We give a combinatorial model for r-spin surfaces with parametrised boundary based on Novak (2015). The r-spin structure is encoded in terms of -valued indices assigned to the edges of a polygonal decomposition. This combinatorial model is designed for our state sum construction of two-dimensional topolog…
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The paper characterizes the geometry and topology of spin random fields.
problem Understanding the expected geometry and topology of spin random fields.
method Investigating the asymptotic behavior of geometric and topological functionals for spin random fields under scaling assumptions.
result Explicit results for monochromatic fields, showing non-universal asymptotic behavior and new generalized models.
Study shows only two topological configurations for Spin(7)-manifold fibrations, ruling out smooth Cayley fibrations.
problem Understanding smooth fibrations of compact Spin(7)-manifolds by Cayley submanifolds.
method Geometric and topological constraints from Spin(7)-structure, spinnability criterion, gauge-theoretic input.
result Rules out smooth Cayley fibrations on all known compact torsion-free Spin(7)-manifolds.
Abstract: Mapping 3-manifold bordisms to topological orders and domain walls.
problem Mapping spin 3-manifolds to topological orders and their domain walls.
method Defining topological orders from torsion elements in , linking form, and quadratic refinement. Extending to spin bordisms and domain walls.
result Constructing domain walls between topological orders from spin bordisms.
Study topological G₂ and Spin(7) strings at 1-loop using double complexes.
problem Calculate topological string partition functions at 1-loop.
method Define double complexes for supersymmetric backgrounds using generalised geometry, compute partition functions as alternating products of determinants of Laplacians.
result Reproduce known results for G₂ string and predict for Spin(7) string.
Study classifies moduli spaces of spin connections on 3D homogeneous spaces.
problem Classifying moduli spaces of spin connections on 3D homogeneous spaces.
method Analysis of the topology of moduli spaces, focusing on finite-dimensional topological manifolds with trivial homotopy groups.
result Moduli spaces are finite-dimensional topological manifolds with trivial homotopy groups, essential for consistent cosmological models.
New spin on Hurwitz theory connects to Gromov-Witten theory and topological recursion.
problem Counting ramified covers with sign from theta characteristics.
method Using polynomiality properties and spectral curves, proving equivalence to ELSV formula.
result Spin Hurwitz numbers are computed via ELSV formula involving Chiodo class.
The paper proves rigidity of Seiberg-Witten invariants for spin 4-manifold families.
problem Rigidity of Seiberg-Witten invariants for spin 4-manifold families.
method Mechanism of rigidity theorem and 10/8-type inequality.
result Existence of non-smoothable topological families of 4-manifolds.
Characterizes Spinor groups using cohomology operations.
problem Understanding the cohomology and invariants of Spinor groups.
method Constructing integral cohomology rings and characteristic classes.
result Determined the ring of integral Weyl invariants of Spin(n).
Review of sigma models on flag manifolds, linking to spin chains and integrable theories.
problem Understanding phase transitions and anomalies in spin chains and sigma models.
method Analyzing topological angles, discrete 't Hooft anomalies, and integrable models.
result Gapless phases in certain spin chains can be explained by discrete anomalies in continuum theories.
A quantum field theory for Spin(7)-instantons derived from moduli spaces.
problem Constructing a topological quantum field theory for Spin(7)-instantons.
method Using Mathai-Quillen formalism and AKSZ formalism, we derive the action and Batalin-Vilkovisky action.
result The Batalin-Vilkovisky action matches the Mathai-Quillen construction and provides a framework for classical observables.
Positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat spin manifolds with isolated conical singularitiesmath.DG
Proves positive mass theorem for AF spin manifolds with conical singularities.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for singular metrics on AF manifolds.
method Analyzes AF spin manifolds with isolated conical singularities, allowing topological singularities.
result Proves the positive mass theorem for AF spin manifolds with conical singularities.
We describe off-shell M-theory compactifications down to four dimensions in terms of eight-dimensional manifolds equipped with a topological -structure. Motivated by the exceptionally generalized geometry formulation of M-theory compactifications, we consider an eight-dimensional manifold $\mat…
The aim of the present paper is the investigation of -structures on 16-dimensional manifolds from the point of view of topology as well as holonomy theory. First we construct several examples. Then we study the necessary topological conditions resulting from the existence of a -reduction of the frame …
This paper explores 4-planes in Spin(7) manifolds with symplectic structures.
problem Characterizing 4-planes in Spin(7) manifolds with symplectic structures.
method Detailed analysis of differential forms, including the Cayley 4-form, and exploration of mirror duality.
result Enhanced understanding of the interplay between Spin(7)-structures and symplectic geometry.
We derive the topological obstruction to spin-Klein cobordism. This result has implications for signature change in general relativity, and for the superstring.
