Develop a variational framework for statistical inference on cyclic interactions.
problem Estimating and comparing large-scale recurrent organization in directed interactions.
method Represent directed interactions as edge flows on a simplicial complex and evolve under an energy-minimizing dynamical system.
result Separate transient interaction components from persistent harmonic flows, yielding a low-dimensional cycle space.
Characterizes non-degenerate cyclic metric Lie algebras.
problem Understanding the structure of non-solvable cyclic metric Lie algebras.
method Using sufficient conditions, cyclic quadruples, and double extension method.
result Complete characterization of non-degenerate cyclic metric Lie algebras.
A long-standing conjecture of Farrell and Zdravkovska and independently S.~T.~Yau states that every almost flat manifold is the boundary of a compact manifold. This paper gives a simple proof of this conjecture when the holonomy group is cyclic or quaternionic. The proof is based on the interaction between flat bundles…
This paper tackles causal interactions in mixtures of DAGs using interventions.
problem Learning causal interactions among variables governed by a mixture of causal systems.
method Establishes necessary and sufficient conditions for intervention size, designs an adaptive algorithm.
result Identifies true edges in a mixture of DAGs using optimal or near-optimal interventions.
Paper examines Go AI robustness against adversarial attacks.
problem Superhuman Go AIs are vulnerable to simple adversarial strategies.
method Three defenses tested: adversarial training, iterated adversarial training, and changing network architecture.
result No defense is robust against newly trained adversaries, and attacks are similar to cyclic attacks.
We characterize distributional equivalence in latent-variable models with cycles.
problem Lack of an equivalence characterization for latent-variable causal models with cycles.
method Established graphical criterion for distributional equivalence and developed edge rank constraints.
result First equivalence characterization without structural assumptions for latent-variable models with cycles.
This paper introduces 'General Cyclical Training' for neural networks.
problem Improving training efficiency and performance of neural networks.
method Cyclical training phases with varying hyperparameters, batch sizes, loss functions, and data augmentation.
result Cyclical weight decay, softmax temperature, and gradient clipping enhance model accuracy.
The paper generalizes cyclic metrics in homogeneous Finsler geometry.
problem Understanding cyclic metrics in homogeneous Finsler spaces.
method Generalization of cyclic metrics, proving conditions for symmetry, and constructing cyclic metrics.
result A Finsler cyclic Lie group with an Abelian Lie algebra.
In this paper we study the connections between cyclic presentations of groups and branched cyclic coverings of (1,1)-knots. In particular, we prove that every n-fold strongly-cyclic branched covering of a (1,1)-knot admits a cyclic presentation for the fundamental group encoded by a Heegaard diagram of genus n.
Following the financial crisis of 2007-2008, a deep analogy between the origins of instability in financial systems and complex ecosystems has been pointed out: in both cases, topological features of network structures influence how easily distress can spread within the system. However, in financial network models, the…
The study classifies and explores SU(2)-cyclic and SU(2)-abelian 3-manifolds.
problem Classifying SU(2)-cyclic and SU(2)-abelian 3-manifolds. method Analysis of geometric 3-manifolds and representation theory of fundamental groups.
result Examples of hyperbolic 3-manifolds with specific properties.
Proves almost profinite rigidity for certain free-by-cyclic groups.
problem Profinite rigidity of free-by-cyclic groups.
method Analyzes ranks of fibres, characteristic polynomials, and stretch factors of monodromies.
result Generic free-by-cyclic groups are almost profinitely rigid.
We study the connections among the mapping class group of the twice punctured torus, the cyclic branched coverings of (1,1)-knots and the cyclic presentations of groups. We give the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of the n-fold strongly-cyclic branched coverings of (1,1)-knots, thro…
New cyclicity measures defined in weighted Besov spaces, with stability and geometric analysis.
problem Characterizing cyclicity in weighted Besov spaces.
method Defining cyclicity indices based on potential theory and capacity, studying stability under perturbations, and linking zero set structure to cyclicity.
result Novel invariants and conditions for cyclicity in various function spaces.
We refine the cyclic cohomological apparatus for computing the Hopf cyclic cohomology of the Hopf algebras associated to infinite primitive Cartan-Lie pseudogroups, and for the transfer of their characteristic classes to foliations. The main novel feature is the precise identification as a Hopf cyclic complex of the im…
MuJAM learns traffic signal control policies that generalize to unseen intersections and traffic conditions.
problem Lack of transferability in reinforcement learning methods for traffic signal control.
method Model-based graph reinforcement learning with explicit coordination and generalization to both cyclic and acyclic constraints.
result MuJAM outperforms existing methods in zero-shot and larger transfer settings.
