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48 results for geometric densities

The paper studies geometric properties of hydrodynamical density manifolds.

problem Understanding the geometry of hydrodynamical density manifolds.
method Formulating connections, gradients, Hessians, parallel transports, and curvatures on these manifolds.
result Closed-form formulas for sectional curvatures in one-dimensional density manifolds.

The density conjecture of Bers, Sullivan and Thurston predicts that each complete hyperbolic 3-manifold M with finitely generated fundamental group is an algebraic limit of geometrically finite hyperbolic 3-manifolds. We prove that the conjecture obtains for each complete hyperbolic 3-manifold with no cusps and incompr…

2002-12-13abs ↗pdf ↗

We recently discovered a relationship between the volume density spectrum and the determinant density spectrum for infinite sequences of hyperbolic knots. Here, we extend this study to new quantum density spectra associated to quantum invariants, such as Jones polynomials, Kashaev invariants and knot homology. We also …

2015-06-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Normal-bundle bootstrap generates new data preserving geometric structure.

problem Probabilistic models often exhibit salient geometric structure.
method NBB method decomposes probability measure into manifold and normal spaces, estimates manifold as density ridge, and generates new data by bootstrapping projection vectors.
result NBB generates new data that preserves the geometric structure of a given data set.

Method flattens complex surfaces with consistent density and shape.

problem Shape deformations and local geometric distortions in density-equalizing maps for multiply-connected surfaces.
method Formulates density diffusion as a quasiconformal flow, solving an energy minimization problem involving the Beltrami coefficient to ensure bijectivity and control distortion.
result Achieves optimal parameterization of multiply-connected surfaces with bijective and controlled geometric distortions.

Study recovers Riemannian quantities from noisy data densities.

problem Recovering geometric structure from noisy data on submanifolds.
method Derive uniform small-noise expansions of noisy density and its derivatives; construct estimators for tangent spaces, intrinsic dimension, and second fundamental form.
result Fundamental Riemannian quantities identifiable from density derivatives.

Using the notion of vacuum pairs we show how the (square of the) mass matrix of the fermions can be considered geometrically as curvature. This curvature together with the curvature of space-time, defines the total curvature of the Clifford module bundle representing a ``free'' fermion within the geometrical setup of s…

2002-12-05abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proposes methods for volumetric parameterization of 3D solid manifolds.

problem Complex structure of solid manifolds makes conventional approaches ineffective.
method Incorporates models to preserve geometric structure, achieve density equalization, and balance distortions.
result Various 3D manifold parameterizations with different properties can be achieved.

We prove a generalization of the fundamental inequality of Guivarc'h relating entropy, drift and critical exponent to Gibbs measures on geometrically finite quotients of CAT(-1) metric spaces. For random walks with finite superexponential moment, we show that the equality is achieved if and only if the Gibbs density is…

2019-04-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Estimating dimension from sparse random geometric graphs.

problem Estimating the dimension of the underlying space from a random geometric graph.
method An estimator of dimension is derived using the adjacency matrix of the graph, under specific conditions on the density and threshold.
result An estimator converges to the true dimension with high probability under certain conditions.

In this paper we extend Thurston's hyperbolic Dehn surgery theorem to a class of geometrically infinite hyperbolic 3-manifolds. As an application we prove a modest density theorem for Kleinian groups. We also discuss hyperbolic Dehn surgery on geometrically finite hypebolic cone-manifolds.

2000-09-15abs ↗pdf ↗

The algebra of densities $\Den(M)$ is a commutative algebra canonically associated with a given manifold or supermanifold MM. We introduced this algebra earlier in connection with our studies of Batalin--Vilkovisky geometry. The algebra $\Den(M)$ is graded by real numbers and possesses a natural invariant scalar produ…

2013-10-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Properties of steady compressible flow for which geometric constraints have been placed on the potential function are derived, under hypotheses on the flow density and the singular set. Some related unconstrained problems are also considered, including the estimation of a class of fields having nonzero vorticity.

2003-02-27abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper defines and studies discrete p-density and compression-radius profiles of lattice knots.

problem Understanding geometric properties of lattice knots.
method Develops a framework for discrete p-density and compression-radius profiles of lattice knots, studying them on length-filtered sets and finite move-graph exploration.
result Density and compression-radius values are not monotone, illustrating distinct optimization problems.

