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48 results for low degree curves

Classifies real rational knots and curves in a specific quadric space.

problem Classifying real rational knots and curves in a quadric space of signature (3,2)(3,2).
method Classification through a study of real rational curves of low degree in the quadric.
result Provides representatives of all real rational knots of degree 5\leq 5 in the quadric.

The study constructs balanced and rigid curves on specific types of hypersurfaces and complete intersections.

problem Constructing balanced and rigid curves on Calabi-Yau and general-type complete intersections.
method Balanced and rigid curves are constructed using specific hypersurfaces and complete intersections.
result Rigid curves of various genera and balanced rational curves of high degrees are constructed.

These are notes on some algebraic geometry of complex projective curves, together with an application to studying the contact curves in CP^3 and the null curves in the complex quadric Q^3 in CP^4, related by the well-known Klein correspondence. Most of this note consists of recounting the classical background. The main…

2019-05-15abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we analyze the diversity of term structure functions (e.g., yield curves, swap curves, credit curves) constructed in a process which complies with some admissible properties: arbitrage-freeness, ability to fit market quotes and a certain degree of smooth- ness. When present values of building instruments…

2014-04-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Classifies low-energy harmonic maps from curved surfaces to spheres.

problem Classifying harmonic maps from curved surfaces to spheres under low energy conditions.
method Classifies maps via bubble scales and centers, focusing on degree-one maps as α approaches 1.
result Degree-one αα-harmonic maps blow a bubble based at a critical point of a function J\mathcal{J}, which is the sum of squares of holomorphic one-forms.

New inequality for odd-degree flexible curves using surface doubling.

problem Bounding the number of non-empty ovals of odd-degree flexible curves.
method Defining an Arnold surface for odd-degree flexible curves and using it to derive a Viro--Zvonilov-type inequality.
result Upper bound on the number of non-empty ovals of odd-degree flexible curves.

Low-degree method fails to predict robust subspace recovery problem.

problem Predicting computational tractability of robust subspace recovery problem.
method Low-degree polynomial framework, anti-concentration properties.
result Low-degree method fails to predict computational tractability of robust subspace recovery problem even up to high degree.

Survey on using low-degree polynomials to assess statistical tasks complexity.

problem Understanding the complexity of statistical tasks using polynomial functions.
method Applying low-degree polynomials to measure the complexity of statistical tasks, including detection, recovery, and estimation.
result Low-degree polynomials provide a framework to predict and explain statistical-computational tradeoffs.

In this paper, we adapt the differential signature construction to the equivalence problem for complex plane algebraic curves under the actions of the projective group and its subgroups. Given an action of a group GG, a signature map assigns to a plane algebraic curve another plane algebraic curve (a signature curve) …

2018-12-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper connects free-energy and low-degree hardness in high-dimensional statistics.

problem High-dimensional statistical inference problems are computationally hard.
method Defines a free-energy criterion and connects it to low-degree hardness.
result Establishes connection between free-energy and low-degree hardness for Gaussian models.

New algebraic theory classifies symplectic curves in complex projective space.

problem Classifying symplectic curves with specific singularities.
method Developed a novel algebraic theory of positive braids and conjugacy classes in the braid group.
result Established a complete classification of isotopy classes of degree three symplectic curves with AnA_n-singularities.

Study disproves conjecture about low-degree polynomials in hypothesis testing.

problem Conjecture about limitations of polynomial-time algorithms in hypothesis testing.
method Used counterexamples to refute the conjecture and modified the conjecture to rule out the counterexample.
result Disproved conjecture about limitations of low-degree polynomials in hypothesis testing.

We study the degree of polynomial representations of knots. We obtain the lexicographic degree for two-bridge torus knots and generalized twist knots. The proof uses the braid theoretical method developed by Orevkov to study real plane curves, combined with previous results from [KP10] and [BKP14]. We also give a sharp…

2014-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Learn low-degree functions with few random queries.

problem Learning low-degree functions from limited random queries.
method Learn bounded functions f:{1,1}no[1,1]f:\{-1,1\}^n o[-1,1] of degree at most dd with L2L_2-accuracy ε\varepsilon and confidence 1δ1-δ from log(fracnδ)εd1Cd3/2logd\log( frac{n}δ)\,\varepsilon^{-d-1} C^{d^{3/2}\sqrt{\log d}} random queries.
result Learn low-degree functions efficiently with logarithmic number of random queries.

In this note we study the distribution of real inflection points among the ovals of a real non-singular hyperbolic curve of even degree. Using Hilbert's method we show that for any integers dd and rr such that 4r2d22d4\leq r \leq 2d^2-2d, there is a non-singular hyperbolic curve of degree 2d2d in R2\mathbb R^2 with exactl…

2013-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

A limaçon-like curve, allowing 2π-transition with monotone curvature between concentric curvature elements, is presented. The curve is 4th degree algebraic, 4th degree rational, and shares other common features with Pascal's limaçon.

