New conic relaxations improve sparse signal recovery with fewer observations.
problem Recovering sparse signals from noisy data.
method Comparing two semidefinite relaxations for sparse linear regression.
result Dong's relaxation requires fewer observations for exact recovery.
New conic quadratic formulations improve outlier detection in regression models.
problem Detecting outliers in regression models with corrupted data.
method Deriving stronger second-order conic relaxations without big-M constraints.
result Proposed formulations are significantly faster than existing methods.
Safe screening rules reduce computation time in logistic regression with ℓ0−ℓ2 regularization.
problem Efficiently solving logistic regression with many features and regularization.
method Screening rules based on Fenchel dual lower bounds of strong conic relaxations.
result A high percentage of features can be safely removed before solving, leading to substantial speed-up.
New framework solves low-rank optimization problems to certifiable optimality.
problem Low-rank optimization problems with certifiable solutions.
method Mixed-Projection Conic Optimization framework using symmetric projection matrices and outer-approximation algorithms.
result Solves low-rank problems to certifiable optimality, outperforming existing methods.
New formulations for comparing metric measure spaces with arbitrary positive measures.
problem Comparing metric measure spaces with arbitrary positive measures.
method Two novel formulations: a divergence and a conic lifting approach.
result Efficiently solvable formulations for comparing metric spaces with arbitrary positive measures.
Improved clustering with outlier detection using cardinality constraints.
problem Outlier sensitivity and unbalanced clusters in K-means.
method Formulates a joint outlier detection and clustering problem as a mixed-integer linear program (MILP) with cardinality constraints.
result Proves the optimality of solutions under certain conditions.
For a standard Finsler metric F on a manifold M, its domain is the whole tangent bundle TM and its fundamental tensor g is positive-definite. However, in many cases (for example, the well-known Kropina and Matsumoto metrics), these two conditions are relaxed, obtaining then either a pseudo-Finsler metric (with arbitrar…
Algorithm for exact partitioning of high-order models using convex tensor relaxation.
problem Exact partitioning of high-order models.
method Defining a general class of m-degree Homogeneous Polynomial Models, relaxing the high-order combinatorial problem to a convex conic form problem, defining the Carathéodory symmetric tensor cone, and constructing a primal-dual certificate. result The solution of the convex relaxation is correct and provides a statistical upper bound for exact partitioning.
Variable selection is a fundamental task in statistical data analysis. Sparsity-inducing regularization methods are a popular class of methods that simultaneously perform variable selection and model estimation. The central problem is a quadratic optimization problem with an l0-norm penalty. Exactly enforcing the l0-no…
New method improves signal estimation by convexifying ℓ0-norm constraints.
problem Signal estimation with sparsity and smoothness priors.
method Iterative convex conic quadratic relaxations exploiting ℓ0-norm and smoothness terms. result Significantly better estimators than ℓ1-norm approaches and interpretable parameters. This paper introduces a new formulation of the Conic Gromov-Wasserstein distance for comparing complex network structures.
problem Comparing measures of unequal mass and complex network structures.
method Novel semi-coupling formulation and extension to hypernetworks.
result Establishes fundamental properties and robustness of CGW metric.
New convex relaxations solve sparse regression problems efficiently.
problem Sparse regression with ℓ0 constraint is NP-hard. method Rank-one convexification for semidefinite optimization.
result Stronger and more general convex relaxations for sparse regression.
Convex optimization method infers latent structure in random dot product graphs.
problem Inferring latent probability matrix of random dot product graphs.
method Conic programming with nuclear norm regularization.
result Asymptotic consistency of probability estimates and recovery of latent structure.
The purpose of this paper is to generalize the convexity of Mabuchi's functional to the conic setting. We first established a frame to study conic cscK metrics, and then the conic Mabuchi functional was introduced in such a way that conic cscK metrics are its critical points. Finally we proved the convexity of the coni…
The paper classifies isoparametric hypersurfaces in conic Finsler spaces.
problem Identifying new isoparametric hypersurfaces in conic Finsler spaces.
method Introduced isoparametric functions and hypersurfaces in conic Finsler spaces, classified them in specific spaces.
result Found additional isoparametric hypersurfaces in conic Minkowski spaces, such as helicoids.
This is the first part in a two-part series on complete Calabi-Yau manifolds asymptotic to Riemannian cones at infinity. We begin by proving general existence and uniqueness results. The uniqueness part relaxes the decay condition O(r−n−ε) needed in earlier work to O(r−ε), relying on some new ideas about harm…
Two unique conic-line arrangements with degree 9 are found.
problem Identifying Zariski pairs of conic-line arrangements.
method Using connected numbers to distinguish topologies.
result Found two pairs of conic-line arrangements with a unique conic.