Fermionic Finite-Group Gauge Theories and Interacting Symmetric/Crystalline Orders via Cobordismshep-th
The paper generalizes TQFTs to fermionic systems and classifies SPTs and SETs.
problem Classifying fermionic SPTs and SETs with finite group symmetries.
method Formulating fermionic TQFTs, gauging SPTs, using bordism groups, and constructing anomalous boundary states.
result Explicit classification of fermionic SPTs and SETs, including new anomalous boundary states.
Pseudo-Hermitian Levin-Wen models from non-semisimple TQFTscond-mat.str-el
New pseudo-Hermitian models from non-semisimple TQFTs.
problem Constructing exactly solvable pseudo-Hermitian spin Hamiltonians.
method Identifying ground states on surfaces using non-semisimple TQFTs.
result Ground states depend only on spatial topology and can be assigned by non-semisimple TQFTs.
New method answers open question on symmetric diagrams.
problem Symmetric equivalence of symmetric union diagrams.
method Refined topological spin models.
result Complete answer to open question.
We show that many spin 6-manifolds have the homotopy type but not the homeomorphism type of a Kaehler manifold. Moreover, for given Betti numbers, there are only finitely many deformation types and hence topological types of smooth complex projectve spin threefolds of general type. Finally, on a fixed spin 6-manifold, …
A new formula connects supersymmetric path integrals to Chern-Simons theory.
problem Constructing a rigorous path integral for supersymmetric theories on spin manifolds.
method Using Chen differential forms and non-commutative geometry, a Chern-Simons transgression formula is derived.
result The supersymmetric path integral induces a differential topological invariant.
Researchers create topologically protected knots in a realizable system.
problem Creating topologically protected vortex knots in experimentally realizable systems.
method Investigated non-Abelian vortices in tetrahedral order in spin-2 Bose--Einstein condensates and bent-core nematic liquid crystals.
result Discovered the first topologically protected knots in an experimentally realizable system.
Generative model learns spin-glass dynamics and properties.
problem Complex behavior of many-body systems in statistical physics and computer science.
method Self-supervised learning with normalizing flows.
result Key physical and computational properties of spin-glasses are learned.
Study String structures using algebraic topology and generalize Witten genera.
problem Understanding algebraic topology aspects of String structures.
method Using Whitehead tower and loop group of , extend generalized Witten genera.
result Vanishing results for generalized Witten genera corresponding to String structures.
Topological twists for 4d N=2 theories depend on spacetime type, gerbe connections, and generalized spin-c structures.
problem Defining topologically twisted partition functions for 4d N=2 theories.
method Topological twisting for general 4d N=2 theories, introducing generalized spin-c structures.
result Topological partition functions depend on spacetime type, gerbe connections, and generalized spin-c structures.
Develops Floer cohomology for 4-manifolds with involutions and links.
problem Floer cohomology for 4-manifolds with involutions and links.
method Floer cohomology framework for spin^c 4-manifolds with involution and oriented links.
result Proves Frøyshov-type inequalities relating 4-manifold topological quantities and homology cobordism invariants.
We construct examples of asymptotically cylindrical Riemannian 8-manifolds with holonomy group Spin(7). To our knowledge, these are the first such examples. The construction uses an extension to asymptotically cylindrical setting of Joyce's existence result for torsion-free Spin(7)-structures. One source of examples ar…
Study topological correlators for SYM on four-manifolds, deriving explicit formulae and confirming S-duality.
problem Topological correlation functions of , SYM on four-manifolds.
method Coupling to a Spin^c structure, deriving explicit formulae, and confirming S-duality.
result Topological correlators are mock modular forms for .
Study 3d N=1 vacua from M-theory compactification on Spin(7) space.
problem Quantum corrections in 3d N=1 vacua from M-theory compactification.
method Use Higgs bundles to analyze 3d N=1 vacua and track corrections.
result Topological anomalies are robust and calculable in 3d effective field theory.
We introduce various versions of spin structures on free loop spaces of smooth manifolds, based on a classical notion due to Killingback, and additionally coupled to two relations between loops: thin homotopies and loop fusion. The central result of this article is an equivalence between these enhanced versions of spin…
The paper constructs Spin(7)-instantons from evolution equations.
problem Constructing Spin(7)-instantons on specific manifolds.
method Evolution equations and parameterized family construction.
result The limit Spin(7)-instanton extends across a Cayley submanifold.
We study spin structures on compact simply-connected homogeneous pseudo-Riemannian manifolds (M = G/H, g) of a compact semisimple Lie group G. We classify flag manifolds F = G/H of a compact simple Lie group which are spin. This yields also the classification of all flag manifolds carrying an invariant metaplectic stru…
We show that every closed, simply connected, spin topological 4-manifold except and admits a homologically trivial, pseudofree, locally linear action of for any sufficiently large prime number which is nonsmoothable for any possible smooth structure.
