Study of symmetries of sphere divisions induced by functions with isolated critical points.
problem Understanding symmetries of sphere divisions induced by functions with isolated critical points.
method Analyzing the group of diffeomorphisms that leave invariant a connected component of a level set and its complement.
result The group of such diffeomorphisms is isomorphic to a finite subgroup of SO(3). The paper explains the topological origin of the distinction between incidence theorems over division rings and fields.
problem Understanding the distinction between incidence theorems over division rings and fields.
method Extending the surface-graph approach to noncommutative settings, the paper analyzes the topological properties of graphs embedded on surfaces of different genera.
result Theorems associated with graphs on the sphere hold over any division ring, while those on surfaces of positive genus typically hold only if the ground ring is a field.
A classical result asserts that the complex projective plane modulo complex conjugation is the 4-dimensional sphere. We generalize this result in two directions by considering the projective planes over the normed real division algebras and by considering the complexifications of these four projective planes.
Study shows non-existence of almost complex structures on certain sphere bundles over complex projective spaces.
problem Existence of almost complex structures on sphere bundles over complex projective spaces.
method Chern class computations and divisibility properties of characteristic classes.
result Establishes a necessary condition for the non-existence of almost complex structures on certain bundles.
Prove realizability of genus-0 branch data for tetrahedral coverings of the sphere.
problem Prove realizability of genus-0 branch data for tetrahedral coverings of the sphere.
method Use an explicit combinatorial description of coverings via dessins d'enfants.
result Prove realizability for a broader class of branch data with more critical values.
We use the combinatorial techniques of graphs of intersection to study reducible Dehn surgeries on knots in the three-sphere. In particular, in the event that a reducible surgery on a knot K in the three-sphere of slope r produces a manifold with more than two connected summands, we show that r is bounded in absolute v…
Let n be greater than or equal to 3. We prove that the quaternion group of order 8 is realised as a subgroup of the sphere braid group B\_n(S^2) if and only if n is even. If n is divisible by 4 then the commutator subgroup of B\_n(S^2) contains such a subgroup. Further, for all n greater than or equal to 3, B\_n(S^2) c…
A new proof of an extension theorem with bounded generators.
problem Extension theorems in complex analysis.
method Skoda-type L2 division theorem with bounded generators. result The new division theorem allows α to be 1 in the norm of the datum. New minimal surfaces in spheres with complex topologies from capillarity.
problem Constructing minimal surfaces in spheres with rich topologies.
method General construction of embedded minimal and constant mean curvature surfaces in Sn using capillary hypersurfaces. result Non-trivial sphere bundles over various base spaces, including Stiefel manifolds and complex quadrics.
Solves division problem for L. Hörmander's systems.
problem Division problem for L. Hörmander's overdetermined systems.
method Formulates and proves divisibility criterion, coherence theorem.
result Establishes effective divisibility criterion and extends coherence theorem.
Proves divisibility relations for symplectic curve polynomials.
problem Divisibility relations for symplectic curve polynomials.
method New proofs of divisibility relations for Oka and Alexander polynomials of symplectic curves.
result Proves Libgober's divisibility relations for symplectic curves.
New non-rigid discrete groups found in hyperbolic spaces.
problem Uniqueness of conformal or spherical CR structures on spheres.
method Nilpotent Sierpiński carpet and stretching to construct non-rigid groups.
result Discrete hyperbolic groups can have non-rigid deformations.
Uniform convexity in divisible domains leads to hyperbolic geometry.
problem Understanding the geometry of divisible convex sets in Finsler manifolds.
method Proving β-uniform convexity of a specific Finsler metric. result A strictly convex divisible domain induces a β-uniformly convex Finsler metric. Tropical division approximates polynomial division for neural networks.
problem Approximating polynomial division in max-plus semiring.
method Approximating Newton Polytope of dividend by divisor, then applying to neural networks.
result Minimizes a two-layer fully connected network for binary classification.
Paper tackles division difficulty, proposing new methods to improve accuracy.
problem Division is the most challenging arithmetic operation for both humans and computers.
method Proposes two novel approaches: Neural Reciprocal Unit (NRU) and Neural Multiplicative Reciprocal Unit (NMRU), and improves an existing division module.
result Improves division accuracy from 70.2% to 91.6%.
