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48 results for phase continuity

Continuous phase transitions identified in Doi-Onsager, noisy transformer, and Hegselmann-Krause models.

problem Phase transitions in multimodal models and their properties.
method Sharp coercivity estimate and constrained Lebedev--Milin inequality.
result Continuous phase transitions at critical coupling strengths for Doi-Onsager, noisy transformer, and Hegselmann-Krause models.

Convex solutions to a specific equation are smooth when the phase is smooth enough.

problem Regularity of solutions to the Lagrangian mean curvature equation.
method Showed regularity for convex solutions under Hölder continuity conditions on the phase.
result Convex viscosity solutions are regular if the Lagrangian phase is Hölder continuous.

The paper proves optimal smoothness for certain Lagrangian graphs with specific Hölder continuity.

problem Optimal regularity for Hölder continuous Hamiltonian stationary Lagrangian graphs.
method Establishing smoothness conditions based on Hölder exponent and Lagrangian phase properties.
result Smoothness of graphs is achieved when Hölder exponent is strictly greater than 1/3 and Lagrangian phase is supercritical.

Continuous-time mirror descent solves sparse phase retrieval efficiently.

problem Recovering sparse signals from magnitude-only measurements.
method Continuous-time mirror descent applied to unconstrained empirical risk minimization problem.
result Mirror descent recovers kk-sparse vectors with minimum non-zero entry order of x2/k\| \mathbf{x}^\star \|_2/\sqrt{k} from k2k^2 Gaussian measurements.

Study detects signal in financial stock correlations using phase-ordering kinetics.

problem Detecting meaningful signals in financial stock return correlations.
method Stochastic field theory model to establish a detection threshold.
result Detection of a signal in the largest eigenvalues of the stock return correlation matrix.

We construct continuous families of scattering manifolds with the same scattering phase. The manifolds are compactly supported metric perturbations of Euclidean Rn\mathbf{R}^{n} for n8n\geq8. The metric perturbation may have arbitrarily small support.

2002-11-04abs ↗pdf ↗

In this note we prove that reconstruction from magnitudes of frame coefficients (the so called "phase retrieval problem") can be performed using Lipschitz continuous maps. Specifically we show that when the nonlinear analysis map α:HRmα:{\mathcal H}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^m is injective, with (α(x))k=<x,fk>2(α(x))_k=|<x,f_k>|^2, where $…

2014-03-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Geometric phases describe how in a continuous-time dynamical system the displacement of a variable (called phase variable) can be related to other variables (shape variables) undergoing a cyclic motion, according to an area rule. The aim of this paper is to show that geometric phases can exist also for discrete-time sy…

2016-03-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The problem of optimizing unknown costly-to-evaluate functions has been studied for a long time in the context of Bayesian Optimization. Algorithms in this field aim to find the optimizer of the function by asking only a few function evaluations at locations carefully selected based on a posterior model. In this paper,…

2012-03-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Classifies regularity for Lagrangian mean curvature type equations.

problem Classifying regularity for Lagrangian mean curvature type equations.
method Generalized constant rank theorem for Legendre transform, constructed convex solutions, and showed regularity conditions.
result Optimal regularity conditions for Lagrangian mean curvature type equations.

Gradient descent dynamics in neural networks show quenching and activation phases.

problem Understanding training dynamics in neural networks.
method Numerical and phenomenological study of gradient descent algorithm for two-layer neural networks.
result Gradient descent dynamics exhibit quenching and activation phases in under-parametrized networks.

We consider the eigenvalue equation for the Laplace-Beltrami operator acting on scalar functions on the non-compact Eguchi-Hanson space. The corresponding differential equation is reducible to a confluent Heun equation with Ince symbol [0,2,1_2]. We construct approximations for the eigenfunctions and their asymptotic s…

2002-10-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Gradient descent variants improve phase retrieval accuracy.

problem Phase retrieval problem in high-dimensional spaces.
method Gradient descent, stochastic gradient descent, Langevin algorithm, dynamical mean-field theory.
result Stochastic variants of gradient descent achieve better generalization in phase retrieval.

PH-VAE models heavy-tailed data with flexible Phase-Type distributions.

problem Standard VAEs fail to capture heavy-tailed behavior in real-world data.
method PH-VAE uses Phase-Type distributions defined by continuous-time Markov chains to adaptively model tail behavior.
result PH-VAE significantly outperforms existing heavy-tail-aware VAEs in approximating diverse heavy-tailed distributions.

The paper establishes pressure gaps for manifolds with flat subtori singularities.

problem Understanding phase transitions in nonpositively curved manifolds with flat subtori.
method Derives a pressure gap criterion for closed rank 1 manifolds with specific singular sets and proves Hölder continuity of geometric potentials.
result Geometric potentials have pressure gaps and no phase transitions under certain curvature constraints.

Study coevolutionary trading-agent dynamics in continuous strategies.

problem Understanding adaptive trading-agent interactions in complex markets.
method Experimental study of adaptive automated trading agents in a continuous strategy space.
result High-dimensional coevolutionary dynamics pose challenges in market analysis.

PHASE dataset simulates complex social interactions in physical environments.

problem Lack of datasets for evaluating physically grounded perception of complex social interactions.
method Created PHASE dataset of 2D animations with procedural generation and physics engine.
result SIMPLE model outperforms neural networks in recognizing complex social interactions.

A learning algorithm optimizes beamforming for holographic transceivers in far-field communication.

problem Optimal phase-shifts for beamforming in holographic transceivers are challenging due to unknown receiver locations and large phase-shifts.
method Developed a learning algorithm using a fixed-budget multi-armed bandit framework to learn optimal phase-shifts.
result The algorithm, HoloBeam, outperforms state-of-the-art methods in beamforming optimization.

