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48 results for formal functions

Explores local structure of morphisms and formal submanifolds in formal manifolds theory.

problem Understanding the local structure of morphisms and formal submanifolds in formal manifolds.
method Study of formal manifolds, including local structure of constant rank morphisms and formal submanifolds.
result Developed the local structure of constant rank morphisms and formal submanifolds.

A metric is formal if all products of harmonic forms are again harmonic. The existence of a formal metric implies Sullivan formality of the manifold, and hence formal metrics can exist only in presence of a very restricted topology. We show that a warped product metric is formal if and only if the warping function is c…

2010-01-13abs ↗pdf ↗

New IRL algorithm for continuous state spaces with formal guarantees.

problem Finding a reward function for expert behavior in continuous state spaces.
method Modeling the system using orthonormal functions and providing correctness proofs.
result Proof of correctness and formal guarantees on sample and time complexity.

We prove Tsygan's formality conjecture for Hochschild chains of the algebra of functions on an arbitrary smooth manifold M using the Fedosov resolutions proposed in math.QA/0307212 and the formality quasi-isomorphism for Hochschild chains of R[[y_1, ..., y_d]] proposed in paper math.QA/0010321 by Shoikhet. This result …

2004-02-16abs ↗pdf ↗

New formalism solves kinematical constraints in curved backgrounds and non-trivial states.

problem Solving kinematical constraints due to Weyl invariance in curved backgrounds and non-trivial states.
method Constructing Weyl covariant geometric objects and identifying them as building blocks of correlation functions.
result Exact agreement with thermal OPEs and holographic computations for thermal 2-point functions.

We generalize the Lagrangian-Hamiltonian formalism of Skinner and Rusk to higher order field theories on fiber bundles. As a byproduct we solve the long standing problem of defining, in a coordinate free manner, a Hamiltonian formalism for higher order Lagrangian field theories. Namely, our formalism does only depend o…

2009-05-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We extend the category of (super)manifolds and their smooth mappings by introducing a notion of microformal or "thick" morphisms. They are formal canonical relations of a special form, constructed with the help of formal power expansions in cotangent directions. The result is a formal category so that its composition l…

2014-11-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Defines formal exponentials for graded manifolds and linearizes QP-manifolds.

problem Formal exponentials and linearizations of QP-manifolds.
method Definition of formal exponential maps, Grothendieck connections, and connections on tangent bundles.
result Linearizes QP-manifolds at points, giving formal tangent spaces LL_\infty-algebra structures.

New hierarchies derived from KP hierarchy using non-formal operators and Yang-Mills action.

problem Formal solutions of KP hierarchy and their non-formal counterparts.
method Developed new hierarchies of non-linear equations on non-formal pseudo-differential operators.
result Expressed one hierarchy as Yang-Mills action minimization.

We develop a frame and dyad gauge-independent formalism for the calculus of variations of functionals involving spinorial objects. As part of this formalism we define a modified variation operator which absorbs frame and spin dyad gauge terms. This formalism is applicable to both the standard spacetime (i.e. SL(2,C)) 2…

2015-05-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops thermodynamic formalism for quasimorphisms on negatively curved spaces.

problem Analyzing quasimorphisms on negatively curved spaces.
method Thermodynamic formalism framework, Banach isomorphism, weak Livšic cohomology.
result Establishes Central Limit Theorem and invariance principle for unbounded quasimorphisms.

The paper explores connections between braids, links, and cobordisms using algebraic methods.

problem Investigating functions on manifolds and their connections to braids, links, and cobordisms.
method Algebraic methods including group theory, sheaves, and formal groups.
result Constructs Lazard's one-dimensional universal commutative formal group and applies it to cobordism theory.

The paper classifies quantizable functions and explores symmetry in quantization methods.

problem Classifying quantizable functions and understanding symmetry in quantization methods.
method Deformation quantization and geometric quantization methods are compared and classified.
result Formal quantizable functions are of a specific form and relate to Hamiltonian Killing vector fields.

We show that formal isomorphism of intransitive linear Lie equations along transversal to the orbits can be extended to neighborhoods of these transversal. In analytic cases, the word formal is dropped from theorems. Also, we associate an intransitive Lie algebra with each intransitive linear Lie equation, and from the…

2009-11-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The variational formalism for classical field theories is extended to the setting of Lie algebroids. Given a Lagrangian function we study the problem of finding critical points of the action functional when we restrict the fields to be morphisms of Lie algebroids. In addition to the standard case, our formalism include…

2004-10-26abs ↗pdf ↗

We present a formal proof in Lean of probably approximately correct (PAC) learnability of the concept class of decision stumps. This classic result in machine learning theory derives a bound on error probabilities for a simple type of classifier. Though such a proof appears simple on paper, analytic and measure-theoret…

