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48 results for mean convergence

New examples of mean curvature flow converge to minimal surfaces with multiplicity 2.

problem Constructing mean curvature flow examples in closed manifolds.
method Constructing new examples of mean curvature flow with convergence to minimal surfaces with multiplicity 2.
result Mean curvature flow examples converge to minimal surfaces with multiplicity 2.

Study on surfaces pinched by curvature in space forms converging under specific conditions.

problem Investigating convergence of surfaces pinched by curvature in space forms.
method Proving convergence theorems for surfaces pinched by normal curvature in 4-dimensional space forms.
result Generalizes Baker-Nguyen's convergence theorem for surfaces pinched by curvature.

Study shows thresholding scheme converges for mean curvature flow of convex sets.

problem Analyzing convergence of thresholding scheme for mean curvature flow.
method Time discretization using Merriman, Bence and Osher's scheme, focusing on two-phase mean convex settings.
result Time-integrated energy of approximation converges to limit's energy in minimizing movements interpretation.

Global convergence proved for three-layer neural networks in mean field regime.

problem Optimization efficiency of multilayer neural networks in the mean field regime.
method Developed a rigorous framework for mean field limit of three-layer networks using stochastic gradient descent and neuronal embedding.
result Global convergence guarantee for unregularized feedforward three-layer networks in the mean field regime.

Paper shows how solutions to Allen-Cahn converge to multiphase mean curvature flow.

problem Convergence of Allen-Cahn solutions to multiphase mean curvature flow.
method Conditional convergence result of Allen-Cahn solutions to De Giorgi type BV-solutions of multiphase mean curvature flow.
result De Giorgi type BV-solutions are unique in a weak-strong sense.

In this paper we study iterative procedures for stationary equilibria in games with large number of players. Most of learning algorithms for games with continuous action spaces are limited to strict contraction best reply maps in which the Banach-Picard iteration converges with geometrical convergence rate. When the be…

2012-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a mean-field gradient descent for zero-sum games, proving convergence to Nash equilibrium.

problem Finding mixed Nash equilibria in zero-sum games with multiple players.
method Mean-field gradient descent dynamics with time-averaging, incorporating exponentially discounted gradients.
result Exponential convergence rate to mixed Nash equilibrium with respect to total variation metric.

The paper analyzes the mean field Langevin dynamics and its convergence rate.

problem The convergence property of the mean field Langevin dynamics in the context of neural networks.
method The analysis uses a proximal Gibbs distribution and techniques from convex optimization.
result A concise convergence rate analysis of the mean field Langevin dynamics in both continuous and discrete time settings.

Study on Langevin dynamics convergence rates and their application to GAN training.

problem Understanding the long-term behavior of Langevin dynamics equations.
method Analytical and numerical methods to study convergence rates of underdamped mean-field Langevin dynamics.
result Exponential convergence rate results for the Langevin dynamics under various conditions.

Study finds polynomial convergence rate for Farey sequences linked to Riemann hypothesis.

problem Understanding convergence rates of maximum mean discrepancies for Farey sequences.
method Identifying positive-semidefinite kernels and their polynomial convergence rates.
result Polynomial convergence rate of maximum mean discrepancies of Farey sequences is equivalent to the Riemann hypothesis.

Gradient descent converges to minimum Bayes risk for two-layer ReLU networks in mean field regime.

problem Training two-layer ReLU networks using gradient descent in the mean field regime.
method Describes a condition for convergence to minimum Bayes risk, extending previous results to ReLU-activated networks.
result The condition for convergence does not depend on initialization and concerns weak convergence of network realization.

The MEM method uses data-driven priors for linear inverse problems, proving convergence and estimating differences.

problem Linear inverse problems with approximate priors.
method Maximum Entropy on the Mean (MEM) method with data-driven priors.
result Empirical mean convergence and estimates for prior differences based on epigraphical distance.

Paper constructs flows converging to cones and foliations.

problem Understanding mean curvature flow convergence to cones and foliations.
method Constructs a family of mean curvature flows converging to cones and foliations under specific conditions.
result Flow converges to area minimizing, strictly stable hypercone and Hardt-Simon foliation of the cone.

