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48 results for gap existence

Let MM be a connected, noncompact, complete Riemannian manifold, consider the operator $L=\DD +\nn V$ for some VC2(M)V\in C^2(M) with exp[V]\exp[V] integrable w.r.t. the Riemannian volume element. This paper studies the existence of the spectral gap of LL. As a consequence of the main result, let $\rr$ be the distance functi…

1998-04-14abs ↗pdf ↗

New PAC-Bayesian bounds explain few-shot learning performance gaps.

problem Gap between PAC-Bayesian theory and practice in few-shot learning.
method Developed new PAC-Bayesian bounds for few-shot learning, derived MAML and Reptile from these bounds, and introduced a new PACMAML algorithm.
result PAC-Bayesian bounds explain performance of MAML and Reptile, and outperform existing algorithms.

The paper introduces gapped scale-sensitive dimensions to improve learning rate bounds.

problem Improving lower bounds on rates of convergence in statistical and online learning.
method Introducing and analyzing gapped scale-sensitive dimensions for function classes.
result Gapped dimensions lead to stronger lower bounds on offset Rademacher averages.

The existence of Kahler-Einstein metrics on a Fano manifold is characterized in terms of a uniform gap between 0 and the first positive eigenvalue of the Cauchy-Riemann operator on smooth vector fields. It is also characterized by a similar gap between 0 and the first positive eigenvalue for Hamiltonian vector fields. …

2020-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

New convex domains in hyperbolic space can have lower fundamental gap than constant potentials.

problem Finding convex domains with lower fundamental gap than constant potentials.
method Constructing specific convex domains and potentials with controlled eigenfunctions.
result Fundamental gap of Δ+V-Δ+V can be strictly smaller than Δ for convex domains.

Counterexample shows state-constrained optimal control problems can have Young measure gaps.

problem Existence of Young measure gaps in state-constrained optimal control problems.
method Provided a counterexample for smooth controllable systems state-constrained to the unit ball.
result Gap occurs in a regular setting with non-convex Lagrangian density.

New research shows that the dimension gap between intrinsic and ambient dimensions affects adversarial vulnerability of machine learning models.

problem The mystery of adversarial attacks on machine learning models.
method Introducing two types of adversarial attacks and proving their relationship to the dimension gap.
result The dimension gap between intrinsic and ambient dimensions makes clean-trained models more vulnerable to off-manifold adversarial perturbations.

Computing unlinking number is usually very difficult and complex problem, therefore we define BJ-unlinking number and recall Bernhard-Jablan conjecture stating that the classical unknotting/unlinking number is equal to the BJ-unlinking number. We compute BJ-unlinking number for various families of knots and links for w…

2005-03-14abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper characterizes gaps in minimal foliations on tori using energy criteria.

problem Characterizing gaps in minimal foliations on tori.
method Introduced an energy to study min-max theory and applied it to Almgren-Pitts min-max theory.
result For a generic metric, if a lamination contains a gap, there exists a non-area-minimizing minimal hypersurface inside the gap.

Characterizes Anosov representations and strongly convex cocompact groups with eigenvalue gaps.

problem Understanding Anosov representations and their properties.
method Characterizations via equivariant limit maps, Cartan property, and uniform gap summation.
result Characterizations of Anosov representations and strongly convex cocompact subgroups.

A new algorithm COVA-FC improves subgroup-fair clustering efficiency.

problem Challenges in making cluster assignments independent of sensitive attributes in subgroups.
method Defining a subgroup-fairness gap, deriving a covariance-based surrogate, and introducing a continuous relaxation for efficient optimization.
result COVA-FC achieves competitive cost-fairness trade-offs and improves computational efficiency.

New methods reduce bias in estimating optimality gaps for risk-averse stochastic programs.

problem Optimality gap estimation bias in risk-averse stochastic programs.
method Two independent samples, each estimating a different component of the optimality gap.
result Our method reduces bias in estimating optimality gaps for risk-averse problems.

The paper classifies CMC free boundary hypersurfaces in rotational domains.

problem Existence and uniqueness of free boundary constant mean curvature hypersurfaces in rotational domains.
method Classification and construction of CMC free boundary hypersurfaces under specific conditions.
result Classification of CMC free boundary hypersurfaces as topological disks or annuli.

Improved gap-dependent bounds for reinforcement learning with linear approximations.

problem Achieving nearly minimax-optimal performance with linear function approximation.
method Developed and analyzed the LSVI-UCB++ algorithm and its concurrent variant.
result First gap-dependent regret bound for nearly minimax-optimal algorithm LSVI-UCB++.

simpcomp is an extension (a so called package) to GAP, the well known system for computational discrete algebra. The package enables the user to compute numerous properties of (abstract) simplicial complexes, provides functions to construct new complexes from existing ones and an extensive library of triangulations of …

2010-04-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Logarithmic regret achieved in RL with linear function approximation.

problem Achieving logarithmic regret in reinforcement learning with linear function approximation.
method LSVI-UCB for linear MDP assumption, UCRL-VTR for linear mixture MDP assumption.
result Logarithmic regret bounds established for RL with linear function approximation.

Random covers of hyperbolic surfaces have a spectral gap with polynomial rate.

problem Finding spectral gaps in random covers of hyperbolic surfaces.
method Applying recent work on spectral gaps to uniformly random covers of closed hyperbolic surfaces.
result Uniformly random degree-n covers of a closed hyperbolic surface have no new Laplacian eigenvalues below a specific threshold with high probability.

