Develops resolvent degree theory for algebraic geometry problems.
problem Hilbert's 13th Problem and related conjectures.
method Extends Brauer's resolvent degree theory to algebraic geometry.
result Hilbert's 13th Problem and related conjectures are equivalent to enumerative geometry problems.
This note is purely expository. In the course of the Kolmogorov-Arnold solution of Hilbert's 13th problem on superpositions there appeared the notion of basic embedding. A subset K of R^2 is basic if for each continuous function f:K->R there exist continuous functions g,h:R->R such that f(x,y)=g(x)+h(y) for each point …
In the work we discuss two invariants of conjugacy classes of braids. The first invariant is the conformal module which occurred in connection with the interest in the 13th Hilbert Problem. The second is a popular dynamical invariant, the entropy. It occurred in connection with Thurston's theory of surface homeomorphis…
We give an overview of various counting problems for Apollonian circle packings, which turn out to be related to problems in dynamics and number theory for thin groups. This survey article is an expanded version of my lecture notes prepared for the 13th Takagi lectures given at RIMS, Kyoto in the fall of 2013.
These are the written discussions of the paper "Bayesian measures of model complexity and fit" by D. Spiegelhalter et al. (2002), following the discussions given at the Annual Meeting of the Royal Statistical Society in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on September 3rd, 2013.
The paper solves min-max widths on a 3-sphere and strengthens multiplicity theorems.
problem Which min-max widths of the unit 3-sphere lie between 2π2 and 8π? method Homological min-max theory and stronger versions of multiplicity one theorems.
result Proves the 10th to 13th min-max widths of the unit 3-sphere lie between 2π2 and 8π. This technical report is the union of two contributions to the discussion of the Read Paper "Riemann manifold Langevin and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo methods" by B. Calderhead and M. Girolami, presented in front of the Royal Statistical Society on October 13th 2010 and to appear in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Soc…
Paper solves Hilbert's fifth problem for specific groupoids.
problem When are transitive groupoids continuously isomorphic to Lie groupoids?
method Investigates proper and transitive groupoids with compact source fibers.
result Solves Hilbert's fifth problem for specified groupoids.
Explicit solutions to the Riemann-Hilbert problem will be found realising some irreducible non-rigid local systems. The relation to isomonodromy and the sixth Painleve equation will be described. Keywords: Riemann-Hilbert problem, Painleve equations, algebraic solutions, Heun equations, tetrahedral/octahedral group, tr…
The paper extends Hilbert's fifth problem to transitive groupoids.
problem When is a transitive topological groupoid continuously isomorphic to a Lie groupoid?
method Investigation of transitive topological groupoids, focusing on proper and transitive groupoids with compact source fibers.
result Presentation of results generalizing Hilbert's fifth problem to transitive groupoids, including solutions for proper and transitive groupoids with compact source fibers.
The paper analyzes Tikhonov regularization in Hilbert scales for statistical inverse problems.
problem Statistical inverse problems in Hilbert scales with general noise.
method Tikhonov regularization scheme with conditional stability estimates and high probability error bounds.
result Explicit rates of convergence for oversmoothing and regular cases over defined regularity classes.
Explains historical connections between vector bundle splitting and Riemann-Hilbert problems.
problem Vector bundle splitting over the Riemann sphere.
method Historical overview and connections to other mathematical problems.
result Explains the Riemann-Hilbert-Birkhoff problems and their relation to vector bundle splitting.
Study improves learning algorithms for convex polyhedra in Hilbert spaces.
problem Learning convex polyhedra in Hilbert spaces.
method Proposes an algorithm for learning a polyhedron in a Hilbert space.
result Correctly classifies at least 1-ε of the distribution with high probability.
Solves Riemann-Hilbert problems on surface triangulations.
problem Riemann-Hilbert problems in Donaldson-Thomas theory.
method Map from stability conditions to cluster variety.
result Constructs solutions to Riemann-Hilbert problems.
We solve Hilbert's fifth problem for local groups: every locally euclidean local group is locally isomorphic to a Lie group. Jacoby claimed a proof of this in 1957, but this proof is seriously flawed. We use methods from nonstandard analysis and model our solution after a treatment of Hilbert's fifth problem for global…
The paper introduces austere and arid submanifolds in Hilbert spaces.
problem Classifying minimal orbits in hyperpolar PF actions on Hilbert spaces.
method Introducing austere and arid submanifolds into PF submanifolds in Hilbert spaces.
result Examples of infinite dimensional austere and arid PF submanifolds in Hilbert spaces.
This paper introduces Bayes Hilbert spaces for efficient posterior approximation.
problem Efficient posterior approximation in Bayesian models for large datasets.
method Develops Bayes Hilbert spaces for posterior approximation and connects them to Bayesian coresets and kernel-based distances.
result Bayes Hilbert spaces provide a novel framework for posterior approximation that is computationally efficient.
