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Distinguishing geometries using finite quotients
(Mathematical Sciences PublishersGeometry and Topology, 2017-02-10)
We prove that the profinite completion of the fundamental group of a compact 3-manifold M satisfies a Tits alternative: if a closed subgroup H does not contain a free pro-p subgroup for any p, then H is virtually soluble, ...
Tautological rings for high-dimensional manifolds
(Cambridge University PressCompositio Mathematica, 2017-04)
We study tautological rings for high-dimensional manifolds, that is, for each smooth manifold $M$ the ring $R^*$($M$) of those characteristic classes of smooth fibre bundles with fibre $M$ which is generated by generalised ...
An upper bound for the pseudoisotopy stable range
(SpringerMathematische Annalen, 2017-08-01)
We prove that the pseudoisotopy stable range for manifolds of dimension 2n can be no better than (2n - 2). In order to do so, we define new characteristic classes for block bundles, extending our earlier work with Ebert, ...
On the main conjectures of Iwasawa theory for certain elliptic curves with complex multiplication
(University of CambridgeMathematics, 2017-05-30)
The conjecture of Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer is unquestionably one of the most important open problems in number theory today. Let $E$ be an elliptic curve defined over an imaginary quadratic field $K$ contained in $\mathbb{C}$, ...
Type theoretic weak factorization systems
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical StatisticsKing's, 2017-06-01)
This thesis presents a characterization of those categories with weak factorization systems that can interpret the theory of intensional dependent type theory with Σ, Π, and identity types.
We use display map categories ...
Existence of Mori fibre spaces for 3-folds in char p
(ElsevierAdvances in Mathematics, 2017-06-20)
We prove the following results for projective klt pairs of dimension 3 over an algebraically closed field of characteristic $p$>5: the cone theorem, the base point free theorem, the contraction theorem, finiteness of minimal ...
Critical Exponents on Fortuin-Kasteleyn Weighted Planar Maps
(SpringerCOMMUNICATIONS IN MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS, 2017-10-01)
In this paper we consider random planar maps weighted by the self-dual Fortuin--Kasteleyn model with parameter $q \in (0,4)$. Using a bijection due to Sheffield and a connection to planar Brownian motion in a cone we obtain ...
Homological stability for spaces of embedded surfaces
(Mathematical Sciences PublisherGeometry and Topology, 2017-05-10)
© 2017, Mathematical Sciences Publishers. All rights reserved.We study the space of oriented genus-g subsurfaces of a fixed manifold M and, in particular, its homological properties. We construct a “scanning map” which ...
Applications of Numerical Relativity Beyond Astrophysics
(Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsEmmanuel College, 2017)
Numerical relativity has proven to be a successful and robust tool for non-perturbative studies of gravitational phenomena in the highly dynamical and/or non-linear regime. Perhaps the most prominent achievement in the ...
Zonal flow evolution and overstability in accretion discs
(Oxford University PressMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2017-04-01)
This work presents a linear analytical calculation on the stability and evolution of a compressible, viscous self-gravitating (SG) Keplerian disc with both horizontal thermal diffusion and a constant cooling time-scale ...