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48 results for capacity bounds

New algorithm for shareable arms with load-dependent rewards in stochastic bandits.

problem Learning optimal play strategy with shareable finite-capacity arms in stochastic bandits.
method Developed a capacity estimator and online learning algorithm for MP-MAB with shareable arms.
result Regret upper bound matches the lower bound, validating the algorithm's performance.

Modeling alignment as resource-limited cognitive processes, researchers derive performance bounds.

problem Systematic deviations in feedback-based alignment of large language models.
method Modeling alignment as a two-stage cascade UoHoYU o H o Y given SS, with cognitive and total capacities.
result Capacity-coupled Alignment Performance Interval derived from Fano and PAC-Bayes bounds.

Sharp estimates for p-capacity on manifolds with Ricci curvature bounds.

problem Estimating p-capacity on manifolds with Ricci curvature constraints.
method Sharp comparison inequalities, warped-product model ends, and scale-invariant quantities.
result Characterization of equality cases and optimal ranges for normalization parameters.

Sharp upper bounds derived for capacities in hyperbolic and Euclidean spaces.

problem Finding upper limits for the capacity of compact sets in hyperbolic and Euclidean spaces.
method Inverse mean curvature flow, unit-speed normal flow, weak inverse mean curvature flow, inverse anisotropic mean curvature flow.
result Various sharp upper bounds for the pp-capacity of compact sets in hyperbolic and Euclidean spaces are derived.

Study online learning with delays and capacity constraints, achieving optimal regret bounds.

problem Online learning with delays and capacity constraints.
method Novel scheduling and preemptive techniques, matching upper and lower bounds.
result Achieves optimal regret bounds across all capacity levels.

Study excess capacity in neural networks using Rademacher complexity.

problem Understanding how much capacity deep networks have beyond what's needed for classification.
method Unified Rademacher complexity bounds for function composition and convolutional layers, considering Lipschitz constants and initialization norms.
result There is substantial excess capacity per task, and capacity can be kept similar across different tasks.

Study relates symplectic homology capacity to periodic orbits in Liouville domains.

problem Relating symplectic homology capacity to periodic orbits in Liouville domains.
method Uses positive symplectic homology and Hofer-Zehnder capacity to establish bounds and existence of periodic points.
result Non-zero positive symplectic homology implies finite upper bound for Hofer-Zehnder capacity relative to skeleton and Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms.

In this paper we address the following question, given a face representation, how many identities can it resolve? In other words, what is the capacity of the face representation? A scientific basis for estimating the capacity of a given face representation will not only benefit the evaluation and comparison of differen…

2017-09-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Generalizes memory and forecasting capacities for nonlinear recurrent networks with dependent inputs.

problem Understanding memory and forecasting capabilities in networks with dependent inputs.
method Formulated bounds for memory and forecasting capacities in terms of network size and input properties.
result Proved that memory capacity for linear recurrent networks with independent inputs is given by the rank of the controllability matrix.

Sharp bounds for anisotropic p-capacity of Euclidean compact sets derived using flow methods.

problem Sharp bounds for anisotropic p-capacity of Euclidean compact sets.
method Inverse anisotropic mean curvature flow (IAMCF) and anisotropic Hawking mass.
result Upper bounds for anisotropic p-capacity derived using flow methods.

Improved neural network capacity analysis using simplified RDT.

problem Analyzing the memorization capabilities of sign perceptron neural networks.
method Developed a simplified, partially lifted Random Duality Theory (fl RDT) approach.
result Concrete capacity bounds universally improve over previous best known ones.

Learning capacity measures model complexity, correlating with test loss and sample size.

problem Understanding model complexity and its relation to test performance.
method Formal correspondence between thermodynamics and inference; learning capacity as a measure of effective dimensionality.
result Learning capacity correlates with test loss and is a small fraction of model parameters.

New bounds on neural network capacity for treelike sign perceptrons using RDT.

problem Determining the capacity of treelike sign perceptrons neural networks.
method Random Duality Theory (RDT) to establish upper bounds.
result Mathematically rigorous bounds on network capacity for any number of neurons.

BestChanID identifies the channel with maximal capacity using training sequences.

problem Identifying the channel with maximal capacity among several discrete memoryless channels.
method Formulated as a multi-armed bandit problem, proposed a capacity estimator, and developed gap-elimination algorithms.
result Guaranteed to output the DMC with the largest capacity with a desired confidence.

Differential privacy, a notion of algorithmic stability, is a gold standard for measuring the additional risk an algorithm's output poses to the privacy of a single record in the dataset. Differential privacy is defined as the distance between the output distribution of an algorithm on neighboring datasets that differ …

2019-07-03abs ↗pdf ↗

New analysis tightens memory capacity of Hopfield models using spherical codes.

problem Optimizing memory capacity in modern Hopfield models and Kernelized Hopfield Models.
method Connecting Hopfield models to spherical codes in information theory, establishing an optimal capacity bound and a sub-linear algorithm.
result First tight and optimal asymptotic memory capacity for modern Hopfield models, matching known lower bounds.

