The paper establishes a correspondence between normal distributions and neat foliations on manifolds with boundary.
problem Understanding normal distributions on manifolds with boundary.
method Develops a theory analogous to Stefan and Sussmann's for integrable distributions, focusing on neat foliations.
result A one-to-one correspondence between neatly integrable normal distributions and neat foliations by manifolds with boundary.
New method for classifying disk embeddings in 4-manifolds.
problem Classifying smooth isotopy classes of neat embeddings of 2-disks in 4-manifolds.
method Using an invariant going back to Dax, constructing a group structure, and relating to mapping class groups.
result The group structure on isotopy classes of neat embeddings is usually not abelian or finitely generated.
NEAT algorithm optimizes stock trading with reduced risk.
problem Maximizing earnings while minimizing risk in stock trading.
method Applied NEAT algorithm to stock trading with multiple technical indicators, using progressive training data and a multi-objective fitness function.
result NEAT model achieved similar returns to Buy & Hold but with lower risk and stability.
Study of subgroups in complex hyperbolic lattice triangle groups.
problem Characterizing subgroups of finite index in complex hyperbolic lattice triangle groups.
method Explicit construction and analysis of subgroups, examination of their properties.
result Identification of neat subgroups, subgroups with positive first Betti number, and homomorphisms onto non-Abelian free groups.
Paper applies NEAT for dynamic credit evaluation using streaming data.
problem Dynamic credit evaluation using streaming data.
method Neuroevolution of Augmenting Topologies (NEAT) with enhancements.
result NEAT effectively handles dynamic credit evaluation with streaming data.
Continuous word representation (aka word embedding) is a basic building block in many neural network-based models used in natural language processing tasks. Although it is widely accepted that words with similar semantics should be close to each other in the embedding space, we find that word embeddings learned in seve…
The paper simplifies embedding spaces in manifolds by attaching handles.
problem Embedding spaces in manifolds with knotted spheres.
method Using framed dual spheres and attaching handles to simplify embedding spaces.
result The homotopy type of embedding spaces is significantly simplified.
Proves a theorem for normal distributions on manifolds with boundary.
problem Normal distributions on manifolds with boundary require a new approach to integration.
method Introduces neat integral manifolds with boundary and conditions for integrability.
result Conditions for integrability expressed in terms of adapted collars and integrability on interior and boundary.
Method constructs fundamental domains for Picard modular groups.
problem Classify and understand torsion elements in Picard modular groups.
method Systematic construction of coarse fundamental domains.
result Classification of conjugacy classes of torsion elements.
Explicitly describes pluriclosed metrics on compact Lie groups.
problem Characterizing pluriclosed metrics on compact Lie groups.
method Explicit description using root systems and invariant structures.
result Explicit formulas for pluriclosed metrics in terms of root systems.
In this paper we prove that for a fixed neat principal congruence subgroup of a Bianchi group the order of the torsion part of its second cohomology group with coefficients in an integral lattice associated to the m-th symmetric power of the standard representation of SL_2(C) grows exponentially in m^2. We give upper a…
We construct two infinite families of ball quotient compactifications birational to bielliptic surfaces. For each family, the volume spectrum of the associated noncompact finite volume ball quotient surfaces is the set of all positive integral multiples of 38π2, i.e., they attain all possible volumes of c…
We introduce and begin the study of new knot energies defined on knot diagrams. Physically, they model the internal energy of thin metallic solid tori squeezed between two parallel planes. Thus the knots considered can perform the second and third Reidemeister moves, but not the first one. The energy functionals consid…
In this paper, we prove an extended version of the Minkowski Inequality, holding for any smooth bounded set Ω⊂Rn, n≥3. Our proof relies on the discovery of effective monotonicity formulas holding along the level set flow of the p-capacitary potentials associated with Ω, for every p suffici…
In this paper we prove a version of Connes' trace theorem for noncommutative tori of any dimension~n≥2. This allows us to recover and improve earlier versions of this result in dimension n=2 and n=4 by Fathizadeh-Khalkhali. We also recover the Connes integration formula for flat noncommutative tori of McDonal…
Different directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) may be Markov equivalent in the sense that they entail the same conditional independence relations among the observed variables. Meek (1995) characterizes Markov equivalence classes for DAGs (with no latent variables) by presenting a set of orientation rules that can correctly i…
Quantization and reduction for coisotropic A-branes on Hamiltonian manifolds.
problem Quantization and reduction of coisotropic A-branes.
method Definition and construction of coisotropic A-branes, and a fibration over reduced spaces.
result Quantization commutes with reduction for coisotropic A-branes.
