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48 results for dynamical instability

The study examines stability and instability of Poincaré-Einstein metrics using Ricci flow.

problem Stability and instability of Poincaré-Einstein metrics.
method Variant of expander entropy for asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds, local positive mass theorem, volume comparison.
result Characterization of stability and instability in terms of local positive mass theorem and volume comparison.

We prove dynamical stability and instability theorems for compact Einstein metrics under the Ricci flow. We give a nearly complete charactarization of dynamical stability and instability in terms of the conformal Yamabe invariant and the Laplace spectrum. In particular, we prove dynamical stability of some classes of E…

2013-12-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Study uses DNM theory to detect early warning signals of market instability.

problem Detecting early warning signals of financial market instability.
method Applying Dynamical Network Marker (DNM) theory to trading data from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
result Early warning signals of large price movements can be detected on a daily time scale.

The paper analyzes numerical instability in variational flows and proposes a diagnostic method.

problem Numerical instability in variational flows affects sampling, density evaluation, and ELBO estimation.
method Treated variational flows as dynamical systems, used shadowing theory for theoretical guarantees, and developed a diagnostic procedure.
result Despite numerical instability, results from variational flows can be accurate enough for practical applications.

Proposes a continuous flow model to understand and control instability in gradient descent for deep learning.

problem Understanding and controlling the instability of gradient descent in deep learning.
method Introduces the Principal Flow (PF), a continuous time flow that approximates gradient descent dynamics.
result The PF captures divergent and oscillatory behaviors of gradient descent, including escaping local minima and saddle points.

Binary perceptron's instability linked to replica symmetry breaking.

problem Understanding the relationship between algorithmic instability and replica symmetry breaking in binary perceptron learning.
method Established the connection between algorithmic instability and replica symmetry breaking by comparing the instability condition around the fixed point to the instability for breaking the replica symmetric solution of the free energy function.
result The instability condition around the algorithmic fixed point is identical to the instability for breaking the replica symmetric saddle point solution of the free energy function.

We show that financial correlations exhibit a non-trivial dynamic behavior. We introduce a simple phenomenological model of a multi-asset financial market, which takes into account the impact of portfolio investment on price dynamics. This captures the fact that correlations determine the optimal portfolio but are affe…

2005-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper improves forecast stability without sacrificing accuracy using dynamic loss weighting.

problem Rolling origin forecast instability in time series forecasting.
method Dynamic loss weighting algorithms applied to the N-BEATS model.
result Dynamic loss weighting can further improve forecast stability without compromising accuracy.

Study examines USD exchange rate dynamics using Kramers-Moyal expansion.

problem Understanding and predicting exchange rate instability.
method Kramers-Moyal expansion and Fokker-Planck formalism applied to log-return data.
result Identifies a stabilizing linear drift and nonlinear diffusion term in exchange rate fluctuations.

The paper studies minimal resistance dynamics in radial fields, finding unique solutions for incompressible flows.

problem Nonlinear dynamics of minimal resistance in radial fields.
method Analysis of two non-equilibrium scenarios: scale-invariant free expansion and incompressible source flow.
result Incompressible flow acts as a structural regularizer, admitting unique, smooth, and strictly concave solutions.

We propose a dynamic model of dependence structure between financial institutions within a financial system and we construct measures for dependence and financial instability. Employing Markov structures of joint credit migrations, our model allows for contagious simultaneous jumps in credit ratings and provides flexib…

2018-09-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Novel approach analyzes ReLU networks' training dynamics and proposes GmP for improved optimization.

problem Stochastic optimization instability in ReLU networks impedes convergence and generalization.
method Characteristic activation boundaries analysis and Geometric Parameterization (GmP) technique.
result GmP resolves instability, leading to better optimization, convergence, and generalization.

Although classical economic theory is based on the concept of stable equilibrium, real economic systems appear to be always out of equilibrium. Indeed, they share many of the dynamical features of other complex systems, e.g., ecological food-webs. We focus on the relation between increasing complexity of the economic n…

2010-09-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Generative diffusion models exhibit phase transitions in statistical mechanics, impacting their performance.

problem Understanding the performance and capabilities of generative diffusion models.
method Reformulating generative diffusion models using statistical mechanics, focusing on phase transitions and symmetry breaking.
result Generative diffusion models undergo second-order phase transitions with mean-field universality, critical instability, and mean-field critical exponents.

