New energy functional bounds Ricci flows on ancient spaces.
problem Bounding Ricci flows on ancient spaces.
method Introducing a dynamical energy functional on compact ancient asymptotically Ricci-flat Ricci flows.
result Provides an upper bound for the ordinary λ-functional.
This note deals with arbitrary Morse-Smale diffeomorphisms in dimension 3 and extends ideas from \cite{GrLaPo}, \cite{GrLaPo1}, where gradient-like case was considered. We introduce a kind of Morse-Lyapunov function, called dynamically ordered, which fits well dynamics of diffeomorphism. The paper is devoted to finding…
This work relaxes energy constraints in self-attention layers for a more general analysis.
problem Understanding inherent biases and dynamics in self-attention layers without energy functions.
method Dynamical systems analysis and Jacobian matrix examination.
result Normalized dynamics are close to a critical state, indicating high inference performance.
A new AI optimization method uses energy-conserving dynamics inspired by Born-Infeld theory.
problem Optimization challenges in non-convex loss functions and machine learning tasks.
method Discretization of Born-Infeld dynamics for energy-conserving Hamiltonian optimization.
result The method avoids high local minima and outperforms traditional methods in shallow valleys.
New relation found between ADM mass and generalized Komar energy for dynamical spacetimes.
problem Finding equality between ADM mass and Komar energy in dynamical spacetimes.
method Constructing a generalized Komar energy from the normal evolution vector and proving equality under specific conditions.
result Equality between ADM mass and generalized Komar energy for dynamical asymptotically-flat spacetimes.
This work proves Kerr black holes are dynamically stable under certain perturbations.
problem Dynamical stability of Kerr black holes under axially symmetric perturbations.
method Dimensional reduction to 2+1 Einstein-wave map system, construction of positive-definite energy functional, proving boundary terms vanish.
result Strictly conserved positive energy for axially symmetric linear perturbations of Kerr black holes.
Derives continuum model from discrete ε-graphs with connectivity functional.
problem Modeling diffusion in networks with varying connectivity.
method Energy-based continuum limit derivation, neural-network reconstruction of connectivity.
result Error between discrete and continuum energies is O(ε), valid even with fluctuations. This study develops an unsupervised learning algorithm for products of expert capsules with dynamic routing. Analogous to binary-valued neurons in Restricted Boltzmann Machines, the magnitude of a squashed capsule firing takes values between zero and one, representing the probability of the capsule being on. This analo…
AEGD optimizes non-convex functions with dynamic energy updates.
problem Optimizing non-convex functions efficiently and robustly.
method Adaptive Gradient Descent (AEGD) with a dynamically updated energy variable.
result AEGD achieves energy-dependent convergence rates for both convex and non-convex objectives.
Active learning reduces SP calculations by 90%.
problem Efficiently calculating saddle points in energy functions.
method Active learning framework with GPR and GAD.
result Significant reduction in the number of expensive evaluations.
Framework optimizes battery storage for markets by separating long-term degradation from short-term market dynamics.
problem Intractable computation due to timescale mismatch between battery degradation and market dynamics.
method Approximate dynamic programming with value function approximation and pseudo-time encoding.
result Policy outperforms benchmarks in real-time market scenarios.
We derive the price of a spread option based on two assets which follow a bivariate volatility modulated Volterra process dynamics. Such a price dynamics is particularly relevant in energy markets, modelling for example the spot price of power and gas. Volatility modulated Volterra processes are in general not semimart…
Neural ODEs control graph dynamics with low energy feedback.
problem Controlling complex dynamical systems on graphs.
method Neural Ordinary Differential Equation Control (NODEC) framework.
result NODEC learns low-energy control signals for graph dynamical systems.
Controller seeks informative system observations to predict nonlinear dynamics.
problem Predicting nonlinear dynamics with uncertain parameters.
method Expected free energy minimization for balancing goal state and informative observations.
result Controller improves performance in uncertain parameter scenarios.
The paper classifies contact 3-manifolds with critical metrics and connects entropy to optimization.
problem Classifying contact 3-manifolds with critical metrics and understanding their entropy.
method Critical metrics optimization and entropy analysis.
result Anosov contact metrics' optimization is linked to Reeb dynamics and entropy.
ELS framework improves safety alignment by dynamically steering LLMs towards helpful responses.
problem Over-Refusal in Aligned Large Language Models
method Fine-tuning free framework using an Energy-Based Model (EBM) to dynamically steer LLMs during inference.
result Extensive experiments show a significant reduction in false refusals (from 57.3% to 82.6%) while maintaining safety performance.
