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48 results for Hilbert measures

This study describes the Fisher-Rao metric on Gaussian measures in infinite-dimensional spaces.

problem Understanding the Fisher-Rao metric in infinite-dimensional Gaussian settings.
method Explicit description and generalization of finite-dimensional quantities to infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces.
result The Fisher-Rao metric and related geometric quantities generalize from finite to infinite dimensions.

New measures on orbit spaces for orthogonal groups identified.

problem Characterizing measures on orbit spaces of orthogonal groups.
method Constructing Hilbert measures on orbit spaces of coregular representations of orthogonal groups.
result Hilbert measures have singularities if and only if the number of copies equals the dimension.

The paper extends geometric results from negatively-curved spaces to strictly convex Hilbert geometry.

problem Extending geometric results from negatively-curved spaces to strictly convex Hilbert geometry.
method Demonstrates dynamical and counting results for geometrically-finite strictly convex projective structures with Hilbert metric.
result Hilbert geodesic flow is strongly mixing and orbits and primitive closed geodesics equidistribute.

New findings on geometric flows and equidistribution in Hilbert geometry.

problem Characterizing dynamical and counting results in Hilbert geometry.
method Study of dynamical and counting results in rank-one properly convex projective structures with Hilbert metrics.
result Hilbert geodesic flow is strongly mixing and orbits and primitive closed geodesics equidistribute.

Study on geometric Jensen-Shannon divergence for Gaussian measures in Hilbert space.

problem Computing divergence between Gaussian measures in infinite-dimensional Hilbert space.
method Closed form expression and regularization for divergence calculation.
result Closed form expression and regularization for Geometric Jensen-Shannon divergence.

Study entropic regularization of Gaussian measures and processes on Hilbert space.

problem Regularizing 2-Wasserstein distance for infinite-dimensional Gaussian measures and processes.
method Minimum Mutual Information property, closed form formulas, Fréchet differentiability, Sinkhorn barycenter equation.
result Entropic 2-Wasserstein distance and Sinkhorn divergence are Fréchet differentiable in Hilbert space.

We consider Hilbert and Funk geometries on a strongly convex domain in the Euclidean space. We show that, with respect to the Lebesgue measure on the domain, Hilbert (resp. Funk) metric has the bounded (resp. constant negative) weighted Ricci curvature. As one of corollaries, these metric measure spaces satisfy the cur…

2012-03-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Study convergence and approximations of entropic regularized Wasserstein distances for Gaussian and RKHS measures.

problem Convergence and approximations of entropic regularized Wasserstein distances in Gaussian and RKHS settings.
method Analysis of convergence and finite sample approximations of entropic regularized Wasserstein distances in Gaussian and RKHS settings.
result Strictly weaker convergence in 2-Sinkhorn divergence for Gaussian measures compared to exact 2-Wasserstein distance.

We introduce a new distance metric for non-linear embeddings of Tempered Exponential Measures.

problem Non-linear embeddings of Tempered Exponential Measures (TEMs).
method Parameterization of finite discrete TEMs via Legendre functions, introducing tempered Hilbert co-simplex distance.
result Established a generalization of the Hilbert log cross-ratio simplex distance to a tempered Hilbert co-simplex distance.

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.

The paper develops divergences for Gaussian processes and RKHS settings.

problem Estimating divergences in infinite-dimensional spaces.
method Formulations of Alpha Log-Det divergences, continuity in norm, laws of large numbers, consistent estimation from finite samples.
result Infinite-dimensional divergences can be estimated from finite-dimensional versions with dimension-independent sample complexities.

We give first examples of finitely generated groups having an intermediate, with values in (0,1), Hilbert space compression (which is a numerical parameter measuring the distortion required to embed a metric space into Hilbert space). These groups include certain diagram groups. In particular, we show that the Hilbert …

2004-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper generalizes kernel mean embedding to von Neumann-algebra-valued measures.

problem Analyzing complex multivariate distributions and quantum mechanics.
method Generalizes kernel mean embedding to von Neumann-algebra-valued measures in reproducing kernel Hilbert modules.
result Injectivity and universality of the generalized KME are confirmed.

Regularizes ff-divergences with MMD to analyze Wasserstein flows.

problem Limitations of ff-divergences in measures' support.
method Rewriting MMD regularization as Moreau envelope in RKHS, analyzing gradients.
result Analysis of Wasserstein flows of MMD-regularized ff-divergences.

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.

Fourier representation improves KSD for infinite-dimensional data.

problem Applying KSD to infinite-dimensional data.
method Combining measure equations with kernel methods for a Fourier representation of KSD.
result KSD can separate measures in infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces.

Measuring conditional independence is one of the important tasks in statistical inference and is fundamental in causal discovery, feature selection, dimensionality reduction, Bayesian network learning, and others. In this work, we explore the connection between conditional independence measures induced by distances on …

2019-12-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We present an operator-free, measure-theoretic approach to the conditional mean embedding (CME) as a random variable taking values in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space. While the kernel mean embedding of unconditional distributions has been defined rigorously, the existing operator-based approach of the conditional ve…

2020-02-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Eluder dimension and information gain are equivalent for reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.

problem Complexity measures in bandit and reinforcement learning.
method Equivalence of eluder dimension and information gain for reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.
result Eluder dimension and information gain are equivalent for reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.

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.

