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48 results for master equations

Generalizes Hodge correlators using quantum master equation concepts.

problem Developing a mathematical framework for non-acyclic Chern-Simons theory.
method Introduces a DG Lie algebra of uni-trivalent graphs with loops satisfying a Maurer-Cartan equation.
result Arithmetic analogue of effective action and quantum master equation.

A master equation approach to the numerical solution of option pricing models is developed. The basic idea of the approach is to consider the Black--Scholes equation as the macroscopic equation of an underlying mesoscopic stochastic option price variable. The dynamics of the latter is constructed and formulated in term…

2002-09-23abs ↗pdf ↗

We extend the Chern-Simons perturbative invariant of Axelrod and Singer to non-acyclic connections. We construct a solution of the quantum master equation on the space of functions on the cohomology of the connection. We prove that this solution is well defined up to master homotopy. We discuss also invariants of links…

2008-11-13abs ↗pdf ↗

In his lectures at College de France, P.L. Lions introduced the concept of Master equation, see [5] for Mean Field Games. It is introduced in a heuristic fashion, from the system of partial differential equations, associated to a Nash equilibrium for a large, but finite, number of players. The method, also explained in…

2014-04-16abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper explores geometric calculations on probability manifolds derived from master equations.

problem Understanding geometric properties of probability manifolds from master equations.
method Deriving geometric quantities like Levi-Civita connection, gradient, Hessian, parallel transport, and curvatures on probability manifolds.
result Calculation of geometric quantities in probability manifolds, including curvatures and connections.

We construct a solution of the master equation by means of standard tools from homological perturbation theory under just the hypothesis that the ground field be of characteristic zero, thereby avoiding the formality assumption of the relevant Lie algebra. To this end we endow the homology H(g) of any differential grad…

1999-06-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified analytical tool for non-Markovian jump processes.

problem Analyzing history-dependent jump processes with non-Markovian behavior.
method Developed a standard form of master equations using Laplace-space embedding and asymptotic solution.
result Unified analytical toolset for general non-Markovian processes, leading to the GLE approximation.

The quantum master equation is usually formulated in terms of functionals of the components of mappings from a space-time manifold M into a finite-dimensional vector space. The master equation is the sum of two terms one of which is the anti-bracket (odd Poisson bracket) of functionals and the other is the Laplacian of…

2005-03-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Equations of dispersionless Hirota type have been thoroughly investigated in the mathematical physics and differential geometry literature. It is known that the parameter space of integrable Hirota type equations in 3D is 21-dimensional and the action of the natural equivalence group Sp(6, R) on the parameter space has…

2018-04-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified approach to time-inconsistent problems with distribution-dependent rewards.

problem Time-inconsistent problems with distribution-dependent rewards in behavioral finance and economics.
method Equilibrium master equation on Wasserstein space, refined derivatives, Itô's formula.
result Unified approach to find equilibrium solutions for time-inconsistent problems.

Study improves LL^{\infty} estimates and extreme value behavior in stochastic differential games.

problem Analyzing the mean-field limit of diffusive games through master equation.
method Using the Master Equation to approximate state processes and establishing LL^{\infty} estimates for the total error.
result Established NoN o \infty asymptotic behavior of upper order statistics of Nash states, initiating Extreme Value Theory for stochastic differential games.

We formalize the construction by Batalin and Vilkovisky of a solution of the classical master equation associated with a regular function on a nonsingular affine variety (the classical action). We introduce the notion of stable equivalence of solutions and prove that a solution exists and is unique up to stable equival…

2012-12-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Exact solution found for two-body financial dealer model using kinetic theory.

problem Finding an exact solution for the two-body financial dealer model.
method Exact master-Liouville equations derived using kinetic theory and probability currents.
result Exact order-book profile and average transaction interval derived.

We present a construction of cellular BF theory (in both abelian and non-abelian variants) on cobordisms equipped with cellular decompositions. Partition functions of this theory are invariant under subdivisions, satisfy a version of the quantum master equation, and satisfy Atiyah-Segal-type gluing formula with respect…

2017-01-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove an explicit characterization of the points in Thurston's Master Teapot. This description can be implemented algorithmically to test whether a point in C×R\mathbb{C} \times \mathbb{R} belongs to the complement of the Master Teapot. As an application, we show that the intersection of the Master Teapot with the un…

2019-09-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows rate of convergence for particle approximation of PDEs in Wasserstein space.

problem Analyzing convergence rates for particle approximations of PDEs in Wasserstein space.
method Backward stochastic differential equations techniques.
result Proved a rate of convergence of order 1/N for pathwise error and 1/sqrt(N) for L2-error on the derivative.

