New examples of Howson groups that are not strongly Howson found.
problem Understanding the difference between Howson and strongly Howson groups.
method Constructing specific examples of groups to demonstrate the distinction.
result First examples of Howson groups that are not strongly Howson.
SL(3,Z) contains subgroups whose intersection is not finitely generated.
problem Identifying subgroups of SL(3,Z) whose intersection is not finitely generated.
method Explicit construction of subgroups H and K, using Schreier graph of an affine action of a free group on Z^2.
result Intersection of two 2-generated subgroups H and K in SL(3,Z) is not finitely generated.
Unified algebraic framework for virtual braid structures with strong structural consequences.
problem Unified algebraic framework for virtual braid structures with various types of crossings.
method Introducing the universal virtual braid group UVn(c) and proving its properties. result Strong structural consequences including residual finiteness, linearity, and solvability of conjugacy problems.
In this paper we generalize the notion of strongly poly-free group to a larger class of groups, we call them strongly poly-surface groups and prove that the Fibered Isomorphism Conjecture of Farrell and Jones corresponding to the stable topological pseudoisotopy functor is true for any virtually strongly poly-surface g…
In Garside groups, axes of Morse elements are strongly contracting.
problem Understanding the dynamics of Morse elements in Garside groups.
method Analyzing the Cayley graph of Garside groups modulo their center, using Garside generators.
result Morse elements act loxodromically on the additional length graph of Garside groups.
Characterizes Anosov representations and strongly convex cocompact groups with eigenvalue gaps.
problem Understanding Anosov representations and their properties.
method Characterizations via equivariant limit maps, Cartan property, and uniform gap summation.
result Characterizations of Anosov representations and strongly convex cocompact subgroups.
The paper classifies reversible and strongly reversible elements in Hermitian isometry groups.
problem Classifying reversible and strongly reversible elements in Hermitian isometry groups.
method Classification through group theory and algebraic manipulation.
result New classification of strongly reversible elements in Sp(n).
Hierarchically hyperbolic spaces (HHSs) are a large class of spaces that provide a unified framework for studying the mapping class group, right-angled Artin and Coxeter groups, and many 3--manifold groups. We investigate strongly quasiconvex subsets in this class and characterize them in terms of their contracting pro…
Classifies reversible and strongly reversible elements in quaternionic groups.
problem Classifying reversible and strongly reversible elements in quaternionic groups.
method Proves elements are reversible if and only if they are products of skew-involutions (resp. involutions).
result Proves elements are reversible if and only if they are products of skew-involutions (resp. involutions).
Constructs chiral rational homology spheres with hyperbolic groups.
problem Existence of strongly chiral rational homology spheres with hyperbolic fundamental groups.
method Construction of rational homology spheres using r-spins and investigation of self-map degrees. result Strongly chiral rational homology spheres with hyperbolic fundamental groups constructed.
In this paper, we study strongly quasiconvex subgroups in a finitely generated 3--manifold group π1(M). We prove that if M is a compact, orientable 3--manifold that does not have a summand supporting the Sol geometry in its sphere-disc decomposition then a finitely generated subgroup H≤π1(M) has finite …
New representations of hyperbolic 3-manifold groups into larger groups.
problem Finding representations of hyperbolic 3-manifold groups into larger matrix groups.
method Holonomy representations from projective deformations of hyperbolic structures.
result First examples of strongly dense representations into SL(4,R) and SU(3,1). We first show that every quasisimple sporadic group possesses an unmixed strongly real Beauville structure aside from the Mathieu groups M11 and M23 (and possibly 2B and M). We go on to show that no almost simple sporadic group possesses a mixed Beauville structure. We then go on to use the exceptional nature of the al…
This paper classifies reversible and strongly reversible elements in affine groups.
problem Classifying reversible and strongly reversible elements in affine groups.
method Identifying affine transformations and using conjugacy by involutions.
result Classification of reversible and strongly reversible elements in affine groups.
Proves non-solvability of concordance groups using Milnor invariants.
problem Non-solvability of concordance groups of 2-string links and strongly invertible knots.
method Using Milnor invariants to prove non-solvability.
result Proves non-solvability of C(2) and equivariant concordance groups of strongly invertible knots. Study on knots, genera, and algebraic concordance groups.
problem Understanding the equivariant slice genus of strongly invertible knots.
method Using the Blanchfield form to establish lower bounds and formulate an equivariant algebraic concordance group.
result The equivariant slice genus of an equivariant connected sum of a genus one strongly invertible slice knot is at least n/4.