In contrast to the many examples of convex divisible domains in real projective space, we prove that up to projective isomorphism there is only one convex divisible domain in the Grassmannian of p-planes in R2p when p>1. Moreover, this convex divisible domain is a model of the symmetric space associ…
The integrality of the Kontsevich integral and perturbative invariants is discussed. We show that the denominator of the degree n part of the Kontsevich integral of any knot or link is a divisor of (2!3!...n!)4(n+1)!. We also show that the denominator of of the degree n part of the universal perturbative invari…
Division algorithm for surface group rings yields standard complexes and cohomological dimensions.
problem Understanding cohomological dimensions of surface group actions.
method Division algorithm for group rings of surface groups.
result Some 2-complexes with surface fundamental groups are standard.
Adopting a zonal structure of electricity market requires specification of zones' borders. In this paper we use social welfare as the measure to assess quality of various zonal divisions. The social welfare is calculated by Market Coupling algorithm. The analyzed divisions are found by the usage of extended Locational …
Bing doubling is an operation which gives a satellite of a knot. It is also applied to a link by specifying a component of the link. We give a formula to compute the reduced colored Jones polynomial of a Bing double by using that of the companion. This formula enables us to compute a lot of examples of the reduced colo…
A self-transverse immersion of the 2-sphere into 4-space with algebraic number of self intersection points equal to -n induces an immersion of the circle bundle over the 2-sphere of Euler class 2n into 4-space. Precomposing the circle bundle immersions with their universal covering maps, we get for n>0 immersions g_n o…
Study finite group actions on exotic aspherical space forms.
problem Classify finite group actions on M#Σ where M is a closed aspherical space form and Σ is an exotic n-sphere. method Combines geometric and topological rigidity results with smoothing theory and spectral sequence computations.
result Classification of free actions of finite groups on M#Σ when M is 7-dimensional. If all but two vertices of a triangulated sphere have degrees divisible by k, then the exceptional vertices are not adjacent. This theorem is proved for k=2 with the help of the coloring monodromy. For k=3,4,5 colorings by the vertices of platonic solids have to be used. With a coloring monodromy one can asso…
Compact quotients of homogeneous spaces are studied, leading to new findings about sphere bundles.
problem Understanding compact quotients of reductive homogeneous spaces and their implications.
method Analyzing normal bundles and sphere bundles associated with these spaces, proving homotopy triviality conditions.
result Many reductive homogeneous spaces do not admit compact quotients, resolving conjectures.
This paper contains a suite of results concerning the problem of adding m distinct new points to a configuration of n distinct points on the Riemann sphere, such that the new points depend continuously on the old. Altogether, the results of the paper provide a complete answer to the following question: given $n \ne…
New proof of divisibility property for certain algebraic varieties.
problem Divisibility property for LQEL varieties.
method Construction of Clifford algebra representations to Severi varieties.
result New proof of Russo's Divisibility Property for LQEL varieties.
Let X be a simply-connected closed oriented 4-manifold and A an embedded surface of genus g and negative self-intersection -N. We show that for fixed genus g there is an upper bound on N if the homology class of A is divisible or characteristic. In particular, for genus zero, there is a lower bound on the self-intersec…
The paper sets lower bounds on envy-free divisions in cake-cutting problems.
problem Finding the minimum number of envy-free divisions in cake-cutting problems.
method Analyzes two scenarios: classical and hybrid, with different constraints and allocations.
result Sharp bounds and examples for envy-free divisions in both scenarios.
The paper revisits Rokhlin's divisibility theorem and its significance.
problem Rokhlin's divisibility theorem on signatures of manifolds.
method Overview and retrace of Rokhlin's proof and further developments.
result Reaffirms the importance of Rokhlin's theorem in manifold theory.
Proves Skoda's Division Theorem using degeneration and positivity of direct image bundles.
problem Division Theorem in Skoda's context
method Degeneration approach inspired by B. Berndtsson and L. Lempert's L2 extension theorem result Simplified and extended proof of L2 extension theorem Under certain integrability and geometric conditions, we prove division theorems for the exact sequences of holomorphic vector bundles and improve the results in the case of Koszul complex. By introducing a singular Hermitian structure on the trivial bundle, our results recover Skoda's division theorem for holomorphic …
Researchers infer gene activity in dividing cells, accounting for protein inheritance and division history.
problem Inferring protein production kinetics in dividing cells due to protein inheritance and division history.
method Adapted conditional normalizing flows to approximate intractable likelihoods from simulated data.
result Glc3 gene is mostly inactive under stress, with brief and transient expression.
Study on skein module dimensions at irreducible representations.
problem Dimension of skein module at irreducible representations.
method Localization of skein module at maximal ideal corresponding to irreducible representation.
result Localization forms a one-dimensional free module over the unreduced coordinate ring.
