We construct normal rationally connected varieties (of arbitrarily large dimension) not containing any smooth rational curves.
This paper completes the classification of certain surface singularities with rational homology disk smoothings.
problem Classifying surface singularities with rational homology disk smoothings.
method Study of configurations of rational curves on projective rational surfaces.
result There is a unique rational homology disk smoothing component except in the cases of an obvious symmetry of the resolution dual graph.
Classifies Fano varieties with large pseudoindex and non-free rational curves.
problem Classifying Fano varieties with specific properties.
method Extremal contractions and classification of varieties.
result Complete classification of Fano n-folds with pseudoindex at least n−2 and Picard number greater than one. A conjecture about rational curves' formal principle and convergence proved for Goursat type families.
problem Formal principle and convergence for rational curves of Goursat type.
method Natural ODEs and Cartan connections constructed by Doubrov-Komrakov-Morimoto.
result The conjecture is proved for rational curves of Goursat type.
Solves open problems on curved projective varieties.
problem Structure theorems for curved projective varieties.
method Supplements and proposes open problems.
result Provides new insights into structure of curved projective varieties.
A smooth curve found in a space of special surfaces.
problem Understanding the structure of K-polystable del Pezzo surfaces.
method Explicit construction of a component in the K-moduli space.
result Found a smooth rational curve in the K-moduli space.
Rational configurations in K3 surfaces and simply-connected pg=1 surfaces for K2=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9math.AG The study finds families of surfaces with specific properties and connects them to rational curve configurations in K3 surfaces.
problem Existence and properties of surfaces with specific canonical and geometric genus conditions.
method Study of rational curve configurations and use of Q-Gorenstein smoothings. result Existence of (20−2K2)-dimensional families of simply-connected surfaces with pg=1 and K2=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Study minimal rational curves on complex manifolds with isotropic VMRT.
problem Understanding minimal rational curves tangent to distributions on complex manifolds.
method Partial equivariant compactification of metabelian groups.
result Any isotropic VMRT can be realized as VMRT of minimal rational curves tangent to a distribution.
This paper proves an upper limit on rational points on curves.
problem Finding rational points on curves of genus at least two.
method Arithmetic and analytic estimates.
result Explicit upper bounds on rational points.
This note is devoted to the definition of moduli spaces of rational tropical curves with n marked points. We show that this space has a structure of a smooth tropical variety of dimension n-3. We define the Deligne-Mumford compactification of this space and tropical ψ-class divisors.
In this paper we show that the space of nodal rational curves, which is so called a Severi variety (of rational curves), on any non-singular projective surface is always equipped with a natural Einstein-Weyl structure, if the space is 3-dimensional. This is a generalization of the Einstein-Weyl structure on the space o…
We use classical results in smoothing theory to extract information about the rational homotopy groups of the space of negatively curved metrics on a high dimensional manifold. It is also shown that smooth M-bundles over spheres equipped with fiberwise negatively curved metrics, represent elements of finite order in th…
The paper classifies sextic curves on a Fano 3-fold with rational Galois covers in 3D space.
problem Classifying sextic curves on a Fano 3-fold with rational Galois covers in 3D space.
method Explicit constructions and invariants of Galois groups.
result The moduli space of such sextic curves has complex dimension 2.
We study here some aspects of the topology of the space of smooth, stable, genus 0 curves in a Riemannian manifold X, i.e. the Kontsevich stable curves, which are not necessarily holomorphic. We use the Hofer-Wysocki-Zehnder polyfold structure on this space and some natural characteristic classes, to show that for $X…
Identifies smooth curves for financial models.
problem Consistent term structures with flexible diffusion.
method Analyzes manifolds of curves for Heath-Jarrow-Morton models.
result Term structures cannot be affine but must be linear-rational.
For a generic anti-canonical hypersurface in each smooth toric Fano 4-fold with rank 2 Picard group, we prove there exist three isolated rational curves in it. Moreover, for all these 4-folds except one, the contractions of generic anti-canonical hypersurfaces along the three rational curves can be deformed to smooth t…
The formal principle holds for certain globally generated vector bundles on Fano manifolds and smooth rational curves.
problem Proving the formal principle for globally generated vector bundles on compact complex manifolds.
method Applying Cartan's equivalence method to a differential system on the universal family of the Douady space.
result The formal principle is true for Fano manifolds and smooth rational curves under specific conditions.
