Paper finds maximum curvature of Bézier-spline curves.
problem Finding maximum curvature of Bézier-spline curves.
method Modified B-spline solutions for inverse interpolation problem.
result Determined maximum curvature of Bézier-spline curves.
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This paper develops a new method for constructing splines on Lie groups using Poisson equation solutions.
problem Existing methods for constructing splines on Lie groups have limitations and assumptions that may not reflect actual curves.
method The paper introduces a new approach using solutions of the Poisson equation on Lie groups to construct splines.
result The new method allows for global splines with arbitrary initial conditions, improving curve reconstruction.
New algorithm for C2-splines on curved spaces.
problem Need for spline interpolation on curved, non-Euclidean space.
method Iterative algorithm for C2-splines on Riemannian symmetric spaces.
result New method surpasses Riemannian cubics in numerical tractability and computational efficiency.
Approximates nonlocal curvature of curves using splines.
problem Approximating nonlocal curvature of planar curves.
method Extending nonlocal curvature definition, using incomplete beta function, and linear interpolating spline approximation.
result Nonlocal curvature of a planar curve can be approximated by a spline.
We propose a novel method to determine the dissimilarity between subjects for functional data clustering. Spline smoothing or interpolation is common to deal with data of such type. Instead of estimating the best-representing curve for each subject as fixed during clustering, we measure the dissimilarity between subjec…
Application Research of Spline Interpolation and ARIMA in the Field of Stock Market Forecastingq-fin.ST
Combines spline interpolation and ARIMA for stock market forecasting.
problem Limited predictive performance of ARIMA in noisy data.
method Integrates cubic spline interpolation and ARIMA for time series forecasting.
result Demonstrates guidance for short-term stock market forecasting.
This paper constructs PH spline curves with prescribed arc lengths.
problem Interpolating points, tangent directions, and curvatures with prescribed arc-length.
method Local construction of planar PH biarc curves of degree 7.
result Prescribed arc-length can be satisfied for any data and any chosen ratio between boundary tangents.
A new method evolves point clouds using B-splines for smooth surfaces.
problem Evolution of smooth surfaces from discrete point clouds.
method Adaptive Lagrangian B-spline framework for geometric evolution.
result Efficient and accurate reproduction of surface evolution phenomena.
Approximating complex curves with simple parametric curves is widely used in CAGD, CG, and CNC. This paper presents an algorithm to compute a certified approximation to a given parametric space curve with cubic B-spline curves. By certified, we mean that the approximation can approximate the given curve to any given pr…
The study quantifies geometric differences between axonal branches using splines.
problem Neuromorphology's focus on macroscopic features neglects neuron internal geometry.
method Fitting splines to neuron traces, using Frenet-Serret formulas to compute curvature and torsion.
result Parameters of curvature and torsion are distributed differently between axonal branches.
This note is the updated outline of the article "Interpolational properties of planar spiral curves", Fund. and Applied Math., 2001, Vol.7, N.2, 441-463, published in Russian. The main result establishes boundary regions for spiral and piecewise spiral splines, matching given data. The width of such region can serve as…
This paper presents an efficient algorithm for evolving point cloud data on smooth manifolds using B-Splines.
problem Evolution of point cloud data on smooth manifolds in higher dimensions.
method Lagrangian approach using adaptive B-Spline interpolation.
result Demonstrates the convergence of geometric quantities and the effectiveness of the approach.
Bayesian nonparametric method partitions shapes using curves.
problem Capturing complex shapes in multi-dimensional data.
method Proposes a novel spline partitioning approach using curves.
result Demonstrates improved shape modeling compared to existing methods.
We present an approach for polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image region boundary detection based on the use of B-Spline active contours and a new model for polarimetric SAR data: the GHP distribution. In order to detect the boundary of a region, initial B-Spline curves are specified, either automatically or…
Deep-SITAR uses autoencoders to predict growth patterns.
problem Predicting individual growth trajectories from population data.
method Deep learning framework integrating autoencoders and B-spline models.
result Deep-SITAR predicts individual growth without full model re-estimation.
Deep model predicts shapes of curves with multiple covariates.
problem Predicting shapes of planar curves with various covariates.
method Deep learning model using complex-valued functions, conditional covariance smoother with modality-specific encoders.
result Model accurately predicts shapes of curves with multimodal covariates.
