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48 results for Spherical interfaces

Study proves rigid spectral properties of planets with metric discontinuities.

problem Establishing spectral rigidity for spherically symmetric planets with discontinuities.
method Novel trace formula applied to two wave types in spherically symmetric manifolds with boundary and interior interfaces.
result Spectral rigidity of spherically symmetric planets with discontinuities is proven.

Confirms isoperimetric conjectures on R^n and S^n for q ≤ min(5, n+1).

problem Minimizing total perimeter among bubbles enclosing prescribed volume.
method Tandem consideration of R^n and S^n, Möbius geometry, conformal Killing fields.
result Spherical interfaces and connected cells in minimizers, resolving Heppes conjecture.

In this article we study the shape of a compact surface of constant mean curvature of Euclidean space whose boundary is contained in a round sphere. We consider the case that the boundary is prescribed or that the surface meets the sphere with a constant angle. We study under what geometric conditions the surface must …

2014-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

New interface explains contextual bandits to non-experts.

problem Interpreting and managing contextual bandits for non-expert operators.
method Developed a metric 'value gain' for off-policy evaluation and designed an interface to explain bandit behavior.
result Empowered non-experts to manage complex machine learning systems through accessible presentation.

Study on curve shortening flow in 3D space curves, showing convexity preservation and avoidance principle.

problem Analyzing the behavior of space curves under curve shortening flow in R3\mathbb{R}^3.
method Analysis of properties of space curves evolved by the curve shortening flow, including convexity preservation and avoidance principle.
result Orthogonal projections of space curves remain convex, and the Avoidance principle is shown for spherical curves.

Study timelike bounce in charged null dust collapse, identifying key surfaces.

problem Understanding charged null dust collapse dynamics and bounce surfaces.
method Novel decoupling of equations, constructing spacetime models, solving free boundary problems.
result Timelike bounce surfaces identified in charged null dust collapse, including examples terminating in null points.

We consider the regularity of an interface between two incompressible and inviscid fluids flows in the presence of surface tension. We obtain local in time estimates on the interface in H32k+1H^{\frac32k +1} and the velocity fields in H32kH^{\frac32k}. These estimates are obtained using geometric considerations which show th…

2006-09-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Study boundary behavior of limit interfaces in Riemannian manifolds without convexity assumptions.

problem Boundary behavior of limit interfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
method Proves limit-interface is a free boundary varifold, integer rectifiable up to boundary.
result No convexity assumption required; valid even when limit-interface clusters near boundary.

Analytic patch trees reveal new geometric structures and dimension fields.

problem Understanding the geometric and analytical properties of surface patch trees.
method Developed analytic surface patch trees and introduced interface curves to transmit state.
result Surface patch trees have natural foliations with one-dimensional curve trees and dimension fields.

Common models for two-phase lipid bilayer membranes are based on an energy that consists of an elastic term for each lipid phase and a line energy at interfaces. Although such an energy controls only the length of interfaces, the membrane surface is usually assumed to be at least C1C^1 across phase boundaries. We consi…

2016-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper uses bandit algorithms to reduce the cost of user interface experimentation in online retail.

problem Reducing the cost of user interface experimentation in online retail.
method Modeling user interface experimentation as an opportunistic bandit problem, reducing the cost of exploration.
result Significant regret reduction and improved contextual information for testing.

We present sktime -- a new scikit-learn compatible Python library with a unified interface for machine learning with time series. Time series data gives rise to various distinct but closely related learning tasks, such as forecasting and time series classification, many of which can be solved by reducing them to relate…

2019-09-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on evolving interfaces with complex curvature and density effects.

problem Understanding the dynamics of evolving heterogeneous elastic interfaces.
method Modeling an evolving curve with a density function, analyzing the associated gradient flow evolution.
result Analysis of the preservation and asymptotic behavior of geometric properties in the evolving system.

Study on liquid-vapor interfaces in stable equilibrium without assuming prior regularity.

problem Understanding the conditions for a liquid-vapor interface to be in stable equilibrium without assuming prior regularity.
method Proposes a weakest set of mathematical assumptions using varifold regularity theory and identifies a suitable stability condition.
result The liquid-vapor interface is a smoothly embedded analytic surface in stable equilibrium.

