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48 results for Feynman identity

Unified kernel framework extends to stochastic systems, improving numerical stability.

problem Extending kernel methods to stochastic dynamical systems with diffusion.
method Unified kernel framework, Feynman-Kac path-integral representations, collocation-based computational framework.
result Kernel equivalence under uniform ellipticity assumptions and improved numerical stability with moderate diffusion.

A new method uses a product of experts with Dirichlet variables to approximate complex distributions.

problem Approximating complex distributions with tractable models.
method A product of experts with auxiliary Dirichlet variables, using a Feynman identity to sample and optimize.
result The method efficiently approximates complex distributions using a product of experts and Dirichlet variables.

The article constructs Feynman propagators for normally hyperbolic operators on curved spacetimes.

problem Constructing Feynman propagators for non-scalar geometric operators on curved spacetimes.
method Global microlocalisation constructions for normally hyperbolic operators on globally hyperbolic spacetimes.
result Feynman propagators can be constructed to satisfy a positivity property for selfadjoint normally hyperbolic operators.

Paper rigorously defines Feynman graph integrals on Kähler manifolds.

problem Establishing convergence of Feynman graph integrals on Kähler manifolds.
method Using Getzler's rescaling technique, graph integrands are extended to forms with divisorial-type singularities in the compactification of configuration spaces.
result Feynman graph integrals are rigorously defined as Cauchy principal value integrals.

We analyze quantum Yang-Mills theory on R2\mathbb{R}^2 using a novel discretization method based on an algebraic analogue of stochastic calculus. Such an analogue involves working with "Gaussian" free fields whose covariance matrix is indefinite rather than positive definite. Specifically, we work with Lie-algebra valu…

2016-07-25abs ↗pdf ↗

This is an introduction to Wiener measure and the Feynman-Kac formula on general Riemannian manifolds for Riemannian geometers with little or no background in stochastics. We explain the construction of Wiener measure based on the heat kernel in full detail and we prove the Feynman-Kac formula for Schrödinger operators…

2011-08-25abs ↗pdf ↗

New presentation of Goussarov-Habiro Lie algebra using primitive Feynman diagrams.

problem Defining a filtration of string links using clasper surgeries and geometrically realizing Feynman diagrams.
method Concrete presentation of the rational Goussarov-Habiro Lie algebra using primitive Feynman diagrams and relations.
result Alternative diagrammatic proof of Massuyeau's rational version of the Goussarov-Habiro conjecture.

We prove Bismut-type formulae for the first and second derivatives of a Feynman-Kac semigroup on a complete Riemannian manifold. We derive local estimates and give bounds on the logarithmic derivatives of the integral kernel. Stationary solutions are also considered. The arguments are based on local martingales, althou…

2016-11-14abs ↗pdf ↗

We identify 998 closed hyperbolic 3-manifolds whose volumes are rationally related to Dedekind zeta values, with coprime integers aa and bb giving a/bvol(M)=(D)3/2/(2π)2n4(ζK(2))/(2ζ(2))a/b vol(M)=(-D)^{3/2}/(2π)^{2n-4} (ζ_K(2))/(2ζ(2)) for a manifold M whose invariant trace field KK has a single complex place, discriminant DD, degree nn, and Dedekin…

1998-11-19abs ↗pdf ↗

This is a simple mathematical introduction into Feynman diagram technique, which is a standard physical tool to write perturbative expansions of path integrals near a critical point of the action. I start from a rigorous treatment of a finite dimensional case (which actually belongs more to multivariable calculus than …

2004-06-12abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops a Feynman-Kac formula for perturbations of order ≤ 1 in noncommutative geometry.

problem Analyzing perturbations of order ≤ 1 in noncommutative geometry.
method Develops a Feynman-Kac formula for differential operators of order ≤ 1 on complex metric vector bundles over Riemannian manifolds.
result Explicit Feynman-Kac type formula for holomorphic semigroups generated by QQ.

Functional-analytic method for stochastic parallel transport in bundles.

problem Stochastic parallel transport in Hermitian bundles over Riemannian manifolds.
method Purely functional-analytic construction.
result Obtained a general Feynman-Kac formula in vector bundles.

New method trains partial Bayesian neural networks efficiently.

problem Challenges in approximating multi-modal latent variable distributions in pBNNs.
method Formulates pBNN training as a Feynman--Kac model and uses sequential Monte Carlo samplers.
result Proposed training scheme outperforms state of the art in predictive performance.

