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48 results for peeling property

Study peels tensor equations on Schwarzschild spacetime.

problem Analyzing the asymptotic behavior of tensorial wave equations on Schwarzschild spacetime.
method Combining conformal compactification and vector field techniques to estimate tensorial field energies.
result Obtains optimal initial data for peeling at all orders.

One-Class Boundary Peeling detects outliers efficiently and robustly.

problem Unsupervised outlier detection in diverse data distributions.
method One-Class Boundary Peeling uses flexible boundaries generated by one-class SVMs and iteratively peels them.
result One-Class Boundary Peeling outperforms state-of-the-art methods in synthetic data simulations.

New model explains neural collapse and limits on minority classes in imbalanced datasets.

problem Understanding and predicting performance limits of deep learning models on imbalanced datasets.
method Layer-Peeled Model, a nonconvex optimization program isolating top layers and applying constraints.
result Reveals a new phenomenon called Minority Collapse that limits deep learning models on minority classes.

New method for causal discovery using peeling algorithms for various data types.

problem Challenges in causal discovery due to unmeasured confounders.
method Two peeling algorithms (bottom-up and top-down) for causal discovery with generalized structural equation models.
result Valid discovery of causal relationships and parent-child effects in diverse data types.

Study of Bondi-Sachs formalism for massless scalar field with zero cosmological constant.

problem Analyzing the Bondi-Sachs formalism for Einstein's massless scalar field equations.
method Asymptotic expansions and peeling property for Bondi-Sachs metrics and scalar fields.
result Positivity of Bondi energy-momentum under specific conditions.

New supervised and unsupervised NFLTs for elliptical distributions.

problem Understanding unsupervised No Free Lunch Theorems for elliptical distributions.
method Proved two equally optimal strategies for elliptical distributions, inspired PRIM-based bump-hunting algorithms.
result Optimal strategies for selecting principal components based on variance or volume.

Faster algorithm for generalized mean densest subgraph problem.

problem Finding subgraphs with highest average pp-th-power degree.
method GENPEEL++ algorithm, which yields (2(p+1))1/p(2(p+1))^{1/p}-approximation for p[1,+)p \in [1, +\infty) with time complexity O(m(logn))O(m(\log n)).
result GENPEEL++ algorithm provides faster and more efficient solution for generalized mean densest subgraph problem.

In this paper we study an experimentally-observed connection between two seemingly unrelated processes, one from computational geometry and the other from differential geometry. The first one (which we call "grid peeling") is the convex-layer decomposition of subsets GZ2G\subset \mathbb Z^2 of the integer grid, previous…

2017-10-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper uncovers symmetries in large language models through layer-peeled optimization.

problem Understanding geometric structure in large language model weights and context embeddings.
method Constrained layer-peeled optimization program to analyze symmetries in next-token distributions.
result Symmetries in target next-token distributions are transferred to optimal model weights and context embeddings.

Paper explains neural collapse in neural networks using a new model.

problem Understanding neural collapse in neural networks during training.
method Introducing the unconstrained layer-peeled model (ULPM) to prove gradient flow convergence to critical points of a minimum-norm separation problem.
result Proves that all critical points are strict saddle points except the global minimizers exhibiting neural collapse.

Starting from an arbitrary sequence of polygons whose total perimeter is 2n2n, we can build an (oriented) surface by pairing their sides in a uniform fashion. Chmutov and Pittel (arXiv:1503.01816) have shown that, regardless of the configuration of polygons we started with, the degree sequence of the graph obtained thi…

2019-02-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops a robust algorithm for contextual bandits with heavy-tailed rewards.

problem Contextual bandits with heavy-tailed rewards.
method Develops an algorithm based on Catoni's estimator for robust statistics, applying it to contextual bandits with general function approximation.
result Establishes regret bounds that depend on cumulative reward variance and logarithmically on the reward range and number of rounds.

This paper investigates graph clustering in the planted cluster model in the presence of {\em small clusters}. Traditional results dictate that for an algorithm to provably correctly recover the clusters, {\em all} clusters must be sufficiently large (in particular, Ω~(n)\tildeΩ(\sqrt{n}) where nn is the number of nodes …

2013-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a privacy-preserving method to control false discoveries.

problem Protecting individual information in hypothesis tests while controlling false discoveries.
method Differentially private adaptive FDR control method with privacy guarantee.
result The method controls the FDR metric exactly at a user-specified level with privacy.

Significant improvements in regret analysis for adaptive online learning problems.

problem Exploiting low variance in online learning problems without known variances.
method Novel peeling-based regret analysis leveraging elliptical potential `count` lemma.
result Significant improvements in regret bounds for linear bandits and linear mixture MDPs.

