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48 results for kernel flow

Sparse Kernel Flows learns dynamical systems from data.

problem Learning dynamical systems from limited data.
method Sparse Kernel Flows: trains optimal kernel from a dictionary of kernels.
result Sparse Kernel Flows can learn from 132 chaotic systems.

Paper explores Fisher-Rao gradient flows and their kernel approximations.

problem Understanding and analyzing approximations of Fisher-Rao gradient flows.
method Rigorous investigation of Fisher-Rao and Wasserstein type gradient flows, focusing on kernel approximations.
result Proves evolutionary Γ-convergence for kernel-approximated Fisher-Rao flows, providing theoretical guarantees.

The paper constructs optimal confidence bands for kernel gradient flow estimators.

problem Estimating generalization error and constructing confidence bands for kernel gradient flows.
method Established convergence rates and constructed optimal confidence bands under capacity-source condition.
result Optimal confidence bands for kernel gradient flows have shrinkage rates close to minimax optimal rates.

Flow Matching improves statistical guarantees through kernel density estimation.

problem Improving statistical guarantees for generative models.
method Connecting Flow Matching to kernel density estimation and verifying optimal rates of convergence.
result Flow Matching achieves optimal rates up to logarithmic factors for large networks and on lower-dimensional manifolds.

Paper establishes a generalization bound for gradient flow using a data-dependent kernel.

problem Understanding the generalization properties of gradient-based optimization methods.
method Establishes a generalization bound for gradient flow through a data-dependent kernel called the loss path kernel (LPK).
result The LPK captures the entire training trajectory and leads to tighter generalization guarantees.

Quantum stochastic flow computes heat kernel traces for Ricci flat manifolds.

problem Computing heat kernel traces for Ricci flat manifolds.
method Quantum stochastic differential equation (qsde) on Fock space over L2L^2 differential 1-forms, adapted flow construction.
result Trace of the connection Laplacian heat kernel can be computed over any compact Ricci-flat Riemannian manifold.

This paper shows equivalence between SVGD and BBVI using kernel gradient flows.

problem Bayesian inference methods and their equivalence.
method Formalizes equivalence between SVGD and BBVI using kernel gradient flows.
result BBVI corresponds precisely to SVGD when using the neural tangent kernel.

The paper proves existence and growth estimates for inverse mean curvature flow and related pp-Laplacian Green kernel decay.

problem Existence and growth estimates for inverse mean curvature flow.
method Proving new decay estimates for the Green kernel of the pp-Laplacian.
result Existence and optimal growth estimates for the weak inverse mean curvature flow.

New approach to learning kernels from data using AIT principles.

problem Learning kernels from data in machine learning.
method Sparse Kernel Flows method based on AIT principles.
result Sparse Kernel Flows aligns with MDL principle and offers a robust theoretical foundation.

New kernel improves MMDs with theoretical guarantees for gradient flows.

problem Non-smoothness of negative distance kernel in MMDs.
method Smoothed 1D absolute value function followed by fractional integral transform.
result Improved theoretical guarantees for Wasserstein gradient flows.

In this paper, we study the behavior of Bergman kernels along the Kähler Ricci flow on Fano manifolds. We show that the Bergman kernels are equivalent along the Kähler Ricci flow under certain condition on the Ricci curvature of the initial metric. Then, using a recent work of Tian and Zhang, we can solve a conjecture …

2013-11-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a new method for posterior sampling using MMD with negative distance kernel.

problem Posterior sampling and conditional generative modeling.
method Approximates joint distribution using discrete Wasserstein gradient flows of MMD with negative distance kernel.
result Establishes an error bound for posterior distributions and proves the method is a Wasserstein gradient flow.

Regularizes ff-divergences with MMD to analyze Wasserstein flows.

problem Limitations of ff-divergences in measures' support.
method Rewriting MMD regularization as Moreau envelope in RKHS, analyzing gradients.
result Analysis of Wasserstein flows of MMD-regularized ff-divergences.

We investigate the prescribed Q-curvature flow for GJMS operators with non-trivial kernel on compact manifolds of even dimension. When the total Q-curvature is negative, we identify a conformally invariant condition on the nodal domains of functions in the kernel of the GJMS operator, allowing us to prove the global ex…

2012-03-14abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we study how to get the Ricci expanders from W+-functional through the heat kernel estimate of the conjugate heat equation to the type III singularity of Ricci flow. The Gaussian upper and lower bounds are established for the related heat kernel in accordance to the interesting work of Cao-Zhang for the …

2010-08-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We characterize the conjugate linearized Ricci flow and the associated backward heat kernel on closed three--manifolds of bounded geometry. We discuss their properties, and introduce the notion of Ricci flow conjugated constraint sets which characterizes a way of Ricci flow averaging metric dependent geometrical data. …

2007-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper learns optimal kernels for Gaussian process regression in aerodynamics.

problem Approximating complex functions from limited data in aerodynamics.
method Two algorithms: Kernel Flow and Spectral Kernel Ridge Regression.
result Explicit construction of optimal kernels based on target function features.

