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The discriminant and oscillation lengths for contact and Legendrian isotopies

Vincent Colin, Sheila Sandon (2015)

Journal of the European Mathematical Society

We define an integer-valued non-degenerate bi-invariant metric (the discriminant metric) on the universal cover of the identity component of the contactomorphism group of any contact manifold. This metric has a very simple geometric definition, based on the notion of discriminant points of contactomorphisms. Using generating functions we prove that the discriminant metric is unbounded for the standard contact structures on 2 n × S 1 and P 2 n + 1 . On the other hand we also show by elementary arguments that the...

The Dolbeault operator on Hermitian spin surfaces

Bodgan Alexandrov, Gueo Grantcharov, Stefan Ivanov (2001)

Annales de l’institut Fourier

We prove the vanishing of the kernel of the Dolbeault operator of the square root of the canonical line bundle of a compact Hermitian spin surface with positive scalar curvature. We give lower estimates of the eigenvalues of this operator when the conformal scalar curvature is non -negative.

The double bubble conjecture.

Hass, Joel, Hutchings, Michael, Schlafly, Roger (1995)

Electronic Research Announcements of the American Mathematical Society [electronic only]

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