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48 results for Mathematical approximation

This paper provides mathematical foundations for regression methods used in forward initial margin approximation.

problem Developing robust methods for approximating forward initial margin.
method Introduces mathematical rigor to show that regression methods are variations of approximating the conditional expectation function.
result Each regression method is a numerical estimation of the conditional expectation with a different functional form.

Machine learning impacts computational math, offering new functions approximations.

problem Machine learning's black box nature hinders further progress in computational math.
method Analyzes machine learning's impact on computational math and vice versa.
result Integrating computational math with machine learning can enhance both fields.

Develops a mathematical model for automatic differentiation in machine learning.

problem Current automatic differentiation lacks a simple mathematical model for machine learning.
method Articulates relationships between program differentiation and nonsmooth functions, provides a class of functions and nonsmooth calculus.
result Shows how nonsmooth calculus applies to stochastic approximation methods and evidence of artificial critical points.

UDENet and ResNet can approximate any function, with ODENet showing UAP for continuous functions.

problem Approximating any function using ODENet and ResNet.
method Proved UAP for ODENet and ResNet, derived gradient, and applied to various problems.
result UDENet and ResNet can approximate any function, with ODENet showing UAP for continuous functions.

We design and conduct a simple experiment to study whether neural networks can perform several steps of approximate reasoning in a fixed dimensional latent space. The set of rewrites (i.e. transformations) that can be successfully performed on a statement represents essential semantic features of the statement. We can …

2019-09-26abs ↗pdf ↗

We build on the dynamical systems approach to deep learning, where deep residual networks are idealized as continuous-time dynamical systems, from the approximation perspective. In particular, we establish general sufficient conditions for universal approximation using continuous-time deep residual networks, which can …

2019-12-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have very successfully been used in numerical simulations for a series of computational problems ranging from image classification/image recognition, speech recognition, time series analysis, game intelligence, and computational advertising to numerical approximations of partial differ…

2018-09-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on memory effects in RNNs learning temporal data.

problem Understanding memory effects in RNNs for temporal data learning.
method Mathematical analysis of continuous-time linear RNNs, focusing on approximation and optimization dynamics.
result Long-term memory requires a large number of neurons and slows down training.

This paper provides a mathematical foundation for deep neural networks solving PDEs.

problem Mathematical foundation for deep neural networks solving high-dimensional PDEs.
method Decomposed generalization error into approximation and training errors; derived gradient flow in the wide network limit.
result Generalization error tends to zero as the number of neurons and training time tend to infinity.

Deep networks are mathematically equivalent to kernel machines learned by gradient descent.

problem Understanding the learned representations of deep learning models.
method Using gradient descent to learn deep networks, showing they are equivalent to kernel machines.
result Deep network weights are a superposition of training examples, revealing the learned function.

We show how the success of deep learning could depend not only on mathematics but also on physics: although well-known mathematical theorems guarantee that neural networks can approximate arbitrary functions well, the class of functions of practical interest can frequently be approximated through "cheap learning" with …

2016-08-29abs ↗pdf ↗

The Ricci flow has been of fundamental importance in mathematics, most famously though its use as a tool for proving the Poincaré Conjecture and Thurston's Geometrization Conjecture. It has a parallel life in physics, arising as the first order approximation of the Renormalization Group flow for the nonlinear sigma mod…

2013-12-20abs ↗pdf ↗

NeuralChaos efficiently approximates complex stochastic processes.

problem Representing and computing square-integrable predictable processes over time.
method Introduces NeuralChaos, a neural operator architecture for Rd\mathbb{R}^{d}-valued predictable processes.
result NeuralChaos achieves best NN-term chaoslet approximation rates and is dense in HT2(Rd)\mathcal{H}^2_T(\mathbb{R}^{d}).

Multilayered artificial neural networks are becoming a pervasive tool in a host of application fields. At the heart of this deep learning revolution are familiar concepts from applied and computational mathematics; notably, in calculus, approximation theory, optimization and linear algebra. This article provides a very…

2018-01-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Goldbach conjecture is one of the most famous open mathematical problems. It states that every even number, bigger than two, can be presented as a sum of 2 prime numbers. % In this work we present a deep learning based model that predicts the number of Goldbach partitions for a given even number. Surprisingly, our mode…

2018-03-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Lognormal random variables appear naturally in many engineering disciplines, including wireless communications, reliability theory, and finance. So, too, does the sum of (correlated) lognormal random variables. Unfortunately, no closed form probability distribution exists for such a sum, and it requires approximation. …

2015-08-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Operator learning approximates complex mappings for PDEs and experimental data.

problem Approximating mappings between infinite-dimensional function spaces for scientific computing.
method Formalizing operator learning as function-to-function regression and incorporating physical constraints.
result Development of rigorous uncertainty quantification frameworks for operator learning.

New method tackles inexact bilevel optimization for faster parameter learning.

problem Nested optimization problems in bilevel learning with computationally difficult exact solutions.
method Inexact derivative-free optimization algorithms for approximate lower-level solutions.
result Global convergence and worst-case complexity for the proposed approach.

{\em Riemannian cubics} are curves in a manifold MM that satisfy a variational condition appropriate for interpolation problems. When MM is the rotation group SO(3), Riemannian cubics are track-summands of {\em Riemannian cubic splines}, used for motion planning of rigid bodies. Partial integrability results are know…

2011-04-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Wasserstein GANs fail to approximate Wasserstein distance, leading to their success.

problem Approximating Wasserstein distance in deep generative models.
method Analysis of differences between theoretical setup and training reality.
result Wasserstein GANs' success is due to their failure to approximate Wasserstein distance.

New findings on how convolutional architectures approximate time series data.

problem Understanding the approximation properties of convolutional architectures in time series modeling.
method Mathematical analysis of convolutional architectures applied to time series modeling.
result A new definition of spectrum-based regularity for measuring temporal relationships under convolutional approximation.

We show that a neural network with arbitrary depth and non-linearities, with dropout applied before every weight layer, is mathematically equivalent to an approximation to a well known Bayesian model. This interpretation might offer an explanation to some of dropout's key properties, such as its robustness to over-fitt…

2015-06-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Within machine learning, the subfield of Neural Architecture Search (NAS) has recently garnered research attention due to its ability to improve upon human-designed models. However, the computational requirements for finding an exact solution to this problem are often intractable, and the design of the search space sti…

2019-08-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Universal approximation for ODENet and ResNet with a single activation function.

problem Approximating complex dynamical systems with limited vector fields.
method Examined ODENet and ResNet with vector fields composed of a single activation function and affine mapping.
result ODENet and ResNet with restricted vector fields can uniformly approximate those with general vector fields.

This work simplifies adversarial attacks using neural networks, reducing computation and improving training convergence.

problem Efficiently generating and training against ideal adversarial attacks with minimal computational overhead.
method Representing ideal adversarial attacks as smooth piece-wise functions and approximating them with neural networks. Using a mathematical game between an attack network and a defense network for adversarial training.
result Obtained convergence rates of adversarial loss in terms of sample size nn for adversarial training.