OpenAI Five defeated Dota 2 champions using deep reinforcement learning.
problem Complex, continuous state-action spaces in Dota 2.
method Deep reinforcement learning, distributed training, self-play.
result Superhuman performance in Dota 2 achieved through reinforcement learning.
Study rates of convergence for approximate solutions to linear ill-posed problems in Hilbert scales.
problem Linear ill-posed inverse problems with noisy data.
method Approximate reconstructions from random noisy data using regularization schemes in Hilbert scale.
result Explicitly established error bounds for smooth regression functions.
New method uses neural nets in Hilbert space for option pricing on flow forwards.
problem Pricing options on flow forwards with neural networks in Hilbert space.
method Optimization problem in Hilbert space solved by a novel feedforward neural network architecture.
result Excellent numerical efficiency and superior performance over classical methods.
Arnold discovered geodesics in fluid dynamics.
problem Understanding fluid motion through geometric perspectives.
method Exploring Euler's equations and their connection to geodesics on diffeomorphism manifolds.
result Geodesics in the space of volume-preserving diffeomorphisms correspond to solutions of Euler's equations.
The purpose of this paper is to give a simpler proof to the problem of controllability of a Hilbert snake \cite{PeSa}. Using the action of the Möbius group of the unit sphere on the configuration space, in the context of a separable Hilbert space. We give a generalization of the Theorem of accessibility contained in \c…
Stochastic Gradient Descent improved for various Hilbert scales and misspecified models.
problem Understanding and optimizing SGD in Hilbert scales for machine learning.
method Extending SGD analysis to Hilbert scales, including Sobolev and Diffusion spaces, and showing the effects of smoothness and preconditioning.
result Violation of smoothness assumption affects learning rate; preconditioning in Hilbert scales reduces the number of iterations for misspecified models.
Study uses SGD to learn operators in Hilbert spaces with convergence analysis.
problem Learning operators in general Hilbert spaces with SGD.
method Proposes weak and strong regularity conditions for convergence analysis.
result SGD converges to best linear approximation of nonlinear operators.
We study and classify topologically invariant σ-ideals with a Borel base on the Hilbert cube and evaluate their cardinal characteristics. One of the results of this paper solves (positively) a known problem whether the minimal cardinalities of the families of Cantor sets covering the unit interval and the Hilbert cub…
The paper develops a uniform function estimator in RKHS for regression.
problem Reconstructing functions from noisy data at random locations.
method Using reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces and Gaussian random fields.
result The estimator converges uniformly to the conditional expectation.
Solves steering problem with continuous time, Hilbert-Schmidt cost, and matrix ODEs.
problem Fixed horizon linear quadratic covariance steering in continuous time with a specific terminal cost.
method Formulates necessary conditions as a coupled matrix ODE two-point boundary value problem, designs a matricial recursive algorithm, and proves convergence.
result Proposes and proves the convergence of a matricial recursive algorithm for solving the steering problem.
This paper solves Hilbert's fourth problem for constant curvature metrics.
problem Classifying metric geometries with shortest straight lines in constant curvature settings.
method Analyzing Finsler manifolds with constant flag curvature, deriving distance formulas, and proving global geometry theorems.
result Complete characterization of global geometry for constant flag curvature metrics.
In this paper, we consider the similarity and quasi-affinity problems for Hilbert modules in the Cowen-Douglas class associated with the complex geometric objects, the hermitian anti-holomorphic vector bundles and curvatures. Given a "simple" rank one Cowen-Douglas Hilbert module M, we find necessary and su…
Geometric quantization often produces not one Hilbert space to represent the quantum states of a classical system but a whole family Hs of Hilbert spaces, and the question arises if the spaces Hs are canonically isomorphic. [ADW] and [Hi] suggest to view Hs as fibers of a Hilbert bundle H, introduce a connec…
Solves a Dirichlet problem for flat metrics on Riemann surfaces with boundary.
problem Solving a Dirichlet problem for flat hermitian metrics on Hilbert bundles over compact Riemann surfaces with boundary.
method Proves solvability using flat hermitian metrics and factorization results.
result Solves the Dirichlet problem for flat metrics on Riemann surfaces with boundary.
Solves low-rank approximation problems in Hilbert spaces.
problem Low-rank approximation in Hilbert spaces.
method Closed-form solutions and error bounds for bounded linear operators.
result Generalization to bounded linear operators from finite dimensions.
Surveying probabilistic real algebraic geometry.
problem Classical problems in real algebraic geometry.
method Probabilistic perspective on classical topics.
result Modern approach to Hilbert's Sixteenth Problem.
