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48 results for BPS Equations

We discuss relations between quantum BPS invariants defined in terms of a product decomposition of certain series, and difference equations (quantum A-polynomials) that annihilate such series. We construct combinatorial models whose structure is encoded in the form of such difference equations, and whose generating fun…

2016-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we address several aspects of flat Bogomolnyi-Prasad-Sommerfeld (BPS) domain walls together with their Lorentz invariant vacua of 4d N=1 supergravity coupled to a chiral multiplet. The scalar field spans a one-parameter family of 2d Kähler manifolds satisfying a Kähler-Ricci flow equation. We find that BP…

2009-01-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Formula for BPS black hole entropy derived from Vinberg cones.

problem Finding entropy of BPS extremal black holes in non-symmetric scalar manifolds.
method Use of Vinberg's theory of homogeneous cones to determine the inverse of a quadratic map.
result Explicit formula for BPS black hole entropy in any N=2 supergravity with homogeneous scalar manifold.

New Skyrme model for contact geometry with topological solutions.

problem Finding BPS solutions for maps between contact 3-manifolds.
method Defined a new Skyrme energy functional for maps between contact 3-manifolds and showed existence of solutions to a first-order self-duality equation.
result Existence of solutions to the Beltrami maps equation, generalizing the original Ferreira-Zakrzewski model.

We give a physical explanation of the Kontsevich-Soibelman wall-crossing formula for the BPS spectrum in Seiberg-Witten theories. In the process we give an exact description of the BPS instanton corrections to the hyperkahler metric of the moduli space of the theory on R^3 x S^1. The wall-crossing formula reduces to th…

2008-07-29abs ↗pdf ↗

We study a class of flat bundles, of finite rank NN, which arise naturally from the Donaldson-Thomas theory of a Calabi-Yau threefold XX via the notion of a variation of BPS structure. We prove that in a large NN limit their flat sections converge to the solutions to certain infinite dimensional Riemann-Hilbert prob…

2017-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Adapts BP-based algorithms for deep learning, improving performance and accuracy.

problem Training deep neural networks with discrete weights and activations.
method Message-passing algorithms based on Belief Propagation, with reinforcement field.
result Comparable performance to SGD-inspired heuristics (BinaryNet) and higher accuracy in predictions.

The paper extends BPS invariants for framed knots and links.

problem Investigating BPS invariants for framed knots and links.
method Using the dual A-polynomial and framing change formula, the paper extends the relationship between algebraic curves and BPS invariants to framed knots and links.
result Explicit formulas for extremal A-polynomials and BPS invariants of framed knots, and numerical calculations for framed Whitehead links and Borromean rings.

Belief propagation (BP) can do exact inference in loop-free graphs, but its performance could be poor in graphs with loops, and the understanding of its solution is limited. This work gives an interpretable belief propagation rule that is actually minimization of a localized αα-divergence. We term this algorithm as $α…

2019-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Computing partition function is the most important statistical inference task arising in applications of Graphical Models (GM). Since it is computationally intractable, approximate methods have been used to resolve the issue in practice, where mean-field (MF) and belief propagation (BP) are arguably the most popular an…

2017-03-03abs ↗pdf ↗

We provide a proof of backpropagation algorithm in matrix notation.

problem The lack of a full induction proof of backpropagation algorithm in matrix notation.
method We provide a full induction proof of the BP algorithm in matrix notation, situating it in the framework of matrix differential calculus.
result We prove the validity of the backpropagation algorithm in inductive form.

This paper provides a study of some aspects of flat and curved BPS domain walls together with their Lorentz invariant vacua of four dimensional chiral N=1 supergravity. The scalar manifold can be viewed as a one-parameter family of Kähler manifolds generated by a Kähler-Ricci flow equation. Consequently, a vacuum manif…

2009-01-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Max-product Belief Propagation (BP) is a popular message-passing algorithm for computing a Maximum-A-Posteriori (MAP) assignment over a distribution represented by a Graphical Model (GM). It has been shown that BP can solve a number of combinatorial optimization problems including minimum weight matching, shortest path…

2015-09-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Attribution methods aim to explain a neural network's prediction by highlighting the most relevant image areas. A popular approach is to backpropagate (BP) a custom relevance score using modified rules, rather than the gradient. We analyze an extensive set of modified BP methods: Deep Taylor Decomposition, Layer-wise R…