A quasi-geodesic is Morse if and only if it is strongly contracting in injective spaces.
problem Characterizing Morse quasi-geodesics in injective spaces.
method Proving equivalence between Morse and strongly contracting quasi-geodesics.
result Injective metric spaces have the Morse local-to-global property and acylindrically hyperbolic groups with Morse elements.
We study the connections among the mapping class group of the twice punctured torus, the cyclic branched coverings of (1,1)-knots and the cyclic presentations of groups. We give the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of the n-fold strongly-cyclic branched coverings of (1,1)-knots, thro…
We prove a combination theorem for trees of (strongly) relatively hyperbolic spaces and finite graphs of (strongly) relatively hyperbolic groups. This gives a geometric extension of Bestvina and Feighn's Combination Theorem for hyperbolic groups and answers a question of Swarup. We also prove a converse to the main Com…
New findings on knot genera using advanced techniques.
problem Understanding the 4-genus of knots, especially strongly invertible and periodic ones.
method Innovative concordance group invariants, Donaldson's theorem, and g-signature.
result Many new examples showing the equivariant 4-genus is larger than the 4-genus.
Proves manifolds with positive scalar curvature have inessential covers.
problem Positive scalar curvature manifolds with abelian fundamental groups.
method Proves existence of finite covers with deformed classifying maps.
result Existence of strongly inessential covers for most manifolds.
Circle graph automorphisms match circle's and are strongly universal.
problem Identifying the automorphism group of the circle.
method Proving the circle graph's automorphism group coincides with the circle's and showing the circle graph's rational chords form a strongly universal element.
result The circle graph's automorphism group is strongly universal.
In this paper, we study strongly Gauduchon metrics on compact complex manifolds. We study the cohomology cones SG in the de Rham cohomology groups generated by all strongly Gauduchon metrics and its direct images under proper modifications. We also study the moduli of strongly Gauduchon manifolds. We prove an existence…
Study on equivariant Q-sliceness for strongly invertible knots.
problem Understanding Q-sliceness for strongly invertible knots.
method Constructive and obstructive approaches using Fox-Milnor condition and equivariant concordance.
result Klein amphichiral knots are equivariant Q-slice in a single Q-homology 4-ball.
Let Γ1 and Γ2 be Bieberbach groups contained in the full isometry group G of Rn. We prove that if the compact flat manifolds Γ1\Rn and Γ2\Rn are strongly isospectral then the Bieberbach groups Γ1 and Γ2 are representation equivalent, that is, the rig…
Smooth families of biholomorphisms between strongly pseudoconvex domains are shown to be smooth.
problem Smoothness of families of biholomorphisms between strongly pseudoconvex domains.
method Riemannian geometry of Bergman metrics and smoothness of families of isometries.
result Smoothness of families of biholomorphisms between strongly pseudoconvex domains.
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…
Paper shows hyperbolic 3-manifolds can sound the same but have different cohomology.
problem Cannot determine rational cohomology ring from sound of hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Implemented computer program to find nullity of cup product map.
result Example of strongly isospectral hyperbolic 3-manifolds with nonisomorphic rational cohomology rings.
Let G be a group. An element g in G is called reversible if it is conjugate to g−1 within G, and called strongly reversible if it is conjugate to its inverse by an order two element of G. Let HHn be the n-dimensional quaternionic hyperbolic space. Let PSp(n,1) be the i…
Study on homeomorphism groups of telescoping 2-manifolds showing strong distortion.
problem Characterizing the homeomorphism group of telescoping 2-manifolds.
method Introduced telescoping 2-manifolds, studied homeomorphism groups, and used commutator subgroup properties.
result Homeomorphism group of telescoping 2-manifolds is strongly distorted.
Generic Hitchin representations avoid hyperplanes in Lie algebras.
problem Properties of Hitchin representations in Lie algebras.
method Defined J(ρ) and used hyperplanes in Lie algebras to show J(ρ)∩H=∅. result Generic G-Hitchin representations avoid hyperplanes in the Lie algebra of G. Study quotients of curve complex actions by mapping class group.
problem Understanding actions of mapping class group on curve complex quotients.
method Cone off uniformly quasi-convex subspaces to form symmetric curve sets, non-maximal train track sets, and compression body disc sets. Analyze actions of mapping class group on these quotients.
result Actions of mapping class group on quotients are strongly WPD, non-elementary, and have infinite diameter.
