Partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms and Lagrangian contact structures

In this paper, we classify the three-dimensional partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms whose stable, unstable, and central distributions $E^s$ , $E^u$ , and $E^c$ are smooth, such that $E^s\oplus E^u$ is a contact distribution, and whose non-wandering set equals the whole manifold. We prove that up to a finite quotient or a finite power, they are smoothly conjugated either to a time-map of an algebraic contact-Anosov flow, or to an affine partially hyperbolic automorphism of a nil- ${\mathrm {Heis}}{(3)}$ -manifold. The rigid geometric structure induced by the invariant distributions plays a fundamental part in the proof.

On horizontal immersions of discs in fat distributions of type (4,6)

In this paper, we discuss horizontal immersions of discs in certain corank-2 fat distributions on 6-dimensional manifolds. The underlying real distribution of a holomorphic contact distribution on a complex 3 manifold belongs to this class. The main result presented here says that the associated nonlinear PDE is locally invertible. Using this we prove the existence of germs of embedded horizontal discs.

Micromechanical modelling of the anisotropic creep behaviour of granular medium as a fourth-order fabric tensor

The main objective of the present work is to develop a micromechanics approach to predict the macroscopic anisotropic creep behaviour of granular media. To this end, the linear viscoelastic behaviour of the inter-particle interaction at contact is adopted, and the contact distribution is characterized by a fourth-order fabric tensor in the local scale. Then, fourth-order tensor fabric-based micromechanical approaches based on Voigt and Reuss localization assumptions are applied to granular media in the Laplace–Carson space. With help of the inverse Laplace–Carson transformation of these obtained models, the macroscopic anisotropic creep behaviour of granular media submitted to a constant external loading is examined. Finally, the obtained results by specializing the Burgers model into the obtained models are compared with the numerical simulations in the particle flow code (PFC2D) to illustrate the validation and the accuracy of the analytical models for the macroscopic anisotropic creep behaviour of granular media.

Kinetic models for epidemic dynamics with social heterogeneity

We introduce a mathematical description of the impact of the number of daily contacts in the spread of infectious diseases by integrating an epidemiological dynamics with a kinetic modeling of population-based contacts. The kinetic description leads to study the evolution over time of Boltzmann-type equations describing the number densities of social contacts of susceptible, infected and recovered individuals, whose proportions are driven by a classical SIR-type compartmental model in epidemiology. Explicit calculations show that the spread of the disease is closely related to moments of the contact distribution. Furthermore, the kinetic model allows to clarify how a selective control can be assumed to achieve a minimal lockdown strategy by only reducing individuals undergoing a very large number of daily contacts. We conduct numerical simulations which confirm the ability of the model to describe different phenomena characteristic of the rapid spread of an epidemic. Motivated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a last part is dedicated to fit numerical solutions of the proposed model with infection data coming from different European countries.

Digital Form of an Object of Intellectual Property as a Way to Increase its Competitiveness

Relevance. To analyze the problems of legal status’ determination of intellectual property objects’ in digital form in the framework of valid civil legislation. The study tested the admission of different basis for regulation of the intellectual property objects’ possession and use in the digital and analog form. Methodology: the methodological basis of the article is formal-logical law research method. Results. The author concludes that intellectual property objects in digital form exist only in Internet that give for its possessors more opportunities for digital contact distribution. Moreover digital form of the intellectual property object influences on the marketability of digital product in respect of broad list of methods’ use of this product and reduction of its cost in comparative with the analog object. The research provided digital and analog forms of the intellectual property objects are not the same as a whole in spite of its content unity. The author makes a conclusion that such categories as «original work» and «sample of work» can’t be used to the digital form of the intellectual property objects, because the objects in digital form are only the copies of the original work. Therefore legal regulation of the intellectual property objects depends on its forms. The author suggests considering license agreement made on form of click-wrap-agreement as application of the intellectual property objects in digital form. Discussion. The conclusions of the study can be used as a basis for further researches and lawmaking.

