Lagrangian Submanifolds Research Articles

Bounds on the Lagrangian spectral metric in cotangent bundles

Let N be a closed manifold and U \subset T^*(N) a bounded domain in the cotangent bundle of N , containing the zero-section. A conjecture due to Viterbo asserts that the spectral metric for Lagrangian submanifolds in U that are exact-isotopic to the zero-section is bounded. In this paper we establish an upper bound on the spectral distance between two such Lagrangians L_0, L_1 , which depends linearly on the boundary depth of the Floer complexes of (L_0, F) and (L_1, F) , where F is a fiber of the cotangent bundle.

Deformations of Lagrangian submanifolds in log-symplectic manifolds

This paper is devoted to deformations of Lagrangian submanifolds contained in the singular locus of a log-symplectic manifold. We prove a normal form result for the log-symplectic structure around such a Lagrangian, which we use to extract algebraic and geometric information about the Lagrangian deformations. We show that the deformation problem is governed by a DGLA, we discuss whether the Lagrangian admits deformations not contained in the singular locus, and we give precise criteria for unobstructedness of first order deformations. We also address equivalences of deformations, showing that the gauge equivalence relation of the DGLA corresponds with the geometric notion of equivalence by Hamiltonian isotopies. We discuss the corresponding moduli space, and we prove a rigidity statement for the more flexible equivalence relation by Poisson isotopies.

Conformally flat, minimal, Lagrangian submanifolds in complex space forms

Conformally flat, minimal, Lagrangian submanifolds in complex space forms

Port Hamiltonian formulation of the solidification process for a pure substance: A phase field approach*

In this paper we suggest a Port Hamiltonian model of the solidification process of water, using the phase field approach. Firstly, the Port Hamiltonian formulation of the dynamics of the phase field variable, governed by the Allen-Cahn equation, is recalled. It is based on adding to the phase field variable, its gradient, and extending the system with its dynamics. Secondly, the model is completed by the energy balance equation for the heat conduction and the complete Port Hamiltonian model is derived. Thirdly an Algebro-differential Port Hamiltonian representation is suggested, where the Port Hamiltonian system is defined on a Lagrangian submanifold, allowing to use directly the variables defining the thermodynamical data.

Symplectic realizations of holomorphic Poisson manifolds

Symplectic realization is a longstanding problem which can be traced back to Sophus Lie. In this paper, we present an explicit solution to this problem for an arbitrary holomorphic Poisson manifold. More precisely, for any holomorphic Poisson manifold $(X, \pi)$, we prove that there exists a holomorphic symplectic structure in a neighborhood $Y$ of the zero section of $T^*X$ such that the projection map is a symplectic realization of the given Poisson manifold, and moreover the zero section is a holomorphic Lagrangian submanifold. We describe an explicit construction for such a new holomorphic symplectic structure on $Y \subseteq T^*X$.

Bounds on spectral norms and barcodes

We investigate the relations between algebraic structures, spectral invariants, and persistence modules, in the context of monotone Lagrangian Floer homology with Hamiltonian term. Firstly, we use the newly introduced method of filtered continuation elements to prove that the Lagrangian spectral norm controls the barcode of the Hamiltonian perturbation of the Lagrangian submanifold, up to shift, in the bottleneck distance. Moreover, we show that it satisfies Chekanov type low-energy intersection phenomena, and non-degeneracy theorems. Secondly, we introduce a new averaging method for bounding the spectral norm from above, and apply it to produce precise uniform bounds on the Lagrangian spectral norm in certain closed symplectic manifolds. Finally, by using the theory of persistence modules, we prove that our bounds are in fact sharp in some cases. Along the way we produce a new calculation of the Lagrangian quantum homology of certain Lagrangian submanifolds, and answer a question of Usher.

-rigidity of Lagrangian submanifolds and punctured holomorphic disks in the cotangent bundle

AbstractOur main result is the $\mathbb {\mathcal {C}}^{0}$-rigidity of the area spectrum and the Maslov class of Lagrangian submanifolds. This relies on the existence of punctured pseudoholomorphic disks in cotangent bundles with boundary on the zero section, whose boundaries represent any integral homology class. We discuss further applications of these punctured disks in symplectic geometry.

