In this paper, we build up a min-max theory for minimal surfaces using sweepouts of surfaces of genus . We develop a direct variational methods similar to the proof of the famous Plateau problem by J. Douglas and T. Rado. As a result, we show that the min-max value for the area functional can be achieved by a …
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New algorithms prove fast convergence in complex min-max problems.
problem Proving fast convergence in nonconvex min-max optimization.
method Hamiltonian Gradient Descent (HGD) and Consensus Optimization (CO) algorithms.
result HGD and CO achieve linear convergence in various settings.
This paper introduces a novel clustering method using jointly learned nonlinear transforms.
problem Improving clustering performance in image data.
method A novel clustering principle based on min-max similarity/dissimilarity assignment with jointly learned nonlinear transforms.
result The method outperforms state-of-the-art clustering methods in image clustering tasks.
New study shows min-max algorithms can converge to non-stationary points.
problem Challenges in min-max optimization due to periodic cycles and spurious attractors.
method Analyzed state-of-the-art algorithms and heuristics in non-convex/non-concave problems.
result Spurious attractors can prevent min-max algorithms from reaching true optima.
Min-Max Kernelsstat.ML
The min-max kernel is a generalization of the popular resemblance kernel (which is designed for binary data). In this paper, we demonstrate, through an extensive classification study using kernel machines, that the min-max kernel often provides an effective measure of similarity for nonnegative data. As the min-max ker…
A comparative study of general fuzzy min-max neural networks for pattern classification problemscs.LG
Study compares GFMM neural networks for pattern classification.
problem Pattern classification problems.
method Two algorithms (incremental and agglomerative learning) to train GFMM neural networks.
result GFMM neural networks show strong and weak points on benchmark datasets.
Study shows strong min-max principle for phase transitions.
problem Understanding nodal sets near minimal hypersurfaces.
method Analogous to White's principle, applies to Allen-Cahn energy.
result Strong min-max principle for phase transitions.
Equity-Transformer solves NP-hard min-max routing problems efficiently.
problem Min-max routing problems with multiple agents and large-scale applications.
method Sequential planning approach with Transformer and equitable workload distribution inductive biases.
result Significant runtime and cost reductions in min-max mTSP and min-max mPDP tasks.
Upper bound for Morse index of min-max varifolds.
problem Bounding Morse index of varifolds.
method Proving upper bound for Morse index of min-max stationary integral varifolds.
result Upper bound for Morse index of min-max stationary integral varifolds.
Localized min-max method proves minimal hypersurface existence.
problem Existence of minimal hypersurfaces in complete manifolds.
method Localized min-max approach to prove existence.
result Existence of complete embedded minimal hypersurface with index at most one.
The paper solves min-max widths on a 3-sphere and strengthens multiplicity theorems.
problem Which min-max widths of the unit 3-sphere lie between and ?
method Homological min-max theory and stronger versions of multiplicity one theorems.
result Proves the 10th to 13th min-max widths of the unit 3-sphere lie between and .
In this paper, we will study the existence problem of minmax minimal torus. We use classical conformal invariant geometric variational methods. We prove a theorem about the existence of minmax minimal torus in Theorem 5.1. Firstly we prove a strong uniformization result(Proposition 3.1) using method of [1]. Then we use…
Study introduces statistical mechanics for min-max problems.
problem Understanding the properties of min-max problems in high dimensions.
method Statistical mechanical formalism for analyzing min-max problems.
result Derives the relationship between training data and generalization error.
Adaptive momentum method solves non-convex min-max problems.
problem Non-convex min-max optimization problems in training generative adversarial networks.
method Proposes an adaptive momentum algorithm for non-convex min-max optimization.
result Establishes non-asymptotic convergence rates for the proposed algorithm.
Paper proves finiteness and Morse index estimates for equivariant min-max hypersurfaces.
problem Existence and finiteness of -invariant minimal hypersurfaces.
method Equivariant min-max theory, compactness theorem, bumpy metrics theorem.
result Generalization of Morse index estimates to equivariant setting.
The paper constructs new non-trivial harmonic maps into higher-dimensional target manifolds.
problem Existence of non-trivial harmonic maps into higher-dimensional target manifolds.
method Perturbative argument, refined neck-analysis, energy identity, min-max problems.
result Construction of an infinite family of new null-homotopic -harmonic -spheres.
