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Piecewise flat approximations for curvature in Euclidean and non-Euclidean spaces.

problem Approximating local extrinsic curvature on discrete manifolds.
method Constructing discrete curvature forms on piecewise flat manifolds, using weighted sums of hinge angles.
result Converges to smooth curvature values as mesh refinement occurs, favorably comparing with other discrete approaches.

Study geometrically characterizes piecewise circular curves with decreasing curvature.

problem Characterizing piecewise circular curves with decreasing curvature.
method Introducing moduli spaces and relating them to Legendrian polygons.
result Proves the moduli space contains a connected component homeomorphic to the Fock-Goncharov space of positive flags.

The paper extends a variance gamma model to quadratic functions, reducing arbitrage and computational costs.

problem Creating an arbitrage-free interpolation for option pricing models.
method Generalizing the local variance gamma model to a piecewise quadratic local variance function.
result The quadratic model results in an arbitrage-free interpolation of class C3, reducing knots and computational cost.

This article provides an attempt to extend concepts from the theory of Riemannian manifolds to piecewise linear spaces. In particular we propose an analogue of the Ricci tensor, which we give the name of an Einstein vector field. On a given set of piecewise linear spaces we define and discuss (normalized) Ricci flows. …

2015-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

A piecewise flat Finsler metric on a triangulated surface MM is a metric whose restriction to any triangle is a flat triangle in some Minkowski space with straight edges. One of the main purposes of this work is to study the properties of geodesics on a piecewise flat Finsler surface, especially when it meets a vertex…

2016-08-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The problem of time-series clustering is considered in the case where each data-point is a sample generated by a piecewise stationary ergodic process. Stationary processes are perhaps the most general class of processes considered in non-parametric statistics and allow for arbitrary long-range dependence between variab…

2019-06-26abs ↗pdf ↗

New GP model estimates piecewise continuous functions.

problem Piecewise continuous regression functions in scientific and engineering applications.
method Local Gaussian process model with partitioned local data and joint estimation of boundaries.
result Superior performance over conventional GP models in estimating piecewise regression functions.

Paper proposes algorithms to accurately identify breakpoints in piecewise regression.

problem Identifying accurate breakpoints in piecewise regression for better data fitting.
method Proposes novel greedy algorithms to minimize error and determine optimal breakpoints.
result The proposed algorithms outperform existing methods in accuracy and efficiency.

Simplicial, piecewise-flat discretizations of manifolds provide a clear path towards curvature analysis on discrete geometries and for solutions of PDE's on manifolds of complex topologies. In this manuscript we review and expand on discrete exterior calculus methods using hybrid domains. We then analyze the geometric …

2012-12-05abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove that every piecewise linear manifold of dimension up to four on which a finite group acts by piecewise linear homeomorphisms admits a compatible smooth structure with respect to which the group acts smoothly. This solves a challenge posed by Thurston in dimension three and confirms a conjecture by Kwasik and L…

2015-07-09abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper establishes a discrete uniformization theorem for surfaces with piecewise hyperbolic metrics.

problem Finding decorated piecewise hyperbolic metrics with prescribed combinatorial curvature.
method Introduced combinatorial α-Ricci flow with surgery to handle potential singularities and prove longtime existence and convergence.
result Existence of decorated piecewise hyperbolic metrics with prescribed combinatorial α-curvature.

The paper proves a theorem for discretizing Gaussian curvature on surfaces.

problem Discretizing Gaussian curvature on surfaces with nonpositive Euler number.
method Discrete conformal theory and variational principles with constraints.
result Each decorated piecewise Euclidean metric on surfaces with nonpositive Euler number is discrete conformal to a metric with a specific discrete curvature constant.

We study algebraic varieties of ReLU networks to understand their representable functions.

problem Understanding the functions that ReLU neural networks can represent.
method We introduce algebraic varieties associated with ReLU networks and derive polynomial equations to characterize representable functions.
result Conditions under which ReLU networks attain their expected dimension, providing insight into their structural properties.

We introduce a new multi-dimensional nonlinear embedding -- Piecewise Flat Embedding (PFE) -- for image segmentation. Based on the theory of sparse signal recovery, piecewise flat embedding with diverse channels attempts to recover a piecewise constant image representation with sparse region boundaries and sparse clust…

2018-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep neural networks with piecewise-polynomial activations can approximate smooth functions and their derivatives.

problem Approximating smooth functions and their derivatives with neural networks.
method Derives the depth, width, and sparsity required for approximation in Hölder norms.
result Deep neural networks with bounded weights can approximate Hölder smooth functions and their derivatives.

