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In this paper, we study the singularities of locally flat systems, motivated by the solution, if it exists, of the global motion planning problem for such systems, in the spirit of \cite{CE_14}. More precisely, flat outputs may be only…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-05-16 Y. J. Kaminski , J. Levine , F. Ollivier

We reformulate the standard local equations of general relativity for asymptotically flat spacetimes in terms of two non-local quantities, the holonomy $H$ around certain closed null loops on characteristic surfaces and the light cone cut…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-28 Savitri V. Iyer , Carlos N. Kozameh , Ezra T. Newman

It has recently been demonstrated (Class. Quantum Grav. 31, 085010, 2014) that the conformally invariant wave equation on a Minkowski background can be solved with a fully pseudospectral numerical method. In particular, it is possible to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-01-26 Jörg Frauendiener , Jörg Hennig

We study a Lorentzian version of the well-known Calder\'{o}n problem that is concerned with determination of lower order coefficients in a wave equation on a smooth Lorentzian manifold, given the associated Dirichlet-to-Neumann map. In the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-04-05 Spyros Alexakis , Ali Feizmohammadi , Lauri Oksanen

In a previous work, the authors gave a definition of `front bundles'. Using this, we give a realization theorem for wave fronts in space forms, like as in the fundamental theorem of surface theory. As an application, we investigate the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2010-11-09 Kentaro Saji , Masaaki Umehara , Kotaro Yamada

We develop a finite element method for elliptic partial differential equations on so called composite surfaces that are built up out of a finite number of surfaces with boundaries that fit together nicely in the sense that the intersection…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-01-03 Peter Hansbo , Tobias Jonsson , Mats G. Larson , Karl Larsson

This article is devoted to investigate the singular profile of the free boundary of two-dimensional incompressible inviscid fluid with external force near the stagnation point. More precisely, given an external force with some polynomial…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-06-19 Lili Du , Yang Pu , Jing Yang

We review part of the classical theory of curves and surfaces in $3$-dimensional Lorentz-Minkowski space. We focus in spacelike surfaces with constant mean curvature pointing the differences and similarities with the Euclidean space.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-02-01 Rafael López

We introduce a geometric realization of noncommutative singularity resolutions. To do this, we first present a new conjectural method of obtaining conventional resolutions using coordinate rings of matrix-valued functions. We verify this…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2011-03-01 Charlie Beil

In this paper, we define the notion of eikonal helix and eikonal slant helix for null curves in the 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold M 1 4 and give a characterization for the null curve to be the null eikonal helix. Moreover, we indicate…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-01-21 Evren Zıplar

In this article we study a system of eikonal equations. Our aim is to isolate the solutions which minimise the discontinuity set of the gradient.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-05-20 Thierry Champion , Gisella Croce

In this article, we prove that for a broad class of second order elliptic PDEs, including the Laplacian, the zero sets of solutions to the Dirichlet problem are smooth for "generic" $L^2$ data. When the zero set of a solution (e.g. a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-10-07 Matthew Badger , Max Engelstein , Tatiana Toro

In this paper, we consider deformations of singular complex curves on complex surfaces. Despite the fundamental nature of the problem, little seems to be known for curves on general surfaces. Let $C\subset S$ be a complete integral curve on…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2023-10-24 Takeo Nishinou

We introduce null surfaces (or nullcone fronts) of pseudo-spherical spacelike framed curves in the three-dimensional anti-de Sitter space. These surfaces are formed by the light rays emitted from points on anti-de Sitter spacelike framed…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-05-09 O. Ogulcan Tuncer

We give a $\delta$-constant criterion for equinormalizability of deformations of isolated (not necessarily reduced) curve singularities over smooth base spaces of dimension $\geq 1$. For one-parametric families of isolated curve…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2019-02-19 Công-Trình Lê

Global hyperbolicity is a central concept in Mathematical Relativity. Here, we review the different approaches to this concept explaining both, classical approaches and recent results. The former includes Cauchy hypersurfaces, naked…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-07 Miguel Sánchez

The geometry and topology of complete nonorientable maximal surfaces with lightlike singularities in the Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space are studied. Some topological congruence formulae for surfaces of this kind are obtained. As a consequence,…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2010-02-12 Shoichi Fujimori , Francisco J. Lopez

We classify all surfaces with constant Gaussian curvature $K$ in Euclidean $3$-space that can be expressed as an implicit equation of type $f(x)+g(y)+h(z)=0$, where $f$, $g$ and $h$ are real functions of one variable. If $K=0$, we prove…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-12-18 Thomas Hasanis , Rafael López

Considering the tangent plane at a point to a surface in the four-dimensional Euclidean space, we find an invariant of a pair of two tangents in this plane. If this invariant is zero, the two tangents are said to be conjugate. When the two…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2010-02-22 Georgi Ganchev , Velichka Milousheva

Minimal surfaces with planar curvature lines in the Euclidean space have been studied since the late 19th century. On the other hand, the classification of maximal surfaces with planar curvature lines in the Lorentz-Minkowski space has only…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2018-08-29 Joseph Cho , Yuta Ogata