Mathematics Problem Archive
Branch points of area-minimizing surfaces
v1.3 research notes1. Does ${\rm Sing}_b (T)$ have zero $(m-1)$-dimensional Hausdorff measure? 2. If yes, does ${\rm Sing}_b (T)$ have (Hausdorff) dimension at most $m-2...
Manifolds modelled on flag manifolds
v1.3 research notesWhich manifolds can be modeled on an orbit of a real form in a space of flags?...
Manifolds modelled on flag manifolds — Question 2
v1.3 research notesWhat is the homotopy classification of totally real immersions of real $3$-manifolds in the complex full flag manifold $F_{12}$?...
Area minimizing projective spaces in the projective space with the Berger metric
v1.3 research notesFor ${2n+1}>3$ and $0<k<{2n+1}$, are projective subspaces obtained by projection of the $k$-dimensional equatorial spheres minimal submanifolds of the...
Bi-invariant metrics and multiplicity of conjugate points
v1.3 research notesAssume that a left-invariant Riemannian metric is given on a compact connected Lie group $G$ such that the index of any geodesic segment is even. Must...
Toral manifolds and positive scalar curvature
v1.3 research notesLet $M$ be a connected closed manifold with finite fundamental group of odd order. Assume that the universal cover of $M$ admits a metric of positive ...
Toral manifolds and positive scalar curvature — Question 2
v1.3 research notesLet $M$ be a connected closed manifold admitting a metric of positive scalar curvature. Does this imply that $M$ is $p$-atoral for all odd $p$?...
Coarse embeddings
v1.3 research notesFind more numerical invariants of metric spaces that are nondecreasing under coarse embeddings....
Coarse embeddings — Question 2
v1.3 research notesFind applications of the harmonic map approximation of coarse embeddings....
Ricci pinching on solvable Lie groups
v1.3 research notesFor solvable Lie groups $G$, show that solvsolitons are the only local maxima of the Ricci pinching functional $g\mapsto F(g)=\frac{Scal(g)^2}{|Ric(g)...
Classification problems and Poisson structures
v1.3 research notesExplain the existence and the role of the symplectic nature of the groupoid/algebroid and its relevance for the geometry of the moduli spaces of geome...
Morse index of embedded minimal surfaces
v1.3 research notes; Do there exist embedded minimal surfaces with finite genus and Morse index $4$?; More focussed: in the $1$-parameter deformation of Costa's surface,...
On the Hodge spectra of lens spaces
v1.3 research notes- Construct congruence lattices which are norm$_1$ and norm$_1*$- isospectral in all dimensions (see ). - Are there families of $p$-isospectral lens s...
Isoperimetric Problem in $\mathbb{C} P^2$
v1.3 research notesProve that geodesic spheres provide the least-perimeter way to enclose prescribed volume in $CP^2$....
Triple Bubble in $\mathbb{R}^3$
v1.3 research notesProve that the pictured standard triple soap bubble is the least-perimeter way to enclose and separate three given volumes in $\mathbb{R}^3$....
Homogeneous Riemannian manifolds with nontrivial nullity
v1.3 research notes1. If the normal holonomy group of an irreducible and full homogeneous submanifold $M^n$ of the sphere with $n \geq 2$ does not act transitively, then...
Constant mean curvature in homogeneous $3$-manifolds
v1.3 research notes; Do CMC spheres about a point $x$ in such a space form a foliation of $X-\{x\}$?; Could this be a way of proving embeddedness of CMC spheres in gener...
Constant mean curvature in homogeneous $3$-manifolds — Question 2
v1.3 research notes; Calabi-Yau problem. For an embedded minimal surface in $\mathbb{R}^3$, does complete imply proper?; Hoffman-Meeks conjecture. For a complete embedde...
Spherical submetries
v1.3 research notesIs every Laplacian algebra of polynomials maximal?...
Minimax minimal surfaces
v1.3 research notesProve the lower bound \[ d\le \mbox{Index}(\Phi_{\mathcal A})+\mbox{Null}(\Phi_{\mathcal A}), \] where $\mbox{Null}(\Phi_{\mathcal A})$ is the {\it nu...
Minimax minimal surfaces — Question 2
v1.3 research notesProve that there exists infinitely many distinct minimal branched 2-dimensional immersions in $N^n$....