Let G be an almost simple, simply connected algebraic group defined over a number field k, and let S be a finite set of places of k including all infinite places. Let X be the product over v∈S of the symmetric spaces associated to G(kv), when v is an infinite place, and the Bruhat-Tits buildings ass…
Develops unisolvent weights for Nédélec second family finite elements in 2D.
problem Finding efficient degrees of freedom for Nédélec second family finite elements.
method Uses techniques of homological algebra to obtain degrees of freedom for differential forms.
result Provides a family of unisolvent and minimal physical degrees of freedom for Nédélec second family finite elements.
The study finds a special type of smooth function on connected sums of manifolds.
problem Finding smooth functions that are Morse on preimages of non-extrema values.
method Investigates internally Morse (I-Morse) and neat with respect to Reeb graph (N-Reeb) functions.
result Constructs an IN-Morse-Reeb function on a connected sum of given manifolds.
The paper shows how certain circle families in S1imesD3 relate to sphere families in S2imesD2 and induces nontrivial barbell diffeomorphisms.
problem Understanding the relationship between circle and sphere families in specific 3-manifolds.
method Analyzing the fundamental groups and ambient extensions of circle and sphere families.
result Induces nontrivial barbell diffeomorphisms of S1imesS2imesI. We investigate the use of the Hurst exponent, dynamically computed over a moving time-window, to evaluate the level of stability/instability of financial firms. Financial firms bailed-out as a consequence of the 2007-2010 credit crisis show a neat increase with time of the generalized Hurst exponent in the period prece…
This note provides a neat and enjoyable expansion and application of the magnificent Ordentlich-Cover theory of "universal portfolios." I generalize Cover's benchmark of the best constant-rebalanced portfolio (or 1-linear trading strategy) in hindsight by considering the best bilinear trading strategy determined in hin…
We solve a portfolio selection problem with four objectives, finding convex scalarizations for part of the Pareto front.
problem Portfolio selection with four objectives: mean, variance, skewness, and kurtosis.
method Linearly scalarize MVSK objectives into a convex polynomial Fλ over the probability simplex, compute optimizers for each λ. result Identify a set of hyper-parameters for which the scalarization is convex, allowing computation of part of the Pareto front.
This paper is on the normal approximation of singular subspaces when the noise matrix has i.i.d. entries. Our contributions are three-fold. First, we derive an explicit representation formula of the empirical spectral projectors. The formula is neat and holds for deterministic matrix perturbations. Second, we calculate…
We study constrained nonconvex optimization problems in machine learning, signal processing, and stochastic control. It is well-known that these problems can be rewritten to a minimax problem in a Lagrangian form. However, due to the lack of convexity, their landscape is not well understood and how to find the stable e…
Principal component analysis (PCA) is widely used for dimensionality reduction, with well-documented merits in various applications involving high-dimensional data, including computer vision, preference measurement, and bioinformatics. In this context, the fresh look advocated here permeates benefits from variable sele…
Improved neural network capacity analysis using simplified RDT.
problem Analyzing the memorization capabilities of sign perceptron neural networks.
method Developed a simplified, partially lifted Random Duality Theory (fl RDT) approach.
result Concrete capacity bounds universally improve over previous best known ones.
ASkotch solves large-scale KRR faster and better than existing methods.
problem Challenges in scaling full Kernel Ridge Regression (KRR) to large datasets.
method ASkotch: A scalable, accelerated, iterative method for full KRR.
result ASkotch provides better solutions faster than state-of-the-art solvers for full and inducing points KRR.
It is well known that the compactifications of the canonical contact systems living on real jet spaces Jr(1,1), r≥2, are locally universal Goursat distributions, Δr, living on compact manifolds (called Goursat monsters) having open dense jet-like (Jr(1,1)-like) parts. By virtue of the results of …
BSDEs help in financial pricing and utility maximization.
problem Financial pricing and utility maximization in complex market models.
method Introduces and applies BSDEs to financial problems.
result Utilizes BSDEs for simple utility maximization solutions.
