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48 results for minmax hierarchies

We introduce a general scheme that permits to generate successive min-max problems for producing critical points of higher and higher indices to Palais-Smale Functionals in Banach manifolds equipped with Finsler structures. We call the resulting tree of minmax problems a minmax hierarchy. Using the viscosity approach t…

2017-05-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a general Minmax procedure in Euclidian spaces for constructing Willmore surfaces of non zero indices. We implement this procedure to the Willmore Minmax Sphere Eversion in the 3 dimensional euclidian space. We compute the cost of the Sphere eversion in terms of Willmore energies of Willmore Spheres in ${\R}…

2015-12-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Proves existence of a single-valued minimal hypersurface in compact manifolds.

problem Existence of multiplicity-1 minimal hypersurfaces in compact Riemannian manifolds.
method Modified minmax construction with Allen-Cahn approximation and valley point optimization.
result Existence of a smooth, closed minimal hypersurface with multiplicity 1 in bumpy metrics.

New proof of minimal hypersurface existence in manifolds with positive Ricci curvature.

problem Existence of minimal hypersurfaces in manifolds with positive Ricci curvature.
method One-parameter minmax construction via Allen--Cahn energy.
result Existence of a multiplicity-1 closed minimal hypersurface.

The study finds a continuous map achieving minmax area under Legendrian constraints.

problem Finding minmax areas under Legendrian constraints in 5D Sasakian manifolds.
method Continuous conformal Legendrian map with bounded multiplicity satisfying a weak Hamiltonian Minimal Equation.
result Continuous map achieving minmax area with bounded multiplicity.

We introduce a new family of minmax rank aggregation problems under two distance measures, the Kendall τ and the Spearman footrule. As the problems are NP-hard, we proceed to describe a number of constant-approximation algorithms for solving them. We conclude with illustrative applications of the aggregation methods on…

2017-01-28abs ↗pdf ↗

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…

2009-04-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Gradient descent-ascent converges to strict local minmax equilibria with a finite timescale separation.

problem Analyzing the convergence of gradient descent-ascent in non-convex, non-concave games with a finite timescale separation.
method Investigates the role of a finite timescale separation parameter τ on gradient descent-ascent in two-player zero-sum games, providing convergence rates and non-convergence results.
result Gradient descent-ascent converges to strict local minmax equilibria for a finite timescale separation parameter τ*.

The paper studies sub and super-replication price bounds for contingent claims defined on general trajectory based market models. No prior probabilistic or topological assumptions are placed on the trajectory space, trading is assumed to take place at a finite number of occasions but not bounded in number nor necessari…

2015-11-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The study improves model selection by considering curvature in statistical manifolds.

problem Model selection and avoiding overfitting in statistical manifolds.
method Assuming a smooth manifold, using Riemannian geometry tools, and deriving minmax regret.
result Deriving a sharper expression for minmax regret in statistical manifolds.

Study on optimal rates for sequential probability assignment using smoothed analysis.

problem Optimal rates for sequential probability assignment under smoothed adversaries.
method General-purpose reduction from minimax rates to transductive learning, development of an efficient algorithm using MLE oracle.
result Optimal (logarithmic) fast rates for parametric and finite VC dimension classes, sublinear regret for general classes.

Bayesian adversaries can outsmart traditional adversarial attacks.

problem Bayesian adversaries can manipulate machine learning models through small perturbations.
method Developed a continuous-time particle system (Abram) to approximate the gradient flow of the Bayesian adversarial robustness problem.
result Abram approximates the minimizer of the Bayesian adversarial robustness problem under certain assumptions.

ADMM algorithm solves nonlinear matrix decompositions efficiently.

problem Nonlinear matrix decompositions for various applications.
method Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) for nonlinear matrix factorization.
result The method efficiently solves diverse nonlinear matrix decompositions.

New theory for area of Legendrian surfaces, proving smoothness and variational results.

problem Understanding the area of Legendrian surfaces under constraints.
method Introducing PHSLVs, proving sequential compactness, regularity, and variational results.
result Generalized regularity theory for Legendrian surfaces, achieving variational minima.

Constructs integrable hierarchies for generalized Frobenius manifolds with non-flat unity.

problem Integrable hierarchies for generalized Frobenius manifolds with non-flat unity.
method Constructs a bihamiltonian integrable hierarchy of hydrodynamic type.
result Integrable hierarchy possesses Virasoro symmetries and a tau structure.

Study identifies pitfalls in assessing hierarchies for multi-class classification.

problem Lack of understanding in selecting hierarchies for multi-class classification.
method Analyzed and compared popular approaches to extracting hierarchies.
result Hierarchy quality becomes irrelevant when using powerful classifiers.

In a recent paper the author introduced a new method based on viscosity techniques for producing minimal surfaces by minmax arguments. The present work corresponds to the regularity part of the method. Precisely we establish that any weakly conformal W1,2W^{1,2} map from a riemann surface SS into a closed oriented sub-m…

2016-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Legendre transformations link related integrable hierarchies.

problem Understanding relationships between integrable hierarchies.
method Legendre-type transformations of generalized Frobenius manifolds.
result Linear reciprocal transformations link related hierarchies.

