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48 results for mountain pass arguments

Study finds critical points in perimeter functional for fixed volume sets.

problem Finding critical points in perimeter functional for sets of fixed volume.
method Utilizes Mazurwoski--Zhou techniques and new Cacciopoli set connectedness results.
result Constructs smooth almost embedded hypersurfaces with non-zero constant mean curvature.

The paper proves the existence of finite-energy solutions to a specific elliptic equation on Riemannian manifolds.

problem Existence of finite-energy solutions to a singular elliptic equation on Riemannian manifolds.
method ε-regularized problems, mountain pass arguments, and limiting procedures.
result Existence of nonnegative finite-energy supersolutions under certain conditions.

Study on nonlinear elliptic equations with variable exponents, proving existence and multiplicity of solutions.

problem Existence and multiplicity of solutions for Dirichlet boundary value problems involving (p(m),q(m))(p(m), q(m))-equation.
method Proved using the mountain pass theorem and Fountain theorem with Cerami sequences.
result Existence and multiplicity of solutions for (p(m),q(m))(p(m), q(m))-equation.

We present the min-max construction of critical points of the area using penalization arguments. Precisely, for any immersion of a closed surface ΣΣ into a given closed manifold, we add to the area Lagrangian a term equal to the LqL^q norm of the second fundamental form of the immersion times a "viscosity" parameter. …

2015-08-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves the existence of infinitely many nodal solutions to a Paneitz-type equation.

problem Proving the existence of nodal solutions to a specific type of partial differential equation.
method First, a C0C^0-estimate for positive ff-invariant solutions is proven. Then, the existence of mountain pass solutions with arbitrarily large energy is established.
result The existence of infinitely many nodal solutions to the equation Δ2uαΔu+βu=uqΔ^2 u -αΔu +βu = u^q is proven.

We construct and analyze minimal disc stackings with bounds on their Morse index.

problem Constructing and analyzing minimal free boundary disc stackings.
method Constructing minimal free boundary disc stackings in a three-dimensional Euclidean unit ball, proving bounds on their Morse index.
result Uniform, linear bounds on the Morse index of all such surfaces.

Study on ground states of semilinear elliptic equations with various potential wells.

problem Characterizing ground states of semilinear elliptic equations with arbitrary potential wells.
method Analyzing solutions in convex domains and manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature, using Morse theory and min-max methods.
result Ground states are mountain-pass type with Morse index 1 in convex domains and manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature.

Necessary and sufficient conditions are given for the Palais-Smale Condition C to hold for the Yang-Mills functional for connections that are invariant under a Lie group action on the manifold with orbits of codimension less than or equal to three. As an application the mountain pass lemma is used to give a simple proo…

2000-04-07abs ↗pdf ↗

In this work, we prove the existence of a third embedded minimal hypersurface spanning a closed submanifold γγ 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 γγ. In order to do so, we deve…

2018-02-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Study the landscape of Lipschitz functions between manifolds using persistent homology.

problem Understanding the structure of homotopy paths between maps with high Lipschitz constants.
method Using persistent homology to analyze the landscape of Lipschitz functions between manifolds.
result First results on the persistence of higher-dimensional cycles in function spaces.

For a stable marginally outer trapped surface (MOTS) in an axially symmetric spacetime with cosmological constant Λ>0Λ> 0 and with matter satisfying the dominant energy condition, we prove that the area AA and the angular momentum JJ satisfy the inequality 8πJA(1ΛA/4π)(1ΛA/12π)8π|J| \le A\sqrt{(1-ΛA/4π)(1-ΛA/12π)} which is saturated pre…

2015-01-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We give sufficient conditions for a Cc1 C^1_c -local diffeomorphism between Fréchet spaces to be a global one. We extend the Clarke's theory of generalized gradients to the more general setting of Fréchet spaces. As a consequence, we define the Chang Palais-Smale condition for Lipschitz functions and show that a functio…

2019-03-12abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves the existence of hypersurfaces with prescribed mean curvature.

problem Proving the existence of hypersurfaces with prescribed mean curvature.
method PDE theoretic approach using mountain pass construction and regularity results for integral varifolds.
result Existence of quasi-embedded, boundaryless hypersurfaces with prescribed mean curvature.

In this paper, we build up a min-max theory for minimal surfaces using sweepouts of surfaces of genus g2g\geq 2. 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 …

2011-11-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Solves time-minimizing navigation on a mountain slope using Riemann-Finsler geometry.

problem Time-minimizing navigation on a mountain slope under gravity.
method Riemann-Finsler geometry, Zermelo navigation problem, anisotropic deformation of the background Riemannian metric, rescaled gravitational wind.
result A new Finsler metric for optimal navigation on slippery mountain slopes.

The geometry on a slope of a mountain is the geometry of a Finsler metric, called here the {\it slope metric}. We study the existence of globally defined slope metrics on surfaces of revolution as well as the geodesic's behavior. A comparison between Finslerian and Riemannian areas of a bounded region is also studied.

2018-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Study improves precipitation predictions for High Mountain Asia using machine learning.

problem Uncertainty in future precipitation over High Mountain Asia due to regional climate model biases.
method Probabilistic machine learning framework combining 13 regional climate models via a mixture of experts.
result 32% improvement over equally-weighted average and 254% improvement over single ensemble member.

