We introduce and solve a new type of quadratic backward stochastic differential equation systems defined in an infinite time horizon, called \emph{ergodic BSDE systems}. Such systems arise naturally as candidate solutions to characterize forward performance processes and their associated optimal trading strategies in a…
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A new method simulates a lazy version of a Markov chain for empirical inference.
problem Estimating and testing unknown Markov chains with limited data.
method Simulates an α-lazy version of an unknown Markov chain, making it ergodic.
result The pseudo spectral gap can be applied to non-ergodic Markov chains.
Ergodic Measures in Stratamath.DS
Study counts ergodic measures in surface lamination strata.
problem Counting ergodic measures in surface lamination strata.
method Determined through analysis of geodesic laminations.
result Number of ergodic measures identified in each stratum.
We introduce a new unsupervised learning problem: clustering wide-sense stationary ergodic stochastic processes. A covariance-based dissimilarity measure together with asymptotically consistent algorithms is designed for clustering offline and online datasets, respectively. We also suggest a formal criterion on the eff…
New progress on frame flow ergodicity for nearly pinched manifolds.
problem Ergodicity of frame flow on negatively-curved manifolds.
method New ideas leading to ergodicity for nearly 0.25-pinched manifolds.
result Achieved progress towards Brin's conjecture.
Recent results on ergodic theory for Riemann surface laminations and foliations.
problem Ergodic theorems for laminations and foliations on Riemann surfaces.
method Leafwise Poincaré metric, directed positive harmonic currents, multiplicative cocycles, Lyapunov exponents.
result Definition and study of canonical Lyapunov exponents for singular holomorphic foliations.
Formula connects foliated simplicial volume with group cost.
problem Calculating integral foliated simplicial volume.
method Ergodic decomposition formula for simplicial volume.
result Integration formula linking foliated simplicial volume and group cost.
In this note we show that the Riemann moduli spaces equipped with the Weil--Petersson metric are quantum ergodic for . We also provide other examples of singular spaces with ergodic geodesic flow for which quantum ergodicity holds.
We extend to orbifolds classical results on quantum ergodicity due to Shnirelman, Colin de Verdière and Zelditch, proving that, for any positive, first-order self-adjoint elliptic pseudodifferential operator P on a compact orbifold X with positive principal symbol p, ergodicity of the Hamiltonian flow of p implies quan…
Strong stability of ergodic iterations proven without ergodic driving sequence.
problem Ensuring strong stability of ergodic iterations under non-ergodic driving sequences.
method Revisiting processes driven by stationary ergodic sequences, proving strong stability under mild conditions on recursive maps.
result Strong stability of iterations proven without ergodic driving sequence.
The paper studies the ergodicity of frame flow on even-dimensional manifolds.
problem Understanding the ergodicity of frame flow on even-dimensional manifolds.
method Analyzing pinching conditions to determine ergodicity.
result The frame flow is ergodic under specific pinching conditions for even-dimensional manifolds.
Non-ergodic measures found in horocycle flow on Abelian differentials.
problem Finding non-ergodic measures in the horocycle flow on Abelian differentials.
method Analyzing weak convergence of ergodic measures to non-ergodic invariant measures.
result Existence of points with non-equidistributing horocycle flow orbits.
Log-Ergodic Dynamics in Stochastic Monetary Velocity: Theoretical Insights and Economic Implicationsq-fin.GN
Log-ergodic model improves velocity of money prediction.
problem Improving velocity of money prediction for economic control.
method Log-ergodic processes to simulate monetary velocity.
result Log-ergodic model offers superior predictive power.
The paper tackles learning to control systems with unknown parameters using Brownian noise.
problem Learning to control systems with unknown parameters.
method Proposes algorithms based on moving empirical averages and integrates statistical methods with stochastic control theory.
result Achieves a logarithmic expected regret rate.
'Ergodicity economics' is criticized as pseudoscience.
problem Flawed conceptual basis of mainstream economic theory.
method Claims 'ergodicity economics' is more parsimonious and clearer.
result Peters' approach has not produced falsifiable implications.
We construct an example of a uniquely ergodic measured foliation on a surface such that the associated translation flow on the orientation double cover is minimal but not uniquely ergodic. We then prove a geometric criterion for the horizontal foliation of a quadratic differential to be uniquely ergodic. The second the…
New method stabilizes quantum ergodicity for mixed quantization and partial hyperbolicity.
problem Stabilizing quantum ergodicity for complex systems.
method Combines mixed quantization techniques with stable ergodicity results for partially hyperbolic systems.
result Establishes stable quantum ergodicity for spin Hamiltonians.
