A new parametric method studies Willmore flows and energy quantization.
problem Understanding Willmore flows and their singularities.
method Parametric approach to Willmore gradient flows.
result For small-energy weak immersions, a unique solution exists.
Paper proposes energy objective for training normalizing flows without determinants.
problem Challenges in training normalizing flows due to Jacobian determinants.
method Introduces energy objective based on proper scoring rules, determinant-free.
result Energy objective supports novel model families and competitive performance.
Paper proposes CoopFlow, a two-flow generator for energy-based models.
problem Training energy-based models with Langevin flow and normalizing flow.
method CoopFlow trains an energy-based model using a normalizing flow initialization and a short-run Langevin flow revision.
result CoopFlow converges to a moment matching estimator and synthesizes realistic images.
EWFM trains continuous flows with only energy evaluations, improving sample quality with fewer computations.
problem Efficiently sampling from complex, high-dimensional Boltzmann distributions using only energy evaluations.
method Energy-Weighted Flow Matching (EWFM) using importance sampling and iterative/annealed training.
result Improved sample quality with up to 3 orders of magnitude fewer energy evaluations compared to existing methods.
Willmore flow preserves low energy surfaces to planes.
problem Preserving low energy surfaces to planes under Willmore flow.
method Willmore flow equation for complete, properly immersed surfaces in Rn.
result Complete Willmore surfaces with low energy converge to planes.
New model estimates Gibbs free energies using machine learning and isobaric-isothermal flows.
problem Estimating Gibbs free energies for complex systems.
method Normalizing flows trained to sample isobaric-isothermal ensemble.
result Excellent agreement with established baselines for water phases.
Gradient flows for surface energies with tensor fields are derived and analyzed.
problem Deriving consistent gradient flows for surface energies involving tensor fields.
method Introducing different gauges of surface independence and demonstrating their effects on energy decrease.
result Consistent choice of gauge and time derivative is necessary for energy decrease.
Gradient flows for knot energies ensure long-term existence of knotted loops.
problem Ensuring long-term existence of knotted loops under various energies.
method Banach gradient flows, curves of maximal slope, logarithmic strain control.
result Established long-time existence of gradient flows for knot energies.
New calibration energy measures deviation from calibrated geometry, enabling mean curvature flow in infinite volumes.
problem Mean curvature flow in infinite volumes with finite energy.
method Introducing calibration energy and proving its dissipation identity for mean curvature flows.
result Every proper self-expander with finite calibration energy is a plane in all dimensions and codimensions.
Study sesqui-harmonic map flow from Riemannian surfaces
problem Investigate sesqui-harmonic map flow from Riemannian surfaces
method L2-gradient flow of an energy functional
result Generalizes Struwe's regularity result for harmonic maps
Graph neural networks are explained through energy gradient flow and framelet decomposition.
problem Understanding and improving graph neural networks.
method Viewing framelet-based models as gradient flows of energy, proposing a generalized energy via framelet decomposition.
result The proposed model leads to more flexible dynamics, enhancing graph neural networks.
Paper extends port-Hamiltonian model to include internal energy for compressible and incompressible flow.
problem Modeling fluid flow dynamics with internal energy and constraints.
method Derived port-Hamiltonian model using interconnection maps and added internal energy and constraint forces.
result Model accurately represents both compressible and incompressible fluid flow.
New energy functional bounds Ricci flows on ancient spaces.
problem Bounding Ricci flows on ancient spaces.
method Introducing a dynamical energy functional on compact ancient asymptotically Ricci-flat Ricci flows.
result Provides an upper bound for the ordinary λ-functional.
By the method of discrete Morse flows, we construct an energy reducing multiple-valued function flow. The flow we get is Holder continuous with respect to the L-2 norm. We also give another way of constructing flows in some special cases, where the flow we get behaves like ordinary heat flow.
The article analyzes the stability of a curve shortening flow for planar networks.
problem Stability analysis of anisotropic curve shortening flow for planar networks.
method Used Lojasiewicz-Simon gradient inequality to derive stability results.
result For initial data close to an energy minimizer, the flow exists globally and converges to a different energy minimum.
