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The paper studies medial and conflict sets under continuous deformations in Riemannian manifolds.

problem Understanding the behavior of medial and conflict sets under continuous deformations in Riemannian manifolds.
method A new approach using Kuratowski convergence to express the deformation process as a continuous process.
result Main `medial axis inner semi-continuity' result proved useful in computing tangent cones of the medial axis.

In this paper, we consider the intensity surface of a 2D image, we study the evolution of the symmetry sets (and medial axes) of 1-parameter families of iso-intensity curves. This extends the investigation done on 1-parameter families of smooth plane curves (Bruce and Giblin, Giblin and Kimia, etc.) to the general case…

2009-12-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Medial quandles are represented using a heterogeneous affine structure. As a consequence, we obtain numerous structural properties, including enumeration of isomorphism classes of medial quandles up to 13 elements.

2014-09-30abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider a generic configuration of regions, consisting of a collection of distinct compact regions {Ωi}\{Ω_i\} in Rn+1\mathbb{R}^{n+1} which may be either smooth regions disjoint from the others or regions which meet on their piecewise smooth boundaries Bi\mathcal{B}_i in a generic way. We introduce a skeletal linking …

2014-02-22abs ↗pdf ↗

A quandle orbit's orientation is problematic when reversed.

problem The natural orientation-reversal of quandle orbits is unsuitable for medial quandles.
method Defined the orientation-reversal of a quandle orbit by inverting translations, observed it's unsuitable for medial quandles.
result The natural orientation-reversal of quandle orbits is unsuitable for medial quandles.

The paper extends a result about involutory medial quandles to links, providing bounds and stronger invariants.

problem Extending the involutory medial quandle concept to links and understanding its properties.
method Analyzing the involutory medial quandle of classical links and comparing it to the homology group.
result The order of the involutory medial quandle is bounded and can be infinite only if the determinant is zero.

Medial quandles fail to distinguish certain links, highlighting their limitations.

problem Detecting causality in spacetime using quandles.
method Investigated medial quandles' ability to distinguish specific links and knots.
result Medial quandles fail to distinguish certain links, including the connected sum of two Hopf links from an infinite series of relevant three-component links.

The study classifies graphs on surfaces with positive curvature properties.

problem Classifying graphs on surfaces with specific curvature properties.
method Using medial graphs and classification techniques.
result Complete classification of graphs on surfaces with positive Forman curvature and corner curvature.

Study links using quandles and groups, proving key properties.

problem Understanding links through algebraic structures.
method Analyzing modules and quandles, focusing on metabelian quotients and medial quandles.
result Fundamental multivariate Alexander quandle is isomorphic to the metabelian quotient of the link group.

A quandle is a self-distributive algebraic structure that appears in quasi-group and knot theories. For each abelian group A and c \in A we define a quandle G(A, c) on \Z_3 \times A. These quandles are generalizations of a class of non-medial Latin quandles defined by V. M. Galkin so we call them Galkin quandles. Each …

2011-07-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper diagnoses factor models using characteristic axes and zero-curve restrictions.

problem Tackles systematic sign reversals and overcorrections in factor model pricing errors.
method Extends cap-axis integral diagnostic to general characteristic axes, measuring pricing errors as bridge-alpha curves.
result Axis-level pricing errors are nearly orthogonal to maximum-Sharpe gains, showing systematic sign reversals and overcorrections.

The paper diagnoses factor-model pricing errors using characteristic axes and bridge-alpha curves.

problem Tackles systematic sign reversals and overcorrections in factor-model pricing errors.
method Extends cap-axis integral diagnostic to characteristic axes, measures pricing errors as bridge-alpha curves, and uses a predetermined characteristic order to generate zero-curve restrictions.
result Axis-level pricing errors are nearly orthogonal to maximum-Sharpe gains, showing significant sign reversals and overcorrections.

The article establishes a polynomial for signed cyclic graphs and links it to checkerboard colorability.

problem Understanding graphical virtual links and their properties.
method Constructing virtual links from signed cyclic graphs, proving checkerboard colorability, and introducing a polynomial F[G].
result A virtual link is graphical if and only if it is checkerboard colorable.

Method evaluates disentanglement in DLVMs, including those not aligned with latent axes.

problem Evaluate disentanglement in DLVMs, especially those not aligned with latent axes.
method Proposes a statistical method to discover generative factors of a dataset.
result Empirically demonstrates the advantage of the method on two datasets.

This paper diagnoses factor-model pricing errors using a new method.

problem Measuring pricing errors in factor models with general characteristic axes.
method Developed a method to measure factor-model pricing errors as bridge-alpha curves, using a predetermined characteristic order and prefix portfolios.
result Adding a counterpart factor flips the curve's sign on every axis, but only HML and CMA overcorrect enough to be rejected.

