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48 results for Sobolev optimizers

Explains optimal functional inequalities, focusing on Sobolev and fractional Sobolev.

problem Optimal functional inequalities and their stability.
method Compactness theorems, characterization of optimizers, and quantitative stability analysis.
result Characterization and stability of optimizers for Sobolev inequalities and their fractional generalizations.

Sharp Sobolev inequalities proved on manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature.

problem Proving sharp Sobolev inequalities on noncompact Riemannian manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature.
method Using Optimal Mass Transportation with quadratic distance cost.
result Sharp LpL^p-Sobolev and LpL^p-logarithmic Sobolev inequalities established for p>1p>1 and p=1p=1.

Optimizes transport on submanifolds for curvature inequalities.

problem Proving Michael-Simon-Sobolev inequalities in manifolds with intermediate Ricci curvature bounds.
method Generalizes optimal transport theory to submanifolds and applies to curvature inequalities.
result Proves a variant of the Michael-Simon-Sobolev inequality in manifolds with nonnegative intermediate Ricci curvatures.

Study shows how close functions are to optimal in Riemannian manifolds.

problem Understanding how close functions are to optimal in Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzes quantitative stability of Sobolev inequalities on compact Riemannian manifolds.
result Functions that nearly saturate a critical Sobolev inequality are quantitatively close to extremal functions.

Generalizes Sobolev IPM for graph-based measures using Orlicz geometric structure.

problem Limitation of Le et al. (2025) framework to LpL^p geometry.
method Generalizes Sobolev IPM through Orlicz geometric structure, employing convex functions to capture nuanced geometric relationships.
result GSI-M reduces to a simple univariate optimization problem, achieving remarkable computational efficiency.

Sharp fractional Sobolev inequalities on closed manifolds identified.

problem Critical fractional Sobolev embedding on closed Riemannian manifolds.
method Intrinsic heat-kernel based framework, determining optimal coefficients, proving sharp inequalities.
result Sharp pp-power inequality and almost sharp inequality established.

In this article, we prove a Sobolev-like inequality for the Dirac operator on closed compact Riemannian spin manifolds with a nearly optimal Sobolev constant. As an application, we give a criterion for the existence of solutions to a nonlinear equation with critical Sobolev exponent involving the Dirac operator. We fin…

2008-04-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Logarithmic Sobolev inequality proven for non-compact self-shrinkers.

problem Establishing a logarithmic Sobolev inequality for non-compact self-shrinkers.
method Using Alexandrov-Bakelman-Pucci (ABP) method to prove the inequality for Euclidean space, then applying this method to non-compact self-shrinkers.
result Optimal logarithmic Sobolev inequality for complete, non-compact, properly embedded self-shrinkers.

Through the main example of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck semigroup, the Bakry-Emery criterion is presented as a main tool to get functional inequalities as Poincaré or logarithmic Sobolev inequalities. Moreover an alternative method using the optimal mass transportation, is also given to obtain the logarithmic Sobolev inequa…

2010-09-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper uses ABP method to prove logarithmic Sobolev inequalities on curved spaces.

problem Proving logarithmic Sobolev inequalities on manifolds with nonnegative curvature.
method Employing the ABP method developed by Brendle.
result Sharp L2L^2 and LpL^p logarithmic Sobolev inequalities established.

The paper classifies Cartan-Hadamard manifolds supporting optimal Sobolev inequalities.

problem Classifying Cartan-Hadamard manifolds supporting optimal Sobolev inequalities.
method Analyzing the critical p-Laplace equation and its radial solutions.
result The only Cartan-Hadamard manifold supporting an optimal function for the Sobolev inequality is \( \mathbb{R}^n \).

The paper explores how control variates can reduce variance in Monte Carlo simulations, especially for Sobolev functions.

problem Efficiency of control variates in reducing variance for Monte Carlo simulations.
method Study of a specific quadrature rule using nonparametric regression-adjusted control variates.
result A specific quadrature rule can improve the Monte Carlo rate and achieve the minimax optimal rate under sufficient smoothness assumptions.

Paper introduces SGA for barycenter optimization in optimal transport.

problem Optimizing Wasserstein barycenter for discrete distributions.
method Sobolev gradient ascent algorithm tailored to Wasserstein geometry.
result SGA achieves convergence rate similar to subgradient descent.

The paper proves inequalities on Finsler manifolds under Ricci curvature bounds.

problem Proving (p,q)(p, q)-Sobolev and Nash inequalities on Finsler metric measure manifolds.
method Global pp-Poincaré inequality, (p,q)(p, q)-Sobolev inequality, Nash inequality derivation.
result Established global optimal (p,q)(p, q)-Sobolev inequality with a sharp constant.

Geodesic completeness and optimal Sobolev index proven for Minkowski spacetimes.

problem Geodesic completeness and optimal Sobolev index for Minkowski spacetimes.
method Null non-trapping condition and real principal type estimate.
result Optimal Sobolev index proven for asymptotically Minkowski spacetimes.

Optimal multiscale learning of linear operators

problem Statistical and computational limits of learning bounded linear operators between Sobolev spaces
method Reformulate as an infinite-dimensional matrix regression problem with heterogeneous multiscale structure
result Establish minimax rates and construct a finite-resolution blockwise least-squares estimator attaining these rates

In this paper, we obtain the sharp kk-th order Sobolev inequalities in the hyperbolic space ${\H}^n$ for all k=1,2,3,k=1,2,3,\cdots. This gives an answer to an open question raised by Aubin in [5, p.  \;176-177] for $W^{k,2}({\H}^n)$ with k>1k>1. In addition, we prove that the associated Sobolev constants are optimal.

