Generalizes string-net modular functors to non-spherical categories.
problem Extending string-net models to non-spherical categories.
method Using non-semisimple string-nets and Drinfeld centers.
result Equivalence between string-net and Lyubashenko modular functors.
New 4-manifold invariant defined from trisection diagrams.
problem Defining a new 4-manifold invariant from trisection diagrams.
method Algebraic data from bimodule categories and spherical fusion categories, described diagrammatically.
result Includes Hopf algebraic invariants and modular fusion category invariants.
We classify all fusion categories for a given set of fusion rules with three simple object types. If a conjecture of Ostrik is true, our classification completes the classification of fusion categories with three simple object types. To facilitate the discussion we describe a convenient, concrete and useful variation o…
Adapts pivoting technique to circle homeomorphisms for proofs.
problem Probabilistic Tits alternative and exponential synchronization.
method Adapts Gou{ë}zel's pivoting technique.
result Different proofs of probabilistic Tits alternative and exponential synchronization.
New pivoting strategy improves trace norm contraction in low-rank approximation.
problem Finding good low-rank approximations of symmetric, positive-definite matrices.
method Choosing rows with likelihood proportional to Aii2 for randomly pivoted partial Cholesky algorithm. result Same trace norm contraction result in Frobenius norm for improved pivoting strategy.
New quadrature method using randomly pivoted Cholesky outperforms existing techniques.
problem Efficiently approximating integrals of functions in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.
method Nodes drawn by randomly pivoted Cholesky algorithm.
result Randomly pivoted Cholesky quadrature is fast and achieves comparable accuracy to more computationally intensive methods.
Manifold calculus of functors, due to M. Weiss, studies contravariant functors from the poset of open subsets of a smooth manifold to topological spaces. We introduce "multivariable" manifold calculus of functors which is a generalization of this theory to functors whose domain is a product of categories of open sets. …
Study on polynomiality and outer nature of functors from Jacobi diagrams to group homomorphisms.
problem Understanding polynomiality and outer nature of functors from Jacobi diagrams to group homomorphisms.
method Analyzing polynomiality and outer nature of functors from Jacobi diagrams to group homomorphisms.
result Results generalize previous work by Katada and study polynomiality and outer nature of these functors.
A modular functor is constructed from non-semisimple 3d TFTs.
problem Constructing modular functors from non-semisimple 3d topological field theories.
method Using a 3d TFT defined in [arXiv:1912.02063], a symmetric monoidal 2-functor is constructed from a 2-category of bordisms to a 2-category of finite linear categories.
result A modular functor is explicitly described as a symmetric monoidal 2-functor.
Paper constructs infinitely many tangent functors on diffeological spaces.
problem Tangent spaces in diffeological spaces are not uniquely defined.
method Introduced and constructed infinitely many non-isomorphic tangent functors.
result The choice of tangent functor is not unique outside smooth manifolds.
The study analyzes convergence rates for sparse pivotal estimators in high-dimensional regression.
problem Sparse pivotal estimation in high-dimensional regression problems.
method Theoretical analysis and comparison of non-smooth + non-smooth optimization problems, including smoothing techniques.
result Minimax sup-norm convergence rates for square-root Lasso-type estimators are derived.
The category of small covariant functors from simplicial sets to simplicial sets supports the projective model structure. In this paper we construct various localizations of the projective model structure and also give a variant for functors from simplicial sets to spectra. We apply these model categories in the study …
Three functors link Lorentzian geometry concepts.
problem Finiteness results, singularity theorems, boundary constructions.
method Review of three functors from Lorentzian categories.
result Novel functor from ordered measure spaces to Lorentzian pre-length spaces.
The study explores how different Grothendieck topologies and functors between categories preserve locality.
problem Exploring relationships between different Grothendieck topologies and functors.
method Using Grothendieck topologies and functors to relate categories and geometric objects.
result Objects like sheaves, groupoids, and functors are invariant under equivalences of Grothendieck topologies and certain functors.
Paper reinterprets ARP algorithm and improves its analysis and speed.
problem Column subset selection in data analysis.
method Volume sampling and active learning connections, new analysis, rejection sampling.
result Faster implementations and new analysis for ARP algorithm.
