The paper studies nonlinear mass concepts in 3-manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature.
problem Nonlinear isocapacitary mass in 3-manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature.
method Derives positive mass theorems and shows mass coincides with ADM mass under mild conditions.
result Nonlinear masses coincide with ADM mass and prove the Penrose inequality.
New mass inequalities and proofs for causal variational principles.
problem Proving new mass inequalities for causal variational principles.
method Proved a new inequality for minimizers of causal variational principles and applied it to prove the positive mass theorem.
result Introduced a positive quasilocal mass and proved new mass inequalities.
Asymptotically flat static causal fermion systems are introduced. Their total mass is defined as a limit of surface layer integrals which compare the measures describing the asymptotically flat spacetime and a vacuum spacetime near spatial infinity. Our definition does not involve any regularity assumptions; it even ap…
We consider rotationally symmetric spaces with low regularity, which we regard as integral currents spaces or manifolds with Sobolev regularity and are assumed to have nonnegative scalar curvature. Relying on the flat distance and on Sobolev norms, we establish several nonlinear stability estimates about the ``distance…
A censored transformed model for proportional outcomes with boundary mass and an application to loss given default modeling.
problem Modeling proportional outcomes with boundary mass in loss given default (LGD) modeling.
method Zero-one censored transformed normal (ZOC-TN) model.
result Captures a wider range of qualitative density shapes than benchmark models while being parsimonious, computationally efficient, and numerically stable.
I discuss certain applications of the Ricci flow in physics. I first review how it arises in the renormalization group (RG) flow of a nonlinear sigma model. I then review the concept of a Ricci soliton and recall how a soliton was used to discuss the RG flow of mass in 2-dimensions. I then present recent results obtain…
We present an iterative technique for finding zeroes of vector fields on Riemannian manifolds. As a special case we obtain a ``nonlinear averaging algorithm'' that computes the centroid of a mass distribution supported in a set of small enough diameter D in a Riemannian manifold M. We estimate the convergence rate of o…
We prove that for spacetimes solving the Einstein-Maxwell (EM) equations, the electromagnetic field contributes at highest order to the nonlinear memory effect of gravitational waves. In [5] D. Christodoulou showed that gravitational waves have a nonlinear memory. He discussed how this effect can be measured as a perma…
We revisit logistic regression and its nonlinear extensions, including multilayer feedforward neural networks, by showing that these classifiers can be viewed as converting input or higher-level features into Dempster-Shafer mass functions and aggregating them by Dempster's rule of combination. The probabilistic output…
Optimizes angular velocity transfers for rigid bodies under deadline constraints.
problem Stochastic guidance of spin states of rigid bodies over a hard deadline.
method Structural analysis of Kantorovich optimal coupling formulation for nonlinear dynamics.
result Derives the ground cost for optimal transport of angular velocity.
The Duffing oscillator's parameters are identified online using variational message passing.
problem Estimating parameters of a nonlinear Duffing oscillator in real-time.
method Variational message passing on a factor graph of the Duffing oscillator's generative model.
result The online inference procedure performs as well as offline methods.
In the first half of this article, we survey the new quasi-local and total angular momentum and center of mass defined in [9] and summarize the important properties of these definitions. To compute these conserved quantities involves solving a nonlinear PDE system (the optimal isometric embedding equation), which is ra…
We study the nonlinear stability of the (3+1)-dimensional Minkowski spacetime as a solution of the Einstein vacuum equation. Similarly to our previous work on the stability of cosmological black holes, we construct the solution of the nonlinear initial value problem using an iteration scheme in which we solve a linea…
Gravitational waves are predicted by the general theory of relativity. In [6] D. Christodoulou showed that gravitational waves have a nonlinear memory. We proved in [3] that the electromagnetic field contributes at highest order to the nonlinear memory effect of gravitational waves. In the present paper, we study this …
Minkowski space is shown to be globally stable as a solution to the Einstein--Vlasov system in the case when all particles have zero mass. The proof proceeds by showing that the matter must be supported in the "wave zone", and then proving a small data semi-global existence result for the characteristic initial value p…
Supervised learning is the workhorse for regression and classification tasks, but the standard approach presumes ground truth for every measurement. In real world applications, limitations due to expense or general in-feasibility due to the specific application are common. In the context of agriculture applications, yi…
The paper studies a flow of surfaces in spacetime with a focus on curvature evolution.
problem Constructing spacetime foliations and center of mass in General Relativity.
method Volume preserving curvature flow with mean curvature speed.
result The flow converges to a constant curvature limit, providing a new foliation method.
