We present a unified derivation of covariant time derivatives, which transform as tensors under a time-dependent coordinate change. Such derivatives are essential for formulating physical laws in a frame-independent manner. Three specific derivatives are described: convective, corotational, and directional. The covaria…
Financial derivatives based on road travel times for hedging and pricing.
problem Market risk in crypto and banking sectors.
method Modeling travel time data with CARMA models and applying risk-neutral pricing.
result Derivatives pricing based on travel time and its volatility.
In this note, we obtain the asymptotic estimate for the time derivative of the Φ-entropy in terms of the lower bound on the Bakry-Emery Γ2 curvature. In the cases of Hyperbolic space and Heisenberg group, we show that the time derivative of the Φ-entropy is non-increasing, and we also get sharp asymptotic bound …
Study of time-dependent metrics and connections in geometry.
problem Understanding geodesics and connections in time-dependent Riemannian manifolds.
method Examine connections on product manifolds, explore parallel transport, geodesics, and torsion.
result Define the derivative of a one-parameter family of connections.
Paper provides closed-form time derivatives for rigid body systems.
problem Need for time derivatives of equations of motion in robotics.
method Lie group formulation for rigid body systems to derive closed-form derivatives up to second-order.
result Closed-form equations provide direct insight into system dynamics.
Defines observer-invariant time derivatives on moving surfaces.
problem Deriving appropriate definitions for time derivatives on surfaces that move.
method Systematically derived from spacetime settings, considering observer-invariance and covariance principles.
result Formulations applicable for computations of tangential n-tensor fields on moving surfaces.
Study on stochastic covariant derivatives in curved space-time.
problem Analyzing covariant derivatives in curved space-time under stochastic processes.
method Using Itô-Wiener processes and stochastic calculus, including Besov spaces, Schrödinger operators, and white noise.
result Developed a framework for stochastic geodesics and white noise in fractoid spaces.
Study on time-zero efficiency of European power derivatives markets using statistical tests and trading rules.
problem Assessing time-zero efficiency in European power derivatives markets.
method Statistical tests based on the law of one price and trading rules based on price differentials and no-arbitrage violations applied to daily data of three European power markets.
result Definite conclusions on time-zero efficiency are not possible for French and Spanish markets due to liquidity and representativeness challenges.
Derives time-averaged active inference from control principles.
problem Finite-horizon or discounted-surprise problems in active inference.
method Derives infinite-horizon, average-surprise active inference from optimal control principles.
result Unified objective functional for sensorimotor control.
Proves stability of Minkowski space-time for Einstein-Yang-Mills equations.
problem Stability of Minkowski space-time for perturbations governed by Einstein-Yang-Mills equations.
method Proves exterior energy estimates for tensorial non-linear wave equations in Minkowski space-time.
result Proves exterior stability of Minkowski space-time for Einstein-Yang-Mills equations.
A common assumption in financial engineering is that the market price for any derivative coincides with an objectively defined risk-neutral price - a plausible assumption only if traders collectively possess objective knowledge about the price dynamics of the underlying security over short time scales. Here we assume t…
New method for PKM inverse dynamics second derivatives efficiently.
problem Efficient computation of PKM inverse dynamics second derivatives.
method Recursive Lie-group formulation for serial robots adapted to PKM topology.
result Efficient computation of second time derivatives for PKM.
Symplectic forms from two phase spaces are proven equivalent.
problem Equivalence of symplectic forms from different phase spaces.
method Proof of equivalence for theories over space-time with boundary.
result Symplectic forms derived from canonical and covariant phase spaces are equivalent.
A new algorithm speeds up neural network derivative calculations.
problem Exponential runtime of autodifferentiation for high-order derivatives in neural networks.
method n-TangentProp, a quasilinear algorithm for computing higher-order derivatives.
result Computes exact derivatives in quasilinear time, not exponential.
This thesis builds a real-time VaR calculation workflow for crypto derivatives.
problem Managing risk in volatile cryptocurrency markets.
method Applied EMWA, GARCH, and HAR models to forecast volatility; used delta-gamma-theta approach and Cornish-Fisher expansion.
result Real-time VaR estimates with millisecond calculation latencies.