We study the functor of points and the local functor of points (here called the Weil--Berezin functor) for smooth and holomorphic supermanifolds, providing characterization theorems and fully discussing the representability issues. In the end we examine applications to differential calculus including the transitivity t…
In terms of category theory, the Gromov homotopy principle for a set valued functor F asserts that the functor F can be induced from a homotopy functor. Similarly, we say that the bordism principle for an abelian group valued functor F holds if the functor F can be induced from a (co)homology functor. We examin…
Estimates proportions of LLM-generated text in mixed documents.
problem Estimating the proportion of text generated by a pre-specified LLM in mixed documents.
method Developed estimators for two observation regimes: full observation and pivotal reduction, and established sample complexity bounds.
result Full observation estimators require fewer samples than pivotal reduction estimators.
Parity functors assign labels to knot diagrams based on crossing parity.
problem Assigning consistent labels to knot diagrams.
method Define parity functors for knot diagrams and surfaces.
result Universal oriented parity functors for free knots and fixed surface knots.
The theory of product preserving functors and Weil functors is partly extended to infinite dimensional manifolds, using the theory of C∞-algebras.
Develops graphical calculus for monoidal categories with twisted pivotal structures.
problem Constructing modules for surfaces with Morse functions or foliations.
method Graphical calculus and string nets for monoidal categories with twisted pivotal structures.
result Twisted string net modules assemble in an oriented categorified 2-TQFT.
Study on estimating Gumbel--Max watermark proportions in edited documents.
problem Estimating the proportion of a document generated from a watermarked LLM.
method Comparison of full observation and pivotal reduction observation regimes; development of estimators and information-theoretic lower bounds.
result Full observation yields a substantially smaller sample complexity compared to pivotal reduction.
New construction of Turaev-Viro invariants invariant under Morita equivalence.
problem Constructing Turaev-Viro invariants invariant under Morita equivalence.
method Pivotal bicategory construction of spherical module categories.
result The invariant recovers the standard Turaev-Viro invariant and is independent of the skeleton.
Study of webs in quantum type C, proving equivalence to quantum representations.
problem Equivalence of webs and quantum representations in type C.
method Defined a linear pivotal category diagrammatically, conjectured equivalence, and proved functorial results.
result Full, essentially surjective functor between web and quantum representation categories.
We construct the Weil functor TA corresponding to a general Weil algebra A=K⊕N: this is a functor from the category of manifolds over a general topological base field or ring K (of arbitrary characteristic) to the category of manifolds over A. This result simultaneously generalizes results known for o…
In this article, we introduce the notion of a functor on coarse spaces being coarsely excisive- a coarse analogue of the notion of a functor on topological spaces being excisive. Further, taking cones, a coarsely excisive functor yields a topologically excisive functor, and for coarse topological spaces there is an ass…
In this paper, we extend the notion of modular functor and fusion category to what we called G equivariant modular functor and G equivariant fusion category, where G is a finite group, and establish a correspondence between between these notions.
New algorithm improves plant breeding by clustering soybean genotypes more accurately and efficiently.
problem Low accuracy and high computational complexity in clustering plant genotypes.
method Spectral Clustering with Pivotal Sampling for phenotypic data.
result Our algorithm achieves substantially more accuracy than existing methods.
Proves Hodge structures on modular functors, providing formulas for Hodge numbers.
problem Existence and uniqueness of Hodge structures on modular functors.
method Non-Abelian Hodge correspondence and Ocneanu rigidity.
result Explicit formulas for Hodge numbers in modular functors of level 2 times an odd number.
Cheptea, Habiro and Massuyeau constructed the LMO functor, which is defined on a certain category of cobordisms between two surfaces with at most one boundary component. In this paper, we extend the LMO functor to the case of any number of boundary components, and our functor reflects relations among the parts correspo…
We extend the notion of an ambidextrous trace on an ideal (developed by the first two authors) to the setting of a pivotal category. We show that under some conditions, these traces lead to invariants of colored spherical graphs (and so to modified 6j-symbols).
