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48 results for Natural Paths

Paper introduces a new volatility model for natural gas markets and discusses swing option pricing.

problem Modeling price and storage dynamics in natural gas markets with path-dependent volatility.
method Developed a novel stochastic path-dependent volatility model and used deep learning for swing option pricing.
result Proposed a deep learning method for numerical approximations of swing option pricing.

Develops a new method for optimizing policies in hierarchical models.

problem Optimizing complex policies in hierarchical models.
method Applies second-order methods in the space of state-action paths.
result The natural path gradient method can be computed exactly and reflects state-space hierarchy.

We construct algebraic and algebro-geometric models for the spaces of unparametrized paths. This is done by considering a path as a holonomy functional on indeterminate connections. For a manifold X, we construct a Lie algebroid P which serves as the tangent space to X (punctual paths) inside the space of all unparamet…

2007-02-20abs ↗pdf ↗

The study establishes inequalities on path space for sub-Riemannian manifolds.

problem Understanding functional inequalities on path space for sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Derivative and integration by parts formulae on path space with respect to a natural gradient operator, showing bounds of horizontal Ricci curvature.
result Established functional inequalities on path space analogous to Riemannian geometry.

Recently, it has been shown that Absolute Parallelism (AP) geometry admits paths that are naturally quantized. These paths have been used to describe the motion of spinning particles in a background gravitational field. In case of a weak static gravitational field limits, the paths are applied successfully to interpret…

2006-05-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Let M be a compact Riemannian manifold without boundary and let H be a self-adjoint generalized Laplace operator acting on sections in a bundle over M. We give a path integral formula for the solution to the corresponding heat equation. This is based on approximating path space by finite dimensional spaces of geodesic …

2007-03-09abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the behaviour of quasi-geodesics in Out(F_n). Given an element f in Out(F_n) there are several natural paths connecting the origin to f in Out(F_n); for example, paths associated to sequences of Stallings folds and paths induced by the shadow of greedy folding paths in Outer Space. We show that none of these p…

2018-06-26abs ↗pdf ↗

We show a duality which arises from distributions of Cartan type, having growth (2, 3, 5), from the view point of geometric control theory. In fact we consider the space of singular (or abnormal) paths on a given five dimensional space endowed with a Cartan distribution, which form another five dimensional space with a…

2013-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper improves tail dependence analysis by introducing a path-based approach.

problem The classical tail dependence coefficient fails to capture non-exchangeable features of tail dependence.
method The paper introduces a path-based maximal tail dependence approach to capture the most pronounced feature of dependence over all possible paths.
result The paper proves the existence and provides an explicit characterization of the path-based maximal TDC, improving analytical and computational tractability.

We present two different approaches to stochastic integration in frictionless model free financial mathematics. The first one is in the spirit of Itô's integral and based on a certain topology which is induced by the outer measure corresponding to the minimal superhedging price. The second one is based on the controlle…

2013-11-24abs ↗pdf ↗

We investigate the extension of the multilevel Monte Carlo path simulation method to jump-diffusion SDEs. We consider models with finite rate activity, using a jump-adapted discretisation in which the jump times are computed and added to the standard uniform dis- cretisation times. The key component in multilevel analy…

2011-06-23abs ↗pdf ↗

By using Hsu's multiplicative functional for the Neumann heat equation, a natural damped gradient operator is defined for the reflecting Brownian motion on compact manifolds with boundary. This operator is linked to quasi-invariant flows in terms of a integration by parts formula, which leads to the standard log-Sobole…

2010-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

A novel pedestrian path-planning model using reinforcement learning.

problem Challenges in replicating natural pedestrian navigation behavior.
method Reinforcement learning for collision avoidance and path planning.
result Path planning by the agent closely resembles human pedestrian behavior.

The paper proposes using path signatures for better inference in time series data.

problem Simulation models with time series data often lack tractable likelihood functions.
method Approximate Bayesian Computation with path signatures to handle sequential data.
result Theoretical guarantees on the resultant posteriors for Bayesian parameter inference.

Paper explores rough path theory for frictionless markets, linking NCFL to unbiased rough integrators.

problem Tackles the limits of rough path theory in frictionless markets.
method Investigates the capacity of rough path theory to support No Free Lunch markets.
result Establishes a 'Rough Kreps-Yan' theorem linking NCFL to unbiased rough integrators.

We consider the generic regularized optimization problem β^(λ)=argminβL(y,Xβ)+λJ(β)\hat{\mathsfβ}(λ)=\arg \min_βL({\sf{y}},X{\sfβ})+λJ({\sfβ}). Efron, Hastie, Johnstone and Tibshirani [Ann. Statist. 32 (2004) 407--499] have shown that for the LASSO--that is, if LL is squared error loss and J(β)=β1J(β)=\|β\|_1 is the 1\ell_1 norm of ββ--the opti…

2007-08-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Novel signature approach for pricing and hedging path-dependent options with market frictions.

problem Pricing and hedging path-dependent options with market frictions.
method Signature approach, mean-quadratic variation criterion, non-standard infinite-dimensional Riccati equations, time-augmented signature, non-Markovian stochastic control problem.
result Effective hedging strategies in frictional markets with low-truncated signature approximations.

