Buser's inequality gives an upper bound on the first non-zero eigenvalue of the Laplacian of a closed manifold M in terms of the Cheeger constant h(M). Agol later gave a quantitative improvement of Buser's inequality. Agol's result is less transparent since it is given implicitly by a set of equations, one of which is …
On-device research index
arXiv research
A locally-built, LLM-digested index of recent arXiv papers in quant finance, geometry/topology, and statistical ML — keyword search served straight from SQLite on this machine.
168,695 papers · 148 categories
Trend · papers per month
48 results for “Sturm-Liouville problems”
Study on Sturm-Liouville problems with zero potential and Neumann boundary conditions.
problem Understanding properties of Sturm-Liouville problems with zero potential.
method Developed simple criteria for assessing properties of regular Sturm-Liouville problems in terms of coefficient functions.
result Proved various properties of Sturm-Liouville problems with zero potential under Neumann boundary conditions.
Study the spectrum of Page's metric on complex projective spaces.
problem Solving the spectrum of the Laplacian on Page's inhomogeneous metric.
method Numerical construction and perturbative analysis based on isometries and pseudospectral methods.
result Numerically constructed spectrum of the Laplacian and Lichnerowicz Laplacian.
Extremal spectral properties of the Lawson tori are studied. A Lawson torus carries an extremal metric for some eigenvalue of the Laplace-Beltrami operator. The main result of this paper is that the number of this eigenvalue is expressed in terms of fundamental tones of auxiliary periodic Sturm-Liouville problems.
We present a new multiparameter resolvent trace expansion for elliptic operators, polyhomogeneous in both the resolvent and auxiliary variables. For elliptic operators on closed manifolds the expansion is a simple consequence of the parameter dependent pseudodifferential calculus. As an additional nontrivial toy exampl…
Lax pairs for BKM hierarchynlin.SI
Construct Lax pairs for BKM equations and related integrable hierarchies.
problem Integrability of BKM equations and related systems.
method Construction of Lax pairs for BKM equations and related integrable hierarchies using Sturm-Liouville operators.
result Lax pairs for many integrable hierarchies including previously studied ones.
In this paper, we obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for -uniqueness of Sturm-Liouville operator on an open interval of $\rr$, which is equivalent to the -uniqueness of the associated Fokker-Planck equation. For a general elliptic operator $\LL^V:=Δ…
In this paper we show how to bypass the usual difficulties in the analysis of elliptic integrals that arise when solving period problems for minimal surfaces. The method consists of replacing period problems with ordinary Sturm-Liouville problems involving the support function. We give a practical application by provin…
We estimate from below by geometric data the eigenvalues of the periodic Sturm-Liouville operator with potential given by the curvature of a closed curve.
Adapting the method of Andrews-Clutterbuck we prove an eigenvalue gap theorem for a class of non symmetric second order linear elliptic operators on a convex domain in euclidean space. The class of operators includes the Bakry-Emery laplacian with potential and any operator with second order term the laplacian whose fi…
The paper studies non-integer curvature flows and proves convergence to spheres under specific conditions.
problem Analyzing the convergence of non-integer curvature flows on rotationally symmetric surfaces.
method Spectral theory of singular Sturm-Liouville operators to construct an eigenbasis and prove convergence.
result The flow converges to a round sphere if the focal points coincide at the poles, otherwise to a non-round Hopf sphere.
New integral transforms solve multilayer heat equations.
problem Solving multilayer heat equations with moving boundaries.
method Expanding Dirac delta function in eigenfunctions, constructing oscillating integral transforms.
result Semi-analytical solutions for various problems.
We consider a regular singular Sturm-Liouville operator on the line segment . We impose certain boundary conditions such that we obtain a semi-bounded self-adjoint operator. It is known that the -function of this operator $ζ_L(s)=\sum_{λ\in\spec(L)\setminus\{0…
Gradient-enhanced GSA uses Poincaré chaos expansions for accurate sensitivity analysis.
problem Accurately estimating Sobol' indices with limited data.
method Integrates sparse, gradient-enhanced regression with Poincaré chaos expansions for derivative-based sensitivity analysis.
result Accurately estimated Sobol' indices using limited data.