A spin network is a cubic ribbon graph labeled by representations of . Spin networks are important in various areas of Mathematics (3-dimensional Quantum Topology), Physics (Angular Momentum, Classical and Quantum Gravity) and Chemistry (Atomic Spectroscopy). The evaluation of a spin network is an integ…
Higher Spin Klein Surfacesmath.AG
We find all m-spin structures on Klein surfaces of genus larger than one. An m-spin structure on a Riemann surface P is a complex line bundle on P whose m-th tensor power is the cotangent bundle of P. A Klein surface can be described by a pair (P,tau), where P is a Riemann surface and tau is an anti-holomorphic involut…
We show that there exist smooth, simply connected, four-dimensional spin manifolds which do not admit Einstein metrics, but nonetheless satisfy the strict Hitchin-Thorpe inequality. Our construction makes use of the Bauer/Furuta cohomotopy refinement of the Seiberg-Witten invariant, in conjunction with curvature estima…
Learning phases with Quantum Monte Carlo simulation cellcond-mat.str-el
Spin-opstrings from QMC simulations enable ML of quantum phases.
problem Capturing and predicting quantum phase transitions using ML.
method Spin-opstrings derived from QMC simulations used as ML input.
result Spin-opstrings accurately predict quantum phase transitions.
Topology change and selection rules for high-dimensional $\Spin(1, n)_0$-Lorentzian cobordismsmath.GT
We study necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of Lorentzian and weak Lorentzian cobordisms between closed smooth manifolds of arbitrary dimension such that the structure group of the frame bundle of the cobordism is $\Spin(1, n)_0$. This extends a result of Gibbons-Hawking on $\Sl(2, \C)$-Lorentzian co…
Study on deformations of Spin(7)-structures on manifolds.
problem Analyzing deformations of Spin(7)-structures on asymptotically conical manifolds.
method Examined the moduli space of torsion-free, asymptotically conical Spin(7)-structures, showing it is an orbifold for generic decay rates.
result Found that the classical Bryant-Salamon metric on positive spinors on has no continuous deformations as an AC Spin(7)-metric.
We prove that any connected component of the space of m-spin structures on compact Riemann surfaces with finite number of punctures and holes is homeomorphic to a quotient of the vector space R^d by a discrete group action. Our proof is based on the representation of the space of m-spin structures on a Riemann surface …
Let M be a riemannian manifold. The existence of a spin structure on M, enables to study the topology of M. The obstruction to the existence of the spin structure is given by the second Stiefel-Whitney class. This class is the classifying cocycle of a gerbe. One may expect that the study of this gerbe may have topologi…
We slightly extend the notion of a natural fibre bundle by requiring diffeomorphisms of the base to lift to automorphisms of the bundle only infinitesimally, i.e. at the level of the Lie algebra of vector fields. Spin structures are natural only in this extended sense. We classify fibre bundles with this property, assu…
Study -manifolds with a 4-torus action using a symmetric matrix ansatz.
problem Characterize -manifolds with a 4-torus action.
method Provide a Gibbons-Hawking type ansatz using a symmetric -matrix of functions.
result First known -manifolds with a rank 4 symmetry group and full holonomy.
The Jones-Wenzl projectors play a central role in quantum topology, underlying the construction of SU(2) topological quantum field theories and quantum spin networks. We construct chain complexes whose graded Euler characteristic is the "classical" projector in the Temperley-Lieb algebra. We show that they are homotopy…
We shall obtain unobstructed deformations of four geometric structures: Calabi-Yau, HyperKähler, $\G$ and Spin(7) structures in terms of closed differential forms (calibrations). We develop a direct and unified construction of smooth moduli spaces of these four geometric structures and show that the local Torelli type …
String-net models explore non-spherical fusion categories, revealing new spin structures and representations.
problem Investigating string-net models in non-spherical fusion categories.
method String-net models associate vector spaces to surfaces in terms of graphs decorated by objects and morphisms of a pivotal fusion category.
result String-net spaces count r-spin structures and carry representations of the mapping class group.
Study fermionic theories, their anomalies, and modular transformations.
problem Understanding fermionic theories and their anomalies.
method Use spin-cobordisms, surgeries, and invertible topological quantum field theories.
result Explicit combinatorial expressions for spin-bordism invariants.
An integer valued topological index of a Dirac operator is introduced for a pair of a 4n+2 dimensional open Spin^c manifold and a section of the determinant line bundle satisfying some property. We show a relation between the index and an index of a Dirac operator of its characteristic submanifold, by a localization of…