A lamination of a graph embedded on a surface is a collection of pairwise disjoint non-contractible simple closed curves drawn on the graph. In the case when the surface is a sphere with three punctures (a.k.a. a pair of pants), we first identify the lamination space of a graph embedded on that surface as a lattice pol…

2018-04-05abs ↗pdf ↗

The Sample Compression Conjecture of Littlestone & Warmuth has remained unsolved for over two decades. This paper presents a systematic geometric investigation of the compression of finite maximum concept classes. Simple arrangements of hyperplanes in Hyperbolic space, and Piecewise-Linear hyperplane arrangements, are …

2009-11-18abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper analyzes generalization in deep contrastive learning.

problem Generalization analysis for unsupervised deep contrastive representation learning.
method Parameter-counting and norm-based bounds derived for neural networks of varying sizes and depths.
result Bounds are independent of network depth and size, reducing dependency on matrix norms.

Mixtures of Mallows models are a popular generative model for ranking data coming from a heterogeneous population. They have a variety of applications including social choice, recommendation systems and natural language processing. Here we give the first polynomial time algorithm for provably learning the parameters of…

2018-08-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Study explains how noisyGD with DP improves feature learning despite high dimensionality.

problem Improving feature learning in differential privacy settings with noisyGD.
method Layer-peeled model in representation learning, error bound analysis, feature normalization, PCA.
result Misclassification error is independent of dimension in NC, and PCA improves testing accuracy.

Method estimates dynamic treatment effects using machine learning and g-estimation.

problem Estimating treatment effects over time with multiple treatments and potential future outcomes.
method Double/debiased machine learning framework for dynamic treatment effects, extending Neyman orthogonal cross-fitted gg-estimation.
result Provides finite sample guarantees and allows for non-linear effect heterogeneity and high-dimensional parameterizations.

Logarithmic corrections to Price's law near black hole event horizon.

problem Failure of smooth null infinity in black hole spacetimes.
method Analyzing linear wave equation on Schwarzschild background with specific initial conditions.
result Leading-order asymptotics of solutions near future null infinity and event horizon are logarithmically modified.

Gradient descent converges to a small neighborhood of the true parameter in logistic regression with Gaussian design.

problem Estimating the parameter in logistic regression with Gaussian design.
method Gradient descent with small stepsize and large stepsize, using approximate invertibility condition and eigenvalue analysis.
result Gradient descent achieves an 2\ell_2 error of order O(θ25d/n)O(\sqrt{\|θ^*\|_2^5d/n}).

We prove recognition theorems for codimension one manifold factors of dimension n4n \geq 4. In particular, we formalize topographical methods and introduce three ribbons properties: the crinkled ribbons property, the twisted crinkled ribbons property, and the fuzzy ribbons property. We show that X×RX \times \mathbb{R} i…

2009-09-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The study shows that several properties are not profinite invariants.

problem Determining which properties are profinite invariants.
method Combining Rips constructions and iterated group-theoretic Dehn filling on hyperbolic virtually special groups.
result Several properties (stable commutator length, quasimorphisms, property NL, property FW_\infty, property FA, and non-abelian free subgroups) are not profinite invariants.

The paper explores higher property T in lattices and its connections to geometric phenomena.

problem Understanding higher property T in lattices and related geometric phenomena.
method Operator-algebraic characterizations of higher property T and connections to lattice geometry.
result Unified framework for understanding higher property T and related geometric phenomena.

Asymptotic property C was introduced by Dranishnikov to study spaces with infinite asymptotic dimension. We show that asymptotic property C is preserved by infinite products. We also show that countable restricted direct products of countable groups with finite asymptotic dimension have asymptotic property C. Then we i…

2016-11-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Groups of importance in group theory have flexible stability properties.

problem Stability and flexibility of groups in geometric and combinatorial group theory.
method Establishing Kirchberg's Local Lifting Property and Lubotzky--Shalom's Property FD for specific groups.
result Groups like 33-manifold groups, limit groups, and certain one-relator groups are very flexibly stable.

Study cohomological and metric properties of non-Kähler complex manifolds.

problem Understanding cohomological invariants and metrics of non-Kähler complex manifolds.
method Partial account of problems through cohomological and metric properties.
result Partial insights into cohomological and metric properties of non-Kähler manifolds.

The paper explores the twisted Rokhlin property in mapping class groups of surfaces.

problem Classifying surfaces whose mapping class groups have the twisted Rokhlin property.
method Generalizing the Rokhlin property to the twisted version, the authors classify surfaces based on their mapping class groups' properties.
result The mapping class groups of connected orientable infinite-type surfaces without boundaries have the twisted Rokhlin property, while those of other surfaces do not.

The balance property is crucial for insurance pricing, ensuring total actuarial price equals loss. Maximum likelihood GLMs fulfill it, but Lindholm-Wüthrich suggests three methods, with constrained GLM being superior.

problem Ensuring the balance property in insurance pricing models
method Using constrained GLM fitting
result Constrained GLM fitting is superior to the two previously discussed balance correction methods