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We exhibit an algorithm to determine the bridge number of a hyperbolic knot in the 3-sphere. The proof uses adaptations of almost normal surface theory for compact surfaces with boundary in ideally triangulated knot exteriors.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2012-03-29 Alexander Coward

We extend the finite element interpolated neural network (FEINN) framework from partial differential equations (PDEs) with weak solutions in $H^1$ to PDEs with weak solutions in $H(\textbf{curl})$ or $H(\textbf{div})$. To this end, we…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-17 Santiago Badia , Wei Li , Alberto F. Martín

Systems biology and systems neurophysiology in particular have recently emerged as powerful tools for a number of key applications in the biomedical sciences. Nevertheless, such models are often based on complex combinations of multiscale…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-09-27 Matteo Ferrante , Andera Duggento , Nicola Toschi

Partial differential equations (PDEs) on surfaces are fundamental to scientific computing and geometry processing. A popular approach to solving PDEs on surfaces is the finite element method (FEM), where the surface is divided into discrete…

Graphics · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Pranav Jain , Navami Kairanda , Peter Yichen Chen , Oded Stein

Let $K$ be a knot in the 3-sphere, viewed as the ideal boundary of hyperbolic 4-space $\mathbb{H}^4$. We prove that the number of minimal discs in $\mathbb{H}^4$ with ideal boundary $K$ is a knot invariant. I.e.\ the number is finite and…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-11-24 Joel Fine

Motivated by recent research on Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs), we make the first attempt to introduce the PINNs for numerical simulation of the elliptic Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) on 3D manifolds. PINNs are one of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-05 Zhuochao Tang , Zhuojia Fu

Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) is a novel multi-task learning framework useful for solving physical problems modeled using differential equations (DEs) by integrating the knowledge of physics and known constraints into the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Shivprasad Kathane , Shyamprasad Karagadde

Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) have emerged as a promising numerical method based on deep learning for modeling boundary value problems, showcasing promising results in various fields. In this work, we use PINNs to discretize…

Computational Physics · Physics 2024-06-10 Michel Nohra , Steven Dufour

We present a novel numerical approach aiming at computing equilibria and dynamics structures of magnetized plasmas in coronal environments. A technique based on the use of neural networks that integrates the partial differential equations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-30 Hubert Baty , Vincent Vigon

We prove there exists a compact embedded minimal surface in a complete finite volume hyperbolic $3$-manifold $\mathcal{N}$. We also obtain a least area, incompressible, properly embedded, finite topology, $2$-sided surface. We prove a…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-06-26 Pascal Collin , Laurent Hauswirth , Laurent Mazet , Harold Rosenberg

Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) hold the potential for supplementing the existing set of techniques for solving differential equations that emerge in the study of black hole quasinormal modes. The present research investigated them…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-08-13 Anele M Ncube , Gerhard E Harmsen , Alan S Cornell

Inverse design arises in a variety of areas in engineering such as acoustic, mechanics, thermal/electronic transport, electromagnetism, and optics. Topology optimization is a major form of inverse design, where we optimize a designed…

Computational Physics · Physics 2022-01-19 Lu Lu , Raphael Pestourie , Wenjie Yao , Zhicheng Wang , Francesc Verdugo , Steven G. Johnson

In this article, we propose a novel Stabilized Physics Informed Neural Networks method (SPINNs) for solving wave equations. In general, this method not only demonstrates theoretical convergence but also exhibits higher efficiency compared…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-03-29 Yuling Jiao , Yuhui Liu , Jerry Zhijian Yang , Cheng Yuan

Fintushel and Stern have proved that if S \subset X is a symplectic surface in a symplectic 4-manifold such that S has simply-connected complement and nonnegative self-intersection, then there are infinitely many topologically equivalent…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2008-04-18 Thomas E. Mark

We define combinatorial analogues of stable and unstable minimal surfaces in the setting of weighted pseudomanifolds. We prove that, under mild conditions, such combinatorial minimal surfaces always exist. We use a technique, adapted from…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2019-09-18 Weiyan Huang , Daniel Medici , Nick Murphy , Haoyu Song , Scott A. Taylor , Muyuan Zhang

Most proteins perform their biological function by interacting with one or more molecular partners. In this respect, characterizing the features of the molecular surface, especially in the portions where the interaction takes place, turned…

Given a (genus 2) cube-with-holes M, i.e. the complement in S^3 of a handlebody H, we relate intrinsic properties of M (like its cut number) with extrinsic features depending on the way the handlebody H is knotted in S^3. Starting from a…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2015-03-17 Riccardo Benedetti , Roberto Frigerio

Physics informed neural networks (PINNs) are deep learning based techniques for solving partial differential equations (PDEs) encounted in computational science and engineering. Guided by data and physical laws, PINNs find a neural network…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-12-30 Yeonjong Shin , Jerome Darbon , George Em Karniadakis

Minimal surfaces in closed 3-manifolds are classically constructed via the Almgren-Pitts approach. The Allen-Cahn approximation has proved to be a powerful alternative, and Chodosh and Mantoulidis (in Ann. Math. 2020) used it to give a new…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-10-21 Hardy Chan , Serena Dipierro , Joaquim Serra , Enrico Valdinoci

Finding a totally geodesic surface, an embedded surface where the geodesics in the surface are also geodesics in the surrounding manifold, has been a problem of interest in the study of 3-manifolds. This has especially been of interest in…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2024-03-20 Brannon Basilio , Chaeryn Lee , Joseph Malionek