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48 results for polyharmonic spline

New method uses minimal assumptions for machine learning, improving performance and speed.

problem Current machine learning methods require specific model assumptions that are not derived from prior knowledge.
method Assumes scale invariance principles and differentiability of the true function to derive a novel stochastic process.
result The method achieves equal performance to Gaussian process regression but is less arbitrary, faster, and has better extrapolation.

Gradient descent training of neural networks leads to solutions close to natural cubic splines.

problem Understanding the implicit bias of gradient descent in neural networks.
method Analysis of gradient descent training for wide neural networks, focusing on the curvature penalty and initialization schemes.
result The solutions of gradient descent training are polyharmonic splines for certain initialization schemes.

The paper proves a hierarchy of Liouville theorems for polyharmonic functions on manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature.

problem Establishing Liouville theorems for polyharmonic functions on manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature.
method A new L2L^{2} estimate for the Laplacian of a polyharmonic function, obtained by induction through a cutoff construction combined with a hole-filling argument.
result All polyharmonic functions of sublinear growth on manifolds of nonnegative Ricci curvature are constant.

The study classifies conformal biharmonic and k-polyharmonic maps between space forms.

problem Classifying conformal biharmonic and k-polyharmonic maps between space forms.
method Proving conditions for proper biharmonic and k-polyharmonic maps between space forms.
result Proper k-polyharmonic conformal maps exist if and only if the dimension is 2k.

We study eigenvalues of polyharmonic operators on compact Riemannian manifolds with boundary (possibly empty). In particular, we prove a universal inequality for the eigenvalues of the polyharmonic operators on compact domains in a Euclidean space. This inequality controls the kkth eigenvalue by the lower eigenvalues,…

2009-10-12abs ↗pdf ↗

New conservation laws found for polyharmonic maps in critical dimension.

problem Existence of conservation laws for polyharmonic maps in critical dimension.
method Small perturbation of Uhlenbeck's gauge fixing matrix.
result Existence of conservation laws for elliptic systems of even order in critical dimension.

We consider polyharmonic maps φ:(M,g)φ:(M,g)\rightarrow \mathbb{E}^noforderkfromacompleteRiemannianmanifoldintotheEuclideanspaceandlet of order k from a complete Riemannian manifold into the Euclidean space and let pbearealconstantsatisfying be a real constant satisfying 1<p<\infty.(i)If,. (i) If, \int_M|W^{k-1}|^p dv_g<\infty,and and \int_M|\bar \nabla W^{k-2}|^2dv_g<\infty.Then Then φ$ is a polyharmonic map of orde…

2013-08-02abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies Q-curvature and volume entropy on manifolds, proving polynomial growth polyharmonic function finiteness and rigidity.

problem Investigating Q-curvature and volume entropy on conformally flat manifolds.
method Introducing a new volume entropy, establishing identities, and proving rigidity results.
result Each polynomial growth polyharmonic function on such manifolds is of finite dimension, and the Cohn-Vossen inequality achieves equality under specific conditions.

The paper investigates polyharmonic helices in 3D solvable Lie group Sol_3 and Euclidean spheres.

problem Existence and classification of polyharmonic helices of order r.
method Analytical and geometric approaches, including Lie group theory and Euclidean sphere analysis.
result Complete classification of proper r-harmonic helices in Sol_3 and new examples in Bianchi-Cartan-Vranceanu spaces.

We study polyharmonic (k-harmonic) maps between Riemannian manifolds with finite j-energies (j=1, cdots, 2k-2). We show if the domain is complete and the target is the Euclidean space, then such a map is harmonic.

2013-07-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove that for any two closed Riemannian manifolds M2mM^{2m} (m1m\geq 1) and NN, there exists a minimizing (extrinsic) mm-polyharmonic map for every free homotopy class in [M2m,N][M^{2m}, N], provided that the homotopy group π2m(N)π_{2m}(N) is trivial. This generalizes the celebrated existence results for harmonic maps and …

2019-11-03abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper explores unique continuation properties for polyharmonic maps between Riemannian manifolds.

problem Investigating unique continuation principles for polyharmonic maps.
method Analyzing critical points of higher order functionals to prove extensions of known results in harmonic and biharmonic cases.
result Proving extensions of unique continuation principles for k-harmonic maps.