We introduce a geometric framework to study Newton's equations on infinite-dimensional configuration spaces of diffeomorphisms and smooth probability densities. It turns out that several important PDEs of hydrodynamical origin can be described in this framework in a natural way. In particular, the Madelung transform be…

2017-11-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Skeleton clustering detects clusters in high-dimensional data without needing prototypes.

problem Detecting clusters in high-dimensional data with irregular shapes.
method Skeleton clustering combines prototype methods, density-based clustering, and hierarchical clustering using surrogate density measures.
result Skeleton clustering reliably detects clusters in multivariate and high-dimensional data.

In this paper, we analyzed the physical meaning of scalar curvatures for a generalized Riemannian space. It is developed the Madsen's formulae for pressures and energy-densities with respect to the corresponding energy-momentum tensors. After that, the energy-momentum tensors, pressures, energy-densities and state-para…

2019-11-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Introduces q-paths for generalizing geometric annealing paths in machine learning.

problem Limited applicability of existing path methods in machine learning.
method Develops a family of paths derived from a generalized mean, including geometric and arithmetic mixtures.
result Empirical gains in Bayesian inference and generative model evaluation.

New geometric analysis of PWSPDs balances density and geometry in high-dimensional data.

problem Balancing density and geometry in high-dimensional data.
method Power-weighted shortest-path distances (PWSPDs) and their geometric and computational analyses.
result High probability guarantees on the equivalence of PWSPDs on complete and nearest neighbor graphs.

This paper proposes a geometric estimator of dependency between a pair of multivariate samples. The proposed estimator of dependency is based on a randomly permuted geometric graph (the minimal spanning tree) over the two multivariate samples. This estimator converges to a quantity that we call the geometric mutual inf…

2019-05-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Estimates mixing coefficients of geometrically ergodic Markov processes from a single sample path.

problem Estimating mixing coefficients of geometrically ergodic Markov processes.
method Proposes methods to estimate β\beta-mixing coefficients from a single sample path under standard smoothness conditions.
result Obtains a rate of convergence of order \(\mathcal{O}(\log(n) n^{-[s]/(2[s]+2)})\) for the expected error of the estimator.

In this paper we investigate the geometry of the likelihood of the unknown parameters in a simple class of Bayesian directed graphs with hidden variables. This enables us, before any numerical algorithms are employed, to obtain certain insights in the nature of the unidentifiability inherent in such models, the way pos…

2013-01-30abs ↗pdf ↗

We derive and analyze a generic, recursive algorithm for estimating all splits in a finite cluster tree as well as the corresponding clusters. We further investigate statistical properties of this generic clustering algorithm when it receives level set estimates from a kernel density estimator. In particular, we derive…

2017-08-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Solves a general class of free boundary Monge-Ampère equations.

problem Optimal transport with degenerate densities and geometric problems.
method Analyzes a specific class of Monge-Ampère equations and their applications.
result Solves the equations for a general class, including applications to optimal transport and geometric problems.

SLS optimizes minimum-volume regions for conditional quantiles, bypassing density estimation.

problem Constructing minimum-volume prediction regions that satisfy conditional coverage.
method Super-level-set regression (SLS) directly optimizes geometric boundaries of conditional level sets.
result SLS optimizes regions directly, capturing complex conditional structures end-to-end.

New method uses SoS densities and α-divergences for efficient sequential transport maps.

problem Efficiently generating samples from approximated densities.
method Sequential transport maps using Sum-of-Squares (SoS) densities and α-divergences.
result Convex optimization problems with efficient semidefinite programming solutions.

Study classifies mappings of bivariate normal densities, revealing three types with distinct geometric and statistical properties.

problem Understanding the properties of two-component bivariate normal mixtures.
method Classification via A\mathcal{A}-equivalence and statistical analysis.
result Three distinct types of mappings with specific geometric and statistical properties, and upper bounds for the number of modes.

New geometric interpretation of Amari-Cencov α-connections on probability densities.

problem Geometric interpretation of Amari-Cencov α-connections on probability densities.
method Riemannian metrics and Levi-Civita connections.
result Geodesics of α-connections are energy-minimizing curves.

A 3D space of hyperbolic manifolds is connected but not path-connected.

problem Proving connectivity and non-path-connectedness of framed hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Two proofs using density theorems for Kleinian groups, constructing dense sets of framings, and discussing paths.
result The space of framed infinite volume hyperbolic 3-manifolds is not path-connected.

Topologically and geometrically engaging actions have proved to be useful to obtain rigidity results for semisimple Lie group actions. We show that the action of a simple noncompact Lie group on a compact manifold preserving a unimodular rigid geometric structure of algebraic type (e.g. a connection together with a vol…

2012-01-10abs ↗pdf ↗