Geometrically describes polygon space cohomology rules.
problem Understanding cohomology of polygon spaces.
method Two geometrically meaningful presentations of cup product rules.
result Simple rules for cup product in polygon spaces.
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New property: polygons have a fixed dimension regardless of ambient space dimensions.
problem Understanding the dimension of polygon moduli spaces.
method Generalizing the square bending example to polygons of arbitrary edge lengths.
result There are only finitely many moduli spaces of polygons with given edge lengths, even as ambient dimension increases.
Maps complex plane polynomials to light-like polygons in Einstein Universe.
problem Mapping between complex plane polynomials and light-like polygons.
method Constructs geometric homeomorphism between moduli spaces.
result Found minimal Lagrangian maps between ideal polygons.
We prove diffeomorphisms of polygonal linkage moduli spaces to Euclidean spaces.
problem Moduli spaces of self-avoiding polygonal linkages and configurations.
method Construct Lyapunov-Reeb functions to show diffeomorphisms.
result Moduli spaces are diffeomorphic to Euclidean spaces.
In this paper, certain natural and elementary polygonal objects in Euclidean space, {\it the stable polygons}, are introduced, and the novel moduli spaces ${\bfmit M}_{{\bf r}, ε}$ of stable polygons are constructed as complex analytic spaces. Quite unexpectedly, these new moduli spaces are shown to be projective and i…
In this paper, we study the symplectic volume of the moduli space of polygons by using Witten's formula. We propose to use this volume as a measure for the flexibility of a polygon with fixed side-lengths. The main result of our is that among all the Spherical and Euclidean polygons with fixed perimeter the regular one…
Study Euler and Chern classes of tautological line bundles on polygon moduli spaces.
problem Understanding topological properties of flexible polygon configurations.
method Analyzing tautological line bundles and their classes on moduli spaces.
result Interpretation of intersection numbers as signed counts of triangular configurations.
Study the space of simple polygons and their moduli.
problem Understanding the space of simple polygons and their moduli.
method Local and global descriptions of S(n) and M(n) using Morse theory and asymptotic analysis.
result Completely described S(4) and M(4) using a topological Morse function.
The geometric, topological, and symplectic properties of moduli spaces (spaces of configurations modulo rotations and translations) of polygonal linkages have been studied by Kapovich, Millson, and Kamiyama, et. al. One can form a polygonal linkage by taking two free linkages and identifying initial and terminal vertic…
Study of self-dual polygons in higher dimensions, including explicit constructions and dimension calculations.
problem Understanding self-dual polygons in projective spaces of higher dimensions.
method Explicit construction and dimension calculation of moduli spaces of self-dual polygons.
result Provides the dimension of the moduli space for specific cases of n and m.
The study counts non-crossing permutations on surfaces of any genus.
problem Counting non-crossing permutations on surfaces of any genus.
method Polygon diagrams and arc diagrams are used to represent non-crossing permutations. The count of these diagrams exhibits interesting polynomial behavior, with leading coefficients related to intersection numbers on moduli spaces.
result The count of polygon diagrams is almost polynomial in the number of points, with leading coefficients related to intersection numbers on moduli spaces.
Consider the moduli space of parabolic Higgs bundles (E,Φ) of rank two on CP^1 such that the underlying holomorphic vector bundle for the parabolic vector bundle E is trivial. It is equipped with the natural involution defined by (E,Φ)\mapsto (E,-Φ). We study the fixed point locus of this involution. In [GM], this modu…
Operads help quantify polygon spaces, proving dimensions equal.
problem Quantifying the moduli space of spatial polygons.
method Constructing morphisms of operads and .
result Proved in general setting.
Study geometrically characterizes piecewise circular curves with decreasing curvature.
problem Characterizing piecewise circular curves with decreasing curvature.
method Introducing moduli spaces and relating them to Legendrian polygons.
result Proves the moduli space contains a connected component homeomorphic to the Fock-Goncharov space of positive flags.
Starting by a simple game as a combinatorial data, we build up a cell complex , whose construction resembles combinatorics of the permutohedron. The cell complex proves to be a combinatorial manifold; we call it the \textit{ simple game induced manifold.} By some motivations coming from polygonal linkages, w…
We prove that, among the polygons in a punctured disc with fixed angles, the perimeter is minimized by the polygon with an inscribed horocycle centered at the puncture. We generalize this to a disc with a cone point and to an annulus with a geodesic boundary component and a complete end. Then we apply this result to de…
Moduli spaces of planar polygonal linkages admit a cell structure which can be realized as a surgery on the permutohedron. We present a 3D visualization of the result of the surgery for all types of non-degenerate pentagonal linkages.
