Mathematics Problem Archive
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?...
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 7
v1.3 research notesGiven a graph G. Does there exist a Cayley algebra system (or several systems) describing the union of the codimension 1 tensegrity strata in the plan...
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 8
v1.3 research notesWrite (if exist) Cayley algebra systems defining the strata for the following graph: Currently this example is a strong candidate for a counterexample ...
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 9
v1.3 research notesDevelop theory of geometric conditions for strata in multidimensional case....
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 1.1
v1.3 research notesDoes there exist a closed C2 surface in Euclidean space R3 which is flexible?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 1.2
v1.3 research notesAre all smooth tight surfaces in R3 rigid?...
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 1.5
v1.3 research notesGiven a metric of positive curvature on the disk what is the condition on a space curve to form the boundary of an isometric embedding of the disk?...
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 1.7
v1.3 research notesAre there some nonconvex surfaces which remain rigid after finitely many points of them have been deleted. For instance, are punctured analytic tight s...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 1.8
v1.3 research notes(The global isometric embedding problem, Yau [189] 1993; Gromov [82]). Can everyC∞ 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold be isometrically embedded in R4?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 1.9
v1.3 research notesGiven a C∞ metric in a neighborhood of a point in a 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold, does there exist an isometric embedding of some neighborhood of...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 2.1
v1.3 research notesFor which setsA⊂ Sn is there an immersionf: M→ Rn+1 such that Gf(M)⊂A?...
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 2.3
v1.3 research notesLetM,M′⊂ R3 be smooth orientable closed surfaces. Suppose there exists a diffeomorphism f: M→ M′ which preserved the Gauss curvature and the Gauss map....
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 3.3
v1.3 research notesDoes there exist a convex polyhedron with a pseudo edge graph which is not unfoldable....
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 5.2
v1.3 research notesLet $\Gamma$ be a closed curve of fixed length $L$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$. Determine the maximum possible volume of the convex hull of $\Gamma$....
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 6.1
v1.3 research notesIs every compact connected minimal surface bounded by a pair of convex planar curves topologically an annulus?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 6.2
v1.3 research notesDoes there exist an embedded compact surface of constant mean curvature which is bounded by a circle, but is not a piece of a sphere....
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 6.3
v1.3 research notesShow that any compact embedded CMC surface which is bounded by a convex planar curve, and lies on one side of the boundary plane, is topologically a d...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 7.1
v1.3 research notesAre there any complete surfaces of negative curvature in Euclidean 3-space whose principal curvatures are bounded away from zero?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 7.2
v1.3 research notesAre there any complete negatively curved surfaces embedded in the unit ball?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 7.3
v1.3 research notesDoes there exist any complete negatively curved surfaces with negative Euler characteristic contained in between a pair of parallel planes in R3....
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 8.2
v1.3 research notesShow that the index of any singularity of a principal line fields on a surface is at most one....
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....