The mean-shift algorithm is a popular algorithm in computer vision and image processing. It can also be cast as a minimum gamma-divergence estimation. In this paper we focus on the "blurring" mean shift algorithm, which is one version of the mean-shift process that successively blurs the dataset. The analysis of the bl…

2013-05-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Surface diffusion and mean curvature flows converge to stable critical sets in flat tori.

problem Stability of surface diffusion and mean curvature flows in flat tori.
method Existence and convergence of flows starting close to stable critical sets, proven for all times.
result Flows converge exponentially fast to stable critical sets in flat tori.

This work shows linear convergence for two-layer neural networks in mean-field regime.

problem Optimizing two-layer neural networks in the mean-field regime.
method Mean-field analysis and continuous-time noisy gradient descent.
result Establishes linear convergence rate for two-layer neural networks.

Paper studies convergence of Mean-Field GDA dynamics for MNE of continuous games.

problem Finding mixed Nash equilibria in continuous games.
method Two-scale Mean-Field Gradient Descent Ascent dynamics.
result Two-scale Mean-Field GDA converges exponentially to MNE without convexity assumptions.

Proves convergence of mean curvature flow on cylinders with unique continuation.

problem Understanding the convergence and uniqueness of mean curvature flow on cylindrical surfaces.
method Proves convergence and provides unique continuation results for mean curvature flow on cylinders.
result Proves that rescaled mean curvature flow on cylinders converging super-exponentially must coincide with the cylinder itself.

We study the convergence of Nash equilibria in a game of optimal stopping. If the associated mean field game has a unique equilibrium, any sequence of nn-player equilibria converges to it as nn\to\infty. However, both the finite and infinite player versions of the game often admit multiple equilibria. We show that me…

2018-06-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Study of prescribed mean curvature flow on noncompact hypersurfaces in Lorentz manifolds.

problem Short time existence and long time existence of prescribed mean curvature flow on noncompact spacelike hypersurfaces.
method Finding sufficient conditions for short time existence and discussing long time existence and convergence.
result Sufficient conditions for short time existence of prescribed mean curvature flow on noncompact spacelike hypersurfaces.

Paper analyzes convergence of two time-scale stochastic approximation using martingale approach.

problem Analyzing convergence of two time-scale stochastic approximation algorithms.
method Uses martingale approach to establish convergence conditions and rates.
result Establishes different rates of convergence for fast and slow subsystems.

Study soap bubbles with almost constant higher-order mean curvature, proving unique limits under certain conditions.

problem Understanding the asymptotic behavior of soap bubbles with almost constant higher-order mean curvature.
method Analyzing sequences of bounded C2C^2-domains in Rn+1 \mathbb{R}^{n+1} converging in volume and perimeter, with kk-th mean curvature functions converging in L1L^1.
result Finite unions of mutually tangent balls are the only possible limits under natural mean convexity and LL^\infty-control on the mean curvature outside a set of vanishing area.

Study shows policy gradient convergence for entropy-regularized MDPs with neural nets in mean-field regime.

problem Global convergence of policy gradient for entropy-regularized MDPs with neural network approximation.
method Softmax policy with neural network approximation in mean-field regime, gradient flow in 2-Wasserstein metric, exponential convergence under sufficient regularization.
result Gradient flow converges exponentially fast to the unique stationary solution under sufficient regularization.

Bayesian optimisation's mean function choice affects convergence speed.

problem The choice of mean function in Bayesian optimisation impacts convergence speed.
method Empirical investigation of 8 mean functions on 10 synthetic and 2 real-world problems.
result Using a constant mean function equal to the worst observed quality value promotes faster convergence.

This work studies clustering in transformer models, proving exponential convergence to a single token state.

problem Understanding the long-term behavior of tokens in transformer models.
method Investigates mean-field transformer models under specific conditions to prove exponential convergence to a single state.
result Transformer models synchronize exponentially fast to a single token state with explicit rates.

Paper proves linear convergence of SCMS algorithm for directional data.

problem Identifying density ridges in directional data.
method Generalized SCMS algorithm to directional data, derived from SCGA with adaptive step size.
result Linear convergence of the proposed directional SCMS algorithm.

The paper proves the stability of a flow in Schwarzschild space.

problem Stability of area preserving mean curvature flow in asymptotic Schwarzschild space.
method Demonstrates existence and exponential convergence of the flow for all time.
result The flow converges to a round sphere or a constant mean curvature surface.