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48 results for approximate joint diagonalisation

The paper constrains families of smooth 4-manifolds using Seiberg-Witten invariants.

problem Understanding the topology of families of smooth 4-manifolds.
method Finite dimensional approximation of the Seiberg-Witten monopole map.
result Constructs examples of continuous Zp\mathbb{Z}_p-actions and shows non-smoothability.

Extends method for solving certain hydrodynamic systems.

problem Solving non-diagonalisable integrable systems of hydrodynamic type.
method Generalised hodograph method applied to F-manifolds with compatible connections.
result Provides general solution under certain assumptions.

Smooth but not symplectic embeddings of rational balls in complex projective plane found.

problem Finding smooth embeddings of rational balls in complex projective plane that are not symplectic.
method Infinite family of rational homology balls, lattice embedding obstruction from Donaldson's diagonalisation theorem.
result No two examples may be embedded disjointly.

The paper studies symmetries and conservation laws of non-diagonalisable hydrodynamic systems.

problem Integrating non-diagonalisable hydrodynamic systems of partial differential equations.
method Analysis of gl-regular Nijenhuis operators, splitting Theorem for symmetries and conservation laws, relationship between symmetries and conservation laws.
result The system of partial differential equations is integrable in quadratures.

We wish to attack the problems that H.~Anciaux and K.~Panagiotidou posed in [1], for non-degenerate real hypersurfaces in indefinite complex projective space. We will slightly change these authors' point of view, obtaining cleaner equations for the almost contact metric structure. To make the theory meaningful, we cons…

2018-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

We generalise theorems of Cochran-Lickorish and Owens-Strle to the case of links with more than one component. This enables the use of linking forms on double branched covers, Heegaard Floer correction terms, and Donaldson's diagonalisation theorem to complete the table of unlinking numbers for nonsplit prime links wit…

2015-03-10abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the problem of approximate joint triangularization of a set of noisy jointly diagonalizable real matrices. Approximate joint triangularizers are commonly used in the estimation of the joint eigenstructure of a set of matrices, with applications in signal processing, linear algebra, and tensor decomposition.…

2016-07-02abs ↗pdf ↗

New integrable systems constructed for non-diagonal Killing tensors.

problem Constructing integrable Hamiltonian systems with quadratic momenta.
method Using Nijenhuis geometry and gl-regular Nijenhuis operators.
result Reproduces classical Stäckel construction and finds new systems for n≥3.

It is shown that, in four dimensions, it is possible to introduce coordinates so that an analytic metric locally takes block diagonal form. i.e. one can find coordinates such that gαβ=0g_{αβ} = 0 for (α,β)S(α, β) \in S where S=(1,3),(1,4),(2,3),(2,4)S = {(1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 3), (2, 4)}. We call a coordinate system in which the metric takes this for…

2008-09-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved multimodal variational models capture more complex joint distributions.

problem Limited expressiveness of multimodal variational models.
method Used normalizing flows to approximate and transform a simple parametric joint posterior into a more complex one.
result The model improves on state-of-the-art multimodal variational methods on various tasks.

Study approximates top Lyapunov exponents for surface mapping classes.

problem Approximating topological Lyapunov exponents for surface mapping classes.
method Periodic approximation and joint spectral radius extension.
result Top Lyapunov exponents can be approximated by periodic orbits.

Paper explores supervised learning methods to approximate ideal observer for joint signal detection and localization.

problem Optimizing medical imaging systems by assessing their performance using the Ideal Observer model.
method Uses supervised learning methods, specifically convolutional neural networks, to approximate the Ideal Observer for joint signal detection and localization tasks.
result Supervised learning-based methods can approximate the Ideal Observer for joint signal detection and localization tasks, as shown by comparisons to MCMC and analytical methods.

Novel approach for estimating joint probability densities using tensor decompositions and dictionaries.

problem Estimating joint probability densities of mixed discrete and continuous variables.
method Low-rank tensor decomposition combined with dictionary learning.
result Better classification and lower error rates compared to existing methods.

New method uses joint stochastic approximation to improve learning of discrete latent models.

problem Challenges in learning discrete latent variable models, especially with inference model gradients and log-likelihood optimization.
method Proposes a new method based on stochastic approximation theory that directly maximizes the target log-likelihood and minimizes the posterior-inference model divergence.
result Consistently outperforms recent competitive algorithms in generative modeling and structured prediction tasks.

Due to the intractable partition function, the exact likelihood function for a Markov random field (MRF), in many situations, can only be approximated. Major approximation approaches include pseudolikelihood and Laplace approximation. In this paper, we propose a novel way of approximating the likelihood function throug…

2018-03-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Study proposes a new model for joint survival annuity valuation.

problem Valuation of joint survival annuities and options.
method Linear-rational Wishart mortality model based on stochastic matrix affine process.
result Derives closed-form expression for joint survival annuity and option.

