Solves Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian phase equation with critical and supercritical phase.
problem Solving Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian phase equation with critical and supercritical phase.
method Uses interior C2 estimate. result Result is sharp, showing existence of singular solutions in subcritical phase.
Paper develops estimates for Lagrangian phase changes in 2D.
problem Interior estimates for Lagrangian phase changes in 2D.
method Modified doubling technique to handle degenerate Jacobi inequalities.
result Interior Hessian and gradient estimates established for critical phase.
Paper proves gradient estimates for Lagrangian mean curvature equation.
problem Proving gradient estimates for Lagrangian mean curvature equation.
method Interior gradient estimates for critical and supercritical Lagrangian mean curvature equation.
result Solves Dirichlet boundary value problem for critical and supercritical Lagrangian mean curvature equation.
Estimates for special Lagrangian curvature equations in critical and convex cases.
problem Interior estimates for special Lagrangian curvature equations.
method Establishes a priori interior curvature and gradient estimates.
result Proves interior curvature and gradient estimates for special Lagrangian curvature equations.
Study on critical Lagrangian phase singularities in mean curvature flow.
problem Analyzing singularities in the Lagrangian mean curvature flow at the critical phase.
method Developed new method to prove C2,α estimates by using concave operators. result Established interior estimates for critical Lagrangian phase singularities.
Solves critical LYZ equation in Kähler geometry.
problem Solvability of LYZ equation at critical phase.
method Establishes existence of smooth solutions.
result Solves critical case of LYZ equation.
The paper models market crashes as phase transitions, finding dynamic transitions offer better predictions.
problem Understanding and predicting extreme financial events like market crashes.
method Employing phase transition theory, focusing on endogenous crashes, and comparing DPT, CPT, and SPT.
result Dynamic phase transitions provide more accurate predictions of market crashes compared to critical and stochastic models.
Generative diffusion models exhibit phase transitions in statistical mechanics, impacting their performance.
problem Understanding the performance and capabilities of generative diffusion models.
method Reformulating generative diffusion models using statistical mechanics, focusing on phase transitions and symmetry breaking.
result Generative diffusion models undergo second-order phase transitions with mean-field universality, critical instability, and mean-field critical exponents.
A neural network model predicts the critical point of the Ising phase transition.
problem Predicting the critical point of the Ising phase transition using supervised learning.
method Proposed a minimal one-free-parameter neural network model to describe the supervised learning problem for the Ising model.
result Just one free parameter is enough to describe the universal finite-size-scaling function in the network output.
We derive a priori interior Hessian estimates for special Lagrangian equation with critical and supercritical phases in general higher dimensions. Our unified approach leads to sharper estimates even for the previously known three dimensional and convex solution cases.
Modeling financial markets as gas molecules, the paper predicts phase transitions similar to water and steam.
problem Understanding the dynamics of financial markets through phase transitions.
method Developed a lattice gas model equivalent to the Ising model on a social network, analyzing critical exponents and auto-correlations.
result Financial market dynamics exhibit phase transition-like behavior, with critical exponents analogous to water and steam.
Machine learning predicts critical points for directed percolation models.
problem Determining critical points for directed percolation models.
method Supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms (CNN and DBSCAN) were used.
result Machine learning accurately predicts critical points for both models.
New model shows natural language exhibits phase transition similar to physics.
problem Understanding critical properties in natural language models.
method Created a context-sensitive random language model.
result Demonstrated a Berezinskii--Kosterlitz--Thouless phase transition.
We derive a priori interior Hessian and gradient estimates for special Lagrangian equation of phase at least a critical value in dimension three.
We show that for three dimensional gravity with higher genus boundary conditions, if the theory possesses a sufficiently light scalar, there is a second order phase transition where the scalar field condenses. This three dimensional version of the holographic superconducting phase transition occurs even though the pure…
Develops new strategy for Hessian estimates in Lagrangian mean curvature equation.
problem Interior Hessian estimates for solutions with prescribed Lipschitz phases.
method Allard-type regularity theorem, geometric measure theory, geometry of Lagrangian graphs, De Giorgi-Nash-Moser iteration.
result Sharp interior Hessian estimates for solutions with critical and supercritical phases.
