Obstructions to the existence of free nonholonomic structure on a smooth manifold

1988 ◽  
pp. 139-156
Author(s):  
A. G. Chernjakov
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Manifold

Banach Lie Algebroids

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-416
Author(s):  
Mihai Anastasiei
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Smooth Manifold ◽  
Vector Bundles ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Lie Algebroids ◽  
Second Order Differential Equations

Banach Lie AlgebroidsFirst, we extend the notion of second order differential equations (SODE) on a smooth manifold to anchored Banach vector bundles. Then we define the Banach Lie algebroids as Lie algebroids structures modeled on anchored Banach vector bundles and prove that they form a category.

scholarly journals Missing the point in noncommutative geometry

Synthese ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Huggett ◽  
Fedele Lizzi ◽  
Tushar Menon
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Noncommutative Geometry ◽  
Smooth Manifold ◽  
Operational Definition ◽  
Spectral Triple ◽  
Fundamental Quantity

AbstractNoncommutative geometries generalize standard smooth geometries, parametrizing the noncommutativity of dimensions with a fundamental quantity with the dimensions of area. The question arises then of whether the concept of a region smaller than the scale—and ultimately the concept of a point—makes sense in such a theory. We argue that it does not, in two interrelated ways. In the context of Connes’ spectral triple approach, we show that arbitrarily small regions are not definable in the formal sense. While in the scalar field Moyal–Weyl approach, we show that they cannot be given an operational definition. We conclude that points do not exist in such geometries. We therefore investigate (a) the metaphysics of such a geometry, and (b) how the appearance of smooth manifold might be recovered as an approximation to a fundamental noncommutative geometry.

scholarly journals Pseudoinversion of degenerate metrics

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 (55) ◽  
pp. 3479-3501 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Atindogbe ◽  
J.-P. Ezin ◽  
Joël Tossa
Keyword(s):  
Differential Geometry ◽  
Large Class ◽  
Smooth Manifold ◽  
Differential Operators ◽  
Type Operator ◽  
Lorentzian Space ◽  
Lightlike Hypersurface ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Lightlike Hypersurfaces ◽  
Theoretical Results

Let(M,g)be a smooth manifoldMendowed with a metricg. A large class of differential operators in differential geometry is intrinsically defined by means of the dual metricg∗on the dual bundleTM∗of 1-forms onM. If the metricgis (semi)-Riemannian, the metricg∗is just the inverse ofg. This paper studies the definition of the above-mentioned geometric differential operators in the case of manifolds endowed with degenerate metrics for whichg∗is not defined. We apply the theoretical results to Laplacian-type operator on a lightlike hypersurface to deduce a Takahashi-like theorem (Takahashi (1966)) for lightlike hypersurfaces in Lorentzian spaceℝ1n+2.

The Koch curve as a smooth manifold

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 334-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Epstein ◽  
Jędrzej Śniatycki
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Manifold ◽  
Koch Curve

scholarly journals Dirac structures on Hilbert spaces

1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Parsian ◽  
A. Shafei Deh Abad
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Linear Operator ◽  
Hilbert Spaces ◽  
Smooth Manifold ◽  
Real Hilbert Space ◽  
Dirac Structure ◽  
Dirac Structures ◽  
Basic Properties ◽  
Hilbert Subspace ◽  
Densely Defined

For a real Hilbert space(H,〈,〉), a subspaceL⊂H⊕His said to be a Dirac structure onHif it is maximally isotropic with respect to the pairing〈(x,y),(x′,y′)〉+=(1/2)(〈x,y′〉+〈x′,y〉). By investigating some basic properties of these structures, it is shown that Dirac structures onHare in one-to-one correspondence with isometries onH, and, any two Dirac structures are isometric. It is, also, proved that any Dirac structure on a smooth manifold in the sense of [1] yields a Dirac structure on some Hilbert space. The graph of any densely defined skew symmetric linear operator on a Hilbert space is, also, shown to be a Dirac structure. For a Dirac structureLonH, everyz∈His uniquely decomposed asz=p1(l)+p2(l)for somel∈L, wherep1andp2are projections. Whenp1(L)is closed, for any Hilbert subspaceW⊂H, an induced Dirac structure onWis introduced. The latter concept has also been generalized.

Jacobi Matrices and the Spectrum of the Neumann Operator on a Family of Riemann Surfaces

1993 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 709-726
Author(s):  
Julian Edward
Keyword(s):  
Harmonic Function ◽  
Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Smooth Manifold ◽  
Hypergeometric Functions ◽  
Normal Derivative ◽  
Jacobi Matrices ◽  
Uniform Bounds ◽  
Neumann Operator ◽  
Direct Sum ◽  
Asymptotics Of The Eigenvalues

AbstractThe Neumann operator is an operator on the boundary of a smooth manifold which maps the boundary value of a harmonic function to its normal derivative. The spectrum of the Neumann operator is studied on the curves bounding a family of Riemann surfaces. The Neumann operator is shown to be isospectral to a direct sum of symmetric Jacobi matrices, each acting on l2(ℤ). The Jacobi matrices are shown to be isospectral to generators of bilateral, linear birth-death processes. Using the connection between Jacobi matrices and continued fractions, it is shown that the eigenvalues of the Neumann operator must solve a certain equation involving hypergeometric functions. Study of the equation yields uniform bounds on the eigenvalues and also the asymptotics of the eigenvalues as the curves degenerate into a wedge of circles.

A Flat Nonmetrizable Connexion

1972 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-206
Author(s):  
H. G. Helfenstein
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Manifold ◽  
Polar Coordinates ◽  
Riemannian Structure

A linear connexion ∇ on a smooth manifold M with vanishing torsion and curvature is called flat. It is well known that such a connexion need not be the Levi-Civita connexion of a Riemannian (nor pseudo-Riemannian) structure (cf. [1]).The following example with M homeomorphic to a cylinder is particularly simple. Using polar coordinates the punctured plane M=R2\{0} is covered by a smooth atlas with two charts

scholarly journals Applications of Square Roots of Diffeomorphisms

Axioms ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro Sugimoto
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Manifold ◽  
Contact Manifold ◽  
Diffeomorphism Group ◽  
Square Root ◽  
Square Roots ◽  
Group Diff

In this paper, we prove that on any contact manifold ( M , ξ ) there exists an arbitrary C ∞ -small contactomorphism which does not admit a square root. In particular, there exists an arbitrary C ∞ -small contactomorphism which is not “autonomous”. This paper is the first step to study the topology of C o n t 0 ( M , ξ ) ∖ Aut ( M , ξ ) . As an application, we also prove a similar result for the diffeomorphism group Diff ( M ) for any smooth manifold M.

scholarly journals Jacobians of singular spectral curves and completely integrable systems

2000 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 605-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Vivolo
Keyword(s):  
Open Subset ◽  
Smooth Manifold ◽  
The Other ◽  
Completely Integrable Systems ◽  
Singular Curve ◽  
Generalized Jacobian ◽  
Zariski Open Subset ◽  
Spectral Curves ◽  
Multiple Eigenvalues ◽  
Leading Term

AbstractConsider an isospectral manifold formed by matrices M ∈ glr(ℂ)[x] with a fixed leading term. The description of such a manifold is well known in the case of a diagonal leading term with different eigenvalues. On the other hand, there are many important systems where this term has multiple eigenvalues. One approach is to impose conditions in the sub-leading term. The result is that the isospectral set is a smooth manifold, bi-holomorphic to a Zariski open subset of the generalized Jacobian of a singular curve.

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