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48 results for limiting distribution

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.

Integrability criterion for projective limits of Banach distributions on Fréchet manifolds.

problem Integrability of projective limits of involutive bundles on Banach manifolds.
method An integrability criterion for a projective limit of Banach distributions.
result Result of integrability of projective limit of involutive bundles on a projective sequence of Banach manifolds.

We model a closed economic system with interactions that generates the features of empirical wealth distribution across all wealth brackets, namely a Gibbsian trend in the lower and middle wealth range and a Pareto trend in the higher range, by simply limiting the an agents' interaction to only agents with nearly the s…

2007-10-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The Volterra square-root process shows non-uniqueness of limiting distributions and regularity of its law.

problem Non-uniqueness of limiting distributions in the Volterra square-root process.
method Establishing existence of limiting distributions using integrability of the Volterra convolution kernel and exponential-affine transformation.
result The limiting distributions of the Volterra square-root process depend on the initial state and belong to weighted Besov spaces.

Gradually Truncated Log-normal distribution - Size distribution of firms Abstract Many natural and economical phenomena are described through power law or log- normal distributions. In these cases, probability decreases very slowly with step size compared to normal distribution. Thus it is essential to cut-off these di…

2001-11-30abs ↗pdf ↗

With the increasingly widespread deployment of generative models, there is a mounting need for a deeper understanding of their behaviors and limitations. In this paper, we expose the limitations of Variational Autoencoders (VAEs), which consistently fail to learn marginal distributions in both latent and visible spaces…

2018-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Two price regimes identified in limit order books: close and far from quotes.

problem Understanding the distribution and behavior of limit orders in limit order books.
method Analysis of limit order book data in dimensions of price, time, lifetime, and volume.
result Identification of two distinct regimes in the limit order book: close and far from quotes.

Study on heavy tails in closing auction returns, explaining imbalance through limit order submission.

problem Understanding heavy tails in closing auction return distributions.
method Used the stochastic call auction model of Derksen et al. (2020a) to derive and verify a relation between tail exponents.
result Large closing price fluctuations are not caused by large market orders, but by imbalance in limit orders.

Study shows mass distribution of random holomorphic sections follows a central limit theorem.

problem Understanding mass distribution of random holomorphic sections.
method Proved a central limit theorem for mass distribution of random holomorphic sections associated with positive line bundles.
result Almost every sequence of random holomorphic sections exhibits quantum ergodicity.

This work studies the smooth 1-Wasserstein distance and its limit distribution in high dimensions.

problem Addressing the curse of dimensionality in empirical approximation.
method Conducts a statistical study including limit distribution, bootstrap consistency, and concentration inequalities.
result Derives a nondegenerate limit distribution for empirical SWD, contrasting with classic W1W_1.

Employing the Klein-Gordon equation, we propose a generalized Black-Scholes equation. In addition, we found a limit where this generalized equation is invariant under conformal transformations, in particular invariant under scale transformations. In this limit, we show that the stock prices distribution is given by a C…

2016-04-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Recursive training of generative models can lead to model collapse, and the recursion converges to a unique limiting distribution.

problem Model collapse in recursive training of generative models
method Recursive training on their own outputs
result Recursive training converges to a unique limiting distribution

We consider fully connected feed-forward deep neural networks (NNs) where weights and biases are independent and identically distributed as symmetric centered stable distributions. Then, we show that the infinite wide limit of the NN, under suitable scaling on the weights, is a stochastic process whose finite-dimension…

2020-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We examine the correlation of the limit price with the order book, when a limit order comes. We analyzed the Rebuild Order Book of Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Service, which is the centralized order book market of London Stock Exchange. As a result, the limit price is broadly distributed around the best price acc…

2007-02-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the volume distribution of nodal domains of random band-limited functions on generic manifolds, and find that in the high energy limit a typical instance obeys a deterministic universal law, independent of the manifold. Some of the basic qualitative properties of this law, such as its support, monotonicity and…

2016-06-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Study infinite-depth limits of neural networks with fixed width.

problem Understanding the behavior of neural networks as depth increases with fixed width.
method Analyzing finite-width residual networks with random Gaussian weights, focusing on the infinite-depth limit.
result The pre-activations converge to a zero-drift diffusion process, differing from the infinite-width limit.

Study of deep Stable neural networks with various activation functions.

problem Characterizing the infinitely wide limits of deep Stable neural networks.
method Investigation of large-width properties of deep Stable NNs with a generalized central limit theorem for heavy tails.
result Extension of characterization to a broader class of activation functions, including sub-linear, asymptotically linear, and super-linear functions.

Paper proposes MMC to avoid high-density bias in clustering.

problem High-density bias in density-based clustering.
method Introduces mass distribution as a better foundation for clustering, proposing mass-maximization clustering (MMC).
result MMC avoids high-density bias and discovers clusters of arbitrary shapes, sizes, and densities.

This paper develops a new neural network architecture for modeling spatial distributions (i.e., distributions on R^d) which is computationally efficient and specifically designed to take advantage of the spatial structure of limit order books. The new architecture yields a low-dimensional model of price movements deep …

2016-01-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Study of deep linear neural networks with proportional width and depth.

problem Lack of descriptive power in Gaussian limit of deep linear neural networks.
method Proportional infinite-width infinite-depth limit for deep linear neural networks.
result Characterization of limiting distribution as a nontrivial mixture of Gaussians.

