Critical points of scale-invariant curvature energies in 4D are analytic.
problem Analyzing critical points of curvature energies in 4D manifolds.
method Applying Noether's theorem to identify conservation laws and lower order elliptic system of PDEs, then using integrability by compensation and interpolation theory.
result Critical points of scale-invariant curvature energies in 4D are analytic.
The study examines stationary surfaces with boundaries and their properties.
problem Investigating stationary surfaces with boundaries and their critical points.
method A generalized bending energy functional is considered, and the first variation is computed. Boundary-value problems are examined, and a characterization of free-boundary surfaces is given.
result Characterization of free-boundary surfaces with rotational symmetry for scaling-invariant functionals.
Investigates energy minimizers and critical points of scale-invariant tangent-point energies for knots.
problem Finding and characterizing minimizers and critical points of scale-invariant tangent-point energies for closed curves.
method Develops convergence and regularity theories based on fractional Sobolev spaces and new energy functionals.
result Minimizing sequences converge to locally critical embeddings in all but finitely many points, and locally critical embeddings are regular.
We develop a regularity theory for extremal knots of scale invariant knot energies defined by J. O'hara in 1991. This class contains as a special case the Möbius energy. For the Möbius energy, due to the celebrated work of Freedman, He, and Wang, we have a relatively good understanding. Their approch is crucially based…
We derive global estimates in critical scale invariant norms for solutions of elliptic systems with antisymmetric potentials and almost holomorphic Hopf differential in two dimensions. Moreover we obtain new energy identities in such norms for sequences of solutions of these systems. The results apply to harmonic maps …
The paper proves inequalities for closed surfaces involving mean curvature.
problem Proving geometric inequalities for closed surfaces in Euclidean space.
method Verification of inequalities for convex surfaces and addressing Topping's conjecture.
result Optimal scaling law between Willmore energy and isoperimetric ratio for convex surfaces.
The paper proves parabolic gap theorems for Yang-Mills energy.
problem Yang-Mills energy and instantons on various manifolds.
method Parabolic Yang-Mills flow and Morrey norms.
result Spaces of connections with Yang-Mills energy less than a certain threshold deformation-retract onto spaces of instantons.
Proves uniqueness of Ricci flow with scaling invariant estimates.
problem Proving uniqueness of Ricci flow with scaling invariant curvature bound.
method Solving Ricci-harmonic map heat flow in unbounded curvature background.
result Complete Ricci flow starting from uniformly non-collapsed, non-negatively curved manifold is unique in dimension three.
Proves conditions for Willmore surfaces to have finite ends or finite total curvature.
problem Conditions for Willmore surfaces to have finite ends or finite total curvature.
method Analyzes scale-invariant second fundamental form near infinity.
result Proves conditions for Willmore surfaces to have finite ends or finite total curvature.
The flow of a torus by inverse mean curvature keeps total curvature bounded until singularity.
problem Understanding the behavior of a torus under inverse mean curvature flow until singularity.
method Analyzing the evolution of a rotationally symmetric embedded torus in R3 by inverse mean curvature flow. result The total curvature remains bounded until the singular time Tmax. Study shows how near crushing singularities, Kasner-like regions can exist.
problem Understanding spatial volume densities near crushing singularities.
method Relates existence of Kasner-like regions to asymptotics of spatial volume densities under scale-invariant curvature bounds.
result Kasner-like regions can exist near crushing singularities under certain curvature conditions.
Proves long-time Ricci flow existence and topological rigidity for pinched integral curvature manifolds.
problem Proving long-time existence and topological rigidity for manifolds with pinched scale-invariant integral curvature.
method Proves long-time existence of Ricci flow for manifolds with bounded curvature and pinched scale-invariant integral curvature, converging to a flat metric.
result Flow converges to a flat metric, implying topological rigidity of the manifold.
This is a companion paper to arXiv:1207.3529 where we introduced the spinorial energy functional and studied its main properties in dimensions equal or greater than three. In this article we focus on the surface case. A salient feature here is the scale invariance of the functional which leads to a plenitude of critica…
Proves planarity and convexity for ancient solutions of mean curvature flow.
problem Ancient solutions of mean curvature flow in higher codimension.
method Parabolically scale-invariant variation of planarity estimate, convexity proof for pinched solutions.
result Characterizes certain pinched complete ancient solutions and shrinkers in higher codimension.
We consider inverse curvature flows in hyperbolic space with starshaped initial hypersurface, driven by positive powers of a homogeneous curvature function. The solutions exist for all time and, after rescaling, converge to a sphere.
