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48 results for Anisotropies

This paper addresses anisotropy in Transformer models, providing geometric insights and empirical support.

problem Anisotropy phenomenon in Transformer models, challenging their geometric interpretation.
method Derive geometric arguments and use concept-based mechanistic interpretability during training.
result Activation-derived directions capture large gradient energy and a larger share of gradient anisotropy than normal controls.

Machine learning models accurately predict molecular magnetic anisotropy tensors.

problem Accurately modeling molecular magnetic anisotropy tensors.
method Gaussian-moment neural-network approach for machine learning.
result Achieved accuracy of 0.3--0.4 cm1^{-1} for magnetic anisotropy tensor predictions.

Improved loss functions adapt to weight-space anisotropy, outperforming isotropic counterparts.

problem Adapting to the anisotropic nature of deep weight spaces for better performance.
method Refined local entropic loss functions restricted to a subset of weights, exploiting anisotropy.
result Partial local entropies outperform isotropic counterparts on image classification tasks.

We present a local formulation for 2D Discrete Exterior Calculus (DEC) similar to that of the Finite Element Method (FEM), which allows a natural treatment of material heterogeneity (element by element). It also allows us to deduce, in a robust manner, anisotropic fluxes and the DEC discretization of the pullback of 1-…

2018-12-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The purpose of this work is to extend the formalism of stochastic calculus to the case of spaces with local anisotropy (modeled as vector bundles with compatible nonlinear and distinguished connections and metric structures and containing as particular cases different variants of Kaluza--Klein and generalized Lagrange …

1996-04-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Anisotropic data structure affects learning dynamics and generalization error in linear networks.

problem Understanding the impact of data anisotropy on learning dynamics and generalization error in linear networks.
method Examined a spiked covariance structure as a model of anisotropy in a two-layer linear network in a linear regression setting.
result Learning dynamics proceed in two phases: initially driven by input-output correlation, then by other principal directions of the data structure. Derived an analytical expression for the generalization error.

We introduce SADs to reveal how network architecture shapes score-based generative models.

problem Understanding and predicting the inductive biases of score-based generative models.
method Introducing Score Anisotropy Directions (SADs) to analyze network architecture.
result SADs reliably capture model behavior and correlate with performance.

New kernel interprets 3D anisotropic data with rotations and improved predictions.

problem Capturing rotated anisotropy in 3D spatial fields.
method Introduces a Lie-algebraic kernel with three principal length-scales and an explicit rotation.
result Posterior recovers rotated anisotropy and improves prediction over axis-aligned kernels.

Random matrix theory explains transient signal detectability in early-stopped gradient flow.

problem Transient signal detectability in early-stopped gradient flow.
method Random matrix theory applied to gradient flow in a linear teacher-student setting.
result Transient Baik-Ben Arous-Péché (BBP) transition in learning dynamics due to anisotropy and noise.

This is the first monograph on the geometry of anisotropic spinor spaces and its applications in modern physics. The main subjects are the theory of gravity and matter fields in spaces provided with off--diagonal metrics and associated anholonomic frames and nonlinear connection structures, the algebra and geometry of …

2001-12-12abs ↗pdf ↗

SpecGD mitigates misalignment in phase retrieval models with anisotropic inputs.

problem Misalignment during gradient descent in phase retrieval models with anisotropic inputs.
method Spectral gradient descent modifies gradient updates to preserve directional information and remove spike amplification.
result SpecGD removes spike amplification, leading to stable alignment and accelerated noise contraction.

New method models fat-tailed distributions with anisotropic tail-adaptive flows.

problem Gaussian-based variational inference fails to accurately capture tail decay in fat-tailed distributions.
method Improved theory on tails of flows, developed anisotropic tail-adaptive flows (ATAF).
result ATAF models tail-anisotropy, outperforming prior work on synthetic and real-world targets.

ResUNet-CMB neural network reconstructs CMB effects from noisy data.

problem Reconstructing CMB anisotropies from noisy data.
method Convolutional neural network (ResUNet-CMB) for simultaneous reconstruction of lensing and reionization.
result ResUNet-CMB outperforms quadratic estimators at low noise levels and avoids lensing-induced bias.

Statistical analysis of Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) data requires a computational framework that is both numerically tractable (to account for the high dimensional nature of the data) and geometric (to account for the nonlinear nature of diffusion tensors). Building upon earlier studies that have shown that a Rieman…

2012-10-10abs ↗pdf ↗

We synthesize and extend the previous ideas about appearance of both noncommutative and Finsler geometry in string theory with nonvanishing B--field and/or anholonomic (super) frame structures \cite{vstring,vstr2,vnonc,vncf}. There are investigated the limits to the Einstein gravity and string generalizations containin…

2002-11-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Symmetry-electronic fingerprints reveal competing magnetic phases in two-dimensional materials.

problem Predicting magnetic ground states, moments, and anisotropy in two-dimensional magnets.
method Introduce the symmetry-electronic fingerprint (SEF), a physically interpretable representation that encodes crystallographic symmetry operations, Wyckoff-site geometry, and site-resolved electronic structure.
result SEF-trained models accurately classify magnetic ordering and regress moments alongside anisotropy energies.

RFMs transition from linear to nonlinear under specific input-label correlation.

problem Understanding the transition from linear to nonlinear behavior in RFMs.
method Analyzing RFMs under spiked covariance designs, characterizing the interaction between anisotropy and input-label correlation.
result The RFM generalization error is governed by the strength of input-label correlation, leading to a clear nonlinear advantage above a specific boundary.

