The authors first in this paper define a semi-symmetric metric non-holonomic connection (called in briefly a semi-sub-Riemannian connection) on sub-Riemannian manifolds, and study the relations between sub-Riemannian connections and semi-sub-Riemannian connections. An invariant under a connection transformation $\nabla…
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Introduces canonical connections for sub-Riemannian manifolds with constant symbol.
problem Equivalence problem in sub-Riemannian geometry.
method Introduces canonical grading and compatible affine connection.
result Completely computed structures for contact manifolds of constant symbol.
Variations of the sub-Riemannian distance on Sasakian manifolds with applications to couplingmath.DG
Maps on Sasakian manifolds limit to sub-Riemannian distance bounds.
problem Understanding sub-Riemannian distances on Sasakian manifolds.
method Parallel and mirror maps along geodesics of a taming Riemannian metric.
result Limits of transport maps outside sub-Riemannian cut-locus provide bounds on sub-Riemannian distance.
Sub-Riemannian cubics are a generalisation of Riemannian cubics to a sub-Riemannian manifold. Cubics are curves which minimise the integral of the norm squared of the covariant acceleration. Sub-Riemannian cubics are cubics which are restricted to move in a horizontal subspace of the tangent space. When the sub-Riemann…
We study some sub-Riemannian objects (such as horizontal connectivity, horizontal connection, horizontal tangent plane, horizontal mean curvature) in hypersurfaces of sub-Riemannian manifolds. We prove that if a connected hypersurface in a contact manifold of dimension more than three is noncharacteristic or with isola…
In this note we address a notion of sublaplacians of sub-Riemannian manifolds. In particular for fat sub-Riemannian manifolds we answered the sublaplacian question proposed by R. Montgomery.
The authors define a SNS (semi-nearly-sub)-Riemannian connection on nearly sub-Riemannian manifolds and study the geometric properties of such a connection, and obtain the natures of horizontal curvature tensors between horizontal sub-Riemannian connection and SNS-Riemannian connection. The authors further investigate …
There are many equivalent definitions of Riemannian geodesics. They are naturally generalised to sub-Riemannian manifold, but become non-equivalent. We give a review of different definitions of geodesics of a sub-Riemannian manifold and interrelation between them. We recall three variational definitions of geodesics as…
Study curvature invariants in sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Understand curvature invariants in sub-Riemannian geometry.
method Prove geometrical inequalities for submanifolds with orthogonal distributions.
result Inequalities for submanifolds with orthogonal distributions are derived.
In this letter we exhibit the relation between the isometries of a Riemannian contraction of a sub-Riemannian manifold and those of the sub-Riemannian metric, for to use this relation with two goals: establishing a result about the existence of fixed points of isometries groups; and the other, defining a Multiresolutio…
Holonomy groups of K-contact sub-Riemannian manifolds are studied.
problem Understanding the holonomy groups of K-contact sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzing the horizontal holonomy group and comparing it to the holonomy group of a Riemannian manifold.
result The horizontal holonomy group either coincides with the holonomy group of a Riemannian manifold or is a codimension-one subgroup.
Sub-Riemannian spectral distance defined using eigenfunctions of sub-Laplacian
problem Sub-Riemannian geometry and eigenvalues of sub-Laplacian
method Embedding manifold into Hilbert space using eigenfunctions
result Defined spectral distance between sub-Riemannian manifolds
On H-type sub-Riemannian manifolds we establish sub-Hessian and sub-Laplacian comparison theorems which are uniform for a family of approximating Riemannian metrics converging to the sub-Riemannian one. We also prove a sharp sub-Riemannian Bonnet-Myers theorem that extends to this general setting results previously pro…
Study sub-Riemannian surfaces in contact manifolds, proving a Gauss-Bonnet theorem.
problem Proving a Gauss-Bonnet theorem for sub-Riemannian surfaces in contact manifolds.
method Using a family of taming Riemannian metrics, the theorem is derived in the limit.
result Recover topological information of surfaces from geometry around characteristic set.
Study large deviations for hypoelliptic diffusion on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Large deviations for hypoelliptic diffusion measures on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Rough path theory and manifold-valued Malliavin calculus.
result Proved a large deviation principle for pinned hypoelliptic diffusion measures.
Derives sub-Riemannian Ricci curvature for various manifolds.
problem Calculating Ricci curvature in sub-Riemannian geometry.
method Generalized Gamma calculus and --Bochner's formula.
result Analytical bounds for sub-Riemannian curvature dimension and log-Sobolev inequalities.
The study proves sub-Riemannian manifolds cannot satisfy conditions unless they are Riemannian.
problem Characterizing sub-Riemannian manifolds that satisfy conditions.
method Analysis of tangent cones and geodesics, construction of new structures.
result Sub-Riemannian manifolds are never unless they are Riemannian.
