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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,331 Views
20 Pages

26 March 2025

Let X be a compact Riemann surface of genus g2 and M(G2) be the moduli space of polystable principal bundles over X, the structure group of which is the simple complex Lie group of exceptional type G2. In this work, it is proved that the only aut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,078 Views
24 Pages

24 May 2025

Let X be a compact Riemann surface of genus g2, G be a complex semisimple Lie group, and MG(X) be the moduli space of stable principal G-bundles. This paper studies the fixed point set of involutions on MG(X) induced by an anti-holomorphic involu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
994 Views
25 Pages

29 May 2025

In this paper, the fixed points of involutions on the moduli space of principal E6-bundles over a compact Riemann surface X are investigated. In particular, it is proved that the combined action of a representative σ of the outer involution of...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
436 Views
18 Pages

Irregular Bundles on Hopf Surfaces

  • Edoardo Ballico and
  • Elizabeth Gasparim

21 October 2025

We discuss the complex-analytic subsets of the moduli spaces of rank 2 vector bundles on a classical Hopf surface formed by irregular bundles. We stratify the set of irregular bundles by weight (and irregular profiles). We provide the topological res...

  • Article
  • Open Access
75 Citations
11,420 Views
16 Pages

12 November 2016

The number of planted trees per hectare influences individual volume growth, which in turn can affect wood properties. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of six different plantation spacings of jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) 25 y...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,968 Views
14 Pages

Artificial Neural Networks Using Quiver Representations of Finite Cyclic Groups

  • Lucky Cahya Wanditra,
  • Intan Muchtadi-Alamsyah and
  • Dellavitha Nasution

24 November 2023

In this paper, we propose using quiver representations as a tool for understanding artificial neural network algorithms. Specifically, we construct these algorithms by utilizing the group algebra of a finite cyclic group as vertices and convolution t...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,926 Views
9 Pages

Quantum Finite Automata and Quiver Algebras

  • George Jeffreys and
  • Siu-Cheong Lau

We find an application in quantum finite automata for the ideas and results of [JL21] and [JL22]. We reformulate quantum finite automata with multiple-time measurements using the algebraic notion of a near-ring. This gives a unified understanding tow...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,323 Views
19 Pages

10 December 2023

In this paper, the solution to a spatially colored stochastic heat equation (SHE) is studied. This solution is a random function of time and space. For a fixed point in space, the resulting random function of time has exact, dimension-dependent, glob...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,769 Views
21 Pages

Super Riemann Surfaces and Fatgraphs

  • Albert S. Schwarz and
  • Anton M. Zeitlin

26 August 2023

Our goal is to describe superconformal structures on super Riemann surfaces (SRSs) based on data assigned to a fatgraph. We start from the complex structures on punctured (1|1)-supermanifolds, characterizing the corresponding moduli and the deformati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,608 Views
11 Pages

12 July 2021

We investigate spatial moduli of non-differentiability for the fourth-order linearized Kuramoto–Sivashinsky (L-KS) SPDEs and their gradient, driven by the space-time white noise in one-to-three dimensional spaces. We use the underlying explicit kerne...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,690 Views
13 Pages

26 February 2021

High order and fractional PDEs have become prominent in theory and in modeling many phenomena. In this paper, we study spatial moduli of non-differentiability for the fourth order time fractional stochastic partial integro-differential equations (SPI...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
212 Views
34 Pages

21 January 2026

In this paper, we study Spin*(8)-Higgs bundles over compact Riemann surfaces, extending the work of Bradlow, García-Prada, and Gothen on SO*(8). The group Spin*(8) is exceptional among classical real forms, as its complexification Spin(8,C) ad...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,283 Views
17 Pages

Woven composites and natural fiber-reinforced composites both have widespread applications in various industries due to their appealing load-carrying capacity and performance compared to conventionally manufactured composites, such as polymeric compo...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
1,705 Views
20 Pages

3 November 2024

Let M(Spin(8,C)) be the moduli space of Spin(8,C)-Higgs bundles over a compact Riemann surface X of genus g2. This admits a system called the Hitchin integrable system, induced by the Hitchin map, the fibers of which are Prym varieties. Moreover,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,808 Views
15 Pages

19 December 2022

In the first part of this paper, we give generalizations of the Fekete–Szegö inequalities for quasiconvex mappings F of type B and the first elements F of g-Loewner chains on the unit ball of a complex Banach space, recently obtained by H....

