Motivated by control-affine systems in optimal control theory, we introduce the notion of a point-affine distribution on a manifold X - i.e., an affine distribution F together with a distinguished vector field contained in F. We compute local invariants for point-affine distributions of constant type when dim(X)=n, ran…
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Affine connections linked to Riccati distributions on compact surfaces.
problem Understanding affine structures on complex compact surfaces.
method Established a correspondence between affine connections and Riccati distributions.
result One-to-one correspondence between affine structures and Riccati foliations on compact surfaces.
Paper tackles robust federated learning for affine distribution shifts.
problem Statistical heterogeneity and distribution shifts degrade model performance in federated learning.
method Develops a robust federated learning algorithm (FLRA) for affine distribution shifts.
result FLRA achieves significant performance gains against affine distribution shifts.
This paper shows how to approximate any log-concave distribution using well-conditioned affine coupling flows.
problem Understanding the representational power of affine coupling flows for log-concave distributions.
method Leveraging connections between affine coupling architectures, Langevin dynamics, and Hénon maps to prove log-concave approximation.
result Any log-concave distribution can be approximated using well-conditioned affine-coupling flows.
This paper corrects an error in [Keller-Ressel, M. and Steiner T. "Yield curve shapes and the asymptotic short rate distribution in affine one-factor models." Finance and Stochastics 12.2 (2008): 149-172]. The error concerns the correct expression for the boundary between normal and humped yield curve behavior in affin…
We study the existence of a unique stationary distribution and ergodicity for a 2-dimensional affine process. The first coordinate is supposed to be a so-called alpha-root process with α\in(1,2]. The existence of a unique stationary distribution for the affine process is proved in case of α\in(1,2]; further, in case of…
We test for departures from normal and independent and identically distributed (NIID) returns, when returns under the alternative hypothesis are self-affine. Self-affine returns are either fractionally integrated and long-range dependent, or drawn randomly from an L-stable distribution with infinite higher-order moment…
The paper explores solutions to the distributional Bellman equation in reinforcement learning.
problem Distributional reinforcement learning considers complete return distributions, not just expected returns.
method Study existence and uniqueness of solutions to general distributional Bellman equations, linking them to multivariate affine equations.
result Any solution to a distributional Bellman equation can be derived from a multivariate affine distributional equation.
The paper classifies affine minimal translation surfaces and finds their properties.
problem Classifying and understanding affine minimal translation surfaces.
method Using Weierstrass-Enneper formula and hodographic coordinate system.
result Classification and properties of affine minimal translation surfaces.
Improves MCMC performance with adaptive affine transformations.
problem Improving the performance of Markov Chain Monte Carlo samplers.
method Adaptive learning of bijective affine transformations during sampling.
result Adaptive affine transformations improve the quality of samples at low computational cost.
We give the best possible upper bound for the number of exceptional values of the Lagrangian Gauss map of complete improper affine fronts in the affine three-space. We also obtain the sharp estimate for weakly complete case. As an application of this result, we provide a new and simple proof of the parametric affine Be…
Integral formulas for a metric-affine manifold with two complementary orthogonal distributionsmath.DG
We obtain integral formulas for a metric-affine space equipped with two complementary orthogonal distributions. The integrand depends on the Ricci and mixed scalar curvatures and invariants of the second fundamental forms and integrability tensors of the distributions. The formulas under some conditions yield splitting…
The paper introduces exponential-wrapped distributions on symmetric spaces for better data modeling.
problem Challenges in statistical modeling due to curvature of data spaces.
method Construction and use of exponential-wrapped distributions on affine locally symmetric spaces.
result Exponential-wrapped distributions on symmetric spaces have useful properties for practical use.
In this paper we study -tangent affine hyperspheres, where is the canonical para-complex structure on . The main purpose of this paper is to give a classification of -tangent affine hyperspheres of an arbitrary dimension with an involutive distribution $\…
This paper extends stock trading results to include stop-loss orders.
problem Generalizing stock trading results with stop-loss orders.
method Geometric Brownian motion model, affine feedback controller, closed-form expression for cumulative distribution function.
result Affine feedback controller with stop-loss order generalizes results without stop-loss orders.