Curvature Properties of Almost Ricci-Like Solitons with Torse-Forming Vertical Potential on Almost Contact B-Metric Manifolds

A generalization of $\eta$-Ricci solitons is considered involving an additional metric and functions as soliton coefficients. The soliton potential is torse-forming and orthogonal to the contact distribution of the almost contact B-metric manifold. Then such a manifold can also be considered as an almost Einstein-like manifold, a generalization of an $\eta$-Einstein manifold with respect to both B-metrics and functions as coefficients. Necessary and sufficient conditions are found for a number of properties of the curvature tensor and its Ricci tensor of the studied manifolds. Finally, an explicit example of an arbitrary dimension is given and some of the results are illustrated.

Curvature properties of almost Ricci-like solitons with torse-forming vertical potential on almost contact b-metric manifolds

A generalization of ?-Ricci solitons is considered involving an additional metric and functions as soliton coefficients. The soliton potential is torse-forming and orthogonal to the contact distribution of the almost contact B-metric manifold. Then such a manifold can also be considered as an almost Einstein like manifold, a generalization of an ?-Einstein manifold with respect to both B-metrics and functions as coefficients. Necessary and sufficient conditions are found for a number of properties of the curvature tensor and its Ricci tensor of the studied manifolds. Finally, an explicit example of an arbitrary dimension is given and some of the results are illustrated.

Transversal Jacobi Operators in Almost Contact Manifolds

Along a transversal geodesic γ whose tangent belongs to the contact distribution D, we define the transversal Jacobi operator Rγ=R(·,γ˙)γ˙ on an almost contact Riemannian manifold M. Then, using the transversal Jacobi operator Rγ, we give a new characterization of the Sasakian sphere. In the second part, we characterize the complete ruled real hypersurfaces in complex hyperbolic space.

The Geometry of Marked Contact Engel Structures

A contact twisted cubic structure$$({\mathcal M},\mathcal {C},{\varvec{\upgamma }})$$ ( M , C , γ ) is a 5-dimensional manifold $${\mathcal M}$$ M together with a contact distribution $$\mathcal {C}$$ C and a bundle of twisted cubics $${\varvec{\upgamma }}\subset \mathbb {P}(\mathcal {C})$$ γ ⊂ P ( C ) compatible with the conformal symplectic form on $$\mathcal {C}$$ C . The simplest contact twisted cubic structure is referred to as the contact Engel structure; its symmetry group is the exceptional group $$\mathrm {G}_2$$ G 2 . In the present paper we equip the contact Engel structure with a smooth section $$\sigma : {\mathcal M}\rightarrow {\varvec{\upgamma }}$$ σ : M → γ , which “marks” a point in each fibre $${\varvec{\upgamma }}_x$$ γ x . We study the local geometry of the resulting structures $$({\mathcal M},\mathcal {C},{\varvec{\upgamma }}, \sigma )$$ ( M , C , γ , σ ) , which we call marked contact Engel structures. Equivalently, our study can be viewed as a study of foliations of $${\mathcal M}$$ M by curves whose tangent directions are everywhere contained in $${\varvec{\upgamma }}$$ γ . We provide a complete set of local invariants of marked contact Engel structures, we classify all homogeneous models with symmetry groups of dimension $$\ge 6$$ ≥ 6 up to local equivalence, and we prove an analogue of the classical Kerr theorem from Relativity.

Sub-Riemannian Limit of the Differential Form Heat Kernels of Contact Manifolds

We study the behavior of the heat kernel of the Hodge Laplacian on a contact manifold endowed with a family of Riemannian metrics that blow-up the directions transverse to the contact distribution. We apply this to analyze the behavior of global spectral invariants such as the $\eta $-invariant and the determinant of the Laplacian. In particular, we prove that contact versions of the relative $\eta $-invariant and the relative analytic torsion are equal to their Riemannian analogues and hence topological.