Gauge uniqueness conjecture for the nonabelian twisted X-ray transform

Let (M,g,bb)(M,g,bb), with bbC(SM)bb\in C^\infty(SM), be a compact Riemannian surface with strictly bbbb-convex boundary and nontrapping bbbb-geodesic flow. Let G\mathcal{G} be the gauge group of smooth maps u:MGu:M\to G satisfying uM=Idu|_{\partial M}=\operatorname{Id}, acting on pairs by (A,Φ)u=(u1du+u1Au,u1Φu)(A,\Phi)\cdot u=(u^{-1}du+u^{-1}Au,u^{-1}\Phi u). For A,BΩ1(M,gl(n,C))A,B\in\Omega^1(M,\mathfrak{gl}(n,\mathbb{C})) and Φ,ΨC(M,gl(n,C))\Phi,\Psi\in C^\infty(M,\mathfrak{gl}(n,\mathbb{C})), let CA,ΦλC_{A,\Phi}^{\lambda} denote the nonabelian twisted X-ray transform.

Gauge uniqueness conjecture. If

CA,Φλ=CB,Ψλ,C_{A,\Phi}^{\lambda}=C_{B,\Psi}^{\lambda},

then there exists uGu\in\mathcal{G} such that (A,Φ)u=(B,Ψ)(A,\Phi)\cdot u=(B,\Psi).

This conjecture asserts injectivity of the nonabelian twisted X-ray transform up to the natural gauge. It was settled for λ=0\lambda=0 under the absence of conjugate points, while the general λ\lambda-geodesic-flow case remains open.

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Shubham R. Jathar, Manas Kar and Jesse Railo, “Loop group factorization method for the magnetic and thermostatic nonabelian ray transforms”, arXiv:2312.06023 (2024).

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