The paper emphasizes the importance of joint predictions over marginal predictions for decision-making.

problem The need for accurate joint predictions in decision-making problems.
method The paper analyzes combinatorial decision problems, sequential predictions, and multi-armed bandits, introducing an approximate Thompson sampling algorithm and new regret bounds.
result Accurate joint predictions are essential for good performance in decision-making problems.

In his 2011 work, Maas has shown that the law of any time-reversible continuous-time Markov chain with finite state space evolves like a gradient flow of the relative entropy with respect to its stationary distribution. In this work we show the converse to the above by showing that if the relative law of a Markov chain…

2014-05-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Markov networks are extensively used to model complex sequential, spatial, and relational interactions in a wide range of fields. By learning the structure of independences of a domain, more accurate joint probability distributions can be obtained for inference tasks or, more directly, for interpreting the most signifi…

2016-08-08abs ↗pdf ↗

New methods improve Bayesian inference and decision-making in online learning.

problem Current Bayesian deep learning does not fully utilize joint predictives for sequential decision-making.
method Proposes new evaluation settings for active learning and active sampling, focusing on marginal and joint cross-entropies.
result Initial experiments suggest challenges in applying current BDL inference techniques in high-dimensional spaces.

Paper develops a theory explaining contrastive pre-training for multimodal AI.

problem Limited theoretical understanding of contrastive pre-training for multi-modal AI.
method Introduces approximate sufficient statistics and Joint Generative Hierarchical Model.
result Near-minimizers of contrastive loss are approximately sufficient, enabling diverse downstream tasks.

This letter extends the concept of graph-frequency to graph signals that evolve with time. Our goal is to generalize and, in fact, unify the familiar concepts from time- and graph-frequency analysis. To this end, we study a joint temporal and graph Fourier transform (JFT) and demonstrate its attractive properties. We b…

2016-02-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Study improves probabilistic circuits using transformations for better predictions.

problem Predictive limitations of probabilistic circuits in robotic scenarios.
method Integrates transformations into joint probability trees, extending their capabilities.
result Achieves higher likelihoods with fewer parameters on various data sets.

New research suggests continual learning should focus on both optimization objective and optimization trajectory.

problem Even with perfect joint loss approximation, continual learning still suffers from forgetting when starting a new task.
method Proposes focusing on both optimization objective and optimization trajectory, combining replay-approximated joint objectives with gradient projection-based optimization routines.
result Combining replay-approximated joint objectives with gradient projection-based optimization routines did not show clear benefits in initial experiments.

Framework for systemic risk modeling using jointly exchangeable arrays.

problem Systemic risk in insurance portfolios with interactions.
method Jointly exchangeable arrays, central limit theorems, simulation-based validation.
result Asymptotic approximations for total portfolio losses in large portfolios over long time horizons.

The paper proposes a method to estimate joint probability from unpaired data using entropic transport kernels.

problem Estimating joint probability from unpaired data with unknown internal ordering.
method Maximum-likelihood inference, entropic optimal transport kernels, EMML algorithm.
result The method can recover true density from empirical approximations as the number of blocks increases.

The slicing number of a knot, us(K)u_s(K), is the minimum number of crossing changes required to convert KK to a slice knot. This invariant is bounded above by the unknotting number and below by the slice genus gs(K)g_s(K). We show that for many knots, previous bounds on unknotting number obtained by Ozsvath and Szabo and b…

2008-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Estimates multiple related causal graphs with shared causal order.

problem Discovering multiple related Gaussian DAGs with shared causal order.
method Proposes a l1/l2l_1/l_2-regularized MLE for joint estimation of KK linear structural equation models.
result Joint estimator achieves better sample complexity and consistency in causal order recovery.

We provide a partial classification of the 3-strand pretzel knots K=P(p,q,r)K = P(p,q,r) with unknotting number one. Following the classification by Kobayashi and Scharlemann-Thompson for all parameters odd, we treat the remaining families with rr even. We discover that there are only four possible subfamilies which may satis…

2011-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We formalize the problem of learning interdomain correspondences in the absence of paired data as Bayesian inference in a latent variable model (LVM), where one seeks the underlying hidden representations of entities from one domain as entities from the other domain. First, we introduce implicit latent variable models,…

2018-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper introduces a neural operator for probabilistic conditioning.

problem Probabilistic conditioning of random variables XX given YY.
method Develops a single operator that maps any joint density to its conditional, approximated by neural operators.
result Neural operators can approximate the conditioning operator to arbitrary accuracy.

The approximate joint diagonalization of a set of matrices consists in finding a basis in which these matrices are as diagonal as possible. This problem naturally appears in several statistical learning tasks such as blind signal separation. We consider the diagonalization criterion studied in a seminal paper by Pham (…

2018-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