Beyond $K$-Theory: Geometry and Holomorphy in Hyperbolic Band Theory
arXiv:2608.01596
2026
Architecture
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What the math gives to ML
The paper gives a concrete example of information that survives in a geometric and holomorphic representation but is annihilated by ordinary topological stabilization: all flat line bundles associated with surface-group characters have the same class in K^0(X), while twisted Hamiltonian spectra vary with the character. This suggests neural architectures that retain holonomy or representation-sector coordinates instead of collapsing graph edge labels to ordinary topology or adjacency. The most direct transfer is a holonomy-twisted message-passing layer with unitary phases or matrices on edges, optionally organized by the Hodge metric on the character torus so that nearby sectors receive geometrically meaningful parameter sharing.
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✓✓ Beats tuned baseline
2026
Replace an ordinary graph-neural-network edge message by a message transported through a unitary representation of the edge's fundamental-group label. The layer can distinguish globally different holonomy sectors even when the underlying bundles or ordinary graph topology are identical, while inverse edge labels enforce a Hermitian and unitary consistency constraint.
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Unverified
2026
Parameterize continuous representation sectors using the Hodge geometry of the character torus rather than arbitrary Euclidean coordinates. Use the resulting metric to encode sector locations and impose local spectral smoothness, allowing a model to interpolate between geometrically nearby twists while retaining non-topological variation.
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