We work on a 4-manifold equipped with Lorentzian metric g and consider a volume-preserving diffeomorphism which is the unknown quantity of our mathematical model. The diffeomorphism defines a second Lorentzian metric h, the pullback of g. Motivated by elasticity theory, we introduce a Lagrangian expressed algebra…
We define quasi-local conserved quantities in general relativity by using the optimal isometric embedding in [26] to transplant Killing fields in the Minkowski spacetime back to the 2-surface of interest in a physical spacetime. To each optimal isometric embedding, a dual element of the Lie algebra of the Lorentz group…
The X-ADM mass is shown to be equivalent to the ADM mass, proving the X-positive mass theorem in all dimensions.
problem Proving the X-positive mass theorem for all dimensions.
method Conformal reduction argument.
result The X-ADM mass is equivalent to the ADM mass, proving the X-positive mass theorem in all dimensions.
Equivalence proven for isocapacitary mass notions.
problem Proving equivalence of isocapacitary mass notions.
method Proof of equivalence for G. Huisken's and J. L. Jauregui's isocapacitary mass.
result Equivalence of isocapacitary mass notions proven.
The paper defines a new mass quantity for 3-manifolds and proves a positive mass theorem.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for a new geometric quantity.
method Defining X-ADM mass and using a monotonicity formula. result Established a relative positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat 3-manifolds.
Introduce new boundary mass for asymptotically flat half-manifolds
problem Define boundary mass for asymptotically flat half-manifolds
method Introduce new boundary mass
result Define boundary mass for asymptotically flat half-manifolds
Unified view of monotonicity formulas for inverse mean curvature flow and p-capacitary potentials.
problem Understanding monotonicity formulas for various geometric flows and potentials.
method Refined analysis of p-capacitary potentials and their level sets. result Strong convergence of p-capacitary potentials to inverse mean curvature flow and curvature varifolds. New approach removes obstructions in gluing spacelike and null hypersurfaces in Einstein equations.
problem Gluing two solutions of the Einstein equations along a hypersurface.
method Active utilization of nonlinearity, low-frequency linear analysis, high-frequency nonlinear control.
result Removes 10-dimensional obstructions in null and spacelike gluing problems.
We prove directly without using a density theorem that (i) the ADM mass defined in the usual way on an asymptotically flat manifold is equal to the mass defined intrinsically using Ricci tensor; (ii) the Hamiltonian formulation of center of mass and the center of mass defined intrinsically using Ricci tensor are the sa…
Continuous metrics on R^3 with specific properties have non-negative harmonic mass.
problem Proving non-negativity of mass for continuous metrics.
method Defining harmonic mass and using properties of approximating smooth metrics.
result The harmonic mass of continuous metrics is non-negative.
The paper examines mass aspects at future null infinity and limits of quasilocal mass.
problem Understanding mass aspects and limits of quasilocal mass at future null infinity.
method Review and extension of Bondi mass and mass loss formula in Bondi-Sachs coordinate system.
result New results about the limit of quasilocal mass of unit spheres at null infinity.
Study the mass of flat 3-manifolds with boundary using specific methods.
problem Calculate the mass of asymptotically flat 3-manifolds with boundary.
method Use the method of Bray-Kazaras-Khuri-Stern to derive a mass formula.
result Derive sufficient conditions for the positivity of the mass.
Unified definition of mass aspect function for weakly regular hyperbolic manifolds.
problem Ambiguity in mass definition for asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds.
method Introduced an ADM-style mass aspect function for broad asymptotics and low regularity.
result Unified mass aspect function exhibits favorable covariance properties.
Local mass perspective on Bayesian inference
problem Measuring distributional discrepancy in Bayesian inference
method Introducing Mass Index and Regularised Extended KL
result Proving inequalities for comparing local small-ball masses
On asymptotically flat and asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds, by evaluating the total mass via the Ricci tensor, we show that the limits of certain Brown-York type and Hawking type quasi-local mass integrals equal the total mass of the manifold in all dimensions.
