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48 results for entropy convexity

This paper proves a curvature entropy inequality for non-symmetric convex bodies.

problem Proving a curvature entropy inequality for non-symmetric convex bodies.
method Demonstrated the log-Minkowski inequality of curvature entropy for general convex bodies in 2D.
result Equivalence of cone-volume measure uniqueness, log-Minkowski volume inequality, and curvature entropy inequality for general convex bodies in 2D.

Entropy rigidity proven for 3D and higher convex projective manifolds.

problem Entropy rigidity for strictly convex projective manifolds.
method Uses techniques from Besson, Courtois, and Gallot's entropy rigidity theorem.
result Uniform lower bounds on volume for finite volume strictly convex projective manifolds in dimensions ≥ 3.

Alexandrov spaces with non-negative curvature are characterized by the matrix displacement convexity of an entropy tensor.

problem Characterizing non-negative curvature in Alexandrov spaces
method Constructing a parallel trivialization of the entropy tensor
result The entropy tensor is matrix displacement convex on Alexandrov spaces

The null energy condition is characterized via convexity of entropy in Lorentzian manifolds.

problem Characterizing the null energy condition in Lorentzian manifolds.
method Characterization via convexity of the relative entropy along displacement interpolations on null hypersurfaces.
result The null energy condition is characterized in terms of convexity of the relative entropy.

We introduce a class of generalized relative entropies (inspired by the Bregman divergence in information theory) on the Wasserstein space over a weighted Riemannian or Finsler manifold. We prove that the convexity of all the entropies in this class is equivalent to the combination of the nonnegative weighted Ricci cur…

2011-12-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Symplectic homology matches dual capacities for convex domains.

problem Understanding symplectic capacities and Reeb flows on convex domains.
method Isomorphic filtered symplectic homology to dual singular homology.
result Gutt-Hutchings capacities match spectral invariants for convex domains.

Study spherical convex bodies using LpL_p-floating areas and curvature entropy.

problem Analogous isoperimetric inequalities for spherical convex bodies.
method Introduced LpL_p-floating areas and curvature entropy for spherical convex bodies.
result Established isoperimetric inequalities and dual isoperimetric inequalities.

The article extends mean curvature flow with surgery for low entropy hypersurfaces.

problem Extending mean curvature flow with surgery for hypersurfaces with low entropy.
method Mean curvature flow with surgery for mean convex hypersurfaces with entropy less than Λn2Λ_{n-2}, without assuming 2-convexity.
result Smooth nn-dimensional closed self shrinkers with entropy less than Λn2Λ_{n-2} are isotopic to the round nn-sphere.

New surface area measures defined for ball-convex bodies, leading to entropy and inequalities.

problem Defining and analyzing surface area measures for ball-convex bodies.
method Introducing LpL_p relative surface areas, proving invariance and inequalities, and using geometric interpretations.
result Established inequalities and a new notion of entropy for ball-convex bodies.

We investigate the mm-relative entropy, which stems from the Bregman divergence, on weighted Riemannian and Finsler manifolds. We prove that the displacement KK-convexity of the mm-relative entropy is equivalent to the combination of the nonnegativity of the weighted Ricci curvature and the KK-convexity of the weig…

2010-05-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on non-archimedean μ-entropy for toric varieties, proving existence and uniqueness.

problem Exploring non-archimedean μ-entropy for toric varieties and its thermodynamical structure.
method Established a Rellich type compactness result for convex functions on simple polytope, proving existence and uniqueness of optimizer.
result Existence and uniqueness of optimizer for toric non-archimedean μ^λ-entropy for λ ≤ 0.

Investigates properties of volume, entropy, and diameter in higher Teichmüller spaces.

problem Properties of volume, entropy, and diameter for representations in mSO(p,q+1){ m SO}(p,q+1).
method Uniform lower bound on entropy times volume, upper bound on entropy, finiteness and compactness results.
result Entropy is bounded by p1p-1 for representations conjugate to mS(mO(p,1)imesmO(q)){ m S}({ m O}(p,1) imes{ m O}(q)).

Abstract shows entropy and convexity definitions of very strict CD(K,N)CD(K,N) spaces are equivalent.

problem Equivalence of definitions of very strict CD(K,N)CD(K,N) spaces.
method Showed equivalence of definitions using entropy functionals and full displacement convexity class.
result Equivalence of definitions of very strict CD(K,N)CD(K,N) spaces.

Entropy convexity characterizes strong energy condition in spacetimes.

problem Characterizing strong energy condition in nonsmooth spacetimes.
method Lifting fractional powers of Lorentz distance to probability measures and showing geodesic convexity of Boltzmann-Shannon entropy.
result Strong energy condition is equivalent to geodesic convexity of Boltzmann-Shannon entropy.

