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48 results for particle evolution

New method learns particle system potentials from unlabeled data.

problem Learning potentials of interacting particle systems from unlabeled data with trajectory information missing.
method Introduces a self-test loss function based on stochastic evolution equation.
result Method outperforms baseline methods in robust estimation of large, high-dimensional systems.

Paper proposes an alternative to MCMC for sampling in energy-based models.

problem Difficulty in generating samples from the current energy function in contrastive approaches.
method Viewing the evolution of the modeling distribution as the evolution of the energy function and samples from this distribution along a time-dependent vector field.
result The proposed method efficiently matches the current distribution in a finite time, unlike MCMC.

Study Schrödinger evolution on surfaces in 3D contact sub-Riemannian manifolds.

problem Analyzing the Schrödinger evolution on surfaces embedded in 3D contact sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Relating self-adjointness of the Schrödinger operator to geometric invariants of the foliation.
result Classification of self-adjoint extensions yielding disjoint dynamics.

The paper studies how noise synchronizes tokens in deep transformer models.

problem Understanding synchronization in deep learning models with noise.
method Proves convergence to a stochastic particle system and identifies the limiting SDE.
result The limiting model displays synchronization by noise and exponential dissipation of interaction energy.

The local motion of a null curve in Minkowski 3-space induces an evolution equation for its Lorentz invariant curvature. Special motions are constructed whose induced evolution equations are the members of the KdV hierarchy. The null curves which move under the KdV flow without changing shape are proven to be the traje…

2009-11-23abs ↗pdf ↗

We discuss some aspects about the computation of kinematic, spectroscopic, Fermi and astrometric relative velocities that are geometrically defined in general relativity. Mainly, we state that kinematic and spectroscopic relative velocities only depend on the 4-velocities of the observer and the test particle, unlike F…

2011-09-01abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper connects PSO and CBO methods using stochastic modeling and mean-field limits.

problem Global optimization problems with particle swarm optimization and consensus based optimization.
method Stochastic differential equations and mean-field approximation to derive macroscopic hydrodynamic equations.
result Derives mean-field approximation for PSO and links it to CBO methods.

Mean field game with defaultable agents and systemic risk quantified.

problem Modeling systemic risk in a financial system with defaultable agents.
method Introduced a mean field game with default, provided an explicit solution, and derived an equation for default probability evolution.
result Systemic risk is described by the evolution of default probability.

Develops a new GLM framework for claims reserving with adaptive estimation.

problem Accurate assessment of claims reserves with dynamic and dependent claim activity.
method Multivariate evolutionary GLM framework with adaptive particle filtering algorithm.
result Adaptive estimation of evolving factors improves claims reserve accuracy.

In sustained growth with random dynamics stationary distributions can exist without detailed balance. This suggests thermodynamical behavior in fast growing complex systems. In order to model such phenomena we apply both a discrete and a continuous master equation. The derivation of elementary rates from known stationa…

2016-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper learns particle swarming models from data using Gaussian processes.

problem Understanding the link between individual interaction rules and swarming behavior.
method Proposes a learning approach using Gaussian processes to model latent radial interaction functions and scalar parameters in non-collective friction forces.
result Establishes that a coercivity condition is sufficient for recoverability and provides a finite-sample analysis showing optimal convergence rates.

REGS samples from unnormalized distributions using gradient flow and neural networks.

problem Sampling from unnormalized distributions with high accuracy and efficiency.
method REGS is a particle method that iteratively transforms samples from a reference distribution to match an unnormalized target distribution using Wasserstein gradient flow and neural networks.
result REGS outperforms state-of-the-art methods in sampling from challenging multimodal distributions and real datasets.

This work finds mixed equilibria in machine learning problems using measures and simultaneous gradient ascent-descent.

problem Finding pure equilibria in machine learning problems is computationally hard.
method Entropic regularization, simultaneous gradient ascent-descent, and particle discretization in the Wasserstein metric.
result Global convergence towards the global equilibrium in mixed equilibria problems.

