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48 results for elliptical mixtures

Consistent estimator for mixtures of nonparametric elliptical distributions helps cluster analysis.

problem Consistency of maximum likelihood estimator for mixtures of nonparametric elliptical distributions.
method Maximum likelihood estimation for mixtures of elliptically-symmetric distributions under nonparametric PP.
result Components of the estimator correspond to well-separated components of the underlying distribution PP.

New EM algorithm for mixtures of elliptical distributions handles missing data and outliers.

problem Missing data imputation for noisy and non-Gaussian data.
method Investigation of a new EM algorithm for mixtures of elliptical distributions.
result The proposed algorithm is robust to outliers and competitive with other methods.

Correlation mixtures of elliptical copulas arise when the correlation parameter is driven itself by a latent random process. For such copulas, both penultimate and asymptotic tail dependence are much larger than for ordinary elliptical copulas with the same unconditional correlation. Furthermore, for Gaussian and Stude…

2009-12-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Mixture modelling using elliptical distributions promises enhanced robustness, flexibility and stability over the widely employed Gaussian mixture model (GMM). However, existing studies based on the elliptical mixture model (EMM) are restricted to several specific types of elliptical probability density functions, whic…

2018-05-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We study modeling and inference with the Elliptical Gamma Distribution (EGD). We consider maximum likelihood (ML) estimation for EGD scatter matrices, a task for which we develop new fixed-point algorithms. Our algorithms are efficient and converge to global optima despite nonconvexity. Moreover, they turn out to be mu…

2014-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗

A new vine copula mixture model improves clustering accuracy for non-Gaussian data.

problem Finite mixture models struggle with asymmetric tail dependencies and non-elliptical clusters.
method Proposes a vine copula mixture model for clustering non-Gaussian data, addressing model selection and parameter estimation.
result Significant improvement in clustering accuracy for data with asymmetric tail dependencies or non-Gaussian margins.

Paper proposes a method to efficiently cluster stretched mixtures.

problem Clustering stretched elliptical mixtures using standard methods like PCA and k-means fails.
method Proposes a non-convex program to transform data into a one-dimensional point cloud.
result Efficient first-order algorithm achieves near-optimal statistical precision.

Elliptical processes generalize Gaussian and Student-t models with fat tails and computational efficiency.

problem Need for models with fat tails and computational tractability.
method Represent elliptical distributions as continuous mixtures of Gaussian distributions, derive closed-form expressions for marginal and conditional distributions.
result Elliptical processes offer advantages in robust regression compared to Gaussian processes.

Paper proposes a new Wasserstein distance for mixtures of radially contoured distributions.

problem Generalization of Wasserstein distance to non-elliptically contoured distributions.
method Relaxed formulation for mixtures of radially contoured distributions without marginal consistency.
result The new distance yields more stable error and better color distribution in image transfer tasks.

Improved image learning using elliptically contoured tensor-variate distributions.

problem Inadequate statistical analysis for tensor-valued data, especially with heavier or lighter tails.
method Developed a family of elliptically contoured tensor-variate distributions and derived their properties and procedures for estimation.
result Tensor-variate classification rules and tensor-on-tensor regression better predict and characterize data than TVN-based methods.

Significant improvements in regret analysis for adaptive online learning problems.

problem Exploiting low variance in online learning problems without known variances.
method Novel peeling-based regret analysis leveraging elliptical potential `count` lemma.
result Significant improvements in regret bounds for linear bandits and linear mixture MDPs.

Probabilistic models are conceptually powerful tools for finding structure in data, but their practical effectiveness is often limited by our ability to perform inference in them. Exact inference is frequently intractable, so approximate inference is often performed using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). To achieve the…

2012-10-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Constructs Lie groupoid integrating elliptic tangent bundles and Poisson structures.

problem Existence and integration of elliptic tangent bundles and Poisson structures.
method Explicit construction of Lie groupoids and local models for symplectic integration.
result Necessary and sufficient topological condition for integration of elliptic tangent bundles.

In this paper, we construct for the first time the projective elliptic genera for a compact oriented manifold equipped with a projective complex vector bundle. Such projective elliptic genera are rational q-series that have topological definition and also have analytic interpretation via the fractional index theorem in…

2019-03-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved portfolio optimization using VaR and CVaR with NMVM models.

problem Optimizing portfolios with VaR and CVaR under NMVM distributions.
method Transformed mean-CVaR-skewness problems into quadratic optimization with closed-form solutions for NMVM models.
result Approximate closed-form expressions for VaR and CVaR of NMVM portfolios.