Signatures of Infinity: Nonergodicity and Resource Scaling in Prediction, Complexity, and Learningcond-mat.stat-mech
We introduce a simple analysis of the structural complexity of infinite-memory processes built from random samples of stationary, ergodic finite-memory component processes. Such processes are familiar from the well known multi-arm Bandit problem. We contrast our analysis with computation-theoretic and statistical infer…
A new condition for the genericity of ergodic measures on non-positively curved Riemannian manifoldsmath.DS
The study shows that ergodic measures are not generic on non-positively curved manifolds.
problem Determining the genericity of ergodic measures on non-positively curved Riemannian manifolds.
method Investigates the existence of an open isometric embedding of a product manifold with a factor isometric to .
result The closure of the set of ergodic measures does not encompass all invariant measures, indicating the failure of genericity.
We show that Masur's logarithmic law of geodesics in the moduli space of translation surfaces does not imply unique ergodicity of the translation flow, but that a similar law involving the flat systole of a Teichmüller geodesic does imply unique ergodicity. It shows that the flat geometry has a better control on ergodi…
Study connects spectral properties to frame flows on curved manifolds.
problem Spectral properties and frame flows on curved manifolds.
method Link between spectral properties, frame flows, and polynomial maps between spheres.
result Ergodicity of frame flows on low-rank bundles.
We relate ergodic-theoretic properties of a very small tree or lamination to the behavior of folding and unfolding paths in Outer space that approximate it, and we obtain a criterion for unique ergodicity in both cases. Our main result is that non-unique ergodicity gives rise to a transverse decomposition of the foldin…
The paper studies ergodicity of flows on subspaces, generalizing earlier work.
problem Ergodicity of flows on subspaces of higher rank groups.
method Analyzes one-parameter diagonalizable subgroups of connected semisimple groups acting on homogeneous spaces.
result Obtains an ergodicity criterion similar to Hopf-Tsuji-Sullivan for general Anosov subgroups.
New MCMC methods map high-dimensional problems to spheres for better mixing.
problem Mixing issues in high-dimensional distributions, especially heavy-tailed ones.
method Stereographic Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods that map high-dimensional problems to spheres.
result Uniformly ergodic samplers for various distributions, including heavy-tailed ones, with faster convergence in higher dimensions.
We analyze the generalization and robustness of the batched weighted average algorithm for V-geometrically ergodic Markov data. This algorithm is a good alternative to the empirical risk minimization algorithm when the latter suffers from overfitting or when optimizing the empirical risk is hard. For the generalization…
Optimizes liquidations in decentralized finance to manage credit risk.
problem Managing and liquidating positions in decentralized finance exchanges.
method Formulated as an ergodic optimal control problem, derived closed-form solutions for optimal liquidation strategies.
result Closed-form solutions balance immediate executions with price impacts and long-term rewards.
Study uniform learnability of binary classification networks with communication.
problem Learning a network with communication between vertices from uniform ergodic Random Graph Process.
method Introduced structural Rademacher complexity and used martingale method and Marton's coupling.
result Uniform learnability as worst-case theoretical limits for binary classification problems.
The paper establishes CLTs for Markov chains and improves sampling algorithms for heavy-tailed distributions.
problem Establishing central limit theorems for ergodic averages of Markov chains.
method Drift conditions to provide necessary and sufficient conditions for CLTs, including lower bounds on convergence rates.
result Sharp conditions and convergence rates for various MCMC algorithms on heavy-tailed targets.
A smooth diffeomorphism is said to be distributionally uniquely ergodic (DUE for short) when it is uniquely ergodic and its unique invariant probability measure is the only invariant distribution (up to multiplication by a constant). Ergodic translations on tori are classical examples of DUE diffeomorphisms. In this ar…
A measured solenoid is a laminated space endowed with a tranversal measure invariant by holonomy, as defined in arXiv:0910.2836. A measured solenoid immersed in a smooth manifold produces a closed current (known as generalized Ruelle-Sullivan current). Uniquely ergodic solenoids are those for which there is a unique (u…
Ergodic Mirror Descentmath.OC
We generalize stochastic subgradient descent methods to situations in which we do not receive independent samples from the distribution over which we optimize, but instead receive samples that are coupled over time. We show that as long as the source of randomness is suitably ergodic---it converges quickly enough to a …
The paper connects function theory, dynamics, and ergodic theory via Thurston's theory.
problem Function theory on Teichmüller space and dynamics of mapping class groups.
method Utilizes Thurston's theory and Sullivan's theory on discrete subgroups of hyperbolic space.
result Establishes connections between function theory, dynamics, and ergodic theory.
