Topics In Extrinsic Geometry Of Codimension One Foliations

Author : Vladimir Rovenski,Paweł Walczak
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781441999085

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Topics in Extrinsic Geometry of Codimension-One Foliations by Vladimir Rovenski,Paweł Walczak Pdf

Extrinsic geometry describes properties of foliations on Riemannian manifolds which can be expressed in terms of the second fundamental form of the leaves. The authors of Topics in Extrinsic Geometry of Codimension-One Foliations achieve a technical tour de force, which will lead to important geometric results. The Integral Formulae, introduced in chapter 1, is a useful for problems such as: prescribing higher mean curvatures of foliations, minimizing volume and energy defined for vector or plane fields on manifolds, and existence of foliations whose leaves enjoy given geometric properties. The Integral Formulae steams from a Reeb formula, for foliations on space forms which generalize the classical ones. For a special auxiliary functions the formulae involve the Newton transformations of the Weingarten operator. The central topic of this book is Extrinsic Geometric Flow (EGF) on foliated manifolds, which may be a tool for prescribing extrinsic geometric properties of foliations. To develop EGF, one needs Variational Formulae, revealed in chapter 2, which expresses a change in different extrinsic geometric quantities of a fixed foliation under leaf-wise variation of the Riemannian Structure of the ambient manifold. Chapter 3 defines a general notion of EGF and studies the evolution of Riemannian metrics along the trajectories of this flow(e.g., describes the short-time existence and uniqueness theory and estimate the maximal existence time).Some special solutions (called Extrinsic Geometric Solutions) of EGF are presented and are of great interest, since they provide Riemannian Structures with very particular geometry of the leaves. This work is aimed at those who have an interest in the differential geometry of submanifolds and foliations of Riemannian manifolds.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1441999094

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Topics in Extrinsic Geometry of Codimension-One Foliations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Vladimir Rovenski,Paweł Walczak
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-22
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030700676

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Extrinsic Geometry of Foliations by Vladimir Rovenski,Paweł Walczak Pdf

This book is devoted to geometric problems of foliation theory, in particular those related to extrinsic geometry, modern branch of Riemannian Geometry. The concept of mixed curvature is central to the discussion, and a version of the deep problem of the Ricci curvature for the case of mixed curvature of foliations is examined. The book is divided into five chapters that deal with integral and variation formulas and curvature and dynamics of foliations. Different approaches and methods (local and global, regular and singular) in solving the problems are described using integral and variation formulas, extrinsic geometric flows, generalizations of the Ricci and scalar curvatures, pseudo-Riemannian and metric-affine geometries, and 'computable' Finsler metrics. The book presents the state of the art in geometric and analytical theory of foliations as a continuation of the authors' life-long work in extrinsic geometry. It is designed for newcomers to the field as well as experienced geometers working in Riemannian geometry, foliation theory, differential topology, and a wide range of researchers in differential equations and their applications. It may also be a useful supplement to postgraduate level work and can inspire new interesting topics to explore.

Author : Gilbert Hector
Publisher : Springer-Verlag
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783322856197

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Introduction to the Geometry of Foliations, Part B by Gilbert Hector Pdf

Author : Vladimir Rovenski,Paweł Walczak
Publisher : Springer
Page : 247 pages
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Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319046754

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Geometry and its Applications by Vladimir Rovenski,Paweł Walczak Pdf

This volume has been divided into two parts: Geometry and Applications. The geometry portion of the book relates primarily to geometric flows, laminations, integral formulae, geometry of vector fields on Lie groups and osculation; the articles in the applications portion concern some particular problems of the theory of dynamical systems, including mathematical problems of liquid flows and a study of cycles for non-dynamical systems. This Work is based on the second international workshop entitled "Geometry and Symbolic Computations," held on May 15-18, 2013 at the University of Haifa and is dedicated to modeling (using symbolic calculations) in differential geometry and its applications in fields such as computer science, tomography and mechanics. It is intended to create a forum for students and researchers in pure and applied geometry to promote discussion of modern state-of-the-art in geometric modeling using symbolic programs such as MapleTM and Mathematica® , as well as presentation of new results.