Hyperkähler metrics near Lagrangian submanifolds and symplectic groupoids

Abstract The first part of this paper is a generalization of the Feix–Kaledin theorem on the existence of a hyperkähler metric on a neighborhood of the zero section of the cotangent bundle of a Kähler manifold. We show that the problem of constructing a hyperkähler structure on a neighborhood of a complex Lagrangian submanifold in a holomorphic symplectic manifold reduces to the existence of certain deformations of holomorphic symplectic structures. The Feix–Kaledin structure is recovered from the twisted cotangent bundle. We then show that every holomorphic symplectic groupoid over a compact holomorphic Poisson surface of Kähler type has a hyperkähler structure on a neighborhood of its identity section. More generally, we reduce the existence of a hyperkähler structure on a symplectic realization of a holomorphic Poisson manifold of any dimension to the existence of certain deformations of holomorphic Poisson structures adapted from Hitchin’s unobstructedness theorem.

Contact Dynamics: Legendrian and Lagrangian Submanifolds

We are proposing Tulczyjew’s triple for contact dynamics. The most important ingredients of the triple, namely symplectic diffeomorphisms, special symplectic manifolds, and Morse families, are generalized to the contact framework. These geometries permit us to determine so-called generating family (obtained by merging a special contact manifold and a Morse family) for a Legendrian submanifold. Contact Hamiltonian and Lagrangian Dynamics are recast as Legendrian submanifolds of the tangent contact manifold. In this picture, the Legendre transformation is determined to be a passage between two different generators of the same Legendrian submanifold. A variant of contact Tulczyjew’s triple is constructed for evolution contact dynamics.

Chen-Ricci Inequalities with a Quarter Symmetric Connection in Generalized Space Forms

In this article, we obtain improved Chen-Ricci inequalities for submanifolds of generalized space forms with quarter-symmetric metric connection, with the help of which we completely characterized the Lagrangian submanifold in generalized complex space form and a Legendrian submanifold in a generalized Sasakian space form. We also discuss some geometric applications of the obtained results.

Point-like bounding chains in open Gromov–Witten theory

We present a solution to the problem of defining genus zero open Gromov–Witten invariants with boundary constraints for a Lagrangian submanifold of arbitrary dimension. Previously, such invariants were known only in dimensions 2 and 3 from the work of Welschinger. Our approach does not require the Lagrangian to be fixed by an anti-symplectic involution, but can use such an involution, if present, to obtain stronger results. Also, non-trivial invariants are defined for broader classes of interior constraints and Lagrangian submanifolds than previously possible even in the presence of an anti-symplectic involution. The invariants of the present work specialize to invariants of Welschinger, Fukaya, and Georgieva in many instances. The main obstacle to defining open Gromov–Witten invariants with boundary constraints in arbitrary dimension is the bubbling of J-holomorphic disks. Unlike in low dimensions or for interior constraints, disk bubbles do not cancel in pairs by anti-symplectic involution symmetry. Rather, we use the technique of bounding chains introduced in Fukaya–Oh–Ohta–Ono’s work on Lagrangian Floer theory to cancel disk bubbling. At the same time and independently, gauge equivalence classes of bounding chains play the role of boundary constraints, in place of the cohomology classes that usually serve as constraints in Gromov–Witten theory. A crucial step in our construction is to identify a canonical up to gauge equivalence family of “point-like” bounding chains, which specialize in dimensions 2 and 3 to the point constraints considered by Welschinger.

Caustics of Weakly Lagrangian Distributions

We study semiclassical sequences of distributions \(u_h\) associated with a Lagrangian submanifold of phase space \(\mathcal {L}\subset T^*X\). If \(u_h\) is a semiclassical Lagrangian distribution, which concentrates at a maximal rate on \(\mathcal {L},\) then the asymptotics of \(u_h\) are well understood by work of Arnol’d, provided \(\mathcal {L}\) projects to X with a stable simple Lagrangian singularity. We establish sup-norm estimates on \(u_h\) under much more general hypotheses on the rate at which it is concentrating on \(\mathcal {L}\) (again assuming a stable simple projection). These estimates apply to sequences of eigenfunctions of integrable and KAM Hamiltonians.

Characterization of Lagrangian Submanifolds by Geometric Inequalities in Complex Space Forms

In this paper, we give an estimate of the first eigenvalue of the Laplace operator on a Lagrangian submanifold M n minimally immersed in a complex space form. We provide sufficient conditions for a Lagrangian minimal submanifold in a complex space form with Ricci curvature bound to be isometric to a standard sphere S n . We also obtain Simons-type inequality for same ambient space form.