Paper efficiently infers differential parameters in time-varying models using time score matching.
problem Efficiently inferring differential parameters in time-varying probabilistic models.
method Directly estimates the differential parameter using time score matching and proves consistency of the method.
result Consistent estimation of parameter derivatives in high-dimensional settings.
Improved path integral method for financial derivatives pricing.
problem Analytical intractability of financial derivative pricing models.
method Generalized semi-classical path integral approach to time-dependent Hamiltonians.
result Accuracy and computational efficiency of the path integral approach for derivatives pricing.
The paper studies sections of time-like twistor spaces with specific covariant derivatives.
problem Sections of time-like twistor spaces with light-like or zero covariant derivatives.
method Analyzes conformal Gauss maps of time-like minimal surfaces and properties of almost paracomplex structures.
result Sections of time-like twistor spaces have light-like or zero covariant derivatives.
We consider a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) where the integrated continuous-time Markov chain can be observed at discrete time points perturbed by a Brownian motion. The aim is to derive a filter for the underlying continuous-time Markov chain. The recursion formula for the discrete-time filter is easy to derive, however i…
This paper proposes a new model for SPX and VIX derivatives markets.
problem Joint calibration of SPX and VIX markets.
method Composite change of time structure in a time-changed Lévy model.
result Explicit characteristic function and pricing formula derived.
We derive and analyze learning algorithms for apprenticeship learning, policy evaluation, and policy gradient for average reward criteria. Existing algorithms explicitly require an upper bound on the mixing time. In contrast, we build on ideas from Markov chain theory and derive sampling algorithms that do not require …
New method finds precise late-time behavior of wave equations.
problem Analyzing late-time behavior of wave equations with inverse-square potentials.
method Physical-space-based method for deriving late-time asymptotics.
result Sharp, uniform decay estimates in time for asymptotic late-time tails.
We relate in this note the classical Schwarzian derivative to the curvature of time-like curves in Lorentz surfaces of constant curvature.
We analyse derivative securities whose value is NOT a deterministic function of an underlying which means presence of a basis risk at any time. The key object of our analysis is conditional probability distribution at a given underlying value and moment of time. We consider time evolution of this probability distributi…
Over-the-counter derivatives have contributed significantly to the effectiveness and efficiency of the international financial system but also entail significant counterparty credit risk. Collateralization is one of the most important and widespread credit risk mitigation techniques used in derivatives transactions. Ho…
Discrete-time systems can be characterized by simple flat coordinates and their shifts.
problem Characterizing flatness of discrete-time systems.
method Developed a map from flat coordinates and their shifts to system state and input, fulfilling system equations identically.
result Derived necessary conditions for a system to be flat, without requiring differential geometry methods.
Study analyzes derivative-free loss method for solving PDEs and fluid problems.
problem Solving elliptic PDEs and fluid problems using neural networks.
method Derivative-free loss method with Feynman-Kac formulation and stochastic walkers.
result Training loss bias scales with time interval and spatial gradient, inversely with walker size.
Computes derivatives of sections in vector bundles using Lie derivatives.
problem Computing time derivatives of sections in natural vector bundles.
method Extending a lemma to compute Lie derivatives of sections of natural vector bundles.
result Computed derivatives of sections in vector bundles using Lie derivatives.
We study an optimal execution problem with uncertain market impact to derive a more realistic market model. We construct a discrete-time model as a value function for optimal execution. Market impact is formulated as the product of a deterministic part increasing with execution volume and a positive stochastic noise pa…
Continuous time framework for discrete data denoising models.
problem Efficient training and sampling for discrete data denoising models.
method Formulated as Continuous Time Markov Chains (CTMCs), efficient training using continuous time ELBO, high-dimensional CTMC simulation, novel theoretical error bound.
result Continuous time treatment enables novel theoretical error bound between generated and true data distributions.
Derives a new formula for optimal stopping problems with exploding derivatives.
problem Optimal stopping problems with complex boundary conditions.
method Develops a change of variable formula for functions with exploding derivatives near a surface.
result Derives a formula similar to Itô's but with less restrictive conditions.
