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48 results for Laplace sequences

Circular nets with spherical parameter lines have geometric properties related to Darboux cyclides and terminating Laplace sequences.

problem Discretizing surfaces with spherical curvature lines.
method Lie-geometric discretisation in terms of principal contact element nets.
result Circular nets with two families of spherical parameter lines are related to Darboux cyclides.

We study discrete conjugate nets whose Laplace sequence is of period four. Corresponding points of opposite nets in this cyclic sequence have equal osculating planes in different net directions, that is, they correspond in an asymptotic transformation. We show that this implies that the connecting lines of correspondin…

2011-04-19abs ↗pdf ↗

The Dirichlet eigenvalues of the Laplace-Beltrami operator are larger on an annulus than on any other surface of revolution in R3\mathbb{R}^3 with the same boundary. This is established by defining a sequence of shrinking cylinders about the axis of symmetry and proving that flattening a surface outside of each cylinde…

2015-10-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Study of line congruences for Appell's rank-4 hypergeometric functions.

problem Understanding line congruences for Appell's rank-4 hypergeometric functions.
method Derived original formulae for Laplace transform of rank-4 system, applied to geometry of surfaces defined by these functions.
result Natural line congruences for Laplace transforms of Appell's rank-4 functions form a W-congruence.

Study eigenvalues and shapes, proving sharp inequalities for Steklov eigenvalues.

problem Eigenvalue continuity and shape optimization for Laplace and Steklov problems.
method Variational eigenvalue analysis, Sobolev space convergence, shape optimization techniques.
result Sharp isoperimetric inequalities for Steklov eigenvalues, upper bound 8πk8\pi k for kk-th perimeter-normalized eigenvalue.

We study the spectral functions, and in particular the zeta function, associated to a class of sequences of complex numbers, called of spectral type. We investigate the decomposability of the zeta function associated to a double sequence with respect to some simple sequence, and we provide a technique for obtaining the…

2006-07-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Study approximates sub-Riemannian structures with Riemannian metrics and analyzes spectral convergence.

problem Approximating sub-Riemannian structures for analysis.
method Constructing Riemannian metrics tailored to sub-Riemannian structures and studying spectral convergence.
result Riemannian volumes converge to Popp's volume and spectral convergence of Laplace operators is studied.

The paper proves conditions for Darboux integrability in diagonal hydrodynamic systems.

problem Conditions for Darboux integrability in diagonal hydrodynamic systems.
method Proof of conditions using Laplace transformation sequences and geometric interpretations.
result Diagonal systems of hydrodynamic type are Darboux integrable if and only if the corresponding systems for commuting flows are Darboux integrable.

Let (M,g)(M,g) be a connected, closed, orientable Riemannian surface and denote by λk(M,g)λ_k(M,g) the kk-th eigenvalue of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on (M,g)(M,g). In this paper, we consider the mapping (M,g)λk(M,g)(M, g)\mapsto λ_k(M,g). We propose a computational method for finding the conformal spectrum Λkc(M,[g0])Λ^c_k(M,[g_0]), which is d…

2014-05-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We approximate the spectral data (eigenvalues and eigenfunctions) of compact Riemannian manifold by the spectral data of a sequence of (computable) discrete Laplace operators associated to some graphs immersed in the manifold. We give an upper bound on the error that depends on upper bounds on the diameter and the sect…

2013-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Study improves regularity estimates for harmonic maps into ellipsoids.

problem Independence of regularity estimates on harmonic maps with varying target dimensions.
method Analyzes harmonic maps into ellipsoids, uses Palais-Smale sequences, and critical metrics.
result Enhanced regularity estimates for Laplace harmonic eigenmaps.

Bayesian framework for sphere regression using Gaussian fields.

problem Nonparametric regression on the sphere with Gaussian priors.
method Isotropic Gaussian field priors, harmonic structure, exact posterior distributions, optimal spectral truncation, posterior contraction rates.
result Sharp posterior contraction rates for Gaussian priors with polynomially decaying angular power spectra.

The paper analyzes network models with binary values and sub-Gamma noise, deriving asymptotic properties.

problem Analyzing network models with binary values and sub-Gamma noise.
method Derives asymptotic properties of network models with binary values and sub-Gamma noise.
result Established asymptotic consistency and normality of parameter estimators in network models.

Let x:MEmx : M \to E^m be an isometric immersion of a Riemannian manifold MM into a Euclidean mm-space. Denote by ΔΔ the Laplace operator of MM. Then ΔΔ gives rise to a differentiable map L:MEmL :M \to E^m, called the Laplace map, defined by L(p)=(Δx)(p)L(p)=(Δx)(p), pMp\in M. We call L(M)L(M) the Laplace image, and the transformat…

2013-07-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Estimates eigenvalues of poly-Laplace operator on lattice subgraphs.

problem Estimating eigenvalues of poly-Laplace operator on subgraphs of lattice graphs.
method Introduced discrete poly-Laplace operator, derived upper and lower bounds for eigenvalues.
result Poly-Laplace eigenvalues are at least squares of lower-order poly-Laplace eigenvalues.

Revisits online Laplace methods for neural networks, showing they are sound under certain conditions.

problem Online Laplace methods violate the Laplace approximation's critical assumption.
method Re-derives online Laplace methods, showing they target a variational bound on a mode-corrected variant of the Laplace evidence.
result Online Laplace and its mode-corrected counterpart share stationary points that satisfy the Laplace method's assumption.

