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48 results for discrete differential operators

Paper presents voxel graph operators for vector data models.

problem Efficient conversion and analysis of geometric models.
method Topological voxelization, graph construction, differential operator derivation.
result Discrete differential and integral operators from voxel complexes.

Develops combinatorial theory of vector bundles on simplicial complexes.

problem Creating a discrete theory for vector bundles and connections on simplicial complexes.
method Introduces discrete exterior covariant derivative and applies it to various geometric objects.
result Flat discrete connections yield a cochain complex computing twisted de Rham cohomology.

In this paper higher order mimetic discretizations are introduced which are firmly rooted in the geometry in which the variables are defined. The paper shows how basic constructs in differential geometry have a discrete counterpart in algebraic topology. Generic maps which switch between the continuous differential for…

2011-11-18abs ↗pdf ↗

In differential geometry of surfaces the Dirac operator appears intrinsically as a tool to address the immersion problem as well as in an extrinsic flavour (that comes with spin transformations to comformally transfrom immersions) and the two are naturally related. In this paper we consider a corresponding pair of disc…

2018-02-17abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the existence of natural and projectively equivariant quantizations for differential operators acting between order 1 vector bundles over a smooth manifold M. To that aim, we make use of the Thomas-Whitehead approach of projective structures and construct a Casimir operator depending on a projective Cartan con…

2006-01-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Differential chains are a proper subspace of de Rham currents given as an inductive limit of Banach spaces endowed with a geometrically defined strong topology. Boundary is a continuous operator, as are operators that dualize to Hodge star, Lie derivative, pullback and interior product. Partitions of unity exist in thi…

2012-10-16abs ↗pdf ↗

This work develops discrete Gaussian models for vector-valued data on triangular meshes.

problem Discrete representation of continuous vector-valued environmental data.
method Develops discrete intrinsic Gaussian processes for vector-valued data on triangular meshes using discrete differential operators.
result Models can capture harmonic flows, incorporate boundary conditions, and model non-stationary data.

We study differential operators, whose coefficients define noncommutative algebras. As algebra of coefficients, we consider crossed products, corresponding to action of a discrete group on a smooth manifold. We give index formulas for Euler, signature and Dirac operators twisted by projections over the crossed product.…

2009-06-19abs ↗pdf ↗

A new discrete calculus for bundle-valued forms is proposed and validated.

problem Discretization of exterior calculus for bundle-valued forms.
method Discretization of Cartan's exterior calculus for differential forms with values in vector bundles.
result The proposed discrete operator mimics the continuous exterior covariant derivative and ensures numerical convergence.

We present a theory and applications of discrete exterior calculus on simplicial complexes of arbitrary finite dimension. This can be thought of as calculus on a discrete space. Our theory includes not only discrete differential forms but also discrete vector fields and the operators acting on these objects. This allow…

2005-08-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Differentiable perturbed optimizers enable end-to-end learning of discrete decisions.

problem Discrete decisions in machine learning pipelines break back-propagation.
method Transform optimizers into differentiable operations using stochastically perturbed optimizers.
result Smoothness of derivatives can be tuned via noise amplitude.

In a way similar to the continuous case formally, we define in different but equivalent manners the difference discrete connection and curvature on discrete vector bundle over the regular lattice as base space. We deal with the difference operators as the discrete counterparts of the derivatives based upon the differen…

2007-07-25abs ↗pdf ↗

A new graph neural network framework captures long-range interactions efficiently.

problem Efficiently modeling long-range interactions in graph neural networks for PDEs.
method Proposes a multi-level graph neural network framework using multipole methods.
result Captures interaction at all ranges with only linear complexity, learning discretization-invariant solution operators.

Researchers prove inequalities for reaction-diffusion systems using a new curvature-dimension condition.

problem Proving Li-Yau and Harnack inequalities for systems of linear reaction-diffusion equations.
method Introducing a hybrid curvature-dimension condition and proving a differential Harnack estimate.
result A Harnack inequality holds under the hybrid curvature-dimension condition CDhyb(0,d)CD_{hyb} (0,d) with d<d<\infty.

