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48 results for Causal Energy Minimization

Introduces Causal Energy Minimization to understand Transformer layers.

problem Empirical parameterization of Transformer blocks remains largely unexplored.
method Causal Energy Minimization framework that recasts Transformer layers as optimization steps on conditional energy functions.
result Identifies design space for Transformer layers including weight sharing and energy-based interpretations.

New model predicts energy prices under different scenarios.

problem Complex causal relationships in energy markets with continuous regime changes.
method Augmented Time Series Structural Causal Models (ATSCM) integrating neural causal discovery.
result Enables novel counterfactual queries in energy markets.

Eight different refinements of trapped surfaces are proposed, of three basic types, each intended as potential stability conditions. Minimal trapped surfaces are strictly minimal with respect to the dual expansion vector. Outer trapped surfaces have positivity of a certain curvature, related to surface gravity. Increas…

2009-06-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper adapts causal analysis for time-dependent systems, especially energy management.

problem Challenges in root-cause analysis for systems with lagged time-dependencies, particularly in energy management.
method Adapts causal root-cause analysis method to time-dependent systems, discusses two truncation approaches.
result Extension effectively localizes root-causes in feature and time domain with enough lags.

Example of spacetime with causal bubbling, splitting into timelike and spacelike parts.

problem Understanding causal bubbling in spacetimes.
method Example of a globally hyperbolic spacetime with a continuous metric, splitting orthogonally into timelike and spacelike parts.
result The synthetic timelike curvature-dimension (TCD) condition does not prevent causal bubbling.

Paper uses Gaussian processes to handle shared latent confounders in causal inference.

problem Bias in causal effect estimates due to shared latent confounders.
method Hierarchical Bayesian model, Gaussian processes with structured latent confounders (GP-SLC), Monte Carlo inference algorithm.
result GP-SLC provides accurate estimates of individual treatment effects with minimal assumptions.

In Lorentzian manifolds of any dimension the concept of causal tensors is introduced. Causal tensors have positivity properties analogous to the so-called ``dominant energy condition''. Further, it is shown how to build, from ANY given tensor AA, a new tensor quadratic in AA and ``positive'', in the sense that it is …

2002-02-20abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper presents a novel data-driven technique based on the spatiotemporal pattern network (STPN) for energy/power prediction for complex dynamical systems. Built on symbolic dynamic filtering, the STPN framework is used to capture not only the individual system characteristics but also the pair-wise causal dependen…

2017-02-03abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that the causal-future-directed character of the energy-momentum vector of nn-dimensional asymptotically hyperbolic Riemannian manifolds with spherical conformal infinity, n3n\ge 3, can be traced back to that of asymptotically Euclidean general-relativistic initial data sets satisfying the dominant energy cond…

2019-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

The study examines causal razors and their logical relations, highlighting a dilemma in causal discovery.

problem Selecting a reasonable scoring criterion for causal discovery algorithms.
method Review and logical comparison of numerous causal razors, focusing on parameter minimality in multinomial models.
result Parameter minimality poses a dilemma in selecting a reasonable scoring criterion for causal discovery algorithms.

DCMA uses generative models to analyze treatment effects on entire outcome distributions.

problem Traditional mediation analysis focuses on summary contrasts, missing complex distributional changes.
method DCMA learns conditional generative models for mediators and outcome, reconstructing interventional distributions via Monte Carlo simulation.
result DCMA captures both summary effects and rich distributional contrasts like energy distance and Wasserstein distance.

DCMA uses generative models to analyze complex treatment effects on outcome distributions.

problem Analyzing complex and nonlinear causal mechanisms through outcome-level summary contrasts.
method Generative learning framework for identifying and estimating treatment effects on entire outcome distributions.
result Reconstructs interventional outcome distributions via Monte Carlo forward simulation, capturing both summary and distributional contrasts.

The paper studies harmonic graphs in the Heisenberg group and their properties.

problem No analogous theorem exists for HH-minimal surfaces in the Heisenberg group.
method Introduced intrinsic Dirichlet energy and studied its critical points (contact harmonic graphs).
result Calibration condition and construction of energy-minimizing graphs with various singularities.

We show that K-energy minimizing movements agree with smooth solutions to Calabi flow as long as the latter exist. As corollaries we conclude that in a general Kahler class long time solutions of Calabi flow minimize both K-energy and Calabi energy. Lastly, by applying convergence results from the theory of minimizing …

2013-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

We define a new class of knot energies (known as renormalization energies) and prove that a broad class of these energies are uniquely minimized by the round circle. Most of O'Hara's knot energies belong to this class. This proves two conjectures of O'Hara and of Freedman, He, and Wang. We also find energies not minimi…

2001-05-16abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper identifies the minimal set of nodes for optimal conditional interventions in causal bandits.

problem Optimizing decision-making in causal bandits with conditional interventions.
method Graphical characterization and efficient algorithm to identify the minimal set of nodes.
result The proposed algorithm significantly prunes the search space and accelerates convergence rates.

New method combines experimental and observational data for causal inference.

problem Combining internal validity of experiments and larger sample sizes of observations.
method Empirical risk minimization (ERM) framework with cross-validation.
result Efficacy and reliability demonstrated on real and synthetic data.

Optimal Euclidean structure minimizes energy in weighted toroidal graphs.

problem Finding the optimal Euclidean structure for weighted toroidal graphs.
method Minimizing Dirichlet energy over all possible Euclidean structures and realizations within a fixed homotopy class.
result The optimal Euclidean structure induces a weighted Delaunay decomposition.

