Study shows how certain stochastic models reach a steady state over time.
problem Understanding long-term behavior of stochastic volatility models.
method Novel coupling technique for Markov chains, applicable to random environments.
result Convergence to an invariant measure for multidimensional fractional models.
The paper explores how mixing and diffusion mechanisms can enhance privacy in data processing.
problem Enhancing privacy guarantees of data mechanisms through post-processing.
method The study uses Markov operators and coupling arguments to analyze privacy amplification.
result The introduction of a new family of diffusion-based mechanisms that are closed under post-processing.
NUTS mixing time scales as d^(1/4) for Gaussian distributions.
problem Improving the efficiency of the No-U-Turn Sampler (NUTS) for Gaussian distributions.
method Coupling argument leveraging geometric structure of Gaussian concentration, uniformity analysis of NUTS transitions.
result The mixing time of NUTS scales as d^(1/4) for Gaussian distributions, up to logarithmic factors.
In this paper, we establish two new types of invariant sets for the coupled nonlinear Schrodinger system on Rn, and derive two sharp thresholds of blow-up and global existence for its solution. Some analogous results for the nonlinear Schrodinger system posed on the hyperbolic space Hn and on th…
New bounds show linear predictors rarely overfit with certain optimization methods.
problem Bounding test error for linear predictors with stochastic optimization methods.
method Coupling argument for fixed point methods like stochastic and batch mirror descent.
result Locally-adapted rates that depend on predictor properties, not global problem structure.
Uniform bounds derived for fully non-linear equations.
problem Bounding fully non-linear equations uniformly in background metrics.
method Auxiliary Monge-Ampère equations and entropy-like quantities.
result Uniform L∞ bounds for systems coupling fully non-linear equations to their linearizations. We consider the numerical approximation of the quantile hedging price in a non-linear market. In a Markovian framework, we propose a numerical method based on a Piecewise Constant Policy Timestepping (PCPT) scheme coupled with a monotone finite difference approximation. We prove the convergence of our algorithm combini…
pHMC converges on infinite-dimensional spaces with bounds.
problem Convergence of pHMC on Hilbert spaces.
method Coupling of two pHMC copies, adapted from arXiv:1805.00452.
result Proven convergence bounds in 1-Wasserstein distance.
In this paper we provide a new method for establishing the rotational symmetry of the solutions to a couple of very classical overdetermined problems arising in potential theory, in both the exterior and the interior punctured domain. Thanks to a conformal reformulation of the problems, we obtain Riemannian manifolds w…
Unified analysis of KL divergence using shifted composition for sampling.
problem Sampling from target distributions with KL divergence guarantees.
method Shifted composition rule applied to KL divergence, combining local error analysis and Girsanov's theorem.
result Unified KL guarantees for strongly log-concave, weakly log-concave, and log-Sobolev distributions.
The success of modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies depends critically on the ability to learn non-linear functional dependencies from large, high dimensional data sets. Despite recent high-profile successes, empirical evidence indicates that the high predictive performance is often paired with low robustne…
The paper optimizes estimating transport maps between distributions.
problem Estimating optimal transport maps between distributions.
method Plugin approach using optimal couplings and extensions.
result Minimax optimality of the proposed estimators.
This paper shows that one cannot learn the probability of rare events without imposing further structural assumptions. The event of interest is that of obtaining an outcome outside the coverage of an i.i.d. sample from a discrete distribution. The probability of this event is referred to as the "missing mass". The impo…
The asymptotic pseudo-trajectory approach to stochastic approximation of Benaim, Hofbauer and Sorin is extended for asynchronous stochastic approximations with a set-valued mean field. The asynchronicity of the process is incorporated into the mean field to produce convergence results which remain similar to those of a…
SLMC improves sampling efficiency for high-dimensional distributions.
problem Sampling from high-dimensional distributions is computationally challenging.
method SLMC projects Langevin updates onto subsampled eigenblocks of a time-varying preconditioner.
result SLMC offers superior adaptability and computational efficiency compared to traditional methods.
We generalize Hamilton's matrix Li-Yau-type Harnack estimate for the Ricci flow by considering the space of all LYH (Li-Yau-Hamilton) quadratics that arise as curvature tensors of space-time connections satisfying the Ricci flow with respect to the natural space-time degenerate metric. As a special case, we employ scal…
Proves global well-posedness for superquadratic BSDEs without Markovian assumption.
problem Global well-posedness of multidimensional superquadratic BSDEs without Markovian assumption.
method Interplay between local well-posedness of FBSDEs and backward iterations of superquadratic BSDEs.
result Global well-posedness of superquadratic BSDEs proved.