Bayesian theory explains abrupt emergence of copy subcircuit in attention.

problem Understanding the abrupt emergence of the copy subcircuit in attention during training.
method Deriving a closed-form posterior over the attention matrix and reducing it to a low-dimensional order parameter space.
result Derive a phase transition in the amount of training data.

Anomalous diffusion in SGD reveals interactions between hyperparameters and Hessian.

problem Understanding the limiting dynamics of SGD in deep neural networks.
method Continuous-time model of SGD as an underdamped Langevin equation, derived for linear regression.
result Anomalous diffusion is explained by modified loss and probability currents in phase space.

Persistent entropy detects phase transitions in complex systems.

problem Detecting phase transitions in complex systems.
method Established a general theorem for persistent entropy to reliably detect phase transitions, introduced operational framework for finite-time computations.
result Persistent entropy exhibits an asymptotically non-vanishing gap across phases, robust numerical signatures across experiments.

Study phase retrieval under misspecified models using generative priors.

problem Estimating signals from phase measurements with model misspecification.
method Two-step approach: spectral initialization followed by iterative refinement.
result Statistical rate of order (klogL)(logm)/m\sqrt{(k\log L)\cdot (\log m)/m} under suitable conditions.

One of the most powerful approaches to imaging at the nanometer or subnanometer length scale is coherent diffraction imaging using X-ray sources. For amorphous (non-crystalline) samples, the raw data can be interpreted as the modulus of the continuous Fourier transform of the unknown object. Making use of prior informa…

2018-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Near-optimal sample complexity for phase retrieval with generative priors.

problem Phase retrieval with magnitude-only measurements and sparse signals.
method Near-optimal sample complexity with i.i.d. Gaussian measurements and generative models.
result O(k log L) samples suffice for phase retrieval with generative priors.

Using generating functional and replica techniques, respectively, we study the dynamics and statics of a spherical Minority Game (MG), which in contrast with a spherical MG previously presented in J.Phys A: Math. Gen. 36 11159 (2003) displays a phase with broken ergodicity and dependence of the macroscopic stationary s…

2005-08-18abs ↗pdf ↗

New approach to analyze matrix denoising using gradient flow and fixed point equations.

problem Positive semi-definite matrix denoising in extensive-rank and high-dimensional settings.
method Gradient flow and fixed point equations derived from linear pencil techniques of random matrix theory.
result Continuous phase transitions in the extensive-rank and high-dimensional regime.

The paper characterizes stochastic incompleteness in Riemannian manifolds.

problem Stochastic incompleteness of Riemannian manifolds and its characterization.
method Characterization through solutions to nonlinear parabolic equations.
result Stochastic incompleteness is equivalent to the nonuniqueness of bounded solutions to certain nonlinear parabolic equations.

WSD schedule improves model training efficiency by adapting learning rates dynamically.

problem Fixed compute budgets limit training efficiency of language models.
method Introduces a WSD schedule that uses a constant learning rate followed by a rapid decay phase.
result WSD schedule generates a non-traditional loss curve with stable and decay phases.

The paper analyzes the current state of the world economy and offers a short-term forecast of its development. Our analysis of log-periodic oscillations in the DJIA dynamics suggests that in the second half of 2017 the United States and other more developed countries could experience a new recession, due to the third p…

2016-12-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper analyzes LPSA algorithm for constrained optimization, revealing phase transitions and bias-variance trade-offs.

problem Optimization problems with linear constraints.
method Loopless projection stochastic approximation (LPSA) with jump diffusion approximation.
result LPSA trajectories converge to SDEs, revealing asymptotic behaviors and phase transitions.

Study phase transitions in noisy transformer dynamics on spheres.

problem Understanding phase transitions in noisy transformer dynamics on spheres.
method Sharp Beckner--Onofri/logarithmic HLS inequality, Funk--Hecke/Bessel coefficients, degree-two quartic obstruction.
result Sharp global-minimizer dichotomy and phase transitions in noisy transformer dynamics in arbitrary dimension.

We prove an existence result for the deformed Hermitian Yang-Mills equation for the full admissible range of the phase parameter, i.e., θ^(π2,3π2)\hatθ \in (\fracπ{2},\frac{3π}{2}), on compact complex three-folds conditioned on a necessary subsolution condition. Our proof hinges on a delicate analysis of a new continuity path …

2019-10-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper uses deep reinforcement learning for better control of rocket engines during start-up phases.

problem Lack of optimal control during transient phases of liquid rocket engines.
method Deep reinforcement learning approach for optimal control of a gas-generator engine's continuous start-up phase.
result Deep reinforcement learning controller achieves highest performance and minimal computational effort.

This paper proposes a new loss using short-time Fourier transform (STFT) spectra for the aim of training a high-performance neural speech waveform model that predicts raw continuous speech waveform samples directly. Not only amplitude spectra but also phase spectra obtained from generated speech waveforms are used to c…

2018-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Let (X,α)(X,α) be a Kähler manifold of dimension n, and let [ω]H1,1(X,R)[ω] \in H^{1,1}(X,\mathbb{R}). We study the problem of specifying the Lagrangian phase of ωω with respect to αα, which is described by the nonlinear elliptic equation \[ \sum_{i=1}^{n} \arctan(λ_i)= h(x) \] where λiλ_i are the eigenvalues of ωω with respect …

2015-08-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper introduces REED for noncoherent OTA-FL, reducing latency without phase alignment.

problem Noncoherent OTA-FL requires signed model updates without phase alignment.
method Introduces REED for continuous signed aggregation using resource-element energy difference.
result Exact variance laws for REED and chip-diverse extension in Rayleigh fading.