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Despite the huge empirical success of deep learning, theoretical understanding of neural networks learning process is still lacking. This is the reason, why some of its features seem "mysterious". We emphasize two mysteries of deep learning: generalization mystery, and optimization mystery. In this essay we review and …

2019-05-17abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we do the first large scale analysis of writing style development among Danish high school students. More than 10K students with more than 100K essays are analyzed. Writing style itself is often studied in the natural language processing community, but usually with the goal of verifying authorship, assess…

2019-06-04abs ↗pdf ↗

This mathematical essay brings together ideas from Economics, Geobiodynamics and Thermodynamics. Its purpose is to obtain real models of complex evolutionary systems. More specifically, the essay defines Roegenian Economy and links Geobiodynamics and Roegenian Economy. In this context, we discuss the isomorphism betwee…

2018-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

This is an expository essay about systolic geometry. It describes a central theorem in the subject and why the proof is difficult. Then it discusses different metaphors which suggest ways to approach the problem. The metaphors connect the systolic inequality to minimal surfaces, topological dimension, scalar curvature,…

2010-03-22abs ↗pdf ↗

This is not in any way meant to be a complete survey on positive curvature. Rather it is a short essay on the fascinating changes in the landscape surrounding positive curvature. In particular, details and many results and references are not included, and things are not presented in chronological order.

2009-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper constructs new Einstein metrics from old ones using specific deformation factors.

problem Creating new Einstein metrics from existing ones.
method Using a given Einstein metric and its Killing 1-form, determine deformation factors to form a new Einstein metric.
result The new Einstein metric is constructed by applying specific deformation factors to the given metric.

In 1981 Edward Witten proved a remarkable result where he derived the classical Morse Inequalities using ideas from Supersymmetric (SUSY) Quantum Mechanics. In this regard, one has an example where a Physical Theory has something to say about the underlying Mathematical Structure. The objective of this essay is to unde…

2017-03-20abs ↗pdf ↗

This essay discusses the advantages of a probabilistic agent-based approach to questions in theoretical economics, from the nature of economic agents, to the nature of the equilibria supported by their interactions. One idea we propose is that "agents" are meta-individual, hierarchically structured objects, that includ…

2013-11-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning is currently the subject of intensive study. However, fundamental concepts such as representations are not formally defined -- researchers "know them when they see them" -- and there is no common language for describing and analyzing algorithms. This essay proposes an abstract framework that identifies th…

2015-09-29abs ↗pdf ↗

This essay quantifies convexities in incomplete markets using entropy, adjusting prices for risk and incompleteness.

problem Quantifying convexities in incomplete markets and adjusting prices for risk and incompleteness.
method Using entropy, the essay quantifies convexities and adjusts prices for risk and incompleteness in incomplete markets.
result A new price principle derived from a log-martingale condition is introduced, matching risk aversion and adjusting for market incompleteness and default risk.

We describe in this note a new invariant of rooted trees. We argue that the invariant is interesting on it own, and that it has connections to knot theory and homological algebra. However, the real reason that we propose this invariant to readers is that we deal here with an elementary, interesting, new mathematics, an…

2015-12-09abs ↗pdf ↗

The study explores how brain development can inspire efficient deep learning models.

problem Efficient and robust optimization procedures for deep learning.
method Inspiration from biological neural development to improve deep learning models.
result Biological neural development can inspire efficient and robust optimization procedures.

This essay suggests that a proper assessment of the presently unfolding financial crisis, and its cure, requires going back at least to the late 1990s, accounting for the cumulative effect of the ITC, real-estate and financial derivative bubbles. We focus on the deep loss of trust, not only in Wall Street, but more imp…

2008-10-25abs ↗pdf ↗

This essay reviews human observer-based methods employed in shark spotting in Muizenberg Beach. It investigates Machine Learning methods for automated shark detection with the aim of enhancing human observation. A questionnaire and interview were used to collect information about shark spotting, the motivation of the a…

2019-05-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Lie systems form a class of systems of first-order ordinary differential equations whose general solutions can be described in terms of certain finite families of particular solutions and a set of constants, by means of a particular type of mapping: the so-called superposition rule. Apart from this fundamental property…

2011-03-21abs ↗pdf ↗

In this essay we aim to explore the Geometric aspects of the Calabi Conjecture and highlight the techniques of nonlinear Elliptic PDE theory used by S.T. Yau [SY] in obtaining a solution to the problem. Yau proves the existence of a Geometric structure using differential equations, giving importance to the idea that de…

2017-03-20abs ↗pdf ↗

This is an essay on potential theory for geometric plurisubharmonic functions. It begins with a given closed subset G of the Grassmann bundle G(p,TX)G(p,TX) of tangent pp-planes to a riemannian manifold XX. This determines a nonlinear partial differential equation which is convex but never uniformly elliptic (p < dim X). …

2011-11-16abs ↗pdf ↗

The abstract discusses parallels between Galois theory and Stone-Weierstrass theorem in various fields.

problem Connecting distinguishing power and expressive power in different fields.
method Elementary theorem connecting distinguishing power and expressive power.
result Foundational principle in linguistics linking distinguishing power and expressive power.

Bayesian probability theory is one of the most successful frameworks to model reasoning under uncertainty. Its defining property is the interpretation of probabilities as degrees of belief in propositions about the state of the world relative to an inquiring subject. This essay examines the notion of subjectivity by dr…

2014-07-15abs ↗pdf ↗

In this essay, we study the sufficient and necessary conditions for a Randers metrc to be of constant Ricci curvature without the restriction of strong convexity (regularity). The classification result for the case βα>1\|β\|_α>1 is provided, which is similar to the famous Bao-Robles-Shen's result for strongly convex Rand…

2017-05-31abs ↗pdf ↗

This article is a follow-up of a short essay that appeared in Nature 455, 1181 (2008) [arXiv:0810.5306]. It has become increasingly clear that the erratic dynamics of markets is mostly endogenous and not due to the rational processing of exogenous news. I elaborate on the idea that spin-glass type of problems, where th…

2009-04-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Episodes of market crashes have fascinated economists for centuries. Although many academics, practitioners and policy makers have studied questions related to collapsing asset price bubbles, there is little consensus yet about their causes and effects. This review and essay evaluates some of the hypotheses offered to …

2008-12-12abs ↗pdf ↗

This work improves likelihood of score-based diffusion ODEs using high-order denoising score matching.

problem The gap between maximum likelihood and score matching objectives for score-based diffusion ODEs.
method High-order denoising score matching to maximize likelihood.
result Score-based diffusion ODEs achieve better likelihood on synthetic and CIFAR-10 data.

A new method improves data generation quality by correcting score mismatches.

problem Score mismatch issue in conditional score-based data generation methods.
method Denoising Likelihood Score Matching (DLSM) loss for classifier training.
result The proposed method outperforms previous methods on Cifar-10 and Cifar-100 benchmarks.

New scoring rules improve probabilistic classification model evaluation.

problem Traditional scoring rules misalign with the preference for correct classifications.
method Introduces Penalized Brier Score (PBS) and Penalized Logarithmic Loss (PLL) to modify proper scoring rules.
result PBS and PLL better identify optimal checkpoints and early stopping points, leading to superior F1 scores.