Key research themes
1. How do double Poisson bracket structures on associative algebras induce (modified) Poisson brackets on moduli spaces of representations?
This research area investigates the construction of algebraic operations on noncommutative associative algebras that generate Poisson bracket structures on associated representation schemes and their moduli. Double Poisson brackets introduced by Van den Bergh provide a framework to realize Poisson structures under representation functors. Modified double Poisson brackets, as introduced by Arthamonov, relax classical axioms allowing for more general Poisson structures on moduli spaces of representations. Establishing concrete constructions and classifications of such (modified) double Poisson structures addresses foundational problems in noncommutative Poisson geometry and representation theory.
2. What geometric and symplectic foliated structures characterize Lie groups thermodynamics and their applications to statistical mechanics and machine learning?
This theme explores the geometric formulation of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics through the lens of symplectic and Poisson foliations induced by Lie group symmetries, particularly following Souriau’s theory of coadjoint orbits as entropy level sets. The approach relates invariant Casimir functions, moment maps, and metriplectic flows to the decomposition of non-equilibrium thermodynamics into reversible (Hamiltonian) and irreversible (dissipative) dynamics. Recent developments apply these geometric insights in information geometry and thermodynamics-informed neural networks (TINNs), enabling the integration of thermodynamic principles with advanced machine learning architectures on homogeneous manifolds and Lie groups.
3. How can the notions of representation and concretization unify abstract mathematical objects with their geometric or analytic manifestations?
This research direction focuses on systematically bridging abstract algebraic, categorical, or combinatorial structures with their concrete geometric or analytical counterparts through functorial concretization and representation theories. It includes methodologies for representing algebraic objects such as finite groups, graphs, and manifolds as geometric or functional analytic objects over fields with metrics, enabling reconstruction and preservation of structural isomorphisms. This unified framework seeks to provide canonical realizations that elucidate the nature of these objects and facilitate their analysis in various mathematical domains.