New method improves neural network robustness without adversarial training.
problem Adversarial robustness of neural networks under flat loss surface.
method Visualizing decision surfaces in input space to assess robustness.
result Decision surface geometry in input space correlates with adversarial robustness.
Flat-minima optimizers improve neural network generalization.
problem Improving neural network generalization performance.
method Stochastic Weight Averaging (SWA) and Sharpness-Aware Minimization (SAM).
result Surprising findings from loss surface analysis and broad benchmarking.
Study on loss landscapes of deep linear networks using algebraic geometry.
problem Understanding the loss landscapes of deep linear networks.
method Algebraic geometry methods to analyze the properties of the optimization landscapes.
result Deep linear networks have local minima that are not global minima.
S-SGD adds symmetrical noise to weights to avoid sharp minima in deep learning.
problem SGD does not always converge to a flat minimum, leading to poor generalization.
method Symmetrical weight noise injection in SGD.
result S-SGD outperforms conventional SGD and weight-noise injection methods in large batch training.
New flatness measure for neural nets is invariant to reparameterizations.
problem Lack of invariance in existing flatness measures to reparameterizations.
method Proposed a reparameterization-invariant flatness measure.
result The new flatness measure correlates with generalization error.
We exhibit several transformations of surfaces in R^4. First, one that takes a flat surface and gets a surface with flat normal bundle; then, one that takes a surface with flat normal bundle and gets a flat surface; finally, a one-parameter family of transformations on a flat surface with flat normal bundle and gives a…
Flat solutions don't guarantee generalization for logistic loss in neural networks.
problem Proving flat solutions imply generalization for logistic loss in neural networks.
method Analyzing overparameterized two-layer ReLU networks with univariate input under logistic loss.
result Flat solutions enjoy near-optimal generalization bounds within uncertain sets but can still overfit at infinity.
New research shows flat minima in robust loss landscapes correlate with good adversarial robustness.
problem Adversarial training leads to robust overfitting, poor robust generalization.
method Average- and worst-case metrics to measure flatness in robust loss landscapes.
result Flatness in robust loss landscapes correlates with good adversarial robustness.
Monge SAM improves deep learning by making sharpness-aware minimization invariant to reparametrizations.
problem Non-invariance of sharpness-aware minimization (SAM) to reparametrizations.
method Introduces Monge SAM, a reparametrization-invariant version of SAM using a Riemannian metric.
result Monge SAM enhances robustness and generalization compared to previous methods.
New flat surfaces found in 3D sphere space.
problem Constructing flat surfaces in 3D sphere.
method Using Ribaucour transformations and flat torus theory.
result Families of complete flat surfaces in S3 determined by parameters. Flat metrics on hyperbolic surfaces embed as polyhedral surfaces in (2+1)-spacetimes.
problem Embedding flat metrics on hyperbolic surfaces into (2+1)-spacetimes.
method Using convex polyhedral Cauchy surfaces and Teichmüller space properties.
result Existence and uniqueness of flat metrics embedding in (2+1)-spacetimes.
Study flat surfaces along curves in higher-dimensional spaces.
problem Existence and uniqueness of flat surfaces along curves.
method Explicit parametric construction using flat surfaces as ruled surfaces with stable tangent planes.
result Explicit construction of flat approximations of hypersurfaces along curves.
Curved flats linked to pairs of Lie applicable surfaces.
problem Understanding curved flats in Lie sphere geometry.
method One-to-one correspondence with pairs of Demoulin families of Lie applicable surfaces via Darboux transformation.
result Curved flats correspond to specific Lie applicable surface pairs.
This paper introduces PSI-flatness to better understand ReLU neural networks' flatness and generalization.
problem Existing flatness definitions fail to account for ReLU neural networks' Positively Scale-Invariant (PSI) property.
method Formalizes PSI-flatness on basis path values, proving its relation to generalization.
result Minimums with balanced basis path values are flatter and generalize better.
We propose a general framework for constructing and describing infinite type flat surfaces of finite area. Using this method, we characterize the range of dynamical behaviors possible for the vertical translation flows on such flat surfaces. We prove a sufficient condition for ergodicity of this flow and apply the cond…
Study links' flat-virtual diagrams to create link invariants.
problem Equivalence and invariants of flat-virtual diagrams.
method Maps from links in thickened surfaces to flat-virtual links.
result Investigation of flat-virtual diagrams' equivalence and invariants.
