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48 results for coarse median structure

Groups with specific properties have similar cubulations and coarse median structures.

problem Understanding the structure of certain groups through cubical coarsening.
method Analyzing right-angled Artin and Coxeter groups, focusing on automorphisms and cubulations.
result Automorphisms of specific groups preserve coarse median structures and have nice fixed subgroups.

Study of automorphisms and splittings of special groups, showing infinite groups under certain conditions.

problem Understanding the structure and automorphisms of special groups GG.
method Constructing and analyzing non-small, stable GG-actions on R\mathbb{R}-trees.
result Conditions for the existence of infinite-order automorphisms and splittings.

Study on connectivity and geometry of random Coxeter groups.

problem Connectivity threshold for square percolation on random graphs.
method Probabilistic combinatorics and techniques from geometric group theory.
result Determines connectivity threshold and cubical coarse median structure for random Coxeter groups.

We show that many graphs naturally associated to a connected, compact, orientable surface are hierarchically hyperbolic spaces in the sense of Behrstock, Hagen and Sisto. They also automatically have the coarse median property defined by Bowditch. Consequences for such graphs include a distance formula analogous to Mas…

2017-11-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Hierarchically hyperbolic spaces (HHSs) are a large class of spaces that provide a unified framework for studying the mapping class group, right-angled Artin and Coxeter groups, and many 3--manifold groups. We investigate strongly quasiconvex subsets in this class and characterize them in terms of their contracting pro…

2018-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on median algebra structures on Euclidean spaces and manifolds with local CAT(0) cubulation.

problem Understanding median algebra structures on Euclidean spaces and manifolds.
method Showed local CAT(0) cubulation for median structures on ER homology manifolds.
result Median structures on ER homology manifolds have a local CAT(0) cubulation structure.

The paper studies properties of group relations induced by compatible coarse structures.

problem Properties of asymptotic resemblance relations on groups.
method Generalization of asymptotic dimension and introduction of set theoretic coupling.
result Groups with compatible coarse structures that admit a set theoretic coupling are asymptotic equivalent.

We introduce the group-compact coarse structure on a Hausdorff topological group in the context of coarse structures on an abstract group which are compatible with the group operations. We develop asymptotic dimension theory for the group-compact coarse structure generalizing several familiar results for discrete group…

2012-01-23abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the concept of coarse disjointness and large scale nn-to-11 functions. As a byproduct, we obtain an Ostrand-type characterization of asymptotic dimension for coarse structures. It is shown that properties like finite asymptotic dimension, coarse finitism, large scale weak paracompactness, ect. are all invari…

2015-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Upper bound for Hausdorff distance between hyperbolic space and its medianization.

problem Calculating the Hausdorff distance between hyperbolic space and its medianization.
method Using de Sitter space to model finite-dimensional hyperbolic space and its medianization, calculating the Hausdorff distance.
result An upper bound for the Hausdorff distance between hyperbolic space and its medianization is calculated.

In this note on coarse geometry we revisit coarse homotopy. We prove that coarse homotopy indeed is an equivalence relation, and this in the most general context of abstract coarse structures. We introduce (in a geometric way) coarse homotopy groups. The main result is that the coarse homotopy groups of cone of a compa…

2018-11-25abs ↗pdf ↗

New method approximates controllability of large networks from coarse summaries.

problem Controlling large-scale linear dynamical systems with incomplete network information.
method Algorithm using stochastic block model to estimate controllability from coarse summaries.
result Average controllability of fine-scale system can be well approximated by coarse-scale system.

Paper shows geometric properties preserved by compactifications in relation to coarse structures and group actions.

problem Geometric properties preserved by compactifications in relation to coarse structures and group actions.
method Analyzes compactifications of spaces with coarse structures and group actions, proving preservation of geometric properties.
result Geometric properties are preserved by compactifications when coarse structures and group actions are involved.

Atomistic or ab-initio molecular dynamics simulations are widely used to predict thermodynamics and kinetics and relate them to molecular structure. A common approach to go beyond the time- and length-scales accessible with such computationally expensive simulations is the definition of coarse-grained molecular models.…

2018-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

New method for summarizing ranking distributions using consensus ranking distributions.

problem Summarizing ranking distributions efficiently and accurately.
method Introducing consensus ranking distributions and a top-down tree-structured statistical algorithm.
result Optimal distortion can be expressed as a function of pairwise probabilities, enabling efficient learning methods.

We construct compactifications for median spaces with compact intervals, generalising Roller boundaries of CAT(0){\rm CAT}(0) cube complexes. Examples of median spaces with compact intervals include all finite rank median spaces and all proper median spaces of infinite rank. Our methods also work for general median algebra…

2017-08-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Study recovers community structure from coarse graph measurements.

problem Community recovery from low-resolution graph measurements.
method Formalized coarsening process of graph measurements, developed conditions for perfect recovery.
result Simple and closed-form asymptotic conditions for perfect recovery of coarse graph communities.