Develops deformation theory for mapping spaces related to Morse theory and Bott-Thom isomorphism.
problem Studying weak homotopy equivalences and decompositions of vector bundles.
method Morse theory on path spaces, deformation theory, Clifford representations, Bott-Thom isomorphism.
result Stable decompositions of vector bundles over sphere bundles derived from Clifford representations.
Construct symplectic Lefschetz fibrations with any signature and spin type.
problem Existence of symplectic Lefschetz fibrations with arbitrary signature.
method Develop techniques to construct explicit symplectic Lefschetz fibrations over the 2-sphere with any prescribed signature and spin type.
result Solve a long-standing conjecture on the existence of such fibrations with positive signature.
Geodesic connectedness proved for statistical manifolds with divisible cubic forms.
problem Geodesic connectedness of affine connections on statistical manifolds with divisible cubic forms.
method Analogy with Hopf-Rinow theorem in Riemannian geometry, establishing geodesic completeness.
result Geodesic connectedness established for statistical manifolds with divisible cubic forms.
The study shows that certain manifolds with positive curvature cannot contain specific geometric structures.
problem The existence of certain geometric structures in manifolds with positive curvature.
method Careful study of the stability of minimal two spheres in manifolds of positive curvature.
result No element of the fundamental group reverses the orientation of a class in the second homotopy group.
Algorithm learns fair division from noisy feedback in uncertain markets.
problem Learning fair division in uncertain markets with noisy feedback.
method Wrapper algorithms using dual averaging to learn item and agent values from bandit feedback.
result Asymptotically achieves optimal Nash social welfare in linear Fisher markets.
Study of characteristic numbers in 24-dimensional String manifolds.
problem Characterizing and understanding characteristic numbers of 24-dimensional String manifolds.
method Using Pontryagin numbers, integral basis of String cobordism group, and divisibility results.
result Established 2- and 3-primary divisibilities of characteristic numbers.
An open convex set in real projective space is called divisible if there exists a discrete group of projective automorphisms which acts co-compactly. There are many examples of such sets and a theorem of Benoist implies that many of these examples are strictly convex, have C1 boundary, and have word hyperbolic divid…
Geometric structures over algebras describe geodesics and spaces.
problem Understanding geodesics in hyperbolic and Euclidean spaces over non-standard algebras.
method Study geometric structures from Hermitian forms on real algebras (dual numbers, split-complex, split-quaternions).
result Presented a projective model for the hyperbolic bidisc.
In this note we introduce a construction which assigns to an arbitrary manifold bundle its fiberwise orientation covering. This is used to show that the zeta classes of unoriented surface bundles are not divisible in the stable range.
Study shows non-symmetric convex sets have full boundary limits.
problem Understanding boundaries of non-symmetric convex sets.
method Proved using proximal limit set analysis.
result Proximal limit set equals full projective boundary for non-symmetric irreducible divisible convex sets.
Supersymmetry is deeply related to division algebras. Nonabelian Yang-Mills fields minimally coupled to massless spinors are supersymmetric if and only if the dimension of spacetime is 3, 4, 6 or 10. The same is true for the Green-Schwarz superstring. In both cases, supersymmetry relies on the vanishing of a certain tr…
Study of congestion in negative curvature manifolds using fair-division algorithms.
problem Estimating and predicting the size and location of congestion core in negative curvature manifolds.
method Introducing a novel fair-division algorithm to estimate congestion core.
result Demonstrated the effectiveness of fair-division algorithms in estimating congestion core.
Research shows how certain flat structures behave in specific convex domains.
problem Understanding the behavior of codimension-1 simplices in divisible convex domains.
method Analyzes the set of codimension-1 flats and their images in quotient manifolds.
result The set of codimension-1 flats forms a finite collection of disjoint virtual tori, leading to cusped convex projective manifolds.
LLMs can collude in market divisions, maximizing profits.
problem Strategic collusion of LLM agents in multi-commodity markets.
method Examined LLMs in Cournot competition frameworks, analyzing pricing and resource allocation strategies.
result LLMs can monopolize specific commodities without direct human input or explicit collusion commands.
Constructs modular forms and proves divisibility results for odd-dimensional manifolds.
problem Constructing modular forms over specific groups and proving divisibility results.
method SL(2, Z) modular forms and Witten genus in odd dimensions.
result Obtained divisibility results of index of Toeplitz operators on spin and spin^c manifolds.