Gromov-Hausdorff convergence of K\"ahler Ricci flow
v1.3 research notesDoes the normalized Ricci flow converge in Gromov-Hausdorff sense to a generalized K\"ahler-Einstein space?...
Totally geodesic submanifolds and positive curvature
v1.3 research notesDoes Frankel's theorem hold for symmetric Finsler metrics?...
Closed geodesics
v1.3 research notesIs this true without the bumpy assumption?...
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 1
v1.3 research notesDescribe the combinatorics of B2(K6); B3(K4) and B3(K5)....
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 2
v1.3 research notesDescribe all the possible different types of strata for 10 points....
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 3
v1.3 research notesCompute the number of different types of strata for n points with arbitrary n. 4 OLEG KARPENKOV v1 v2 v3v4 v5 v6 K3;3 q1 q2 q3 p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 q3 q2 ...
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 4
v1.3 research notesWhich subgraphs of Kn define the same stratifications?...
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 5
v1.3 research notesFind all strata of codimension more than 1 that are not defined as an intersection of the closure of several codimension 1 strata....
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 6
v1.3 research notesWhich Cayley algebra systems define the same strata?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 1.3
v1.3 research notesAre negatively curved annuli bounded by a pair of fixed convex planar curves rigid?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 1.4
v1.3 research notesLet Γ be a smooth closed curve immersed in R3. Suppose that Γ has a continuous binormal vector field B which is one-to-one. Does it follow then that th...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 1.6
v1.3 research notesDoes every curve bounding a surface of positive curvature in 3-space have (at least) four points where the torsion vanishes?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 2.2
v1.3 research notesDoes connectedness of the shadows imply that f(M) is convex?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 2.4
v1.3 research notesLetP, P′⊂ R3 be polyhedral surfaces. Suppose that the faces of P and P′ are parallel and have the same area. Does it follow then that P and P′ are con...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 3.1
v1.3 research notesIs every convex polytope unfoldable?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 3.2
v1.3 research notesDoes there exist a reasonably simple algorithm for detecting the edges of a convex polyhedron intrinsically?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 4.1
v1.3 research notesOf all convex surfaces with a fixed intrinsic diameter, is the one with the greatest area a doubled disk?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 4.2
v1.3 research notesLet S ⊂ R3 be a closed surface of constant width and fixed area. How small can the volume of S be?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 4.3
v1.3 research notesLetS⊂ R3 be a closed surface of diameter d. Suppose that there exists a constant h < dso that whenever a pair of planes separated by a distance of h i...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 5.1
v1.3 research notesWhat is the shortest curve in R3 with a given width or inradius?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 5.3
v1.3 research notesLet $\Gamma$ be a closed curve of fixed length $L$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$, and let $A$ be the area of its convex hull. Prove that $A$ is maximized when $\G...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 8.3
v1.3 research notesLet M be a complete noncompact convex surface in R3, with principal curvatures k1, k2, then show that inf M|k1−k2| = 0....
Bass conjecture
v1.3 research notesBass conjecture: for every finitely generated $\mathbb Z$-algebra $A$ and every $n\geq0$, is the G-theory group $K'_n(A)$ finitely generated? Equivale...
Bass–Quillen conjecture
v1.3 research notesBass–Quillen conjecture: if $A$ is a regular Noetherian ring, is every finitely generated projective module over $A[t_1,\ldots,t_n]$ extended from a p...
Deligne's conjecture on Hochschild cohomology about the operadic structure on Hochschild cochain complex
v1.3 research notesDeligne's conjecture on Hochschild cohomology about the operadic structure on Hochschild cochain complex....
Fröberg conjecture on the Hilbert functions of a set of forms
v1.3 research notesFröberg conjecture on the Hilbert functions of a set of forms....
Wikipedia geometry item 7: Fujita conjecture regarding the line bundle $K_{M} \otimes L^{\otimes m}$ constructed from a po…
v1.3 research notesFujita conjecture regarding the line bundle $K_{M} \otimes L^{\otimes m}$ constructed from a positive holomorphic line bundle $L$ on a compact complex...
General elephant problem
v1.3 research notesGeneral elephant problem: do general elephants have at most Du Val singularities?...
In spherical or hyperbolic geometry, must polyhedra with the same volume and Dehn invariant be scissors-congruent
v1.3 research notesIn spherical or hyperbolic geometry, must polyhedra with the same volume and Dehn invariant be scissors-congruent?...