Master algorithm fails to detect non-stationarity in practical settings.

problem Non-Stationary Reinforcement Learning without prior knowledge.
method Master algorithm tested under various conditions, including piecewise stationary multi-armed bandits.
result Master's non-stationarity detection is ineffective for practical horizons, leading to performance similar to random restarting.

Using technique of wheeled props we establish a correspondence between the homotopy theory of unimodular Lie 1-bialgebras and the famous Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism. Solutions of the so called quantum master equation satisfying certain boundary conditions are proven to be in 1-1 correspondence with representations of …

2008-04-15abs ↗pdf ↗

This primer explains diffusion models in general state spaces.

problem Diffusion models in general state spaces are not well-introduced.
method Develops discrete-time and continuous-time views of diffusion models, deriving Fokker-Planck and master equations.
result Unified understanding of diffusion models across continuous and discrete domains.

We simplify supergravity in 10D using geometric insights.

problem Formulating supergravity in 10D without Lorentz degrees of freedom.
method Using generalised geometry, we describe the fibred structure of field space.
result Our action satisfies the classical master equation without Lorentz terms.

The equations governing anti-self-dual and Einstein-Weyl conformal geometries can be regarded as `master dispersionless systems' in four and three dimensions respectively. Their integrability by twistor methods has been established by Penrose and Hitchin. In this note we present, in specially adapted coordinate systems…

2014-05-30abs ↗pdf ↗

We construct master spaces for oriented torsion free sheaves coupled with morphisms into a fixed reference sheaf. These spaces are projective varieties endowed with a natural $\C^*$-action. The fixed point set of this action contains the moduli space of semistable oriented torsion free sheaves and the quot scheme assoc…

1996-07-17abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the problem of computing first-passage time distributions for reaction processes modelled by master equations. We show that this generally intractable class of problems is equivalent to a sequential Bayesian inference problem for an auxiliary observation process. The solution can be approximated efficiently…

2017-06-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We provide an analytically treatable model that describes in a unified manner income distribution for all income categories. The approach is based on a master equation with growth and reset terms. The model assumptions on the growth and reset rates are tested on an exhaustive database with incomes on individual level s…

2019-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Master-slave architecture tackles combinatorial multi-armed bandits with diversity constraints.

problem Solving top-KK combinatorial multi-armed bandits with non-linear feedback and diversity constraints.
method Master-slave architecture with six slave models, teacher learning, and policy co-training.
result Significantly outperforms existing algorithms in synthetic and real datasets.

We introduce a dynamic credit portfolio framework where optimal investment strategies are robust against misspecifications of the reference credit model. The risk-averse investor models his fear of credit risk misspecification by considering a set of plausible alternatives whose expected log likelihood ratios are penal…

2016-03-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We model the dynamics of asset prices and associated derivatives by consideration of the dynamics of the conditional probability density process for the value of an asset at some specified time in the future. In the case where the price process is driven by Brownian motion, an associated "master equation" for the dynam…

2010-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The perturbative Chern-Simons theory is studied in a finite-dimensional version or assuming that the propagator satisfies certain properties (as is the case, e.g., with the propagator defined by Axelrod and Singer). It turns out that the effective BV action is a function on cohomology (with shifted degrees) that solves…

2008-11-13abs ↗pdf ↗

A BV algebra is a formal framework within which the BV quantization algorithm is implemented. In addition to the gauge symmetry, encoded in the BV master equation, the master action often exhibits further global symmetries, which may be in turn gauged. We show how to carry this out in a BV algebraic set up. Depending o…

2010-01-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We establish basic geometric and topological properties of Thurston's Master Teapot and the Thurston set for superattracting unimodal self-maps of intervals. In particular, the Master Teapot is connected, contains the unit cylinder, and its intersection with a set D×{c}\mathbb{D} \times \{c\} grows monotonically with cc.…

2019-02-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimizes master faces for 2D and 3D face verification using evolutionary algorithms and neural networks.

problem Impersonation attacks using master faces for face-based identity authentication.
method Evolutionary algorithm in latent space of StyleGAN, neural network to direct search, 2D and 3D face reconstruction.
result Obtains high impersonation rates with fewer master faces for 2D and 3D face verification.

In sustained growth with random dynamics stationary distributions can exist without detailed balance. This suggests thermodynamical behavior in fast growing complex systems. In order to model such phenomena we apply both a discrete and a continuous master equation. The derivation of elementary rates from known stationa…

2016-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