The paper defines and proves the existence of curves in Riemannian manifolds with prescribed angles to torse-forming vector fields.
problem Existence of curves with prescribed angles to torse-forming vector fields in Riemannian manifolds.
method Introducing the notion of a prescribed angle curve and proving its existence for torse-forming vector fields.
result Existence of prescribed angle curves in Riemannian manifolds associated with torse-forming vector fields.
Curve diffusion flow straightens curves with endpoints on intersecting lines.
problem Straightening open curves with endpoints on intersecting lines.
method Curve diffusion flow with mixed boundary conditions.
result The curve converges to a circular arc of the same length.
The paper studies prescribed angle surfaces in Riemannian manifolds with torse-forming vector fields.
problem Characterizing surfaces with prescribed angles in Riemannian geometry.
method Introducing and analyzing prescribed angle hypersurfaces associated with torse-forming vector fields.
result Classification of prescribed angle surfaces in 3D Riemannian manifolds.
We consider planar networks of three curves that meet at two junctions with prescribed equal angles, minimizing a combination of the elastic energy and the length functional. We prove existence and regularity of minimizers, and we show some properties of the minimal configurations.
Study of curves and surfaces in Riemannian spaces making a constant angle with a parallel transported direction.
problem Understanding geometric properties of curves and surfaces in Riemannian spaces.
method Developing a theoretical framework to study curves and surfaces by their angle with a parallel transported vector field.
result Surfaces making a constant angle with a parallel transported direction are extrinsically flat ruled surfaces.
Mean curvature flow converges to a translating soliton with prescribed contact angle.
problem Mean curvature flow with contact angle constraints in non-Euclidean settings.
method Existence proof using translating solitons and bounds on convexity and Ricci curvature.
result Graphical solutions converge to a translating soliton as time goes to infinity.
We show short-time existence for curves driven by curve diffusion flow with a prescribed contact angle α∈(0,π): The evolving curve has free boundary points, which are supported on a line and it satisfies a no-flux condition. The initial data are suitable curves of class W2γ with γ∈(23,2]. For …
Spherical quadrilaterals classified based on geometric properties.
problem Classifying spherical quadrilaterals up to isometry.
method Developing map and condition of genericity.
result Space of quadrilaterals with prescribed angles consists of finitely many open curves.
We study the prescribed mean curvature equation with a prescribed boundary contact angle condition in M×R where Mn is a Riemannian submanifold in Rn+1. The main purpose is to establish a priori gradient estimates for solutions, from which the long time existence of the solution are derived.
Reproves results on spherical metrics using parabolic bundles.
problem Existence and uniqueness of conformal spherical metrics with prescribed angles.
method Kobayashi-Hitchin correspondence for parabolic bundles.
result Reproves Troyanov and Luo-Tian's results.
Paper proves minimizing movements match smooth droplet flow in 3D.
problem Consistency of minimizing movements with smooth mean curvature flow.
method Proved minimizing movements coincide with smooth droplet flow.
result Minimizing movements and smooth mean curvature flow are consistent in 3D.
We use a variational principle to prove an existence and uniqueness theorem for planar weighted Delaunay triangulations (with non-intersecting site-circles) with prescribed combinatorial type and circle intersection angles. Such weighted Delaunay triangulations may be interpreted as images of hyperbolic polyhedra with …
Characterizes representations for complex projective structures with specific branch data.
problem Understanding representations of surface groups as holonomy of complex projective structures.
method Computing holonomies for spherical metrics and affine structures with prescribed conical angles.
result Computed holonomies for spherical metrics and affine structures with specific conical angles.
Shows smoothness of varifolds with specific boundary angles.
problem Regularity of varifolds with prescribed contact angles.
method Analyzes varifolds with bounded first variation and prescribed contact angles, proving smoothness.
result Support of varifold is a C1,γ hypersurface near the boundary. Study proves existence of weak mean curvature flow with contact angle.
problem Existence of weak mean curvature flow with prescribed contact angle.
method Compactness theorem for varifolds and Ilmanen's regularization extended to capillarity.
result Existence of weak mean curvature flow with contact angle for general θ. In this paper we study nonparametric mean curvature type flows in M×R which are represented as graphs (x,u(x,t)) over a domain in a Riemannian manifold M with prescribed contact angle. The speed of u is the mean curvature speed minus an admissible function ψ(x,u,Du). Long time existence and unif…
Investigates polar tangential angles of curves and their monotonicity.
problem Behavior of polar tangential angles of plane curves.
method Proof of monotonicity for certain curves of monotone curvature.
result Nonexistence results for an obstacle problem involving free elasticae.
