Proves gap rigidity theorem for Hermitian symmetric spaces.
problem Gap rigidity problems in compact Hermitian symmetric spaces.
method Dual analogy to Mok's noncompact case theorem, theorem on higher dimensional submanifolds.
result Proves gap rigidity theorem for diagonal curves in tube type spaces.
Theory of symmetric rigidity in hyperbolic geometry.
problem Symmetric rigidity in hyperbolic frameworks.
method Gain graphs and orbit rigidity matrix, matroidal sparsity conditions.
result Characterization of infinitesimal rigidity for Gamma-symmetric frameworks.
Compact rank one symmetric spaces are rigid under certain curvature conditions.
problem Rigidity of compact rank one symmetric spaces under curvature constraints.
method Examined compact symmetric spaces with metric g0 of rank one, and another metric g with sectional curvature bounded by 0 to 1. result If g equals g0 outside a convex subset, then g is isometric with g0. Paper shows regions close to negatively curved metrics are minimal fillings and rigid.
problem Boundary rigidity and minimality of metrics near negatively curved ones.
method Generalizes previous work on filling volume minimality and boundary rigidity for almost hyperbolic metrics.
result Regions with metrics close to a negatively curved symmetric metric are strict minimal fillings and boundary rigid.
I use local differential geometric techniques to prove that the algebraic cycles in certain extremal homology classes in Hermitian symmetric spaces are either rigid (i.e., deformable only by ambient motions) or quasi-rigid (roughly speaking, foliated by rigid subvarieties in a nontrivial way). These rigidity results ha…
New divergence identity for scalar curvature helps prove rigidity of tensors.
problem Proving rigidity of Codazzi tensors under curvature and invariant conditions.
method Derived a divergence identity for a vector field and applied it to tensor rigidity.
result New proof of Tang-Yan theorem on constant eigenvalues for tensors.
Paper investigates rigidity phenomena for weighted Ricci curvature bounds with Laplacian comparison theorem.
problem Investigating rigidity phenomena for weighted Ricci curvature bounds.
method Derived comparison geometric estimates and generalized for non-symmetric Laplacian.
result Obtained rigidity results for Laplacian comparison theorem, diameter comparisons, and volume comparisons.
Lie foliations with symmetric leaves are smoothly conjugate to homogeneous ones.
problem Characterizing Lie foliations with symmetric leaves.
method Analyzing the rigidity of Lie foliations with locally symmetric leaves.
result Lie foliations with symmetric leaves are smoothly conjugate to homogeneous ones.
In the current paper, first we give the correct version of the formula for mean Berwald curvature of a spherically symmetric Finsler metric given in paper \cite{YCheWSon2015}. Further, we establish differential equations characterizing projectively as well as dually flat spherically symmetric Finsler metrics. Finally, …
We prove minimal entropy rigidity for complete, finite volume manifolds locally isometric to a product of rank one symmetric spaces of dimension at least 3: the locally symmetric metric uniquely minimizes (normalized) entropy among all Riemannian metrics. The corresponding theorem is true for maps into these spaces as …
Near isospectrality forces full isospectrality for compact quotients of symmetric spaces.
problem Inverse spectral problem for Riemannian manifolds
method Proving near isospectrality implies full isospectrality
result Compact quotients of symmetric spaces have full isospectrality
Study proper actions of Lie groups on symmetric spaces, finding rigidity results and Hurwitz-Radon numbers.
problem Proper actions of non-compact semisimple Lie groups on pseudo-Riemannian symmetric spaces.
method Analysis of symmetric spaces and rigidity results.
result Any connected non-compact semisimple Lie group acting properly on these spaces must be globally isomorphic to Spin(n,1) up to compact factors. Paper proves new inequalities for Einstein-Maxwell data sets.
problem Establishing area-charge inequalities for Einstein-Maxwell initial data sets.
method Applying Gromov's μ-bubble technique in a new geometric context.
result Novel rigidity theorems for noncompact Einstein-Maxwell data sets.
Study on symmetric domains with Bergman metric properties.
problem Properties of Bergman metrics in symmetric domains.
method Combining Hermitian symmetric spaces theory, Kähler immersions, and analytic/pluripotential tools.
result Rigidity results for Bergman metrics in bounded domains.