2013-09-22abs ↗pdf ↗

We use invariants of Hendricks and Manolescu coming from involutive Heegaard Floer theory to find constraints on possible configurations of singular points of a rational cuspidal curve of odd degree in the projective plane. We show that the results do not carry over to rational cuspidal curves of even degree.

2016-09-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider a length functional for C1C^1 curves of fixed degree in graded manifolds equipped with a Riemannian metric. The first variation of this length functional can be computed only if the curve can be deformed in a suitable sense, and this condition is expressed via a differential equation along the curve. In the…

2019-02-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Formula derived for Gromov-Witten invariants of smooth curves.

problem Calculating Gromov-Witten invariants for smooth curves in genus zero.
method Closed formula derived from solving the degree zero limit of the loop equation for the complex projective line.
result Closed formula for generating series of Gromov-Witten invariants in genus zero.

We apply Murasugi-Tristram inequality to real algebraic curves of odd degree on RP2RP^2 with a deep nest, i.e. a nest of the depth k1k-1 where 2k+12k+1 is the degree. For such curves, the ingredients of the Murasugi-Tristram inequality can be computed (or estimated) inductively using the computations for iterated torus li…

2003-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper gives topological as well as rigid isotopy classification of smooth irreducible algebraic curves in the real projective 3-space for the case when the degree of the curve is at most six and its genus is at most one.

2016-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Margalit and Schleimer constructed nontrivial roots of the Dehn twist about a nonseparating curve. We prove that the conjugacy classes of roots of the Dehn twist about a nonseparating curve correspond to the conjugacy classes of periodic maps with certain conditions. Futhermore, we give data set which determine the con…

2009-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper explores constantly curved holomorphic 2-spheres in complex Grassmannian and confirms their rarity.

problem Classifying constantly curved holomorphic 2-spheres of degree 6 in the complex Grassmannian G(2,5)G(2,5).
method Invoking the moduli space structure of sextic curves in Fano 3-folds and using PSL2PSL_2-transvectant and engaged unitary analyses.
result The moduli space of constantly curved sextic curves in G(2,5)G(2,5) is semialgebraic of dimension 2, with only one nonhomogeneous member.

New work shows FP potential monotonicity equals low-degree polynomial estimators limits.

problem Establishing a precise mathematical relationship between statistical physics and polynomial estimators limits.
method Analyzing Gaussian additive models (GAMs) to show FP potential monotonicity equals low-degree polynomial estimators limits.
result For a broad family of Gaussian additive models, the power of low-degree polynomials is equivalent to the monotonicity of the annealed FP potential.

We give bounds on the gap functions of the singularities of a cuspidal plane curve of arbitrary genus, generalising recent work of Borodzik and Livingston. We apply these inequalities to unicuspidal curves whose singularity has one Puiseux pair: we prove two identities tying the parameters of the singularity, the genus…

2014-09-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Study rational homology of moduli space via Morse functions, proving stability phenomena.

problem Homology of Deligne--Mumford compactification of moduli space of stable curves.
method Using a family of Morse functions, specifically the sys_T functions, and exploiting geometric and Morse properties.
result Homology of Deligne--Mumford compactification is supported entirely on the boundary in low degrees, and rational homology is finite generated and stable across all genera and marked points.

New method explains computational barriers in high-dimensional statistical models.

problem Understanding detection-recovery gaps in high-dimensional inference.
method Combining algorithmic contiguity and cross-validation reduction to obtain conditional computational lower bounds.
result Mild control of low-degree advantage is sufficient to explain computational barriers for recovery.

Study conic line arrangements of degree 7, finding their topology and connected components.

problem Understanding the topology of conic line arrangements of degree 7.
method Identifying a π1π_1-equivalent Zariski pair to prove the existence of a conic line arrangement with specific combinatorics.
result Determine the number of connected components of conic line arrangements of degree 7.

The paper establishes a correspondence between Higgs torsors and connections on curves.

problem Establishing a correspondence between Higgs torsors and connections on curves.
method Introduced a stability condition on filtered Stokes local systems and used it to prove a one-to-one correspondence.
result One-to-one correspondence between stable meromorphic parahoric Higgs torsors and stable meromorphic parahoric connections.

Consider a flat bundle over a complex curve. We prove a conjecture of Fei Yu that the sum of the top k Lyapunov exponents of the flat bundle is always greater or equal to the degree of any rank k holomorphic subbundle. We generalize the original context from Teichmueller curves to any local system over a curve with non…

2016-09-05abs ↗pdf ↗

GCNs favor high-degree nodes, leading to biased performance; a new method mitigates this.

problem Degree-related biases in GCNs, especially for low-degree nodes.
method Developed a novel SL-DSGC that reduces model and data biases.
result SL-DSGC improves GCN accuracy significantly for low-degree nodes.