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Two free homotopy classes of closed curves in an orientable surface with negative Euler characteristic are said to be length equivalent if for any hyperbolic structure on the surface, the length of the geodesic in one class is equal to the…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2013-11-05 Moira Chas

We prove a nonstandard central limit theorem and weak invariance principle, with superdiffusive normalisation $(t\log t)^{1/2}$, for geodesic flows on a class of nonpositively curved surfaces with flat cylinder. We also prove that…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-12-15 Yuri Lima , Carlos Matheus , Ian Melbourne

We investigate how often geodesics have homology in a fixed set of the homology lattice of a compact Riemann surface. We prove that closed geodesics are equidistributed on any sets with asymptotic density with respect to a specific norm. We…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Yiannis Petridis , Morten S. Risager

We study the geometry of a general class of vacuum asymptotically Anti-de Sitter spacetimes near the conformal boundary. In particular, the spacetime is only assumed to have finite regularity, and it is allowed to have arbitrary boundary…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-11-18 Arick Shao

We study geometric and topological properties of locally compact, geodesically complete spaces with an upper curvature bound. We control the size of singular subsets, discuss homotopical and measure-theoretic stratifications and regularity…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2018-07-19 Alexander Lytchak , Koichi Nagano

Estimates for the norm of the second fundamental form, $|A|$, play a crucial role in studying the geometry of surfaces. In fact, when $|A|$ is bounded the surface cannot bend too sharply. In this paper we prove that for an embedded geodesic…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2011-05-10 Theodora Bourni , Giuseppe Tinaglia

Thurston introduced in his seminal work an asymmetric metric on Teichm\"uller space by the ratio of simple closed curve length. In this paper, we generalize the idea and define an asymmetric metric on the space of unit-area flat metrics…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-10-21 Jiajun Shi

We consider geodesics in both Riemannian and Lorentzian manifolds with metrics of low regularity. We discuss existence of extremal curves for continuous metrics and present several old and new examples that highlight their subtle…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-05-03 Clemens Sämann , Roland Steinbauer

We prove rigidity for hypersurfaces with boundary in the unit $(n+1)$-sphere with scalar curvature bounded below by $n(n-1)$. Under appropriate boundary conditions, the hypersurfaces are shown to be part of the equatorial spheres. The lower…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-12-28 Lan-Hsuan Huang , Damin Wu

A new local, covariant ``counter-term'' is used to construct a variational principle for asymptotically flat spacetimes in any spacetime dimension $ d \ge 4$. The new counter-term makes direct contact with more familiar background…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Robert B. Mann , Donald Marolf

We investigate the asymptotic behavior of sequences generated by the proximal point algorithm for convex functions in complete geodesic spaces with curvature bounded above. Using the notion of resolvents of such functions, which was…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2017-04-25 Yasunori Kimura , Fumiaki Kohsaka

We consider embedded, smooth curves in the plane which are either closed or asymptotic to two lines. We study their behaviour under curve shortening flow with a global forcing term. Firstly, we prove an analogue to Huisken's distance…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-05-18 Friederike Dittberner

We prove the equidistribution of (weighted) periodic orbits of the geodesic ow on noncompact negatively curved manifolds toward equilibrium states in the narrow topology, i.e. in the dual of bounded continuous functions. We deduce an exact…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-07-26 Barbara Schapira , Samuel Tapie

We introduced an asymptotic quantity that counts area-minimizing surfaces in negatively curved closed 3-manifolds and show that quantity to only be minimized, among all metrics of sectional curvature less than or equal -1, by the hyperbolic…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-02-05 Danny Calegari , Fernando C. Marques , André Neves

In this article, we consider a compact symmetric space $M$ of higher rank. Let $P(t)$ be the set of free-homotopy classes containing a closed geodesic on $M$ with length at most $t$, and $\# P(t)$ its cardinality. We obtain the following…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-07-05 Weisheng Wu

The subject of limit curve theorems in Lorentzian geometry is reviewed. A general limit curve theorem is formulated which includes the case of converging curves with endpoints and the case in which the limit points assigned since the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 E. Minguzzi

We study closed geodesics on hyperbolic surfaces, and give bounds for their angles of intersection and self-intersection, and for the sides of the polygons that they form, depending only on the lengths of the geodesics

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2019-05-28 Max Neumann-Coto , Peter Scott

We obtain a series of results in the global theory of free boundary minimal surfaces, which in particular provide a rather complete picture for the way different complexity criteria, such as area, topology and Morse index compare, beyond…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-07-16 Alessandro Carlotto , Giada Franz

We prove a general counting result for arcs of the same type in compact surfaces. Wealso count infinite arcs in cusped surfaces and arcs in orbifolds. These theorems are derived from aresult that guarantees the convergence of certain…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-06-14 Marie Trin

We study null geodesics that connect the two asymptotically flat regions of the maximally extended Kerr spacetime. These vortical geodesics traverse both horizons and pass through the ring singularity, linking the positive-$r$ exterior to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-05 Maciej Maliborski , Tobias C. Sutter