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48 results for diffusion approximations

Paper connects neural network score approximation to reverse diffusion model distribution approximation.

problem Quantifying the relationship between neural network score approximation and the distribution generated by reverse diffusion models.
method Combines Hornik's universal approximation theorem, Girsanov's theorem, and data processing inequality.
result Neural network score approximation guarantees distribution approximation in reverse diffusion models.

New tools extend weak approximation of SGD algorithms to infinite time horizon.

problem Weak approximation of stochastic gradient descent algorithms in infinite time horizon.
method Backward error analysis of numerical stochastic differential equations and truncated formal power expansion.
result Characterization of asymptotic behavior of SGD algorithms for strongly convex functions.

This paper extends neural network approximation results to denoising diffusion models.

problem Improving the efficiency and accuracy of generative models.
method Leveraging connections to stochastic control and neural network approximation.
result Established neural network approximation results for the Föllmer drift are extended to denoising diffusion models.

Study provides error estimates for approximating game options with diffusion asset prices.

problem Approximating fair prices of game options with diffusion asset prices.
method Error estimates for discrete approximations of diffusion processes, applied to game options.
result Effective tool for computing fair prices of game options in multi-asset markets.

Neural network approximates diffusion bridges for efficiency and robustness.

problem Efficient simulation of conditioned diffusion processes, especially rare events and multimodal distributions.
method Trains a neural network to approximate bridge dynamics, eliminating MCMC and score modeling.
result Efficient sampling of conditioned diffusion bridges at comparable cost to unconditioned process.

Sig-DEG speeds up diffusion models by distilling them into faster approximations.

problem Computational intensity of diffusion models at inference time.
method Signature-based differential equation generation to summarize Brownian motion.
result Sig-DEG reduces inference steps by an order of magnitude while maintaining generation quality.

A new method uses mixture approximations to improve diffusion models for Bayesian inverse problems.

problem Approximating posterior distributions in Bayesian inverse problems with intractable likelihoods.
method Proposes a mixture-based approximation of intermediate posterior distributions and uses Gibbs sampling for practical sampling.
result Validated the approach on image inverse problems and audio source separation, demonstrating improved performance.

The paper analyzes the trade-off between computational savings and statistical error in approximating diffusions and Markov chains.

problem The trade-off between computational savings and statistical error in approximating diffusions and Markov chains.
method Develops general results on the Wasserstein distance between equilibrium distributions of two diffusions, and applies these results to derive finite-sample error bounds for approximate Langevin dynamics and zig-zag sampling.
result Characterizes the computational-statistical trade-off and provides insights into when approximate methods can lead to more accurate samples.

ConDiSim uses diffusion models to approximate complex system posteriors efficiently.

problem Simulation-based inference of systems with intractable likelihoods.
method Conditional diffusion model with forward and reverse processes.
result Effective posterior approximation across various benchmark and real-world problems.

Conditional diffusion models can approximate target distributions well with Gaussian-mixture reverse kernels.

problem Approximating target distributions in conditional diffusion models.
method Using finite Gaussian mixtures with ReLU-network logits as reverse kernels, reducing the problem to static conditional density approximation.
result The resulting neural reverse-kernel class is dense in conditional KL divergence under exact terminal matching.

Study on policy gradient for stochastic bandits using diffusion approximation.

problem Improving policy gradient methods for stochastic bandits with optimal regret bounds.
method Continuous-time diffusion approximation of policy gradient with learning rate analysis.
result Proved optimal regret bound of O(klog(k)log(n)/η)O(k \log(k) \log(n) / η) for η=O(Δ2/log(n))η= O(Δ^2/\log(n)).

Uniform diffusion approximation for SGD in non-convex settings.

problem Finite-time diffusion approximation for SGD.
method Establishing uniform-in-time diffusion approximation with strong convexity and mild conditions.
result Uniform-in-time diffusion approximation of SGD without convexity of each loss function.

Develops efficient methods for approximating densities of financial models with jumps.

problem Approximating densities of affine jump diffusions with state-independent jump intensities.
method Recursive approach for deriving closed-form solutions to moments, constructing density approximations via moment matching.
result Superior computational efficiency and precision in option pricing and simulation compared to existing techniques.

This paper improves diffusion models for low-dimensional data.

problem Theoretical foundations of diffusion models are lacking for low-dimensional data.
method Score approximation, estimation, and distribution recovery of diffusion models on low-dimensional data.
result Sample complexity bounds for distribution estimation using diffusion models are provided.

The paper uses diffusion approximations to analyze and optimize online principal component estimation.

problem Optimizing online principal component estimation from streaming data.
method Diffusion approximation tools applied to Oja's iteration for principal component analysis.
result The Oja's iteration for the top eigenvector generates a continuous-state discrete-time Markov chain over the unit sphere.