Optimizes trade execution with reinforcement learning for limit orders.

problem Maximizing revenue in a limit order book with market and limit orders.
method Formulated as a dynamic allocation task, uses multivariate logistic-normal distributions for efficient training.
result Outperforms traditional strategies in simulated environments.

Stochastic gradient descent converges to universal limits in high dimensions.

problem Statistical tasks in high dimensions with specific data projections.
method Stochastic gradient descent applied to mixture distributions, proving universality of limits.
result The ODE limits are universal for mixtures of arbitrary product distributions.

We consider a geometrically finite discrete group of conformal transformations of the sphere. Further we consider distributions which are supported on the limit set and are invariant with conformal weight. We estimate their regularity in terms of the conformal weight, the Hausdorff dimension of the limit set, and the m…

2001-03-23abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method combines simple binary classifiers to build complex multiclass classifiers, achieving performance limits in a Gaussian setting.

problem Building a sophisticated multiclass classifier from simple binary decisions.
method Combining O(logK)O(\log K) simple binary classifiers to form a KK-class classifier.
result Explicit performance bounds across various decoding and dimensional regimes for a stylized Gaussian setting.

Alternative model predicts health insurance reimbursement based on contract limitations.

problem Estimating the ratio of reimbursement to health care expenditures after deductibles and copayments.
method Proposes a Zero-One Inflated Beta regression model using GAMLSS.
result The model provides a dependency structure between reimbursement and contract limitations.

This paper is devoted to the framework of direct limit of anchored Banach bundles over a convenient manifold which is a direct limit of Banach manifold. In particular we give a criterion of integrability for distributions on such convenient manifolds which are locally direct limits of particular sequences of Banach anc…

2014-08-16abs ↗pdf ↗

We discuss asymptotic behavior of the eigenvalue distribution of the differential form Laplacian on a Riemannian foliated manifold when the metric on the ambient manifold is blown up in directions normal to the leaves (in the adiabatic limit). Motivated by analogies with semiclassical spectral asymptotics, we use ideas…

2010-06-25abs ↗pdf ↗

DSLOB creates synthetic LOB data for benchmarking forecasting algorithms under distributional shifts.

problem Challenges in dealing with out-of-distribution limit order book data.
method Multi-agent market simulator to create labeled synthetic LOB dataset with and without market stress.
result Demonstrates the need for robust forecasting algorithms to handle distributional shifts.

This research proves guarantees on sequence models' generalization to longer and novel sequences.

problem Generalization to longer sequences and novel token combinations in sequence models.
method Provable guarantees on length and compositional generalization for various sequence models.
result Limited capacity models achieve both length and compositional generalization with diverse training distributions.

LOBDIF predicts limit order book events using a diffusion model.

problem Predicting the timing and type of events in a dynamic market system.
method LOBDIF uses a diffusion model to learn the complex time-event distribution in limit order book streams.
result LOBDIF significantly outperforms existing methods in real-world data experiments.

We prove a law of large numbers for the loss from default and use it for approximating the distribution of the loss from default in large, potentially heterogenous portfolios. The density of the limiting measure is shown to solve a non-linear SPDE, and the moments of the limiting measure are shown to satisfy an infinit…

2011-09-06abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper removes the finite variance assumption for deep convolutional neural networks.

problem Removing the finite variance assumption for deep convolutional neural networks.
method Assuming iid parameters distributed according to a stable distribution, the paper shows that the infinite-channel limit of a deep feed-forward convolutional neural network is a multivariate stable stochastic process.
result The infinite-channel limit of a deep feed-forward convolutional neural network, under suitable scaling, is a multivariate stable stochastic process.

ALFI improves likelihood-free inference for black-box generators.

problem Limitations of likelihood-free inference on black-box generators.
method Adversarial Likelihood-Free Inference (ALFI) to estimate posterior distributions.
result ALFI achieves best parameter estimation accuracy with limited simulation.

We study the limiting behaviour of the empirical measure of a system of diffusions interacting through their ranks when the number of diffusions tends to infinity. We prove that the limiting dynamics is given by a McKean-Vlasov evolution equation. Moreover, we show that in a wide range of cases the evolution of the cum…

2010-08-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep Gaussian processes can have non-degenerate and non-Gaussian limits.

problem Understanding the behavior of deep Gaussian processes as depth grows.
method Studying the limit of compositional Gaussian processes where each layer is a Gaussian process.
result Identified a sharp bandwidth threshold above which the limit is degenerate, and proved that for bandwidths below this threshold, the limit is a non-degenerate and non-Gaussian distribution.

Paper improves CLT and bootstrap approximations for LSA with decreasing step size.

problem Improving normal approximation and bootstrap methods for LSA with decreasing step sizes.
method Refined Berry-Esseen bounds and multiplier bootstrap procedure for LSA.
result Approximation rates up to 1/n1/\sqrt{n} for LSA rescaled error distribution.