Given a normed plane , we call -cycloids the planar curves which are homothetic to their double -evolutes. It turns out that the radius of curvature and the support function of a -cycloid satisfy a differential equation of Sturm-Liouville type. By studying this equati…
Critical spherical catenoids have Robin nullity and asymptotic radius determined.
problem Analyzing the critical spherical catenoids in hyperbolic space.
method Analytic results using Sturm-Liouville theory, Beta-function evaluation, and Laplace asymptotic analysis.
result Robin nullity and asymptotic radius of the critical spherical catenoid are determined.
Study of harmonic oscillators on singular geometries using supersymmetry.
problem Global invariants on singular spaces.
method Supersymmetric localization, equivariant localization, Morse theory, geometric quantization.
result Renormalized Lefschetz numbers and Morse polynomials for singular spaces.
In our previous works, we introduced, for each (super)manifold, a commutative algebra of densities. It is endowed with a natural invariant scalar product. In this paper, we study geometry of differential operators of second order on this algebra. In the more conventional language they correspond to certain operator pen…
We consider the geometry of second order linear operators acting on the commutative algebra of densities on a (super)manifold introduced in our previous work. In the conventional language, operators on the algebra of densities correspond to operator pencils. This algebra has a natural invariant scalar product. We consi…
From Varadhan's Limit to Eigenmaps: A Guide to the Geometric Analysis behind Manifold Learningmath.DG
Overview of geometric analysis for manifold learning.
problem Analyzing high-dimensional data via spectral embeddings.
method Heat kernel and eigenfunctions on Riemannian manifolds.
result Uniform control of spectral embeddings on key classes of manifolds.
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, Fisher-Rao geometry, Schwarzian curvature.
result Establishes a connection between diffeomorphisms and Fisher-Rao geometry, providing explicit geodesics and connections.
We survey the status of some decision problems for 3-manifolds and their fundamental groups. This includes the classical decision problems for finitely presented groups (Word Problem, Conjugacy Problem, Isomorphism Problem), and also the Homeomorphism Problem for 3-manifolds and the Membership Problem for 3-manifold gr…
Optimal transport reformulates multiple quantile hedging problem.
problem Multiple quantile hedging problem in incomplete markets.
method Reformulated as Monge optimal transport problem, introduced Kantorovitch version, proved no duality gap.
result Multiple quantile hedging problem can be seen as semi-discrete optimal transport problem.
Solves four problems related to circle families in the plane.
problem Four basic problems of circle families in the plane.
method Solves all four basic problems of circle families in the plane.
result All four basic problems are solved.
Solves four problems related to sphere families in 3D space.
problem Four basic problems of sphere families in Euclidean 3-space.
method Solves all four basic problems of sphere families in Euclidean 3-space.
result All four basic problems are solved.
Extremals for a series of sub-Finsler problems with 2-dimensional control via convex trigonometrymath.OC
The paper solves optimal control problems for various convex sets using convex trigonometry.
problem Optimal control problems with 2D convex compact sets.
method Using convex trigonometry to derive extremals for various problems.
result Geodesics in multiple sub-Finsler problems are derived.
This paper is a tutorial for eigenvalue and generalized eigenvalue problems. We first introduce eigenvalue problem, eigen-decomposition (spectral decomposition), and generalized eigenvalue problem. Then, we mention the optimization problems which yield to the eigenvalue and generalized eigenvalue problems. We also prov…
This paper solves the Christoffel problem in hyperbolic space and its equivalent on spheres.
problem Prescribing curvatures for convex hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space.
method Proving a full rank theorem to establish the existence of solutions.
result Existence of solutions to the Christoffel problem and its equivalent Nirenberg-Kazdan-Warner problem on spheres.
In the present paper, the primal-dual problem consisting of the investment risk minimization problem and the expected return maximization problem in the mean-variance model is discussed using replica analysis. As a natural extension of the investment risk minimization problem under only a budget constraint that we anal…
Study proves only origin-centered spheres solve certain curvature problems.
problem Proving uniqueness of solutions to curvature problems.
method Using the Heintze-Karcher inequality, the study proves the uniqueness of smooth, strictly convex solutions to a class of Minkowski type problems.
result Only origin-centered spheres solve isotropic and -Gaussian-Minkowski problems.
MathChat uses LLM agents to solve challenging math problems through conversational problem-solving.
problem Solving math problems expressed in natural language.
method MathChat is a conversational framework combining an LLM agent and a user proxy agent for collaborative problem-solving.
result MathChat improves tool-using prompting methods by 6% on difficult math problems.
