arXiv research

We use Nathanson's $g$-adic representation of integers to relate metric properties of Cayley graphs of the integers with respect to various infinite generating sets $S$ to problems in additive number theory. If $S$ consists of all powers of a fixed integer $g$, we find explicit formulas for the smallest positive intege…

The paper finds virtual knots with specific unknotting indices.

Paper finds minimal number of curves in surface systems.

We classify the positive definite intersection forms that arise from smooth 4-manifolds with torsion-free homology bounded by positive integer surgeries on the right-handed trefoil. A similar, slightly less complete classification is given for the (2,5)-torus knot, and analogous results are obtained for integer surgeri…

Paper proves Fujimoto's conjecture for even m ≥ 4.

This paper explores how many positive integer surgeries on a knot produce a manifold rational homology cobordant to a lens space.

Surgery obstructions extended to integer homology spheres using Heegaard Floer homology.

Total torsion of 3D lines of curvature is an integer multiple of 2π.

We show that for each pair of positive integers g and n, there are infinitely many tunnel number one knots, whose exteriors contain an essential meridional surface of genus g, and with 2n boundary components. We also show that for each positive integer n, there are tunnel number one knots whose exteriors contain n disj…

We consider the class of integer rectifiable currents without boundary satisfying a positivity condition. We establish that these currents can be written as a linear superposition of graphs of finitely many functions with bounded variation.

We show that the twisted SL(2) skein algebra of a surface has a natural basis (the bracelets basis) that is positive, in the sense that the structure constants for multiplication are positive integers.

It is proved that the continuous bounded cohomology of SL_2(k) vanishes in all positive degrees whenever k is a non-Archimedean local field. This holds more generally for boundary-transitive groups of tree automorphisms and implies low degree vanishing for SL_2 over S-integers.

We compute the Dijkgraaf-Witten invariants of surfaces in terms of projective representations of groups. As an application we prove that the complex Dijkgraaf-Witten invariants of surfaces of positive genus are positive integers.

In 2006, Fock and Goncharov constructed a nice basis of the ring of regular functions on the moduli space of framed ${\rm PGL}_2$-local systems on a punctured surface $S$. The moduli space is birational to a cluster $\mathcal{X}$-variety, whose positive real points recover the enhanced Teichmüller space of $S$. Their b…

The study explores which sets of integers can be realized as the degrees of maps between manifolds.

Proves rational slopes characterize knot 5_2, except for integers.

Given a closed flat 3-torus $N$, for each $H>0$ and each non-negative integer $g$, we obtain area estimates for closed surfaces with genus $g$ and constant mean curvature $H$ embedded in $N$. This result contrasts with the theorem of Traizet [33], who proved that every flat 3-torus admits for every positive integer $g$…

The paper introduces a new filtration for knot invariants and proves the existence of nontrivial knots.

The crossing matrix of a braid on $N$ strands is the $N\times N$ integer matrix with zero diagonal whose $i,j$ entry is the algebraic number (positive minus negative) of crossings by strand $i$ over strand $j$ . When restricted to the subgroup of pure braids, this defines a homomorphism onto the additive subgroup of $N…

For any positive integer m and any dimension n, we show that any n-dimensional Hodge diamond with values in Z/mZ is attained by the Hodge numbers of an n-dimensional smooth complex projective variety. As a corollary, there are no polynomial relations among the Hodge numbers of n-dimensional smooth complex projective va…

For any positive integer $k$ and $p\in \{3,5,7\}$ we construct a link which has a direct summand $\mathbb{Z}/p^k\mathbb{Z}$ in its Khovanov cohomology.

A positive integer $m$ will be called a {\it finitistic order} for an element $γ$ of a group $Γ$ if there exist a finite group $G$ and a homomorphism $h:Γ\to G$ such that $h(γ)$ has order $m$ in $G$. It is shown that up to conjugacy, all but finitely many elements of a given finitely generated, torsion-free Kleinian gr…

A Sasakian structure on a manifold is called {\it positive} if its basic first Chern class can be represented by a positive (1,1)-form with respect to its transverse holomorphic CR-structure. We prove a theorem that says that every positive Sasakian structure can be deformed to a Sasakian structure whose metric has pos…

The $L^p$-cosine transform of an even, continuous function $f\in C_e(\Sn)$ is defined by: $$H(x)=\int_{\Sn}|\ip{x}ξ|^pf(ξ) dξ,\quad x\in {\R}^n.$$ It is shown that if $p$ is not an even integer then all partial derivatives of even order of $H(x)$ up to order $p+1$ (including $p+1$ if $p$ is an odd integer) exist and ar…