Paper finds flat minimal surfaces in quaternionic projective spaces.
problem Characterizing flat minimal surfaces in quaternionic projective spaces.
method Analyzing totally real minimal surfaces of isotropy order n.
result Linearly full totally real flat minimal surfaces are two surfaces in C^n, one of which is the Clifford solution.
Study finds a limiting distribution for free path lengths on flat surfaces with circular obstacles.
problem Understanding free path lengths on flat surfaces with circular obstacles.
method Proved the existence of a limiting distribution using radius of obstacles as a parameter.
result Relates the limiting distribution to heights of zippered rectangle decompositions.
In this article we study minimal flat Lorentzian surfaces in Lorentzian complex space forms. First we prove that, for minimal flat Lorentzian surfaces in a Lorentzian complex form, the equation of Ricci is a consequence of the equations of Gauss and Codazzi. Then we classify minimal flat Lorentzian surfaces in the Lore…
The study generalizes origamis to flat surfaces, exploring their combinatorial and geometric properties.
problem Understanding the geometric and combinatorial properties of flat surfaces.
method Developing a system of linear equations to represent flat surfaces and studying their Veech groups.
result Veech groups of certain flat surfaces are included under a specific covering relation.
The paper proves ideal triangulations and disk unfolding for singular flat surfaces.
problem Proving ideal triangulations and disk unfolding for singular flat surfaces.
method Using geodesic triangulation and finite geodesic connections.
result Each singular flat surface has an ideal triangulation and can be unfolded into a flat disk.
DGSAM improves domain generalization by minimizing individual sharpness.
problem Improving domain generalization models that perform well on unseen target domains.
method Shifts DG paradigm toward minimizing individual sharpness across source domains.
result DGSAM reduces performance variance across domains with less computational overhead.
It is classically known that complete flat surfaces in Euclidean 3-space are cylinders over space curves. This implies that the study of global behaviour of flat surfaces requires the study of singular points as well. If a flat surface f admits singularities but its Gauss map ν can be smoothly extended across the s…
Study geodesic paths on flat surfaces, comparing length and singularity counts.
problem Comparing geometric length and singularity counts on geodesic paths.
method Apply counting limit laws to infinite graphs and then to flat surfaces.
result Statistical comparison of geometric length and singularity counts on geodesic paths.
Flat surfaces that correspond to k-differentials on compact Riemann surfaces are of finite area provided there is no pole of order k or higher. We denote by \textit{flat surfaces with poles of higher order} those surfaces with flat structures defined by a k-differential with at least one pole of order at least $k…
The paper provides uniform length estimates for trajectories on flat cone surfaces.
problem Estimating the length of trajectories on flat cone surfaces.
method Using self-intersection numbers and constants depending only on the flat metric, the paper focuses on convex flat cone spheres with a positive curvature gap and a fixed number of singularities.
result Uniform two-sided estimates for trajectory lengths on convex flat cone spheres are obtained.
Flat semigroups can represent normal weighted homogeneous surface singularities.
problem Representability of flat semigroups in normal weighted homogeneous surface singularities.
method Study of numerical semigroups associated with surface singularities and prove representability conditions.
result A numerical semigroup is representable if and only if it can be written as a quotient of a flat semigroup.
We define discrete flat surfaces in hyperbolic 3-space from the perspective of discrete integrable systems and prove properties that justify the definition. We show how these surfaces correspond to previously defined discrete constant mean curvature 1 surfaces in hyperbolic 3-space, and we also describe discrete focal …
We discuss several kinds of Willmore surfaces of flat normal bundle in this paper. First we show that every S-Willmore surface with flat normal bundle in Sn must locate in some S3⊂Sn, from which we characterize Clifford torus as the only non-equatorial homogeneous minimal surface in Sn with flat normal…
Flat surfaces in Lie groups with constant curvature are flat.
problem Characterizing surfaces in Lie groups with constant Gaussian curvature.
method Analyzing surfaces as products of curves and using bi-invariant metrics.
result All surfaces of constant curvature in 3D Lie groups are flat.
Rigidity theorem for ideal surfaces with flat boundary conditions.
problem Characterizing surfaces with flat boundary conditions.
method Analyzing a sixth order nonlinear elliptic PDE and flat boundary conditions.
result Surfaces with small second fundamental form and flat boundary conditions are planar.
