Multi-linear formulation of differential geometry and matrix regularizations

DOI10.4310/JDG/1343133699zbMATH Open1252.53024arXiv1009.4779OpenAlexW1942843574WikidataQ115170179 ScholiaQ115170179MaRDI QIDQ449159FDOQ449159

Gerhard Huisken, Jens Hoppe, Joakim Arnlind

Publication date: 12 September 2012

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

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.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1009.4779

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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• Categorical perspective on quantization of Poisson algebra
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• Noncommutative minimal surfaces
• Pseudo-Riemannian geometry in terms of multi-linear brackets
• Geometry from matrices via D-branes
• Curvature and geometric modules of noncommutative spheres and tori
• On the Chern-Gauss-Bonnet theorem for the noncommutative 4-sphere
• Matrix regularization of embedded 4-manifolds
• A generalization of the quantization of Poisson manifolds
• Category of quantizations and inverse problem
• Low dimensional matrix representations for noncommutative surfaces of arbitrary genus
• The world as quantized minimal surfaces

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