Cobordism of algebraic knots

Summary The isolated singularities of complex hypersurfaces are studied by considering the topology of the highly connected submanifolds of spheres determined by the singularity. By introducing the notion of the link of a perturbation of the singularity and using techniques of surgery theory, we are able to describe which invariants associated to a singularity can be used to determine the cobordism type of the singularity.It is shown that the cobordism type is determined by the set of weakly distinguished bases. This result is used to draw a distinction between the classical case of two variables and the higher dimensional problem. That is, we show that the result of Le which states that the cobordism and topological classifications of singularities coincide in the classical dimension does not hold for singularities of functions of more than three variables. Examples of topologically distinct but cobordant singularities are obtained using results of Ebeling.     

About singularities at angular points of a trailing edge under the Joukowskii–Kutta Condition

The linear problem for the velocity potential around a slightly curved thin finite wing is considered under the Joukowskii–Kutta hypothesis. The exponents of possible singularities of solutions at angular points on wing's trailing edge are expressed in terms of eigenvalues of mixed boundary value problems for the Beltrami–Laplace operator on the hemisphere and the semicircle. These singularities have a structure such that the circulation function turns out to be continuous in interior angular points of the trailing edge. In the case of trapezoidal shape of the wing ends there occur square-root singularities of the velocity field at the trailing edge endpoints and the same singularities, of course, are extended along the lateral sides of the wake behind the wing. It is proved that for any angular point on the trailing edge the exponents of all above-mentioned singularities form a countable set in the upper complex half-plane with the only accumulation point at infinity. © 1998 B. G. Teubner Stuttgart—John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An Ansatz for the asymptotics of hypergeometric multisums

Sequences that are defined by multisums of hypergeometric terms with compact support occur frequently in enumeration problems of combinatorics, algebraic geometry and perturbative quantum field theory. The standard recipe to study the asymptotic expansion of such sequences is to find a recurrence satisfied by them, convert it into a differential equation satisfied by their generating series, and analyze the singularities in the complex plane. We propose a shortcut by constructing directly from the structure of the hypergeometric term a finite set, for which we conjecture (and in some cases prove) that it contains all the singularities of the generating series. Our construction of this finite set is given by the solution set of a balanced system of polynomial equations of a rather special form, reminiscent of the Bethe ansatz. The finite set can also be identified with the set of critical values of a potential function, as well as with the evaluation of elements of an additive K-theory group by a regulator function. We give a proof of our conjecture in some special cases, and we illustrate our results with numerous examples.     

Cross Theorems with Singularities

We establish extension theorems for separately holomorphic mappings defined on sets of the form W∖M with values in a complex analytic space which possesses the Hartogs extension property. Here W is a 2-fold cross of arbitrary complex manifolds and M is a set of singularities which is locally pluripolar (resp. thin) in fibers.     

Monodromy of real isolated singularities

Complex conjugation on complex space permutes the level sets of a real polynomial function and induces involutions on level sets corresponding to real values. For isolated complex hypersurface singularities with real defining equation we show the existence of a monodromy vector field such that complex conjugation intertwines the local monodromy diffeomorphism with its inverse. In particular, it follows that the geometric monodromy is the composition of the involution induced by complex conjugation and another involution. This topological property holds for all isolated complex plane curve singularities. Using real morsifications, we compute the action of complex conjugation and of the other involution on the Milnor fiber of real plane curve singularities.     

Eigenfunctions of the Laplacian acting on degree zero bundles over special Riemann surfaces

We find an infinite set of eigenfunctions for the Laplacian with respect to a flat metric with conical singularities and acting on degree zero bundles over special Riemann surfaces of genus greater than one. These special surfaces correspond to Riemann period matrices satisfying a set of equations which lead to a number theoretical problem. It turns out that these surfaces precisely correspond to branched covering of the torus. This reflects in a Jacobian with a particular kind of complex multiplication.

     

Lagrange transformations and duality for corner and flag singularities

Singularities on a space with a fixed collection of subspaces are studied. Homological objects for the singularities are constructed. A Lagrange transformation of the singularities is defined. It is shown that on the set of the isolated singularities, the Lagrange, transformation is an involution realizing the duality of corresponding homological objects. Supported by grant No. 6836-2-96 of the Israel Science Ministry.     

Calculation formulas for nonsmooth singularities of the optimal result function in a time-optimal problem

Analytical formulas are obtained for terminal points of a singular set in a class of time-optimal problems on a plane. It is proved that the formation of singularities depends directly on the geometry of the target set and on the differential properties of its boundary. Three typical cases are studied and conditions for the appearance of nonsmooth singularities are found. Examples are given.     

On weakly rational singularities in complex analytic geometry

Summary We study particular singularities of complex analytic spaces that we call weakly rational and that contain rational singularities. In fact, a weakly rational singularity is rational if and only if it is Cohen-Macauley. Invariance under morphisms and deformations of weakly rational singularities is also studied.Partially supported by C.N.R.     