In this paper, we study quandles of cyclic type, which form a particular subclass of finite quandles. The main result of this paper describes the set of isomorphism classes of quandles of cyclic type in terms of certain cyclic permutations. By using our description, we give a direct classification of quandles of cyclic…
Cyclical learning rates improve DRL performance without manual tuning.
problem Manual hyperparameter tuning in DRL is time-consuming and error-prone.
method Proposes cyclical learning rates for DRL problems.
result Cyclical learning achieves similar or better results than fixed learning rates.
The paper investigates cyclic arbitrage opportunities in decentralized exchanges.
problem Price discrepancies in decentralized exchanges lead to arbitrage opportunities.
method Theoretical framework and analysis of transaction-level data.
result Traders have executed over 292,606 cyclic arbitrages over eleven months, exploiting more than 138 million USD in revenue.
Unified rigidity theorem for cyclic and alternating surfaces.
problem Infinitesimal rigidity of equivariant minimal maps.
method Unified Lie-theoretic framework connecting cyclic surfaces and cyclic harmonic bundles.
result Infinitesimal rigidity for irreducible cyclic surfaces under various variations.
In spin geometry, traceless cyclic homogeneous Riemannian manifolds equipped with a homogeneous spin structure can be viewed as the simplest manifolds after Riemannian symmetric spin spaces. In this paper, we give some characterizations and properties of cyclic and traceless cyclic homogeneous Riemannian manifolds and …
The abstract introduces a new cyclic structure for surfaces.
problem Defining a cyclic structure for surfaces.
method Endowing surfaces with a structure of a (co)cyclic object in 3D cobordisms.
result 3D TQFTs induce (co)cyclic modules, which are computed algebraically.
Study integrable discretizations of cyclic systems with circular coordinate lines.
problem Integrable discretizations of 3D cyclic systems with circular coordinate lines.
method Investigate circle congruences and flat connections in the context of discrete cyclic systems.
result Characterization of circle congruences and existence of certain flat connections.
We give a construction of cyclic cocycles representing the equivariant characteristic classes of equivariant bundles. Our formulas generalize Connes' Godbillon-Vey cyclic cocycle. An essential tool of our construction is Connes-Moscovici's theory of cyclic cohomology of Hopf algebras.
A surgery on a knot in 3-sphere is called SU(2)-cyclic if it gives a manifold whose fundamental group has no non-cyclic SU(2) representations. Using holonomy perturbations on the Chern-Simons functional, we prove that the distance of two SU(2)-cyclic surgery coefficients is bounded by the sum of the absolute values of …
New definite 4-manifolds found with non-cyclic groups.
problem Finding exotic smooth structures on 4-manifolds with specific fundamental groups.
method Constructing infinitely many non-diffeomorphic structures.
result Infinitely many pairwise non-diffeomorphic definite 4-manifolds with Z/2imesZ/2 fundamental group. Cyclic projections in Hadamard spaces can be irregular, unlike in Hilbert spaces.
problem Understanding the behavior of cyclic projections in Hadamard spaces compared to Hilbert spaces.
method Constructing an example of convex subsets in a Hadamard space.
result Cyclic product of projections is not asymptotically regular in Hadamard spaces.
Cyclic covers of knots uniquely determine the original knot.
problem Determining knots from their branched covers.
method Examining n-fold cyclic branched covers of alternating prime knots.
result The n-fold cyclic cover of an alternating prime knot uniquely determines the original knot.
New framework for cyclic quantum causal models with graph separation property.
problem Understanding causal relationships in feedback processes and exotic scenarios.
method Introducing a robust probability rule and a novel graph-separation property, p-separation.
result Established graph-separation properties for all consistent cyclic causal models.
New Heegaard Floer homology for orbifolds with cyclic singularities.
problem Defining Heegaard Floer homology for orbifolds with arbitrary cyclic singularities.
method Generalizing recent work by defining Heegaard Floer homology for orbifolds with arbitrary cyclic singularities.
result Defined a new Heegaard Floer homology for orbifolds with arbitrary cyclic singularities.