New proof of Smale conjecture for RP^3 and lens spaces using min-max theory.
problem Proving the Smale conjecture for specific spaces.
method Minimal surfaces and min-max theory.
result New proof of Smale conjecture for and lens spaces.
Paper improves Morse index bound for hypersurfaces.
problem Improving Morse index bound for hypersurfaces.
method Construction of hierarchical deformations and restrictive min-max theory.
result Generalizes a result by X. Zhou for .
New approach improves deep learning robustness in medical imaging.
problem Deep learning models are vulnerable to adversarial examples in medical imaging.
method Propose a min-max learning scheme to generate adversarial examples and filter them out.
result Proposed method significantly improves robustness of deep learning models in medical imaging.
New methods solve min-max problems on manifolds using Riemannian Hamiltonians.
problem Min-max optimization on Riemannian manifolds.
method Riemannian Hamiltonian methods (RHM) to minimize the Hamiltonian function.
result RHM leads to correct search directions and global optimality in min-max problems.
We prove that in a closed manifold of dimension between 3 and 7 with a bumpy metric, the min-max minimal hypersurfaces associated with the volume spectrum introduced by Gromov, Guth, Marques-Neves, are two-sided and have multiplicity one. This confirms a conjecture by Marques-Neves. We prove that in a bumpy metric each…
Bound on equivariant index for min-max surfaces.
problem Bounding the index of equivariant min-max surfaces.
method Equivariant min-max procedure with group action.
result Equivariant index bound by number of parameters.
Survey of advances in non-convex min-max optimization for applications.
problem Finding optimal solutions in non-convex, non-concave min-max problems.
method Selective review of theoretical and algorithmic advances.
result Exciting recent advances in solving non-convex min-max problems.
We reformulate LIPs as min-max problems for easier solution.
problem Recovering signals from few linear measurements.
method Proposed a min-max reformulation of LIPs.
result Saddle points characterize solutions to LIPs.
Epoch-GDA achieves optimal convergence rate for SCSC min-max problems.
problem Solving stochastic min-max problems with strong convexity and strong concavity.
method Epoch-wise stochastic gradient descent ascent method (Epoch-GDA) without additional assumptions.
result Achieves the optimal rate of for the duality gap of general SCSC min-max problems.
The paper bounds the min-max width of embedded circles on spheres and manifolds.
problem Bounding the min-max width of embedded circles on spheres and manifolds.
method Inducing a sweepout by pairs of points in embedded circles from a given sweepout of the sphere by closed curves.
result Lower bounds for the Birkhoff min-max invariant of a Riemannian sphere in terms of the min-max width of its embedded circles.
Study confirms a 2-sphere metric with three geodesics of minimal length.
problem Understanding the systolic, width, and Gromov-Guth metrics on a 2-sphere.
method Classical min-max and hyperbolic geometry tools.
result Figure-eight geodesics achieve the systolic, width, and Gromov-Guth metrics on a 2-sphere.
Study mean curvature flow in hyperbolic 3-manifolds, proving foliations and existence of minimal surfaces.
problem Existence and properties of foliations in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Mean curvature flow, surgery, min-max theory, foliations, continuity of minimal surfaces.
result Existence of smooth entire foliations in quasi-Fuchsian and hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
Bayesian optimization methods improved for min max optimization problems.
problem Min-max optimization for unknown functions.
method Extended Bayesian optimization to min-max problems with new acquisition functions.
result Improved acquisition functions lead to better solutions.
In this paper, we study the shape of the min-max minimal hypersurface produced by Almgren-Pitts-Schoen-Simon \cite{AF62, AF65, P81, SS81} in a Riemannian manifold of positive Ricci curvature for all dimensions. The min-max hypersurface has a singular set of Hausdorff codimension . We characterize the …
In this work, we prove the existence of a third embedded minimal hypersurface spanning a closed submanifold contained in the boundary of a compact Riemannian manifold with convex boundary, when it is known a priori the existence of two strictly stable minimal hypersurfaces that bound . In order to do so, we deve…
The study proves a generic multiplicity one theorem for -invariant minimal hypersurfaces.
problem Proving a generic multiplicity one theorem for -invariant minimal hypersurfaces.
method Equivariant min-max theory and analysis of -homology classes.
result Shows a generic multiplicity one theorem for -invariant minimal hypersurfaces.