We study the moduli spaces of polygons in R^2 and R^3, identifying them with subquotients of 2-Grassmannians using a symplectic version of the Gel'fand-MacPherson correspondence. We show that the bending flows defined by Kapovich-Millson arise as a reduction of the Gel'fand-Cetlin system on the Grassmannian, and with t…
It is known that the space of convex polygons in the Euclidean plane with fixed normals, up to homotheties and translations, endowed with the area form, is isometric to a hyperbolic polyhedron. In this note we show a class of convex polygons in the Lorentzian plane such that their moduli space, if the normals are fixed…
Formula connects length and correlation functions via ghost polygons and Poisson bracket.
problem Understanding functions on moduli spaces of Anosov representations.
method Introduced ghost polygons and ghost algebra to compute Poisson bracket.
result Stability of length and correlation functions under Poisson bracket.
Alexander self-dual complexes yield smooth compactifications of with explicit Chow rings.
problem Understanding the structure of moduli spaces using Alexander self-dual complexes.
method Explicit description of Chow rings, computation of Chern classes and intersection numbers.
result Derivation of a recursion for intersection numbers in ASD compactifications.
We prove the existence of complete minimal surfaces of genus g>1 which minimize the total curvature for their genus. Our method is first to identify this (Weierstrass high dimensional period) problem with the problem of finding a particular type of polygonal arc in the complex domain: the arc alternates between horizon…
We study the symplectic geometry of the moduli spaces $M_r=M_r(\s^3)$ of closed n-gons with fixed side-lengths in the 3-sphere. We prove that these moduli spaces have symplectic structures obtained by reduction of the fusion product of conjugacy classes in SU(2), denoted , by the diagonal conjugation action …
New dynamical approach defines symmedian as hyperbolic barycenter.
problem Understanding symmedian properties in hyperbolic geometry.
method Developed a new dynamical coordinatization.
result Symmedian point acts as hyperbolic barycenter.
Moduli Spaces of Embedded Constant Mean Curvature Surfaces with Few Ends and Special Symmetrymath.DG
We give necessary conditions on complete embedded \cmc surfaces with three or four ends subject to reflection symmetries. The respective submoduli spaces are two-dimensional varieties in the moduli spaces of general \cmc surfaces. We characterize fundamental domains of our \cmc surfaces by associated great circle polyg…
We define a new homology theory we call symbol homology by using decorated moduli spaces of Whitney polygons. By decorating different types of moduli spaces we obtain different flavors of this homology theory together with morphisms between them. Each of these flavors encodes the properties of a different type of Heega…
We compute the volumes of the eigenform loci in the moduli space of genus two Abelian differentials. From this, we obtain asymptotic formulas for counting closed billiards paths in certain L-shaped polygons with barriers.
We consider the problem of finding the probability that a random triangle is obtuse, which was first raised by Lewis Caroll. Our investigation leads us to a natural correspondence between plane polygons and the Grassmann manifold of 2-planes in real -space proposed by Allen Knutson and Jean-Claude Hausmann. This cor…
Paper finds shortest geodesic paths on hyperbolic surfaces.
problem Finding the shortest geodesic paths on hyperbolic surfaces.
method Analyzes genus g hyperbolic surfaces to find minimal length geodesics.
result Minimal geodesic length is realized by a specific polygon.
We construct and study a natural homeomorphism between the moduli space of polynomial cubic differentials of degree d on the complex plane and the space of projective equivalence classes of oriented convex polygons with d+3 vertices. This map arises from the construction of a complete hyperbolic affine sphere with pres…
Connected components of the moduli spaces of Abelian differentials with prescribed singularitiesmath.GT
Consider the moduli space of pairs (C,w) where C is a smooth compact complex curve of a given genus and w is a holomorphic 1-form on C with a given list of multiplicities of zeroes. We describe connected components of this space. This classification is important in the study of dynamics of interval exchange transformat…
We study the symplectic geometry of the moduli space of closed n-gons with fixed side-lengths in hyperbolic 3-space. We prove that these moduli spaces have a symplectic structure coming from Poisson Lie theory. We construct completely integrable systems on these moduli spaces by bending n-gons along their diagonals. Th…
Mirzakhani connects earthquake and Teichmuller flows on surfaces.
problem Understanding the relationship between earthquake and Teichmuller flows.
method Geometric account of connections between flows, avoiding technical prerequisites.
result Mirzakhani's theorem relating earthquake and Teichmuller flows.