Study conic singular manifolds, proving Lipschitz normal embedding.
problem Understanding metric properties of conic singular manifolds.
method Analyzing interplay between conic and asymptotically conic behavior.
result Proves Lipschitz normal embedding for conic singular sub-manifolds.
The abstract discusses maximal rank 4-webs formed by confocal conics and their properties.
problem Characterizing confocal conics using 4-webs of maximal rank.
method Examining three different 4-webs formed by confocal conics and proving they are of maximal rank.
result Confocal conics are characterized from the web theory viewpoint.
Desingularizes conically singular Cayley submanifolds.
problem Constructing fibrations of compact Spin(7) manifolds by Cayley submanifolds.
method Desingularization through gluing rescaled asymptotically conical submanifolds.
result Conically singular Cayley submanifolds can be desingularized.
Modified flow smooths conical Kähler-Ricci problem.
problem Smooth approximation of modified conical Kähler-Ricci flow.
method Constructing a long-time solution of the modified conical Kähler-Ricci flow as the limit of a sequence of smooth Kähler-Ricci flows.
result Long-time solution of the modified conical Kähler-Ricci flow.
Proves existence of Yamabe metrics on conical manifolds with conical points and links.
problem Existence of Yamabe metrics on singular manifolds with conical points and links.
method Derives a counterpart of Aubin's result, uses conical links and Fourier analysis, adds lower-order correction to standard bubbles.
result Derives asymptotic expansions on the Yamabe quotient for generic type metrics.
Proves conditions for positive scalar curvature on certain manifolds with conical singularities.
problem Conditions for positive scalar curvature on manifolds with isolated conical singularities.
method Analyzes isolated conical singularities and uses Geroch type results.
result No metric with positive scalar curvature on X#Tn with isolated conical singularity. Researchers find necessary conditions for conic 4-spheres with constant σ₂ metrics.
problem Finding constant σ₂ metrics on conic 4-spheres.
method Analyzing earlier works and using necessary conditions to find existence.
result Uniqueness of conic 4-spheres with constant σ₂ metrics under certain conditions.
Proves conic version of YTD conjecture on log Fano manifolds.
problem Existence of conic Kahler-Einstein metrics on log Fano manifolds.
method Proof of the YTD conjecture for conic Kahler-Einstein metrics.
result Proven existence of conic Kahler-Einstein metrics on log Fano manifolds.
Study on spherical conical metrics and their reducibility on compact Riemann surfaces.
problem Existence and geometric structure of reducible spherical conical metrics.
method Analysis of monodromy groups and geometric cutting of surfaces.
result Existence of reducible spherical conical metrics with saddle points on the same geodesic.
Study Schauder estimates for conical singularities using Kähler metrics.
problem Derive interior Schauder estimates for equations with conical singularities.
method Use linear elliptic and parabolic equations with a Kähler metric of conical singularities.
result Prove short-time existence of conical Kähler-Ricci flow.
In this paper we develop a systematic deformation theory for conic constant curvature metrics on a closed surface when all cone angles are less than 2π; in particular, we define and study the Teichmüller space Tγ,kconic of conic constant curvature metrics on a surface of genus γ with k …
Based on C. Li and Y. Rubinstein's upper bisectional curvature bound estimate for the conic Kähler metric, we can construct a smoothing sequence for the conic metric with uniformly upper bisectional curvature bound. For the conic metric along a simple normal crossing divisor with triple or higher multiple points we may…
Proves smoothness of conical singularities in mean curvature flow.
problem Resolving singularities in mean curvature flow.
method Analyzes smooth hypersurfaces with isolated conical singularities.
result Smoothness of level set flow through asymptotically conical singularities.
Study finds conditions for conformal deformations to constant scalar curvature in conic metrics.
problem Finding conditions for conformal deformations to constant scalar curvature in conic metrics.
method Analyzes conformal deformations within a class of incomplete Riemannian metrics that generalize conic orbifold singularities.
result Determines sufficient conditions for the existence of a conformal deformation to a conic metric with constant scalar curvature -1.
Study constant Q-curvature metrics on conic 4-manifolds.
problem Find metrics with constant Q-curvature on conic 4-manifolds.
method Analyze related differential equations in the given conformal class.
result Solve constant Q-curvature problem on conic 4-manifolds.
Study describes ALF instantons with conical singularities.
problem Understanding ALF instantons with conical singularities.
method Applied techniques from previous work.
result Only 4D subfamilies can be smoothly compactified with conical singularities.