Study uses Bayes Hilbert framework to recover probability measure flows from sensors.
problem Recovering probability measure flows from moving sensors in a Hilbert space.
method Bayes Hilbert framework, minimum-energy transport, linearization, variational theory.
result Localized sensors can recover reduced path directions but not full state space.
Abstract Morse index theorem applied to various optimization problems.
problem Optimization problems with constraints in Hilbert spaces.
method Abstract Morse index theorem in Hilbert space.
result Precise changes in index and nullity when restricting to subspaces.
Study optimal rates for spectral algorithms in Hilbert spaces.
problem Regression problems over separable Hilbert spaces with square loss.
method Investigate spectral/regularized algorithms including ridge, principal component, and gradient methods.
result Prove optimal, high-probability convergence results in terms of norms.
Unified approach to graph matching using Hilbert spaces and entropy-regularized Frank-Wolfe algorithm.
problem Graph matching problems in computer vision, pattern recognition, and bioinformatics.
method Unified view of Koopmans-Beckmann's QAP and Lawler's QAP, introducing new rules for array operations in Hilbert spaces. Entropy-regularized Frank-Wolfe (EnFW) algorithm for QAP optimization.
result Our approach significantly outperforms state-of-the-art in matching accuracy and scalability.
The paper shows how multi-task learning in neural networks is similar to kernel regression and Hilbert spaces.
problem Understanding the solutions to multi-task shallow ReLU neural network learning problems.
method Analyzing the properties of solutions to multi-task shallow ReLU neural network learning problems, proving uniqueness and equivalence to minimum-norm interpolation problems in Hilbert spaces.
result The solutions to multi-task neural network interpolation problems are almost always unique and coincide with the solution to a minimum-norm interpolation problem in a Sobolev (Reproducing Kernel) Hilbert Space.
Theoretical studies have proven that the Hilbert space has remarkable performance in many fields of applications. Frames in tensor product of Hilbert spaces were introduced to generalize the inner product to high-order tensors. However, these techniques require tensor decomposition which could lead to the loss of infor…
We consider a class of operator-induced norms, acting as finite-dimensional surrogates to the L2 norm, and study their approximation properties over Hilbert subspaces of L2 . The class includes, as a special case, the usual empirical norm encountered, for example, in the context of nonparametric regression in reproduci…
Moon phases added to stock market analysis for better pattern recognition.
problem Finding meaningful patterns in stock market data using irregular time sampling.
method Incorporating Moon phases into the Gregorian calendar time sampling methods for stock market analysis.
result Moon phases provide unique, irregular sampling features for stock market pattern recognition.
In the paper "Direct Images, Fields of Hilbert Spaces, and Geometric Quantization", Lempert and Szőke proved that any flat analytic Hilbert field will induce a hermitian Hilbert bundle and gave an example of a flat Hilbert field that does not induce any Hilbert bundle. In this paper, we will provide an example of an an…
Optimal rates for sketched-regularized algorithms in least-squares regression over Hilbert spaces.
problem Least-squares regression problem over Hilbert spaces with regularization.
method Combining regularized algorithms with projection, using randomized sketches and Nyström methods.
result Optimal rates for sketched-regularized algorithms with sketch dimension proportional to effective dimension.
The double tetrahedron is the triangulation of the three-sphere gotten by gluing together two congruent tetrahedra along their boundaries. As a piecewise flat manifold, its geometry is determined by its six edge lengths, giving a notion of a metric on the double tetrahedron. We study notions of Einstein metrics, consta…
Hilbert's fourth problem asks for the construction and the study of metrics on subsets of projective space for which the projective line segments are geodesics. Several solutions of the problem were given so far, depending on more precise interpretations of this problem, with various additional conditions satisfied. Th…
Optimal transport for functional data using Hilbert-Schmidt operators.
problem Optimal transport for distributions on function spaces with partially represented stochastic maps.
method Regularization technique to restrict transport maps to Hilbert-Schmidt operators, developing an efficient algorithm.
result Existence, uniqueness, and consistency of the Hilbert-Schmidt operator estimate for the transport map.
Study periodic points on genus two surfaces, solving dynamics and geometry problems.
problem Classifying and understanding periodic points on genus two surfaces.
method Analyzing GL(2, R)-equivariant point markings and using properties of hyperelliptic involution, Weierstrass points, and golden points.
result All GL(2, R)-equivariant point markings over orbit closures arise from specific point exchanges.
The paper studies critical points and flows of a G2-Hilbert functional on manifolds with circle actions.
problem Critical points and flows of the G2-Hilbert functional on manifolds with S1-actions. method Analysis of S1-invariant G2-structures, reduction to a 6-dimensional quotient, and derivation of a negative L2-gradient flow. result The unnormalized flow admits only trivial stationary configurations: flat connection, scalar-flat base metric, and constant fiber length.