The paper proves properties of complex Finsler metrics on specific domains.
problem Investigating invariant complex Finsler metrics on complex domains.
method Analyzing holomorphic automorphism groups and constructing metrics.
result Explicitly constructed metrics on polydisks with properties similar to Bergman metric.
Pairs of elements in quaternionic hyperbolic space have zero measure of being strongly doubly reversible.
problem Characterizing pairs of elements in quaternionic hyperbolic space that are strongly doubly reversible.
method Analyzing conjugacy conditions and using Haar measure.
result The set of strongly doubly reversible pairs has Haar measure zero in $\PSp(n,1) imes \PSp(n,1)$.
Study smooths Finsler structures on Lie groups, proving extremal convergence.
problem Smooth left-invariant strongly convex C0-Finsler structures on Lie groups. method Introduce mollifier smoothing, study extremals using Pontryagin maximum principle.
result Pontryagin extremals on smoothed Finsler structures converge uniformly to those on original structure.
Strongly-cyclic branched coverings of knots are studied by using their (g,1)-decompositions. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of such coverings are obtained. It is also shown that their fundamental groups admit geometric g-words cyclic presentations.
We describe the structure of quasiflats in two-dimensio\-nal Artin groups. We rely on the notion of metric systolicity developed in our previous work. Using this weak form of non-positive curvature and analyzing in details the combinatorics of tilings of the plane we describe precisely the building blocks for quasiflat…
Defines a new homomorphism for strongly invertible knots, proving equivariant algebraic concordance.
problem Equivariant algebraic concordance of strongly invertible knots.
method Defining a homomorphism Φ from equivariant concordance group to a new equivariant algebraic concordance group, proving it lifts known homomorphisms and provides new obstructions. result Obtains a new obstruction to equivariant sliceness and novel lower bounds on equivariant slice genus.
The paper examines curvature-dimension bounds on sub-Finsler Heisenberg groups.
problem Investigating synthetic curvature-dimension bounds in sub-Finsler Heisenberg groups.
method Study of measure contraction property (MCP) and curvature-dimension condition (CD).
result Sub-Finsler Heisenberg groups do not satisfy MCP or CD for any parameters.
Generic Hitchin representations generate dense subgroups.
problem Understanding dense subgroups in SL_n(R) representations.
method Using a theorem by Rapinchuk, Benyash-Krivetz, and Chernousov.
result Generic Hitchin representations are strongly dense.
This paper is the continuation of [8]. We essentially prove that the familly of strongly causal spacetimes defined in [8] associated to generic achronal subsets in Ein contains all the examples of BTZ multi black-holes. It provides new elements for the global description of these multi black-holes. We also prove that a…
Study on 2-valued dynamics on complex plane, showing some dynamics can't be group actions.
problem Whether 2-valued dynamics can be defined by the action of a 2-valued group.
method Construction of examples of dynamics that are or are not group actions.
result Some 2-valued dynamics on complex plane cannot be defined by the action of a 2-valued group.
For a finitely generated group, there are two recent generalizations of the notion of a quasiconvex subgroup of a word-hyperbolic group, namely a stable subgroup and a Morse or strongly quasiconvex subgroup. Durham and Taylor defined stability and proved stability is equivalent to convex cocompactness in mapping class …
We prove that ideal boundary of a 7-systolic group is strongly hereditarily aspherical. For some class of 7-systolic groups we show their boundaries are connected and without local cut points, thus getting some results concerning splittings of those groups.
We use the Birman-Ko-Lee presentation of the braid group to show that all closures of strongly quasipositive braids whose normal form contains a positive power of the dual Garside element δ are fibered. We classify links which admit such a braid representative in geometric terms as boundaries of plumbings of positive…
We introduce and systematically study the concept of a growth tight action. This generalizes growth tightness for word metrics as initiated by Grigorchuk and de la Harpe. Given a finitely generated, non-elementary group G acting on a G--space X, we prove that if G contains a strongly contracting eleme…
Uniform counting formulas for orthogeodesics in Kleinian groups converge.
problem Counting orthogeodesics in Kleinian groups converging to a limit.
method Spectral gap of the limit manifold and geodesic flow mixing property.
result Asymptotically uniform counting formulas for orthogeodesics.
We consider the homotopy types of PD4-complexes X with fundamental group π such that c.d.π=2 and π has one end. Let β=β2(π;F2) and w=w1(X). Our main result is that (modulo two technical conditions on (π,w)) there are at most 2β orbits of k-invariants determining "strongly minimal" complexes (i.…