The main results of the paper are: \begin{Prop}\label{GenSvarc-Milnor} A group GG acting coarsely on a coarse space $(X,\CC)$ induces a coarse equivalence ggx0g\to g\cdot x_0 from GG to XX for any x0Xx_0\in X. \end{Prop} Theorem: \label{GenGromovThm} Two coarse structures $\CC_1$ and $\CC_2$ on the same set XX are equ…

2006-07-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a method for coarse graph alignment using sparse partial least squares.

problem Aligning graphs with community structures when there's no natural one-to-one mapping.
method Sparse partial least squares method incorporating observed graph structures and imposing sparsity.
result Demonstrates effectiveness in simulations.

This paper is devoted to introducing coarse structures in a very simple way, namely as an equivalence relation on the set of simple ends. As an application we show that Gromov boundary of every hyperbolic space is an example of a Higson corona and each Freundenthal compactification is an example of a Higson compactific…

2018-01-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Bornological metrics on groups are studied, showing equivalence classes and constructing non-equivalent improper metrics.

problem Characterizing and constructing left-invariant metrics on groups that are not proper.
method Introducing bornological metrics and studying their equivalence classes, constructing non-equivalent improper metrics.
result Each coarse equivalence class of bornological metrics is determined by a bornology, and every class contains a canonical left-invariant representative.

We prove a version of the Tits alternative for groups acting on complete, finite rank median spaces. This shows that group actions on finite rank median spaces are much more restricted than actions on general median spaces. Along the way, we extend to median spaces the Caprace-Sageev machinery and part of Hagen's theor…

2017-08-03abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that uniform lattices of isometries of products of real hyperbolic spaces act properly discontinuously and cocompactly on a median space. For lattices in products of at least two factors, this is the strongest degree of compatibility possible with the median geometry. Our theorem is also relevant for potential …

2017-08-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Simplified calculus for manifold operators, proving index theorems.

problem Developing calculus for manifold operators and proving index theorems.
method Introducing a simplified pseudo-differential calculus for zero-order operators on manifolds with a tangent Lie structure.
result Proving index theorems for `h-elliptic' operators on manifolds with a tangent Lie structure.

Many practical techniques for probabilistic inference require a sequence of distributions that interpolate between a tractable distribution and an intractable distribution of interest. Usually, the sequences used are simple, e.g., based on geometric averages between distributions. When models are expressed as probabili…

2015-09-09abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce and begin to explore the mean and median of finite sets of shapes represented as integral currents. The median can be computed efficiently in practice, and we focus most of our theoretical and computational attention on medians. We consider questions on the existence and regularity of medians. While the me…

2018-02-14abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops glueing theory for topological spaces and applies it to compactifications.

problem Developing a theory for gluing topological spaces and its applications.
method Developed the theory of Artin-Wraith glueings for topological spaces and applied it to compactifications.
result The space of ends of coarse equivalent metric spaces are the same.

Graph neural networks (GNNs) have been shown to replicate convolutional neural networks' (CNNs) superior performance in many problems involving graphs. By replacing regular convolutions with linear shift-invariant graph filters (LSI-GFs), GNNs take into account the (irregular) structure of the graph and provide meaning…

2018-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

This work achieves exponential concentration in heavy-tailed data over CAT(κ) spaces using the Fréchet median.

problem Achieving robust estimation in heavy-tailed data distributions.
method Developing a concentration bound for the Fréchet median in CAT(κ) spaces.
result Exponential concentration of the Fréchet median in CAT(κ) spaces over heavy-tailed data.

A method for estimating the median of gradients in stochastic optimization.

problem Robust gradient estimation in stochastic optimization for various applications.
method Stochastic Proximal Point Method for median gradient estimation.
result The proposed method can converge even under heavy-tailed, state-dependent noise.

This paper introduces online algorithms to estimate robust geometric median in large data streams.

problem Detecting outliers in large data sets using robust statistical measures.
method Online stochastic Newton methods for estimating the geometric median.
result Rates of convergence for online estimation of the geometric median.

The study finds that maximizing median returns is the only viable strategy in portfolio selection.

problem Difficulties in studying optimal portfolio strategies due to discontinuity and time inconsistency in maximizing median and quantile returns.
method Used intra-personal equilibrium approach to analyze portfolio selection under median and quantile maximization.
result Median maximization is the only viable strategy, with no investment in risky assets for other quantiles.

The study confirms Gromov's speculation and provides bounds for taming symplectic structures.

problem Understanding the relationship between taming symplectic structures and the area of pseudoholomorphic curves.
method Analyzes the numerical cone of taming symplectic structures and characterizes coarsely holomorphic curves.
result An almost complex manifold with an area bound admits a taming symplectic structure, confirming Gromov's speculation.

The consistency of Fréchet medians is proved for probability measures in proper metric spaces. In the context of Riemannian manifolds, assuming that the probability measure has more than a half mass lying in a convex ball and verifies some concentration conditions, the positions of its Fréchet medians are estimated. It…

2011-10-18abs ↗pdf ↗