Consider a smooth manifold equipped with a bracket generating distribution . Two sub-Riemannian metrics on are said to be projectively (resp. affinely) equivalent if they have the same geodesics up to reparameterization (resp. up to affine reparameterization). A sub-Riemannian metric is called rigid …
We show that, for an affine submersion with horizontal distribution, is a statistical manifold with the metric and connection induced from the statistical manifold . The concept of conformal submersion with horizontal distribution is introduced, which i…
Spectral clustering improves accuracy and efficiency for clustering discrete distributions.
problem Inaccurate clustering of discrete distributions using traditional methods.
method Spectral clustering combined with distribution affinity measures (MMD, Wasserstein distance) and linear optimal transport.
result Spectral clustering outperforms traditional methods in accuracy and efficiency.
Motivated by the ubiquity of control-affine systems in optimal control theory, we investigate the geometry of point-affine control systems with metric structures in dimensions two and three. We compute local isometric invariants for point-affine distributions of constant type with metric structures for systems with 2 s…
Study compares geometric approaches for shape and deformation statistics.
problem Characterizing statistical models of shapes and deformations.
method Information geometry and Wasserstein geometry.
result Wasserstein estimator is robust against waveform perturbation.
Affine Ricci Solitons associated to the Bott connection on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groupsmath.DG
The paper classifies Ricci solitons on specific Lorentzian Lie groups.
problem Classifying Ricci solitons on Lorentzian Lie groups.
method Computed Bott connections and their curvature; classified Ricci solitons.
result Classification of Ricci solitons on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups.
We present in this article a survey of recent results in value distribution theory for the Gauss maps of several classes of immersed surfaces in space forms, for example, minimal surfaces in Euclidean -space (=3 or 4), improper affine spheres in the affine 3-space and flat surfaces in hyperbolic 3-space. In parti…
In this paper, we study non integrable distributions in a Riemannian manifold with a semi-symmetric metric connection, a semi-symmetric non-metric connection and a statistical connection. We obtain the Gauss, Codazzi, and Ricci equations for non integrable distributions with respect to the semi-symmetric metric connect…
Algorithm learns affine transformations robustly from corrupted samples.
problem Learning affine transformations from corrupted samples.
method New geometric certificate and iterative improvement method.
result Total variation distance of between learned and original distributions.
New samplers improve MCMC efficiency in high dimensions.
problem Efficient sampling in high-dimensional problems.
method Affine invariant ensemble samplers, including derivative-free and derivative-based HMC.
result Affine invariant ensemble HMC outperforms standard HMC in high dimensions.
Affine Processesmath.PR
We put forward a complete theory on moment explosion for fairly general state-spaces. This includes a characterization of the validity of the affine transform formula in terms of minimal solutions of a system of generalized Riccati differential equations. Also, we characterize the class of positive semidefinite process…
MASC balances dataset representation using affinity clustering and distribution discrepancies.
problem Representation bias in datasets due to group imbalance.
method MASC uses affinity clustering and pairwise distribution discrepancies to balance non-protected and protected groups.
result MASC effectively debiases target datasets, comparable to existing methods.
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.
Affine forward variance modelsq-fin.MF
We introduce the class of affine forward variance (AFV) models of which both the conventional Heston model and the rough Heston model are special cases. We show that AFV models can be characterized by the affine form of their cumulant generating function, which can be obtained as solution of a convolution Riccati equat…
Gradient Flows for Sampling: Mean-Field Models, Gaussian Approximations and Affine Invariancestat.ML
This paper studies gradient flows for sampling using various metrics and their affine invariance.
problem Sampling from probability distributions with unknown normalizations.
method Gradient flows in the space of probability measures, focusing on Kullback-Leibler divergence and affine invariance of metrics.
result Gradient flows of Kullback-Leibler divergence do not depend on the normalization constant, and affine invariance is achieved for certain metrics.
New method calculates geometric Brownian motion with affine drift and its integral.
problem Calculating the distribution of geometric Brownian motion with affine drift and its integral.
method Laplace transform approach and Heun differential equation.
result Joint distribution of geometric Brownian motion with affine drift and its integral can be determined.
For a four-dimensional (nonisoclinicly geodesic) three-web W (3, 2, 2), a transversal distribution is defined by the torsion tensor of the web. In general, this distribution is not integrable. The authors find necessary and sufficient conditions of its integrability and prove the existence theorem for webs W (3, 2,…
We continue the program of structural differential geometry that begins with the notion of a tangent category, an axiomatization of structural aspects of the tangent functor on the category of smooth manifolds. In classical geometry, having an affine structure on a manifold is equivalent to having a flat torsion-free c…
The paper derives Gauss-Bonnet theorems for deformed connections in affine and rigid motions groups.
problem Computing curvature and geodesic curvature for surfaces and curves in affine and rigid motions groups.
method Defined deformed Schouten-Van Kampen connections, computed Gaussian curvature limits, and signed geodesic curvature.
result Derived Gauss-Bonnet theorems for deformed connections in affine and rigid motions groups.