The extension functors between categories of Cartan geometries can be used to define different categories of Cartan geometries with additional morphisms. The Cartan geometries modeled on skeletons can be used for the description of such categories of Cartan geometries and therefore we develop the theory of Cartan geome…
New jet functors generalize classical notions in noncommutative geometry.
problem Defining and understanding jet functors in noncommutative settings.
method Constructing and proving properties of jet functors Jd(n), Jd[n], and Jdn. result Holonomic jet functor Jdn satisfies jet exact sequence under specific conditions. Proves modular functors for SO(3) have integral Hodge structures.
problem Proving modular functors have integral Hodge structures.
method Based on homological models and geometric identification.
result Geometric construction of Hodge structures on SO(3) modular functors.
The Morse complex is shown to be an infinite functor.
problem Understanding the structure of Morse complexes as infinite functors.
method Showed the Morse complex of a compact Lie monoid can be given the structure of an f-bialgebra and defined an ∞-functor.
result Obtained two other ∞-functors mapping manifolds and actions to their Morse complexes.
Functors from web categories differ despite similar definitions.
problem Distinguishing between combinatorial and gauge-theoretic evaluations of webs.
method Exhibited a counterexample showing J♯ restricted to planar webs is not J♭. result Restriction of J♯ to planar webs is distinct from J♭. We investigate the relationship between the algebra of tensor categories and the topology of framed 3-manifolds. On the one hand, tensor categories with certain algebraic properties determine topological invariants. We prove that fusion categories of nonzero global dimension are 3-dualizable, and therefore provide 3-di…
Functor decomposes Khovanov spectra for non-alternating diagrams.
problem Computing Khovanov spectra for diagrams without alternating pairs.
method Functor from cube to Burnside 2-category, decomposition into simplicial complexes.
result Homotopy type of almost-extreme Khovanov spectra computed.
Constructs a functor for equivariant smooth h-cobordisms.
problem Defines a functor for equivariant smooth h-cobordisms.
method Constructs an (∞,1)-functor mapping smooth G-manifolds to spaces of equivariant h-cobordisms. result The functor structure is subtle and relies on new ideas.
Researchers create functors to match colored homologies of knots and links.
problem Equivalence of colored HOMFLYPT homologies for links and knots.
method Constructing functors on singular Soergel bimodules to identify homologies.
result Established parity results for intrinsic column-colored homology of positive torus knots.
The paper extends bubble concept to other functors.
problem Generalizing bubble concept to different functors.
method Defined and investigated Hˇn−bubbles, then generalized. result Formulated open questions for further research.
Proposes using Wasserstein barycenter for better multilingual alignment.
problem Finding word-to-word translations between multiple languages without parallel data.
method Uses Wasserstein barycenter as a more informative pivot language, minimizing pairwise transportation costs.
result Demonstrates state-of-the-art performances on standard benchmarks.
The article is devoted to the qR-conformal modular functors, which being ``deformations'' of the conformal modular functor (the projective representation of the category Train(Diff+(S1)), the train of the group Diff+(S1) of all orientation preserving diffeomorphisms of a circle) in the class of all projectiv…
Parallel transport of a connection in a smooth fibre bundle yields a functor from the path groupoid of the base manifold into a category that describes the fibres of the bundle. We characterize functors obtained like this by two notions we introduce: local trivializations and smooth descent data. This provides a way to…
Article studies symmetry in smooth vector bundles using advanced operations.
problem Symmetry phenomena in smooth vector bundles after two iterations of the normal functor.
method Developed theory of pullback and quotient for double vector bundles and morphisms, focusing on naturality of the normal functor.
result Expected symmetry is obtained through universal behavior and compatibility of operations.
We construct a weak 2-functor from the bicategory of oriented tangles to a bicategory of Lagrangian cospans. This functor simultaneously extends the Burau representation of the braid groups, its generalization to tangles due to Turaev and the first-named author, and the Alexander module of 1 and 2-dimensional links.
Let G be a general (not necessarily finite dimensional compact) Lie group, let g be its Lie algebra, let Cg be the cone on g in the category of differential graded Lie algebras, and consider the functor which assigns to a chain complex V the V-valued total de Rham complex of G. We describe the G-equivariant de Rham coh…
PiVoT improves real-time multi-object detection and tracking in clutter.
problem Challenges in multi-object detection and tracking from noisy point clouds.
method Variational inference for fast, clutter-resilient multi-object tracking.
result Substantial performance improvement over existing Bayesian trackers.