Extends polydisk theorem to Hartogs domains over symmetric domains.
problem Rigidity phenomena in Riemannian manifolds.
method Extension of polydisk theorem to Hartogs domains over arbitrary symmetric domains.
result Dual of a Hartogs domain over a bounded symmetric domain admits no totally geodesic immersion into any compact Riemannian manifold.
Study proves rigid spectral properties of planets with metric discontinuities.
problem Establishing spectral rigidity for spherically symmetric planets with discontinuities.
method Novel trace formula applied to two wave types in spherically symmetric manifolds with boundary and interior interfaces.
result Spectral rigidity of spherically symmetric planets with discontinuities is proven.
We consider a class of overdetermined problems in rotationally symmetric spaces, which reduce to the classical Serrin's overdetermined problem in the case of the Euclidean space. We prove some general integral identities for rotationally symmetric spaces which imply a rigidity result in the case of the round sphere.
We study quasi-isometric embeddings of symmetric spaces and non-uniform irreducible lattices in semisimple higher rank Lie groups. We show that any quasi-isometric embedding between symmetric spaces of the same rank can be decomposed into a product of quasi-isometric embeddings into irreducible symmetric spaces. We thu…
This is a survey on known results and open problems about Smooth and PL-Rigidity Problem for negatively curved locally symmetric spaces. We also review some developments about studying the basic topological properties of the space of negatively curved Riemannian metrics and the Teichmuller space of negatively curved me…
Maps preserving Carathéodory distance between symmetric domains are rigid.
problem Rigidity of maps preserving Carathéodory distance between bounded symmetric domains.
method Large-scale geometry of Carathéodory distance, horocompactification, Gromov product.
result Maps preserving Carathéodory distance are rigid and either holomorphic or antiholomorphic.
We characterize symmetric spaces without focal points by the equality case of general equalities between geometric quantities.
Paper shows rigidity of rotationally symmetric minimal hypersurfaces in 5D spaces.
problem Understanding rigidity of rotationally symmetric minimal hypersurfaces in 5D spaces.
method Pointwise hypersurface invariant analysis for minimal hypersurfaces in spaces of constant curvature.
result Rotationally symmetric minimal hypersurfaces in 5D spaces are rigid.
We characterize symmetric spaces of non-positive curvature by the equality case of general inequalities between geometric quantities
The main result implies that a proper convex subset of an irreducible higher rank symmetric space cannot have Zariski dense stabilizer.
New curvature condition proves rigidity of Bryant Ricci solitons.
problem Proving rigidity of Bryant Ricci solitons.
method Introducing a new curvature-pinching condition and proving rigidity results.
result Rotationally symmetric solutions of steady Ricci solitons are rigid under the new curvature condition.
In this paper we show that if the limit set is not small ,marked length spectrum determines geometric structure of rank one locally symmetric manifolds.
The paper proves rigidity theorems for forms on reductive symmetric spaces.
problem Local rigidity of forms on reductive symmetric spaces under representations of discrete groups.
method General local rigidity theorem for pull-backs of homogeneous forms, reinterpretation of old results.
result Volume of closed manifolds is constant under deformation of G/H-structure. The Cayley hyperbolic space minimizes volume entropy among finite-volume metrics.
problem Volume entropy rigidity in Cayley hyperbolic spaces.
method Repairing a gap in the proof of volume entropy rigidity theorem.
result Cayley hyperbolic space minimizes volume entropy.
The paper develops techniques to study dynamical systems with Carnot metrics.
problem Understanding smooth dynamical systems in the presence of Carnot metrics.
method Employing techniques from Margulis-Mostow, Métivier, Mitchell, and Pansu on tangent cones, the paper establishes resonances between Lyapunov exponents.
result Local rigidity properties of higher hyperbolic rank metrics and uniform lattice actions on quaternionic and octonionic symmetric spaces.
The paper develops techniques to study entropy and rigidity in RCD-spaces.
problem Entropy and rigidity in RCD-spaces.
method Develops the barycenter technique for RCD-spaces and applies it to show entropy-volume inequalities.
result RCD-spaces with equality in entropy-volume inequality are locally symmetric.
Characterizes higher rank model geometries using antipodal sets.
problem Identifying higher rank model geometries among Hadamard spaces.
method Using antipodal sets at infinity to characterize model geometries.
result Characterizes Riemannian symmetric spaces, Euclidean buildings, and products as higher rank model geometries.