Paper connects hypersurfaces in 4D to surfaces in 3-sphere.
problem Understanding conformally flat hypersurfaces in 4D space forms.
method Characterizes conformal structures and relates to surfaces in 3-sphere.
result Relates 2-metrics in 3-sphere to surfaces giving rise to conformally flat hypersurfaces.
Every link is shown to be presentable as a boundary of an unknotted flat banded surface. A (flat) banded link is defined as a boundary of an unknotted (flat) banded surface. A link's (flat) band index is defined as the minimum number of bands required to present the link as boundaries of an unknotted (flat) banded surf…
New rigidity theorem for Scherk's surfaces and flat structures.
problem Characterizing and proving uniqueness of minimal surfaces and flat structures.
method Combining curvature estimates and geometric harmonic functions to construct fresh uniqueness results.
result Periodic minimal surfaces admit new uniqueness results.
The paper characterizes surfaces in 4D space forms with flat normal connection.
problem Characterizing surfaces in 4D space forms with specific geometric properties.
method Analyzing linearly dependent conditions and using properties of sectional curvature.
result Characterizations of space-like and time-like surfaces with flat normal connection.
Proof that stable minimal surfaces in 3D are flat.
problem Classification of stable minimal surfaces in R3. method Index theory for Dirac operators on twisted spinor bundles.
result Every complete two-sided stable minimal surface in R3 is flat. Study K3 surfaces and their metrics, focusing on dynamics.
problem Understanding dynamics on K3 surfaces.
method Interactions between K3 surface geometry and Ricci-flat metrics, dynamical study of automorphisms.
result Positive entropy automorphisms on K3 surfaces.
Ray marching method visualizes flat surfaces efficiently.
problem Efficient visualization of flat surfaces.
method Ray marching approach for intuitive exploration.
result Effective visualization of translation surfaces and polyhedra.
Study on harmonic forms on K3 surfaces converging to a flat 4D orbifold.
problem Behavior of harmonic 2-forms on K3 surfaces with Ricci-flat metrics.
method Analysis of convergence of harmonic forms to flat 4D orbifold.
result Decomposition of harmonic 2-forms into converging subspaces.
In this paper, we study the geometry of compact complex manifolds with Levi-Civita Ricci-flat metrics and prove that compact complex surfaces admitting Levi-Civita Ricci-flat metrics are Kahler Calabi-Yau surfaces or Hopf surfaces.
The abstract conjectures and proves conditions for scalar-flat Kähler surfaces with specific tensor properties.
problem Conditions for scalar-flat Kähler surfaces with special tensor properties.
method Conjecture and prove in three special cases.
result The conjecture is proven in three special cases.
Since their introduction by Thurston, measured geodesic laminations on hyperbolic surfaces occur in many contexts. In [Mor], we have introduced a notion of flat laminations on surfaces endowed with a half-translation structure (that is a singular flat surface with holonomy {+/-Id}, similar to geodesic laminations on hy…
We consider the volume entropy of closed flat surfaces of genus g≥2 and area 1. We show that a sequence of flat surfaces diverges in the moduli space if and only if the volume entropy converges to infinity. Equivalently the Hausdorff dimension of the Gromov boundary of the isometric universal cover tends to infin…
Study constructs local moduli space for scalar-flat Kähler ALE surfaces.
problem Understanding the local moduli space of scalar-flat Kähler ALE surfaces.
method Construction of local moduli space and explicit formula derivation.
result Explicit formula for the dimension of moduli space.
Simply connected moduli space of Ricci flat metrics on K3 surfaces.
problem Understanding the topology of Ricci flat metrics on K3 surfaces.
method Analyzing the moduli space of metrics with unit volume.
result The moduli space is simply connected and has cohomology matching the automorphism group.
SU(2) flat connection on 2D Riemann surface is shown to relate to the generalized twisted geometry in 3D space with cosmological constant. Various flat connection quantities on Riemann surface are mapped to the geometrical quantities in discrete 3D space. We propose that the moduli space of SU(2) flat connections on Ri…
In this paper, we study trigonal minimal surfaces in flat tori. First, we show a topological obstruction similar to that of hyperelliptic minimal surfaces. Actually, the genus of trigonal minimal surface in 3-dimensional flat torus must be 1 (mod 3). Next, we construct an explicit example in the higher codimensional ca…
We construct examples of flat surfaces in H3 which are graphs over a two-punctured horosphere and classify complete embedded flat surfaces in H3 with only one end and at most two isolated singularities.