Twisted UU- and twisted U/KU/K-hierarchies are soliton hierarchies introduced by Terng to find higher flows of the generalized sine-Gordon equation. Twisted O(J,J)O(J)×O(J)\frac {O(J,J)}{O(J)\times O(J)}-hierarchies are among the most important classes of twisted hierarchies. In this paper, interesting first and higher flows of twi…

2011-03-31abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a formally completely integrable extension of heat hierarchy based on the space of symmetries isomorphic to the Weyl algebra A1\mathcal{A}_1. The extended heat hierarchy will be the basic model for the analysis of the extension of KP hierarchy, and other integrable equations.

2014-01-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Wise's Quasiconvex Hierarchy Theorem classifying hyperbolic virtually compact special groups in terms of quasiconvex hierarchies played an essential role in Agol's proof of the Virtual Haken Conjecture. Answering a question of Wise, we construct a new virtual quasiconvex hierarchy for relatively hyperbolic virtually co…

2019-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

New hierarchies derived from KP hierarchy using non-formal operators and Yang-Mills action.

problem Formal solutions of KP hierarchy and their non-formal counterparts.
method Developed new hierarchies of non-linear equations on non-formal pseudo-differential operators.
result Expressed one hierarchy as Yang-Mills action minimization.

Symmetry reduction of Painlevé IV to Flaschka-Newell Painlevé II

problem Isomonodromic deformation problem associated with rank-two meromorphic connections
method Symmetry Ψ(λ)=σ1Ψ(λ)σ1Ψ(-λ)= σ_1 Ψ(λ) σ_1
result Induced isomonodromic dynamics coincides with Flaschka-Newell Painlevé II hierarchy

Scroll structures on solutions of 4D integrable equations are involutive and governed by a dispersionless hierarchy.

problem Characterizing the geometry of solutions to 4D integrable equations.
method Defining rational normal scrolls and showing their involutivity.
result Involutive scroll structures are governed by a dispersionless integrable hierarchy.

Constructs tri-Hamiltonian structure and Frobenius manifold for asymmetric gAL hierarchy

problem Tri-Hamiltonian structure and Frobenius manifold for asymmetric gAL hierarchy
method Local tri-Hamiltonian structure construction and Frobenius manifold construction
result Dispersionless limits of flows belong to Principal Hierarchy

A relation between the Goldstein-Petrich hierarchy for plane curves and the Toda lattice hierarchy is investigated. A representation formula for plane curves is given in terms of a special class of ττ-functions of the Toda lattice hierarchy. A representation formula for discretized plane curves is also discussed.

2013-10-26abs ↗pdf ↗

HAKE embeds entities in polar coordinates to model semantic hierarchies in knowledge graphs.

problem Lack of modeling semantic hierarchies in knowledge graph embeddings.
method HAKE embeds entities in a polar coordinate system, where the radial coordinate represents hierarchy levels and the angular coordinate distinguishes entities at the same level.
result HAKE significantly outperforms existing methods on link prediction tasks in knowledge graphs.

New integrable deformations for topological hierarchies from Frobenius manifolds.

problem Integrable deformations of topological hierarchies from Frobenius manifolds.
method Construction of integrable deformations with polynomial tau-structures.
result Conjecture of universal object for Riemann--Hopf hierarchy.

We introduce two families of soliton hierarchies: the twisted hierarchies associated to symmetric spaces. The Lax pairs of these two hierarchies are Laurent polynomials in the spectral variable. Our constructions gives a hierarchy of commuting flows for the generalized sine-Gordon equation (GSGE), which is the Gauss-Co…

2010-10-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper investigates methods to improve classification by inducing a hierarchy from flat labels.

problem Improving classification performance on datasets lacking a natural hierarchy.
method The approach involves clustering conditional distributions and using a hierarchical classifier with the induced hierarchy.
result The methods can discover latent hierarchies and improve accuracy in various applications.

We prove that the extended Toda hierarchy of \cite{CDZ} admits nonabelian Lie algebra of infinitesimal symmetries isomorphic to the half of the Virasoro algebra. The generators LmL_m, m1m\geq -1 of the Lie algebra act by linear differential operators onto the tau function of the hierarchy. We also prove that the tau fu…

2003-08-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper addresses limitations of traditional hierarchical clustering methods.

problem Traditional hierarchical clustering methods face limitations in binary trees and ultrametrics.
method Introduces the notion of a valid hierarchy and a two-step algorithm to construct a binary tree and prune it to enforce validity.
result Proposes a method to recover the finest valid hierarchy, which is not constrained to binary structures.

We present the Lax pair formalism for certain extension of the continuous limit of the classical Toda lattice hierarchy, provide a well defined notion of tau function for its solutions, and give an explicit formulation of the relationship between the CP1CP^1 topological sigma model and the extended Toda hierarchy. We al…

2003-06-29abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose an extension of the differential system for constant mean curvature (CMC) surfaces in a three dimensional space form to an associated hierarchy of evolution equations by the higher-order commuting symmetries. The infinite sequence of higher-order conservation laws of CMC surfaces admit the corresponding exte…

2013-12-27abs ↗pdf ↗

This is the third in a series of papers attempting to describe a uniform geometric framework in which many integrable systems can be placed. A soliton hierarchy can be constructed from a splitting of an infinite dimensional group LL as positive and negative subgroups L_+, L_- and a commuting sequence in the Lie algebr…

2014-06-19abs ↗pdf ↗