Study sub-Riemannian geodesics on a Heisenberg 3D nil-manifold.
problem Characterize geodesics on a specific nil-manifold.
method Analyze the projection of sub-Riemannian structure, describe geodesic flow dynamics, and estimate sub-Riemannian geodesics.
result Sharp bounds and estimates for sub-Riemannian geodesics.
Harmonic maps studied in sub-Riemannian geometry for Lie groups.
problem Defining and characterizing harmonic maps in sub-Riemannian settings.
method Generalization of Riemannian harmonic maps to sub-Riemannian manifolds and Lie groups.
result Conditions for sub-Riemannian harmonic maps and their classification.
The paper develops a non-transitive Cartan connection for sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Analyzing sub-Riemannian structures and their symmetries.
method Using Lie groupoids and non-transitive Cartan connections.
result A non-transitive Cartan connection is constructed for sub-Riemannian manifolds.
Study geodesics in sub-Riemannian manifolds, resolving open questions.
problem Understanding geodesics in sub-Riemannian geometry, especially those that lose regularity.
method Constructing examples and using a lifting procedure.
result Existence of non-smooth and branching minimizing geodesics in real-analytic sub-Riemannian manifolds and Carnot groups.
In this paper, we consider critical maps of a horizontal energy functional for maps from a sub-Riemannian manifold to a Riemannian manifold. These critical maps are referred to as subelliptic harmonic maps. In terms of the subelliptic harmonic map heat flow, we investigate the existence problem for subelliptic harmonic…
In this note we show how results in \cite{BaudoinBonnefont2016, BaudoinGarofalo2013, CoulhonJiangKoskelaSikora2017} yield the Cheng-Yau estimate on two classes of sub-Riemannian manifolds: Carnot groups and sub-Riemannian manifolds satisfying a generalized curvature-dimension inequality.
Spirals are not shortest paths in certain sub-Riemannian geometries.
problem Nonminimality of spiral-like curves in sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Construction of a competing curve to demonstrate non-minimality.
result Spiral-like curves are not length minimizing in sub-Riemannian manifolds.
Constructs stochastic processes on sub-Riemannian manifolds using Cartan connections.
problem Developing stochastic processes on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Introduces stochastic development using Cartan connections, derives generator, and provides conditions for existence.
result Derives a general expression for the generator of the stochastic process and provides conditions for the existence of a Cartan connection.
We prove global estimates for the sub-Riemannian distance of CR Sasakian manifolds with non negative horizontal Webster-Tanaka Ricci curvature. In particular, in this setting, large sub-Riemannian balls are comparable to Riemannian balls.
We prove existence of regions minimizing perimeter under a volume constraint in contact sub-Riemannian manifolds such that their quotient by the group of contact transformations preserving the sub-Riemannian metric is compact.
Study of intrinsic sub-Laplacian for hypersurfaces in contact sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Characterizing the intrinsic sub-Laplacian for hypersurfaces in contact sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Construction and analysis of the intrinsic sub-Laplacian using Riemannian approximations and stochastic processes.
result The intrinsic sub-Laplacian is stochastically complete, ensuring the process does not hit characteristic points.
Under a nondegeneracy condition, we show that an equiregular sub-Riemannian manifold of step size admits a canonical, -rigid complement defined from the sub-Riemannian data that is preserved the by action of sub-Riemannian isometries. We explore how the existence of such a complement relates to results from the …
On the existence and prolongation of infinitesimal isometries on special sub-Riemannian manifoldsmath.DG
The paper explores conditions for constructing and extending infinitesimal isometries on special sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Finding conditions for infinitesimal isometries on special sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Introducing $\is^*$-regular and $\is$-regular points to construct and extend infinitesimal isometries.
result Conditions on special sub-Riemannian manifolds allow for the construction and extension of infinitesimal isometries.
We compare different notions of curvature on contact sub-Riemannian manifolds. In particular we introduce canonical curvatures as the coefficients of the sub-Riemannian Jacobi equation. The main result is that all these coefficients are encoded in the asymptotic expansion of the horizontal derivatives of the sub-Rieman…
Based on the notion of dilatation structure arXiv:math/0608536, we give an intrinsic treatment to sub-riemannian geometry, started in the paper arXiv:0706.3644 . Here we prove that regular sub-riemannian manifolds admit dilatation structures. From the existence of normal frames proved by Bellaiche we deduce the rest of…
Characterizes metabelian distributions and geodesics in sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Characterizing metabelian distributions and geodesics in sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Characterization of metabelian distributions in terms of principal bundle structures. Proof of geodesic properties for rank-2 distributions.
result For rank-2 metabelian distributions, geodesics are of class .