Parallel transport map over reductive spaces is an affine submersion.
problem Understanding parallel transport in reductive homogeneous spaces with torsion.
method Generalizing previous results on affine symmetric spaces, proving compactness of shape operators, and proposing definitions for regularized mean curvatures.
result Each fiber of the parallel transport map over a reductive homogeneous space is minimal in both senses.
New framework for probabilistic linear solvers reduces manual effort.
problem Manual implementation of probabilistic iterative methods is laborious.
method Affine Tracing: Automatically constructs PIMs from standard implementations.
result Any realistic affine PIM is calibrated, motivating their adoption.
This paper explores gradient flows for sampling distributions without normalization constants.
problem Sampling from distributions with unknown normalization constants.
method Gradient flows in the space of probability measures, focusing on Kullback-Leibler divergence, Fisher-Rao metric, and affine invariance.
result Gradient flows derived from Kullback-Leibler divergence do not depend on the normalization constant.
The study examines lower and upper bounds of Wasserstein distances for affine transformations of random vectors.
problem Understanding Wasserstein distances for affine transformations of random vectors.
method Lower and upper bounds for affine transformations of random vectors in are derived using Bures metric and compositions of affine maps.
result Concrete lower bounds and upper bounds for affine transformations are derived and applied to various distributions.
Develops a Kaluza-Klein theory in affine spaces without metric.
problem Formalizes a geometric theory of electromagnetic fields in affine spaces.
method Formulates dimensional reduction using principal fiber bundles and Ehresmann connections.
result Shows that non-integrability of horizontal distribution implies nontrivial electromagnetic fields.
Study of Einstein-Hilbert action on metric-affine spaces with connections.
problem Formulating and solving variational problems for mixed Einstein-Hilbert action.
method Developed variational formulas for extrinsic geometry, derived Euler-Lagrange equations, and characterized critical points.
result Derived new equations analogous to Einstein and Cartan equations, with a new Ricci type tensor.
We investigate the existence of affine realizations for Lévy driven interest rate term structure models under the real-world probability measure, which so far has only been studied under an assumed risk-neutral probability measure. For models driven by Wiener processes, all results obtained under the risk-neutral appro…
We consider a model for interest rates, where the short rate is given by a time-homogenous, one-dimensional affine process in the sense of Duffie, Filipovic and Schachermayer. We show that in such a model yield curves can only be normal, inverse or humped (i.e. endowed with a single local maximum). Each case can be cha…
Researchers compute gap distributions for saddle connection directions on specific translation surfaces.
problem Computing gap distributions for saddle connection directions on translation surfaces.
method Translation to dynamical question of return times to a transversal under the horocycle flow.
result Gap distributions have support at 0 and quadratic tail decay.
Normalizing flows attempt to model an arbitrary probability distribution through a set of invertible mappings. These transformations are required to achieve a tractable Jacobian determinant that can be used in high-dimensional scenarios. The first normalizing flow designs used coupling layer mappings built upon affine …
We demonstrate how the novel approach to the local geometry of structures of nonholonomic nature, originated by Andrei Agrachev, works in the following two situations: rank 2 distributions of maximal class in R^n with non-zero generalized Wilczynski invariants and rank 2 distributions of maximal class in R^n with addit…
This paper discusses properties of a Doubly Stochastic Poisson Process (DSPP) where the intensity process belongs to a class of affine diffusions. For any intensity process from this class we derive an analytical expression for probability distribution functions of the corresponding DSPP. A specification of our results…
Study finds a measure for sponge components of Lalley-Gatzouras type.
problem Understanding the distribution of δ-connected components in self-affine sponges.
method Generalized existing results to self-affine sponges of Lalley-Gatzouras type, proving a measure relationship.
result Existence of a Bernoulli measure for cylinder components with a specific asymptotic relation.
Paper presents ABGD for efficient piecewise linear regression in high dimensions.
problem Efficiently solving piecewise linear regression in high-dimensional spaces.
method Parametrizes piecewise linear functions as difference of max-affine functions, using ABGD algorithm.
result ABGD converges linearly to an ε-accurate estimate with optimal sample complexity.