Multi-linear formulation of differential geometry and matrix regularizations

DOI10.4310/JDG/1343133699MaRDI QIDQ449159zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Joakim Arnlind, Jens Hoppe, Gerhard Huisken

Publication date 12 September 2012

Published in Journal of Differential Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1009.4779, https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.jdg/1343133699

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Functions of several variables (26B99) Local Riemannian geometry (53B20) Local submanifolds (53B25) Poisson manifolds; Poisson groupoids and algebroids (53D17)

Abstract: We prove that many aspects of the differential geometry of embedded Riemannian manifolds can be formulated in terms of multi linear algebraic structures on the space of smooth functions. In particular, we find algebraic expressions for Weingarten's formula, the Ricci curvature and the Codazzi-Mainardi equations. For matrix analogues of embedded surfaces we define discrete curvatures and Euler characteristics, and a non-commutative Gauss--Bonnet theorem is shown to follow. We derive simple expressions for the discrete Gauss curvature in terms of matrices representing the embedding coordinates, and a large class of explicit examples is provided. Furthermore, we illustrate the fact that techniques from differential geometry can carry over to matrix analogues by proving that a bound on the discrete Gauss curvature implies a bound on the eigenvalues of the discrete Laplace operator.

Review text

The present paper is divided in two parts. The first three sections express the geometry of Riemannian submanifolds through Nambu brackets. The second part contains the applications of previous results to matrix regularizations of compact surfaces. In particular, are included a discrete version of the Gauss-Bonnet theorem and a proof that the discrete Gauss curvature bounds the eigenvalues of the discrete Laplacian.

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