We study the problem of learning associative memory -- a system which is able to retrieve a remembered pattern based on its distorted or incomplete version. Attractor networks provide a sound model of associative memory: patterns are stored as attractors of the network dynamics and associative retrieval is performed by…
The paper prices energy spread options using a complex stochastic model.
problem Pricing energy spread options with specific stochastic dynamics.
method Uses an exponential Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process driven by variance gamma processes, applying the Esscher transform and FFT method.
result Derives an analytical formula for pricing forwards and spread options.
Probabilistic models can be defined by an energy function, where the probability of each state is proportional to the exponential of the state's negative energy. This paper considers a generalization of energy-based models in which the probability of a state is proportional to an arbitrary positive, strictly decreasing…
This paper proposes a method to train energy-based models using variational auto-encoders for efficient sampling.
problem Training energy-based models by maximum likelihood is challenging due to intractable partition functions and difficult sampling from the model distribution.
method The authors propose using a variational auto-encoder to initialize finite-step MCMC sampling, specifically Langevin dynamics, to train the energy-based model.
result The proposed method enables training energy-based models using maximum likelihood, generating samples comparable to GANs and EBMs.
Study shows uniform-time chaos propagation in mean field Langevin dynamics.
problem Understanding the convergence of marginal distributions in mean field dynamics.
method Assumed functional convexity of energy, used Lp-convergence and Wasserstein metrics. result Uniform-in-time propagation of chaos proved in both L2-Wasserstein and relative entropy. CityTFT models urban building energy using a data-driven approach.
problem Current UBEM methods are time-consuming and based on physics.
method CityTFT uses a TFT framework with an augmented loss function.
result CityTFT predicts energy demands with high accuracy.
BNEM improves Boltzmann sampler efficiency.
problem Generating IID samples from Boltzmann distributions efficiently.
method Bootstrapped Noised Energy Matching (NEM) combined with diffusion-based learning and bootstrapping.
result BNEM achieves state-of-the-art performance with improved robustness.
Study cryptocurrency price dynamics using adaptive EMD and spectral analysis.
problem Analyze the time-varying volatility of cryptocurrency prices.
method Adaptive complementary ensemble empirical mode decomposition (ACE-EMD) and Hilbert spectral analysis.
result Reveal the properties of various timescales in cryptocurrency price dynamics.
Researchers found a way to measure energy in black hole perturbations.
problem Lack of positive-definite and conserved energy in black hole stability.
method Dimensional reduction and construction of a positive-definite energy functional.
result Conserved Hamiltonian energy for axially symmetric perturbations of Kerr black holes.
We infer both microscopic and macroscopic behaviors of a three-dimensional chaotic fluid flow using reservoir computing. In our procedure of the inference, we assume no prior knowledge of a physical process of a fluid flow except that its behavior is complex but deterministic. We present two ways of inference of the co…
Noether's framework reveals symmetry-breaking in neural networks.
problem Understanding the role of symmetry breaking in neural networks.
method Developed a theoretical framework using Lagrangian mechanics.
result Identified 'kinetic symmetry breaking' and its effect on learning dynamics.
Proposes ENOs for learning PDE solutions that conserve energy.
problem Learning dynamics that obey physical laws, especially in super-resolution settings.
method Energy-consistent Neural Operators (ENOs) with a novel penalty function inspired by energy-based theory.
result ENOs outperform existing DNN models in predicting solutions from data, especially in super-resolution settings.
Study chaotic dynamics in social stratification models leading to thermalization and turbulence.
problem Understanding social stratification dynamics through chaotic nonlinear systems.
method Modeling social network links with oscillators and energies, studying Hamiltonian evolution and nonlinear interactions.
result Chaotic dynamics leads to dynamical thermalization and Kolmogorov-Zakharov turbulence, with implications for wealth inequality.
Traditional energy-based learning models associate a single energy metric to each configuration of variables involved in the underlying optimization process. Such models associate the lowest energy state to the optimal configuration of variables under consideration, and are thus inherently dissipative. In this paper we…
New model predicts energy prices volatility by smoothing time variation and persistence.
problem Separate study of volatility's time variation and persistence.
method Dynamic persistence model that allows shocks with heterogeneous persistence to vary smoothly over time.
result Significantly improves volatility forecasts over state-of-the-art models.
Study of phase separation and geometry on a closed elastic curve, including dynamics and free energy minimization.
problem Free energy and dynamics of a closed elastic filament coupled to a scalar concentration field.
method Analytical and numerical simulations of coupled Willmore flow and Cahn--Hilliard gradient flow on differential geometry.
result Qualitative changes in free energy landscape due to closure constraint, leading to metastable and stable multi-domain morphologies.