NGRC shows numerical instabilities with short lags and high-degree polynomials.

problem Numerical instabilities in NGRC feature matrix.
method Combining numerical linear algebra and dynamical systems theory, we study feature matrix conditioning. We evaluate different numerical algorithms for solving the regularized least-squares problem.
result SVD-based training achieves accurate forecasts without regularization, preferable for short lags and high-degree polynomials.

Gradient flossing stabilizes RNN training by controlling Lyapunov exponents.

problem Gradient instability in RNNs leading to exploding and vanishing gradients.
method Regularizing Lyapunov exponents through backpropagation using differentiable linear algebra.
result Gradient flossing improves RNN training success rate and convergence speed.

Investment diversification affects financial stability, depending on network connectivity.

problem Analyzing stability of financial networks with diversified portfolios.
method Random matrix dynamical model with portfolio rebalancing, considering heterogeneity and diversification effects.
result Stability/instability transition depends on the largest eigenvalue of the random matrix.

Many complex systems exhibit extreme events far more often than expected for a normal distribution. This work examines how self-similar bursts of activity across several orders of magnitude can emerge from first principles in systems that adapt to information. Surprising connections are found between two apparently unr…

2015-11-11abs ↗pdf ↗

We improve current instability-based methods for the selection of the number of clusters kk in cluster analysis by developing a normalized cluster instability measure that corrects for the distribution of cluster sizes, a previously unaccounted driver of cluster instability. We show that our normalized instability mea…

2016-08-26abs ↗pdf ↗

We describe the innovations in finances, introduced over the recent decades, and analyze most of the business and regulatory challenges, faced by the financial industry, because of the present disruptive changes in the global capital markets. We use the integrative thinking approach to formulate the new central bank st…

2012-11-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Momentum affects optimization differently at small vs large batch sizes near instability.

problem Understanding how momentum impacts optimization near the edge of stability.
method Demonstrated through batch-size dependent behavior of SGD with momentum.
result Momentum operates in two distinct regimes: amplifying stochastic fluctuations at small batch sizes and stabilizing at large batch sizes.

Some exotic compact objects possess evanescent ergosurfaces: timelike submanifolds on which a Killing vector field, which is timelike everywhere else, becomes null. We show that any manifold possessing an evanescent ergosurface but no event horizon exhibits a linear instability of a peculiar kind: either there are solu…

2018-10-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Instabilities in the price dynamics of a large number of financial assets are a clear sign of systemic events. By investigating a set of 20 high cap stocks traded at the Italian Stock Exchange, we find that there is a large number of high frequency cojumps. We show that the dynamics of these jumps is described neither …

2013-01-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Interval Neural Networks detect instabilities in image reconstructions.

problem Detecting instabilities in deep learning image reconstructions.
method Employed uncertainty quantification methods with Interval Neural Networks.
result Interval Neural Networks effectively reveal image reconstruction instabilities.

Note on instabilities in super-time-stepping methods for Heston model.

problem Instabilities in super-time-stepping methods applied to Heston model.
method Exploration of explicit super-time-stepping schemes (RK-Chebyshev, RK-Legendre) for Heston model.
result Relevance of stability remarks beyond super-time-stepping schemes.

The paper explores how word embeddings affect the stability of downstream NLP models.

problem Small changes in training data can cause significant changes in model predictions.
method Empirical and theoretical analysis of embedding instability, including the introduction of eigenspace instability measure.
result Increasing embedding memory can reduce the disagreement in predictions by 5% to 37%.

Improves model accuracy for neural nets in stochastic dynamics with partial prior knowledge.

problem Stability and accuracy in neural nets modeling stochastic dynamics with many parameters.
method Three steps: probabilistic weights, partial knowledge incorporation, and PAC-Bayesian training.
result Improved model fit with partial and noisy prior knowledge.

The intent of this short note is to provide context for and an independent proof of the discovery of Klaus Kroencke that complex projective space with its canonical Fubini--Study metric is dynamically unstable under Ricci flow in all complex dimensions N>1. The unstable perturbation is not Kaehler. This provides a coun…

2017-09-04abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper describes the black hole threshold in a moduli space of spherically symmetric spacetimes.

problem Understanding the black hole threshold in a moduli space of spherically symmetric spacetimes.
method Complete description and analysis of the black hole threshold in the moduli space M\mathfrak M.
result The black hole threshold is the extremal leaf of a C1C^1 foliation of the moduli space, separating black hole solutions from non-collapsing solutions.