In his paper "Shapes of Polyhedra and Triangulations of the Sphere", Thurston found that the set of shapes of convex polyhedra with prescribed cone-deficits has a complex hyperbolic structure. Inspired by his work, this paper studies the set of shapes of centrally symmetric octahedra with prescribed cone-deficits. We s…
Unified method visualizes curvature on curves and surfaces.
problem Visualizing curvature on planar curves and surfaces of revolution.
method Tangential angle parameterization.
result Clear, consistent visualizations without arbitrary parameter tuning.
Proves existence and uniqueness of metrics with negative curvature and singularities on compact surfaces.
problem Existence and uniqueness of conformal metrics with negative curvature and singularities.
method Proves existence and uniqueness of conformal metrics with negative curvature and singularities on compact surfaces.
result Existence and uniqueness of conformal metrics with negative curvature and singularities on compact surfaces.
We show that for given four points on the sphere and prescribed angles at these points, which are not multiples of 2π, the number of metrics of curvature 1 having conic singularities with these angles at these points is finite.
New approach to prescribing Gaussian curvature on spheres with conical singularities.
problem Prescribing Gaussian curvature on the 2-sphere with conical singularities.
method Variational methods not relying on Moser-Trudinger inequality, plus precompactness theorem.
result Sufficient conditions for a positive function to be the Gaussian curvature of a conformal conical metric.
We introduce the class of perturbed right-angled Artin groups. These are constructed by gluing Bieri double groups into standard right-angled Artin groups. As a first application of this construction we obtain families of CAT(0) groups containing finitely presented subgroups which are not of type FP3, and h…
Optical interpretation of Euler's angle problem for caustics of light rays.
problem Euler's angle problem for caustics of light rays.
method Optical interpretation of intrinsic equations and study of caustics.
result Characterization of curves under specific conditions and novel pantograph equations.
Smooth curves with specific curvature can be closely approximated.
problem Approximating smooth curves with prescribed curvature.
method Application of h-principle to C1-dense approximation of curves. result Existence of C∞ knots with prescribed curvature. We establish the short-time existence of the Ricci flow on surfaces with a finite number of conic points, all with cone angle between 0 and 2π, where the cone angles remain fixed or change in some smooth prescribed way. For the angle-preserving flow we prove long-time existence and convergence. When the Troyanov angl…
The paper constructs surfaces with prescribed mean curvature in a specific space.
problem Finding surfaces with a given mean curvature in a particular geometric space.
method Phase plane analysis to construct entire rotational graphs and catenoid-type surfaces.
result Classification result for surfaces with linearly prescribed mean curvature.
Sharp inequalities for curved surfaces and cones.
problem Optimizing areas in nonpositively curved spaces.
method Proving inequalities for disks and triangles in cones.
result Minimal area properties for specific shapes in cones.
Study circle patterns and polyhedral surfaces in hyperbolic ends, proving manifold properties.
problem Understanding the space of complex projective structures on surfaces with circle patterns.
method Analyzing ideal polyhedral surfaces in hyperbolic ends, proving manifold properties and Lagrangian immersions.
result The space of complex projective structures on surfaces with circle patterns is a manifold of dimension 6g-6.
In this article we give a criterion for the existence of a metric of curvature 1 on a 2-sphere with n conical singularities of prescribed angles 2πϑ1,…,2πϑn and non-coaxial holonomy. Such a necessary and sufficient condition is expressed in terms of linear inequalities in $\vartheta_1,\dot…
We establish a connection between capillary floating in neutral equilibrium and the billiard ball problem. This allows us to reduce the question of floating in neutral equilibrium at any orientation with a prescribed contact angle for infinite homogeneous cylinders to a question about billiard caustics for their orthog…
A Euclidean (or hyperbolic) circle packing on a closed triangulated surface with prescribed inversive distance is locally determined by its cone angles. We prove this by applying a variational principle.
Embedding right-angled Artin groups in mapping class groups of nonorientable surfaces.
problem Embedding right-angled Artin groups in mapping class groups for nonorientable surfaces.
method Proving embedding for finite full subgraphs and some non-full subgraphs of curve graphs.
result Existence of non-full subgraphs that can be embedded in mapping class groups.