Let W -> X be a real smooth projective 3-fold fibred by rational curves. J. Kollár proved that, if W(R) is orientable, then a connected component N of W(R) is essentially either a Seifert fibred manifold or a connected sum of lens spaces. Our Main Theorem, answering in the affirmative three questions of Kollár, gives s…
Study of curves in rational surfaces using multisections and torus actions.
problem Understanding curves in rational surfaces using multisections and torus actions.
method Analysis of multisections of embedded surfaces in rational 4-manifolds with torus actions.
result Every smooth, complex curve in CP^1 × CP^1 can be put in efficient bridge position with respect to a genus one 4-section.
New non-Kähler 3-folds constructed via log conifold transitions.
problem Constructing new non-Kähler 3-folds from Fano threefold pairs.
method Defining log conifold transitions and studying their deformation theory.
result Local smoothings of nodes can be lifted to global first-order deformations.
Many real-world objects are designed by smooth curves, especially in the domain of aerospace and ship, where aerodynamic shapes (e.g., airfoils) and hydrodynamic shapes (e.g., hulls) are designed. To facilitate the design process of those objects, we propose a deep learning based generative model that can synthesize sm…
Optimal bounds on rational points on algebraic curves established.
problem Bounding the number of rational points on algebraic curves of degree d. method Combination of smooth parametrizations and Pólya's criterion.
result Optimal upper bound Cd2H2/d(logH)κ with constants C and κ. Paper proves structure for compact Kähler manifolds with pseudo-effective tangent bundles.
problem Compact Kähler manifolds with pseudo-effective tangent bundles.
method Smooth or locally constant rationally connected fibration onto a quotient of a compact complex torus.
result Compact Kähler manifolds with pseudo-effective tangent bundles admit a fibration structure.
Study shows volume limit for K-semistable Fano manifolds.
problem Determining the volume of K-semistable Fano manifolds.
method New connection between K-semistability and minimal rational curves.
result Anti-canonical volume is at most 2nn for K-semistable Fano manifolds. Classifies real rational knots and curves in a specific quadric space.
problem Classifying real rational knots and curves in a quadric space of signature (3,2). method Classification through a study of real rational curves of low degree in the quadric.
result Provides representatives of all real rational knots of degree ≤5 in the quadric. We first describe the local and global moduli spaces of germs of foliations defined by analytic functions in two variables with p transverse smooth branches, and with integral multiplicities (in the univalued holomorphic case) or complex multiplicities (in the multivalued ''Darboux'' case). We specify normal forms in e…
Three methods solve spatial rational curves with rational arc length.
problem Construct all spatial rational curves with rational arc length.
method Three different methods: PH curve adaptation, zero-residue conditions, and dual approach.
result Three methods share quaternion-based representation.
Study isotopy of rational cuspidal curves in 4-manifolds.
problem Isotopy of rational cuspidal curves in 4-manifolds.
method Tame symplectic curves, pseudo-holomorphic curves, log pairs, 4-dimensional topology.
result Every rational cuspidal curve is isotopic to a complex curve in degrees up to 5.
Survey on minimal rational curves and their geometric structures.
problem Germ-equivalence problem of minimal rational curves on uniruled projective manifolds.
method Analysis of isotrivial families of projective varieties and G-structures.
result Natural G-structure on Zariski-open subset of uniruled projective manifolds.
A mG2-horospherical manifold is identified by its VMRT.
problem Recognizing mG2-horospherical manifolds of Picard number 1. method Using the method developed for symplectic Grassmannians, which involves constructing a flat Cartan connection and studying the positivity/negativity of vector bundles.