Catapult phase in neural nets shows exponential loss growth before quick decrease.
problem Understanding phase transitions in neural networks during training.
method Analyzing weight norm and loss behavior for super-critical learning rates.
result Proven existence of catapult phase in quadratic models and two-layer nets.
Quantum phase diagrams for Chern topological insulators show jumps at critical loci.
problem Understanding phase transitions in Chern topological insulators.
method Mathematical formulation and explicit families of physical systems.
result Synthetic design of arbitrary Chern jumps in topological phases.
We study the feasibility and noise sensitivity of portfolio optimization under some downside risk measures (Value-at-Risk, Expected Shortfall, and semivariance) when they are estimated by fitting a parametric distribution on a finite sample of asset returns. We find that the existence of the optimum is a probabilistic …
Gradient flow in phase retrieval escapes spurious minima with high probability.
problem Understanding gradient-based optimization in high-dimensional non-convex functions.
method Analytical and numerical study of gradient dynamics in phase retrieval.
result Gradient flow avoids spurious minima by drifting along unstable directions.
We analyze the landscape of empirical risk minimization for high-dimensional models, predicting phase transitions and critical point properties.
problem Understanding the complexity and structure of high-dimensional empirical risk landscapes.
method Using the Kac-Rice formula, we analyze the expected number of critical points and their spectral properties, providing detailed predictions.
result We derive complete topological phase diagrams for the phase retrieval problem, predicting BBP-type transitions and critical point stability.
Study on a pinning model with random walk increments, showing convergence to a critical disordered pinning measure.
problem Understanding the critical behavior of a disordered pinning model.
method Analyzing a disordered pinning model induced by a random walk with specific moment conditions, showing convergence to a limiting measure.
result Convergence of point-to-point partition functions to the critical disordered pinning measure in the critical window.
In this paper, we study the sensitivity of the spectral clustering based community detection algorithm subject to a Erdos-Renyi type random noise model. We prove phase transitions in community detectability as a function of the external edge connection probability and the noisy edge presence probability under a general…
Paper proves estimates for Lagrangian flow singularities.
problem Understanding Lagrangian flow singularities.
method Interior a priori estimates and Jacobi inequality.
result Proves estimates for supercritical Lagrangian phase.
FL's early training phase significantly impacts final test accuracy.
problem Understanding how early phases affect FL's final test accuracy.
method Generalized Fisher Information Matrix (FedFIM) to FL.
result FL exhibits critical learning periods where small errors can have large impacts.
Study on complexity of random polynomials with deterministic spikes, identifying phase transitions.
problem Complexity of random Gaussian polynomials with deterministic spikes on a sphere.
method Variational formulas, Kac-Rice formula, determinant asymptotics of finite-rank perturbation of Gaussian Wigner matrices.
result Identification of a topological phase transition in the complexity function.
Continuous phase transitions identified in Doi-Onsager, noisy transformer, and Hegselmann-Krause models.
problem Phase transitions in multimodal models and their properties.
method Sharp coercivity estimate and constrained Lebedev--Milin inequality.
result Continuous phase transitions at critical coupling strengths for Doi-Onsager, noisy transformer, and Hegselmann-Krause models.
Deep neural networks near edge of chaos show universal scaling laws.
problem Understanding the behavior of deep neural networks near critical points.
method Analogy to absorbing phase transitions in statistical mechanics, deterministic propagation dynamics, mean-field and directed percolation universality classes.
result Deep neural networks exhibit universal scaling laws near the edge of chaos.
This paper studies the critical dynamics of random surfaces, focusing on area and genus evolution.
problem Understanding the time evolution of random surfaces and their genus.
method Analyzes the dynamics of area and genus using Cox-Ingersoll-Ross process and critical phenomena.
result The genus of surfaces evolves into two phases: planar surfaces and foamy surfaces.
The stability of money value is an important requisite for a functioning economy, yet it critically depends on the actions of participants in the market themselves. Here we model the value of money as a dynamical variable that results from trading between agents. The basic trading scenario can be recast into an Ising t…
We recall the similarities between the concepts and techniques of Thermodynamics and Roegenian Economics. The Phase Diagram for a Roegenian economic system highlights a triple point and a critical point, with related explanations. These ideas can be used to improve our knowledge and understanding of the nature of devel…
Urban transformations within large and growing metropolitan areas often generate critical dynamics affecting social interactions, transport connectivity and income flow distribution. We develop a statistical-mechanical model of urban transformations, exemplified for Greater Sydney, and derive a thermodynamic descriptio…
A simple model explains phase transition in large language models.
problem Understanding the emergence of abilities in large language models.
method Modeling LLM as a sequence-to-sequence random function and using a list decoder.
result A critical threshold exists where the expected number of erroneous sequences grows exponentially.
