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48 results for mass diffusion

Study mass transport in low-diffusivity using Lagrangian coordinates.

problem Mass preserving transport of passive tracers in low-diffusivity limit.
method Lagrangian coordinates, time-averaged diffusion equation, weighted manifold structure.
result Leading order asymptotics extend to dominant nontrivial singular value in low-diffusivity limit.

New method converts and optimizes sampling schedules for generative models.

problem Optimizing sampling schedules for generative models like flows and diffusions.
method Unified framework for stochastic interpolants, including point mass schedules.
result Demonstrated efficient generation of images with fewer steps.

Method generates joint posterior samples of source and foreground mass distributions for gravitational lensing.

problem Challenging inference problem for high-resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio gravitational lensing.
method Combines diffusion-based generative modeling and recurrent inference machines.
result Can model realistic gravitational lensing simulations down to the noise level.

New framework analyzes regret in guided diffusion for optimizing structured inputs.

problem Understanding regret behavior in guided-diffusion black-box optimization for structured design problems.
method Developed a certificate-based expected simple-regret framework that avoids assumptions breaking down in modern diffusion BO pipelines.
result Explains how exponential and polynomial convergence can arise from mass lift in near-optimal designs.

Solves probabilistic Lambert problem connecting astrodynamics with optimal mass transport.

problem Determining spacecraft velocity for given positions with probabilistic constraints.
method Generalized optimal mass transport (OMT) and Schrödinger bridge (SBP) connections.
result Existence and uniqueness of solution for probabilistic Lambert problem.

Link prediction improves future product export forecasts in the international trade network.

problem Predicting future evolution of complex systems like international trade networks.
method Applied link prediction algorithms based on heat and mass diffusion processes, improved with country fitness and product similarity metrics.
result Best results achieved with a new product similarity metric that considers causality.

Study shows how heat leaks from material sets in low diffusivity scenarios.

problem Understanding heat leakage from material sets in low diffusivity limits.
method Generalized leading-order asymptotics for time-dependent diffusion processes.
result Diffusive transport out of a material set is proportional to the surface area of the set boundary.

MF-PID uses interacting samples to efficiently transport probability mass.

problem Efficiently transporting probability mass in generative models.
method Introducing Mean-Field Path-Integral Diffusion (MF-PID) where samples become interacting agents.
result MF-PID achieves 19-24% reductions in control energy for demand-response control of energy systems.

Through the main example of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck semigroup, the Bakry-Emery criterion is presented as a main tool to get functional inequalities as Poincaré or logarithmic Sobolev inequalities. Moreover an alternative method using the optimal mass transportation, is also given to obtain the logarithmic Sobolev inequa…

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The study uses heat flow to analyze properties of Laplace eigenfunctions on manifolds and domains.

problem Analyzing mass concentration and nodal domains of Laplace eigenfunctions.
method Heat diffusion technique to study eigenfunctions and their nodal sets.
result Discovers new insights into the decay and behavior of Laplace eigenfunctions.

New bidirectional model predicts magnetohydrodynamics fields and estimates uncertainty.

problem Predicting multiple fields in magnetohydrodynamics with uncertainty.
method Bidirectional autoregressive latent diffusion approach.
result Model can estimate uncertainty without ground truth using self-supervised consistency.

The paper addresses boundary term learning in reflected diffusion models.

problem Boundary term learning in reflected diffusion models to ensure correct boundary behavior.
method Integration by parts and reflection masking techniques to enforce boundary conditions.
result The conormal trace of the diffusion-weighted normal component is crucial for boundary term learning.

Finite-time extinction and smoothing effects in fractional fast diffusion on manifolds.

problem Finite-time extinction and smoothing effects in fractional fast diffusion equations.
method Nonlinear semigroups techniques, weighted LpL^p spaces, fractional Green function.
result Sharp extinction rates and pointwise lower bounds for solutions.

Geometrically, high-likelihood regions in DGMs are unlikely to generate OOD data.

problem The paradox of high-likelihood OOD detection in deep generative models.
method Local intrinsic dimension estimation to identify high-likelihood regions that do not generate OOD data.
result A method pairing likelihoods and LID estimates for reliable OOD detection.

This paper tackles denoising of complex measures using optimal transport and curvature analysis.

problem Denoising of complex, possibly non-log-concave measures.
method Score function and optimal transport theory to revert Langevin diffusion chains.
result The difficulty of denoising depends on the curvature complexity of the initial measure at specific SNR scales.

StAD predicts divergence of diffusion and flow models without Jacobian computation.

problem Computing likelihood from diffusion and flow models is computationally expensive.
method Introduces StAD, a distillation method to predict divergence using Langevin-Stein operator.
result StAD predicts divergence with competitive variance and speed compared to existing methods.

Global existence and smoothing effects for reaction-diffusion equations with blowup in infinite time.

problem Analyzing reaction-diffusion equations with power-type nonlinearity and slow diffusion.
method Functional analytic methods based on Sobolev and Poincaré inequalities.
result Solutions corresponding to large initial data blow up everywhere in infinite time on Cartan-Hadamard manifolds.

MDNs offer a data-efficient alternative to diffusion and flow models for multimodal scientific learning.

problem Capturing multimodal conditional uncertainty in scientific inverse problems.
method Mixture Density Networks (MDNs) as explicit parametric density estimators.
result MDNs achieve superior generalization, interpretability, and sample efficiency in scientific tasks.

New method uses weighted SDEs to improve sampling from complex distributions.

problem Sampling from highly non-log-concave distributions.
method Introduces weighted stochastic differential equations to augment diffusion-based samplers.
result Demonstrates improved exploration of nonconvex or multimodal landscapes.

Paper analyzes tech adoption in financial networks, finding key leadership and diffusion dynamics.

problem Understanding technology adoption and network effects in financial systems.
method Developed a spatial-network framework with a master equation and Feynman-Kac representation.
result Found strong support for two-regime adoption dynamics and significant leadership in network central banks.

Modeling systemic risk with contagion effects in financial systems.

problem Capturing systemic risk and contagion effects in large financial systems.
method Dynamic mean field model derived from interacting diffusions with an absorbing boundary.
result The SPDE model exhibits periods of significant default clustering due to contagion.

The paper studies nonlinear mass concepts in 3-manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature.

problem Nonlinear isocapacitary mass in 3-manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature.
method Derives positive mass theorems and shows mass coincides with ADM mass under mild conditions.
result Nonlinear masses coincide with ADM mass and prove the Penrose inequality.

Formula for mass in higher-dimensional graphs proves mass theorems.

problem Proving mass theorems for higher-dimensional graphs.
method Explicit formula for Gauss-Bonnet-Chern mass, applied to asymptotically flat graphical manifolds.
result Proves positive mass theorem and Penrose inequality for graphs with flat normal bundle.

Study on Hawking and Bartnik masses for specific surfaces.

problem Analyzing the positivity and bounds of Hawking and Bartnik masses for constant mean curvature surfaces.
method Intrinsic conditions and estimates for the masses of constant mean curvature surfaces.
result Positivity and estimates of Hawking and Bartnik masses for surfaces with nonnegative scalar curvature.

We prove directly without using a density theorem that (i) the ADM mass defined in the usual way on an asymptotically flat manifold is equal to the mass defined intrinsically using Ricci tensor; (ii) the Hamiltonian formulation of center of mass and the center of mass defined intrinsically using Ricci tensor are the sa…

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