In this paper we consider the existence and regularity of weakly polyharmonic almost complex structures on a compact almost Hermitian manifold M2mM^{2m}. Such objects satisfy the elliptic system weakly [J,ΔmJ]=0[J, Δ^m J]=0. We prove a very general regularity theorem for semilinear systems in critical dimensions (with \emph{cr…

2019-09-22abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies polyharmonic hypersurfaces in space forms, proving their minimal properties and characterizing specific cases.

problem Characterizing and understanding polyharmonic hypersurfaces in space forms.
method Analyzing hypersurfaces of order rr (briefly, rr-harmonic) in space forms Nm+1(c)N^{m+1}(c), focusing on c0c \leq 0 and Sm+1\mathbb{S}^{m+1}.
result Proves that rr-harmonic hypersurfaces in Nm+1(c)N^{m+1}(c) are minimal if c0c \leq 0 and mean curvature and shape operator are constant.

In this paper we consider the polyharmonic heat flow of a closed curve in the plane. Our main result is that closed initial data with initially small normalised oscillation of curvature and isoperimetric defect flows exponentially fast in the C^infty-topology to a simple circle. Our results yield a characterisation of …

2015-05-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Sharp bounds derived for eigenvalues on specific geometric spaces.

problem Eigenvalue problems on asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds and submanifolds.
method Sharp bounds derived for three types of eigenvalue problems: pp-Dirichlet, polyharmonic, and weakly Poincaré-Einstein.
result Sharp bounds and their implications for asymptotic sectional curvatures and mean curvature.

The paper explores polyharmonic hypersurfaces in pseudo-Riemannian space forms.

problem Characterizing polyharmonic hypersurfaces in pseudo-Riemannian space forms.
method Analyzing hypersurfaces with specific properties under given conditions.
result Existence of new families of proper r-harmonic hypersurfaces.

Characterizes metrics with finite total Q-curvature and introduces new volume entropy.

problem Understanding metrics with finite total Q-curvature and their geometric properties.
method Characterization of metrics through total Q-curvature and introduction of new volume entropy.
result Controlled volume growth for complete metrics with finite total Q-curvature and bounded scalar curvature.

New neural architectures with multivariate nonlinearities are optimal in function space.

problem Optimality of neural architectures with multivariate nonlinearities.
method Construction of Banach spaces via kk-plane transform and sparsity-promoting norm, proving representer theorem.
result Neural architectures with multivariate nonlinearities are optimal in function space.

Revisits stochastic collocation with exponential splines for option pricing.

problem Improving the accuracy of option price interpolation using stochastic collocation.
method Uses exponential quadratic splines and optimizes abscissae or parameters of B-splines.
result Shows that fixing abscissae and optimizing parameters leads to better interpolation accuracy.

This paper develops a new method for constructing splines on Lie groups using Poisson equation solutions.

problem Existing methods for constructing splines on Lie groups have limitations and assumptions that may not reflect actual curves.
method The paper introduces a new approach using solutions of the Poisson equation on Lie groups to construct splines.
result The new method allows for global splines with arbitrary initial conditions, improving curve reconstruction.

Sig-Splines model uses signatures and splines for time series data, achieving universality and convexity.

problem Creating a generative model for multivariate time series data.
method Combines linear transformations and signature transforms into a neural spline flow.
result Achieves universality and introduces convexity in model parameters.

We extend the adaptive regression spline model by incorporating saturation, the natural requirement that a function extend as a constant outside a certain range. We fit saturating splines to data using a convex optimization problem over a space of measures, which we solve using an efficient algorithm based on the condi…

2016-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

With the renewed and growing interest in geometric continuity in mind, this article gives a general definition of geometrically continuous polygonal surfaces and geometrically continuous spline functions on them. Polynomial splines defined by G1 gluing data in terms of rational functions are analyzed further. A general…

2015-10-26abs ↗pdf ↗

A new spline method for manifold learning using Hessian-based curvature penalties.

problem Learning manifolds with curvature penalties in high dimensions.
method Generalizes thin-plate splines to flat manifolds using Hessian matrices, minimizing square error with curvature constraints.
result Existence and uniqueness of the spline solution, expressed as Green's functions and Hessian approximations.

Locally-verifiable conditions ensure exactness of spline discrete de Rham complex.

problem Ensuring cohomological equivalence of spline discrete complex to continuous de Rham complex.
method Theoretical analysis and locally-verifiable sufficient conditions for exactness.
result Locally-verifiable conditions guarantee exactness of hierarchical B-spline discrete de Rham complex.

We use splines and the Sasaki metric to analyze and compare manifold-valued trajectories.

problem Analyzing and comparing trajectories on Riemannian manifolds.
method Riemannian hierarchical model, Bézier splines, Sasaki metric.
result Spline-based approaches outperform state-of-the-art methods in intensity classification of trajectories.