Investigates fundamental groups and path lifting for algebraic varieties.
problem Understand fundamental groups and path lifting properties of algebraic varieties.
method Analyzes three fundamental questions about fundamental groups of algebraic varieties.
result Identifies conditions for surjectivity on fundamental groups and path lifting properties.
New algebraic structures for topological pairs.
problem No specific problem stated; generalization of knot quandles.
method Introducing multi-quandles for topological pairs.
result New algebraic structures for topological pairs.
New lattice path method for statistical inference of persistent diagrams.
problem Statistical inference on persistent diagrams.
method Lattice path representation and combinatorial enumerations.
result Topological changes observed in spike proteins of COVID-19 virus.
Space of hyperbolic surfaces is path-connected.
problem Topology of hyperbolic surfaces and their subspaces.
method Constructing paths using Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates and shrinking curves.
result Path-connectivity of the space of hyperbolic surfaces.
New feature map for topological data analysis improves classification performance.
problem Lack of effective feature maps for topological data analysis.
method Realize barcodes as paths in a vector space, compute path signature, resulting in a feature map.
result Achieves state-of-the-art results on classification benchmarks.
New topology defined from spacetime paths, reconstructing spacetime structure.
problem Reconstructing spacetime structure from path homotopy classes.
method Defining a topology on spacetime based on timelike and causal homotopy classes.
result The topology on spacetime is reconstructed from the space of homotopy classes.
Study continuous paths in discrete subgroups of hyperbolic space, proving combination and decomposition theorems.
problem Understanding continuous paths in discrete subgroups of hyperbolic space.
method Combination theorem and chromatography technique.
result Construction of an exotic path of discrete subgroups with no isomorphic subgroups.
A new formula connects supersymmetric path integrals to Chern-Simons theory.
problem Constructing a rigorous path integral for supersymmetric theories on spin manifolds.
method Using Chen differential forms and non-commutative geometry, a Chern-Simons transgression formula is derived.
result The supersymmetric path integral induces a differential topological invariant.
New Morse theory for path homology with coefficients.
problem Defining operations on path homology with differential graded coefficients.
method Using tools from Morse theory and string topology.
result Morse-theoretic description of a product on path homology.
Researchers calculate the Ray-Singer Torsion for S1 bundles.
problem Few explicit evaluations of path integrals in higher dimensions.
method Algebraic choice of gauge leading to factorization of path integral.
result Explicit calculation of Ray-Singer Torsion for S1 bundles. Constructs a path integral for fermionic SPTs, solving anomalies in 2+1D topological orders.
problem Anomalies in (2+1)D fermionic topological phases and their computation.
method Combining (2+1)D fermionic topological order with symmetry fractionalization data to construct a (3+1)D path integral.
result Reproduces the Z16 anomaly indicator for time-reversal symmetric topological superconductors. Introduces a massive variant of Ray-Singer Torsion to avoid zero modes in topological field theories.
problem Avoiding zero modes in the evaluation of path integrals for topological field theories.
method Introduces a massive variant of the Ray-Singer Torsion, involving determinants of the twisted Laplacian with mass but without zero modes.
result Explicitly evaluates the massive Ray-Singer Torsion on product manifolds and mapping tori.
New network transformation for efficient architecture search.
problem Limitation of current network transformation operations that can only modify layers, not paths.
method Path-level transformation operations using a bidirectional tree-structured reinforcement learning meta-controller.
result Improved parameter efficiency and better test results (97.70% test accuracy on CIFAR-10).
Study topological twists of massive SQCD with gauge group SU(2) and 3 or fewer fundamental hypermultiplets.
problem Evaluate topological partition functions of massive SQCD with arbitrary gauge bundles and hypermultiplet masses.
method Develop techniques for evaluating low-energy path integrals on the Coulomb branch.
result Formulate theories for arbitrary gauge bundles on compact four-manifolds.
Study on Frechet distance properties for paths and graphs.
problem Understanding topological properties of Frechet distance spaces.
method Proving path-connectedness of Frechet distance spaces and metric balls.
result Spaces of paths and graphs under Frechet distance are path-connected.