We give an extensive treatment of the Constant Mean Curvature (CMC) Einstein flow from the point of view of the Bel-Robinson energies. The article, in particular, stresses on estimates showing how the Bel-Robinson energies and the volume of the evolving states control intrinsically the flow along evolution. The treatme…
Entropy measures geodesic flow complexity.
problem Measuring complexity of geodesic flows on manifolds.
method Introduced barcode entropy to measure exponential growth rate of not-too-short bars in Morse-theoretic barcodes.
result Barcode entropy bounds topological entropy and vice versa.
Gradient flow of elastic energy converges to elastica.
problem Optimizing closed curves to minimize elastic energy.
method Proving the existence of a unique global solution and convergence via Łojasiewicz--Simon gradient inequality.
result Convergence to elastica established for the H2(ds)-gradient flow of modified elastic energy. iEFM trains CNF models from unnormalized densities efficiently.
problem Training generators from energy functions or unnormalized densities.
method Iterated energy-based flow matching (iEFM) with simulation-free objective.
result iEFM outperforms existing methods in probabilistic modeling.
Study of tori of revolution under Willmore flow converges to Clifford Torus.
problem Long-time behavior and convergence of Willmore flow for tori of revolution.
method Gradient flow of Willmore energy for tori of revolution, analyzing energy threshold and convergence to Clifford Torus.
result Convergence of Willmore flow to Clifford Torus for initial energy below 8π.
In this short note, we show a uniqueness result of the energy solutions for the Cauchy problem of Schrodinger flow in the whole space Rn provided there is a smooth solution in the energy class.
Study of Willmore energy on sphere sublevel sets and flow singularities.
problem Understanding the Willmore energy landscape and singularities of the Willmore flow.
method Gluing different instances of the Willmore flow and using an invariant for triple-point-free spheres.
result Classification of initial surfaces with energy at most 12π leading to unavoidable singularities.
The paper proves a reverse isoperimetric inequality and applies it to analyze surface flows.
problem Analyzing the negative gradient flow of the Willmore energy plus volume.
method Proved a quantitative reverse isoperimetric inequality and applied it to the flow.
result Initial surfaces converge to a round point in finite or infinite time.
We show that K-energy minimizing movements agree with smooth solutions to Calabi flow as long as the latter exist. As corollaries we conclude that in a general Kahler class long time solutions of Calabi flow minimize both K-energy and Calabi energy. Lastly, by applying convergence results from the theory of minimizing …
The paper proves the existence of pseudoharmonic maps with small initial energy.
problem Existence of pseudoharmonic maps with small initial energy.
method Considered pseudoharmonic heat flow with small initial horizontal energy.
result Existence of pseudoharmonic maps from closed pseudo-Hermitian manifolds to closed Riemannian manifolds.
Study inextensible flows of curves in 4D pseudo-Galilean space and defines energy functions.
problem Analyzing inextensible flows and energy of curves in 4D pseudo-Galilean space.
method Expressed inextensible flows as partial differential equations, defined directional derivatives, and expressed bending elastic energy functions.
result Necessary and sufficient conditions for inextensible flows are given as partial differential equations.
Study curves evolving by gradient flow of elastic energy, proving existence, smoothing, and convergence.
problem Evolution of curves with fixed length and clamped boundary conditions.
method Negative L2-gradient flow of elastic energy, existence, parabolic smoothing, constrained Lojasiewicz-Simon gradient inequality. result Convergence to a critical point as time tends to infinity.
The article explores Helfrich flow with spontaneous curvature, finding singularities and convergence behaviors.
problem Understanding the long-time behavior of Helfrich flow with spontaneous curvature.
method Analyzing the gradient flow of a locally area- and volume-constrained Willmore flow, and applying it to the Helfrich flow.
result For negative spontaneous curvature, the Helfrich flow exhibits finite-time singularities; for positive spontaneous curvature, it converges globally.
Flow deforms locally convex curves into target curves.
problem Deforming locally convex curves to target curves with same elastic energy.
method Curvature flow with nonlocal term to evolve curves.
result Flow deforms curves to target curves if elastic energies match.
The paper connects Ricci flow and harmonic spinors, proving new inequalities.
problem Understanding the behavior of harmonic spinors under Ricci flow.
method Introduced a weighted monopole equations and used Perelman's entropy.
result Ricci flow is the gradient flow of energy related to harmonic spinors.
Study of J-flow on Kähler manifolds confirms energy properness.
problem Properness of Mabuchi K-energy on Kähler manifolds.
method Degenerate twisted J-flow on compact Kähler manifolds.
result Flow converges to weak solution of degenerate twisted J-equation.