Study large deviations for hypoelliptic diffusion on sub-Riemannian manifolds.

problem Large deviations for hypoelliptic diffusion measures on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Rough path theory and manifold-valued Malliavin calculus.
result Proved a large deviation principle for pinned hypoelliptic diffusion measures.

A new path gradient estimator speeds up normalizing flows without sacrificing accuracy.

problem High computational cost and limited scalability of path gradient estimators for normalizing flows.
method Proposed a fast path gradient estimator that improves computational efficiency and scalability.
result The new estimator achieves superior performance and reduced variance across various applications.

We introduce here a natural functional associated to any bQH(M,ω)b \in QH_* (M, ω): \emph{spectral length functional}, on the space of "generalized paths" in Ham(M,ω) \text {Ham}(M, ω), closely related to both the Hofer length functional and spectral invariants and establish some of its properties. This functional is smooth on its…

2010-07-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimal transport with path constraints for distributions of different masses.

problem Comparing distributions with different total masses under path constraints.
method Introduces a model for unbalanced optimal transport with path constraints, proving existence of solutions.
result Existence of solutions to path constrained unbalanced optimal transport for various constraints.

Predicts next actions in soccer possessions using path signatures.

problem Predicting next actions in soccer possessions with high accuracy.
method Leveraging path signatures to encode spatio-temporal structure of recent possessions, avoiding manual feature engineering.
result Our approach outperforms transformer-based benchmarks across various loss metrics and reduces computational cost.

We define Peano covering maps and prove basic properties analogous to classical covers. Their domain is always locally path-connected but the range may be an arbitrary topological space. One of characterizations of Peano covering maps is via the uniqueness of homotopy lifting property for all locally path-connected spa…

2008-01-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Solves Multivariate-MAB problem with path planning and Thompson sampling.

problem Exponential exploding issue in multivariate Multi-Armed Bandit (Multivariate-MAB) problem.
method Path planning framework using decision graphs and Thompson sampling for heuristic arm selection.
result Achieves faster convergence speed, better efficient arm allocation, and lower cumulative regret.

Rough path theory is focused on capturing and making precise the interactions between highly oscillatory and non-linear systems. It draws on the analysis of LC Young and the geometric algebra of KT Chen. The concepts and the uniform estimates, have widespread application and have simplified proofs of basic questions fr…

2014-05-18abs ↗pdf ↗

PAN uses path integrals for graph convolution and pooling, improving GNN performance.

problem Designing efficient graph convolution and pooling for graph neural networks.
method Path integral based graph convolution and pooling using learnable weights for path lengths.
result PAN achieves state-of-the-art performance on various graph classification/regression tasks.

Let MkM_k be the complete, simply connected, Riemannian 2-manifold of constant curvature k0k \le 0. Let EE be a closed, simply connected subspace of MkM_k with the property that every two points in EE is connected by a rectifiable path in EE. We show that under the induced path metric, EE is a complete CAT(kk) spa…

2010-01-14abs ↗pdf ↗

In his PhD thesis, Abrams proved that, for a natural number n and a graph G with at least n vertices, the n-strand configuration space of G deformation retracts to a compact subspace, the discretized n-strand configuration space, provided G satisfies two conditions: each path between distinct essential vertices (vertic…

2009-09-30abs ↗pdf ↗

New method approximates diffusion process posteriors using moment functions.

problem Approximating posteriors of stochastic differential equations.
method Constructs variational process as controlled prior, approximates posterior with moment functions, uses natural gradient descent.
result Richer variational approximations for state-dependent diffusion terms.

New method identifies causal structure in count data using cumulants and path analysis.

problem Challenges in discovering causal structure from count data, especially due to non-identifiability.
method Poisson Branching Structural Causal Model (PB-SCM) with path analysis using high-order cumulants.
result Causal order is identifiable under specific conditions in PB-SCM using cumulant information.

Consider two elements in the tangent bundle of the Euclidean plane (x,X),(y,Y)TR2(x,X),(y,Y)\in T{\mathbb R}^2. In this work we address the problem of characterizing the paths of bounded curvature and minimal length starting at xx, finishing at yy and having tangents at these points XX and YY respectively. This problem was fir…

2014-03-19abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for portfolio optimization using signature signatures to incorporate path-dependencies.

problem Traditional portfolio optimization models struggle with path-dependencies and exogenous signals.
method Signature Trading framework using rough path signatures to represent trading strategies.
result Efficient incorporation of exogenous signals and drawdown control in optimal strategies.

New topology defined from spacetime paths, reconstructing spacetime structure.

problem Reconstructing spacetime structure from path homotopy classes.
method Defining a topology on spacetime based on timelike and causal homotopy classes.
result The topology on spacetime is reconstructed from the space of homotopy classes.