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For an investigation of the physical properties of gravitational fields the observation of massive test particles and light is very useful. The characteristic features of a given space-time may be decoded by studying the complete set of all…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-03 Eva Hackmann

Hypergeometric functions and their generalizations play an important r\^{o}les in diverse applications. Many authors have been established generalizations of hypergeometric functions by a number ways. In this paper, we aim at establishing…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2017-05-18 Praveen Agarwal , Mohamed Jleli

We prove that there are Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates for the Teichmueller space of a finite area hyperbolic surface with respect to which the length functions are convex.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2009-02-06 M. Bestvina , K. Bromberg , K. Fujiwara , J. Souto

In this paper, a new class of convex functions as a generalization of convexity which is called (h-m)-convex functions and some properties of this class is given. We also prove some Hadamard's type inequalities.

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2011-04-01 M. E. Ozdemir , Ahmet Ocak Akdemir , Erhan Set

This paper explores the relation between convex functions and the geometry of space-times and semi-Riemannian manifolds (an investigation initiated by Gibbons-Ishibashi). Specifically, we study geodesic connectedness. We give…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2017-07-27 Stephanie B. Alexander , William A. Karr

In this article, we further explore convex functions by revealing new bounds, resulting from stronger convexity behavior. In particular, we define the so called radical convex functions and study their properties. We will see that such…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2020-10-13 Mohammad Sababheh , Hamid Reza Moradi

We highlight recent progresses in the study of the Weil-Petersson (WP) geometry of finite dimensional Teichm\"{u}ller spaces. For recent progress on and the understanding of infinite dimensional Teichm\"{u}ller spaces the reader is directed…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Scott A. Wolpert

In this paper we study the convexity properties of geodesics and balls in Outer space equipped with the Lipschitz metric. We introduce a class of geodesics called balanced folding paths and show that, for every loop $\alpha$, the length of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2017-08-17 Yulan Qing , Kasra Rafi

We construct a new Riemannian metric on Goldman space $\mathcal{B}(S)$, the space of the equivalence classes of convex projective structures on the surface $S$, and then prove the new metric, as well as the metric of Darvishzadeh and…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2013-01-10 Qiongling Li

We show that for every simple closed curve \alpha, the extremal length and the hyperbolic length of \alpha are quasi-convex functions along any Teichmuller geodesic. As a corollary, we conclude that, in Teichmuller space equipped with the…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2010-02-23 Anna Lenzhen , Kasra Rafi

We propose and investigate a numerical shooting method for computing geodesics in the Weil-Petersson ($WP$) metric on the universal Teichm\"uller space T(1). This space, or rather the coset subspace $\PSL_2(\R)\backslash\Diff(S^1)$, has…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2012-10-23 Sergey Kushnarev , Akil Narayan

Convex optimization is a vibrant and successful area due to the existence of a variety of efficient algorithms that leverage the rich structure provided by convexity. Convexity of a smooth set or a function in a Euclidean space is defined…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-06-19 Nisheeth K. Vishnoi

We derive the exact generating function for planar maps (genus zero fatgraphs) with vertices of arbitrary even valence and with two marked points at a fixed geodesic distance. This is done in a purely combinatorial way based on a bijection…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2010-04-05 J. Bouttier , P. Di Francesco , E. Guitter

Closed geodesic lines on an ellipsoid in d-dimensional Euclidean space are considered. Explicit algebro-geometric condition for closedness of such a geodesic is given. The obtained condition is discussed in light of theta-functions theory…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Vladimir Dragovic , Milena Radnovic

On the base of the distinction between covariant and contravariant metric tensor components, an approach from algebraic geometry will be proposed, aimed at finding new solutions of the Einstein's equations both in GTCCCM and in standard…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-22 Bogdan G. Dimitrov

We study the geodesic convexity of various energy and entropy functionals restricted to (non-geodesically convex) submanifolds of Wasserstein spaces with their induced geometry. We prove a variety of convexity results by means of a simple…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-08-22 Louis-Pierre Chaintron , Daniel Lacker

We study Weil-Petersson (WP) geodesics with narrow end invariant and develop techniques to control length-functions and twist parameters along them and prescribe their itinerary in the moduli space of Riemann surfaces. This class of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2015-10-28 Babak Modami

In this paper, we establish three inequalities for differentiable s-geometrically and geometrically convex functions which are connected with the famous Hermite-Hadamard inequality holding for convex functions. Some applications to special…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2013-04-17 Mevlut Tunc

In this paper, two new classes of convex functions as a generalization of convexity which is called (h-s)_{1,2}-convex functions are given. We also prove some Hadamard-type inequalities and applications to the special means are given.

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2013-04-17 M. Emin Ozdemir , Mevlut Tunc , Ahmet Ocak Akdemir

We introduce Wasserstein-like dynamical transport distances between vector-valued densities on the real line. The mobility function from the scalar theory is replaced by a mobility matrix, that is subject to positivity and concavity…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-01-18 Jonathan Zinsl , Daniel Matthes