A central result here is the computation of the entire cyclic homology of canonical smooth subalgebras of stable continuous trace C*-algebras having smooth manifolds M as their spectrum. More precisely, the entire cyclic homology is shown to be canonically isomorphic to the continuous periodic cyclic homology for these…
Let M be an irreducible, compact, connected, orientable 3-manifold whose boundary is a torus. We show that if M is hyperbolic, then it admits at most six finite/cyclic fillings of maximal distance 5. Further, the distance of a finite/cyclic filling to a cyclic filling is at most 2. If M has a non-boundary-paralle…
We discuss 3-manifolds which are cyclic coverings of the 3-sphere, branched over 2-bridge knots and links. Different descriptions of these manifolds are presented: polyhedral, Heegaard diagram, Dehn surgery and coloured graph constructions. Using these descriptions, we give presentations for their fundamental groups, w…
Study counterfactuals in cyclic systems with shifts and scales.
problem Counterfactual inference in cyclic systems with shifts and scales.
method Shift-scale interventions in cyclic SCMs.
result Valid inference in cyclic systems with shifts and scales.
The paper defines cyclic sets from ribbon string links and connects them to quantum invariants.
problem Defining and relating cyclic sets from ribbon string links.
method Endowing ribbon string links with cyclic and cocyclic structures, relating to coend of a ribbon category via quantum invariants.
result Established a relationship between ribbon string links and quantum invariants.
Develops Lie-theoretic perspective on Hitchin's equations for cyclic G-Higgs bundles.
problem Analytic and geometric properties of harmonic maps.
method Lie-theoretic perspective on Hitchin's equations for cyclic G-Higgs bundles.
result Proves Dai-Li's conjecture on the monotonicity of the energy density and negative curvature conjecture for Coxeter cyclic G-Higgs bundles.
The paper reveals a spinning top geometry in real-world games.
problem Understanding the structure of real-world games.
method Developed a spinning top geometric model and used Nash clustering.
result Real-world games exhibit a spinning top structure with transitive and non-transitive dimensions.
Cyclical MCMC tackles high-dimensional multimodal distributions, showing convergence under certain conditions.
problem High-dimensional multimodal posterior distributions in deep learning.
method Cyclical MCMC framework that tracks tempered versions of the target distribution over time.
result Cyclical MCMC converges to the target distribution under fast mixing kernels but fails in slow mixing cases.
Study improves Simpson's estimate for cyclic harmonic bundles.
problem Improving Simpson's estimate for cyclic harmonic bundles.
method Applying to the classification of Toda type G-harmonic bundles.
result Enhanced estimate for cyclic harmonic bundles.
We show that, for any prime p, a knot K in the 3-sphere is determined by its p-fold cyclic unbranched covering. We also investigate when the m-fold cyclic unbranched covering of a knot coincides with the n-fold cyclic unbranched covering of another knot, for different coprime integers m and n.
We study tori which are cyclic covers of the standard torus, that is, the deck transformation group of the covering map is cyclic. These covering tori can be parametrized in a natural way and we show that being cyclic is equivalent to certain arithmetic condition on these parameters. There is a natural $\mathrm{SL}(2,\…
New examples show transverse knots are determined by their branched covers.
problem Transverse knots and their isotopy classes.
method Constructing and analyzing non-isotopic transverse knots with contactomorphic cyclic branched covers.
result Transverse isotopy classes of many transverse knots are determined by the contactomorphism type of their cyclic branched covers.
Study surfaces in 4-manifolds with cyclic fundamental group.
problem Characterize surfaces with infinite cyclic knot group.
method Algebraic topological criteria and homeomorphism proofs.
result Ambiently isotopic surfaces with the same genus have a homeomorphism.
We consider Lie groups equipped with a left-invariant cyclic Lorentzian metric. As in the Riemannian case, in terms of homogeneous structures, such metrics can be considered as different as possible from bi-invariant metrics. We show that several results concerning cyclic Riemannian metrics do not extend to their Loren…
We present a geometric approach, in the spirit of the Chern-Weil theory, for constructing cocycles representing the classes of the Hopf cyclic cohomology of the Hopf algebra H(n) relative to GL(n, R). This provides an explicit description of the universal Hopf cyclic Chern classes, which complements our earlier geometr…
New algebraic structures called cyclic Lie-Rinehart algebras are defined.
problem Defining new algebraic structures.
method Construct Lie-Rinehart algebras with a specific cyclic submodule.
result Found a connection to differential operators in physics.
Study generalizes Hermitian-Einstein equation for cyclic Higgs bundles, proving existence and inequality.
problem Addressing Hermitian-Einstein equation for cyclic Higgs bundles.
method Introducing generalizations using subharmonic functions and proving existence, uniqueness, and convergence of heat equations.
result Existence, uniqueness, and convergence of solutions for heat equations.
A myriad of irreducible symplectic 4-manifolds with abelian non-cyclic fundamental group is constructed. The botany of manifolds with finite non-cyclic fundamental groups is also studied.