A Jungian Map of Mathematical Subfields

DomainSubbranch or exampleArchetype codingWhy it tends that wayWhat flips the coding
Algebraic geometrySchemes, stacks, derived categories, motivesMotherShared ambient world where exactness and cohomology transport factsProofs hinging on quantitative estimates for singularities or valuations
Algebraic geometryMinimal model program, birational classificationMotherGlobal program with canonical reductions and cone technologyLocal analytic bounds via multiplier ideals and explicit discrepancy control
Algebraic geometryGeometric invariant theory, stabilityMotherLinearization by line bundles and one parameter subgroup weightsMetric stability links and coercive energy functionals
Algebraic geometryHodge theory, period mapsMotherLinear data on H^{p,q} with Lefschetz and Hodge Riemann relationsVariations with curvature estimates and L^2 techniques
Arithmetic geometryEll adic cohomology, p adic Hodge theory, perfectoid spacesMotherUnified comparison and finiteness in a common grammarQuantitative exponential sum bounds or local monodromy estimates
K theoryHigher K theory, Chern characterMotherForcing additivity and landing in cohomologyExplicit K theory of singularities with analytic control
Category theoryHigher categories, topos theoryMotherEnlarged container that makes constructions naturalConcrete counterexamples that stress smallness or exactness
Homotopy theoryStable homotopy, spectraMotherPowerful shared machinery and exact trianglesUnstable problems that need hard geometric input
Representation theoryGeometric representation theory, Langlands categorificationMotherProofs flow inside a large functorial edificeAnalytic bounds for automorphic forms and trace formula estimates
TopologyAlgebraic topology, spectral sequencesMotherLinear invariants and functorial tools dominateMetric and curvature inputs in geometric topology
Differential geometryRicci flow, mean curvature flowFatherNonlinear parabolic estimates, monotonicity, and surgery are decisiveIndex theory and canonical theorems as scaffolding
Differential geometryKähler geometry, canonical metricsFatherComplex Monge Ampere, pluripotential estimates, variational energiesStability criteria and algebro geometric predictions
Geometric analysisMinimal surfaces, calculus of variations, regularityFatherEpsilon regularity, blow ups, improvement of flatnessLarge regularity frameworks that centralize technique
Microlocal and semiclassical analysisPseudo differential calculus, parametricesMixed leaning MotherA calculus that centralizes detail and shortens later proofsClosing parametrix errors by sharp local inequalities
Harmonic analysisCalderon Zygmund, time frequency, decouplingMixed leaning FatherLocal inequalities, extrapolation, scale analysis with visible lossesLibrary theorems once the right function space is fixed
Functional analysisOperator algebras, Banach space theoryMixed leaning MotherAbstract structure, exactness, dualityQuantitative geometry of Banach spaces and sharp type cotype estimates
Spectral theoryScattering, resonances, eigenvalue asymptoticsMixedAbstract self adjoint theory is MotherLocal resolvent bounds and Carleman style estimates pull to Father
Partial differential equationsElliptic and parabolic regularityFatherCaccioppoli, Schauder, De Giorgi, Moser on page estimatesCompactness theorems as background only
Partial differential equationsDispersive and wave equationsFatherStrichartz, Morawetz, profile decompositions, rigidity argumentsAbstract functional calculus as secondary support
Fluid mechanicsEuler, Navier Stokes, boundary layersFatherSupercritical regimes and vortex dynamics require bespoke controlWeak compactness frameworks as partial support
Free boundary problemsObstacle, Bernoulli, StefanFatherMonotonicity formulas, blow ups, epiperimetric inequalitiesVariational reformulations after estimates are proved
Kinetic theoryBoltzmann, Landau, VlasovFatherHypocoercivity and weighted energy couple derivatives and momentsSpectral gap theory helps but closure is analytic
Inverse problems and controlCarleman estimates, observabilityFatherGeometry matched weights and sign budgets decide unique continuationAbstract semigroup language as scaffolding
Stochastic PDERegularity structures, paracontrolled calculusFatherScale by scale renormalization and fixed points under low regularityThe framework hosts but does not replace the estimates
ProbabilityInteracting particle systems, renormalizationFatherSharp thresholds and multi scale flow with error budgetsAbstract Gibbsian formalism as background only