Author : Jesus A Alvarez Lopez,Steven Hurder,Remi Langevin,Takashi Tsuboi,Pawel Walczak
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-25
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789814556873

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Foliations 2012 - Proceedings Of The International Conference by Jesus A Alvarez Lopez,Steven Hurder,Remi Langevin,Takashi Tsuboi,Pawel Walczak Pdf

This volume is a compilation of new results and surveys on the current state of some aspects of the foliation theory presented during the conference “FOLIATIONS 2012”. It contains recent materials on foliation theory which is related to differential geometry, the theory of dynamical systems and differential topology. Both the original research and survey articles found in here should inspire students and researchers interested in foliation theory and the related fields to plan his/her further research.

Author : Gilbert Hector,Ulrich Hirsch
Publisher : Vieweg+Teubner Verlag
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UCSD:31822000329870

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Introduction to the Geometry of Foliations, Part B by Gilbert Hector,Ulrich Hirsch Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:471865629

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Introduction to the Geometry of Foliations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UOM:39015078588582

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Mathematical Reviews by Anonim Pdf

Author : Danny Calegari
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-17
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780191524639

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Foliations and the Geometry of 3-Manifolds by Danny Calegari Pdf

This unique reference, aimed at research topologists, gives an exposition of the 'pseudo-Anosov' theory of foliations of 3-manifolds. This theory generalizes Thurston's theory of surface automorphisms and reveals an intimate connection between dynamics, geometry and topology in 3 dimensions. Significant themes returned to throughout the text include the importance of geometry, especially the hyperbolic geometry of surfaces, the importance of monotonicity, especially in 1-dimensional and co-dimensional dynamics, and combinatorial approximation, using finite combinatorical objects such as train-tracks, branched surfaces and hierarchies to carry more complicated continuous objects.

Author : Joel W. Robbin,Dietmar A. Salamon
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-12
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783662643402

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Introduction to Differential Geometry by Joel W. Robbin,Dietmar A. Salamon Pdf

This textbook is suitable for a one semester lecture course on differential geometry for students of mathematics or STEM disciplines with a working knowledge of analysis, linear algebra, complex analysis, and point set topology. The book treats the subject both from an extrinsic and an intrinsic view point. The first chapters give a historical overview of the field and contain an introduction to basic concepts such as manifolds and smooth maps, vector fields and flows, and Lie groups, leading up to the theorem of Frobenius. Subsequent chapters deal with the Levi-Civita connection, geodesics, the Riemann curvature tensor, a proof of the Cartan-Ambrose-Hicks theorem, as well as applications to flat spaces, symmetric spaces, and constant curvature manifolds. Also included are sections about manifolds with nonpositive sectional curvature, the Ricci tensor, the scalar curvature, and the Weyl tensor. An additional chapter goes beyond the scope of a one semester lecture course and deals with subjects such as conjugate points and the Morse index, the injectivity radius, the group of isometries and the Myers-Steenrod theorem, and Donaldson's differential geometric approach to Lie algebra theory.

Author : Alain Connes,Joachim Cuntz,Erik G. Guentner,Nigel Higson,Jerome Kaminker,John E. Roberts
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3540203575

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Noncommutative Geometry by Alain Connes,Joachim Cuntz,Erik G. Guentner,Nigel Higson,Jerome Kaminker,John E. Roberts Pdf

Noncommutative Geometry is one of the most deep and vital research subjects of present-day Mathematics. Its development, mainly due to Alain Connes, is providing an increasing number of applications and deeper insights for instance in Foliations, K-Theory, Index Theory, Number Theory but also in Quantum Physics of elementary particles. The purpose of the Summer School in Martina Franca was to offer a fresh invitation to the subject and closely related topics; the contributions in this volume include the four main lectures, cover advanced developments and are delivered by prominent specialists.