In this paper, we consider multi-valued graphs with a prescribed real analytic interface that minimize the Dirichlet energy. Such objects arise as a linearized model of area minimizing currents with real analytic boundaries and our main result is that their singular set is discrete in 2 dimensions. This confirms (and p…

2019-06-24abs ↗pdf ↗

The abstract proves spherical surface decompositions with conical singularities.

problem Decomposing surfaces with spherical metrics and conical singularities.
method Geometric triangulations and irreducible components of standard shapes.
result Spherical polygons, including half-spherical concave polygons, can be arbitrarily complicated.

We propose that a simple, Lagrangian 2d N=(0,2)\mathcal{N}=(0, 2) duality interface between the 3d N=2\mathcal{N}=2 XYZ model and 3d N=2\mathcal{N}=2 SQED can be associated to the simplest triangulated 4-manifold: the 4-simplex. We then begin to flesh out a dictionary between more general triangulated 4-manifolds with boundar…

2019-05-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMIs) have recently emerged as a clinically viable option to restore voluntary movements after paralysis. These devices are based on the ability to extract information about movement intent from neural signals recorded using multi-electrode arrays chronically implanted in the motor cortices of…

2018-09-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Study spherical curves with curvature dependent on distance to a great circle.

problem Understanding spherical curves with curvature dependent on distance to a great circle.
method Introducing spherical angular momentum, characterizing known curves, finding new families, and obtaining arc length parametrizations.
result New families of spherical curves with intrinsic equations in elementary or Jacobi elliptic functions.

Study calculates eigenvalues and eigenfunctions for spherical triangles and finds fundamental gap behavior.

problem Understanding eigenvalues and gaps in spherical triangles.
method Explicit computation of Dirichlet eigenvalues and eigenfunctions for spherical lunes and triangles.
result Fundamental gap of spherical triangles increases as the angle of the lune decreases.

Isotropic kernels' performance is analyzed across different tasks with and without invariants.

problem Investigating how isotropic kernel methods handle tasks with and without invariants.
method Regression and classification tasks with isotropic kernels, stripe model, and spherical model.
result The presence of invariants does not resolve the curse of dimensionality for kernel methods.

Existence and uniqueness of spherical helicoidal surfaces in 3-sphere via spherical curves.

problem Existence and uniqueness of spherical helicoidal surfaces in 3-sphere.
method Continuous function of distance to axis, spherical angular momentum of spherical curves.
result Existence and uniqueness theorem for spherical helicoidal surfaces in 3-sphere.

The reductivity of a spherical curve represents how reduced the spherical curve is. It is unknown if there exists a spherical curve whose reductivity is four. In this paper we give an unavoidable set for spherical curves with reductivity four by considering 4-gons.

2016-03-25abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper improves inequalities for nearly spherical sets using quermassintegrals.

problem Improving inequalities for nearly spherical sets.
method Establishing quantitative Alexandrov-Fenchel inequalities for quermassintegrals.
result Lower bounds on the (k,m)(k,m)-isoperimetric deficit found using spherical deviation and asymmetry.

The reductivity of a spherical curve is the minimal number of a local transformation called an inverse-half-twisted splice required to obtain a reducible spherical curve from the spherical curve. It is unknown if there exists a spherical curve whose reductivity is four. In this paper, an unavoidable set of configuratio…

2017-05-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that we can obtain a reducible spherical curve from any non-trivial spherical curve by four or less inverse-half-twisted splices, i.e., the reductivity, which represents how reduced a spherical curve is, is four or less. We also discuss unavoidable sets of tangles for spherical curves.

2014-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper classifies Landsberg spherically symmetric Finsler metrics in various dimensions.

problem Investigating compatibility conditions on spherically symmetric Finsler metrics.
method Using the inverse problem of calculus of variations, the paper focuses on Landsberg and Berwald types.
result All Landsberg spherically symmetric manifolds in higher dimensions are either Riemannian or have specific geodesic spray formulas.

For a convex body on the Euclidean unit sphere the spherical convex floating body is introduced. The asymptotic behavior of the volume difference of a spherical convex body and its spherical floating body is investigated. This gives rise to a new spherical area measure, the floating area. Remarkably, this floating area…

2014-11-27abs ↗pdf ↗