Diffusion Transformer captures spatial-temporal dependencies in sequential data.

problem Capturing rich spatial and temporal dependencies in sequential data.
method Established theoretical guarantees for diffusion transformers learning Gaussian process data.
result Spatial-temporal dependencies are captured within attention layers of diffusion transformers.

Diffusion models achieve high-quality samples from complex high-dimensional Gaussian mixtures without scaling with dimension.

problem Achieving accurate sampling from high-dimensional distributions using diffusion models.
method Investigates the effectiveness of diffusion models in sampling from Gaussian Mixture Models (GMMs) without scaling with dimension.
result DDPM requires at most O(1/ε)O(1/\varepsilon) iterations to attain an ε\varepsilon-accurate distribution in total variation distance, independent of dimension and number of components.

New sampling and diffusion models methods introduced without density function assumptions.

problem Sampling and diffusion models without regularity assumptions.
method Inspired by reverse diffusion process, novel sampling and diffusion algorithms.
result Explicit convergence rate and dimension-free particle approximation convergence result.

Optimal strategies are found for a repeated betting game using diffusion approximation.

problem Finding optimal strategies for a repeated betting game with i.i.d. outcomes.
method Constructing a diffusion approximation of the repeated game and analyzing the wealth share process.
result Necessary and sufficient conditions for the wealth share process to be transient or recurrent are derived.

Study shows neural operators can efficiently solve complex reaction-diffusion systems.

problem Efficiently solving nonlinear reaction-diffusion systems using neural operators.
method Laplacian-based neural operators applied to a generalized Gierer-Meinhardt system.
result Explicit approximation error bounds established for neural operators in terms of network parameters.

Deep networks can approximate score functions in high-dimensional graphical models efficiently.

problem Approximation efficiency of score functions by deep neural networks in high-dimensional graphical models like Markov random fields.
method Variational inference denoising algorithms and efficient neural network representation.
result Efficient sample complexity bound for diffusion-based generative modeling when score functions are learned by deep neural networks.

Method infers parameters in complex diffusion processes.

problem Parameter inference in high-dimensional, non-linear diffusion processes.
method Differentiable score matching to approximate diffusion bridges, used in an importance sampler.
result Numerically stable framework for parameter inference and diffusion mean estimation.

Improved NPE with conditional diffusions and summary networks.

problem Approximating complex posterior distributions efficiently and accurately.
method Conditional diffusions coupled with high-capacity summary networks.
result Conditional diffusions offer improved stability, accuracy, and faster training times.

We develop an efficient method to calibrate CDS spreads using asymptotic approximations.

problem Calibrating CDS spreads in the SSRD model with correlated processes.
method Asymptotic coefficient expansion to approximate solutions of nonlinear PDEs.
result Our approximation does not require uncorrelated interest rate and default intensity processes.

Riemannian stochastic gradient descent approximates a diffusion process called Riemannian stochastic modified flow.

problem Improving convergence rate of Riemannian stochastic gradient descent.
method Using stochastic differential geometry, the paper shows RSGD can be approximated by the Riemannian stochastic modified flow (RSMF).
result RSGD can be approximated by the solution to the RSMF driven by an infinite-dimensional Wiener process, increasing the order of approximation.

Neural networks can approximate complex stochastic equations well.

problem Approximating general stochastic differential equations.
method Identified neural network classes approximating continuous functions.
result Neural stochastic differential equations can approximate general stochastic differential equations arbitrarily well.

New method uses diffusion models for inverse problems without approximations.

problem Solving complex inverse problems in high dimensions.
method Ensemble-based algorithm using diffusion models without approximations.
result Empirically validated method gives more accurate reconstructions.

The paper studies expert opinions in financial markets using diffusion approximations.

problem Estimating hidden drift in financial markets with expert opinions.
method Investigates asymptotic behavior of filter for high-frequency expert opinions, derives diffusion approximations.
result Expert opinions can be approximated by a diffusion process, simplifying utility maximization problems.

New method simulates sticky boundaries in multidimensional diffusions.

problem Simulating sticky boundaries in multidimensional diffusions.
method Approximate sticky diffusion by a Markov chain, using either finite difference or matching local moments.
result Validates both construction methods for first-order simulation schemes.

We analyze the probability of ruin in scaled Cramér-Lundberg risk process and its diffusion approximation.

problem Analyzing the probability of ruin in a scaled Cramér-Lundberg risk process and its diffusion approximation.
method Comparison method to prove convergence of ruin probability and derive the rate of convergence.
result The probability of ruin for the scaled CL process converges to the probability of ruin for the limiting diffusion process with a rate of convergence of order \( \mO\big(n^{-1/2}\big) \) and uniform with respect to surplus.

Study error bounds and optimal schedules for Masked Diffusions with factorized approximations.

problem Analyzing trade-offs between computation and accuracy in Masked Diffusion Models.
method Provided general error bounds and identified optimal schedules based on data distribution information profiles.
result Identified optimal schedule sizes for Masked Diffusion Models.