The paper introduces a new method to create stable ergodic actions on higher-dimensional manifolds.
problem Stable ergodicity of group actions on smooth manifolds restricted to one-dimensional cases.
method Geometric method using quasi-conformal blender for constructing stable local dynamics.
result Every closed manifold admits stably ergodic finitely generated group actions by diffeomorphisms of class .
Geometric Ergodicity in Modified Variations of Riemannian Manifold and Lagrangian Monte Carlostat.ME
This work investigates a mixture of LMC and RMHMC with MMALA for geometric ergodicity.
problem Lack of geometric ergodicity study in Riemannian manifold and Lagrangian Monte Carlo methods.
method Investigates a mixture of LMC and RMHMC with MMALA to achieve geometric ergodicity.
result Demonstrates geometric ergodicity in the mixture of LMC and RMHMC with MMALA.
Study shows non-wandering, partially hyperbolic systems are ergodic.
problem Ergodicity of partially hyperbolic systems.
method Analysis of partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, focusing on non-wandering systems.
result These systems are ergodic when they preserve volume, confirming a conjecture.
We introduce the concept of solenoid as an abstract laminated space. We do a thorough study of solenoids, leading to the notion of ergodic and uniquely ergodic solenoids. We define generalized currents associated with immersions of oriented solenoids with a transversal measure into smooth manifolds, generalizing Ruelle…
Study shows mapping class group action is ergodic on specific representations.
problem Ergodicity of mapping class group action on specific representations.
method Applied symplectic methods developed by Goldman and Xia.
result The action is ergodic.
Study equilibrium measures on manifolds without conjugate points with visibility covering.
problem Uniqueness and properties of equilibrium measures on manifolds without conjugate points.
method Analysis of geodesic flows, study of equilibrium measures, ergodic properties, and pressure gap.
result Equilibrium measures satisfy a weak pressure gap under certain conditions.
We study how resetting affects geometric Brownian motion, showing it becomes stationary but remains non-ergodic.
problem Effects of stochastic resetting on geometric Brownian motion.
method Analysis of geometric Brownian motion under stochastic resetting.
result Resetting makes geometric Brownian motion stationary but non-ergodic.
The paper provides a link between ergodic theory and symplectic topology. A classical notion of ergodic theory is a skew product map associated with a loop in a group of transformations. We study skew products which come from loops in the group of Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms of a symplectic manifold. Our main question …
The paper solves investment problems with uncertain factors using game theory.
problem Optimal forward investment in an incomplete market with model uncertainty.
method Combining stochastic differential games and ergodic BSDE approach.
result Representation of robust forward performance processes in factor form.
We review some developments on clustering stochastic processes and come with the conclusion that asymptotically consistent clustering algorithms can be obtained when the processes are ergodic and the dissimilarity measure satisfies the triangle inequality. Examples are provided when the processes are distribution ergod…
We study the ergodic properties of compositions of interval exchange transformations and rotations. We show that for any interval exchange transformation T, there is a full measure set of αin [0, 1) so that T composed with R_α is uniquely ergodic, where R_α is rotation by α.
On the convergence of dynamic implementations of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo and No U-Turn Samplersstat.CO
This paper analyzes the convergence of dynamic HMC and NUTS methods.
problem Theoretical understanding of dynamic HMC and NUTS convergence.
method General class of MCMC algorithms, NUTS as a particular case, geometric ergodicity, irreducibility.
result NUTS is geometrically ergodic under certain conditions and ergodic without bounded stepsize.
SGLD proves geometric ergodicity via reflection coupling for nonconvex log-concave distributions.
problem Proving geometric ergodicity of SGLD in nonconvex, log-concave settings.
method Reflection coupling technique to handle SGLD's time discretization and minibatch issues.
result SGLD has an invariant distribution and geometric ergodicity in distance.
Gradient Importance Samplingstat.ML
Adaptive Monte Carlo schemes developed over the last years usually seek to ensure ergodicity of the sampling process in line with MCMC tradition. This poses constraints on what is possible in terms of adaptation. In the general case ergodicity can only be guaranteed if adaptation is diminished at a certain rate. Import…
In this technical note, we adapt an idea of Gabai to construct non-uniquely ergodic, non-geometric, arational trees.
We study a phenomenological model for the continuous double auction, equivalent to two independent queues. The continuous double auction defines a continuous-time random walk for trade prices. The conditions for ergodicity of the auction are derived and, as a consequence, three possible regimes in the behavior …