Understanding the asymptotic behavior of wide networks is of considerable interest. In this work, we present a general method for analyzing this large width behavior. The method is an adaptation of Feynman diagrams, a standard tool for computing multivariate Gaussian integrals. We apply our method to study training dyn…

2019-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we aim to understand Residual Network (ResNet) in a scientifically sound way by providing a bridge between ResNet and Feynman path integral. In particular, we prove that the effect of residual block is equivalent to partial differential equation, and the ResNet transforming process can be equivalently co…

2019-04-16abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper investigates sufficient conditions for a Feynman-Kac functional up to an exit time to be the generalized viscosity solution of a Dirichlet problem. The key ingredient is to find out the continuity of exit operator under Skorokhod topology, which reveals the intrinsic connection between overfitting Dirichlet …

2018-06-25abs ↗pdf ↗

In a previous paper [\AS], we used superspace techniques to prove that perturbation theory (around a classical solution with no zero modes) for Chern--Simons quantum field theory on a general 33-manifold MM is finite. We conjectured (and proved for the case of 22-loops) that, after adding counterterms of the expecte…

1993-04-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved diffusion models using energy distillation and sequential Monte Carlo.

problem Training instability and inferior performance in energy parameterized diffusion models.
method Introduced a novel training regime for energy functions through distillation of pre-trained diffusion models, and cast the sampling procedure as a Feynman Kac model.
result Demonstrated improved performance and new sampling techniques.

Geometric approach to Dirac operator evolution on spacetimes.

problem Constructing the Cauchy evolution operator for Lorentzian Dirac operators.
method Realizing the operator as a sum of oscillatory integrals, relating to Feynman propagator.
result Relating Cauchy evolution operators to Feynman propagators and constructing Hadamard states.

Modular operads are a special type of operad: in fact, they bear the same relationship to operads that graphs do to trees (i.e. simply connected graphs). One of the basic examples of a modular operad is the collection of Deligne-Mumford-Knudsen moduli spaces Mˉg,n\bar{M}_{g,n} of stable pointed algebraic curves; hence the…

1994-08-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Study an index theorem on manifolds with S^1 action using heat kernels and orbifolds.

problem Index of a transversal Dirac operator on manifolds with S^1 action.
method Probabilistic approach via Feynman-Kac formula, uniform bound estimate.
result Net contributions from lower-dimensional strata vanish identically for certain spin orbifolds.

We explain how the usual algebras of Feynman diagrams behave under the grope degree introduced in "Grope cobordism of classical knots." We show that the Kontsevich integral rationally classifies grope cobordisms of knots in 3-space when the ``class'' is used to organize gropes. This implies that the grope cobordism equ…

2002-09-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove existence, regularity and a Feynman-Kač representation formula of the strong solution to the free boundary problem arising in the financial problem of the pricing of the American Asian option with arithmetic average.

2009-10-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Study of mean curvature flows with conical singularities using mathematical techniques.

problem Understanding the dynamics of mean curvature flows near conical singularities.
method Feynman-Kac formula and invariant cone method for noncompact settings.
result Generic initial perturbations avoid conical singularities in mean curvature flows.

A graphical calculus for microformal morphisms simplifies complex operations in classical and quantum physics.

problem Simplifying operations in classical and quantum microformal morphisms.
method Developed a graphical calculus inspired by Cattaneo-Dherin-Felder's work on formal symplectic groupoids, extended to quantum thick morphisms.
result Infinite series can be written as sums over bipartite trees for both classical and quantum thick morphisms.

The paper develops methods to price and hedge options in path-dependent stock models.

problem Pricing and hedging options under complex stock models.
method Develops a path-dependent PDE for option pricing and differentiability of path-dependent SDE solutions.
result Provides formulas for option Greeks and differentiability of path-dependent SDE solutions.

Paper proves existence and uniqueness of solutions to nonlocal systems, generalizing stochastic game theory.

problem Time inconsistency in stochastic differential games.
method Proves existence and uniqueness of solutions to nonlocal fully-nonlinear parabolic systems.
result Generalizes stochastic game theory to include time-inconsistent preferences.

The paper provides gradient estimates for Neumann semigroups on manifolds with boundary under unbounded curvature conditions.

problem Gradient estimates for Neumann semigroups on manifolds with boundary under unbounded curvature conditions.
method Establishes Bismut-type formulas and gradient estimates for Feynman--Kac semigroups on Riemannian manifolds with boundary, under geometric conditions formulated in terms of Ricci curvature and second fundamental form.
result Derives pointwise gradient estimates for the Neumann semigroup under variable, possibly unbounded, lower curvature bounds.

Stochastic delay differential equations (SDDE's) have been used for financial modeling. In this article, we study a SDDE obtained by the equation of a CIR process, with an additional fixed delay term in drift; in particular, we prove that there exists a unique strong solution (positive and integrable) which we call fix…

2018-06-04abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method integrates forms on Riemann surfaces, leading to modular forms.

problem Integrating differential forms with poles on Riemann surfaces.
method Simple procedure to integrate differential forms with arbitrary holomorphic poles, establishing an analytic theory for integrals over configuration spaces.
result Regularized graph integrals on elliptic curves are almost-holomorphic modular forms.

Arborescent knots are the ones which can be represented in terms of double fat graphs or equivalently as tree Feynman diagrams. This is the class of knots for which the present knowledge is enough for lifting topological description to the level of effective analytical formulas. The paper describes the origin and struc…

2016-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Study well-posedness of SPDE on Riemannian manifolds with rough initial conditions.

problem Well-posedness of parabolic Anderson model on Riemannian manifolds with rough initial conditions.
method Construct intrinsic Gaussian noises, explore global geometry, use Feynman-Kac formula.
result Show well-posedness with non-positive curvature and conditions on αα.