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Researchers found new functions for spherical clothoids using special functions.
problem Developing new mathematical functions for spherical clothoids.
method Used confluent hypergeometric functions and Meixner-Pollaczek polynomials.
result Presented Cartesian coordinate functions and stereographic projections.
Convex penalty learning for optimal Bayesian signal estimation.
problem Optimizing signal estimation from noisy observations.
method Data-driven algorithm using ADMM and proximal mapping of convex penalty functions.
result Performance of the algorithm is practically identical to MMSE estimator.
Model-based clustering approaches concern the paradigm of exploratory data analysis relying on the finite mixture model to automatically find a latent structure governing observed data. They are one of the most popular and successful approaches in cluster analysis. The mixture density estimation is generally performed …
Proposes a new method for estimating non-pathwise differentiable functional parameters.
problem Estimating dose-response curves for continuous exposure.
method Targeted Highly Adaptive Lasso (HAL) for non-pathwise differentiable functional parameters.
result The Targeted HAL-MLE achieves dimension-free rates up to log(n) factors and outperforms other methods in simulations.
Revisits stochastic collocation with exponential splines for option pricing.
problem Improving the accuracy of option price interpolation using stochastic collocation.
method Uses exponential quadratic splines and optimizes abscissae or parameters of B-splines.
result Shows that fixing abscissae and optimizing parameters leads to better interpolation accuracy.
Paper proves regularity and existence of Riemannian splines.
problem Regularity and existence of Riemannian splines on manifolds.
method Generalization of DuBois-Reymond Lemma for higher-order splines.
result Established existence of minimizers for spline energy.
Improves spline quality and accuracy in computational microscopy.
problem Detecting slender, overlapping structures in microscopy images.
method Differentiable rendering approach for spline refinement.
result Achieves high reliability and sub-pixel accuracy.
The article presents a new non-parametric approach for forecasting mortality and fertility using Gaussian process regression.
problem Precise forecasting of demographic movements in developed countries.
method Gaussian process regression with natural cubic spline and spectral mixture covariance functions.
result The approach shows significant improvements in forecasting precision and robustness.
Paper develops fast low-rank approximation for smoothing splines.
problem Computational infeasibility of fitting cubic smoothing splines to large datasets.
method Low-rank approximation using eigensystem truncation.
result The method provides accurate, fast estimates with error bounds.
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Neural spline flows enhance flow models with rational-quadratic splines.
problem Improving flexibility and density estimation in flow models.
method Proposes a new differentiable module based on monotonic rational-quadratic splines.
result Demonstrates improved performance in density estimation, variational inference, and generative modeling of images.
Sig-Splines model uses signatures and splines for time series data, achieving universality and convexity.
problem Creating a generative model for multivariate time series data.
method Combines linear transformations and signature transforms into a neural spline flow.
result Achieves universality and introduces convexity in model parameters.
Smooths GPS data with splines for noisy, irregularly sampled data.
problem Noisy, irregularly sampled GPS data with non-Gaussian noise.
method Smoothing splines with chosen spline order and tension parameter, allowing for non-Gaussian noise and outliers.
result Effective smoothing and interpolation of GPS data.
We extend the adaptive regression spline model by incorporating saturation, the natural requirement that a function extend as a constant outside a certain range. We fit saturating splines to data using a convex optimization problem over a space of measures, which we solve using an efficient algorithm based on the condi…
With the renewed and growing interest in geometric continuity in mind, this article gives a general definition of geometrically continuous polygonal surfaces and geometrically continuous spline functions on them. Polynomial splines defined by G1 gluing data in terms of rational functions are analyzed further. A general…
{\em Riemannian cubics} are curves in a manifold that satisfy a variational condition appropriate for interpolation problems. When is the rotation group SO(3), Riemannian cubics are track-summands of {\em Riemannian cubic splines}, used for motion planning of rigid bodies. Partial integrability results are know…
Sinh-acceleration speeds up B-spline option pricing.
problem Improving efficiency in option pricing calculations.
method Using sinh-acceleration on B-spline probability density projection.
result SINH acceleration technique improves error control and reduces CPU time.
A new nonparametric approach for system identification has been recently proposed where the impulse response is seen as the realization of a zero--mean Gaussian process whose covariance, the so--called stable spline kernel, guarantees that the impulse response is almost surely stable. Maximum entropy properties of the …
A new spline method for manifold learning using Hessian-based curvature penalties.
problem Learning manifolds with curvature penalties in high dimensions.
method Generalizes thin-plate splines to flat manifolds using Hessian matrices, minimizing square error with curvature constraints.
result Existence and uniqueness of the spline solution, expressed as Green's functions and Hessian approximations.