Moduli spaces of doubly periodic monopoles, also called monopole walls or monowalls, are hyperkähler; thus, when four-dimensional, they are self-dual gravitational instantons. We find all monowalls with lowest number of moduli. Their moduli spaces can be identified, on the one hand, with Coulomb branches of five-dimens…
Lecture notes introduce Abelian differentials and their flat surfaces, focusing on families and Teichmüller dynamics.
problem Study of Abelian differentials and their geometric properties.
method Associate flat surfaces to Abelian differentials and analyze their families under action.
result Properties of orbit of Abelian differentials under Teichmüller dynamics.
Holomorphic curves in moduli spaces are quasi-isometrically immersed.
problem Understanding the geometric properties of holomorphic curves in moduli spaces.
method Analyzing the quasi-isometric immersion of holomorphic maps from hyperbolic surfaces to moduli spaces.
result Holomorphic curves are quasi-isometrically immersed with parameters depending on surface and moduli space properties.
The volumes of strata of Abelian or quadratic differentials play an important role in the study of dynamics on flat surfaces, related to dynamics in polygonal billiards. This article reviews all known ways to compute volumes in the quadratic case and provides explicit values of volumes of the strata of meromorphic quad…
Study of polynomial almost-complex curves in a specific space.
problem Understanding polynomial almost-complex curves in a particular geometric space.
method Analyzing solutions to the g2 affine Toda field equations with polynomial holomorphic sextic differentials.
result The asymptotic boundary of the curves forms a polygon with an annihilator property related to a G2' invariant metric.
Survey explores translation surfaces from geometric and topological perspectives.
problem Underutilized aspects of translation surfaces in dynamical viewpoint.
method Equivalent definitions, moduli spaces, period map, holonomy map.
result Highlights foundational, yet underrated, aspects of translation surfaces theory.
Pseudotropical curvesmath.AG
Generalizes tropical curves by relaxing integrality and rationality requirements.
problem Existence and uniqueness of pseudotropical curves.
method Interpretation as critical points of a quadratic functional, dual polygons, intersection theory.
result Existence and uniqueness of pseudotropical curves established.
A hex sphere is a singular Euclidean sphere with four cone points whose cone angles are (integer) multiples of but less than . We prove that the Moduli space of hex spheres of unit area is homeomorphic to the the space of similarity classes of Voronoi polygons in the Euclidean plane. This result give…
Constructs combinatorial 2D topological field theories from cyclic A-infinity algebras.
problem Developing a combinatorial framework for 2D topological field theories.
method Using triangulations and polygonal decompositions, constructing cochains on a CW complex.
result Existence of combinatorial 2D topological field theories based on cyclic A-infinity algebras.
We consider the moduli space M_r of polygons with fixed side lengths in five-dimensional eucledian space. We analyze the local structure of its singularities and exhibit a real-analytic equivalence between M_r and a weighted quotient of the n-fold product of the quaternionic projective line HP^1 by the diagonal PSL(2,H…
Bounds on intersection number for right-angled triangles.
problem Estimating intersection numbers in Teichmüller spaces.
method Analyzing moduli spaces of translation surfaces and Teichmüller discs.
result Sharp bounds on KVol function for specific Teichmüller discs.
New methods classify convex lattice polygons for affine dimers.
problem Not all convex lattice polygons are characteristic polygons of affine dimers.
method General constructions and algorithm for finding affine dimers with prescribed polygons.
result All lattice triangles, generalised parallelograms, and polygons of genus at most two admit an affine dimer.
Fixed angles of convex polygons lead to combinatorially rich polytopes.
problem Understanding the structure of convex polygons with fixed vertex angles.
method Combining combinatorial and geometric approaches, including dual polytopes and Schwarz-Christoffel maps.
result Fixed-angles polytopes are dual to cyclic polytopes under certain conditions.
The pentagram map's limit point is related to infinitesimal perturbations of polygons.
problem Understanding the limit point of the pentagram map and its relation to polygon perturbations.
method Interpreting Glick's operator as the infinitesimal monodromy of a polygon.
result Glick's operator measures the extent to which a perturbed polygon does not close up.
The paper explores centroaffine geometry of polygons and their duals.
problem Understanding centroaffine dual pairs of spatial polygons.
method Defining centroaffine dual pairs and proving properties of polygon duals.
result Constant curvature polygons are dual to planar polygons.