Evolution of planar curves under a nonlocal geometric equation is investigated. It models the simultaneous contraction and growth of carbonate particles called ooids in geosciences. Using classical ODE results and a bijective mapping we demonstrate that the steady parameters associated with the physical environment det…

2016-02-20abs ↗pdf ↗

FRAME (Filters, Random fields, And Maximum Entropy) is an energy-based descriptive model that synthesizes visual realism by capturing mutual patterns from structural input signals. The maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is applied by default, yet conventionally causes the unstable training energy that wrecks the gener…

2018-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

New method solves supercooled Stefan problem, proving minimal solutions are physical.

problem Evolution of solid-liquid boundary in substances below freezing point.
method Construct solutions through McKean-Vlasov equation, proving tightness and propagation of chaos.
result Minimal solutions of McKean-Vlasov equation are physical under integrable initial conditions.

Symplectic GP regression models Hamiltonian systems for particle tracing.

problem Efficiently modeling long-term Hamiltonian flow maps for charged particles.
method Multi-output Gaussian process regression with symplectic matrix-valued covariance function.
result Symplectic methods outperform existing approaches in learning Hamiltonian functions.

ES-Single uses ES to estimate gradients in unrolled graphs, reducing variance and improving performance.

problem Estimating gradients in unrolled computation graphs with low variance and stability.
method Evolution strategies (ES) applied to unrolled graphs, with a single perturbation per particle.
result ES-Single reduces variance compared to PES, leading to better performance in various tasks.

Transformers can interpolate between arbitrary measures.

problem Understanding the expressive power of Transformers as measure-to-measure maps.
method Provided an explicit choice of parameters for a single Transformer to match N arbitrary input measures to N arbitrary target measures.
result A single Transformer can interpolate between arbitrary measures.

This paper studies the construction of geometric integrators for nonholonomic systems. We derive the nonholonomic discrete Euler-Lagrange equations in a setting which permits to deduce geometric integrators for continuous nonholonomic systems (reduced or not). The formalism is given in terms of Lie groupoids, specifyin…

2007-04-12abs ↗pdf ↗

This work studies clustering in transformer models, proving exponential convergence to a single token state.

problem Understanding the long-term behavior of tokens in transformer models.
method Investigates mean-field transformer models under specific conditions to prove exponential convergence to a single state.
result Transformer models synchronize exponentially fast to a single token state with explicit rates.

We briefly review the notion of second order constrained (continuous) system (SOCS) and then propose a discrete time counterpart of it, which we naturally call discrete second order constrained system (DSOCS). To illustrate and test numerically our model, we construct certain integrators that simulate the evolution of …

2013-12-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops a neural network approach to solve inverse stochastic problems from particle observations.

problem Inference of Fokker-Planck equation coefficients from sparse particle data.
method Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) with Kullback-Leibler divergence loss.
result Simultaneous inference of Fokker-Planck equation and multi-dimensional PDF from few particle observations.

Continuous time random walks impose a random waiting time before each particle jump. Scaling limits of heavy tailed continuous time random walks are governed by fractional evolution equations. Space-fractional derivatives describe heavy tailed jumps, and the time-fractional version codes heavy tailed waiting times. Thi…

2008-09-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Using particle system methodologies we study the propagation of financial distress in a network of firms facing credit risk. We investigate the phenomenon of a credit crisis and quantify the losses that a bank may suffer in a large credit portfolio. Applying a large deviation principle we compute the limiting distribut…

2007-04-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proposes a method to train time-varying generative models using natural gradients.

problem Training time-varying generative models efficiently and accurately.
method Projecting generative model parameters onto an exponential family manifold and optimizing using natural gradient descent.
result The proposed method efficiently approximates the natural gradient and can be applied to various exponential family models.

Method learns radial basis function distributions from samples.

problem Learning radial basis function distributions from training samples.
method Projected particle Langevin optimization method with distributionally robust optimization.
result Empirical measure of Langevin particles converges to a reflected Itô diffusion-drift process.

Sparse Bayesian learning algorithm for estimating interaction kernels in Motsch-Tadmor model.

problem Data-driven identification of asymmetric interaction kernels in the Motsch-Tadmor model.
method Variational framework reformulating kernel identification as a subspace identification problem; sparse Bayesian learning algorithm with informative priors.
result Accurate, robust, and interpretable estimation of interaction kernels across various noise levels and data regimes.