Deformation of isolated hypersurface singularities and their moduli algebras

By the using of determinantal varieties from moduli algebras of hypersurface singularites the relation of the deformation of hypersurface singularities and the deformation of their moduli algebras is studied. For a type of hypersurface singularities a weak Torelli type result is proved. This weak Torelli type result showes that for families of hypersurface singularities the moduli algebras can be used to distinguish the complex structures of singularities at least in some weak sence. Research supported by NNSF     

A complete stability theorem for foliations with singularities

We study codimension one smooth foliations with singularities on closed manifolds. We assume that the singularities are nondegenerate (of Bott-Morse type) in the sense of Scárdua and Seade (2009) [9] and prove a version of Thurston-Reeb stability theorem in terms of a component of the singular set: If all singularities are of center type and the foliation exhibits a compact leaf with trivial Cohomology group of degree one or a codimension ?3 component of the singular set with trivial Cohomology group of degree one then the foliation is compact and stable.     

Heat flow for p-harmonic maps with small initial data

We study developing singularities for surfaces of rotation with free boundaries and evolving under volume-preserving mean curvature flow. We show that singularities form a finite, discrete set along the axis of rotation. We prove a monotonicity formula and conclude that type I singularities are asymtotically cylindrical.     

Projective Minkowski set

The Minkowski set or the central symmetry set (CSS) of a smooth curve Γ on the affine plane is the envelope of chords connecting pairs of points such that the tangents to Γ at them are parallel. Singularities of CSS are of interest, in particular, for applications (for example, in computer graphics). A generalization of the Minkowski set is considered in the paper, namely, the projective Minkowski set with respect to a line on the plane; in the case of general position, we describe its singularities and the bifurcation set of lines corresponding to lines defining the projective Minkowski set having singularities being more degenerate than those of the Minkowski set for a generic line.     

Polynomial splines and eigenvalue approximations on quantum graphs

A notion of splines is introduced on a quantum graph Γ. It is shown that eigen values of a Hamiltonian on a finite graph Γ can be determined as limits of eigenvalues of certain finite-dimensional operators in spaces of polynomial splines on Γ. In particular, a bounded set of eigenvalues can be determined using a space of such polynomial splines with a fixed set of singularities. It is also shown that corresponding eigenfunctions can be reconstructed as uniform limits of the same polynomial splines with appropriate fixed set of singularities.     

Singularities of slice regular functions

Beginning in 2006, G. Gentili and D. C. Struppa developed a theory of regular quaternionic functions with properties that recall classical results in complex analysis. For instance, in each Euclidean ball B(0, R) centered at 0 the set of regular functions coincides with that of quaternionic power series $\sum _{n \in {\mathbb {N}}} q^n a_n$ converging in B(0, R). In 2009 the author proposed a classification of singularities of regular functions as removable, essential or as poles and studied poles by constructing the ring of quotients. In that article, not only the statements, but also the proving techniques were confined to the special case of balls B(0, R). Quite recently, F. Colombo, G. Gentili and I. Sabadini (2010) and the same authors in collaboration with D. C. Struppa (2009) identified a larger class of domains, on which the theory of regular functions is natural and not limited to quaternionic power series. The present article studies singularities in this new context, beginning with the construction of the ring of quotients and of Laurent‐type expansions at points p other than the origin. These expansions, which differ significantly from their complex analogs, allow a classification of singularities that is consistent with the one given in 2009. Poles are studied, as well as essential singularities, for which a version of the Casorati‐Weierstrass Theorem is proven.     

Removable singularities of CR functions on singular boundaries

The problem of analytic representation of integrable CR functions on hypersurfaces with singularities is treated. The nature of singularities does not matter while the set of singularities has surface measure zero. For simple singularities like cuspidal points, edges, corners, etc., also the behaviour of representing analytic functions near singular points is studied. Received: 8 December 2000; in final form: 24 June 2001/Published online: 1 February 2002     

Jet schemes and minimal toric embedded resolutions of rational double point singularities

Using the structure of the jet schemes of rational double point singularities, we construct “minimal embedded toric resolutions” of these singularities. We also establish, for these singularities, a correspondence between a natural class of irreducible components of the jet schemes centered at the singular locus and the set of divisors which appear on every “minimal embedded toric resolution”. We prove that this correspondence is bijective except for the E₈ singulartiy. This can be thought as an embedded Nash correspondence for rational double point singularities.     

Stability of local transitivity of a generic control system on a surface with boundary

A classification of generic singularities of local transitivity of smooth control systems on surfaces with boundary is obtained. The stability of these singularities and of the entire set of points with identical properties of local transitivity with respect to small perturbations of a generic system is proved.     

Rational, Log Canonical, Du Bois Singularities: On the Conjectures of Kollár and Steenbrink

Let X be a proper complex variety with Du Bois singularities. Then H(X, ⁱ) H ⁱ(X, _X) is surjective for all i. This property makes this class of singularities behave well with regard to Kodaira type vanishing theorems. Steenbrink conjectured that rational singularities are Du Bois and Kollér conjectured that log canonical singularities are Du Bois. Kollér also conjectured that under some reasonable extra conditions Du Bois singularities are log canonical. In this article Steenbrink's conjecture is proved in its full generality, Kollér's first conjecture is proved under some extra conditions and Kollér's second conjecture is proved under a set of reasonable conditions, and shown that these conditions cannot be relaxed.     

A theory of cobordism for non-spherical links

We define an equivalence relation, called algebraic cobordism, on the set of bilinear forms over the integers. When , we prove that two 2n - 1 dimensional, simple fibered links are cobordant if and only if they have algebraically cobordant Seifert forms. As an algebraic link is a simple fibered link, our criterion for cobordism allows us to study isolated singularities of complex hypersurfaces up to cobordism. Received: August 24, 1995