result The mG2-horospherical manifold ${f X}$ is the only smooth projective variety with the property of being recognized by its VMRT. Let (X,ω) be a symplectic rational 4 manifold. We study the space of tamed almost complex structures Jω using a fine decomposition via smooth rational curves and a relative version of the infinite-dimensional Alexander duality. This decomposition provides new understandings of both the variation and stab…
The rational cohomology ring of A_3, the moduli space of abelian 3-folds is computed. This is isomorphic to the the rational cohomology ring of the group Sp_3(Z) of 6x6 integral symplectic matrices. The main ingredients in the computation are (1) Looijenga's computation of the rational cohomology ring of M_3, the modul…
Let X be a complex-projective contact manifold whose second Betti-number is one. It has long been conjectured that X should then be rational-homogeneous, or equivalently, that there exists an embedding of X into a projective space whose image contains lines. Using methods introduced in math.AG/0206193, we show that X i…
New findings on prime theta-curves with simple tangles.
problem Understanding prime theta-curves with specific unknotting numbers.
method Analyzing composite theta-curves and their components.
result Composite theta-curves with unknotting number one are prime.
Survey on rational curves on complex surfaces, highlighting different approaches.
problem Existence of rational curves on complex surfaces.
method Classification of complex surfaces and systematic study of rational curves in each class.
result Highlighting the different approaches to study rational curves on complex surfaces.
Study pseudo-hyperkähler geometry of curves in hyperkähler twistor spaces.
problem Understanding the geometry of rational curves in twistor spaces.
method Investigate pseudo-hyperkähler geometry of higher degree rational curves.
result Characterize the pseudo-hyperkähler structure of rational curves.
The study of symplectic fillings for rational cuspidal curves.
problem Understanding symplectic fillings of contact manifolds associated with rational cuspidal curves.
method Exploration through Stein handlebodies and rational blow-downs.
result Examples of contact manifolds that are links of normal surface singularities, and those that do not admit symplectic fillings.
Study of rational curves in complex manifolds with specific normal bundles.
problem Characterizing rational curves in complex manifolds with given normal bundles.
method Analyzing differential and projective geometric properties of rational curves and their tangents.
result Classification of rational curves into Goursat and Cartan types based on their geometric properties.
We show that if a compact complex surface admits a locally conformally flat metric, then it cannot contain a smooth rational curve of odd self-intersection. In particular, the surface has to be minimal. Then we give a list of possibilities of such surfaces.
New proof for curved 3-cohom manifold rational ellipticity.
problem Rational ellipticity of curved manifolds with specific cohomogeneity.
method Proved rationally elliptic for cohomogeneity-three manifolds with positive curvature and no boundary quotient.
result Closed, simply connected, positively curved, cohomogeneity-three manifolds without boundary are rationally elliptic.
A GL(2, R) structure on an (n+1)-dimensional manifold is a smooth pointwise identification of tangent vectors with polynomials in two variables homogeneous of degree n. This, for even n=2k, defines a conformal structure of signature (k, k+1) by specifying the null vectors to be the polynomials with vanishing quadratic …
Formula conjectured for rational cuspidal curves in projective plane.
problem Counting rational cuspidal curves in projective plane.
method Extending Kontsevich's recursion formula and using geometric input about tangency of curves at nodal points.
result Conjectural formula agrees with earlier computations and extends to rational quartics with E6 singularity.
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.
In this paper we consider the question of bounding the degree of an divisor D invariant by a $\F$ holomorphic foliation, without rational first integral, on smooth algebraic variety X in terms of degree of $\F$ and some invariants of D and X. Particularly, if $\F$ is a foliation of degree d on $\mathbb{P}_{\m…
In this paper, we study rational sections of the relative Picard scheme of a linear system on a smooth projective variety. We prove that if the linear system is basepoint-free and the locus of non-integral divisors has codimension at least two, then all rational sections of the relative Picard scheme come from restrict…
This is a slightly altered version of the authors thesis from 2014. In the first main part we show that the quotient space of a compact, simply connected and nonnegatively curved Riemannian 4-manifold by an effective, isometric circle-action admits an approximation in Gromov-Hausdorff topology by smooth, positively cur…
K3 surfaces get a rational curve when a divisor is big and positive enough.
problem Finding rational curves on K3 surfaces with specific conditions.
method Degeneration technique to prove existence of integral nodal rational curves.
result Generic Λ-polarised K3 surface has an integral nodal rational curve in the linear system ∣L∣. Paper finds new ball quotients from curve products.
problem Finding rational deformations of surfaces.
method Using cocompact lattices in PU(2,1).
result Shows existence of new ball quotients for surfaces.