This study explores the index theory of Heisenberg elliptic and transversally Heisenberg elliptic operators using KKKK-theory.

problem Analyzing the index theory of Heisenberg elliptic and transversally Heisenberg elliptic operators.
method Applying Kasparov's methodology and examining specific conditions using Fourier transform of the nilpotent group CC^*-algebra.
result Demonstrated enhanced methods for analyzing hypoellipticity and defined transversal Heisenberg ellipticity in a KKKK-theoretic context.

We give a parameterization of Alfred Gray's Elliptical Catenoid and Elliptical Hellicoid using Jacobi's elliptic functions. This parameterization avoids some problems present in the original depiction of these surfaces.

2011-06-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Study the relationship between canonical polynomials and elliptic sequences for elliptic singularities.

problem Understanding the relationship between canonical polynomials and elliptic sequences for elliptic singularities.
method An inductive setup of elliptic germs and comparison of their canonical polynomials.
result The exponents of the canonical polynomial determine the elliptic sequence and vice versa under certain conditions.

Elliptic Chern characters and Atiyah-Witten formula generalized to double loop spaces.

problem Generalizing classical Atiyah-Witten formula to double loop spaces.
method Constructing elliptic Chern and Bismut-Chern characters, defining elliptic holonomy, and using equivariant twisted parallel transport.
result Established elliptic Atiyah-Witten formula on double loop space.

Mathai, Melrose, and Singer introduced the notion of projective elliptic operators on manifolds equipped with an Azumaya bundle. In this note we compute the equivariant index of transversally elliptic operators that are the pullback of projective elliptic operators on the trivialization of the Azumaya bundle. It encomp…

2016-10-18abs ↗pdf ↗

New deficit functions link elliptic and parabolic inequalities, proving log Sobolev.

problem Proving log Sobolev inequality using deficit functions.
method Introducing two deficit functions, one elliptic and one parabolic, and showing their pointwise convergence and equations.
result Elliptic deficit converges to parabolic deficit, leading to an elliptic proof of log Sobolev inequality.

New proof for curved 3-cohom manifold rational ellipticity.

problem Rational ellipticity of curved manifolds with specific cohomogeneity.
method Proved rationally elliptic for cohomogeneity-three manifolds with positive curvature and no boundary quotient.
result Closed, simply connected, positively curved, cohomogeneity-three manifolds without boundary are rationally elliptic.

Characterizes totally elliptic surface group representations into Lie groups.

problem Understanding totally elliptic surface group representations into Lie groups.
method Characterization of representations into PSL2R\mathrm{PSL}_2\mathbb{R} and PSL2C\mathrm{PSL}_2\mathbb{C} by their mapping properties.
result They are either into a compact subgroup or Deroin--Tholozan representations.

Introduces spectral-domain Wasserstein distance and Gelbrich bound for elliptical processes.

problem Estimating distances and bounds for elliptical stochastic processes.
method Defines spectral-domain W2\mathcal{W}_2 Wasserstein distance and Gelbrich bound.
result Develops new spectral-domain bounds for non-elliptical processes.

New Witten rigidity theorems for elliptic genus in various dimensions.

problem Proving rigidity theorems for elliptic genus in different dimensions.
method Combining Liu's and Han-Yu's methods to prove Witten rigidity theorems for elliptic genus in even and odd dimensions.
result Several new Witten rigidity theorems for elliptic genus in even and odd dimensions have been established.

Paper defines invariants for elliptic Weyl groups and connects them to Frobenius structures.

problem Defining invariants for elliptic Weyl groups.
method Defines a set of good basic invariants and shows their connection to Frobenius structures.
result Good basic invariants give flat invariants and structure constants of Frobenius structures.

This note shows how independent elliptical distributions minimize the Wasserstein distance.

problem Minimizing the Wasserstein distance between elliptical distributions.
method Analyzing the Wasserstein distance between independent elliptical distributions with the same density generators.
result Independent elliptical distributions minimize their Wasserstein distance from other elliptical distributions with the same density generators.

Study of 17 surface behaviors and singularities for elliptic Weingarten equations.

problem Characterizing and understanding elliptic Weingarten surfaces and their singularities.
method Phase space analysis and classification of surface behaviors.
result Classification of 17 possible qualitative behaviors for rotational surfaces.

Characterizes stably elliptic elements in Lie groups and their properties.

problem Understanding stably elliptic elements in Lie groups and their geometric and algebraic properties.
method Characterization through fixed point algebra and Weyl group action; relates to maximal invariant cones and compactness of order intervals.
result Connected components of stably elliptic elements can be described using Weyl group action on a compactly embedded Cartan subalgebra.

We find a new relation among right-handed Dehn twists in the mapping class group of a kk-holed torus for 4k94 \leq k \leq 9. This relation induces an elliptic Lefschetz pencil structure on the four-manifold \cp $#(9-k)$ \cpb with kk base points and twelve singular fibers. By blowing up the base points we get an el…

2006-04-24abs ↗pdf ↗