Study rigid classes on hyperkahler manifolds, showing general ones are rigid.
problem Characterize rigid classes on compact hyperkahler manifolds.
method Analyze eigenvectors of hyperbolic automorphisms and use BBF form.
result General parabolic classes on hyperkahler manifolds are rigid.
Explicit presentations found for asymptotically rigid mapping class groups.
problem Understanding the structure of asymptotically rigid mapping class groups.
method Using a graph of groups structure, we compute explicit presentations.
result Computed explicit presentations for asymptotically rigid mapping class groups of surfaces.
Quantum representations of mapping class groups are locally rigid at prime levels.
problem Locally rigid properties of quantum representations of mapping class groups.
method Proving local rigidity for Fibonacci representations of mapping class groups at prime levels.
result Local rigidity of Fibonacci representations of mapping class groups at prime levels.
Study automorphism groups of Artin groups, proving rigidity and classification results.
problem Understanding the structure and automorphisms of Artin groups.
method Computed automorphism groups of intersection graphs, deduced rigidity and classification results.
result Computation of outer automorphism groups and other rigidity properties.
Proves rigidity of SU(2) and SO(3) quantum representations at prime levels.
problem Quantum representations of mapping class groups at prime levels.
method Ocneanu rigidity of modular categories and harmonic representatives in Hodge theory.
result Rigidity of SU(2) and SO(3) quantum representations at all prime levels for closed surfaces of genus at least 7.
New groups are hyperbolic and rigid in mapping class groups.
problem Understanding the structure of Veech groups in mapping class groups.
method Showed that Veech groups are hierarchically hyperbolic and quasi-isometrically rigid.
result Veech groups are hierarchically hyperbolic and quasi-isometrically rigid.
Rigidity of mapping class group on surfaces with punctures.
problem Studying the rigidity of mapping class groups on surfaces with punctures.
method Analyzing the relative automorphism group of the SL(2, C)-character variety, fixing monodromies along punctures.
result The relative automorphism group is a finite extension of the mapping class group and rigid.
We establish orbit equivalence rigidity for any ergodic, essentially free and measure-preserving action on a standard Borel space with a finite positive measure of the mapping class group for a compact orientable surface with higher complexity. We prove similar rigidity results for a finite direct product of mapping cl…
Proof that specific groups are quasi-isometrically rigid.
problem Quasi-isometric rigidity of specific groups.
method Proof of quasi-isometric rigidity for Kleinian and three-manifold groups.
result Finitely generated Kleinian and three-manifold groups are quasi-isometrically rigid.
Study mapping class groups on CAT(0) cube complexes.
problem Asymptotically rigid mapping class groups of infinitely-punctured surfaces.
method Introduced CAT(0) cube complexes and determined their properties.
result Determined CAT(0) properties of cube complexes.
New rigidity found for 3D warped product domains.
problem Finding rigidity conditions for warped product domains.
method Developed scalar curvature rigidity for a general class of domains.
result Identified domains satisfying a boundary condition analogous to logarithmic concavity.
New findings extend rigidity results to broader classes of manifolds.
problem Extending rigidity results to non-warped product spaces.
method Establishing rigidity theorems for manifolds conformal to those with nonnegative curvature.
result New families of manifolds exhibit scalar-mean rigidity.
The study examines the rigidity of mapping class groups under large powers of twists.
problem Quasi-isometric rigidity of mapping class groups under large powers of twists.
method Analyzing quotients of mapping class groups by large powers of Dehn twists, using techniques from hierarchically hyperbolic spaces.
result Quasi-isometric rigidity and small automorphism groups of the studied quotients.
Study on finiteness properties of handlebody mapping class groups.
problem Understanding finiteness properties of asymptotically rigid handlebody groups.
method Introduced asymptotically rigid mapping class groups and determined their finiteness properties based on the space of ends of handlebodies.
result Homology of these groups coincides with stable homology of handlebody groups in some cases.
Flexible metrics found on a genus 2 surface.
problem Identifying non-rigid hyperbolic cone metrics on a genus 2 surface.
method Using a theorem by Erlandsson, Leininger, and Sadanand.
result Nine mapping class group orbits of non-rigid metrics found.
