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Survey on closed-form Fisher-Rao distance expressions.

problem Finding closed-form expressions for Fisher-Rao distance.
method Collect and present examples of closed-form expressions for Fisher-Rao distance of discrete and continuous distributions.
result Presentation of closed-form expressions for Fisher-Rao distance of various distributions.

New distances for comparing multivariate normal distributions.

problem Comparing multivariate normal distributions efficiently and accurately.
method Approximated Fisher-Rao distance and pullback SPD cone distances.
result Efficient computation of distances between normal distributions.

SQFA learns features maximizing Fisher-Rao distance for better classification.

problem Improving classification accuracy through feature learning.
method SQFA learns linear features maximizing Fisher-Rao distance between class-conditional distributions.
result SQFA-H features achieve the best classification accuracy.

Paper connects surface shape analysis and unbalanced optimal transport.

problem Computing the SRNF shape distance on piecewise linear surfaces.
method Characterizes SRNF shape distance as WFR distance pullback, proposes new algorithm for WFR distance computation.
result Direct computation of SRNF shape distance on piecewise linear surfaces.

As a fundamental problem of natural language processing, it is important to measure the distance between different documents. Among the existing methods, the Word Mover's Distance (WMD) has shown remarkable success in document semantic matching for its clear physical insight as a parameter-free model. However, WMD is e…

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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.

Paper introduces a new distance measure for Gaussian Mixture Models.

problem Developing a new distance measure for Gaussian Mixture Models.
method Embedding K-component Gaussian Mixture Models into the manifold of symmetric positive definite matrices and calculating a lower bound for the Fisher-Rao metric.
result Demonstrated effectiveness through experiments on standard datasets.

New budget quantifies drift in closed-loop learning, improving reproducibility.

problem Characterizing statistical learning under distributional drift in closed-loop settings.
method Introduces an intrinsic drift budget CTC_T quantifying cumulative information-geometric motion of the data distribution.
result Proves a drift-feedback bound of order T1/2+CT/TT^{-1/2}+C_T/T for prequential reproducibility, up to controlled second-order remainder terms.

Adaptive sampling improves graph diffusion models by maintaining uniform information speed.

problem Standard diffusion models overlook non-homogeneous dynamics on complex manifolds.
method Information-geometric framework using Fisher-Rao metric and Drift Variation Score (DVS).
result DVS solver ensures uniform rate of distributional change, improving structural fidelity and efficiency.

The paper generalizes Bayesian Cramér-Rao inequality using information geometry of relative α-entropy.

problem Establishing a lower bound for the variance of an unbiased estimator for the α-escort distribution.
method Proposes a general Riemannian metric based on relative α-entropy to derive a generalized Bayesian Cramér-Rao inequality.
result Establishes a lower bound for the variance of an unbiased estimator for the α-escort distribution.

Paper formulates particle flow using variational inference and Fisher-Rao gradient flow.

problem Estimating posterior densities in probabilistic models.
method Variational formulation of particle flow, Fisher-Rao gradient flow, Gaussian and Gaussian mixture approximations.
result Gaussian and Gaussian mixture approximations of Fisher-Rao particle flow reduce to Exact Daum and Huang particle flow under linear Gaussian assumptions.

New clustering method reduces data redundancy for better summaries.

problem Redundancies in data summaries limit their effectiveness in large datasets.
method Khatri-Rao clustering extends centroid-based clustering to produce more succinct summaries.
result Khatri-Rao k-Means and deep clustering frameworks produce more succinct summaries with similar accuracy.

Paper explores Fisher-Rao gradient flows and their kernel approximations.

problem Understanding and analyzing approximations of Fisher-Rao gradient flows.
method Rigorous investigation of Fisher-Rao and Wasserstein type gradient flows, focusing on kernel approximations.
result Proves evolutionary Γ-convergence for kernel-approximated Fisher-Rao flows, providing theoretical guarantees.

A new estimator improves training of probabilistic models with latent Gaussian variables.

problem Improving gradient estimation for models with latent Gaussian variables.
method Rao-Blackwellised Reparameterisation Gradients (R2-G2)
result R2-G2 consistently yields better performance in models with multiple applications of the reparameterisation trick.