Gap theorems for Lagrangian submanifolds in complex space forms

Gap theorems for Lagrangian submanifolds in complex space forms

Equivariant Lagrangian Floer cohomology via semi-global Kuranishi structures

Using a simplified version of Kuranishi perturbation theory that we call semi-global Kuranishi structures, we give a definition of the equivariant Lagrangian Floer cohomology of a pair of Lagrangian submanifolds that are fixed under a finite symplectic group action and satisfy certain simplifying assumptions.

Lagrangian submanifolds from tropical hypersurfaces

We prove that a smooth tropical hypersurface in [Formula: see text] can be lifted to a smooth embedded Lagrangian submanifold in [Formula: see text]. The idea of the proof is to use Lagrangian pairs of pants, which are the lifts of tropical hyperplanes introduced by the author in an earlier paper, as the main building blocks.

Special Lagrangian submanifolds of log Calabi–Yau manifolds

We study the existence of special Lagrangian submanifolds of log Calabi–Yau manifolds equipped with the complete Ricci-flat Kähler metric constructed by Tian and Yau. We prove that if X is a Tian–Yau manifold and if the compact Calabi–Yau manifold at infinity admits a single special Lagrangian, then X admits infinitely many disjoint special Lagrangians. In complex dimension 2, we prove that if Y is a del Pezzo surface or a rational elliptic surface and D∈|−KY| is a smooth divisor with D2=d, then X=Y∖D admits a special Lagrangian torus fibration, as conjectured by Strominger–Yau–Zaslow and Auroux. In fact, we show that X admits twin special Lagrangian fibrations, confirming a prediction of Leung and Yau. In the special case that Y is a rational elliptic surface or Y= P2, we identify the singular fibers for generic data, thereby confirming two conjectures of Auroux. Finally, we prove that after a hyper-Kähler rotation, X can be compactified to the complement of a Kodaira type Id fiber appearing as a singular fiber in a rational elliptic surface πˇ:Yˇ→P1.

Convergence of Hermitian–Yang–Mills connections on two-dimensional Kähler tori and mirror symmetry

We study the behavior of a family of Hermitian–Yang–Mills connections on complex two-dimensional Kahler tori, when the metrics degenerate. We prove a convergence theorem of connections for this family. From this result and an idea coming from mirror symmetry, we construct a (special) Lagrangian submanifold on the mirror torus. Conjecturally this gives the inverse of the homological mirror symmetry construction of Fukaya (J Algebraic Geom 11(3):393–512, 2002).

On forms, cohomology and BV Laplacians in odd symplectic geometry

We study the cohomology of the complexes of differential, integral and a particular class of pseudo-forms on odd symplectic manifolds taking the wedge product with the symplectic form as a differential. We thus extend the result of Ševera and the related results of Khudaverdian–Voronov on interpreting the BV odd Laplacian acting on half-densities on an odd symplectic supermanifold. We show that the cohomology classes are in correspondence with inequivalent Lagrangian submanifolds and that they all define semidensities on them. Further, we introduce new operators that move from one Lagragian submanifold to another and we investigate their relation with the so-called picture changing operators for the de Rham differential. Finally, we prove the isomorphism between the cohomology of the de Rham differential and the cohomology of BV Laplacian in the extended framework of differential, integral and a particular class of pseudo-forms.

A Classification of Twisted Austere 3-Folds

A twisted-austere $k$-fold $(M, \mu)$ in $\mathbb R^n$ consists of a $k$-dimensional submanifold $M$ of $\mathbb R^n$ together with a closed $1$-form $\mu$ on $M$ such that the `twisted conormal bundle' $N^* M + \mu$ is a special Lagrangian submanifold of $\mathbb C^n$. The 1-form $\mu$ and the second fundamental form of $M$ must satisfy a particular system of coupled nonlinear second order PDE. We first review these twisted-austere conditions and give an explicit example. Then we focus on twisted-austere 3-folds, giving a geometric description of all solutions when the base $M$ is a cylinder and when $M$ is austere. Finally, we prove that, other than the case of a generalized helicoid in $\mathbb R^5$ discovered by Bryant, there are no other possibilities for the base $M$. This gives a complete classification of twisted-austere $3$-folds in $\mathbb R^n$.