2019-11-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Well-defined formal definitions for sentiment and opinion are extended to incorporate the necessary elements to provide a formal quantitative definition of reputation. This definition takes the form of a time-based index, in which each element is a function of a collection of opinions mined during a given time period. …

2017-05-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce, for every Z\mathbb{Z}-graded manifold, a formal exponential map defined in a purely algebraic way and study its properties. As an application, we give a simple new construction of a Fedosov type resolution of the algebra of smooth functions of Z\mathbb{Z}-graded manifolds and we extend the Emmrich--Wein…

2015-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

The jet formalism for Classical Field theories is extended to the setting of Lie algebroids. We define the analog of the concept of jet of a section of a bundle and we study some of the geometric structures of the jet manifold. When a Lagrangian function is given, we find the equations of motion in terms of a Cartan fo…

2004-11-16abs ↗pdf ↗

We use the supergeometric formalism, more precisely, the so-called "big bracket" (for which brackets and anchors are encoded by functions on some graded symplectic manifold) to address the theory of Jacobi algebroids and bialgebroids (following mainly Iglesias-Marrero and Grabowski-Marmo as a guideline). This formalism…

2010-12-13abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider Laplacians acting on sections of homogeneous vector bundles over symmetric spaces. By using an integral representation of the heat semi-group we find a formal solution for the heat kernel diagonal that gives a generating function for the whole sequence of heat invariants. We argue that the obtained formal s…

2007-08-01abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper contains a generalization of the convex ideal case of the Thurston-Andreev theorem when the genus is greater than 1. The heart of the paper concerns taking formal angle data on a surface and ``conformally flowing'' this formal angle data to uniquely associated uniform angle data. This flow turns out to be th…

2000-02-17abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a new method to price SOFR futures contracts considering convexity, skew, and smile.

problem Analyzing and pricing SOFR futures contracts with convexity, skew, and smile adjustments.
method A perturbative formalism based on a time-ordered exponential series to solve the backward-Kolmogorov diffusion PDE.
result An analytic pricing formula for SOFR futures contracts that incorporates convexity, skew, and smile adjustments.

Paper formalizes Simon's satisficing through FFSD, proving its equivalence to expected utility theory.

problem Formalizing Herbert Simon's bounded rationality concept in economic decision-making.
method Developed FFSD framework using Lean 4 theorem prover, proving equivalence to expected utility theory.
result Equivalence theorem linking FFSD to expected utility maximization for approximate indicator functions.

The paper defines and studies the category of Z-graded manifolds, including their intrinsic structure and formal properties.

problem Understanding the categorical properties and intrinsic structure of Z-graded manifolds.
method Describing local models, explaining formality, and formulating analogues of theorems.
result Proper definitions of objects and morphisms in the category of Z-graded manifolds, and formulation of Batchelor's theorem.

We show two results about the Conway potential function which is known as the normalized multivariable Alexander polynomial. We first show that the Conway potential function introduced by Kauffman in "Formal Knot Theory" is indeed a link invariant. Next we show that Kauffman's potential function equals Hartley's potent…

2011-03-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops Palatini formalism for pseudo-Finsler metrics, recovering classical results.

problem Developing a formalism for pseudo-Finsler metrics of any signature.
method Substituting scalar curvature with Finslerian Ricci scalar in Einstein-Hilbert-Palatini functional.
result Recovery of classical results in Lorentzian signature with vanishing mean Landsberg tensor.

Study non-formal pseudo-differential operators over formal ones.

problem Understanding structure of non-formal pseudo-differential operators.
method Diffeological principal bundles, smoothing connections.
result Structure of diffeological bundle of non-formal pseudo-differential operators over formal ones.

The tail of a sequence {Pn(q)}nN\{P_n(q)\}_{n \in \mathbb{N}} of formal power series in Z[[q]]\mathbb{Z}[[q]] is the formal power series whose first nn coefficients agree up to a common sign with the first nn coefficients of PnP_n. This paper studies the tail of a sequence of admissible trivalent graphs with edges colored nn o…

2013-08-11abs ↗pdf ↗

People who design, use, and are affected by autonomous artificially intelligent agents want to be able to \emph{trust} such agents -- that is, to know that these agents will perform correctly, to understand the reasoning behind their actions, and to know how to use them appropriately. Many techniques have been devised …

2017-11-08abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, the notion of strongly typed language will be borrowed from the field of computer programming to introduce a calculational framework for linear algebra and tensor calculus for the purpose of detecting errors resulting from inherent misuse of objects and for finding natural formulations of various objects…

2012-12-11abs ↗pdf ↗