The paper solves a generalized Christoffel-Minkowski problem using a curvature flow.
problem Solving the (p,q)-Christoffel-Minkowski problem.
method Investigating the problem via an expanding curvature flow.
result Existence and uniqueness of smooth solutions to the (p,q)-Christoffel-Minkowski problem.
Globally solving the Gromov-Wasserstein problem for point clouds in low dimensional Euclidean spacesmath.OC
Paper solves Gromov-Wasserstein for point clouds efficiently.
problem Quantifying similarity between two formations or shapes.
method Reformulates QAP as low-rank concave quadratic optimization problem.
result Global solution for large-scale problems with thousands of points.
The paper explains how microlocal analysis solves geometric inverse problems.
problem Recovering geometric information from boundary measurements.
method Microlocal analysis applied to three inverse problems.
result Microlocal techniques solve specific inverse problems in Riemannian geometry.
Proves NP and co-NP status for knot core recognition in solid torus.
problem Determining if a knot is the core of a solid torus.
method Alternate proof and corollary of Hopf link recognition problem.
result Proves NP and co-NP status for solid torus core recognition problem.
The min-max problem, also known as the saddle point problem, is a class of optimization problems which minimizes and maximizes two subsets of variables simultaneously. This class of problems can be used to formulate a wide range of signal processing and communication (SPCOM) problems. Despite its popularity, most exist…
A Decomposition Method for LQ Conditional McKean-Vlasov Control Problems with Random Coefficientsmath.OC
A new method solves complex control problems with random coefficients.
problem Solving LQ McKean-Vlasov control problems with random coefficients.
method Decomposes the problem into two decoupled stochastic optimal control problems.
result The sum of optimal controls of auxiliary problems equals the original problem's optimal control.
Some group theory problemsmath.GR
This is a survey of some problems in geometric group theory which I find interesting. The problems are from different areas of group theory. Each section is devoted to problems in one area. It contains an introduction where I give some necessary definitions and motivations, problems and some discussions of them. For ea…
We present updates to the problems on Hirzebruch's 1954 problem list focussing on open problems, and on those where substantial progress has been made in recent years. We discuss some purely topological problems, as well as geometric problems about (almost) complex structures, both algebraic and non-algebraic, about co…
New method solves generalized Minkowski problem for torsional rigidity.
problem Generalized Minkowski problem for torsional rigidity.
method Flow method
result Existence of solutions for general measures.
We present 27 problems encountered in automating the translation of movie/TV show subtitles. We categorize each problem in one of the three categories viz. problems directly related to textual translation, problems related to subtitle creation guidelines, and problems due to adaptability of machine translation (MT) eng…
Solves Brezis' first open problem on ball solutions.
problem Existence of solutions to Brezis-Nirenberg problem on a 3D ball.
method Building on sign-changing solutions to the Yamabe problem.
result Infinitely many sign-changing, nonradial solutions found.
Classical knot recognition problem solved in NP with exponential time algorithm.
problem Determining if a virtual knot is classical.
method Proved NP membership and provided an exponential time algorithm.
result Classical knot recognition problem is in NP.
Ranking problems, also known as preference learning problems, define a widely spread class of statistical learning problems with many applications, including fraud detection, document ranking, medicine, credit risk screening, image ranking or media memorability. In this article, we systematically review different types…
Paper solves four problems of pseudo-circle envelopes in Minkowski plane.
problem Four problems of pseudo-circle envelopes in Minkowski plane.
method Solutions to four basic problems.
result Solved four problems of pseudo-circle envelopes in Minkowski plane.
In this paper, we address the inverse problem, or the statistical machine learning problem, in Markov random fields with a non-parametric pair-wise energy function with continuous variables. The inverse problem is formulated by maximum likelihood estimation. The exact treatment of maximum likelihood estimation is intra…
Conference compiles problems on foliations and diffeomorphisms.
problem Challenges in foliations and diffeomorphism groups.
method Compilation of problems from conference participants.
result Compilation of 20+ problems on foliations and diffeomorphisms.
Describes state variables in sequential decision problems, linking them to Markovian and non-Markovian models.
problem Sequential decision problems, especially in active learning and POMDPs, where decisions affect what is observed and learned.
method Canonical framework and novel two-agent perspective of POMDPs, defining state variables to claim Markovian or non-Markovian models.
result Properly modeled sequential decision problems are Markovian, while real decision problems are often non-Markovian.