Unified analysis of multi-task functional linear regression with manifold and composite penalties.
problem Estimating slope functions from functional data with multi-task learning.
method Penalized splines with manifold constraint and composite quadratic penalty.
result Unified convergence upper bound and phase transition behaviors for estimators.
Locally-verifiable conditions ensure exactness of spline discrete de Rham complex.
problem Ensuring cohomological equivalence of spline discrete complex to continuous de Rham complex.
method Theoretical analysis and locally-verifiable sufficient conditions for exactness.
result Locally-verifiable conditions guarantee exactness of hierarchical B-spline discrete de Rham complex.
Deep Random Splines model neural activity data with better dimensionality.
problem Modeling neural population data with shape constraints.
method Deep neural network transforming Gaussian noise into spline parameters.
result Better dimensionality reduction of neural spiking activity.
We use splines and the Sasaki metric to analyze and compare manifold-valued trajectories.
problem Analyzing and comparing trajectories on Riemannian manifolds.
method Riemannian hierarchical model, Bézier splines, Sasaki metric.
result Spline-based approaches outperform state-of-the-art methods in intensity classification of trajectories.
A new knot selection method for GAMs reduces model complexity.
problem Choosing optimal knots for B-spline regression in GAMs.
method Adaptive splines combined with Fellner-Schall tuning for automatic knot selection.
result Comparable performance with P-splines but using fewer knots.
Cubic spline smoothing improves interpolation between irregularly sampled data.
problem Interpolation discontinuity in recurrent neural networks for irregularly sampled sequences.
method Cubic spline smoothing compensation module trained end-to-end with ODE-RNN.
result Improves interpolation between irregularly sampled data points.
We reparametrize ReLU NNs as splines to understand their learning dynamics.
problem Understanding the learning dynamics and inductive bias of neural networks.
method Reparametrize ReLU NNs as continuous piecewise linear splines to study learning dynamics.
result Standard weight initializations yield very flat functions, leading to strength and type of implicit regularization.
Deep networks with ReLU outperform piecewise linear spline methods in function approximation.
problem Comparing expressive power of deep neural networks with ReLU activation to piecewise linear spline methods.
method Comparison of function approximation capabilities between deep neural networks with ReLU activation and piecewise linear spline methods.
result Deep neural networks with ReLU activation can approximate functions better or only slightly worse than piecewise linear spline methods.
Cubic-Spline Flowsstat.ML
Cubic-Spline Flows improve autoregressive flow performance in density estimation.
problem Improving the performance of flow-based models in density estimation.
method Stacking a new coupling transform based on monotonic cubic splines with LU-decomposed linear layers.
result Cubic-Spline Flows close the gap with autoregressive flows on density-estimation tasks.
This paper is devoted to the application of B-splines to volatility modeling, specifically the calibration of the leverage function in stochastic local volatility models and the parameterization of an arbitrage-free implied volatility surface calibrated to sparse option data. We use an extension of classical B-splines …
This paper introduces a spline-based method for nonparametric ADVI that handles complex posterior distributions.
problem Learning complex posterior distributions with skewness, multimodality, and bounded support.
method Develops a spline-based nonparametric approximation approach for ADVI.
result Establishes the asymptotic consistency of the derived lower bound for importance weighted autoencoder.
The paper introduces a spline-based method for calibrating neural networks.
problem Ensuring neural network outputs are reliable for safety-critical applications.
method Approximating the empirical cumulative distribution function using splines to map network outputs to calibrated probabilities.
result The spline-based recalibration consistently outperforms existing methods on calibration measures.
Multivariate splines linked to infinitely-wide neural networks with improved numerical performance.
problem Understanding the relationship between multivariate splines and neural networks.
method Showed multivariate splines can be represented as random features in infinitely-wide neural networks with a homogeneous activation function.
result The function space of multivariate splines is a Sobolev space on a Euclidean ball with explicit norm bounds on derivatives.
Quantum walks blend patterns into splines when averaged.
problem Understanding the asymptotic patterns of quantum random walks.
method Averaging over quantum coins using the Haar measure.
result Patterns blend into splines, showing a unified behavior.