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48 results for phase parameter

New phases identified in neural scaling laws with compute limits.

problem Understanding neural scaling laws under compute constraints.
method Solved neural scaling model with stochastic gradient descent, derived loss curves, analyzed model-parameter-count phases.
result Identified 4 phases (+3 subphases) in data-complexity/target-complexity phase-plane, derived exponents.

The study uses the Merton model to estimate PD and finds a phase transition affecting convergence speed.

problem Estimating the probability of default (PD) using limited historical data.
method Adopted the Merton model and analyzed phase transitions in default correlation.
result PD estimation converges slowly when temporal correlation decays by power law less than one.

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.

The Allen-Cahn system on manifolds yields multiple phase distributions.

problem Finding the number of solutions to the Allen-Cahn system on manifolds.
method Volume-fixing variations approach to classify isoperimetric clusters.
result The number of solutions is bounded by topological invariants for parallelizable manifolds.

Precise scientific analysis in collider-based particle physics is possible because of complex simulations that connect fundamental theories to observable quantities. The significant computational cost of these programs limits the scope, precision, and accuracy of Standard Model measurements and searches for new phenome…

2019-07-18abs ↗pdf ↗

A neural network learns phase space properties for time series analysis.

problem Lack of consistency and robustness in estimating embedding parameters.
method Forgetting mechanism neural network to learn phase space properties.
result Neural network approach is competitive or superior to state-of-the-art strategies.

Existence proved for complex 3-folds equation on a specific phase range.

problem Existence of solutions for a specific equation on complex 3-folds.
method New continuity path and Monge-Ampère equation with mixed sign coefficients.
result Existence result for the deformed Hermitian Yang-Mills equation on compact complex three-folds.

Unsupervised learning is a discipline of machine learning which aims at discovering patterns in big data sets or classifying the data into several categories without being trained explicitly. We show that unsupervised learning techniques can be readily used to identify phases and phases transitions of many body systems…

2016-06-01abs ↗pdf ↗

A neural network model predicts the critical point of the Ising phase transition.

problem Predicting the critical point of the Ising phase transition using supervised learning.
method Proposed a minimal one-free-parameter neural network model to describe the supervised learning problem for the Ising model.
result Just one free parameter is enough to describe the universal finite-size-scaling function in the network output.

The stability of money value is an important requisite for a functioning economy, yet it critically depends on the actions of participants in the market themselves. Here we model the value of money as a dynamical variable that results from trading between agents. The basic trading scenario can be recast into an Ising t…

2001-10-10abs ↗pdf ↗

We present a simple model of firm rating evolution. We consider two sources of defaults: individual dynamics of economic development and Potts-like interactions between firms. We show that such a defined model leads to phase transition, which results in collective defaults. The existence of the collective phase depends…

2009-04-28abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we explore the functional correlation approach to operational risk. We consider networks with heterogeneous a-priori conditional and unconditional failure probability. In the limit of sparse connectivity, self-consistent expressions for the dynamical evolution of order parameters are obtained. Under equil…

2006-09-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Diffusion maps help learn complex quantum phase transitions from data.

problem Learning quantum phase transitions from experimental data is challenging.
method Diffusion maps for nonlinear dimensionality reduction and spectral clustering.
result Diffusion maps can learn complex phase transitions unsupervised.

The classification of phase transitions is a central and challenging task in condensed matter physics. Typically, it relies on the identification of order parameters and the analysis of singularities in the free energy and its derivatives. Here, we propose an alternative framework to identify quantum phase transitions,…

2019-04-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce the concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking to arbitrage modeling. In the model, the arbitrage strategy is considered as being in the symmetry breaking phase and the phase transition between arbitrage mode and no-arbitrage mode is triggered by a control parameter. We estimate the control parameter for mom…

2011-07-26abs ↗pdf ↗

DP-SGD can update fewer coordinates while maintaining privacy.

problem How to update fewer coordinates in DP-SGD without losing optimization signal.
method TP-TopK (Two-Phase TopK DP-SGD), a two-phase method for coordinate-sparse private training.
result Private training can update fewer coordinates without losing optimization signal, scaling noise with active dimension \(k\) instead of full dimension \(d\).

Study on estimating signals from shifted and noisy copies in high dimensions, revealing a phase transition.

problem Estimating a signal in high-dimensional space from its circularly-shifted and noisy copies.
method Analysis of sample complexity in the high-dimensional regime, focusing on the parameter α.
result A phase transition phenomenon governed by α, with different sample complexities based on α values.

Gradient descent dynamics in quadratic regression models are analyzed, revealing five phases: monotonic, catapult, periodic, chaotic, and divergent.

problem Analyzing the dynamics of gradient descent in quadratic regression models.
method Fine-grained bifurcation analysis of gradient descent dynamics using a cubic map parameterized by the step-size.
result Gradient descent dynamics in quadratic regression models exhibit five distinct phases: monotonic, catapult, periodic, chaotic, and divergent.

New model explains market dynamics with phase transitions and non-linear interactions.

problem Understanding complex multi-asset market dynamics with phase transitions.
method Developed a Multi-Asset Non-Equilibrium Skew (MANES) model based on Langevin dynamics and McKean-Vlasov equation.
result The model accurately predicts market returns and phase transitions in both benign and distressed markets.

