Researchers found the longest arcs for specific sub-Lorentzian structures.
problem Finding the longest arcs for sub-Lorentzian structures.
method Optimal control problem with unbounded control set and concave cost functional. Sufficient conditions for existence of longest arcs proposed.
result Existence of the longest arcs for left-invariant three-dimensional contact sub-Lorentzian structures proved.
Proves existence of longest paths in sub-Lorentzian problems.
problem Existence of longest paths in sub-Lorentzian problems.
method Generalizes classical theorem for Lorentzian manifolds to sub-Lorentzian problems.
result Longest paths exist for any left-invariant sub-Lorentzian structures on Carnot groups.
Two flat sub-Lorentzian problems on Martinet distribution differ in attainable set intersections.
problem Flat sub-Lorentzian structures on Martinet distribution.
method Analysis of attainable sets, optimal trajectories, sub-Lorentzian distances and spheres.
result The attainable set for the first problem intersects with the Martinet plane, while for the second it does not.
Optimal transport explored on a specific geometric space.
problem Optimal transport problem in sub-Lorentzian Heisenberg group.
method Synthetic metric spacetime structure analysis and sub-Lorentzian version of Brenier's theorem.
result Established sub-Lorentzian version of Brenier's theorem and derived Monge-Ampère equation.
Study on extremals in sub-Lorentzian geometry defined by antinorm.
problem Characterizing extremals in sub-Lorentzian structures.
method Deriving Hamiltonian system and conditions for extremal trajectories.
result Conditions for normal extremal trajectories and properties of abnormal extremals.
In this article we develop some elementary aspects of a theory of symmetry in sub-Lorentzian geometry. First of all we construct invariants characterizing isometric classes of sub-Lorentzian contact 3 manifolds. Next we characterize vector fields which generate isometric and conformal symmetries in general sub-Lorentzi…
Study of a series of Lorentzian structures on SL(2,R) with SO(1,1) symmetry.
problem Global optimality of extremal trajectories in a series of Lorentzian structures.
method Analysis of a one-parametric series of left-invariant Lorentzian structures on SL(2,R) with SO(1,1) symmetry.
result Properties of the Lorentzian structures deform to those of the sub-Lorentzian structure in a limit case.
We provide a classification of ts-invariant sub-Lorentzian structures on 3 dimensional contact Lie groups. Our approach is based on invariants arising form the construction of a normal Cartan connection.
Researchers found sub-Lorentzian geodesics on a specific Lie subgroup.
problem Finding geodesics on a specific Lie subgroup with a sub-Lorentzian metric.
method Formulated a time-anti-optimal control problem, applied Pontryagin's minimum principle, and used geodesics and shortest arcs of a sub-Riemannian metric.
result Discovered sub-Lorentzian nonspacelike geodesics and longest arcs.
Study on surfaces in Heisenberg group with constant mean curvature.
problem Constant mean curvature surfaces in sub-Lorentzian Heisenberg group.
method First-variation formula derivation and isoperimetric candidates classification.
result Characterization and conjecture of isoperimetric maximizers.
Sub-Riemannian Geometry is proved to play an important role in many applications, e.g., Mathematical Physics and Control Theory. The simplest example of sub-Riemannian structure is provided by the 3-D Heisenberg group. Sub-Riemannian Geometry enjoys major differences from the Riemannian being a generalisation of the la…
We study sub-Riemannian and sub-Lorentzian geometry on the Lie group $\SU(1,1)$ and on its universal cover $\CSU(1,1)$. In the sub-Riemannian case we find the distance function and completely describe sub-Riemannian geodesics on both $\SU(1,1)$ and $\CSU(1,1)$, connecting two fixed points. In particular, we prove that …
Study on Hausdorff dimension and curvature bounds in sub-Lorentzian Heisenberg group.
problem Hausdorff dimension and curvature bounds in sub-Lorentzian Heisenberg group.
method Elementary variational approach, Lorentzian isoperimetric problem, uniform estimate of causal diamonds.
result Heisenberg group has Lorentzian Hausdorff dimension 4 and satisfies neither timelike curvature-dimension nor measure contraction properties.
This paper classifies holonomy groups of K-contact sub-pseudo-Riemannian manifolds.
problem The problem of subspace degeneracy in indefinite signature metrics.
method Adapted for metrics of indefinite signature, bypassing subspace degeneracy.
result Horizontal holonomy group either coincides with the adapted holonomy group or acts as its normal subgroup of codimension one.