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,736 Views
29 Pages

16 March 2015

We consider the twistor descriptions of harmonic maps of the Riemann sphere into Kähler manifolds and Yang–Mills fields on four-dimensional Euclidean space. The motivation to study twistor interpretations of these objects comes from the harmonic sphe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,055 Views
26 Pages

8 February 2017

We address the reasons why the “Wick-rotated”, positive-definite, space-time metric obeys the Pythagorean theorem. An answer is proposed based on the convexity and smoothness properties of the functional spaces purporting to provide the kinematic fra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,900 Views
15 Pages

Development of a Material Design Space for 4D-Printed Bio-Inspired Hygroscopically Actuated Bilayer Structures with Unequal Effective Layer Widths

  • Friederike Krüger,
  • Rebecca Thierer,
  • Yasaman Tahouni,
  • Renate Sachse,
  • Dylan Wood,
  • Achim Menges,
  • Manfred Bischoff and
  • Jürgen Rühe

(1) Significance of geometry for bio-inspired hygroscopically actuated bilayer structures is well studied and can be used to fine-tune curvatures in many existent material systems. We developed a material design space to find new material combination...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,768 Views
16 Pages

8 February 2024

Numerous experimental and theoretical studies undertaken to determine the effective stress coefficient for seismic velocities in rocks stem from the importance of this geomechanical parameter both for monitoring changes in rock saturation and pore pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,932 Views
20 Pages

Fractional and high-order PDEs have become prominent in theory and in the modeling of many phenomena. In this article, we study the temporal fractal nature for fourth-order time-fractional stochastic partial integro-differential equations (TFSPIDEs)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,674 Views
12 Pages

17 March 2019

Porous titanium (Ti) offers several key attributes as a biomedical material. Among the known characteristics of Ti relevant to biomedical applications, the mechanical performance and effects of a pore structure on the deformation characteristics unde...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
776 Views
25 Pages

27 July 2025

The purpose of the article is to highlight the role of binomial polynomials in the construction of classes of positive linear approximation sequences on Banach spaces. Our results aim to introduce and study an integral extension in Kantorovich sense...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,735 Views
33 Pages

18 August 2024

Mechanical stress governs the dynamics of viscoelastic polymer systems and supercooled glass-forming fluids. It was recently established that liquids with long terminal relaxation times are characterized by transiently frozen stress fields, which, mo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,902 Views
12 Pages

20 July 2021

Let U=U(t,x) for (t,x)R+×Rd and xU=xU(t,x) for (t,x)R+×R be the solution and gradient solution of the fourth order linearized Kuramoto–Sivashinsky (L-KS) SPDE driven by the space-time white noise in one-to-three dimensional spaces, respectively....

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,474 Views
13 Pages

23 October 2017

Suffusion erosion may occur in sandy gravel dam foundations that use suspended cutoff walls. This erosion causes a loss of fine particles, degrades the soil strength and deformation moduli, and adversely impacts the cutoff walls of the dam foundation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
594 Views
25 Pages

19 May 2025

In this paper, we study asymptotic bounds on the m-th derivatives of general algebraic polynomials in weighted Bergman spaces. We consider regions in the complex plane defined by bounded, piecewise, asymptotically conformal curves with strictly posit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,104 Views
54 Pages

13 August 2017

The review is devoted to exact solutions with hidden symmetries arising in a multidimensional gravitational model containing scalar fields and antisymmetric forms. These solutions are defined on a manifold of the form M = M0 x M1 x . . . x Mn , where...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,415 Views
17 Pages

1 September 2016

In this paper, zero modes of fluctuation are dissected around the two species of BPS vortices existing in the critical Higgs phase, where the scalar and vector meson masses are equal, of a gauged U ( 1 ) nonlinear CP 1 -model. If 2...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
9,610 Views
28 Pages

The IDEAL IMPLANT® Structured Breast Implant is a dual lumen saline-filled implant with capsular contracture and deflation/rupture rates much lower than single-lumen silicone gel-filled implants. To better understand the implant’s mechanica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,480 Views
20 Pages