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.

We introduce a new braid-theoretic framework with which to understand the Legendrian and transversal classification of knots, namely a Legendrian Markov Theorem without Stabilization which induces an associated transversal Markov Theorem without Stabilization. We establish the existence of a nontrivial knot-type specif…

2008-01-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Frank and Lieb gave a new, rearrangement-free, proof of the sharp Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequalities by exploiting their conformal covariance. Using this they gave new proofs of sharp Sobolev inequalities for the embeddings Wk,2(Rn)L2nn2k(Rn)W^{k,2}(\mathbb{R}^n)\hookrightarrow L^{\frac{2n}{n-2k}}(\mathbb{R}^n). We show that their …

2019-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Solves time-optimal navigation on slippery slopes with cross gravitational wind.

problem Time-optimal navigation on a slippery cross slope under gravitational wind.
method New Finsler metric derived for the problem, considering both lateral and longitudinal gravitational effects.
result Conditions for strong convexity and purely geometric solution provided.

One-pass optimisation for high-dimensional hyperparameters.

problem Efficient optimisation of hyperparameters in machine learning models.
method Approximate hypergradient-based optimisation for any continuous hyperparameter, requiring only one training episode.
result Competitive performance on various datasets without hyperparameter restarts.

We revisit the linearization theorems for proper Lie groupoids around general orbits (statements and proofs). In the the fixed point case (known as Zung's theorem) we give a shorter and more geometric proof, based on a Moser deformation argument. The passing to general orbits (Weinstein) is given a more conceptual inte…

2011-03-27abs ↗pdf ↗

AIF improves physical AI agents' performance in dynamic environments.

problem Physical AI agents are less capable than biological agents in open-ended real-world environments.
method Developed from probability theory, Bayesian machine learning, variational inference, and Active Inference (AIF), grounded in the Free Energy Principle.
result AIF minimizes variational free energy and is well-suited to physical constraints.

Graph neural networks struggle to distinguish certain graph structures.

problem Difficulty in distinguishing graphs with graph neural networks.
method Analysis of communication capacity in message-passing model of graph neural networks.
result Capacity of MPNN needs to grow linearly for trees and quadratically for general connected graphs.

In this paper, we discuss diameter bound and Gromov-Hausdorff convergence of a twisted conical Kähler-Ricci flow on the total spaces of some holomorphic submersions. We also observe that, starting from a model conical Kähler metric with possibly unbounded scalar curvature, the conical Kähler-Ricci flow will instantly h…

2017-11-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Study asymptotically almost periodic solutions on real hyperbolic manifolds.

problem Existence and asymptotic behavior of solutions to parabolic equations.
method Dispersion and smoothing estimates, fixed point argument.
result Existence and uniqueness of asymptotically almost periodic solutions.

For non-homotopic maps u,vC(M,N)u,v\in C^{\infty}(M,N) between closed Riemannian manifolds, we consider the smallest energy level γp(u,v)γ_p(u,v) for which there exist paths utW1,p(M,N)u_t\in W^{1,p}(M,N) connecting u0=uu_0=u to u1=vu_1=v with dutLppγp(u,v)\|du_t\|_{L^p}^p\leq γ_p(u,v). When uu and vv are (k2)(k-2)-homotopic, work of Hang and Lin shows t…

2018-09-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Study positive entropy actions by higher-rank lattices, proving rigidity and conjugacy results.

problem Positive entropy actions by higher-rank lattices in Lie groups.
method Analysis of sub-actions, fiber entropy upper semicontinuity, and conjugacy arguments.
result Actions by higher-rank lattices in SL(n,R)\mathrm{SL}(n,\mathbb{R}) are conjugate to affine actions on (infra-)tori.

The uniform boundary condition in a normed chain complex asks for a uniform linear bound on fillings of null-homologous cycles. For the 1\ell^1-norm on the singular chain complex, Matsumoto and Morita established a characterisation of the uniform boundary condition in terms of bounded cohomology. In particular, spaces…

2017-03-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Introduces LoCA regret to evaluate model-based RL methods.

problem Lack of consistent metrics to evaluate model-based RL methods.
method Inspired by neuroscience, introduces LoCA regret to measure model-based behavior.
result LoCA regret can identify model-based behavior and assess how close methods are to optimal model-based behavior.

This paper investigates the behavior of the Min-Sum message passing scheme to solve systems of linear equations in the Laplacian matrices of graphs and to compute electric flows. Voltage and flow problems involve the minimization of quadratic functions and are fundamental primitives that arise in several domains. Algor…

2016-11-22abs ↗pdf ↗

The question of how to explore, i.e., take actions with uncertain outcomes to learn about possible future rewards, is a key question in reinforcement learning (RL). Here, we show a surprising result: We show that Q-learning with nonlinear Q-function and no explicit exploration (i.e., a purely greedy policy) can learn s…

2018-05-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Skein modules are the main objects of an algebraic topology based on knots (or position). In the same spirit as Leibniz we would call our approach "algebra situs." When looking at the panorama of skein modules we see, past the rolling hills of homologies and homotopies, distant mountains - the Kauffman bracket skein mo…

1998-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