It is commonly known that in Riemannian and sub-Riemannian Geometry, the metric tensor on a manifold defines a distance function. In Lorentzian Geometry, instead of a distance function it provides causal relations and the Lorentzian time-separation function. Both lead to the definition of the Alexandrov topology, which…
We construct normal forms for Lorentzian metrics on Engel distributions under the assumption that abnormal curves are timelike future directed Hamiltonian geodesics. Then we indicate some cases in which the abnormal timelike future directed curve initiating at the origin is geometrically optimal. We also give certain e…
Let E be the Engel group and D be a rank 2 bracket generating left invariant distribution with a Lorentzian metric, which is a nondegenerate metric of index 1. In this paper, we first prove that timelike normal extremals are locally maximizing. Second, we obtain a parametrization of timelike, spacelike, lightlike norma…
We consider the four-dimensional nonholonomic distribution defined by the 4-potential of the electromagnetic field on the manifold. This distribution has a metric tensor with the Lorentzian signature (+,−,−,−), therefore, the causal structure appears as in the general relativity theory. By means of the Pontryagin's m…
The paper introduces new structures for left-symmetric algebroids.
problem Developing new mathematical structures for left-symmetric algebroids.
method Introducing Koszul-Vinberg-Nijenhuis structures and related concepts.
result Koszul-Vinberg-Nijenhuis structures provide a hierarchy of structures.
We give a notion of compatibility between a Riemannian structure and a Jacobi structure. We prove that in case of fundamental examples of Jacobi structures : Poisson structures, contact structures and locally conformally symplectic structures, we get respectively Riemann-Poisson structures in the sense of M. Boucetta, …
We give a notion of compatibility between a Riemannian metric and a Jacobi structure. We prove that in case of Poisson structures, contact structures and locally conformally symplectic structures, fundamental examples of Jacobi structures, we get respectively Riemann-Poisson structures in the sense of M. Boucetta, $\fr…
Defines structure constants for specific geometric structures on Lie groups.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on defining structure constants.
method Not explicitly detailed in the abstract.
result Defines structure constants for almost complex, almost symplectic, and Riemannian structures on a local Lie group.
Study on G2∗ structures and almost para-contact structures in 7D.
problem Understanding the relation between G2∗ structures and almost para-contact structures. method Calculating projections using properties of G2∗ structures. result Determined the class of almost para-contact structures induced by G2∗ structures. Defines a new Poisson structure for generalized Sasakian spaces.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on new structure definition.
method Defines a canonical Poisson structure on generalized contact metric spaces.
result Shows distinction between generalized Sasakian and coKähler structures.
In a preceding paper we introduced a notion of compatibility between a Jacobi structure and a Riemannian structure on a smooth manifold. We proved that in the case of fundamental examples of Jacobi structures : Poisson structures, contact structures and locally conformally symplectic structures, we get respectively Rie…
Study on types of generalized hypercomplex structures on tori and Kodaira-Thurston surface.
problem Characterizing types of generalized hypercomplex structures.
method Analysis of S2-family of generalized complex structures and study of twistor spaces. result Existence of generalized hypercomplex structures on 4n-dimensional tori with non-maximal types. Classifies complex Dirac structures with invariants and local structure.
problem Classifying complex Dirac structures.
method Introducing invariants (order, type), proving existence and splitting theorems.
result Pointwise classification and local structure of complex Dirac structures.
Extends corner structure study to general case, constructs normal Trans-Sasakian structures.
problem Extending corner structure study to general case without conditions.
method Extends corner structure to general case, constructs Trans-Sasakian structures from non-normal corner structures.
result Constructs normal Trans-Sasakian structures from non-normal corner structures.
The paper explores geometric structures on Hom-Lie groups and algebras.
problem Exploring Kähler-Norden structures on Hom-Lie groups and algebras.
method Analyzing the relationship between holomorphic Norden structures and Kähler-Norden structures on Hom-Lie groups.
result Left-invariant holomorphic Hom-Lie groups with abelian complex structures are flat.
New metric structures generalize Sasakian and cosymplectic structures, proving rigidity and finding conditions.
problem Generalizing Sasakian and cosymplectic structures to new metric structures.
method Introducing weak structures and proving rigidity of Sasakian structures.
result Any weak Sasakian structure is homothetically equivalent to a Sasakian structure.
3D projective structures can be metrized with conformal structures.
problem Weyl metrizability of 3D projective structures.
method Interpreting Weyl metrizability as CR submanifolds in 7D.
result Beltrami's theorem extends to conformal structures in 3D.