We define Peano covering maps and prove basic properties analogous to classical covers. Their domain is always locally path-connected but the range may be an arbitrary topological space. One of characterizations of Peano covering maps is via the uniqueness of homotopy lifting property for all locally path-connected spa…
The path integral generalization of the Casson invariant as developed by Rozansky and Witten is investigated. The path integral for various three manifolds is explicitly evaluated. A new class of topological observables is introduced that may allow for more effective invariants. Finally it is shown how the dimensional …
There is a concept in digital topology of a shy map. We define an analogous concept for topological spaces: We say a function is shy if it is continuous and the inverse image of every path-connected subset of its image is path-connected. Some basic properties of such maps are presented. For example, every shy map onto …
Proves path connectedness of asymptotically flat metrics with boundary.
problem Proving path connectedness of asymptotically flat metrics with boundary.
method Generalization of Marques' result to compact manifolds with boundary, differential topology, and a new proof.
result Space of asymptotically flat metrics with nonnegative scalar curvature and mean convex boundary on R^3\B^3 is path connected.
The paper computes special values of combinatorial zeta functions to reveal topological properties of manifolds.
problem Counting geodesic paths in triangulations to infer topological invariants.
method Random walks on higher-dimensional skeletons of triangulations.
result Recovery of Betti numbers and linking numbers of manifolds.
In this paper we study the topology of three different kinds of spaces associated to polynomial knots of degree at most d, for d≥2. We denote these spaces by Od, Pd and Qd. For d≥3, we show that the spaces Od and Pd are path connected and the …
In their previous work, Barraud and Cornea enriched the Lagrangian Floer complex by adding cubical chains in the based loop space of the Lagrangian, and recovered the Leray-Serre spectral sequence of the based path space fibration, assuming that the Lagrangian is weakly exact and simply connected. In the present articl…
The paper generalizes Yang-Mills theory to study four-manifold topology.
problem Understanding the topology of diffeomorphism groups of four-manifolds.
method Path integral formulation of supersymmetric Yang-Mills coupled to conformal supergravity.
result The invariants may contain nontrivial information about the topology of the diffeomorphism group.
We study the differential geometry of principal G-bundles whose base space is the space of free paths (loops) on a manifold M. In particular we consider connections defined in terms of pairs (A,B), where A is a connection for a fixed principal bundle P(M,G) and B is a 2-form on M. The relevant curvatures, parallel tran…
Study on metrics with positive scalar curvature on spherical space forms.
problem Determining metrics with positive scalar curvature on spherical space forms.
method Analysis of moduli spaces of metrics with positive scalar curvature on topological spherical space forms.
result Determination of the number of path components of moduli spaces for dimensions at least 5 and non-simply connected forms.
Tropical geometry aids in computing topological quantum field theories.
problem Computing Gromov-Witten invariants using tropical geometry.
method Using mathematical techniques of tropical geometry to compute topological quantum field theories of pseudoholomorphic maps.
result Identifies the tropicalization of localization equations and studies the geometry and symmetries of the theory.
Study on defect topology in smectic liquid crystals.
problem Topological classification and combination rules of smectic defects.
method Topological analysis of point defects and disclination lines in 2D and 3D smectic liquid crystals.
result Combination rules for smectic point defects in 2D and 3D, showing path dependence.
New framework for manifold convolutions using toric embeddings.
problem Computational intractability of manifold convolutions.
method Isometric embeddings into tori for global manifold convolutions.
result Global definition of manifold convolutions on finite approximations.
A 3D space of hyperbolic manifolds is connected but not path-connected.
problem Proving connectivity and non-path-connectedness of framed hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Two proofs using density theorems for Kleinian groups, constructing dense sets of framings, and discussing paths.
result The space of framed infinite volume hyperbolic 3-manifolds is not path-connected.
Agent learns to navigate uncertain 3D maps using a hybrid planner.
problem Planning in 3D environments with uncertain topological maps.
method Hierarchical strategy combining graph planner and local policy, data-driven learning with neural network.
result Machine learning can overcome missing information in probabilistic topological maps.
We review localization techniques for functional integrals which have recently been used to perform calculations in and gain insight into the structure of certain topological field theories and low-dimensional gauge theories. These are the functional integral counterparts of the Mathai-Quillen formalism, the Duistermaa…
Derive K-theoretic Donaldson invariants for various 4-manifolds using path integrals and topological twists.
problem Calculate K-theoretic Donaldson invariants for different 4-manifolds.
method Topological twisting of 5d Yang-Mills theory, integration over Coulomb branch, equivariant localization.
result Agree with previous results for algebraic surfaces and derive new invariants for more general manifolds.