Conjecturally, the only knots in $S^3$ with non-integer surgeries producing Seifert fibered spaces are torus knots and cables of torus knots. In this paper, we make progress on the associated realization problem. Let $Y$ be a small Seifert fibered space arising by $p/q$-surgery on a knot in $S^3$, where $p/q$ is positi…

A polynomial f(t) with rational coefficients is strongly irreducible if f(t^k) is irreducible for all positive integers k. Likewise, two polynomials f and g are strongly coprime if f(t^k) and g(t^l) are relatively prime for all positive integers k and l. We provide some sufficient conditions for strong irreducibility a…

In this paper we prove that a complete noncompact manifold with nonnegative Ricci curvature has a trivial codimension one homology unless it is a split or flat normal bundle over a compact totally geodesic submanifold. In particular, we prove the conjecture that a complete noncompact manifold with positive Ricci curvat…

We prove that for each positive integer g, there exists a complete minimal surface of genus g that is properly embedded in three-dimensional euclidean space and that is asymptotic to the helicoid.

Let M be a 3-manifold (possibly with boundary). We show that, for any positive integer g, there exists an open nonempty set of metrics on M for each of which there are stable compact embedded minimal surfaces of genus g with arbitrarily large area. This extends the result of Colding and Minicozzi for g=1.

Let n be a positive integer. We provide a Khovanov homology proof of the following classical fact: If the closure of an n-strand braid is the n-component unlink, then the braid is trivial.

Study Betti and Hodge numbers of solvmanifolds from integer polynomials.

Researchers found infinite links with specific bridge positions.

A method for ranking items using distance-based learning from positive and unlabeled data.

Let $g_{EH}$ be the Eguchi-Hanson metric on the blow-up of $\mathbb{C}^2$ at the origin. In this paper we show that $mg_{EH}$ is not balanced for any positive integer $m$.

We show that for every positive integer n there is a simple closed curve in the plane (which can be taken infinitely differentiable and convex) which has exactly n inscribed squares.

Study proves existence of a specific type of flow in geometry.

We show that any non-minimal bridge decomposition of a torus knot is stabilized and that $n$-bridge decompositions of a torus knot are unique for any integer $n$. This implies that a knot in a bridge position is a torus knot if and only if there exists a torus containing the knot such that it intersects the bridge sphe…

We introduce the Schubert form a $3$-bridge link diagram, as a generalization of the Schubert normal form of a $3$-bridge link. It consists of a set of six positive integers, written as $\left( p/n,q/m,s/l\right)$, with some conditions and it is based on the concept of $3$-butterfly. Using the Schubert normal form of …

We construct knots in S^3 with Heegaard splittings of arbitrarily high distance, in any genus. As an application, for any positive integers t and b we find a tunnel number t knot in the three-sphere which has no (t,b)-decomposition.

We give lower bounds for the Gordian distance and the unknotting number of handlebody-knots by using Alexander biquandle colorings. We construct handlebody-knots with Gordian distance $n$ and unknotting number $n$ for any positive integer $n$.

Our earlier twisted-face-pairing construction showed how to modify an arbitrary orientation-reversing face-pairing on a faceted 3-ball in a mechanical way so that the quotient is automatically a closed, orientable 3-manifold. The modifications were, in fact, parametrized by a finite set of positive integers, arbitraril…

The study examines correlations of logarithms of integers at different scalings.

We introduce a class of k-potential submanifolds in pseudo-Euclidean spaces and prove that for an arbitrary positive integer k and an arbitrary nonnegative integer p, each N-dimensional Frobenius manifold can always be locally realized as an N-dimensional k-potential submanifold in ((k + 1) N + p)-dimensional pseudo-Eu…

We show the existence of uniformly bounded sequences of increasing numbers of orthonormal sections of powers $L^k$ of a positive holomorphic line bundle $L$ on a compact Kähler manifold $M$. In particular, we construct for each positive integer $k$, orthonormal sections $s^k_1,\dots,s^k_{n_k}$ in $H^0(M,L^k)$, $n_k\geβ…

Solves a special case of the Hurwitz problem for Riemann surfaces.

The study finds multiple maxima for eigenfunctions on positively curved spheres.

Let T be a torus of dimension at least k and M a T-manifold. M is a GKM_k-manifold if the action is equivariantly formal, has only isolated fixed points, and any k weights of the isotropy representation in the fixed points are linearly independent. In this paper we compute the cohomology rings with real and integer coe…

Knots and 4-manifolds linked via matrix kinking.