A Hilbert space embedding for probability measures has recently been proposed, wherein any probability measure is represented as a mean element in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS). Such an embedding has found applications in homogeneity testing, independence testing, dimensionality reduction, etc., with the re…

2010-03-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Kernel embeddings separate distinct probability distributions, simplifying testing.

problem Testing equality of non-atomic probability distributions.
method Kernel covariance embeddings and Gaussian measures in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.
result Testing for singularity between Gaussian measures is equivalent to testing for equality of non-atomic probability distributions.

The study connects Hilbert entropy to non-differentiability points of limit sets in flag spaces.

problem Understanding non-differentiability points in limit sets of convex projective structures.
method Introduces hyperplane conicality for θθ-Anosov representations and uses it to prove properties of boundary maps.
result Hilbert entropy is linked to the Hausdorff dimension of non-differentiability points in flag spaces.

Generative model uses ODEs and RKHSs for measure matching.

problem Minimum divergence generative modeling and sampling.
method Diffeomorphic matching and image registration principles applied to ODEs and RKHSs.
result Theoretical error bounds and extensive numerical experiments demonstrate the method's properties and applicability.

The paper proposes a Gaussian mixture model for Hilbert-space-valued data.

problem Challenges in characterizing probability measures for infinite-dimensional random objects.
method Gaussian mixture framework based on kernel mean embeddings.
result The proposed algorithm yields a dense class of approximations in infinite-dimensional spaces.

New algorithm quantifies uncertainty in regression models for complex data types.

problem Uncertainty quantification in regression models for complex data types.
method Model-free uncertainty quantification algorithm based on conditional depth measures and kernel mean embeddings.
result Provides faster convergence rates and non-asymptotic guarantees for prediction regions.

Develop a comprehensive theory for regularized M-estimation in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.

problem Regularized M-estimation in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces
method Existence and measurability of the estimator, sharp rates of convergence
result New rates for tensor product Sobolev spaces

The aim of this article is to study effective Reifenberg theorems for measures in a Hilbert or Banach space. For Hilbert spaces, we see all the results from Rn\mathbb{R}^n continue to hold with no additional restrictions. For a general Banach spaces we will see that the classical Reifenberg theorem holds, and that a we…

2018-06-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Kernel methods are studied in a mean field limit for high-dimensional data.

problem Analyzing kernel methods in high-dimensional data with many variables.
method Investigation of kernel methods in the mean field limit of interacting particle systems.
result Rigorous mean field limit of kernels and detailed analysis of the limiting reproducing kernel Hilbert space.

A new metric HCP distance for comparing distributions.

problem Comparing high-dimensional probability distributions efficiently.
method Hilbert curve projection to low-dimensional coupling, followed by transport distance calculation.
result HCP distance is a proper metric for probability measures with bounded supports.

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.

We extend rectified flow to infinite-dimensional Hilbert space.

problem Extending rectified flow to infinite-dimensional spaces.
method Established a rigorous functional formulation using the superposition principle for continuity equations.
result Demonstrated superior performance compared to existing models.

Quantum methods model uncertain volatility in financial markets.

problem Modeling financial asset prices with uncertain volatility.
method Quantum stochastic calculus with unitary and non-unitary time evolution.
result Different volatility levels encoded in quantum states, leading to varied market price evolutions.

A Hilbert space embedding for probability measures has recently been proposed, with applications including dimensionality reduction, homogeneity testing, and independence testing. This embedding represents any probability measure as a mean element in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS). A pseudometric on the spac…

2009-07-30abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove that the ring $\Aff{\R}{M}$ of all polynomials defined on a real algebraic variety MRnM\subset\R^n is dense in the Hilbert space $L^2(M,e^{-|x|^2}\deμ)$, where $\deμ$ denotes the volume form of MM and $\deν=e^{-|x|^2}\deμ$ the Gaussian measure on MM.

1998-04-24abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce two kernels that extend the mean map, which embeds probability measures in Hilbert spaces. The generative mean map kernel (GMMK) is a smooth similarity measure between probabilistic models. The latent mean map kernel (LMMK) generalizes the non-iid formulation of Hilbert space embeddings of empirical distri…

2010-05-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimal inequalities found between Riemannian and Hilbert metrics in convex projective domains.

problem Finding optimal bounds between Riemannian and Hilbert metrics in convex projective domains.
method Optimal control techniques applied to Riemannian metrics induced by centro-affine hypersurface immersions.
result Optimal inequalities between Riemannian and Hilbert metrics for a class of convex projective domains.

Bayesian nonparametric models get better posterior estimates via SPDE methods.

problem Estimating posterior distributions in nonparametric Bayesian models.
method Extending diffusion methods to SPDEs on Hilbert spaces for posterior contraction and Laplace approximation.
result Derivation of posterior contraction rates and finite-sample Bernstein von Mises results.

A new method estimates multi-dimensional value distributions using Hilbert space embeddings.

problem Estimating value distributions in complex, multi-dimensional reinforcement learning settings.
method Hilbert space mappings and kernel mean embeddings to estimate the kernel mean embedding of multi-dimensional value distributions.
result Uniform convergence guarantees and robust off-policy evaluation demonstrated in simulations.

The paper identifies a 'small' set of functions containing Gaussian process samples.

problem Identifying a small set of functions containing Gaussian process samples.
method Using scaled RKHSs and Karhunen-Loève theorem, the paper defines the sample support set.
result The sample support set consists of functions with bounded squared basis coefficients.