Study proves rigidity and gap theorems for specific metrics.

problem Existence and properties of self-dual and even Poincaré-Einstein metrics in 4D.
method Rigorous mathematical proofs, including gap theorems and rigidity results.
result Obtained new scalar conformal invariants and identified obstructions to metric existence.

Study the Bochner-Schrödinger operator on symplectic manifolds, proving gap existence and asymptotic kernel behavior.

problem Analyzing the spectrum and asymptotic behavior of the Bochner-Schrödinger operator on symplectic manifolds.
method Rough asymptotic description, existence proof, off-diagonal exponential estimate, complete asymptotic expansion.
result Existence of gaps in the spectrum and asymptotic kernel behavior.

Data visualization and interaction with large data sets is known to be essential and critical in many businesses today, and the same applies to research and teaching, in this case, when exploring large and complex mathematical objects. GAP is a computer algebra system for computational discrete algebra with an emphasis…

2018-06-19abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper improves Q-learning bounds using reference-advantage decomposition.

problem Improving Q-learning bounds in MDPs with positive suboptimality gaps.
method Develops a novel error decomposition framework to prove gap-dependent regret bounds.
result Establishes logarithmic gap-dependent regret bounds for Q-learning.

This paper studies dynamic stochastic optimization problems parametrized by a random variable. Such problems arise in many applications in operations research and mathematical finance. We give sufficient conditions for the existence of solutions and the absence of a duality gap. Our proof uses extended dynamic programm…

2011-05-04abs ↗pdf ↗

WR-CP reduces prediction set size and coverage gap under distribution shift.

problem Guaranteed coverage under distribution shift not achievable with i.i.d. assumption.
method Wasserstein distance, probability measure pushforwards, importance weighting, regularized representation learning.
result Reduces coverage gap to 3.2% across different confidence levels.

The paper explains what affects the generalization gap in visual RL with and without distractors.

problem Understanding what affects the generalization gap in visual reinforcement learning.
method Theoretical analysis and empirical evidence.
result Minimizing representation distance between training and testing environments reduces the generalization gap.

COBRA reduces modality gap in cross-modal tasks.

problem Joint embedding spaces fail to sufficiently reduce modality gap in multi-modal tasks.
method COBRA trains image and text modalities in a joint fashion using Contrastive Predictive Coding and Noise Contrastive Estimation.
result COBRA significantly reduces the modality gap and generates robust joint-embedding space.

Fine-grained gap-dependent regret bounds for reinforcement learning.

problem Achieving optimal regret bounds for reinforcement learning with suboptimality gaps.
method Developed novel analytical frameworks and refined algorithms for UCB-based and non-UCB-based reinforcement learning.
result Established the first fine-grained gap-dependent regret bounds for both UCB-based and non-UCB-based algorithms.

The systole function has a universal index gap on moduli spaces.

problem Understanding the index gap of systole functions on moduli spaces.
method Analyzing Morse theory properties of systole functions on moduli spaces and their compactifications.
result There exists a universal constant C>0C>0 such that any critical point in Mg,n\mathcal M_{g,n} has Morse index at least Cloglog(g+n)C\log\log(g+n).

Optimal privacy-preserving algorithm for solving saddle point problems.

problem Solving convex-concave stochastic saddle point problems under differential privacy constraints.
method Recursive regularization technique repurposed for saddle point problems, achieving strong gap rate of O(1/√n + √d/nε).
result Achieves nearly optimal strong gap rate of O(1/√n + √d/nε) with gradient complexity O(min{n^2ε^(1.5)/√d, n^(3/2)}).

Paper tackles fast convergence for non-convex strongly-concave min-max problems.

problem Non-convex strongly-concave min-max problems in deep learning.
method Proximal stage-based method with PL condition for faster convergence.
result Established fast convergence in primal objective gap and duality gap.

Statistical-computational gap found in aligning multiple Gaussian graphs.

problem Aligning multiple Gaussian graphs with unknown signals.
method Generalized informational threshold and computational barrier analysis.
result Existence of a statistical-computational gap in multiple Gaussian graph alignment.

New offline RL method works with limited data and function approximators.

problem Sample efficiency with limited data and weak function approximators.
method Pessimistic algorithm based on version space formed by marginalized importance sampling (MIS), with gap assumption.
result Guarantees sample efficiency for simple algorithm under specific assumptions.

The paper proves various inequalities on gradient shrinking Ricci solitons.

problem Understanding geometric inequalities on gradient shrinking Ricci solitons.
method Proving multiple inequalities equivalent on complete gradient shrinking Ricci solitons.
result Various inequalities (Sobolev, logarithmic Sobolev, Schrödinger, etc.) are equivalent on gradient shrinking Ricci solitons.

This paper bridges the gap between theoretical and practical OPE for bandit problems.

problem Estimating the value of a target policy from samples generated by different policies.
method Categorizing OPE situations based on evaluation policy properties, proposing a meta-algorithm.
result Meta-algorithm successfully bridges the gap between theoretical and practical OPE for bandit problems.

Paper aims to bridge semantic gap between ML and InfoSec by labeling malware datasets with behavioral features.

problem Semantic gap between ML and InfoSec communities hinders ML's impact in InfoSec.
method Surveyed existing malware datasets and features, labeled with behavioral features using threat reports.
result Behavioral labeling alters analysis from intent to executable behavior, bridging semantic gap.