ProbabilityErgodic theory and dynamicsMixedStructure theorems and factors are MotherQuantitative mixing and rigidity are Father
ProbabilityRandom matrix theoryMixed leaning FatherLocal laws, universality, rigidity via inequalitiesGlobal semicircle and free probabilistic limits lean Mother
ProbabilityAbstract measure theoryMotherContainment and transfer dominateSharp functional inequalities tilt to Father
Analytic number theoryPrimes and gaps, sieves, exponent pairs, L functions boundsFatherCancellation and explicit loss absorption at critical scalesTrace formula and automorphic representation theory bring Mother edifice
Additive combinatoricsStructure versus randomness, quantitative SzemerediMixedDecomposition is Mother; quantitative bounds and transference are FatherChoice of target estimate sets the balance
Automorphic forms and LanglandsTrace formula, endoscopy, functorialityMotherGlobal architecture and transport across groupsLocal harmonic analytic estimates as Father steps
Arithmetic geometryDiophantine geometry, heights, ArakelovMixed leaning MotherUnified formalism and heights as linear dataEffective bounds and equidistribution estimates
Information theoryShannon coding and asymptoticsMotherUnified axioms and convex dualitiesFinite blocklength and nonasymptotic bounds pull to Father
Coding theoryAlgebraic geometric codes, list decodingMotherAlgebraic constructions travel by dictionaryFinite length reliability and performance analysis
CryptographyLattice and algebraic constructionsMixed leaning MotherSecurity reductions in a shared modelConcrete side channel and parameter attacks as Father testing
Computational number theoryLattice algorithms, primality, factorizationMixedComplexity bounds use both edifice and craftHard average case analysis pulls to Father
Algorithms and optimizationLinear and semidefinite programming, roundingMotherConvexity and hierarchies gather many instances under one grammarIntegrality gaps and forbidden minors force Father limits
Algorithms and optimizationNonconvex optimization, landscape analysisFatherGeometry of critical points and escape rates are quantitativeWhen convex relaxations exist the tilt moves toward Mother
Streaming and communicationSketches and lower boundsFatherInformation budgets and adversarial adaptivityAlgebraic sketches as small Mother engines inside a Father proof
Data structuresCell probe, chronogram lower boundsFatherOperation pattern invariants decide costsOnly high level model adds Mother language
Online and learning with adversariesRegret and potential methodsFatherCalibrated budgets against adaptive feedbackBenign statistical settings tilt to Mother
Statistical learning theoryPAC, structural risk, VC theoryMixed leaning MotherGlobal generalization framesAdversarial or adaptive settings flip to Father
Numerical analysisStability, convergence, error controlFatherMesh and time step budgets and energy arguments are explicitAbstract stability from functional analysis as support
Control theoryOptimal control, PDE controlFatherCarleman weights, reachability, and costs are quantitativeLinear systems lore adds Mother language
Mathematical physicsConstructive QFT, rigorous renormalization groupFatherScale by scale control with renormalizationAxiomatic schemes and categories as Mother frames
Mathematical physicsTQFT, conformal field theory, categorical formulationsMotherFunctoriality and tensor categories centralize detailAnalytic boundary conformal estimates pull to Father
Symplectic and contactFloer theory and holomorphic curvesMixedAnalytic transversality and bubbling control are FatherCategorical and homological packages are Mother
Low dimensional topologyGauge theory, Seiberg Witten, DonaldsonFatherNonlinear elliptic estimates and compactnessOnce established, the framework acts as a Mother engine
Operator algebrasC star and von Neumann algebrasMotherStructural classification and exactness propertiesQuantitative noncommutative ergodic theorems lean Father
Graph theoryExtremal and probabilistic graph theoryFatherInequalities, thresholds, containers, nibble methodsGraph limits and regularity give Mother devices
Graph theoryGraph minors and structure theoryMotherGlobal decomposition with certified modelsAlgorithmic hardness proofs add Father components
CombinatoricsEnumerative methods and generating functionsMotherAlgebraic formalism transports identitiesAsymptotics by saddle point or steepest descent invite Father estimates
Geometry processing and applied geometryDiscrete differential geometryMixed leaning FatherStability and error control for numerical schemesLibrary solvers and convex relaxations move toward Mother

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