New method uses transport maps for efficient Bayesian inference.

problem Efficiently perform sequential Bayesian inference of static model parameters.
method Estimation of structured transport maps to extract conditional distributions.
result Gradient-based characterization of posterior density for online parameter estimation.

In order to model volatile real-world network behavior, we analyze phase-flipping dynamical scale-free network in which nodes and links fail and recover. We investigate how stochasticity in a parameter governing the recovery process affects phase-flipping dynamics, and find the probability that no more than q% of nodes…

2014-01-29abs ↗pdf ↗

We examine the out-of-equilibrium phase reported by Plerou {\it et. al.} in Nature, {\bf 421}, 130 (2003) using the data of the New York stock market (NYSE) between the years 2001 --2002. We find that the observed two phase phenomenon is an artifact of the definition of the control parameter coupled with the nature of …

2005-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Algorithm finds frequencies, amplitudes, and phases of sinusoids in noisy data.

problem Finding frequencies, amplitudes, and phases of sinusoids in noisy data.
method Maximum likelihood approach to estimate tone parameters from contaminated observations. Successively estimates frequencies and jointly optimizes amplitudes and phases.
result Near-linear computational complexity (O(N)) for estimating MM number of sinusoidal sources.

We introduce a noncommutative differential calculus on the two-parameter hh-superplane via a contraction of the (p,q)-superplane. We manifestly show that the differential calculus is covariant under GLh1,h2(11)GL_{h_1,h_2}(1| 1) transformations. We also give a two-parameter deformation of the (1+1)-dimensional phase space alge…

2001-12-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Study uniform rates for estimating Gaussian mixtures without separation assumption.

problem Estimating parameters in two-component Gaussian mixtures without separation.
method Uniform convergence rates derived using minimax lower bounds and careful analysis of polynomial equalities.
result Phase transition in optimal estimation rate based on mixture balance.

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.

A time schedule simplifies learning in flow-based models for high-dimensional data.

problem Disappearance of relative probability phase in high-dimensional Gaussian mixture sampling.
method Introduces a time dilation schedule to characterize phases of learning.
result Autoencoder learns to simplify by focusing on relevant parameters for each phase.

Autoencoder estimates parameters of noisy, multi-component damped signals.

problem Parameter estimation of damped sinusoidal signals under rapid decay and noise.
method Autoencoder-based approach using latent space for frequency, phase, decay, and amplitude estimation.
result High accuracy in parameter estimation, robustness to subdominant components and phase differences.

Paper eliminates warm-up phase for PO in linear MDPs, achieving optimal regret.

problem Costly warm-up phase in PO algorithms for linear MDPs.
method Simple contraction mechanism replaces warm-up phase.
result Achieves rate-optimal regret with improved dependence on problem parameters.

We analyze the linear response of a market network to shocks based on the bipartite market model we introduced in an earlier paper, which we claimed to be able to identify the time-line of the 2009-2011 Eurozone crisis correctly. We show that this model has three distinct phases that can broadly be categorized as "stab…

2016-09-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Modeling financial markets with memory using fractional calculus and Brownian motion.

problem Capturing memory effects in financial markets using stochastic models.
method Fractional Langevin equation with colored noise generated by fractional Brownian motion.
result Anomalous marginal glass phase observed in some regions of the system.

The paper establishes a sub-additive inequality for volume and ε-phase-transition spectra of Riemannian manifolds.

problem Analyzing the volume and ε-phase-transition spectra of Riemannian manifolds.
method Using the Almgren-Pitts width and Allen-Cahn approach.
result Proves sub-additive inequalities for volume and ε-phase-transition spectra.

Weight decay stabilizes training dynamics by slowing progressive sharpening.

problem Understanding how weight decay affects training stability in deep learning models.
method Analyzing weight decay effects at the Edge of Stability, developing a mathematical framework.
result Weight decay dampens oscillations and stabilizes sharpness in CNNs, causing a phase transition in MLPs.

Improved regret bounds for bandit phase retrieval.

problem Minimizing cumulative and simple regret in a bandit phase retrieval problem.
method Proved minimax cumulative and simple regret bounds using adaptive algorithms.
result Minimax cumulative regret is ildeΘ(dn) ilde{\Theta}(d \sqrt{n}) and minimax simple regret is ildeΘ(d/n) ilde{\Theta}(d / \sqrt{n}).

We analyze the stock prices of the S&P market from 1987 until 2012 with the covariance matrix of the firm returns determined in time windows of several years. The eigenvector belonging to the leading eigenvalue (market) exhibits in its long term time dependence a phase transition with an order parameter which can be in…

2013-06-11abs ↗pdf ↗

GE-autoencoder identifies spontaneous symmetry breaking in systems.

problem Locating phase boundaries and identifying spontaneously broken symmetries in systems.
method Group-equivariant autoencoder using group theory to constrain parameters and learn invariant order parameters.
result GE-autoencoder accurately determines spontaneous symmetry breaking and estimates critical temperatures more efficiently.