On the Whitney distortion extension problem for Cm(Rn)C^m(\mathbb R^n) and C∞(Rn)C^{\infty}(\mathbb R^n) and its applications to interpolation and alignment of data in Rn\mathbb R^n

Let $n,m\geq 1$, $U\subset\mathbb R^n$ open. In this paper we provide a sharp solution to the following Whitney distortion extension problems: (a) Let $\phi:U\to \mathbb R^n$ be a $C^m$ map. If $E\subset U$ is compact (with some geometry) and the restriction of $\phi$ to $E$ is an almost isometry with small distortion, how to decide when there exists a $C^m(\mathbb R^n)$ one-to-one and onto almost isometry $\Phi:\mathbb R^n\to \mathbb R^n$ with small distortion which agrees with $\phi$ in a neighborhood of $E$ and a Euclidean motion $A:\mathbb R^n\to \mathbb R^n$ away from $E$. (b) Let $\phi:U\to \mathbb R^n$ be $C^{\infty}$ map. If $E\subset U$ is compact (with some geometry) and the restriction of $\phi$ to $E$ is an almost isometry with small distortion, how to decide when there exists a $C^{\infty}(\mathbb R^n)$ one-to-one and onto almost isometry $\Phi:\mathbb R^n\to \mathbb R^n$ with small distortion which agrees with $\phi$ in a neighborhood of $E$ and a Euclidean motion $A:\mathbb R^n\to \mathbb R^n$ away from $E$. Our results complement those of [14,15,20] where there, $E$ is a finite set. In this case, the problem above is also a problem of interpolation and alignment of data in $\mathbb R^n$.Comment: This is part three of four papers with C. Fefferman (arXiv:1411.2451, arXiv:1411.2468, involve-v5-n2-p03-s.pdf) dealing with the problem of Whitney type extensions of $\delta>0$ distortions from certain compact sets $E\subset \Bbb R^n$ to $\varepsilon>0$ distorted diffeomorphisms on $\Bbb R^n

A Bounded mean oscillation (BMO) theorem for small distorted diffeomorphisms from RD\mathbb R^D to RD\mathbb R^D and PDE

This announcement considers the following problem. We produce a bounded mean oscillation theorem for small distorted diffeomorphisms from $\mathbb R^D$ to $\mathbb R^D$. A revision of this announcement is in the memoir preprint: arXiv:2103.09748, [1], submitted for consideration for publication.Comment: This paper appears as arXiv:1610.08138 which was submitted as a new work by accident. Thus withdrawal is appropriat

On Smooth Whitney Extensions of almost isometries with small distortion, Interpolation and Alignment in RD\Bbb R^D-Part 1

In this paper, we study the following problem: Let $D\geq 2$ and let $E\subset \mathbb R^D$ be finite satisfying certain conditions. Suppose that we are given a map $\phi:E\to \mathbb R^D$ with $\phi$ a small distortion on $E$. How can one decide whether $\phi$ extends to a smooth small distortion $\Phi:\mathbb R^D\to \mathbb R^D$ which agrees with $\phi$ on $E$. We also ask how to decide if in addition $\Phi$ can be approximated well by certain rigid and non-rigid motions from $\mathbb R^D\to \mathbb R^D$. Since $E$ is a finite set, this question is basic to interpolation and alignment of data in $\mathbb R^D$.Comment: This is part one of four papers with Charles Fefferman (arXiv:1411.2468, arXiv:1505.06950, arXiv:1610.08138): Revised 1/13/201

Atoms and Quantum Dots With a Large Number of Electrons: the Ground State Energy

We compute the ground state energy of atoms and quantum dots with a large number N of electrons. Both systems are described by a non-relativistic Hamiltonian of electrons in a d-dimensional space. The electrons interact via the Coulomb potential. In the case of atoms (d=3), the electrons are attracted by the nucleus, via the Coulomb potential. In the case of quantum dots (d=2), the electrons are confined by an external potential, whose shape can be varied. We show that the dominant terms of the ground state energy are those given by a semiclassical Hartree-exchange energy, whose N to infinity limit corresponds to Thomas-Fermi theory. This semiclassical Hartree-exchange theory creates oscillations in the ground state energy as a function of N. These oscillations reflect the dynamics of a classical particle moving in the presence of the Thomas-Fermi potential. The dynamics is regular for atoms and some dots, but in general in the case of dots, the motion contains a chaotic component. We compute the correlation effects. They appear at the order N ln N for atoms, in agreement with available data. For dots, they appear at the order N.Comment: 30 pages, 1 figur

Gravity, Two Times, Tractors, Weyl Invariance and Six Dimensional Quantum Mechanics