The paper proposes a new method to approximate Wasserstein-Fisher-Rao flows using Monte Carlo techniques.

problem Sampling from probability distributions and minimizing Kullback-Leibler divergence.
method Sequential Monte Carlo approximations of Wasserstein-Fisher-Rao gradient flows.
result The proposed method outperforms other Monte Carlo algorithms in certain conditions.

New theory of sensitivity for unbiased estimators using Wasserstein geometry.

problem Estimating the instability of estimators under small perturbations.
method Developed a new theory based on Wasserstein geometry, analogous to classical Cramér-Rao theory.
result Wasserstein-Cramér-Rao lower bound for sensitivity of unbiased estimators.

Study of generalized Csiszár divergences and their application to Cramér-Rao bounds.

problem Deriving lower bounds for estimator variance using generalized divergences.
method Applied Eguchi's theory to derive Fisher information metric and dual affine connections.
result More widely applicable Cramér-Rao inequality for escort distributions.

Paper estimates GMMs with unknown covariances using sparse regularization.

problem Estimating GMMs with unknown diagonal covariances from samples.
method Employed Beurling-LASSO (BLASSO) for sparse estimation of component means, covariances, and weights.
result Established non-asymptotic recovery guarantees with nearly parametric convergence rates.

Paper introduces geometry-aware normalizing flows for improved causal inference.

problem Disparity between sample and population distributions in causal inference.
method Integrates continuous normalizing flows with parametric submodels, employing Wasserstein gradient flows and optimal transport.
result Significantly reduces parameter estimation bias and variance in finite-sample settings.

Study on conditions for achieving optimal robustness in statistical estimators.

problem Achieving the optimal robustness of estimators in statistical models.
method Developed a Wasserstein analogue of the Cramer-Rao inequality and investigated conditions for achieving the Wasserstein-Cramer-Rao lower bound.
result Conditions for the existence of asymptotically efficient estimators in one-parameter models and location-scale families.

Proposes a learned Bayesian Cramér-Rao bound for unknown measurement models.

problem Computing the Bayesian Cramér-Rao bound requires full knowledge of priors and measurement distributions.
method Introduces a Physics-encoded score neural network to learn priors and measurements.
result Demonstrates improved sample complexity and interpretability through domain knowledge incorporation.

New method optimizes multiple objectives using particle dynamics and gradient flow.

problem Optimizing multiple conflicting objectives in complex scenarios.
method Interacting particle method combining Langevin and birth-death dynamics with a dominance potential.
result Method effectively relocates dominated particles, improving Pareto optimality.

The paper explores how information geometry impacts classical CR inequalities.

problem Deriving and generalizing CR inequalities using information geometry.
method Examining Eguchi's theory and applying Amari-Nagoaka's theory to KL-divergence, and then extending to other divergences.
result Generalized CR inequalities derived from various divergences.

New algorithm for fitting Gaussian mixtures using Wasserstein-Fisher-Rao geometry.

problem Hard problem of fitting Gaussian mixture models to data computationally.
method Gradient descent over Wasserstein-Fisher-Rao geometry for probability measures.
result Established convergence guarantees for the proposed algorithm.

This work develops a particle system to approximate Fisher-Rao gradient flows in mean-field optimization.

problem Optimizing probability measures in neural network contexts.
method Constructing an interacting particle system approximating Fisher-Rao gradient flows.
result Propagation of chaos for the Fisher-Rao gradient flow in entropic mean-field optimization.

This study provides an explicit expansion of KL divergence's gradient flow in Fisher-Rao geometry.

problem Sampling techniques struggle to traverse between modes in non-convex potential functions.
method Explicit expansion of KL divergence's gradient flow in Fisher-Rao geometry.
result The convergence rate to π is independent of the potential function.

Study shows splitting schemes can approximate WFR flows faster than the exact flow.

problem Improving sampling efficiency in Wasserstein-Fisher-Rao gradient flows.
method Investigates operator splitting techniques to numerically approximate WFR flows.
result A judicious choice of step size and operator ordering can lead to faster convergence of split schemes to the target distribution.

Develops a real-analytic embedding for diffeomorphisms of the line, linking to Fisher-Rao geometry.

problem Embedding diffeomorphisms of the line in a geometric framework.
method Real-analytic embedding, LpL^p Fisher-Rao geometry, Schwarzian curvature.
result Establishes a connection between diffeomorphisms and Fisher-Rao geometry, providing explicit geodesics and connections.