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48 results for divergence operators

The paper finds inequalities for eigenvalues of operators on immersed manifolds.

problem Finding inequalities for eigenvalues of operators on immersed manifolds.
method Computing inequalities for eigenvalues of operators in divergence form on Riemannian manifolds isometrically immersed in Euclidean space.
result Universal inequalities for eigenvalues of operators are computed.

Defines T-duality and generalised Ricci flow relations using Courant algebroid relations.

problem Establishing compatibility between T-duality and generalised Ricci flow.
method Introducing Courant algebroid relations, invariant divergence operators, and generalised isometries.
result T-duality is compatible with generalised Ricci flow, and T-dual solutions are also solutions of generalised Ricci flow.

This study approximates distances between Gaussian processes and covariance operators using RKHS.

problem Approximating distances between Gaussian processes and covariance operators from finite samples.
method Using reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS) covariance and cross-covariance operators, the study shows how to consistently and efficiently estimate Sinkhorn divergence from finite samples.
result Convergence rates are dimension-independent and of the same order as Hilbert-Schmidt distance.

Proposes a new divergence measure for probability distributions.

problem Challenges in estimating divergences from empirical samples.
method Embeds data into RKHS, computes Jensen-Shannon divergence between covariance operators.
result Establishes RJSD as a lower bound on Jensen-Shannon divergence, enabling variational estimation.

The study proves inequalities for complex operators on curved spaces.

problem Establishing inequalities for nonlocal operators on curved spaces.
method Defining and analyzing nonlocal Pucci operators on manifolds with nonnegative sectional curvatures, proving Harnack inequalities and Holder estimates.
result Harnack inequalities and Holder estimates for nonlocal operators on manifolds with nonnegative sectional curvatures.

New loss functions based on f-divergences improve language model performance.

problem Improving multiclass classification and language modeling performance.
method Constructing new convex loss functions using f-divergences and deriving an operator for computation.
result The αα-divergence loss function with α=1.5α=1.5 performs well across various tasks.

Paper studies regularized KKL divergence for distributions with disjoint supports.

problem Inability of original KKL divergence to handle distributions with disjoint supports.
method Proposes a regularized variant of KKL divergence, derives bounds, and provides closed-form expression.
result Regularized KKL divergence is well-defined for all distributions and has finite-sample bounds.

The paper analyzes the bias-variance tradeoff for Bregman divergences.

problem Understanding the bias-variance tradeoff for Bregman divergences.
method Analyzes the bias-variance tradeoff through operations in dual space.
result Derives several results including a generalized law of total variance and ensembling operations.

The paper provides estimates for eigenvalues of elliptic differential problems.

problem Computing eigenvalue estimates for elliptic differential problems.
method Analytical computation of eigenvalues for specific types of elliptic differential equations.
result Universal estimates of eigenvalues and gaps between consecutive eigenvalues are derived.

New measures generalize existing ones, linking information and risk.

problem Linking information measures and risk in statistical decision problems.
method Introducing new families of divergence measures and deriving an information processing equality.
result Extension of variational φφ-divergence representation to multiple distributions.

Study proves inequalities for eigenvalues of fourth-order elliptic operators on Riemannian manifolds.

problem Eigenvalue inequalities for fourth-order elliptic operators on Riemannian manifolds.
method Proves inequalities using Payne-Pólya-Weinberger-Yang type for eigenvalues of fourth-order elliptic operators in divergence form on complete Riemannian manifolds.
result Generalizes eigenvalue inequalities for the clamped plate problem to complete Riemannian manifolds.

The paper develops divergences for Gaussian processes and RKHS settings.

problem Estimating divergences in infinite-dimensional spaces.
method Formulations of Alpha Log-Det divergences, continuity in norm, laws of large numbers, consistent estimation from finite samples.
result Infinite-dimensional divergences can be estimated from finite-dimensional versions with dimension-independent sample complexities.

Estimates gaps between eigenvalues for elliptic operators on manifolds.

problem Estimating the gaps between consecutive eigenvalues for elliptic differential operators.
method Analyzes a class of second-order elliptic differential operators in divergence form with Dirichlet boundary conditions.
result Estimates for the upper bound of gaps between eigenvalues, with results matching known best estimates for specific cases.

Study on geometric Jensen-Shannon divergence for Gaussian measures in Hilbert space.

problem Computing divergence between Gaussian measures in infinite-dimensional Hilbert space.
method Closed form expression and regularization for divergence calculation.
result Closed form expression and regularization for Geometric Jensen-Shannon divergence.