Study topological correlators for SU(2) SYM on four-manifolds, deriving explicit formulae and confirming S-duality.
problem Topological correlation functions of SU(2), N=2∗ SYM on four-manifolds. method Coupling to a Spin^c structure, deriving explicit formulae, and confirming S-duality.
result Topological correlators are mock modular forms for b2+=1. The article defines hyperconnected relator spaces and their properties.
problem Understanding the nearness of path-connected sub-complexes in CW spaces.
method Introduces hyperconnectedness and applies it to CW complexes and continuous functions.
result Existence of continuous functions that are paths in hyperconnected relator spaces.
We introduce a variant of Farber's topological complexity, defined for smooth compact orientable Riemannian manifolds, which takes into account only motion planners with the lowest possible "average length" of the output paths. We prove that it never differs from topological complexity by more than 1, thus showing th…
A positive path in the linear symplectic group $\Sp(2n)$ is a smooth path which is everywhere tangent to the positive cone. These paths are generated by negative definite (time-dependent) quadratic Hamiltonian functions on Euclidean space. A special case are autonomous positive paths, which are generated by time-indepe…
We present the alternative topological twisting of N=4 Yang-Mills, in which the path integral is dominated not by instantons, but by flat connections of the COMPLEXIFIED gauge group. The theory is nontrivial on compact orientable four-manifolds with nonpositive Euler number, which are necessarily not simply connected. …
The axiomatic approach to parallel transport theory is partially discussed. Bijective correspondences between the sets of connections, (axiomatically defined) parallel transports, and transports along paths satisfying some additional conditions, are constructed. In particular, the equivalence between the concepts "conn…
Study evaluates topological contributions in massive SQCD on compact 4-manifolds.
problem Analyzing topological path integrals for massive SQCD with up to 3 massive hypermultiplets.
method Decouples hypermultiplets, evaluates massless limit, and merges singularities at Argyres-Douglas points. Uses mass expansions for P2 and K3. result Physical partition functions match mathematical results on Segre numbers of instanton moduli spaces.
The paper calculates the growth rates of billiard languages in hyperbolic polygons.
problem Computing the exponential growth rates of billiard languages in polygons.
method New methods relating to minimal tiling paths.
result Explicit computation of exponential growth rates for q even, and bounds for q odd. We present two different approaches to stochastic integration in frictionless model free financial mathematics. The first one is in the spirit of Itô's integral and based on a certain topology which is induced by the outer measure corresponding to the minimal superhedging price. The second one is based on the controlle…
Study the topology of stable vector fields and Lyapunov functions on R^n.
problem Topology of stable vector fields and Lyapunov functions on R^n.
method Differential topology, Lyapunov theory, and results on diffeomorphism groups of discs.
result Path-connected and simply connected spaces of stable vector fields for n≠4,5 and weakly contractible for n≤3.
The Kreck-Stolz s-invariant is a classic path-component invariant for the space and moduli space of positive scalar curvature metrics. It is an absolute (as opposed to relative) invariant, but this strength comes at the expense of being defined only under restrictive topological conditions. The aim of this paper is t…
Study loop ensembles on graphs, linking group theory and topology.
problem Understanding loop homotopy classes and homologies on graphs.
method Determined distributions of loop homotopy classes and homologies using the lower central series of the fundamental group.
result Distributions of loop homotopy classes and homologies defined by the lower central series of the fundamental group.
Study on geodesics in spacetime, proving properties of multiple maximizing paths.
problem Characterizing multiple maximizing geodesics in globally hyperbolic spacetimes.
method Analyzing topological properties of the locus of multiple maximizing geodesics.
result The set of multiple maximizing geodesics is locally contractible.
Study path spaces and their homology, extending loop products and coproducts.
problem Understanding the homology of path spaces in closed manifolds.
method Morse-Bott theory and homology operations.
result Complete computation of extended loop product and coproduct on spheres.
The abstract discusses the linear and smooth structures of mapping spaces.
problem The structure of mapping spaces in differential geometry.
method Proving diffeomorphisms and fibre bundle properties.
result Path spaces and base point preserving mapping spaces are Fréchet spaces.
A new slicing method speeds up sliced Wasserstein estimation.
problem Efficiently estimating sliced Wasserstein distance.
method Random-Path Projecting Direction (RPD) for fast sampling.
result RPSW and IWRPSW show favorable performance in training generative models.