Discrete forms of the scalar, sectional and Ricci curvatures are constructed on simplicial piecewise flat triangulations of smooth manifolds, depending directly on the simplicial structure and a choice of dual tessellation. This is done by integrating over volumes which include appropriate samplings of hinges for each …

2016-03-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Piecewise linear activations create many spurious local minima in neural networks.

problem Understanding the loss surface of neural networks with piecewise linear activations.
method Proved the existence of infinite spurious local minima and partitioned the loss surface into smooth cells.
result Piecewise linear activations create many spurious local minima that are invariant under a continuous path.

Generalizes Thurston's jiggling lemma for piecewise smooth solutions.

problem Creating piecewise smooth solutions of differential relations without homotopical assumptions.
method Jiggling arbitrary sections of EE to construct solutions of R\mathcal{R}.
result Generalization of Thurston's lemma for piecewise smooth solutions of differential relations.

For a bounded domain equipped with a piecewise Lipschitz continuous Riemannian metric g, we consider harmonic map from (Ω,g)(Ω, g) to a compact Riemannian manifold (N,h)Rk(N,h)\subset\mathbb R^k without boundary. We generalize the notion of stationary harmonic map and prove the partial regularity. We also discuss the global Li…

2011-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we introduce a bordism category CdPL\mathcal{C}_d^{PL} whose objects are bundles of closed (d1)(d-1)-dimensional piecewise linear manifolds and whose morphisms are bundles of dd-dimensional piecewise linear cobordisms. In the main theorem of this article, we show that the classifying space $B\mathcal{C}_d^{…

2016-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Discretizations of the mean curvature and extrinsic curvature components are constructed on piecewise flat simplicial manifolds, giving approximations for smooth curvature values in a mostly mesh-independent way. These constructions are given in combinatoric form in terms of the extrinsic hinge angles, the intrinsic st…

2016-12-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes adaptive ridge regression for functional linear models with piecewise shapes.

problem Functional linear regression with unknown coefficient function.
method Adaptive piecewise function template with L2L_2 penalization.
result Improves predictive power and interpretability compared to standard methods.

New method uses DC functions for piecewise linear regression.

problem Regression with piecewise linear constraints.
method Estimates piecewise linear convex functions using a difference of convex functions.
result Method achieves close to minimax statistical risk and comparable performance to existing methods.

Study identifies change points in piecewise constant reward functions with fixed exploration budget.

problem Locating abrupt changes in piecewise constant reward functions under bandit feedback.
method Fixed exploration budget, piecewise constant bandit problem, lower bounds, near optimal algorithms.
result Established lower bounds and near matching upper bounds for both small and large budgets.

In exchange for large quantities of data and processing power, deep neural networks have yielded models that provide state of the art predication capabilities in many fields. However, a lack of strong guarantees on their behaviour have raised concerns over their use in safety-critical applications. A first step to unde…

2019-10-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified formula for optimal portfolio under piecewise hyperbolic risk aversion.

problem Optimizing portfolios with piecewise hyperbolic risk aversion utilities.
method Derive a unified closed-form formula for the optimal portfolio.
result Unified formula reflects risk aversion behaviors and risk-taking behaviors.

New method samples from piecewise smooth distributions using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo.

problem Sampling from distributions with discontinuous gradients.
method Generalized Randomized Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (GRHMC) for piecewise smooth targets.
result GRHMC processes sample from piecewise smooth target distributions with the desired distribution as the invariant distribution.

We consider the problem of defining the structure of a smooth manifold on the various spaces of piecewise-smooth loops in a smooth finite dimensional manifold. We succeed for a particular type of piecewise-smooth loops. We also examine the action of the diffeomorphism group of the circle. It is not a useful action on t…

2008-03-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper presents ABGD for efficient piecewise linear regression in high dimensions.

problem Efficiently solving piecewise linear regression in high-dimensional spaces.
method Parametrizes piecewise linear functions as difference of max-affine functions, using ABGD algorithm.
result ABGD converges linearly to an ε-accurate estimate with optimal sample complexity.

We consider smooth isotropic immersions from the 2-dimensional torus into R2nR^{2n}, for n2n \geq 2. When n=2n = 2 the image of such map is an immersed Lagrangian torus of R4R^4. We prove that such isotropic immersions can be approximated by arbitrarily C0C^0-close piecewise linear isotropic maps. If n3n \geq 3 the piece…

2018-02-23abs ↗pdf ↗

The fused lasso is analyzed for high-dimensional piecewise-constant regression coefficients.

problem Estimation of high-dimensional piecewise-constant regression coefficients.
method Formulated a restricted isometry condition for the fused lasso estimator and derived estimation bounds.
result The estimation error can be dominated by either the lasso or the fused lasso rate, depending on the number of non-zero coefficients and piece-wise constant segments.