Using the monotonicity formulas of Colding and Minicozzi, we prove that on any complete, non-parabolic Riemannian manifold (M3,g) with non-negative Ricci curvature, the asymptotic weighted scaling invariant integral of scalar curvature has an explicit bound in form of asymptotic volume ratio.
We investigate the relationship between a discrete version of thickness and its smooth counterpart. These discrete energies are defined on equilateral polygons with n vertices. It will turn out that the smooth ropelength, which is the scale invariant quotient of length divided by thickness, is the Γ-limit of the di…
Straight lines are a basin of attraction for the elastic flow at least to level 1.9615π.
problem Understanding the basin of attraction for the free boundary free elastic flow.
method Steepest descent gradient flow for elastic energy, numerical evidence.
result Straight lines have a basin of attraction at least to level 1.9615π.
Integral of scalar curvature equals a volume ratio term on certain 3D manifolds.
problem Integral of scalar curvature on manifolds with a pole.
method Asymptotic scaling invariant integral of scalar curvature equals a term determined by asymptotic volume ratio.
result Integral of scalar curvature equals a volume ratio term.
Sharp estimates for p-capacity on manifolds with Ricci curvature bounds.
problem Estimating p-capacity on manifolds with Ricci curvature constraints.
method Sharp comparison inequalities, warped-product model ends, and scale-invariant quantities.
result Characterization of equality cases and optimal ranges for normalization parameters.
Ricci flow controls curvature on manifolds with bounds.
problem Controlling curvature on manifolds with given bounds.
method Ricci flow with curvature bounds and entropy controls.
result Global curvature control at positive times for manifolds.
Three-manifolds with non-negative pinched Ricci curvature have complete Ricci flows.
problem Proving Hamilton's pinching conjecture for three-manifolds.
method Ricci flow with scale-invariant curvature decay and pinching preservation.
result Hamilton's pinching conjecture is proven without additional hypotheses.
Energy trees handle complex data structures with multiple variable types.
problem Handling intricate data structures with various types of covariates.
method Energy trees, a regression and classification model, use energy statistics to accommodate structured covariates of different types.
result Energy trees maintain statistical foundations, interpretability, and robustness to overfitting.
Researchers find optimal configurations of complex knots and links.
problem Finding the most efficient configurations of complex knots and links.
method Minimizing Möbius and Minimum Distance energies by describing them with a small number of free parameters.
result Optimal geometries for Hopf links, Borromean rings, and chain links are found.
Note establishes a local maximum principle for Ricci flow under curvature conditions.
problem Preserving nonnegativity of curvature along Ricci flow with unbounded curvature.
method Combining scaling invariant curvature condition with Dirichlet heat kernel estimates.
result Unified and more direct proof of localized maximum principle.
The paper extends Hawking--Page solutions to various spacetimes with singularities.
problem Understanding the extensions of Hawking--Page solutions with different types of singularities.
method Kaluza--Klein reduction and Christodoulou's methods.
result Extensions of Lorentzian Hawking--Page solutions with null, spacelike singularities, and Cauchy horizons of Taub--NUT type are proven.
We prove a curvature pinching result for the Ricci flow on asymptotically flat manifolds: if an asymptotically flat manifold of dimension n≥3 has scale-invariant integral norm of curvature sufficiently pinched relative to the inverse of its Sobolev constant, then the Ricci flow starting from this manifold exists …
We consider Ricci flow of complete Riemannian manifolds which have bounded non-negative curvature operator, non-zero asymptotic volume ratio and no boundary. We prove scale invariant estimates for these solutions. Using these estimates, we show that there is a limit solution, obtained by scaling down this solution at a…
Scales attention for long contexts in LLMs.
problem Development of attention mechanisms for long context inference.
method Scale-invariant total attention and sparsity conditions, with a position-dependent transformation of logits.
result Scale-invariant attention scheme improves validation loss and long-context retrieval.
New theorem shows curvature concentration depends linearly on volume ratio.
problem Gap theorem for nonnegative Ricci curvature manifolds with small curvature concentration.
method Exhibited Ricci flow solution with faster than 1/t curvature decay.
result Curvature concentration depends linearly on asymptotic volume ratio.
Under suitable conditions near infinity and assuming boundedness of curvature tensor, we prove a no breathers theorem in the spirit of Ivey-Perelman for some noncompact Ricci flows. These include Ricci flows on asymptotically flat (AF) manifolds with positive scalar curvature. Since the method for the compact case face…
Three training regimes found for scale-invariant neural networks on the sphere.
problem Training scale-invariant neural networks on the sphere with varying effective learning rate.
method Investigated three regimes of training: convergence, chaotic equilibrium, and divergence.
result Discovered three distinct training regimes with unique characteristics.