Simple proof for sphere mass calculation.
problem Computing the ADM mass of static sphere extensions.
method Uses mass formula for static asymptotically flat manifolds.
result Validated mass formula for small spheres.
New ADM mass definition for weakly regular manifolds.
problem Defining ADM mass for non-smooth manifolds.
method Proposed a new definition for metrics with local Sobolev regularity.
result Finite mass, invariance under coordinate changes, and agreement with smooth case.
New theorem for spacetime mass in noncompact regions.
problem Mass in noncompact spacetime regions.
method Developed mass type invariant and boundary conditions; proof based on spinors.
result Proved positive mass theorem for noncompact boundaries.
Huisken's isoperimetric mass is always nonnegative.
problem Understanding the nonnegativity of Huisken's isoperimetric mass.
method Simple reasoning based on basic properties.
result Huisken's isoperimetric mass is nonnegative.
Study on residual Monge-Ampère mass for symmetric plurisubharmonic functions.
problem Estimating the residual Monge-Ampère mass of symmetric plurisubharmonic functions with isolated singularities.
method Utilized Sasakian geometry to derive estimates on the residual mass in relation to Lelong numbers.
result Partially resolved the zero mass conjecture by Guedj and Rashkovskii.
New optimal transport method handles mass creation and destruction.
problem Optimal re-balancing of portfolios with mass creation or destruction.
method Formalizes an optimal transport problem with mass-change factor.
result Existence of optimal transport plans and maps established.
Study on residual Monge-Ampère mass for symmetric plurisubharmonic functions.
problem Analyzing the residual Monge-Ampère mass of symmetric plurisubharmonic functions.
method Proved zero mass for functions with zero Lelong number at origin and S1-invariance. result Zero mass conjecture answered for symmetric functions.
Surveying mass in 2D hyperbolic geometry, overcoming challenges via minimisation.
problem Defining mass in 2D hyperbolic geometry.
method Minimisation using positive energy theorem and gluing theorems.
result Construction of novel initial data sets with controlled mass.
New mass definition linked to ADM mass for general metrics.
problem Defining mass for metrics with low regularity.
method Using isocapacitary inequality to define total mass.
result Inequality between new mass and ADM mass proved.
The paper connects mass, harmonic functions, and capacity in asymptotically flat 3-manifolds.
problem Connections among ADM mass, harmonic functions, and capacity in asymptotically flat 3-manifolds.
method New formulae for ADM mass via harmonic functions, monotone quantities, and geometric inequalities.
result The mass-to-capacity ratio is bounded below by 1 - sqrt(normalized Willmore functional of the boundary).
Mass in relativity linked to polyhedra geometry.
problem Understanding ADM mass in general relativity.
method Relating ADM mass to the total mean curvature and defect of dihedral angles of Riemannian polyhedra.
result Expressed n-dimensional mass as an integral of geometric quantities. Refines geometric center of mass analysis for Einstein field equations.
problem Analyzing the geometric center of mass of Willmore surfaces in initial data for Einstein field equations.
method Refined Lyapunov-Schmidt analysis to study geometric center of mass of area-constrained Willmore surfaces.
result The geometric center of mass agrees with the Hamiltonian center of mass under specific conditions.
Proves spacetime positive mass theorem in all dimensions.
problem Proving the spacetime positive mass theorem in arbitrary dimensions.
method Using Brendle--Wang's Riemannian positive mass theorem approach.
result Proves the spacetime positive mass theorem for all dimensions.
Defines mass for non-smooth hyperbolic spaces using a modified flow.
problem Defining mass for non-smooth, asymptotically hyperbolic spaces.
method Normalized Ricci-DeTurck flow with scalar curvature lower bound.
result Mass function well-defined for continuous metrics.
New solutions found with negative mass in general relativity.
problem Finding metrics with negative mass in general relativity.
method Constructing families of metrics with specific properties.
result Obtained new classes of solutions with negative mass.
Defines a new geometric quantity for hyperbolic manifolds, showing it's well-defined and invariant.
problem Defining a mass for asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds under weaker conditions.
method Volume-renormalized mass defined as a linear combination of ADM mass and renormalized volume.
result Volume-renormalized mass is well-defined and diffeomorphism invariant under weaker conditions.