Constructs cmc doublings of minimal surfaces via min-max theory.
problem Construct cmc doublings of minimal surfaces.
method Uses min-max theory and catenoid estimate.
result Constructs ε-cmc doublings of Σ for small ε > 0.
This research proves that two min-max theories for hypersurfaces are equivalent.
problem Comparing two min-max theories for hypersurfaces.
method Developed and proved the equivalence of Almgren-Pitts and Allen-Cahn min-max theories.
result The Almgren-Pitts widths and Allen-Cahn widths are equivalent.
This study reveals a Min-Max property in LeNet's convolutional layers, enhancing adversarial robustness.
problem Uncertainty in the connection weights of convolutional layers in neural networks.
method Demonstrates the Min-Max property through back propagation-based training and a simplified convolution formulation.
result The Min-Max property improves adversarial robustness, indicating a stronger uncertainty in the model parameters.
New Gaussian min-max theorem extends classical results to non-i.i.d. Gaussian matrices.
problem Extending classical Gaussian min-max theorems to non-i.i.d. Gaussian matrices.
method Identifying a new pair of Gaussian processes that satisfy comparison inequalities.
result New Gaussian min-max and convex Gaussian min-max theorems with applications in multi-source Gaussian regression and binary classification.
New algorithm solves non-convex, non-differentiable min-max games.
problem Limited theoretical understanding of non-smooth min-max games.
method Proximal gradient descent-ascent algorithm for convex-strongly convex games.
result Algorithm converges to ε-Nash equilibrium with polynomial gradient evaluations.
Generic density of equivariant min-max hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Finding generic density of equivariant min-max hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
method Weyl asymptotic law for -equivariant volume spectrum, generic density result.
result Generic density of equivariant min-max hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
We characterize the Zoll Riemannian metrics on a given simply connected spin closed manifold as those Riemannian metrics for which two suitable min-max values in a finite dimensional loop space coincide. We also show that on odd dimensional Riemannian spheres, when certain pairs of min-max values in the loop space coin…
New geometric invariant from min-max width of spheres on Riemannian 2-spheres.
problem Understanding the min-max width of spheres associated to distance functions.
method Application of min-max methods to pairs of points on Riemannian 2-spheres.
result The min-max width does not always equal half the length of a simple closed geodesic.
Given a Riemannian manifold and a closed submanifold, we find a geodesic segment with free boundary on the given submanifold. This is a corollary of the min-max theory which we develop in this article for the free boundary variational problem. In particular, we develop a modified Birkhoff curve shortening process to ac…
Free adversarial training reduces the generalization gap compared to vanilla method.
problem Improving generalization in adversarial training.
method Analysis of algorithmic stability in free adversarial training.
result Free adversarial training shows a lower generalization gap.
Anisotropic min-max theory constructs stable minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds.
problem Constructing stable anisotropic minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds.
method Anisotropic min-max theory, removable singularity theorems.
result Constructs stable anisotropic minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds without singularities.
In this paper, we develop a min-max theory for the construction of constant mean curvature (CMC) hypersurfaces of prescribed mean curvature in an arbitrary closed manifold. As a corollary, we prove the existence of a nontrivial, smooth, closed, almost embedded, CMC hypersurface of any given mean curvature . Moreover…
The study finds anisotropic minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds with smooth boundaries.
problem Finding smooth anisotropic minimal surfaces in closed 3-manifolds.
method Min-max construction with elliptic integrands, uniform upper bound for density ratios.
result Obtains a smooth anisotropic minimal surface in a closed 3-manifold.
In this paper, we study the shape of the min-max minimal hypersurface produced by Almgren-Pitts in \cite{A2}\cite{P} corresponding to the fundamental class of a Riemannian manifold of positive Ricci curvature with . We characterize the Morse index, area and multiplicity of this min-max hyp…
We show that the sum of the Morse indices of the Willmore spheres realising the width of Willmore type sweep-outs is bounded by the number of the parameters of the min-max. As an application, we deduce that among the true Willmore spheres realising the min-max sphere eversion, at most one of them one has index 1, while…
Unified framework for adversarial attacks using min-max optimization.
problem Improving adversarial robustness and attack generation.
method General framework of min-max optimization over multiple domains.
result Substantial attack improvement and robustness improvement.