Counterexample disproves Borde-Sorkin conjecture on causal continuity of Morse spacetimes.

problem Disproving the Borde-Sorkin conjecture on causal continuity of Morse spacetimes.
method Provided a counterexample with low regularity causal structure and causal bubbling.
result Borde-Sorkin conjecture does not hold for Morse spacetimes with large anisotropy.

Measurements of cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy are ideal experiments for discovering the non-trivial global topology of the universe. To evaluate the CMB anisotropy in multiply-connected compact cosmological models, one needs to compute the eigenmodes of the Laplace-Beltrami operator. Using the direct bou…

1998-10-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Anisotropy of a space naturally leads to direction dependent electromagnetic tensors and electromagnetic potentials. Starting from this idea and using variational approaches and exterior derivative formalism, we extend some of the classical equations of electromagnetism to anisotropic (Finslerian) spaces. The results d…

2009-05-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Study reveals how neural network architectures bias their learning based on feature directions.

problem Understanding how neural network architectures bias their learning based on feature directions.
method Defined neural anisotropy directions (NADs) to encapsulate the directional inductive bias of architectures and provided an efficient method to identify them.
result NADs characterize the features used by CNNs to discriminate between different classes for the CIFAR-10 dataset.

The concept of an objective spatial direction in special relativity is investigated and theories assuming light-speed isotropy while accepting the existence of a privileged spatial direction are classified. A natural generalization of the proper time principle is introduced which makes it possible to devise experimenta…

2010-08-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows how anisotropic data affects learning dynamics in phase retrieval.

problem Understanding learning dynamics in phase retrieval with anisotropic Gaussian inputs.
method Developed a tractable reduction to reveal a three-phase trajectory and derived scaling laws.
result Found that anisotropy leads to a three-phase trajectory: fast escape, slow convergence, and spectral-tail learning.

Isoperimetric regions in scaled product manifolds are products of regions in each factor.

problem Characterizing isoperimetric regions in anisotropically scaled product manifolds.
method Analyzing regions with smooth boundaries in scaled product manifolds.
result Isoperimetric regions in scaled product manifolds are products of regions in each factor.

We present an introduction to the geometry of higher order vector and co-vector bundles (including higher order generalizations of the Finsler geometry and Kaluza--Klein gravity) and review the basic results on Clifford and spinor structures on spaces with generic local anisotropy modeled by anholonomic frames with ass…

2004-06-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We present an introduction to the geometry of higher order vector and co--vector bundles (including higher order generalizations of the Finsler geometry and Kaluza--Klein gravity) and review the basic results on Clifford and spinor structures on spaces with generic local anisotropy modeled by higher order nonlinear con…

2002-05-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Study hexagonal network evolution under curvature flow.

problem Understanding hexagonal network evolution under curvature flow.
method Proved local existence of classical solutions and classified homothetically shrinking solutions.
result Provided an example of network shrinking to a segment with multiplicity two.

We generalize Penrose's notion of conformal infinity of spacetime, to situations with anisotropic scaling. This is relevant not only for Lifshitz-type anisotropic gravity models, but also in standard general relativity and string theory, for spacetimes exhibiting a natural asymptotic anisotropy. Examples include the Li…

2009-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The work extends the A. Connes' noncommutative geometry to spaces with generic local anisotropy. We apply the E. Cartan's anholonomic frame approach to geometrical models and physical theories and develop the nonlinear connection formalism for projective module spaces. Examples of noncommutative generation of anholonom…

2002-05-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Study of cosmic microwave background polarization using spin random fields.

problem Detecting deviations from Gaussianity and anisotropies in cosmic fields.
method Explicit formula for Lipschitz-Killing curvatures of spin spherical random fields.
result Coherent with asymptotic results, providing new metric expressions.

We analyze a gradient flow of closed planar curves minimizing the anisoperimetric ratio. For such a flow the normal velocity is a function of the anisotropic curvature and it also depends on the total interfacial energy and enclosed area of the curve. In contrast to the gradient flow for the isoperimetric ratio, we sho…

2012-03-10abs ↗pdf ↗

PolarGrad optimizes deep learning models by considering matrix structure, outperforming Adam and Muon.

problem Efficient optimization of large-scale neural networks and language models.
method A unifying framework for analyzing matrix-aware preconditioned methods, including PolarGrad.
result PolarGrad outperforms Adam and Muon in various tasks.

New method models dewetting of anisotropic particles using numerical techniques.

problem Modeling dewetting dynamics of particles with varying surface energies.
method Level set numerical approach with convolution kernels to handle anisotropic interfacial energies.
result Validated numerical scheme supports merging and splitting of interfaces.

The Ising model is important in statistical modeling and inference in many applications, however its normalizing constant, mean number of active vertices and mean spin interaction -- quantities needed in inference -- are computationally intractable. We provide accurate approximations that make it possible to numericall…

2017-12-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We briefly review some basic concepts of parallel displacement in Finsler geometry. In general relativity, the parallel translation of objects along the congruence of the fundamental observer corresponds to the evolution in time. By dropping the quadratic restriction on the measurement of an infinitesimal distance, the…

2013-01-31abs ↗pdf ↗

The Willmore flow is well known problem from the differential geometry. It minimizes the Willmore functional defined as integral of the mean-curvature square over given manifold. For the graph formulation, we derive modification of the Willmore flow with anisotropic mean curvature. We define the weak solution and we pr…

2011-11-13abs ↗pdf ↗