Study X-ray transform on conic spaces, proving injectivity under certain conditions.
problem Injectivity of geodesic X-ray transform on conic metrics.
method Injectivity under non-trapping and no conjugate point assumptions.
result Injectivity of geodesic X-ray transform for asymptotically conic metrics.
We establish a parabolic version of Tian's C2,α-estimate for conical complex Monge-Ampere equations, which includes conical Kähler-Einstein metrics. Our estimate will complete the proof of the existence of unnormalized conical Kähler-Ricci flow in arXiv:1411.7284.
We prove that the conical Kähler-Ricci flows introduced in \cite{CYW} exist for all time t∈[0,+∞). These immortal flows possess maximal regularity in the conical category. As an application, we show if the twisted first Chern class C1,β is negative or zero, the corresponding conical Kähler-Ricci flows co…
We study metrics on conic 2-spheres when no Einstein metrics exist. In particular, when the curvature of a conic metric is positive, we obtain the best curvature pinching constant. We also show that when this best pinching constant is approached, the conic 2-sphere has an explicit Gromov-Hausdorff limit. This is a gene…
The paper discusses a twisted conical Kähler-Ricci flow and its convergence properties.
problem Diameter bound and Gromov-Hausdorff convergence of a twisted conical Kähler-Ricci flow.
method Direct arguments on the conical equation without smooth approximation.
result The conical Kähler-Ricci flow will instantly have bounded scalar curvature for t>0. Study conical Ricci flow on surfaces with explicit asymptotic expansions.
problem Analyzing Ricci flow on conical surfaces with explicit regularity.
method Established framework for linear parabolic equations on conical surfaces; proved long-time existence and optimal regularity of conical Ricci flow.
result Explicit asymptotic expansions of conformal factor for conical Ricci flow.
The study proves convergence of conic 4-spheres' geometry to boundary cases.
problem Convergence of conic 4-spheres' geometry to boundary cases.
method Proved a convergence theorem on the moduli space of constant σ₂ metrics for conic 4-spheres.
result When a numerical condition converges to the boundary case, conic 4-spheres' geometry converges to the boundary case while preserving capacity.
Generalized Gauss-Bonnet formula for conical metrics on compact Riemann surfaces.
problem Proving a generalized Gauss-Bonnet formula for conical metrics.
method Analyzing Gaussian curvature and Lebesgue integrability.
result Proved a generalized Gauss-Bonnet formula for conical metrics.
Conic singular sub-manifolds are Lipschitz Normally Embedded in compact non-Euclidean manifolds.
problem Understanding the Lipschitz geometry of conic singular sub-manifolds.
method Analyzing the metric properties of conic singular sub-manifolds in compact non-Euclidean manifolds.
result Connected conic singular sub-manifolds are Lipschitz Normally Embedded.
Study conic-line arrangements of degree 7, finding their topology and components.
problem Understanding the topology and components of conic-line arrangements of degree 7.
method Examined the embedded topology using SageMath and Sirocco package.
result Determined the number of connected components and fundamental groups.
The paper explores conic-line arrangements via Poncelet's theorem and finds families of reducible curves.
problem Understanding the topology of conic-line arrangements using Poncelet's theorem.
method Study unramified double covers induced by Poncelet transverses.
result Existence of families of Zariski pairs of degree 2m+6 for m≥2. Constructs surfaces with conical singularities using variational methods.
problem Creating Hamiltonian Stationary Surfaces with specific singularities.
method Variational methods and convergence process similar to Ginzburg-Landau analysis.
result Obtained surfaces with prescribed conical singularities related to optimal Wente constants.
Study shows scalar curvature rate for conical Kähler-Ricci flow near singularity.
problem Behavior of scalar curvature near finite time singularities in conical Kähler-Ricci flow.
method Investigated normalized conical Kähler-Ricci flow with finite maximal existence time, proving scalar curvature bounded by C/(T−t)2. result Scalar curvature of ωt is bounded by C/(T−t)2 under a contraction associated with limiting cohomology class [ωT]. Paper proves unique conical tangent flows in all dimensions.
problem Proving uniqueness of conical singularities in mean curvature flows.
method Based on Chodosh-Schulze's work in hypersurfaces, extended to all codimensions.
result Uniqueness of asymptotically conical tangent flows in all codimensions.
Generically, topological insulators have conical points leading to Dirac-like currents.
problem Understanding the conical structure of degeneracies in topological phases of matter.
method Analyzing Hermitian matrices with three parameters to show conical points.
result Adiabatic deformations of topological insulators result in Dirac-like currents whose total conductivity equals the chiral number of conical points.