I use local differential geometric techniques to prove that the algebraic cycles in certain extremal homology classes in Hermitian symmetric spaces are either rigid (i.e., deformable only by ambient motions) or quasi-rigid (roughly speaking, foliated by rigid subvarieties in a nontrivial way). These rigidity results ha…
Random quotients of mapping class groups have rigid properties.
problem Rigidity of random quotients of mapping class groups.
method Generalization of Ivanov's theorem and use of hierarchically hyperbolic groups.
result Automorphisms and commensurators of random quotients coincide with the groups themselves.
Paper proves rigidity of de-Sitter tori with conical singularities.
problem Global rigidity of de-Sitter tori with singularities.
method Introduced constant curvature Lorentzian surfaces with conical singularities and proved rigidity via topological dynamics.
result De-Sitter tori with a single singularity are determined by their lightlike bi-foliation.
The paper proves rigidity theorems for Type II singularities in Lagrangian flows.
problem Understanding Type II singularities in Lagrangian flows with zero Maslov class.
method Rigidity theorems for blow-up limits of Type II singularities.
result Generalized previous results from 2D to arbitrary dimensions.
Paper proves rigidity for Einstein metrics in high dimensions.
problem Einstein metrics on high-dimensional manifolds.
method Liouville type rigidity result for asymptotically hyperbolic metrics.
result Established a rigidity theorem for d≥5. The study proves super-rigidity of Gromov's random monster group for various types of groups.
problem Super-rigidity of Gromov's random monster group in various group types.
method Proof of morphisms having finite image and introduction of hereditary super-rigidity.
result Gromov's random monster group has super-rigidity and hereditary super-rigidity with respect to certain groups.
Profinite rigidity studied for algebraic fibring of groups.
problem Profinite rigidity of groups through algebraic fibring.
method Introducing TAP groups and proving algebraic fibring is a profinite property.
result Algebraic fibring is a profinite property for LERF groups.
The paper explores conditions for topological rigidity in quotients of the Davis complex.
problem Understanding when quotients of the Davis complex are topologically rigid.
method Analyzing quotients of the Davis complex of right-angled Coxeter groups and conditions on defining graphs.
result Introduction of infinitely many infinite topologically rigid subclasses.
Totally geodesic subvarieties in moduli space are locally rigid.
problem Understanding rigidity of subvarieties in moduli space.
method General rigidity result for orbifold maps to moduli space.
result Covering constructions and totally geodesic subvarieties are locally rigid.
New examples of rigid Lie foliations with dense leaves found.
problem Infinitesimal rigidity of Lie foliations with dense leaves.
method Construction of specific Lie foliations.
result First examples of infinitesimally rigid Riemannian foliations with dense leaves.
We propose a unified computational framework for the problem of deformation and rigidity of submanifolds in a homogeneous space under geometric constraint. A notion of 1-rigidity of a submanifold under admissible deformations is introduced. It measures how a deformation deviates from a one parameter family of motions u…
We prove vanishing results for the generalized Miller-Morita-Mumford classes of some smooth bundles whose fiber is a closed manifold that supports a nonpositively curved Riemannian metric. We also find, under some extra conditions, that the vertical tangent bundle is topologically rigid.
New rigidity results for warped product domains.
problem Scalar curvature rigidity of domains in warped products.
method Developed a new connection on a twisted spinor bundle and associated Dirac operator.
result Obtained Llarull type scalar curvature rigidity for a general class of domains in a warped product.
The paper proves rigidity for submanifolds in warped product manifolds.
problem Rigidity of submanifolds in warped product manifolds.
method Dihedral extremality and rigidity theorem for submanifolds with polyhedral boundary.
result Dihedral rigidity results for hyperbolic polyhedra in flat warped product spaces.
We show that the mapping class group of a compact orientable surface with higher complexity has the following extreme rigidity in the sense of measure equivalence: if the mapping class group is measure equivalent to a discrete group, then they are commensurable up to finite kernel. Moreover, we describe all lattice emb…
The study finds sparse sets that uniquely determine metrics on negatively curved manifolds.
problem Determining metrics on negatively curved manifolds using spectral data.
method Analyzing conjugacy classes and marked length spectra.
result Sparse sets exist that uniquely determine metrics on negatively curved manifolds.
Proofs non-realizability of mapping class group via homeomorphisms, resolves Thurston's conjecture.
problem Non-realizability of mapping class group via homeomorphisms
method Short and elementary proof, rigidity results for actions on Euclidean spaces
result Proof of non-realizability of mapping class group via homeomorphisms
Study on rigidity and characterization of generalized quasi-Einstein manifolds.
problem Rigidity and characterization of generalized quasi-Einstein manifolds.
method Analytical and geometric methods, including rigidity results and potential function analysis.
result Characterization of manifolds conformal to Euclidean space and explicit examples.