Solves Jenkins-Serrin problem in 3-manifolds with Killing vector fields.
problem Minimal surface equation in 3-manifolds with Killing vector fields.
method Riemannian submersion, divergence lines, maximum principles.
result Existence and uniqueness of minimal surfaces under specific conditions.
Classification of surfaces with prescribed mean curvature in Heisenberg space and SL2(R).
problem Surfaces with prescribed mean curvature in Heisenberg space and SL2(R).
method Classification result for rotational surfaces with prescribed mean curvature.
result Existence of embedded tori as counterexamples to the Alexandrov problem.
We develop an analogy between right-angled Artin groups and mapping class groups through the geometry of their actions on the extension graph and the curve graph respectively. The central result in this paper is the fact that each right-angled Artin group acts acylindrically on its extension graph. From this result we …
The paper studies mean curvature flow with contact angles in high-dimensional cylinders.
problem Mean curvature flow with prescribed contact angles in a high-dimensional cylinder.
method Derives uniform-in-time gradient bounds and presents a trichotomy result for asymptotic behavior.
result The solution converges to a translating solution with positive speed when a specific condition is met.
Survey on metrics with conic singularities on Riemann surfaces.
problem Conformal metrics with conic singularities on Riemann surfaces.
method Study of metrics with constant positive curvature and conic singularities.
result Simplified proofs for interesting cases, including those by C. L. Chai, C. S Lin, and C. L. Wang.
Paper explores folding patterns of curved creases preserving their geometric properties.
problem Investigating rigid-ruling folding motions of curved crease-rule patterns.
method Deriving conditions for rigid-ruling foldability and analyzing combinations of creases.
result Constant fold-angle creases are only compatible with other constant fold-angle creases.
Study on surfaces with conical singularities and geodesic boundaries, deriving existence results.
problem Existence of conformal metrics with prescribed Gaussian curvature on surfaces with conical singularities and geodesic boundaries.
method Variational argument to derive existence results for surfaces with at least two boundary components.
result First result in this setting for surfaces with conical singularities of both positive and negative orders.
We prove that there exist solutions for a non-parametric capillary problem in a wide class of Riemannian manifolds endowed with a Killing vector field. In other terms, we prove the existence of Killing graphs with prescribed mean curvature and prescribed contact angle along its boundary. These results may be useful for…
Researchers solved a geometry paradox for creased tubes.
problem Resolving the paradox of Gaussian curvature in creased tubes.
method Calculated Gaussian curvature in terms of rate of change of solid angle, dependent on fold angle and curvature.
result Gaussian curvature is zero overall despite the surface being doubly-curved.
We consider an evolving plane curve with two endpoints that can move freely on the x-axis with generating constant contact angles. We discuss the asymptotic behavior of global-in-time solutions when the evolution of this plane curve is governed by area-preserving curvature flow equation. The main result shows that an…
The study sets limits on dihedral angles of large hyperbolic polyhedra.
problem Establishing bounds on dihedral angles of hyperbolic Coxeter polyhedra.
method Developed a constructive procedure for Coxeter polyhedra with prescribed dihedral angles.
result Classification of ADEG-polyhedra with specific dihedral angles and no disjoint facets.
Curves inscribe rectangles with positive area.
problem Finding angles for inscribing rectangles within Jordan curves.
method Proving existence of a subset of angles with measure at least A/R^2.
result Angles inscribing rectangles have measure at least A/R^2.
The geometric Cauchy problem for a class of surfaces in a pseudo-Riemannian manifold of dimension 3 is to find the surface which contains a given curve with a prescribed tangent bundle along the curve. We consider this problem for constant negative Gauss curvature surfaces (pseudospherical surfaces) in Euclidean 3-spac…
In this paper we classify certain special ruled surfaces in R3 under the general theorem of characterization of constant angle surfaces. We study the tangent developable and conical surfaces from the point of view the constant angle property. Moreover, the natural extension to normal and binormal constant angle sur…
Proves existence of planar curves with specific curvature.
problem Existence of planar closed curves with prescribed curvature.
method Variational methods, adding a parameter, monotonicity trick.
result Existence of planar closed curves with prescribed curvature for some curvature functions.