Fefferman and Graham showed some time ago that four dimensional conformal geometries could be analyzed in terms of six dimensional, ambient, Riemannian geometries admitting a closed homothety. Recently it was shown how conformal geometry provides a description of physics manifestly invariant under local choices of unit systems. Strikingly, Einstein's equations are then equivalent to the existence of a parallel scale tractor (a six component vector subject to a certain first order covariant constancy condition at every point in four dimensional spacetime). These results suggest a six dimensional description of four dimensional physics, a viewpoint promulgated by the two times physics program of Bars. The Fefferman--Graham construction relies on a triplet of operators corresponding, respectively to a curved six dimensional light cone, the dilation generator and the Laplacian. These form an sp(2) algebra which Bars employs as a first class algebra of constraints in a six-dimensional gauge theory. In this article four dimensional gravity is recast in terms of six dimensional quantum mechanics by melding the two times and tractor approaches. This "parent" formulation of gravity is built from an infinite set of six dimensional fields. Successively integrating out these fields yields various novel descriptions of gravity including a new four dimensional one built from a scalar doublet, a tractor vector multiplet and a conformal class of metrics.Comment: 27 pages, LaTe

Weighted maximal regularity estimates and solvability of non-smooth elliptic systems II

We continue the development, by reduction to a first order system for the conormal gradient, of $L^2$ \textit{a priori} estimates and solvability for boundary value problems of Dirichlet, regularity, Neumann type for divergence form second order, complex, elliptic systems. We work here on the unit ball and more generally its bi-Lipschitz images, assuming a Carleson condition as introduced by Dahlberg which measures the discrepancy of the coefficients to their boundary trace near the boundary. We sharpen our estimates by proving a general result concerning \textit{a priori} almost everywhere non-tangential convergence at the boundary. Also, compactness of the boundary yields more solvability results using Fredholm theory. Comparison between classes of solutions and uniqueness issues are discussed. As a consequence, we are able to solve a long standing regularity problem for real equations, which may not be true on the upper half-space, justifying \textit{a posteriori} a separate work on bounded domains.Comment: 76 pages, new abstract and few typos corrected. The second author has changed nam

Mass, Angular Momentum and Thermodynamics in Four-Dimensional Kerr-AdS Black Holes

In this paper, the connection between the Lorentz-covariant counterterms that regularize the four-dimensional AdS gravity action and topological invariants is explored. It is shown that demanding the spacetime to have a negative constant curvature in the asymptotic region permits the explicit construction of such series of boundary terms. The orthonormal frame is adapted to appropriately describe the boundary geometry and, as a result, the boundary term can be expressed as a functional of the boundary metric, extrinsic curvature and intrinsic curvature. This choice also allows to write down the background-independent Noether charges associated to asymptotic symmetries in standard tensorial formalism. The absence of the Gibbons-Hawking term is a consequence of an action principle based on a boundary condition different than Dirichlet on the metric. This argument makes plausible the idea of regarding this approach as an alternative regularization scheme for AdS gravity in all even dimensions, different than the standard counterterms prescription. As an illustration of the finiteness of the charges and the Euclidean action in this framework, the conserved quantities and black hole entropy for four-dimensional Kerr-AdS are computed.Comment: 15 pages,no figures,few references added,JHEP forma

Curvature-dimension inequalities and Li-Yau inequalities in sub-Riemannian spaces

In this paper we present a survey of the joint program with Fabrice Baudoin originated with the paper \cite{BG1}, and continued with the works \cite{BG2}, \cite{BBG}, \cite{BG3} and \cite{BBGM}, joint with Baudoin, Michel Bonnefont and Isidro Munive.Comment: arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1101.359

A One-Dimensional Model for Many-Electron Atoms in Extremely Strong Magnetic Fields: Maximum Negative Ionization

We consider a one-dimensional model for many-electron atoms in strong magnetic fields in which the Coulomb potential and interactions are replaced by one-dimensional regularizations associated with the lowest Landau level. For this model we show that the maximum number of electrons is bounded above by 2Z+1 + c sqrt{B}. We follow Lieb's strategy in which convexity plays a critical role. For the case of two electrons and fractional nuclear charge, we also discuss the critical value at which the nuclear charge becomes too weak to bind two electrons.Comment: 23 pages, 5 figures. J. Phys. A: Math and General (in press) 199

The CFT dual of AdS gravity with torsion

We consider the Mielke-Baekler model of three-dimensional AdS gravity with torsion, which has gravitational and translational Chern-Simons terms in addition to the usual Einstein-Hilbert action with cosmological constant. It is shown that the topological nature of the model leads to a finite Fefferman-Graham expansion. We derive the holographic stress tensor and the associated Ward identities and show that, due to the asymmetry of the left- and right-moving central charges, a Lorentz anomaly appears in the dual conformal field theory. Both the consistent and the covariant Weyl and Lorentz anomaly are determined, and the Wess-Zumino consistency conditions for the former are verified. Moreover we consider the most general solution with flat boundary geometry, which describes left-and right-moving gravitational waves on AdS_3 with torsion, and shew that in this case the holographic energy-momentum tensor is given by the wave profiles. The anomalous transformation laws of the wave profiles under diffeomorphisms preserving the asymptotic form of the bulk solution yield the central charges of the dual CFT and confirm the results that appeared earlier on in the literature. We finally comment on some points concerning the microstate counting for the Riemann-Cartan black hole.Comment: 17 pages, uses JHEP3.cls. References added, minor errors correcte