Study rigidity of spacelike LW-submanifolds in locally symmetric semi-Riemannian spaces.
problem Investigate rigidity of spacelike submanifolds in locally symmetric semi-Riemannian spaces.
method Combine Simons-type formula with analytic techniques involving the Cheng-Yau modified operator.
result Derive sharp inequalities relating the traceless second fundamental form and the gradient of the mean curvature.
New rigidity result for convex co-compact actions in products of spaces.
problem Rigidity of convex co-compact actions in products of spaces.
method Analyzing diagonal actions and marked length spectra.
result If a diagonal action is convex co-compact, then the individual actions have the same marked length spectrum.
Study shows only one type of proper domain in certain spaces.
problem Classifying proper domains in Hermitian symmetric spaces.
method Analyzing Shilov boundaries and automorphism groups.
result Classification of closed proper manifolds locally modeled on Shilov boundaries.
Rigidity of critical eigensections on spheres proven.
problem Rigidity of critical eigensections on spheres.
method Proved rigidity of critical eigensections through SO(3)-rotations.
result Minimal non-degenerate critical eigensections are deformation rigid.
Study shows unique Einstein metrics on SU2n+1 and related spaces.
problem Rigidity of Einstein metrics on SU2n+1 and related spaces. method Proof of rigidity using infinitesimal deformations and connections to Ricci flow.
result Bi-invariant Einstein metric on SU2n+1 is isolated in the moduli space of Einstein metrics. Under the assumption that the X-ray transform over symmetric solenoidal 2-tensors is injective, we prove that smooth compact connected manifolds with strictly convex boundary, no conjugate points and a hyperbolic trapped set are locally marked boundary rigid.
We prove some rigidity results on geodesic orbit Finsler spaces with non-positive curvature. In particular, we show that a geodesic Finsler space with strictly negative flag curvature must be a non-compact Riemannian symmetric space of rank one.
Study proper holomorphic maps between specific domains, proving rigidity under certain conditions.
problem Proper holomorphic maps between type-I irreducible bounded symmetric domains. method Analyzing maps under specific assumptions, using automorphisms and a defined map Gh. result Rigidity results for maps, showing conditions on dimensions and existence of automorphisms.
The Hawking energy is nonnegative and rigid on area-constrained surfaces in general relativity.
problem The rigidity and positivity of the Hawking energy on specific surfaces in general relativity.
method Evaluation of the Hawking energy on area-constrained critical surfaces under the dominant energy condition.
result The Hawking energy is nonnegative and rigid on area-constrained surfaces, including charged and cosmological constant variants.
Paper classifies fibers of fat Riemannian submersions with non-negative curvature.
problem Understanding fat bundles in Riemannian submersions.
method Structural analysis of fat Riemannian submersions with non-negative sectional curvature.
result Classification of fibers as symmetric spaces, isometric correspondence of foliations, rigidity of dual foliations.
The numerical integration plays a fundamental role in understanding the behaviour of many mechanical systems. In this paper some important aspects of the mechanical integrators on the dynamics of a mechanical system are studied. More specific, we have shown that if that the Lie-Trotter integrator is obtained, in case o…
We derive Mok-Siu-Yeung type formulas for horizontal maps from compact contact locally sub-symmetric spaces into strictly pseudoconvex CR manifolds and we obtain some rigidity theorems for the horizontal pseudoharmonic maps.
I show that any complex manifold that resembles a rank two compact Hermitian symmetric space (other than a quadric hypersurface) to order two at a general point must be an open subset of such a space.
We consider an SO(4) Euler rigid body with two 'inertia momenta' coinciding. We study it from the point of view of bihamiltonian geometry. We show how to algebraically integrate it by means of the method of separation of variables.
We prove a trace formula for three-dimensional spherically symmetric Riemannian manifolds with boundary which satisfy the Herglotz condition: The wave trace is singular precisely at the length spectrum of periodic broken rays. In particular, the Neumann spectrum of the Laplace--Beltrami operator uniquely determines the…
Confirming a conjecture, new CAT(0) spaces of higher rank are rigid.
problem CAT(0) spaces of higher rank with geometric group actions.
method Proving rigidity for spaces containing periodic flats and geodesics in flats.
result CAT(0) spaces of higher rank n≥2 are rigid if they contain a periodic n-flat. We consider the decomposition of a compact-type symmetric space into a product of factors and show that the rank-one factors, when considered as totally geodesic submanifolds of the space, are isolated from inequivalent minimal submanifolds.