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Inspired by results of Eskin and Mirzakhani counting closed geodesics of length ≤L in the moduli space of a fixed closed surface, we consider a similar question in the Out(Fr) setting. The Eskin-Mirzakhani result can be equivalently stated in terms of counting the number of conjugacy classes (within the mapping…
New findings challenge the traditional U-shaped curve of model complexity and error, revealing a second descent in error as model size increases.
problem The traditional U-shaped curve of model complexity and prediction error is incomplete, with recent work suggesting a second descent in error as model size increases.
method Careful consideration of multiple complexity axes and a nonparametric statistics perspective were used to interpret the observed double descent curves.
result The observed double descent curves in classical statistical machine learning methods fold back into traditional convex shapes, resolving tensions with statistical intuition.
Develops a test for conditional local independence of counting processes.
problem Testing the hypothesis of conditional local independence among continuous time stochastic processes.
method Introduces a new functional parameter, the Local Covariance Measure (LCM), and proposes a test called (X)-LCT using nonparametric estimators and sample splitting or cross-fitting.
result The (X)-LCT test can be controlled uniformly with modest rates, and it works well without restrictive parametric assumptions.
Given a plane curve γ:S1→R2, we consider the problem of determining the minimal number I(γ) of inflections which curves $\mbox{diff}(γ)$ may have, where $\mbox{diff}$ runs over the group of diffeomorphisms of R2. We show that if γ is an immersed curve with D(γ) double points and no othe…
We develop an arbitrage-free framework for consistent valuation of derivative trades with collateralization, counterparty credit gap risk, and funding costs, following the approach first proposed by Pallavicini and co-authors in 2011. Based on the risk-neutral pricing principle, we derive a general pricing equation whe…
The coamoeba of any complex algebraic plane curve V is its image in the real torus under the argument map. The area counted with multiplicity of the coamoeba of any algebraic curve in (C∗)2 is bounded in terms of the degree of the curve. We show in this Note that up to multiplication by a constant in $(\…
We exhibit new examples of double Kodaira fibrations by using finite Galois covers of a product Σb×Σb, where Σb is a smooth projective curve of genus b≥2. Each cover is obtained by providing an explicit group epimorphism from the pure braid group P2(Σb) to some finite Heisenberg group.…
Let ρn(V) be the number of complete hyperbolic manifolds of dimension n with volume less than V. Burger, Gelander, Lubotzky, and Moses showed that when n>3 there exist a,b>0 depending on the dimension such that aV log(V) < log(ρ_n(V)) < bV log(V), for V >> 0. In this note, we use their methods to bound the number …
We propose a new algorithm for adversarial multi-armed bandits with unrestricted delays. The algorithm is based on a novel hybrid regularizer applied in the Follow the Regularized Leader (FTRL) framework. It achieves O(kn+Dlog(k)) regret guarantee, where k is the number of arms, n is the …
The spectral properties of p-forms on the fundamental domains of regular tesselations of the d-dimensional sphere are discussed. The degeneracies for all ranks, p, are organised into a double Poincare series which is explicitly determined. In the particular case of coexact forms of rank (d-1)/2, for odd d, it is shown …
Elastic weight consolidation (EWC, Kirkpatrick et al, 2017) is a novel algorithm designed to safeguard against catastrophic forgetting in neural networks. EWC can be seen as an approximation to Laplace propagation (Eskin et al, 2004), and this view is consistent with the motivation given by Kirkpatrick et al (2017). In…
We construct a spectral sequence from the reduced odd Khovanov homology of a link converging to the framed instanton homology of the double cover branched over the link, with orientation reversed. Framed instanton homology counts certain instantons on the cylinder of a 3-manifold connect-summed with a 3-torus. En route…
We construct a simply connected minimal complex surface of general type with pg=0 and K2=2 which has an involution such that the minimal resolution of the quotient by the involution is a simply connected minimal complex surface of general type with pg=0 and K2=1. In order to construct the example, we combin…
We consider two families of algebraic varieties Yn indexed by natural numbers n: the configuration space of unordered n-tuples of distinct points on C, and the space of unordered n-tuples of linearly independent lines in Cn. Let Wn be any sequence of virtual Sn-representations give…
The braid axis of a closed 3-braid lifts to a genus one fibered knot in the double cover of S^3 branched over the closed braid. Every (null homologous) genus one fibered knot in a 3-manifold may be obtained in this way. Using this perspective we answer a question of Morimoto about the number of genus one fibered knots …
A rational knot or link can be put into a standard alternating format which has horizontal and vertical twist sites (double helices). The number and type of these twist sites are determined by terms of next-to-highest z-degree in Kauffman's regular isotopy invariant Λ(a,z). In particular, for a knot or link with $c…
Building on work of Kapouleas and Yang, we construct sequences of minimal surfaces embedded in the round 3-sphere which converge to the Clifford torus counted with multiplicity two and have second fundamental form blowing up at every point of the torus and genus tending to infinity. Each surface in a given sequence res…
Counted essential surfaces in a knot's exterior, finding a unique pattern.
problem Counting essential surfaces in a knot's exterior.
method Counted essential surfaces by genus, using Euler totient function. Showed normal surfaces are connected by counting their components. Used Agol, Hass, and Thurston's tools to convert component counting into orbit counting.
result Found a unique pattern in the number of essential surfaces by genus.
Counting objects in digital images is a process that should be replaced by machines. This tedious task is time consuming and prone to errors due to fatigue of human annotators. The goal is to have a system that takes as input an image and returns a count of the objects inside and justification for the prediction in the…
In recent scene recognition research images or large image regions are often represented as disorganized "bags" of features which can then be analyzed using models originally developed to capture co-variation of word counts in text. However, image feature counts are likely to be constrained in different ways than word …