Hypersymplectic structures with torsion on Lie algebroids are investigated. We show that each hypersymplectic structure with torsion on a Lie algebroid determines three Nijenhuis morphisms. From a contravariant point of view, these structures are twisted Poisson structures. We prove the existence of a one-to-one corres…
Study equivalence between Hessian and Born structures on tangent bundles.
problem Equivalence between Hessian and Born structures on tangent bundles.
method Analyzing conditions for Hessian structures and integrability of induced almost Born structures.
result Conditions for equivalence between Hessian and Born structures are established.
Introduces compatibility between Dirac structures and Nijenhuis tensors.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on extending Poisson-Nijenhuis structures.
method Introduces compatibility between Dirac structures and (1,1)-tensor fields.
result Properties of Dirac-Nijenhuis structures studied, including connections and integrations.
We introduce generalized almost contact structures which admit the B-field transformations on odd dimensional manifolds. We provide definition of generalized Sasakain structures from the view point of the generalized almost contact structures. We obtain a generalized Sasakian structure on a non-compact manifold which…
Introduces semi-abelian generalized complex structures.
problem Deformation theory of abelian complex structures.
method Definition and examples of semi-abelian generalized complex structures.
result Illustration of new concept with examples.
Introduces VB-structures for geometric objects on manifolds.
problem Properties of higher tangent lifts of geometric structures.
method Introduces weighted structures for various geometric objects on a manifold with a homogeneity structure.
result Proves interesting properties of various weighted structures.
The paper studies nilpotent structures in oriented neutral vector bundles and neutral hyperKähler structures.
problem Nilpotent structures in oriented neutral vector bundles and their relation to neutral hyperKähler structures.
method Defined H-nilpotent structures for Lie subgroups of SO(2n,2n) related to neutral hyperKähler structures. result Existence of complex and paracomplex structures forming neutral hyperKähler structures if and only if there exists an H-nilpotent structure. Spin-structures on real Bott manifolds with Kähler structure are characterized.
problem Existence of spin-structures on real Bott manifolds with Kähler structure.
method Ishida characterization and techniques from \cite{PS16} using characteristic classes.
result Necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of spin-structures on M. Expanding on previous work, this note generalizes geometric structures results.
problem Generalizing geometric structures results.
method Generalization to a class of geometric structures including integrable almost-complex structures.
result Main results generalized to a broader class of geometric structures.
Exotic hypercomplex structures on a torus are proven to not exist.
problem Existence of exotic hypercomplex structures on a torus.
method Classification of complete flat affine structures on real tori using the Obata connection.
result Exotic hypercomplex structures on a torus do not exist.
Parabolic almost conformally symplectic structures were introduced in the first part of this series of articles as a class of geometric structures which have an underlying almost conformally symplectic structure. If this underlying structure is conformally symplectic, then one obtains a PCS-structure. In the current ar…
In this paper, we show the existence of (co-oriented) contact structures on certain classes of G2-manifolds, and that these two structures are compatible in certain ways. Moreover, we prove that any seven-manifold with a spin structure (and so any manifold with G2-structure) admits an almost contact structure. We…
Two Kähler structures are PCR equivalent in the Siegel domain.
problem Equivalence of two Kähler structures in the Siegel domain.
method Construction of complex hyperbolic and Kähler structures from Sasakian structure.
result PCR Kähler equivalent structures in Siegel domain.
We characterize the Dirac structures that are parallel with respect to Gualtieri's canonical connection of a generalized Riemannian metric. On the other hand, we discuss Dirac structures that are images of generalized tangent structures. These structures turn out to be Dirac structures that, if seen as Lie algebroids, …
Introduces holed cone structures to generalize cone structures on 3-manifolds.
problem Generalizing cone structures to 3-manifolds with irreducible holonomy representations.
method Introduces holed cone structures and considers their deformation space.
result The deformation space of holed cone structures is a covering space of the character variety.
The study classifies complex symplectic structures on 4D Lie algebras and constructs hypersymplectic structures.
problem Classifying and constructing complex symplectic structures on 4D Lie algebras.
method Interpreting complex symplectic and pseudo-Kähler structures, developing a method for constructing hypersymplectic structures.
result Obtained an example of a hypersymplectic structure on a 4-step nilmanifold.
In this paper we deal with two classes of mixed metric 3-structures, namely the mixed 3-Sasakian structures and the mixed metric 3-contact structures. Firstly we study some properties of the curvature of mixed 3-Sasakian structures, proving that any manifold endowed with such a structure is Einstein. Then we prove the …