Study tackles causal effects of close contact on MRSA infections from entangled treatment data.
problem Estimating causal effects of close contact on MRSA infections from observational data with entangled treatments.
method NEAT method that models treatment assignment mechanism and mitigates confounding biases.
result NEAT method effectively estimates causal effects from entangled treatment data.
This is the second in a series of papers discussing in the framework of gerbe theory canonical and geometric aspects of the 2d nonlinear sigma model in the presence of conformal defects in the worldsheet. Employing the formal tools worked out in the first paper of the series, 1101.1126 [hep-th], a thorough analysis of …
Embeddings are ubiquitous in machine learning, appearing in recommender systems, NLP, and many other applications. Researchers and developers often need to explore the properties of a specific embedding, and one way to analyze embeddings is to visualize them. We present the Embedding Projector, a tool for interactive v…
Proposes QQE for transforming and embedding data distributions.
problem Transforming and embedding data distributions for better representation or visualization.
method Quantile-Quantile Embedding (QQE) using quantile-quantile plot concept.
result QQE allows for better discrimination of classes in some cases.
Maps can be embedded in higher dimensions if they lift to embeddings in product spaces.
problem Embedding maps in higher dimensions without self-intersections.
method Lifting maps to embeddings in product spaces.
result Maps can be embedded in higher dimensions if they lift to embeddings in product spaces.
New embeddings for manifolds using heat kernels.
problem Constructing canonical conformal embeddings for manifolds.
method Employing heat kernel embedding from Bérard-Besson-Gallot'94 to find canonical conformal embeddings.
result Intrinsic construction of canonical conformal embeddings with dimensions growing exponentially with t. Introduces PELP for graph-enhanced word embeddings.
problem Combining graph side-information into static word embeddings.
method Probabilistic embeddings using Laplacian priors.
result Unified and flexible approach to various embedding methods.
Curvature regularization prevents distortion in graph embeddings.
problem Graph topology patterns distort in Euclidean space, making detection difficult.
method Proposes curvature regularization to enforce flatness in embedding manifolds.
result Significant improvements in five embedding methods on open graph datasets.
Word embeddings are a powerful approach for unsupervised analysis of language. Recently, Rudolph et al. (2016) developed exponential family embeddings, which cast word embeddings in a probabilistic framework. Here, we develop dynamic embeddings, building on exponential family embeddings to capture how the meanings of w…
Proposes cone embedding for better graph hierarchical structure representation.
problem Lack of natural and interpretable hierarchical indicators in graph embeddings.
method Metric cone embedding method to capture hierarchical structure.
result Extracts hierarchical structure from other graph embedding outputs.
Classifies linear embeddings of grassmannians and ind-grassmannians.
problem Understanding linear embeddings of grassmannians and ind-grassmannians.
method Classification through isomorphism of Picard groups and direct limits.
result Most linear embeddings of grassmannians are equivariant.
BC-Aligner maintains backward compatibility of embeddings after frequent updates.
problem Updating embeddings without requiring consumer teams to retrain their models.
method Learning backward compatible embeddings through BC-Aligner.
result BC-Aligner maintains backward compatibility with existing unintended tasks after multiple model version updates.
Embedding calculus proves convergence for surfaces.
problem Proving convergence of embedding calculus for surfaces.
method Goodwillie-Weiss' embedding calculus for spaces of embeddings into a manifold of dimension at most two.
result Relates Johnson filtration of mapping class group to embedding calculus.
Unified framework for word embedding models using noise examples.
problem Improving word embedding models with negative sampling.
method Formulated a Word-Context Classification (WCC) framework that generalizes SkipGram word embedding models.
result The best noise distribution is the data distribution, improving both performance and training speed.
Models use embeddings and attention for better claim severity prediction.
problem Improving predictive modeling of claim severity with categorical data.
method Developed neural networks and attention-based architectures with embeddings.
result Attention-based models enhance predictive performance with contextual augmentation.
A fast graph embedding method for large graphs.
problem Efficiently embedding large graphs for various applications.
method One-hot graph encoder embedding with linear complexity.
result Graph encoder embedding is approximately normally distributed and converges to its mean.
Paper proves impossibility of three desirable properties in node embedding.
problem Understanding limitations of node embedding methods.
method Axiomatic approach to node embedding, proving impossibility of three properties.
result No node embedding method can satisfy all three desirable properties simultaneously.