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Inspired by several works on jet schemes and motivic integration, we consider an extension to singular varieties of the classical definition of discrepancy for morphisms of smooth varieties. The resulting invariant, which we call Jacobian…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2015-10-09 Tommaso de Fernex , Roi Docampo

It is well known that a system of homogeneous second-order ordinary differential equations (spray) is necessarily isotropic in order to be metrizable by a Finsler function of scalar flag curvature. In Theorem 3.1 we show that the isotropy…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-07-25 Ioan Bucataru , Zoltán Muzsnay

We present a new equation with respect to a unit vector field on Riemannian manifold $M^n$ such that its solution defines a totally geodesic submanifold in the unit tangent bundle with Sasaki metric and apply it to some classes of unit…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Alexander Yampolsky

We develop a generalized field space geometry for higher-derivative scalar field theories, expressing scattering amplitudes in terms of a covariant geometry on the all-order jet bundle. The incorporation of spacetime and field derivative…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-02-12 Nathaniel Craig , Yu-Tse Lee

We present a simulation code which can solve broad ranges of partial differential equations in a full sphere. The code expands tensorial variables in a spectral series of spin-weighted spherical harmonics in the angular directions and a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-26 Daniel Lecoanet , Geoffrey M. Vasil , Keaton J. Burns , Benjamin P. Brown , Jeffrey S. Oishi

We prove that the viscosity solution to a Hamilton-Jacobi equation with a smooth convex Hamiltonian of the form $H(x,p)$ is differentiable with respect to the initial condition. Moreover, the directional G\^ateaux derivatives can be…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-01-03 Carlos Esteve-Yagüe , Enrique Zuazua

In this letter I analyze a covering jet manifold scheme, its relation to the invariant theory of the associated vector fields, and applications to the Lax-Sato-type integrability of nonlinear dispersionless differential systems. The related…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2018-03-19 Anatolij K. Prykarpatski

In this paper, the steady creeping flow equations of a second grade fluid in cartesian coordinates are considered; the equations involve a small parameter related to the dimensionless non--Newtonian coefficient. According to a recently…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-08-04 Matteo Gorgone

In the square root velocity framework, the computation of shape space distances and the registration of curves requires solution of a non-convex variational problem. In this paper, we present a new PDE-based method for solving this problem…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-31 Esten Nicolai Wøien , Markus Grasmair

This paper studies the $J$-method of [E. Jarlebring, S. Kvaal, W. Michiels. SIAM J. Sci. Comput. 36-4:A1978-A2001, 2014] for nonlinear eigenvector problems in a general Hilbert space framework. This is the basis for variational…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-12-10 Robert Altmann , Patrick Henning , Daniel Peterseim

In this notes we study $k$-jet ample line bundles $L$ on a non singular toric variety $X$, i.e. line bundles with global sections having arbitrarily prescribed $k$-jets at a finite number of points. We introduce the notion of an associated…

alg-geom · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Sandra Di Rocco

Given a smooth plane quartic curve C over a field k of characteristic 0, with Jacobian variety J, and a marked rational point P of C(k), we construct a reductive group G and a G-variety X, together with an injection J(k)/2J(k) -> G(k)\X(k).…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-08-01 Jack A. Thorne

This article develops a Hamilton--Jacobi theory for non-conservative classical field theories, with particular emphasis on dissipative systems, in the framework of co-oriented k-contact geometry. We introduce evolution k-contact k-vector…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-05-01 Javier de Lucas , Julia Lange , Xavier Rivas , Cristina Sardón

In this paper we investigate the following question: under what conditions can a second-order homogeneous ordinary differential equation (spray) be the geodesic equation of a Finsler space. We show that the Euler-Lagrange partial…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Zoltan Muzsnay

Variational inequalities represent a broad class of problems, including minimization and min-max problems, commonly found in machine learning. Existing second-order and high-order methods for variational inequalities require precise…

The anisotropic 3D equation describing the pointlike particles diffusion in slender impermeable tubes of revolution with cross section smoothly depending on the longitudial coordinate is the object of our study. We use singular…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Sergey D. Traytak

We deal in this work with a class of graphs, namely, the class of distance-regular graphs, in which on the basis of $k$-adjacency operators, the adjacency operator $A$ of a distance-regular graph is identified as a Jacobi matrix. To get so,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-05-17 Josué I. Rios-Cangas

In this paper, for a given spray $S$ on an $n$-dimensional manifold $M$, we investigate the geometry of $S$-invariant functions. For an $S$-invariant function $\P$, we associate a vertical subdistribution $\V_\P$ and find the relation…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-08-13 Salah G. Elgendi , Zoltan Muzsnay

In this paper, we introduce the geodesic orbit and weakly symmetric properties in homogeneous spray geometry. When a homogeneous spray manifold is endowed with a reductive decomposition, we can use the spray vector field to describe these…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-04-08 Xiyun Xu , Ming Xu