Discrete vector bundles are important in Physics and recently found remarkable applications in Computer Graphics. This article approaches discrete bundles from the viewpoint of Discrete Differential Geometry, including a complete classification of discrete vector bundles over finite simplicial complexes. In particular,…

2015-06-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Study approximates BSDEs with constraints using machine learning.

problem Approximating BSDEs with a constraint on the gains process.
method Discretization followed by machine learning approximation of the discretely constrained BSDE.
result The discretely constrained BSDE converges to the continuously constrained one as the mesh grid approaches zero.

Infinitesimal holomorphic realizations for the Schrödinger-Weil representation and the discrete series representations of the Jacobi group are constructed. Explicit expressions of the basic differential operators are obtained. The squeezed states for the unitary irreducible representation of the Jacobi group are introd…

2008-12-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A non-traditional approach to the discretization of differential-geometrical connections was suggested by the authors in 1997. At the same time we started studying first order difference ``black and white triangle operators (equations)'' on triangulated surfaces with a black and white coloring or triangles. In this wor…

2002-08-29abs ↗pdf ↗

A discrete (finite-difference) analogue of differential forms is considered, defined on simplicial complexes, including triangulations of continuous manifolds. Various operations are explicitly defined on these forms, including exterior derivative and exterior product. The latter one is non-associative. Instead, as ant…

2007-04-19abs ↗pdf ↗

PILNO uses neural operators to solve PDEs efficiently on point clouds.

problem Solving partial differential equations (PDEs) on point cloud data efficiently.
method Physics-informed low-rank neural operator framework combining low-rank kernel approximations and an encoder-decoder architecture.
result PILNO efficiently approximates solution operators of PDEs on point cloud data, satisfying PDE constraints and boundary conditions.

We study the spectral properties of curl, a linear differential operator of first order acting on differential forms of appropriate degree on an odd-dimensional closed oriented Riemannian manifold. In three dimensions its eigenvalues are the electromagnetic oscillation frequencies in vacuum without external sources. In…

2017-02-07abs ↗pdf ↗

A method makes particle filters differentiable without altering their forward pass.

problem Compatibility issues between particle filters and automatic differentiation.
method Introduces a correction to particle weights using the stop-gradient operator.
result Automatic differentiation produces good estimators for gradients and second-order derivatives.

DeepONet learns operators for PDEs with varying parameters and initial conditions.

problem Learning operators for partial differential equations with different parameters or initial conditions.
method DeepONet uses a Branch net and Trunk net to minimize error between evaluated and expected outputs, incorporating a scalar auxiliary variable approach for energy dissipation.
result DeepONet can accurately approximate operators for PDEs with varying parameters or initial conditions.

This text is an exposition of a new approach into discrete differential geometry, called Script Geometry. In difference to classic approaches while scripts are based on complexes of cells we are not limited to simplicial complexes. One of the principal concepts of Script Geometry is the notion of tightness which is a m…

2019-11-16abs ↗pdf ↗

HS-FNO models non-Markovian PDEs by learning history and future states.

problem Non-Markovian dynamics where future states depend on past history.
method History-Space Fourier Neural Operator (HS-FNO) for delay and memory-driven PDEs.
result HS-FNO achieves lowest aggregate errors across various PDE families.

The paper compares PINN methods for solving drift-diffusion equations on metric graphs.

problem Solving drift-diffusion equations on metric graphs using machine learning.
method Comparison of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) for solving drift-diffusion equations on metric graphs.
result PINNs offer a flexible and versatile tool for solving parameter identification or optimization problems on metric graphs.

A new field of discrete differential geometry is presently emerging on the border between differential and discrete geometry. Whereas classical differential geometry investigates smooth geometric shapes (such as surfaces), and discrete geometry studies geometric shapes with finite number of elements (such as polyhedra)…

2005-04-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Self-test loss functions improve data-driven modeling of weak-form operators and gradient flows.

problem Challenges in selecting test functions for data-driven modeling involving weak-form operators and gradient flows.
method Introducing self-test loss functions that depend on unknown parameters and are quadratic.
result Self-test loss functions conserve energy for gradient flows and coincide with log-likelihood ratios for stochastic differential equations.

This paper constructs Poisson transforms and analyzes their properties on complex hyperbolic spaces.

problem Understanding discrete series representations of SU(n+1,1) using differential forms.
method Constructing Poisson transforms and analyzing their boundary asymptotics and intertwining properties with the Rumin complex.
result The constructed transforms realize the direct sum of all discrete series representations of SU(n+1,1).