We define a copula process which describes the dependencies between arbitrarily many random variables independently of their marginal distributions. As an example, we develop a stochastic volatility model, Gaussian Copula Process Volatility (GCPV), to predict the latent standard deviations of a sequence of random varia…

2010-06-07abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that for any positive integer k, the k-th nonzero eigenvalue of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on the two-dimensional sphere endowed with a Riemannian metric of unit area, is maximized in the limit by a sequence of metrics converging to a union of k touching identical round spheres. This proves a conjecture pose…

2017-06-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Formula derived for Laplace-Beltrami on Stiefel manifold.

problem Finding Laplace-Beltrami operator on Stiefel manifold.
method Using the general framework of Laplace operators on constraint manifolds, derived the explicit formula in terms of ambient Euclidean coordinates.
result Extended previously known formulas for sphere and special orthogonal group.

Study compares eigenvalues on spherically symmetric manifolds to Euclidean balls.

problem Comparing eigenvalues on spherically symmetric manifolds to Euclidean balls.
method Examines Dirichlet Laplace eigenvalues on balls of spherically symmetric manifolds and Euclidean space.
result Eigenvalues on spherically symmetric manifolds are smaller for small radii, but larger for hyperbolic spaces.

New methods improve Laplace approximations for deep neural networks by selecting key parameters.

problem Improving uncertainty quantification in deep neural networks using computationally feasible approximations.
method Gradient-Laplace and Greedy-Laplace methods for selecting parameters in sub-network Laplace approximations.
result Gradient-Laplace method outperforms existing heuristic approaches and provides formal optimality guarantees.

A new method combines Laplace and Variational Bayes for scalable inference.

problem Complex models and large datasets make exact inference infeasible.
method Low-Rank Variational Bayes Correction (VBC) using Laplace method and Variational Bayes correction in a lower dimension.
result The method ensures scalability in both model complexity and data size.

Generalizes results for Riemannian manifolds with boundary to those without.

problem Extending results from manifolds without boundary to those with boundary.
method Using Neumann cut-off functions and density arguments.
result The Laplace-Beltrami operator is essentially self-adjoint on manifolds with boundary.

The paper studies graph Laplace operator behavior near isolated singularities.

problem Investigating asymptotics of graph Laplace operator near isolated singularities.
method Analyzing curvature growth and conformal modifications to understand operator behavior.
result The graph Laplace operator converges to a weighted Laplace-Beltrami operator as bandwidth decreases, or behaves like \(O(\frac{1}{\sqrt{t}})\) if curvature grows too fast.

QLA improves Bayesian uncertainty estimation for DNNs without increasing computational cost.

problem Overconfident out-of-distribution predictions from DNNs.
method Proposes Quadratic Laplace Approximation (QLA) to improve Bayesian uncertainty quantification.
result QLA yields modest yet consistent uncertainty estimation improvements over Linearized Laplace Approximation (LLA) on five regression datasets.

Neural Laplace models diverse DEs in the Laplace domain for better dynamics.

problem Inadequate ODEs for long-range dependencies and discontinuities.
method Unified framework in Laplace domain, using stereographic map for smoothness.
result Superior performance in diverse DEs, including complex history dependency and abrupt changes.

Graph Laplace operators uniquely identify metrics and densities on manifolds.

problem Identifying Riemannian metrics and sampling densities from graph Laplace operators.
method Analyzing intrinsic and extrinsic graph Laplace operators on compact Riemannian manifolds.
result Graph Laplace operators uniquely determine metrics and densities under certain conditions.

The paper introduces Laplace-type operators for functions defined on the tangent space of a Finsler Lie algebroid, using a volume form on the prolongation of the algebroid. It also presents the construction of a horizontal Laplace operator for forms defined on the prolongation of the algebroid. All of the Laplace opera…

2017-09-07abs ↗pdf ↗

The standard Laplace operator is a generalization of the Hodge Laplace operator on differential forms to arbitrary geometric vector bundles, alternatively it can be seen as generalization of the Casimir operator acting on sections of homogeneous vector bundles over symmetric spaces to general Riemannian manifolds. Stre…

2017-08-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Drawdowns measuring the decline in value from the historical running maxima over a given period of time, are considered as extremal events from the standpoint of risk management. To date, research on the topic has mainly focus on the side of severity by studying the first drawdown over certain pre-specified size. In th…

2014-03-05abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper finds inequalities for eigenvalues of operators on immersed manifolds.

problem Finding inequalities for eigenvalues of operators on immersed manifolds.
method Computing inequalities for eigenvalues of operators in divergence form on Riemannian manifolds isometrically immersed in Euclidean space.
result Universal inequalities for eigenvalues of operators are computed.

We consider the Laplace normal vector field of relatively normalized ruled surfaces with non-vanishing Gaussian curvature in the three-dimensional Euclidean space R3\mathbb{R}^{3}. We determine all ruled surfaces and all relative normalizations for which the Laplace normal image degenerates into a point or into a curve…

2015-10-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove inequalities for Laplace eigenvalues of Kaehler manifolds generalising to higher eigenvalues the classical inequality for the first Laplace eigenvalue due to Bourguignon, Li, and Yau in 1994. We also obtain similar inequalities for analytic varieties in Kaehler manifolds.

2018-01-07abs ↗pdf ↗