The paper defines capacities for minimal graphs over manifolds and proves the half-space property.

problem Characterizing minimal graphs and their properties over manifolds.
method Defining capacities using relative volume, studying solutions of bounded variation, and analyzing boundary behavior.
result Proves the half-space property for MM-parabolic manifolds.

WGANs improve probability distribution approximation with depth and width trade-offs.

problem Approximating complex probability distributions accurately.
method Wasserstein GANs with GroupSort discriminators, quantified generalization bound.
result High-capacity discriminators are crucial for WGANs' performance.

New analysis shows capacity of treelike neural networks with various activations.

problem Analyzing the capacity of treelike neural networks with diverse activations.
method Utilized Random Duality Theory and its partially lifted version to handle various activations.
result The capacity of treelike neural networks decreases for large network width but converges to a constant value.

Study shows mass-capacity inequality for specific geometric manifolds.

problem Establishing mass-capacity inequality for certain geometric manifolds.
method Using conformally flat manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature.
result Equality implies harmonically conformal to a specific subset of Euclidean space.

Adding noise controls capacity of function compositions.

problem Large capacity of function compositions with bounded capacity classes.
method Adding Gaussian noise to the output of F\mathcal{F} before composing with H\mathcal{H}.
result Noise effectively controls the capacity of HF\mathcal{H} \circ \mathcal{F}, offering a general recipe for modular design.

A long standing open problem in the theory of neural networks is the development of quantitative methods to estimate and compare the capabilities of different architectures. Here we define the capacity of an architecture by the binary logarithm of the number of functions it can compute, as the synaptic weights are vari…

2019-01-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Through using the semidiameter (in connection to: the mean radius and surface radius) of a convex closed hypersurface in Rn2\mathbb R^{n\ge 2} as an sharp upper bound of the variational (1,n)p(1,n)\ni p-capacity radius, this paper settles a restriction/variant of S.-T. Yau's \cite[Problem 59]{Yau} from the surface area to t…

2013-02-20abs ↗pdf ↗

New complexity measure helps in agnostic reinforcement learning with or without access to MDP dynamics.

problem Understanding the number of rounds needed to learn an ε-suboptimal policy in unknown MDPs.
method Introducing spanning capacity as a new complexity measure and developing POPLER algorithm.
result There is a separation between generative and online access models for agnostic learnability.

An action selector associates, in a suitable way, to each compactly supported Hamiltonian on a symplectic manifold an action value of the Hamiltonian. Action selectors are known to exist for a broad class of symplectic manifolds. We show how the existence of an action selector leads to sharp energy capacity inequalitie…

2004-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Two potential bottlenecks on the expressiveness of recurrent neural networks (RNNs) are their ability to store information about the task in their parameters, and to store information about the input history in their units. We show experimentally that all common RNN architectures achieve nearly the same per-task and pe…

2016-11-29abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper extends IPC framework to stationary physical systems and validates it with a photonic system.

problem Characterizing the computational capabilities of stationary physical systems in a principled, data-efficient way.
method Extended IPC framework, established fundamental results, derived asymptotic bias, introduced data-efficient estimation methods.
result IPC strongly correlates with machine-learning performance and provides a reliable estimate of system dimensionality.

Study the relative volume function on AH manifolds and its applications.

problem Characterize the height of geodesic defining functions and capacity of balls.
method Define and analyze the relative volume function, proving its boundedness and regularity.
result Uniformly bounded relative volume function at infinity, bound dependent only on dimension.

The paper connects mass, harmonic functions, and capacity in asymptotically flat 3-manifolds.

problem Connections among ADM mass, harmonic functions, and capacity in asymptotically flat 3-manifolds.
method New formulae for ADM mass via harmonic functions, monotone quantities, and geometric inequalities.
result The mass-to-capacity ratio is bounded below by 1 - sqrt(normalized Willmore functional of the boundary).

We use drifted Brownian motion in warped product model spaces as comparison constructions to show pp-hyperbolicity of a large class of submanifolds for p2p\ge 2. The condition for pp-hyperbolicity is expressed in terms of upper support functions for the radial sectional curvatures of the ambient space and for the rad…

2006-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Scattering networks maximize separation on low-dimensional data.

problem Maximizing separation capacity on low-dimensional datasets.
method Characterize and bound separation capacity for feature extractors, then apply to scattering networks with specific criteria.
result Design criteria for scattering networks to maximize separation on low-dimensional data.