We show that any global solution to the special Lagrangian equations with the phase larger than a critical value must be quadratic.
Study of two-layer ReLU neural network phase diagram at infinite-width limit.
problem Characterize the dynamical regimes of two-layer ReLU neural networks.
method Combining experimental and theoretical approaches, including phase diagram analogy.
result Identification of three regimes: linear, critical, and condensed.
We derive the exact solution of a one-dimensional Markov functional model with log-normally distributed interest rates in discrete time. The model is shown to have two distinct limiting states, corresponding to small and asymptotically large volatilities, respectively. These volatility regimes are separated by a phase …
Study shows reverberant phase is not essential for weakly-supervised dereverberation.
problem Evaluating the role of reverberant phase in weakly-supervised dereverberation.
method Statistical Wave Field Theory and recent weak supervision framework.
result Wet phase carries limited useful information and is not essential for weakly supervised dereverberation.
Optimal spectral initializers impact phase retrieval phase transitions.
problem Understanding the limits of phase retrieval algorithms.
method Developed Random duality theory (RDT) to characterize optimal spectral initializers.
result Optimal spectral initializers can fall into flat regions of the phase retrieval manifold, making phase retrieval difficult.
Tyler's M-estimator's phase transition at DS-SNR = 1 is resolved.
problem Robust Subspace Recovery
method Tyler's M-estimator
result TME converges exactly to the true subspace for DS-SNR >= 1 under a new stability condition.
As neural networks have begun performing increasingly critical tasks for society, ranging from driving cars to identifying candidates for drug development, the value of their ability to perform uncertainty quantification (UQ) in their predictions has risen commensurately. Permanent dropout, a popular method for neural …
High-dimensional models become unstable when sample size falls below a critical level, leading to a phase transition.
problem Instability in high-dimensional learning models when sample size is insufficient.
method Proved the necessity of a Fisher eigenvalue threshold for stability, introduced Fisher floor for verification.
result A sharp phase transition between reliable concentration and inevitable failure in high-dimensional learning.
We fill a void in merging empirical and phenomenological characterisation of the dynamical phase transitions in complex systems by identifying three of them on real-life financial markets. We extract and interpret the empirical, numerical, and semi-analytical evidences for the existence of these phase transitions, by c…
In this paper we study the property of phase retrievability by redundant sysems of vectors under perturbations of the frame set. Specifically we show that if a set $\fc$ of m vectors in the complex Hilbert space of dimension n allows for vector reconstruction from magnitudes of its coefficients, then there is a pertu…
We discuss a simple model based on the Minority Game which reproduces the main stylized facts of anomalous fluctuations in finance. We present the analytic solution of the model in the thermodynamic limit and show that stylized facts arise only close to a line of critical points with non-trivial properties. By a simple…
New framework analyzes SGD dynamics in large samples and dimensions.
problem Analyzing stochastic gradient descent in large-scale settings.
method Inspired by random matrix theory, new framework for fixed stepsize and finite sum settings.
result SGD dynamics become deterministic in the large sample and dimensional limit, governed by a Volterra integral equation.
Multilayer graphs are commonly used for representing different relations between entities and handling heterogeneous data processing tasks. New challenges arise in multilayer graph clustering for assigning clusters to a common multilayer node set and for combining information from each layer. This paper presents a theo…
We employ unsupervised machine learning techniques to learn latent parameters which best describe states of the two-dimensional Ising model and the three-dimensional XY model. These methods range from principal component analysis to artificial neural network based variational autoencoders. The states are sampled using …
High-dimensional SGD limits show surprising dynamics and phase transitions.
problem Understanding SGD in high dimensions and its scaling limits.
method Proving limit theorems for SGD trajectories in high dimensions, choosing summary statistics, initialization, and step-size.
result Critical scaling regime for step-size, new correction term, and complex diffusive limits.