TACAM improves argument mining by integrating topic and external context.
problem Mining arguments from text without topic information leads to confusion.
method Proposes models that consider topic information and integrate external context.
result Performance boost for argument mining when topic and external context are considered.
Zamolodchikov's c-theorem type argument (and also string theory effective action constructions) imply that the RG flow in 2d sigma model should be gradient one to all loop orders. However, the monotonicity of the flow of the target-space metric is not obvious since the metric on the space of metric-dilaton couplings is…
Motivated by the study of coupled Kähler-Einstein metrics by Hultgren and Witt Nyström and coupled Kähler-Ricci solitons by Hultgren, we study in this paper coupled Sasaki-Einstein metrics and coupled Sasaki-Ricci solitons. We first show an isomorphism between the Lie algebra of all transverse holomorphic vector fields…
Study global solutions for Boussinesq systems on curved manifolds.
problem Global existence and uniqueness of solutions to Boussinesq systems on non-compact Riemannian manifolds with gravitational fields.
method Used dispersive and smoothing estimates of a vectorial matrix semigroup to establish global existence and uniqueness of mild solutions for linear systems. Then, applied fixed point arguments to semilinear systems. Proved exponential stability using Gronwall's inequality.
result Established global existence, uniqueness, and exponential stability of mild solutions to the Boussinesq systems on non-compact Riemannian manifolds with gravitational fields.
Defines coupled embeddability for maps on products of spaces, generating examples and nonexamples.
problem Understanding when maps on products of spaces can be embedded.
method Uses known results for nonsingular biskew and bilinear maps, studies genericity properties, extends Whitney embedding theorems, and relates to Z/2-coindex of embedding spaces. result Generates strong obstructions to coupled embeddability in terms of combinatorics of triangulations.
Directed acyclic graph (DAG) models are popular for capturing causal relationships. From observational and interventional data, a DAG model can only be determined up to its \emph{interventional Markov equivalence class} (I-MEC). We investigate the size of MECs for random DAG models generated by uniformly sampling and o…
Solves modified conjecture for Fano manifolds using Ding stability.
problem Finding Kähler-Einstein metrics on Fano manifolds.
method Interprets Ding semistability and solves modified conjecture.
result Solves modified conjecture for coupled Kähler-Einstein metrics on Fano manifolds.
UNTIE learns representations of coupled categorical data.
problem Challenges in learning from unlabeled categorical data with complex couplings.
method UNTIE approach for unsupervised representation learning of heterogeneous couplings.
result UNTIE significantly improves categorical data representations on 25 diverse datasets.
Paper discusses conditions for deforming coupled Kähler-Einstein metrics.
problem Conditions for deforming coupled Kähler-Einstein metrics.
method Analyzes deformation of coupled Kähler-Einstein metrics on Fano manifolds.
result Necessary and sufficient condition for deformation of coupled Kähler-Einstein metrics.
Develops non-Markovian couplings for sub-Riemannian Brownian motions.
problem Constructing couplings for sub-Riemannian Brownian motions starting from points on the same vertical fiber.
method Uses global isometries to construct maximal couplings, satisfying a reflection principle.
result Estimates coupling time and applies to inequalities for the heat semigroup.
Proves existence of equilibrium in limited participation economy.
problem Existence of an equilibrium in an economy with limited financial market access.
method Proves global existence of Radner equilibrium using BSDEs with unique solution.
result Proves existence of Radner equilibrium with limited participation.
AIF improves physical AI agents' performance in dynamic environments.
problem Physical AI agents are less capable than biological agents in open-ended real-world environments.
method Developed from probability theory, Bayesian machine learning, variational inference, and Active Inference (AIF), grounded in the Free Energy Principle.
result AIF minimizes variational free energy and is well-suited to physical constraints.
Numerical observations on martingale couplings are confirmed under certain conditions.
problem Understanding the validity of numerical observations on maximizers and minimizers of martingale couplings.
method Investigation of sufficient conditions and counterexamples for the property to hold.
result The non-decreasing property of martingale couplings is preserved for maximizers under specific conditions.
Compositional diffusion models simulate coupled PDEs efficiently.
problem Efficiently simulating long-horizon coupled PDE systems.
method Diffusion models trained on decoupled data are composed at inference time.
result Compositional diffusion models recover coupled trajectories with low error.
