Singularities, Generic Geometry and Applications - GEOSING

Reference of the Group:

GIUV2016-295

 
Description of research activity:
Singularities occur naturally in various branches of science. This places Singularity Theory as a focus of interest, both in Mathematics and in the context of applications. An important application within Mathematics is Generic Geometry, in which geometric phenomena are translated and manipulated in terms of singularities. This viewpoint has provided valuable tools in the global study of geometric properties. The purpose of the group is the development of Singularity Theory techniques of complex differentiable and analytic applications and the study of their interconnections with other areas, in particular with Geometry. The general objectives of this study can be summarised as follows: Obtaining local and global topological invariants for singularities of differentiable applications, complex analytic applications, flows and foliations. Application to the study of geometric objects (subvarieties and fronts). Development of techniques to support the resolution of problems in Computer Graphics and in the design of microwave circuits in Telecommunications. The objectives of the group are to make progress on the following topics: Study of topological aspects of real...Singularities occur naturally in various branches of science. This places Singularity Theory as a focus of interest, both in Mathematics and in the context of applications. An important application within Mathematics is Generic Geometry, in which geometric phenomena are translated and manipulated in terms of singularities. This viewpoint has provided valuable tools in the global study of geometric properties. The purpose of the group is the development of Singularity Theory techniques of complex differentiable and analytic applications and the study of their interconnections with other areas, in particular with Geometry. The general objectives of this study can be summarised as follows: Obtaining local and global topological invariants for singularities of differentiable applications, complex analytic applications, flows and foliations. Application to the study of geometric objects (subvarieties and fronts). Development of techniques to support the resolution of problems in Computer Graphics and in the design of microwave circuits in Telecommunications. The objectives of the group are to make progress on the following topics: Study of topological aspects of real singularities. Development of the differential geometry of subvarieties with singularities (fronts and images of stable applications). Finite determination and classification of singularities of range greater than or equal to 2. Mond's conjecture. Effective computation of Lojasiewicz exponents. Non-degenericity conditions on polynomial applications. Development of a theory of mixed multiplicities for analytic varieties in the context of Bruce-Roberts numbers. Determination of invariants in the global classification of stable applications, flows and foliations on surfaces and 3-manifolds. Study of semilocal invariants of Vassiliev type and global invariants for Lagrangian applications. Study of topological aspects and determination of complete invariants for second-order geometry of surfaces and 3-manifolds in Euclidean space. Applications to string theory. Problems in Conformal Geometry: Rational curves of Pythagorean hodograph in computer-aided design. Study of conformal invariants through singularities of squared distance functions on a subvariety. Geometric applications to the design of microwave circuits. Design of Bézier surfaces with prefixed boundary properties. The team has extensive experience in the field, backed by more than 20 years of previous work by several of its members. It has young researchers and students undergoing research training. It maintains an active collaboration with numerous international specialists. In March 2009, it organised the "International Workshop on Singularities in Generic Geometry and Applications" aimed at boosting the interactions between Singularity Theory, Geometry and Applications at an international level. This has led to a biennial series of conferences: Bedlewo, Poland 2011 (Valencia II), Edinburgh, UK 2013 (Valencia III) and Kobe-Kyoto, Japan 2015 (Valencia IV) that place the team in a position of reference in the international arena.
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Scientific-technical goals:
  • Singularidades de aplicaciones diferenciables, flujos y foliaciones. Geometria generica de subvariedades. Aplicaciones en Informatica Grafica
 
Research lines:
  • Singularities.Classification and obtaining analytic and topological invariants of singularities of differentiable and complex analytic applications. Lojasiewicz exponents and non-degeneracy conditions on analytic applications. Study of semilocal invariants of Vassiliev type.
  • Generic geometry.Differential geometry of smooth and singularity subvarieties in Euclidean spaces. Global classification of stable applications, flows and foliations on surfaces and 3-manifolds. Complete invariants for second order geometry. Application to string theory.
  • Singularities and applied geometry.Conformal geometry: rational curves of Pythagorean hodograph in computer-aided design. Geometric applications to microwave circuit design. Design of Bézier surfaces with prefixed boundary properties.
 
Group members:
Name Nature of participation Entity Description
JUAN JOSE NUÑO BALLESTEROSDirectorUniversitat de València
Research team
JUAN LUIS MONTERDE GARCIA-POZUELOMemberUniversitat de València
JOSE VICENTE BELTRAN SOLSONAMemberUniversitat de València
RAUL ADRIAN OSET SINHAMemberUniversitat de València
ESTHER SANABRIA CODESALCollaboratorUniversitat Politècnica de Valènciapre-tenured lecturer
CARLOS BIVIA AUSINACollaboratorUniversitat Politècnica de Valènciatenured university professor
JUAN ANTONIO MOYA PEREZCollaboratorUniversitat de València
GUILLERMO PEÑAFORT SANCHISCollaboratorUniversitat de València
ANA MARIA ARNAL PONSCollaboratorUniversitat Jaume Ipre-tenured lecturer
WASHINGTON LUIZ MARARCollaboratorUniversidad de Sao Paulo (Brasil)tenured university professor
CATARINA MENDES DE JESUSCollaboratorUniversidade Federal do Viçosa (Brasil)tenured university professor
BRUNA OREFICE OKAMOTOCollaboratorUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (Brasil)tenured university professor
FEDERICO SANCHEZ BRINGASCollaboratorUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicotenured university professor
JOAO NIVALDO TOMAZELLACollaboratorUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (Brasil)tenured university professor
 
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Associated structure:
  • Mathematics
 
Keywords:
  • Invariantes topológicos y analíticos, determinación finita, exponentes de Lojasiewicz, invariantes de Vassiliev
  • Stability, graphs, Gaussian application, Morse-Bott foliations, frontals
  • squared distance function, Bézier surface, microwave circuits, Pythagorean hodraph curves