Improved forecasting for irregularly-sampled time series using kernel flows.

problem Forecasting dynamical systems from irregularly-sampled time series data.
method Directly approximating the vector field using time differences in data-adapted kernels.
result Significant improvement in forecasting accuracy compared to classical methods.

Following Donaldson's oppenness theorem on deforming a conical Kähler-Einstein metric, we prove a parabolic Schauder-type estimate with respect to conical metrics. As a corollary, we show that the conical Kähler-Ricci Flow exists for short time. The key is to establish the relevant heat kernel estimates, where we use t…

2013-05-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We estimate the heat kernel on a closed Riemannian manifold MM, with dim(M)3dim(M)\geq 3, evolving under the Ricci-harmonic map flow and the result depends on some constants arising from a Sobolev imbedding theorem. In a special case, when the scalar curvature satisfies a certain natural inequality, we obtain, as a corolla…

2013-08-31abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we systematically study the heat kernel of the Ricci flows induced by Ricci shrinkers. We develop several estimates which are much sharper than their counterparts in general closed Ricci flows. Many classical results, including the optimal Logarithmic Sobolev constant estimate, the Sobolev constant estim…

2019-01-17abs ↗pdf ↗

New method uses Fokker-Planck equation for sampling and inference.

problem Intractability of evaluating probability density in practical applications.
method Reformulates Fokker-Planck equation as a particle flow method, using velocity field.
result Turns intractable density evaluation into an advantage for variational inference, kernel mean embeddings, and sequential Monte Carlo.

The paper describes flows of MMD functionals with distance kernel and quantile functions.

problem Wasserstein gradient flows of MMD functionals with negative distance kernel.
method Characterization via Cauchy problem on L2(0,1)L_2(0,1), solution via subdifferential construction.
result Flow invariance and smoothing properties on subsets of C(0,1)C(0,1), absolute continuity of initial measures.

This work develops a particle system to approximate Fisher-Rao gradient flows in mean-field optimization.

problem Optimizing probability measures in neural network contexts.
method Constructing an interacting particle system approximating Fisher-Rao gradient flows.
result Propagation of chaos for the Fisher-Rao gradient flow in entropic mean-field optimization.

Kernelised flows improve density estimation and generation with fewer parameters.

problem Limited expressiveness of flow-based models due to invertibility constraints.
method Integrates kernels into normalising flows to enhance expressiveness and efficiency.
result Kernelised flows outperform neural network-based flows in parameter efficiency and low-data scenarios.

Generative models use kernel smoothing for conditioning on small example sets.

problem Improving generative models' performance with limited conditioning examples.
method Showed that cross-attention conditioning is equivalent to kernel smoothing, specifically a Nadaraya--Watson kernel smoother.
result The approach predicts and confirms three failure regimes for kernel-based conditioning.

In this article we derive Harnack estimates for conjugate heat kernel in an abstract geometric flow. Our calculation involves a correction term D. When D is nonnegative, we are able to obtain a Harnack inequality. Our abstract formulation provides a unified framework for some known results, in particular including corr…

2014-08-18abs ↗pdf ↗

New method uses normalizing flows to improve force fields for coarse-grained molecular dynamics.

problem Lack of reference atomistic forces makes force matching infeasible for MLCG force fields.
method Introduces noise-based kernels adapted to low-data regimes using normalizing flows.
result Flow-based kernels reduce local distortions while preserving global accuracy.

The paper extends Ricci flow theory with Type-I scalar curvature bounds, proving entropy convergence and characterizing singular sets.

problem Extending Ricci flow theory with Type-I scalar curvature bounds.
method Type-I rescaling procedure and entropy analysis of conjugate heat kernels.
result Entropy of Ricci flow solutions converges to soliton entropy, characterizing singular sets.

Paper develops physics-informed, boundary-constrained Gaussian process for fluid flow field reconstruction.

problem Reconstructing fluid flow fields from limited data.
method Physics-informed, boundary-constrained Gaussian process regression.
result Derives physics-informed kernels for simulating incompressible flows.