Let M be a compact manifold of dimension n with a strictly convex projective structure. We consider the geodesic flow of the Hilbert metric on it, which is known to be Anosov. We prove that its topological entropy is less than n-1, with equality if and only if the structure is Riemannian, that is hyperbolic. As a corol…

2009-04-16abs ↗pdf ↗

In an incomplete Brownian-motion market setting, we propose a convex monotonic pricing functional for nonattainable bounded contingent claims which is compatible with prices for attainable claims. The pricing functional is defined as the convex conjugate of a generalized entropy penalty functional and an interpretation…

2008-04-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper introduces robust market making using Wasserstein distance and entropy regularization.

problem Market making robustness under uncertainty.
method Wasserstein distance, entropy regularization, convex optimization, optimal radius selection.
result The robust market making problem can be reformulated as a convex optimization problem.

Nonnegative sectional curvature linked to matrix displacement convexity.

problem Nonnegative sectional curvature in Riemannian manifolds.
method Matrix displacement convexity as a criterion for nonnegative sectional curvature.
result Entropy functional matrix displacement convexity implies nonnegative sectional curvature.

The approximability of a convex body is a number which measures the difficulty to approximate that body by polytopes. We prove that twice the approximability is equal to the volume entropy for a Hilbert geometry in dimension two end three and that in higher dimension it is a lower bound of the entropy. As a corollary w…

2012-07-05abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that the volume entropy of the Hilbert metric on a closed convex projective surface tends to zero as the corresponding Pick differential tends to infinity. The proof is based on the theorem, due to Benoist and Hulin, that the Hilbert metric and Blaschke metric are comparable.

2015-03-15abs ↗pdf ↗

It is shown that the volume entropy of a Hilbert geometry associated to an nn-dimensional convex body of class C1,1C^{1,1} equals n1n-1. To achieve this result, a new projective invariant of convex bodies, similar to the centro-affine area, is constructed. In the case n=2n=2, and without any assumption on the boundary, i…

2008-10-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Solves a complex geometric problem for symmetric convex bodies.

problem Conditions for a measure to be the dual curvature measure of a symmetric convex body.
method Variational approach using entropy and quermassintegrals, with estimates on entropy and curvature measures.
result Explicit conditions for the measure concentration, leading to a full solution for 1<q<n1 < q < n.

This is the lecture notes on the interplay between optimal transport and Riemannian geometry. On a Riemannian manifold, the convexity of entropy along optimal transport in the space of probability measures characterizes lower bounds of the Ricci curvature. We then discuss geometric properties of general metric measure …

2010-09-17abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper re-examines Bregman functions and their divergences, introducing new properties and functions.

problem Exploring properties and applications of Bregman functions and divergences.
method Re-examination of existing Bregman functions and introduction of new ones, providing sufficient conditions for construction.
result Several known Bregman functions are reclassified, and new Bregman functions are introduced.

Proposes a method to solve deep neural networks' local minimum problem.

problem Local minimum problem in deep neural networks training.
method Transforms cross-entropy loss into risk-averse error criterion, adjusts RSI, and uses convexity region.
result Trained deep learning machine is expected to be inside a global minimum's attraction basin.

Proves mean convex neighborhood conjecture for ancient flows near singularities.

problem Proving mean convex neighborhood conjecture for mean curvature flow near singularities.
method General classification of ancient low entropy flows and mean curvature flow through singularities.
result Proves mean convex neighborhood conjecture for ancient flows near singularities.

Lower bound shows no acceleration for specific convex optimization class.

problem Proving lower bounds for convergence rates of convex optimization methods.
method Proving Ω(L/T)Ω(L/T) lower bound for minimization of convex and LL-smooth functions relative to negative entropy.
result Mirror descent is optimal up to a logarithmic factor in the class of functions considered.

The entropy of a hypersurface is given by the supremum over all F-functionals with varying centers and scales, and is invariant under rigid motions and dilations. As a consequence of Huisken's monotonicity formula, entropy is non-increasing under mean curvature flow. We show here that a compact mean convex hypersurface…

2014-09-05abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper explores inequalities for strongly-convex sets in weighted Riemannian manifolds.

problem Investigating dilation type inequalities on weighted Riemannian manifolds.
method Introducing dilation profile and comparing it with model space under lower weighted Ricci curvature bounds.
result Showed several functional inequalities related to various entropies.

The study constructs pressure form on Margulis spacetimes and proves their infinitesimal rigidity.

problem Understanding the infinitesimal rigidity of Margulis spacetimes.
method Constructing pressure form and studying its properties on the moduli space of Margulis spacetimes.
result Margulis spacetimes are infinitesimally determined by their marked Margulis invariant spectra.

New insights into CE dynamics reveal how Hadamard initialization simplifies softmax.

problem Understanding the dynamics of cross-entropy training loss in deep learning.
method Analyzing a two-layer linear neural network with standard-basis vectors as inputs.
result Gradient flow on cross-entropy converges to neural collapse geometry, proving global convergence.