Exact Lagrangians in AnA_n-surface singularities

In this paper we classify Lagrangian spheres in $A_n$-surface singularities up to Hamiltonian isotopy. Combining with a result of A. Ritter, this yields a complete classification of exact Lagrangians in $A_n$-surface singularities.Comment: Modified proof of Lemma 4.3 due to a simplification of relative inflation from http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.0230. Expanded discussion on ball-swapping, with an emphasis on the comparison with the algebro-geometric point of view. Comments welcome

Equivariant split generation and mirror symmetry of special isogenous tori

We prove a version of equivariant split generation of Fukaya category when a symplectic manifold admits a free action of a finite group $G$. Combining this with some generalizations of Seidel's algebraic frameworks from Seidel's book, we obtain new cases of homological mirror symmetry for some symplectic tori with non-split symplectic forms, which we call \textit{special isogenous tori}. This extends the work of Abouzaid-Smith. We also show that derived Fukaya categories are complete invariants of special isogenous tori.Comment: 42 page

Gauged Floer homology and spectral invariants

We define a version of spectral invariant in the vortex Floer theory for a $G$-Hamiltonian manifold $M$. This defines potentially new (partial) symplectic quasi-morphism and quasi-states when $M//G$ is not semi-positive. We also establish a relation between vortex Hamiltonian Floer homology and Woodward's quasimap Floer homology by constructing a closed-open string map between them. This yields applications to study non-displaceability problems of subsets in $M//G$Comment: 48 pages. Comments welcome

Spherical twists and Lagrangian spherical manifolds

We study Dehn twists along Lagrangian submanifolds that are finite quotients of spheres. We decribe the induced auto-equivalences to the derived Fukaya category and explain its relation to twists along spherical functors.Comment: Comments are very welcome

Symplectormophism groups of non-compact manifolds, orbifold balls, and a space of Lagrangians

We establish connections between contact isometry groups of certain contact manifolds and compactly supported symplectomorphism groups of their symplectizations. We apply these results to investigate the space of symplectic embeddings of balls with a single conical singularity at the origin. Using similar ideas, we also prove the longstanding expected result that the space of Lagrangian \RR P^2 in T^*\RR P^2 is weakly contractible.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figures. Comments warmly welcome

Symplectic rational GG-surfaces and equivariant symplectic cones

We give characterizations of a finite group $G$ acting symplectically on a rational surface ($\mathbb{C}P^2$ blown up at two or more points). In particular, we obtain a symplectic version of the dichotomy of $G$-conic bundles versus $G$-del Pezzo surfaces for the corresponding $G$-rational surfaces, analogous to a classical result in algebraic geometry. Besides the characterizations of the group $G$ (which is completely determined for the case of $\mathbb{C}P^2\# N\overline{\mathbb{C}P^2}$, $N=2,3,4$), we also investigate the equivariant symplectic minimality and equivariant symplectic cone of a given $G$-rational surface.Comment: 34 page

The symplectic mapping class group of \CC P^2 n{\bar{\CC P^2}} with n≤4n\leq4

In this paper we prove that the Torelli part of the symplectomorphism groups of the $n$-point ($n\leq 4$) blow-ups of the projective plane is trivial. Consequently, we determine the symplectic mapping class group. It is generated by reflections on $K_{\omega}-$spherical class with zero $\omega$ area

The Test of Topological Property of YbB6

Topological insulator is a recently discovered class of material with topologically protected surface state. YbB6 is predicted to be moderately correlated Z2 topological insulator similar to SmB6. Here, I experimentally test the resistance property of bulk YbB6 to verify its topological property. By changing the thickness of YbB6, I found out that although the data curves did not completely conform to the theory of topology, the experimental observation to the overall trend showed a similar topological phenomenon

Spherical Lagrangians via ball packings and symplectic cutting

In this paper we prove the connectedness of symplectic ball packings in the complement of a spherical Lagrangian, S^2 or RP^2, in symplectic manifolds that are rational or ruled. Via a symplectic cutting construction this is a natural extension of McDuff's connectedness of ball packings in other settings and this result has applications to several different questions: smooth knotting and unknottedness results for spherical Lagrangians, the transitivity of the action of the symplectic Torelli group, classifying Lagrangian isotopy classes in the presence of knotting, and detecting Floer-theoretically essential Lagrangian tori in the del Pezzo surfaces.Comment: 25 pages, 2 figures; v2: minor corrections and clarifications, added discussion after Corollary 1.2. To appear in Selecta Mathematic

Stability and Existence of Surfaces in Symplectic 4-Manifolds with b+=1b^+=1

We establish various stability results for symplectic surfaces in symplectic $4-$manifolds with $b^+=1$. These results are then applied to prove the existence of representatives of Lagrangian ADE-configurations as well as to classify negative symplectic spheres in symplectic $4-$manifolds with $\kappa=-\infty$. This involves the explicit construction of spheres in rational manifolds via a new construction technique called the tilted transport.Comment: Comments welcome