Study stochastic processes on surfaces in contact sub-Riemannian manifolds using Riemannian approximations.
problem Analyzing stochastic processes on surfaces in contact sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Employing Riemannian approximations, a second order partial differential operator is derived on the surface. The stochastic process moves along the characteristic foliation induced by the contact distribution.
result Elliptic characteristic points are inaccessible, while hyperbolic characteristic points are accessible from separatrices.
We compute the asymptotic expansion of the volume of small sub-Riemannian balls in a contact 3-dimensional manifold, and we express the first meaningful geometric coefficients in terms of geometric invariants of the sub-Riemannian structure
The paper studies limits of sub-Riemannian Heisenberg manifolds and proves convergence under certain conditions.
problem The study of limits of sub-Riemannian Heisenberg manifolds and their properties.
method Analysis of Gromov-Hausdorff limits with upper and lower bounds on diameter and Popp's measure.
result The non-collapsed limits of sub-Riemannian Heisenberg manifolds converge to a compact Heisenberg manifold.
Paper proves inequalities for forms on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Establishing inequalities for differential forms on sub-Riemannian contact manifolds.
method Using structure of Rumin's complex, Sobolev-Gaffney inequality for Heisenberg groups, and geometric properties.
result Gaffney type inequality in Sobolev spaces for differential forms on sub-Riemannian contact manifolds with bounded geometry.
The paper extends Liouville theorems to sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Generalizing Liouville theorems to sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Constructing 'good' cut-off functions and applying a nonnegative generalized curvature-dimension inequality.
result The Liouville theorems are extended to sub-Riemannian manifolds.
The paper defines a new connection on sub-Riemannian manifolds and explores conditions for almost quasi-Sasakian manifolds to be Einstein.
problem Exploring new connections and conditions for specific types of manifolds.
method Defining a skew-symmetric connection and studying its properties on sub-Riemannian manifolds, and examining conditions for almost quasi-Sasakian manifolds to be Einstein.
result Sufficient conditions are found for an almost quasi-Sasakian manifold to be an Einstein manifold.
The unit sphere can be identified with the unitary group SU(2). Under this identification the unit sphere can be considered as a non-commutative Lie group. The commutation relations for the vector fields of the corresponding Lie algebra define a 2-step sub-Riemannian manifold. We study sub-Riemannian geod…
Paper shows limits of Heisenberg manifolds are flat tori.
problem Understanding limits of sub-Riemannian Heisenberg manifolds.
method Analyzes collapsed Gromov--Hausdorff limits of compact Heisenberg manifolds.
result Collapsed limits are isometric to flat tori.
Study on homogeneous geodesics in sub-Riemannian geometry.
problem Characterizing and understanding homogeneous geodesics in sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Criterion for geodesics to be homogeneous, proof of geodesic orbit spaces, examples of geodesic orbit sub-Riemannian manifolds.
result Existence of at least one homogeneous geodesic under broad conditions.
In this paper we study global distance estimates and uniform local volume estimates in a large class of sub-Riemannian manifolds. Our main device is the generalized curvature dimension inequality introduced by the first and the third author in \cite{BG1} and its use to obtain sharp inequalities for solutions of the sub…
We solve the local equivalence problem for sub-Riemannian structures on (2n + 1)-dimensional manifolds. We show that two sub-Riemannian structures are locally equivalent if and only if? their corresponding canonical linear connections are equivalent. When n = 1, these connections coincide with the generalized Tanaka-We…
Study random walks on sub-Riemannian manifolds using retractions.
problem Modeling random walks on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Use retractions to approximate normal geodesics and study convergence to Brownian motion.
result Convergence of geodesic random walks defined with different connections.
Quantifies tightness in 3D contact manifolds using sub-Riemannian metrics.
problem Estimating maximal tight neighbourhoods of Reeb orbits on 3D contact manifolds.
method Sub-Riemannian metrics and geometric constructions.
result Sharp estimates of tightness radius in terms of Schwarzian derivative bounds.
We study a new class of rank two sub-Riemannian manifolds encompassing Riemannian manifolds, CR manifolds with vanishing Webster-Tanaka torsion, orthonormal bundles over Riemannian manifolds, and graded nilpotent Lie groups of step two. These manifolds admit a canonical horizontal connection and a canonical sub-Laplaci…
Study magnetic flows on 3D contact sub-Riemannian manifolds using Rumin complex.
problem Understanding magnetic flows on 3D contact sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Introducing horizontal magnetic flows via closed Rumin differential two-forms and analyzing the lifted sub-Riemannian structure.
result Horizontal magnetic flows can be interpreted as geodesic flows on a suitably lifted structure, which is of Engel type when the magnetic field is non-vanishing.