Paper proposes AXE loss for non-autoregressive machine translation, improving performance.

problem Challenges in training non-autoregressive models due to lack of autoregressive factors and cross entropy loss penalties.
method Proposes aligned cross entropy (AXE) loss function using a differentiable dynamic program for better word order alignment.
result AXE-based training improves performance on major WMT benchmarks and sets a new state of the art for non-autoregressive models.

New method flattens decision boundary by targeting shortcut-aligned axes in disentangled latent space.

problem Shortcut learning in neural networks, leading to poor out-of-distribution generalization.
method Injects targeted anisotropic noise to regularize classifier sensitivity along shortcut-aligned axes.
result Achieves state-of-the-art OOD performance without shortcut labels or conflicting samples.

The paper classifies hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds with constant inner product and torse-forming axes.

problem Understanding hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds with specific geometric properties.
method Analyzing hypersurfaces with constant inner product and torse-forming axes.
result Classification of hypersurfaces with torse-forming axes.

The goal of this thesis is to study the singularities of the exponential map of Riemannian and Finsler manifolds (a concept related to caustics and catastrophes), and the object known as the cut locus (aka ridge, medial axis or skeleton), to improve existing results about its structure, to look at it in new ways, and t…

2014-11-14abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the Lipschitz metric on Outer Space and prove that fully irreducible elements of Out(F_n) act by hyperbolic isometries with axes which are strongly contracting. As a corollary, we prove that the axes of fully irreducible automorphisms in the Cayley graph of Out(F_n) are stable, meaning that a quasi-geodesic wi…

2008-12-08abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the superreplication of contingent claims under model uncertainty in discrete time. We show that optimal superreplicating strategies exist in a general measure-theoretic setting; moreover, we characterize the minimal superreplication price as the supremum over all continuous linear pricing functionals on a sui…

2013-01-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Self-focal points on ellipsoids of dimension 3 or higher are rare.

problem Existence of self-focal points on Riemannian manifolds of dimension 3 or higher.
method Analyzing geodesics and umbilic points on ellipsoids of various dimensions.
result Ellipsoids of dimension 3 or higher with at least 4 distinct axes have no self-focal points.

Adding supplementary axes improves neural network learnability and accuracy.

problem Overfitting and computational cost in deep neural networks.
method Analysis of a simple MLP model and comparison with and without supplementary information.
result Neural networks with supplementary axes show more robust and accurate training results.

Study inverse curve shortening flow on hyperbolic plane, classifying solitons.

problem Understanding the behavior of curves in hyperbolic geometry under a specific flow.
method Classifying solitons with respect to vector fields and studying their properties.
result Parabolic solitons are graphs on the y-axis, conformal solitons on the x-axis.

Mark all vertices on a curve evolving under a family of curves obtained by intersecting a smooth surface M with the 1-parameter family of planes parallel to the tangent plane to M at a point p. Those vertices trace out a set, called the vertex set of M through p. We take p to be an isolated umbilic point on M and descr…

2006-03-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes σσ-PCA to learn identifiable linear transformations without whitening.

problem Cannot identify axes with equal variances in PCA.
method Unified model for linear and nonlinear PCA, introducing a missing piece to eliminate rotational indeterminacy.
result Eliminates subspace rotational indeterminacy in PCA.

Researchers propose and solve a class of pseudo-Finslerian metrics with angle-separation.

problem Characterizing and solving pseudo-Finslerian metrics with specific angle-separation conditions.
method Derived complete algebraic and differential equations, solved the set for angle-regular solutions.
result Found and described an angle-regular solution for the Finsleroid-in-pseudo-Finsleroid type.

Recent results using inverse scattering techniques interpret every solution φ(x,y)φ(x,y) of the sine-Gordon equation as a non-linear superposition of solutions along the axes x=0x=0 and y=0y=0. Here we provide a geometric method of integration, as well as a geometric interpretation. Specifically, every weakly regular surface…

2003-07-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on knot behavior under twisting, linking winding numbers, and braid axes.

problem Comparing Seifert and slice genera of knots in twist families.
method Analyzing the winding numbers and wrapping numbers of knots and their twist families.
result Characterization of braid axes and conditions for infinitely many tight fibered knots.

We consider the problem of estimating an unknown signal x0x_0 from noisy linear observations y=Ax0+zRmy = Ax_0 + z\in R^m. In many practical instances, x0x_0 has a certain structure that can be captured by a structure inducing convex function f()f(\cdot). For example, 1\ell_1 norm can be used to encourage a sparse solution. T…

2013-11-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We construct helicoid-like embedded minimal disks with axes along self-similar curves modeled on logarithmic spirals. The surfaces have a self-similarity inherited from the curves and the nature of the construction. Moreover, inside of a "logarithmic cone", the surfaces are embedded.

2014-04-28abs ↗pdf ↗