The study proves a new inequality and formula for manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature.
problem Proving a sharp mean value inequality for non-negative superharmonic functions.
method Develops a new sharp mean value inequality and an explicit formula for weighted scalar curvature.
result The new inequality removes the radius restriction of Schoen-Yau's result and provides an explicit formula for integral of weighted scalar curvature.
We consider the inverse curvature flows x˙=F−pν of closed star-shaped hypersurfaces in Euclidean space in case 0<p=1 and prove that the flow exists for all time and converges to infinity, if 0<p<1, while in case p>1, the flow blows up in finite time, and where we assume the initial hypersurface to be…
In theoretical analysis of deep learning, discovering which features of deep learning lead to good performance is an important task. In this paper, using the framework for analyzing the generalization error developed in Suzuki (2018), we derive a fast learning rate for deep neural networks with more general activation …
Researchers approximate spectral targets on manifolds with constant negative curvature.
problem Prescribing an arbitrary finite portion of the Laplace-Beltrami spectrum on manifolds of constant negative curvature.
method Constructing macroscopically heterogeneous hyperbolic covering manifolds in d≥3 and using discrete spectral limit theorems in d=2. result Any finite strictly increasing target list can be approximated to arbitrary precision by a closed manifold of constant negative curvature.
In this paper, we study the line bundle mean curvature flow defined by Jacob and Yau. The line bundle mean curvature flow is a kind of parabolic flows to obtain deformed Hermitian Yang-Mills metrics on a given Kähler manifold. The goal of this paper is to give an ε-regularity theorem for the line bundle mea…
New bounds on self-normalized martingales improve online linear regression performance.
problem Improving regret bounds in online linear regression.
method Characterizing scale-invariant bounds on self-normalized martingales.
result For d=1, O(logT) doubly-uniform regret is possible; for d>1, sublinear doubly-uniform regret is impossible. Consider a family of smooth immersions F(⋅,t):Mn→Rn+1 of closed hypersurfaces in Rn+1 moving by the mean curvature flow ∂t∂F(p,t)=−H(p,t)⋅ν(p,t), for t∈[0,T). In \cite{Cooper} Cooper has recently proved that the mean curvature blows up at the s…
Study of critical tori for mean curvature energies in Killing submersions.
problem Analyzing surface energies in Killing submersions.
method Symmetry reduction and binormal evolution of critical curves.
result Construction of vertical tori critical for mean curvature energies.
We consider a variant of online convex optimization in which both the instances (input vectors) and the comparator (weight vector) are unconstrained. We exploit a natural scale invariance symmetry in our unconstrained setting: the predictions of the optimal comparator are invariant under any linear transformation of th…
AdamP optimizes momentum-based optimizers for scale-invariant weights, improving model performance.
problem Premature decay of effective step sizes in momentum-based optimizers for scale-invariant weights.
method Proposes SGDP and AdamP to eliminate the radial component at each optimizer step, preserving convergence properties.
result Uniform gains across multiple benchmarks, improving model performance.
New Ricci flow solutions found with rotational symmetry and cone-like singularities.
problem Finding Ricci flow solutions with specific symmetry and singularity properties.
method Rotationally symmetric Ricci flow with scaling-invariant curvature bounds, using approximation method.
result Complete Ricci flow solution with cone-like singularity at the origin.
Study on minimal surfaces with constraints on index and branching order.
problem Existence and geometry of complete branched minimal surfaces.
method Intrinsic monotonicity of area formulas, scale-invariant weak chord-arc estimates.
result Derivation of weak chord-arc type results for minimal surfaces.
Power iteration has been generalized to solve many interesting problems in machine learning and statistics. Despite its striking success, theoretical understanding of when and how such an algorithm enjoys good convergence property is limited. In this work, we introduce a new class of optimization problems called scale …
New invariant for 4D hypersurfaces ensures smooth critical points.
problem Understanding smoothness of curvature energies on 4D hypersurfaces.
method Developed a new conformally invariant energy.
result Critical points of new energy are smooth.
The paper extends a Harnack inequality to noncompact evolving hypersurfaces.
problem Proving a Harnack inequality for noncompact evolving hypersurfaces.
method Using a differential Harnack inequality for noncompact convex hypersurfaces flowing with normal speed based on their principal curvatures.
result The extension of Andrews' result to noncompact hypersurfaces.
Minimal harmonic maps proved for specific manifolds.
problem Existence of harmonic maps in fractional Sobolev spaces.
method Developed new tools for fractional Sobolev spaces, including removability and balanced energy estimates.
result Existence of harmonic maps in homotopy classes for certain conditions.