In this paper we study the variability and rigidity of secondary characteristic classes which arise from flat connections on a manifold. Considering the connection as a Lie-algebra valued one-form, we study the characteristic map from Lie algebra cohomology to de Rham cohomology of the manifold, and prove that if the L…
We show that finite index subgroups of the handlebody group are rigid in their ambient mapping class group: any injective map of a finite index subgroup of the genus g handlebody group into the genus g mapping class group is conjugation by a mapping class group element. On the other hand, we construct an injection …
Study on Einstein manifolds linking stability and rigidity.
problem Einstein manifold rigidity and stability.
method Review of linear and dynamical stability, scalar curvature rigidity.
result Relation between stability and rigidity of Einstein manifolds.
Rigidity theorem for curved manifolds with boundary.
problem Proving that certain curved manifolds are uniquely determined by their lens data.
method Analyzing lens data and using properties of Anosov type metrics.
result Local lens rigidity holds for negatively-curved manifolds and metrics of Anosov type.
The paper explores rigidity in conformal submersions and quasi-Einstein manifolds.
problem Understanding rigidity in conformal submersions and quasi-Einstein manifolds.
method Employing techniques involving conformal submersions to establish rigidity results.
result Established rigidity results for a class of closed quasi-Einstein manifolds with λ > 0.
Aramayona and Leininger have provided a "finite rigid subset" X(Σ) of the curve complex C(Σ) of a surface Σ=Σgn, characterized by the fact that any simplicial injection X(Σ)→C(Σ) is induced by a unique element of the mapping class group Mod(Σ). In this…
Let M be a compact manifold with boundary. In this paper, we discuss some rigidity theorems of metrics in a same conformal class that fixes the boundary and satisfy certain integral conditions on the the scalar curvatures and the mean curvatures on the boundary. No condition on the first eigenvalues of operators is nee…
Study approximate marked length spectrum rigidity in non-positively curved groups.
problem Approximate rigidity of marked length spectra in non-positively curved groups.
method Compare marked length spectra of isometric actions of groups with non-positively curved features.
result Supremum of quotient of marked length spectra is approximately determined by restricted spectra.
New rigidity results for complex and quaternionic moment-angle manifolds.
problem Equivariant topological rigidity of complex and quaternionic moment-angle manifolds.
method Reduction to equivariant rigidity of quasitoric (or quoric) quotients and principal bundles.
result Full equivariant rigidity for manifolds with four-dimensional quoric quotients and primary rigidity for higher dimensions.
This paper has three parts. The first part is a general introduction to rigidity and to rigid actions of mapping class group actions on various spaces. In the second part, we describe in detail four rigidity results that concern actions of mapping class groups on spaces of foliations and of laminations, namely, Thursto…
Let X=G/P be cominuscule rational homogeneous variety. (Equivalently, X admits the structure of a compact Hermitian symmetric space.) We say a Schubert class [S] is Schur rigid if the only irreducible subvarieties Y of X with homology class [Y] = r [S], for an integer r, are Schubert varieties. Robles and The identifie…
Rigidity shown for spherical product Ricci solitons.
problem Characterizing Ricci solitons on spherical products.
method Ricci flow analysis on S2imesS2 and S2imesN. result Isolated rigidity of S2imesS2 as a shrinking Ricci soliton. New equations for rigid body motion on infinite-dimensional spaces of operators.
problem Integrating rigid body dynamics on infinite-dimensional spaces of operators.
method Introducing pseudo-Riemannian metrics and adapting classical integrability theory.
result Existence of geodesics and integrals of motion for the rigid body equations.
The paper examines rigidity of metric constructions in Wasserstein spaces.
problem Isometric rigidity of metric constructions in Wasserstein spaces.
method Analyzes spaces like Hilbert, rays, half-cylinders, and spherical suspensions.
result Different spaces exhibit varying levels of isometric rigidity in Wasserstein spaces.
Study Poisson boundaries of building lattices and generalize rigidity results.
problem Understanding Poisson boundaries of building lattices and their rigidity properties.
method Proved Poisson boundaries and used them to generalize rigidity results.
result Generalized rigidity results for morphisms and cocycles from lattices in buildings to groups with negative curvature.