Author : Philippe Tondeur
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783034889148

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Geometry of Foliations by Philippe Tondeur Pdf

The topics in this survey volume concern research done on the differential geom etry of foliations over the last few years. After a discussion of the basic concepts in the theory of foliations in the first four chapters, the subject is narrowed down to Riemannian foliations on closed manifolds beginning with Chapter 5. Following the discussion of the special case of flows in Chapter 6, Chapters 7 and 8 are de voted to Hodge theory for the transversal Laplacian and applications of the heat equation method to Riemannian foliations. Chapter 9 on Lie foliations is a prepa ration for the statement of Molino's Structure Theorem for Riemannian foliations in Chapter 10. Some aspects of the spectral theory for Riemannian foliations are discussed in Chapter 11. Connes' point of view of foliations as examples of non commutative spaces is briefly described in Chapter 12. Chapter 13 applies ideas of Riemannian foliation theory to an infinite-dimensional context. Aside from the list of references on Riemannian foliations (items on this list are referred to in the text by [ ]), we have included several appendices as follows. Appendix A is a list of books and surveys on particular aspects of foliations. Appendix B is a list of proceedings of conferences and symposia devoted partially or entirely to foliations. Appendix C is a bibliography on foliations, which attempts to be a reasonably complete list of papers and preprints on the subject of foliations up to 1995, and contains approximately 2500 titles.

Author : Edward Anderson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319588483

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The Problem of Time by Edward Anderson Pdf

This book is a treatise on time and on background independence in physics. It first considers how time is conceived of in each accepted paradigm of physics: Newtonian, special relativity, quantum mechanics (QM) and general relativity (GR). Substantial differences are moreover uncovered between what is meant by time in QM and in GR. These differences jointly source the Problem of Time: Nine interlinked facets which arise upon attempting concurrent treatment of the QM and GR paradigms, as is required in particular for a background independent theory of quantum gravity. A sizeable proportion of current quantum gravity programs - e.g. geometrodynamical and loop quantum gravity approaches to quantum GR, quantum cosmology, supergravity and M-theory - are background independent in this sense. This book's foundational topic is thus furthermore of practical relevance in the ongoing development of quantum gravity programs. This book shows moreover that eight of the nine facets of the Problem of Time already occur upon entertaining background independence in classical (rather than quantum) physics. By this development, and interpreting shape theory as modelling background independence, this book further establishes background independence as a field of study. Background independent mechanics, as well as minisuperspace (spatially homogeneous) models of GR and perturbations thereabout are used to illustrate these points. As hitherto formulated, the different facets of the Problem of Time greatly interfere with each others' attempted resolutions. This book explains how, none the less, a local resolution of the Problem of Time can be arrived at after various reconceptualizations of the facets and reformulations of their mathematical implementation. Self-contained appendices on mathematical methods for basic and foundational quantum gravity are included. Finally, this book outlines how supergravity is refreshingly different from GR as a realization of background independence, and what background independence entails at the topological level and beyond.

Author : Benson Farb
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-12
Category : Class groups (Mathematics)
ISBN : 9780821838389

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Problems on Mapping Class Groups and Related Topics by Benson Farb Pdf

The appearance of mapping class groups in mathematics is ubiquitous. The book presents 23 papers containing problems about mapping class groups, the moduli space of Riemann surfaces, Teichmuller geometry, and related areas. Each paper focusses completely on open problems and directions. The problems range in scope from specific computations, to broad programs. The goal is to have a rich source of problems which have been formulated explicitly and accessibly. The book is divided into four parts. Part I contains problems on the combinatorial and (co)homological group-theoretic aspects of mapping class groups, and the way in which these relate to problems in geometry and topology. Part II concentrates on connections with classification problems in 3-manifold theory, the theory of symplectic 4-manifolds, and algebraic geometry. A wide variety of problems, from understanding billiard trajectories to the classification of Kleinian groups, can be reduced to differential and synthetic geometry problems about moduli space. Such problems and connections are discussed in Part III. Mapping class groups are related, both concretely and philosophically, to a number of other groups, such as braid groups, lattices in semisimple Lie groups, and automorphism groups of free groups. Part IV concentrates on problems surrounding these relationships. This book should be of interest to anyone studying geometry, topology, algebraic geometry or infinite groups. It is meant to provide inspiration for everyone from graduate students to senior researchers.