The paper studies the question of whether the classical mirror and synchronous couplings of two Brownian motions minimise and maximise, respectively, the coupling time of the corresponding geometric Brownian motions. We establish a characterisation of the optimality of the two couplings over any finite time horizon and…
Insurance and annuity products covering several lives require the modelling of the joint distribution of future lifetimes. In the interest of simplifying calculations, it is common in practice to assume that the future lifetimes among a group of people are independent. However, extensive research over the past decades …
Unified analytic account of correlation emergence and Epps effect in coupled limit order books
problem Correlation emergence and Epps effect in coupled limit order books
method Discrete random-walk description of order flow with creation, cancellation, and diffusion, coupled reaction-diffusion equations with moving reaction boundary
result Realized correlations as a function of aggregation time
Average Oracle outperforms DCC+NLS in portfolio optimization.
problem Optimizing portfolio performance in volatile markets.
method Comparing the Average Oracle to various DCC+NLS variants.
result The Average Oracle consistently yields higher Sharpe ratios.
Study on kinetic Langevin diffusions and their couplings, showing subtle TV bounds and new non-Markovian couplings.
problem Understanding and quantifying the TV distance between solutions of kinetic Langevin diffusions with different initial values.
method Established new non-Markovian couplings for kinetic Langevin diffusions, derived from optimal coalescence trajectories, and analyzed their TV bounds.
result No Markovian coupling can capture the asymptotic decay rate of the TV distance between solutions of kinetic Langevin diffusions with different initial values.
We introduce the coupled Ricci-Calabi functional and the coupled H-functional which measure how far from a coupled Kähler-Einstein metric in the sense of Hultgren-Witt Nyström. We first give corresponding moment weight type inequalities which estimate each functional in terms of algebraic invariants. Secondly, we give …
Vortices and coupled vortices arise from Yang-Mills-Higgs theories and can be viewed as generalizations or analogues to Yang-Mills connections and, in particular, Hermitian-Yang-Mills connections. We proved an analytic compactification of the moduli spaces of vortices and coupled vortices on hermitian vector bundles ov…
Paper solves a complex stopping problem using regularization and HJB equations.
problem Time-inconsistent mean-variance optimal stopping problem
method Vanishing regularization method to derive HJB equations and prove existence of solutions
result Formally recovers variational inequalities for original problem
Two probability distributions μ and ν in second stochastic order can be coupled by a supermartingale, and in fact by many. Is there a canonical choice? We construct and investigate two couplings which arise as optimizers for constrained Monge-Kantorovich optimal transport problems where only supermartingales are al…
We prove a couple of new endpoint geodesic restriction estimates for eigenfunctions. In the case of general 3-dimensional compact manifolds, after a TT∗ argument, simply by using the L2-boundedness of the Hilbert transform on R, we are able to improve the corresponding L2-restriction bounds of Burq, Gérard …
Unified framework for coupled tensor completion improves recovery accuracy.
problem Improving recovery accuracy in coupled tensor completion.
method Unified framework using tensor ring (TR) decomposition with shared latent factors and novel optimization model.
result The proposed method achieves superior recovery accuracy on real-world data compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Paper proposes an algorithm for PARAFAC2-based CMTF models with various constraints.
problem Jointly analyze matrices and tensors with irregular/ragged data.
method Alternating Optimization (AO) and ADMM for fitting PARAFAC2-based CMTF models with various constraints.
result Accurately recovers underlying patterns using various constraints and linear couplings.
Coupled entropy corrects flaws in Tsallis entropy for complex systems.
problem Misinterpretation of generalized temperature and entropy.
method Derived from generalized Pareto and Student's t distributions.
result Provides balanced measure of uncertainty for complex systems.
The paper introduces new equations in Kähler geometry and proves their solutions and convexity.
problem Solving equations in Kähler geometry and understanding their geometric implications.
method Using moment map pictures to motivate and prove solutions for the equations.
result The Mabuchi functional for certain equations is shown to be convex.
Flexible framework for CMTF with ADMM for various constraints and couplings.
problem Challenges in data fusion from multiple sources with varying characteristics.
method Flexible algorithmic framework using AO and ADMM for various constraints, loss functions, and couplings.
result Accurate and computationally efficient results for various loss functions, including KL divergence.
Using methods of statistical physics, we analyse the error of learning couplings in large Ising models from independent data (the inverse Ising problem). We concentrate on learning based on local cost functions, such as the pseudo-likelihood method for which the couplings are inferred independently for each spin. Assum…
Unified Jacobi coupling construction for various geometric settings.
problem Constructing Jacobi structures on associated bundles.
method Extending Sternberg--Weinstein coupling to Jacobi geometry.
result Associated bundles inherit Jacobi structures from base spaces.