Study on hyperbolic elastic flow, proving convergence and quantifying singularities.
problem Understanding singularities and convergence of elastic flow in hyperbolic plane.
method Analyzes closed and open curves with clamped boundary conditions, proving convergence without small energy assumption.
result Each singularity carries an energy cost of at least 8, and blow-ups are explicitly classified.
We analyze an energy functional associated to Conformal Ricci Flow along closed manifolds with constant negative scalar curvature. Given initial conditions we use this functional to demonstrate the uniqueness of both the metric and the pressure function along Conformal Ricci Flow.
A neural flow method minimizes Willmore energy for 2-surfaces in 3D space.
problem Minimizing Willmore energy for closed oriented 2-surfaces in 3D space.
method Introducing neural Willmore flow to model and minimize the Willmore energy using neural architectures.
result The neural flow reproduces expected round sphere and Clifford torus for genus 0 and 1 surfaces, respectively, and finds minimal Willmore surfaces for genus 2.
Unified geometric description of Kepler flow across all energies.
problem Understanding the Kepler flow across different energy levels.
method Revisiting Ligon--Schaaf regularization and identifying geometric origins of anomalies.
result Unified geometric description of Kepler flow for all energies.
Li-Yau inequality applied to curves in 2D space.
problem Curves in 2D space with low elastic energy.
method Classical Li-Yau inequality applied to curves.
result Analogous results for curves in 2D space with low elastic energy.
Gradient flow method solves isoperimetric inequality for maps.
problem Finding maps with optimal enclosed area.
method Sobolev gradient flow for area-normalised Dirichlet energy.
result Solutions converge to a circle as time goes to infinity.
Gradient flow studies Spin(7)-structures on compact 8-manifolds.
problem Formulating and studying the gradient flow of Spin(7)-structures.
method Negative gradient flow of an energy functional of Spin(7)-structures.
result Short-time existence and uniqueness of solutions to the flow.
Energy Matching unifies flow matching and energy-based models for generative modeling.
problem Inability of flow-based models to integrate partial observations and priors.
method Energy Matching framework that integrates flow matching and energy-based models.
result Substantially outperforms existing EBMs on CIFAR-10 and ImageNet generation.
Study gradient flow of phase transitions with fixed contact angle.
problem Understanding phase transitions with fixed contact angle.
method Gradient flow of the Allen-Cahn equation with fixed boundary contact angle.
result Established interior and boundary convergence properties for solutions and energy measures.
Morse theory connects low energy submanifolds in 3-sphere.
problem Understanding low energy submanifolds in the 3-sphere.
method Morse-theoretic techniques and negative gradient flow.
result Constructs connections between low energy critical submanifolds.
In this paper, we prove that the Kahler Ricci flow converges to a Kahler Einstein metric when E_1 energy is small. We also prove that E_1 is bounded from below if and only if the K energy is bounded from below in the canonical class.
New method trains energy-based models faster and more stably.
problem Training efficiency and stability of energy-based models.
method EBFlow with score-matching objectives.
result EBFlow achieves significant speedup and better performance.
Paper develops a new fluid flow model with energy exchange through boundaries.
problem Modeling ideal fluid flow with energy exchange through boundaries.
method Port-Hamiltonian model based on Stokes-Dirac structures.
result Wide range of fluid dynamical systems can be achieved with this model.
We extend short-time existence and stability of the Dirichlet energy flow as proven in a previous paper by the authors to a broader class of energy functionals. Furthermore, we derive some monotonely decreasing quantities for the Dirichlet energy flow and investigate an equation of soliton type. In particular, we show …
Flow preserves isoperimetric ratio for immersed surfaces.
problem Preserving isoperimetric ratio in Willmore flow.
method Non-local L2-gradient flow for Willmore energy. result Long-time existence and convergence for spherical initial data.
We investigate the low-energy behavior of the gradient flow of the L2 norm of the Riemannian curvature on four-manifolds. Specifically, we show long time existence and exponential convergence to a metric of constant sectional curvature when the initial metric has positive Yamabe constant and small initial energy.
Optimal thresholds ensure curves remain embedded in flows.
problem Preserving the embeddedness of elastic flows of curves.
method Variational characterization and minimization of bending energy.
result Optimal thresholds for preserving embeddedness are found.