Smooth flows for physical systems with smooth energies and forces.
problem Smooth energies for physical simulations and force computation.
method Smooth mixture transformations on compact intervals and hypertori, using root-finding and the inverse function theorem.
result Smooth flows allow training by force matching and use as molecular dynamics potentials.
In many statistical learning problems, the target functions to be optimized are highly non-convex in various model spaces and thus are difficult to analyze. In this paper, we compute \emph{Energy Landscape Maps} (ELMs) which characterize and visualize an energy function with a tree structure, in which each leaf node re…
The most fruitful approach to studying low energy soliton dynamics in field theories of Bogomol'nyi type is the geodesic approximation of Manton. In the case of vortices and monopoles, Stuart has obtained rigorous estimates of the errors in this approximation, and hence proved that it is valid in the low speed regime. …
We present a novel technique for learning the mass matrices in samplers obtained from discretized dynamics that preserve some energy function. Existing adaptive samplers use Riemannian preconditioning techniques, where the mass matrices are functions of the parameters being sampled. This leads to significant complexiti…
Discovering quasipotential equations from data using machine learning.
problem Understanding escape mechanisms from metastable states in nonlinear systems.
method Combining neural networks and sparse regression to symbolically reconstruct quasipotential equations.
result Model-unbiased analytical forms of quasipotential discovered directly from data.
Price responsiveness is a major feature of end use customers (EUCs) that participate in demand response (DR) programs, and has been conventionally modeled with static demand functions, which take the electricity price as the input and the aggregate energy consumption as the output. This, however, neglects the inherent …
MINIMALIST maximizes mutual information for likelihood estimation from simulated data.
problem Learning model parameters from likelihood functions that cannot be computed.
method Maximizes mutual information between simulated data and model parameters using neural networks.
result Different methods aiming at the same optimal energy form can be directly benchmarked.
Paper proposes an alternative to MCMC for sampling in energy-based models.
problem Difficulty in generating samples from the current energy function in contrastive approaches.
method Viewing the evolution of the modeling distribution as the evolution of the energy function and samples from this distribution along a time-dependent vector field.
result The proposed method efficiently matches the current distribution in a finite time, unlike MCMC.
DiMS sampler explores neural network loss minima via dissipative dynamics.
problem Sampling reparameterization invariant solutions in neural networks.
method Dynamical system based on kinetic energy with dissipative friction.
result DiMS sampler samples exactly from minimum level sets.
In this work, we introduce Dissipative SymODEN, a deep learning architecture which can infer the dynamics of a physical system with dissipation from observed state trajectories. To improve prediction accuracy while reducing network size, Dissipative SymODEN encodes the port-Hamiltonian dynamics with energy dissipation …
Graph neural networks are explained through energy gradient flow and framelet decomposition.
problem Understanding and improving graph neural networks.
method Viewing framelet-based models as gradient flows of energy, proposing a generalized energy via framelet decomposition.
result The proposed model leads to more flexible dynamics, enhancing graph neural networks.
Unified thermodynamic approach to Transformer attention dynamics.
problem Understanding the statistical mechanics of Transformer attention.
method Constructing a Lagrangian on the information manifold to analyze attention dynamics.
result Establishes a formal correspondence between scaled dot-product attention and canonical ensemble statistics.
Machine learning is used to approximate the kinetic energy of one dimensional diatomics as a functional of the electron density. The functional can accurately dissociate a diatomic, and can be systematically improved with training. Highly accurate self-consistent densities and molecular forces are found, indicating the…
Study links cognitive effort to thermodynamic principles, optimizing decision-making.
problem Understanding the energy cost of decision-making in living systems.
method Applied Landauer's principle to analyze belief dynamics in a two-armed bandit game.
result Cognitive energy cost correlates with optimal decision-making outcomes.
SSINNs learn Hamiltonian systems from data with interpretable, low-memory models.
problem Learning Hamiltonian dynamical systems from data efficiently and accurately.
method Combines fourth-order symplectic integration with sparse regression for a learned Hamiltonian.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art techniques in system prediction and energy conservation.
Paper extends port-Hamiltonian model to include internal energy for compressible and incompressible flow.
problem Modeling fluid flow dynamics with internal energy and constraints.
method Derived port-Hamiltonian model using interconnection maps and added internal energy and constraint forces.
result Model accurately represents both compressible and incompressible fluid flow.