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48 results for equivariant functions

The paper develops methods for calculating equivariant homology from Morse functions.

problem Calculating equivariant homology from equivariant Morse functions.
method Alter equivariant Morse functions to stable ones, use generic equivariant metrics, and analyze the Morse spectral sequence.
result Equivariant Morse functions induce a filtration that computes equivariant homology.

An impossibility result shows limitations in learning symmetries and equivariant functions.

problem Learning symmetries and equivariant functions simultaneously is impossible under certain conditions.
method Careful study of approximation for groups and semigroups, analysis of neural networks.
result Linearly equivariant networks can be used to learn equivariant functions, but group-convolutional networks have limitations.

We use contact geometry to describe the monoid of projectively equivariant meromorphic differential operators on a complex curve, quantization of which generalizes known constructions of classical equivariants to non-commutative function algebras in several variables.

2019-09-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper computes metrics and Einstein tensors on even-dimensional manifolds.

problem Computing metrics and Einstein tensors on even-dimensional Riemannian manifolds.
method Development of spectral Einstein functionals and equivariant Bismut Laplacian.
result Explicit computation of the equivariant noncommutative residue density.

Universal MLPs with a single hidden layer can learn any function.

problem Learning on various data structures like sequences, images, sets, and graphs.
method Using group theory, the paper proves the universality of a broad class of equivariant MLPs with a single hidden layer.
result Having a hidden layer on which the group acts regularly is sufficient for universal equivariance (invariance).

Using deep neural networks that are either invariant or equivariant to permutations in order to learn functions on unordered sets has become prevalent. The most popular, basic models are DeepSets [Zaheer et al. 2017] and PointNet [Qi et al. 2017]. While known to be universal for approximating invariant functions, DeepS…

2019-10-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved set prediction model using multiset-equivariant operations and approximate implicit differentiation.

problem Existing set prediction models struggle with multisets and cannot represent certain functions.
method Introduced multiset-equivariance, improved DSPN with approximate implicit differentiation, and applied to CLEVR object property prediction.
result Significantly improved object property prediction on CLEVR dataset.

New neural networks respect symmetries in symmetric tensors, improving efficiency and generalization.

problem Learning from symmetric tensors efficiently and respecting their inherent symmetries.
method Developed two characterizations of linear permutation equivariant functions between symmetric power spaces of R^n.
result These functions are highly data efficient compared to standard MLPs and generalize well to different sizes of symmetric tensors.

Equivariant neural networks use symmetry to interpret complex data.

problem Interpreting and understanding the behavior of equivariant neural networks.
method Decompose layers into simple representations and analyze nonlinear activation functions.
result Equivariant neural networks can be interpreted using a filtration generalizing Fourier series.

Characterizes a specific type of neural network for alternating group equivariance.

problem Understanding and characterizing neural networks with alternating group equivariance.
method Characterization of all possible AnA_n-equivariant neural networks using tensor powers of Rn\mathbb{R}^{n}.
result Found a basis of matrices for learnable, linear AnA_n-equivariant layer functions.

This work introduces a method for almost equivariance in neural networks using Lie algebra convolutions.

problem Real-world data often does not conform to strict group equivariances, leading to underperformance in models.
method Definition and practical implementation of almost equivariance through Lie algebra convolutions.
result Demonstrated the validity of the approach through benchmarking against fully equivariant settings.

New method uses scalars to approximate physics functions.

problem Designing neural networks that respect physical symmetries.
method Parameterizing polynomial functions equivariant to various symmetries using scalars.
result Universal approximation of polynomial functions under various symmetries using scalars.

We will discuss the equivariant cohomology of a manifold endowed with the action of a Lie group. Localization formulae for equivariant integrals are explained by a vanishing theorem for equivariant cohomology with generalized coefficients. We then give applications to integration of characteristic classes on symplectic…

2006-07-17abs ↗pdf ↗

In a previous paper, the authors defined an equivariant version of the so-called Saito duality between the monodromy zeta functions as a sort of Fourier transform between the Burnside rings of an abelian group and of its group of characters. Here a so-called enhanced Burnside ring B^(G)\widehat{B}(G) of a finite group GG

2015-06-18abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper introduces μμK-stability for polarized schemes and develops equivariant calculus.

problem The existence of μμ-cscK metrics and their stability.
method Develops equivariant calculus and introduces μμ-character to study μμK-stability.
result Derives μμ-Futaki invariant and an equivariant first Chern class for general test configurations.

This work uses action equivariance to learn structured latent spaces for reinforcement learning.

problem Learning structured latent spaces for reinforcement learning.
method Introduced a contrastive loss function to enforce action equivariance on learned representations.
result Optimal policies in the abstract MDP can be successfully lifted to the original MDP.

Novel CG-EGNNs learn equivariant functions from Clifford algebras.

problem Lack of equivariance in high-order graph neural networks.
method Integrates high-order local structures with Clifford algebras for equivariant learning.
result CG-EGNNs outperform previous methods on various benchmarks.

Graph Neural Networks (GNN) come in many flavors, but should always be either invariant (permutation of the nodes of the input graph does not affect the output) or equivariant (permutation of the input permutes the output). In this paper, we consider a specific class of invariant and equivariant networks, for which we …

2019-05-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops tensor learning methods exploiting symmetries of tensor functions.

problem Efficiently handling tensors in various scientific contexts.
method Equivariant machine learning architectures exploiting orthogonal, Lorentz, and symplectic symmetries.
result Equivariant models outperform non-equivariant baselines in time series analysis.

In this paper, we first define the equivariant infinitesimal ηη-form, then we compare it with the equivariant ηη-form, modulo exact forms, by a locally computable form. As a consequence, we obtain the singular behavior of the equivariant ηη-form, modulo exact forms, as a function on the acting Lie group. This result…

2018-08-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies geometric properties of group equivariant operators and their Riemannian structure.

problem Understanding the geometric structure of group equivariant operators.
method Endowing the space of group equivariant non-expansive operators with a Riemannian manifold structure and using gradient descent methods.
result Gradient descent methods can be applied to minimize cost functions on the space of group equivariant non-expansive operators.

SymPE breaks symmetries in equivariant networks, improving performance across various tasks.

problem Equivariant networks cannot break symmetries, leading to poor performance in tasks with symmetrical inputs.
method Novel equivariant conditional distributions and randomized canonicalization.
result SymPE significantly improves performance of group-equivariant and graph neural networks.

Characterizes group-equivariant neural networks for three groups.

problem Understanding equivariant neural networks for orthogonal, special orthogonal, and symplectic groups.
method Characterized all possible group-equivariant neural networks for three groups.
result Found spanning sets of matrices for learnable, linear equivariant layer functions.

We introduce the Convolutional Conditional Neural Process (ConvCNP), a new member of the Neural Process family that models translation equivariance in the data. Translation equivariance is an important inductive bias for many learning problems including time series modelling, spatial data, and images. The model embeds …

2019-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

New method constructs translationally equivariant hyperbolic affine spheres.

problem Constructing translationally equivariant hyperbolic affine spheres.
method Noncompact Iwasawa factorization via DPW method and Weierstrass elliptic functions.
result Every translationally equivariant hyperbolic affine sphere is equiaffinely equivalent to one with a circle, hyperbola, or parabola slice curve.

We present effective methods to compute equivariant harmonic maps from the universal cover of a surface into a nonpositively curved space. By discretizing the theory appropriately, we show that the energy functional is strongly convex and derive convergence of the discrete heat flow to the energy minimizer, with explic…

2018-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