It is shown that the new formula for the field theory Poisson brackets arise naturally in the extension of the formal variational calculus incorporating divergences. The linear spaces of local functionals, evolutionary vector fields, functional forms, multi-vectors and differential operators become graded with respect …

1998-09-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on 3D Lie groups finds all generalized Einstein metrics.

problem Classifying generalized Einstein metrics on 3D Lie groups.
method Developed theory of left-invariant generalized pseudo-Riemannian metrics, computed Ricci tensor, determined all metrics.
result Determined all generalized Einstein metrics on three-dimensional Lie groups.

The paper estimates eigenvalues for specific differential operators on curved spaces.

problem Estimating eigenvalues for a class of elliptic differential operators on Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzes eigenvalue estimates for a broader class of elliptic differential operators in divergence form.
result Provides eigenvalue estimates for Gaussian shrinking solitons and specific domains.

Enhanced DeepONet framework with uncertainty quantification for complex operators.

problem Learning complex operators with uncertainty quantification.
method Generalised variational inference (GVI) using Rényi's α-divergence.
result Superior predictive accuracy and uncertainty quantification.

DM framework improves robustness and efficiency in latent-mixture models.

problem Efficient and robust inference in latent-mixture models.
method Divergence-minimization framework with monotonic convergence and robustness guarantees.
result DM yields consistent and asymptotically normal estimators under correct specification.

In this paper we prove that Dirac operators on non-compact complete orbifolds which are sufficiently regular at infinity, admit a unique extension. Additonally, we prove a generalized orbifold Stokes'/Divergence theorem.

2006-01-18abs ↗pdf ↗

For CR structures in dimension three, the CR pluriharmonic functions are characterized by the vanishing of a third order operator. This third order operator, after composition with the divergence operator, gives the fourth order analogue of the Paneitz operator. In this short note, we give criteria under which the kern…

2015-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Variational inference is an umbrella term for algorithms which cast Bayesian inference as optimization. Classically, variational inference uses the Kullback-Leibler divergence to define the optimization. Though this divergence has been widely used, the resultant posterior approximation can suffer from undesirable stati…

2016-10-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Study convergence and approximations of entropic regularized Wasserstein distances for Gaussian and RKHS measures.

problem Convergence and approximations of entropic regularized Wasserstein distances in Gaussian and RKHS settings.
method Analysis of convergence and finite sample approximations of entropic regularized Wasserstein distances in Gaussian and RKHS settings.
result Strictly weaker convergence in 2-Sinkhorn divergence for Gaussian measures compared to exact 2-Wasserstein distance.

New framework for detecting complex interactions in multivariate data.

problem Insufficient pairwise measures fail to capture multivariate data complexities.
method Lattice theory and operator functions to derive higher-order information-theoretic measures.
result Streitberg Information fully characterizes all interactions among dd variables.

The paper proves rigidity results for manifolds with special holonomy.

problem Proving rigidity results for compact Riemannian manifolds with special holonomy.
method Using divergence free Weyl tensors and curvature operators, the paper proves similar results for manifolds with special holonomy.
result The paper proves that manifolds with special holonomy are locally symmetric or conformally equivalent to a quotient of the sphere.

The paper analyzes MACD using operator theory.

problem Understanding the mathematical foundation of MACD.
method Developed a functional-analytic framework interpreting MACD as a phase-corrected, smoothed derivative operator.
result MACD is structurally equivalent to a band-pass filter and can be expressed as a finite difference of delayed and doubly averaged signals.

The paper is devoted to differential geometry of singular distributions (i.e., of varying dimension) on a Riemannian manifold. Such distributions are defined as images of the tangent bundle under smooth endomorphisms. We prove the novel divergence theorem with the divergence type operator and deduce the Codazzi equatio…

2019-08-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Stein variational gradient descent (SVGD) is a deterministic sampling algorithm that iteratively transports a set of particles to approximate given distributions, based on an efficient gradient-based update that guarantees to optimally decrease the KL divergence within a function space. This paper develops the first th…

2017-04-25abs ↗pdf ↗

StAD predicts divergence of diffusion and flow models without Jacobian computation.

problem Computing likelihood from diffusion and flow models is computationally expensive.
method Introduces StAD, a distillation method to predict divergence using Langevin-Stein operator.
result StAD predicts divergence with competitive variance and speed compared to existing methods.

A new data-adaptive prior stabilizes kernel learning in operators.

problem Learning kernels in operators from data is ill-posed due to nonlocal dependence.
method Introduces a data-adaptive prior to stabilize the Bayesian posterior mean.
result The data-adaptive prior achieves a stable posterior with small noise limits.

We give background which shows the connection between the mean value theorem and the obstacle problem, and then we prove that a set is a mean value set for an elliptic operator of the form Lu:=i(aij(x)ju(x))Lu := \partial_i (a^{ij}(x) \partial_j u(x)) if and only if it arises as the noncontact set of an obstacle problem involving the …

2019-07-29abs ↗pdf ↗