6 December 2022

Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) has many advantages, including corrosion resistance, but TRC is a novel composite material and there is limited experimental research on the flexural behavior of TRC members. This paper aims to experimentally evaluat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,064 Views
17 Pages

26 January 2025

With the advancement of the construction of urban underground spaces, it is inevitable that new tunnels will pass through existing pipelines. To ensure the safety and stability of these pipelines, it is essential to strictly control the impact of shi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,850 Views
13 Pages

Linear Contact Load Law of an Elastic–Perfectly Plastic Half-Space vs. Sphere under Low Velocity Impact

  • Hao Yuan,
  • Xiaochun Yin,
  • Hui Wang,
  • Yuanyuan Guo,
  • Changliang Wang,
  • Hao Zhou,
  • Cheng Gao,
  • Huaiping Ding and
  • Xiaokai Deng

8 June 2024

The impact of contact between two elastic–plastic bodies is highly complex, with no established theoretical contact model currently available. This study investigates the problem of an elastic–plastic sphere impacting an elastic–pla...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,667 Views
72 Pages

The contribution of this article is quadruple. It (1) unifies various schemes of premodels/models including situations such as presheaves/sheaves, sheaves/flabby sheaves, prespectra/ Ω -spectra, simplicial topological spaces/(complete) Segal spac...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,945 Views
11 Pages

Reduction of PVA Aerogel Flammability by Incorporation of an Alkaline Catalyst

  • Zhi-Han Cheng,
  • Mo-Lin Guo,
  • Xiao-Yi Chen,
  • Ting Wang,
  • Yu-Zhong Wang and
  • David A. Schiraldi

8 May 2021

Sodium hydroxide was used as a base catalyst to reduce the flammability of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) aerogels. The base-modified aerogels exhibited significantly enhanced compressive moduli, likely resulting in decreased gallery spacing and increased...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
626 Views
18 Pages

Influence of Activator Modulus and Water-to-Binder Ratio on Mechanical Properties and Damage Mechanisms of Lithium-Slag-Based Geopolymers

  • Shujuan Zhang,
  • Chiyuan Che,
  • Haijun Jiang,
  • Ruiguo Zhang,
  • Yang Liu,
  • Shengqiang Yang and
  • Ning Zhang

13 October 2025

The synergistic preparation of geopolymer from lithium slag, fly ash, and slag for underground construction can facilitate the extensive recycling of lithium slag. The effects of different activator moduli and water–binder ratios on the mechani...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,152 Views
19 Pages

The Influence of Colloidal Properties of Carbon Black on Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Natural Rubber

  • William Amoako Kyei-Manu,
  • Charles R. Herd,
  • Mahatab Chowdhury,
  • James J. C. Busfield and
  • Lewis B. Tunnicliffe

16 March 2022

The influence of carbon black (CB) structure and surface area on key rubber properties such as monotonic stress-strain, cyclic stress–strain, and dynamic mechanical behaviors are investigated in this paper. Natural rubber compounds containing e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,769 Views
20 Pages

Some Upper Bounds for RKHS Approximation by Bessel Functions

  • Mingdang Tian,
  • Baohuai Sheng and
  • Shuhua Wang

17 May 2022

A reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS) approximation problem arising from learning theory is investigated. Some K-functionals and moduli of smoothness with respect to RKHSs are defined with Fourier–Bessel series and Fourier–Bessel tran...

  • Article
  • Open Access
508 Views
28 Pages

2 February 2026

The microscopic origin of the de Sitter entropy remains a central puzzle in quantum gravity that is related to the cosmological constant problem. Within the paradigm of Holographic Naturalness, we propose that this entropy is carried by a vast number...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,161 Views
12 Pages

Polymerizable Microsphere-Induced High Mechanical Strength of Hydrogel Composed of Acrylamide

  • Zhiyong Wang,
  • Meiqin Lin,
  • Menghan Wang,
  • Xia Song,
  • Chuqiao Zhang,
  • Zhaoxia Dong,
  • Juan Zhang and
  • Zihao Yang

24 May 2018

Polymerizable microspheres are introduced into acrylamide to prepare the high mechanical strength hydrogels with a novel three-dimensional pore structure. Rheological properties, compressive stress–strain, tensile property, and compression stre...

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