Researchers find optimal configurations of complex knots and links.

problem Finding the most efficient configurations of complex knots and links.
method Minimizing Möbius and Minimum Distance energies by describing them with a small number of free parameters.
result Optimal geometries for Hopf links, Borromean rings, and chain links are found.

Framework calculates positional influence in causal residual Transformers.

problem Understanding positional influence in causal residual Transformers.
method Adjoint-sensitivity framework for positional influence in causal residual Transformers.
result Exact evolution of adjoint-energy influence density and decomposition into residual transmission, nonlocal Volterra, and local channels.

In relativity, the energy of a moving particle depends on the observer, and the rest mass is the minimal energy seen among all observers. The Wang-Yau quasi-local mass for a surface in spacetime introduced in [7] and [8] is defined by minimizing quasi-local energy associated with admissible isometric embeddings of the …

2013-02-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the task of causal structure learning over measurement dependence inducing latent (MeDIL) causal models. We show that this task can be framed in terms of the graph theoretic problem of finding edge clique covers,resulting in an algorithm for returning minimal MeDIL causal models (minMCMs). This algorithm is…

2019-10-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Study bounds the index of minimal submanifolds using energy measures and Yang-Mills-Higgs equations.

problem Bounding the index of codimension 2 minimal submanifolds.
method Second inner variation of energy, convergence of energy measures, and stress-energy tensors.
result Bound the Morse index of the submanifold by the index of critical points.

We investigate a discrete version of the Möbius energy, that is of geometric interest in its own right and is defined on equilateral polygons with nn segments. We show that the ΓΓ-limit regarding LqL^{q} or W1,qW^{1,q} convergence, q[1,]q\in [1,\infty] of these energies as nn\to\infty is the smooth Möbius energy. This re…

2013-11-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper finds curves minimizing elastic energy pinned at endpoints.

problem Finding curves that minimize elastic energy with fixed endpoints.
method Applying the shooting method to identify and classify critical points.
result Critical points consist of wavelike elasticae, and minimizers have no loops or interior inflection points.

New algorithm reduces regret in combinatorial causal bandits without graph structure.

problem Minimizing regret in combinatorial causal bandits without graph structure.
method Design of algorithms for binary general causal models and BGLMs without graph skeleton.
result Achieves O(TlnT)O(\sqrt{T}\ln T) expected regret for causal models and O(T23lnT)O(T^{\frac{2}{3}}\ln T) for BGLMs.

The paper proves Γ\Gamma-convergence of discrete tangent-point energies to continuous energies and ropelength, with applications to biarc curves.

problem Proving convergence of discrete tangent-point energies to continuous energies and ropelength.
method Using biarc curves and interpolation, the paper proves Γ\Gamma-convergence of discretized tangent-point energies to the continuous tangent-point energies and ropelength functional.
result Discrete almost minimizing biarc curves converge to ropelength minimizers and minimizers of continuous tangent-point energies.

Minimal submanifolds are found as energy concentration sets in variational problems.

problem Understanding the structure of minimal submanifolds in codimension two.
method Purely variational approach, extending previous work on geodesics.
result Non-degenerate minimal submanifolds can be derived from critical maps of the Ginzburg-Landau functional.

Extended LPCMCI learns causal models from interventional data to minimize prediction error.

problem Optimizing prediction of target variables using causal models.
method Combining observational and interventional causal discovery methods.
result Extended LPCMCI allows 60.9% optimal prediction of target variables compared to 53.6% with original LPCMCI.

We study the converse to the statement that instantons are minimizers of the Yang--Mills energy in four dimensions. We show that given an energy minimizing connection, A, the curvature of A takes values in a subbundle of the adjoint bundle which decomposes as a sum of instantons.

2008-08-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Investigates energy minimizers and critical points of scale-invariant tangent-point energies for knots.

problem Finding and characterizing minimizers and critical points of scale-invariant tangent-point energies for closed curves.
method Develops convergence and regularity theories based on fractional Sobolev spaces and new energy functionals.
result Minimizing sequences converge to locally critical embeddings in all but finitely many points, and locally critical embeddings are regular.

Minimal TIP and TIF found in compact spacetimes, impacting spacetime splitting.

problem Understanding the global structure of spacetimes with compact Cauchy surfaces.
method Analysis of Terminal Indecomposable Past (TIP) and Future (TIF) sets in spacetimes with compact Cauchy surfaces.
result In a spacetime with compact Cauchy surfaces, there is always at least one minimal TIP and one minimal TIF.

One important effect of price shocks in the United States has been increased political attention paid to the structure and performance of oil and natural gas markets, along with some governmental support for energy conservation. This paper describes how price changes helped lead the emergence of a political agenda acco…

2015-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

MO-CBO optimizes multiple outcomes in causal systems with minimal data.

problem Optimizing multiple outcomes in causal systems with limited data.
method Decomposes MO-CBO into multi-objective optimization tasks and uses relative hypervolume improvement for sequential intervention balancing.
result MO-CBO outperforms traditional multi-objective Bayesian optimization in causal settings.

Study on surfaces minimizing elastic energy with boundary constraints.

problem Finding stable configurations of surfaces with elastic boundaries and surface energy.
method Investigation of critical surfaces with mean curvature and spontaneous curvature, coupled to boundary elastic energy.
result Characterization and minimization of surface energy for specific topological shapes.

EMIX minimizes surprise in multi-agent reinforcement learning.

problem Surprise and approximation bias in multi-agent reinforcement learning.
method Energy-based MIXer (EMIX) for minimizing surprise across multiple agents.
result EMIX demonstrates consistent stable performance in challenging StarCraft II scenarios.