2007-08-02abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we introduce the anisotropic Sobolev capacity with fractional order and develop some basic properties for this new object. Applications to the theory of anisotropic fractional Sobolev spaces are provided. In particular, we give geometric characterizations for a nonnegative Radon measure μμ that naturall…

2014-10-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep ReLU networks can efficiently approximate Sobolev and Besov functions.

problem Approximating functions in Sobolev and Besov spaces using deep neural networks.
method Used deep ReLU neural networks with varied width and depth to approximate functions in Sobolev and Besov spaces.
result Generalized the approximation rate to hold under the Sobolev embedding condition.

The paper analyzes kernel classifiers' performance in Sobolev spaces and proves their optimality.

problem Theoretical analysis of kernel classifiers' performance in Sobolev spaces.
method Deriving upper and lower bounds on classification excess risk using kernel regression theory and estimating interpolation smoothness.
result The proposed kernel classifier is optimal in Sobolev spaces, with theoretical bounds confirmed by real data.

The paper examines stability of the Sobolev inequality in metric spaces with curvature dimension conditions.

problem Investigating stability of the Sobolev inequality in metric spaces with curvature dimension conditions.
method Assuming almost the same optimal constant, the paper shows that the cumulative distribution of almost extremal functions is close to that of an Aubin-Talenti bubble on the round sphere.
result Quantitative stability with sharp exponent for the Sobolev inequality in various curvature and dimension assumptions.

Neural networks with ReLU^k approximate Sobolev functions efficiently via Radon transform.

problem Approximating functions from Sobolev spaces using shallow ReLU^k neural networks.
method Utilizing the Radon transform and discrepancy theory, we provide nearly optimal approximation rates.
result Optimal approximation rates for smoothness up to order s = k + (d+1)/2.

We extend Sobolev transport to unbalanced measures on graphs.

problem Optimal transport struggles with measures of different total mass and high computational complexity.
method We propose a scalable unbalanced Sobolev transport (UST) for measures on graphs.
result UST admits a closed-form formula for fast computation and is negative definite.

We show in this note that the Sobolev Discrepancy introduced in Mroueh et al in the context of generative adversarial networks, is actually the weighted negative Sobolev norm .H˙1(νq)||.||_{\dot{H}^{-1}(ν_q)}, that is known to linearize the Wasserstein W2W_2 distance and plays a fundamental role in the dynamic formulation of…

2018-05-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Smooth activations enable optimal error rates in neural networks for Sobolev function classes.

problem Achieving optimal approximation and estimation error rates for neural networks in Sobolev function classes.
method Study of neural networks with smooth activations, proving optimal rates via approximation and statistical properties.
result Constant-depth networks with smooth activations achieve optimal rates of approximation and estimation, demonstrating smoothness adaptivity.

Greedy MI maximization method outperforms existing approaches in nonlinear models.

problem Maximizing mutual information in nonlinear models with non-Gaussian noise.
method Greedy approaches based on log-Sobolev inequalities for computationally inexpensive MI lower bounds.
result Proposed method outperforms random selection and Gaussian approximations.

Sharp log-Sobolev inequalities proved for CD(0,N){\sf CD}(0,N) spaces.

problem Proving log-Sobolev inequalities in noncompact metric measure spaces.
method Sharp isoperimetric inequality, symmetrisation, scaling argument, Hamilton-Jacobi inequality, Sobolev regularity.
result Sharp log-Sobolev inequalities established in CD(0,N){\sf CD}(0,N) spaces.

This paper compares deeper and wider neural networks for optimal generalization error in Sobolev losses.

problem The dilemma of choosing between deeper or wider neural networks for optimal generalization error.
method Analytical investigations into the influence of sample points, parameters, and loss function regularity on neural network architecture.
result A higher number of parameters favors wider neural networks, while more sample points and greater loss function regularity favor deeper neural networks.

A new metric for comparing probability measures on graphs, scalable and negative definite.

problem Optimal transport's high complexity and indefiniteness for kernel machines.
method Sobolev transport metric for graph metrics, closed-form formula, negative definiteness.
result Sobolev transport yields a scalable and negative definite metric.

Proposes GST for efficient computation of generalized Sobolev transport on graph metrics.

problem Optimal transport for measures on graph metric spaces with limited flexibility.
method Introduces GST, a generalized variant of Sobolev transport that adapts to various geometric structures.
result GST is significantly faster than Orlicz-Wasserstein (OW) and demonstrates advantages in document classification and topological data analysis.

We formulate the notion of minimax estimation under storage or communication constraints, and prove an extension to Pinsker's theorem for nonparametric estimation over Sobolev ellipsoids. Placing limits on the number of bits used to encode any estimator, we give tight lower and upper bounds on the excess risk due to qu…

2015-03-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper tackles functional linear regression using spectral algorithms with discrete observations.

problem Functional linear regression problem with discretely observed data.
method Combines distributed spectral algorithms with Sobolev kernels for regularization.
result Derives matching upper and lower bounds for convergence in Sobolev norm.

Sharp inequalities in nonnegative Ricci curvature spaces using mass transport.

problem Proving sharp isoperimetric and Sobolev inequalities in nonnegative Ricci curvature spaces.
method Optimal mass transport theory, symmetrization techniques, and volume non-collapsing properties.
result Sharp isoperimetric and Sobolev inequalities established in Riemannian manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature.

Given a compact Riemannian Manifold (M,g) of dimension n > 2, a point x_0 in M and s in (0,2). We let 2*(s) = 2(n-s)/(n-2) be the critical Hardy-Sobolev exponent. The Hardy-Sobolev embedding yields the existence of A,B > 0 such that (\int_M|u|^{2*(s)}dv_g)^{2/2*(s)} \leq A\int_M |\nabla u|_g^2 dv_g +B\int_M u^2 dv_g fo…

2014-01-23abs ↗pdf ↗