In this paper, we propose a novel uniform generalization bound on the time and inverse temperature for stochastic gradient Langevin dynamics (SGLD) in a non-convex setting. While previous works derive their generalization bounds by uniform stability, we use Rademacher complexity to make our generalization bound indepen…
The time average of geometric Brownian motion plays a crucial role in the pricing of Asian options in mathematical finance. In this paper we consider the asymptotics of the discrete-time average of a geometric Brownian motion sampled on uniformly spaced times in the limit of a very large number of averaging time steps.…
Approximates derivative pricing under fractional stochastic volatility.
problem Derivative pricing under fractional stochastic volatility model.
method Approximate expression derived from deterministic functions and fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process.
result Numerical simulations show the feasibility and effect of long-range dependencies on derivative prices.
Solves equity premium puzzle with time-varying variables.
problem Equity premium puzzle.
method Consumption Capital Asset Pricing Model with time-varying subjective time discount factors.
result Calculated coefficient of relative risk aversion (CRRA) is around 4.40.
We study a variant of the martingale optimal transport problem in a multi-period setting to derive robust price bounds of a financial derivative. On top of marginal and martingale constraints, we introduce a time-homogeneity assumption, which restricts the variability of the forward-looking transitions of the martingal…
Derives EoM for DNNs to describe GD dynamics precisely.
problem Gaps between differential equations and actual DNN learning dynamics due to discretization error.
method Starts from GF, derives counter term to cancel discretization error, obtains EoM.
result EoM precisely describes GD dynamics of DNNs, highlights differences between continuous and discrete GD.
Study on ion travel time on curved surfaces.
problem Mean first passage time of ion on curved surfaces.
method Layer potential argument and microlocal analysis.
result Derivation of mean first passage time and spatial average.
Research in psychology and neuroscience has successfully modeled decision making as a process of noisy evidence accumulation to a decision bound. While there are several variants and implementations of this idea, the majority of these models make use of a noisy accumulation between two absorbing boundaries. A common as…
We derive the exact form of the eigenvalue spectra of correlation matrices derived from a set of time-shifted, finite Brownian random walks (time-series). These matrices can be seen as random, real, asymmetric matrices with a special structure superimposed due to the time-shift. We demonstrate that the associated eigen…
The paper uses Frenet frame to unify electrical and geometric quantities.
problem Defining time derivatives of electrical quantities in various conditions.
method Utilizes Frenet frame from differential geometry to define time derivatives in both stationary and transient conditions.
result Unifies and generalizes time- and phasor-domain frameworks.
New approach classifies conformal Killing vector fields for FLRW space-time.
problem Classifying conformal Killing vector fields for FLRW space-time.
method Introduced new perspective on conformal Killing vector fields for FLRW space-time, considering three cases for the conformal factor.
result Nine conformal vector fields on FLRW, six of which are Killing and the rest non-Killing.
This paper prices and replicates the financial derivative whose payoff at T is the wealth that would have accrued to a $\$1$ deposit into the best continuously-rebalanced portfolio (or fixed-fraction betting scheme) determined in hindsight. For the single-stock Black-Scholes market, Ordentlich and Cover (1998) only p…
New bounds derived for KG algorithm's performance in finite time.
problem Best arm identification problem in multi-armed bandit.
method Theoretical analysis of finite-time performance, deriving bounds for sample allocation, error probability, and regret.
result Upper and lower bounds for the probability of error and simple regret of the KG algorithm.
This paper deals with the concept of curvature of framed space curves, their higher-order derivatives, variations, and co-rotational derivatives. We realize that parametrizing rotation tensor using the Gibbs vector is effective in deriving a closed form formula to obtain any order derivative of the curvature tensor as …
QTAML models quantum tunneling errors for AI robustness.
problem Quantum tunneling errors in AI inference.
method Derives weight-error distribution using WKB approximation, introduces TAC algorithm.
result TAC achieves 95% clean accuracy with 3.4-33.6x less ECC overhead.
New quantum algorithm simplifies complex financial derivatives pricing.
problem Complex financial derivatives pricing with high dimensionality.
method Quantum-inspired variational algorithms combined with neural-network quantum states.
result Simplified pricing of European options with many correlated assets.
Study cash-flow forecasting for derivatives, aligning with replication strategy and addressing timing frictions.
problem Inconsistencies in cash-flow forecasting under different measures and stochastic payment times.
method Use discounting sensitivities (funding-curve hedge ratios) for replication and propose a liquidity valuation adjustment.
result Aligns forecasting with replication strategy and avoids measure-mixing issues.