2019-12-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We derive and study supergravity BPS flow equations for M5 or D3 branes wrapping a Riemann surface. They take the form of novel geometric flows intrinsically defined on the surface. Their dual field-theoretic interpretation suggests the existence of solutions interpolating between an arbitrary metric in the UV and the …

2011-09-16abs ↗pdf ↗

This is an elementary and self--contained review of twistor theory as a geometric tool for solving non-linear differential equations. Solutions to soliton equations like KdV, Tzitzeica, integrable chiral model, BPS monopole or Sine-Gordon arise from holomorphic vector bundles over $T\CP^1$. A different framework is pro…

2009-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and Belief Propagation (BP) are the most popular algorithms for computational inference in Graphical Models (GM). In principle, MCMC is an exact probabilistic method which, however, often suffers from exponentially slow mixing. In contrast, BP is a deterministic method, which is typicall…

2016-05-29abs ↗pdf ↗

We analyze relations between BPS degeneracies related to Labastida-Marino-Ooguri-Vafa (LMOV) invariants, and algebraic curves associated to knots. We introduce a new class of such curves that we call extremal A-polynomials, discuss their special properties, and determine exact and asymptotic formulas for the correspond…

2015-04-23abs ↗pdf ↗

The belief propagation (BP) algorithm is widely applied to perform approximate inference on arbitrary graphical models, in part due to its excellent empirical properties and performance. However, little is known theoretically about when this algorithm will perform well. Using recent analysis of convergence and stabilit…

2012-06-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Useful alpha returns vanished in modern stock markets.

problem The inefficiency of modern stock markets in generating useful alpha.
method Analysis of 200 published long-short anomaly equity portfolios over different time periods and stock selection criteria.
result Even modest allowances for luck or transaction costs eliminated published academic anomalies.

Inspired by recent advances in deep learning, we propose a novel iterative BP-CNN architecture for channel decoding under correlated noise. This architecture concatenates a trained convolutional neural network (CNN) with a standard belief-propagation (BP) decoder. The standard BP decoder is used to estimate the coded b…

2017-07-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We revisit the problem of constructing instantons on ADE orbifolds R^4/Γand point out some subtle relations with the complex structure on the orbifold. We consider generalized instanton equations on R^4/Γwhich are BPS equations for the Yang-Mills equations with an external current. The relation between level sets of th…

2013-10-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Constructs BPS complexes and Chern--Simons theories from G-structures.

problem Infinitesimal moduli space computation and supersymmetric systems.
method Universal algebraic construction of BPS complexes and associated linearised BV Chern--Simons theories.
result Reproduces classic examples in gauge theory and constructs heterotic superpotential functionals.

The backpropagation (BP) algorithm is often thought to be biologically implausible in the brain. One of the main reasons is that BP requires symmetric weight matrices in the feedforward and feedback pathways. To address this "weight transport problem" (Grossberg, 1987), two more biologically plausible algorithms, propo…

2018-11-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Abstract M5 branes on ADE singularities yields BPS spectrum and partition functions.

problem Determine the BPS spectrum and partition functions for M5 branes on ADE singularities.
method Analyze 6d N=(1,0)\mathcal{N}=(1,0) SCFTs on geometric backgrounds, using contributions from BPS strings and particles.
result Explicit expressions for BPS string and particle contributions to partition functions.

It is known that fixed points of loopy belief propagation (BP) correspond to stationary points of the Bethe variational problem, where we minimize the Bethe free energy subject to normalization and marginalization constraints. Unfortunately, this does not entirely explain BP because BP is a dual rather than primal algo…

2012-03-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Belief propagation (BP) is a popular method for performing probabilistic inference on graphical models. In this work, we enhance BP and propose self-guided belief propagation (SBP) that incorporates the pairwise potentials only gradually. This homotopy continuation method converges to a unique solution and increases th…

2018-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

It is known that knot homologies admit a physical description as spaces of open BPS states. We study operators and algebras acting on these spaces. This leads to a very rich story, which involves wall crossing phenomena, algebras of closed BPS states acting on spaces of open BPS states, and deformations of Landau-Ginzb…

2011-11-30abs ↗pdf ↗