proved.
We characterize isometric actions on compact Kaehler manifolds admitting a Lagrangian orbit, describing under which condition the Lagrangian orbit is unique. We furthermore give the complete classification of simple groups acting on the complex projective space with a Lagrangian orbit, and we give the explicit list of …
The paper calculates the size of origami orbit graphs in complex surfaces.
problem Calculating the size of origami orbit graphs in complex surfaces.
method Classification of SL(2,Z)-orbits of primitive origamis and reuse of machinery for Prym eigenforms. result Diameter bounds of O(N2/3logN) for orbit graphs in H(2) and H(4), H(6). Study geodesic orbit metrics in quaternionic Stiefel manifolds.
problem Characterize geodesic orbit spaces in quaternionic Stiefel manifolds.
method Analyze homogeneous Riemannian spaces (M=G/H,g) with geodesics as orbits of subgroups. result Identify conditions for $(\Sp(n)/\Sp(n_1) imes \cdots imes \Sp(n_s), g)$ to be a geodesic orbit space.
The study constructs families of nilpotent Lie groups with geodesic orbit metrics.
problem Finding geodesic orbit metrics on nilpotent Lie groups.
method Construction of continuous families of nilpotent Lie groups.
result Continuous families of non-isomorphic nilpotent Lie groups with geodesic orbit metrics.
Study Vassiliev invariants and periodic orbits of Axiom A flows.
problem Calculating Vassiliev invariants and writhe for periodic orbits of Axiom A flows.
method Asymptotic analysis of Vassiliev invariants and writhe.
result Obtained asymptotics for Vassiliev invariants and writhe of periodic orbits.
In this article, we study the knots realized by periodic orbits of R-covered Anosov flows in compact 3-manifolds. We show that if two orbits are freely homotopic then in fact they are isotopic. We show that lifts of periodic orbits to the universal cover are unknotted. When the manifold is atoroidal, we deduce some fin…
Researchers classify geodesic orbit spaces for compact Lie groups of rank two.
problem Identifying geodesic orbit spaces for compact Lie groups of specific rank.
method Classification of simply connected geodesic orbit spaces where G is a compact Lie group of rank two.
result Only certain spheres and projective spaces, with metrics induced from Hopf fibrations, are geodesic orbit spaces for compact Lie groups of rank two.
Authors provide counterexamples to Weinstein conjecture in 3D.
problem Weinstein conjecture in 3D contact geometry.
method Construction of b-contact manifolds with specific orbits.
result Counterexamples to Weinstein conjecture in 3D.
This thesis studies the symplectic structure of holomorphic coadjoint orbits, and their projections. A holomorphic coadjoint orbit O is an elliptic coadjoint orbit which is endowed with a natural invariant Kählerian structure. These coadjoint orbits are defined for a real semi-simple connected non-compact Lie group G w…
Classifies geodesic orbit spaces with abelian isotropy subgroups.
problem Characterizing and classifying geodesic orbit spaces with specific isotropy subgroups.
method Simplified study of geodesic orbit metrics on G/S by reducing to submanifolds and generalized flag manifolds, using properties of root systems.
result Geodesic orbit spaces of the form (G/S,g) are naturally reductive.
The study connects lamination and orbit closures in hyperbolic manifolds.
problem Understanding the geometric and dynamical properties of horocycle orbit closures in Z-covers of compact hyperbolic manifolds. method Exposes connections between distance minimizing laminations and horospherical orbit closures in Z-covers of compact hyperbolic manifolds. Provides novel constructions and explicit descriptions. result Even slight perturbations to hyperbolic metrics can drastically change horocycle orbit closures.
Study vortex loops as coadjoint orbits of diffeomorphisms.
problem Understanding vortex loops in terms of coadjoint orbits.
method Analyzing vortex loops as coadjoint orbits of area-preserving diffeomorphisms.
result Vortex loops are coadjoint orbits of the diffeomorphism group.
Study horocycle orbits in Z-covers of hyperbolic surfaces.
problem Classify horocycle orbit closures in Z-covers of compact hyperbolic surfaces. method Careful analysis of distance minimizing geodesic rays in the cover.
result All non-maximal horocycle orbit closures have integer Hausdorff dimension.
Geodesic orbit and weakly symmetric properties in spray geometry.
problem Understanding properties of homogeneous spray manifolds.
method Using reductive decompositions and spray vector fields to describe and prove properties.
result Weakly symmetric spray manifolds are geodesic orbit manifolds.
Study of differential forms and vector fields on orbit spaces.
problem Understanding vector fields and differential forms on orbit spaces.
method Defined differential forms and vector fields as multilinear maps on infinitesimal diffeomorphisms.
result Intrinsic view of vector fields and differential forms on orbit spaces.
Study of unitary and groupoid orbits of normal operators, focusing on manifold structures and spectral conditions.
problem Understanding the manifold structures of orbits of normal operators under different norm topologies.
method Unified treatment of unitary and groupoid orbits, using moment maps and conditional expectations.
result Differentiable structures for orbits and necessary spectral conditions for norm closure and submanifold properties.
New measures on orbit spaces for orthogonal groups identified.
problem Characterizing measures on orbit spaces of orthogonal groups.
method Constructing Hilbert measures on orbit spaces of coregular representations of orthogonal groups.
result Hilbert measures have singularities if and only if the number of copies equals the dimension.
Let Ĝ be a complex semisimple Lie group, Q a parabolic subgroup and G a real form of Ĝ. The flag manifold Ĝ/Q decomposes into finitely many G-orbits; among them there is exactly one orbit of minimal dimension, which is compact. We study these minimal orbits from the point of view of CR geometry. In particular we charac…
Geodesic orbit metrics proven on specific homogeneous spaces.
problem Geodesic orbit metrics on homogeneous spaces.
method Using strongly isotropy irreducible spaces and proving natural reductivity.
result Geodesic orbit metrics are naturally reductive on constructed homogeneous spaces.
Classifies pseudo-Anosov flows on 3-manifolds up to orbit equivalence.
problem Classifying pseudo-Anosov flows on 3-manifolds up to orbit equivalence.
method Generalized Anosov-like actions on bifoliated planes, ideal boundary analysis.
result Pseudo-Anosov flows on 3-manifolds are determined up to orbit equivalence by their ideal boundary actions.
We show that, if the family \cal{O} of orbits of all vector fields on a subcartesian space P is locally finite and each orbit in \cal{O} is locally closed, then \cal{O} defines a smooth Whitney A stratification of P. We also show that the stratification by orbit type of the space M/G of orbits of a proper action of a L…
The paper classifies Sasaki-Einstein orbits in compact Hermitian symmetric spaces.
problem Classifying Sasaki-Einstein orbits in compact Hermitian symmetric spaces.
method Examining orbits as CR submanifolds, proving total geodesy, and analyzing contact structures.
result Completely determine Sasaki-Einstein orbits.
The abstract discusses extensions of Jacobi groups and their orbit space properties.
problem Understanding the properties of extended Jacobi groups and their orbit spaces.
method Proving an analogue of Chevalley Theorem and constructing a Frobenius structure.
result Construction of a Dubrovin Frobenius structure on the orbit space.
Reconstruct flows from their orbit spaces using group actions.
problem Reconstructing flows from their orbit spaces.
method Using group actions and pseudo-Anosov flows.
result Reconstruct flows from their orbit spaces.