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48 results for positive Jacobians

Fractional Sobolev maps with positive distributional Jacobians are continuous.

problem Proving continuity of maps in fractional Sobolev spaces with positive Jacobians.
method Extending known results from W1,nW^{1,n} to Ws,nsW^{s,\frac{n}{s}} for snn+1s \geq \frac{n}{n+1}, considering distributional Jacobians.
result Fractional Sobolev maps with positive distributional Jacobians are continuous.

The study finds infinitely many Shimura subvarieties in Jacobian loci for curves of genus 2, 3, and 4.

problem Understanding Shimura subvarieties in Jacobian loci for curves of positive genus.
method Analyzing Galois covers of curves and their Shimura subvarieties under specific numerical conditions.
result The Jacobian locus contains infinitely many Shimura subvarieties of positive dimension for g4g \leq 4.

This study connects Jacobian regularization to adversarial robustness and improves generalization.

problem Adversarial attacks make deep neural networks vulnerable.
method Developed a connection between Jacobian regularization and adversarial training, and established robust generalization gaps.
result Jacobian norms are related to both standard and robust generalization.

The paper derives a formula for Riemannian manifolds involving Ricci curvatures.

problem Computing Jacobian determinants and circumscribed spheres in Riemannian manifolds.
method Local Blaschke-Petkantschin formula derivation for Riemannian manifolds.
result Explicit two-term expansion for small radii with Ricci curvature corrections.

Deep neural networks' Jacobian spectrum becomes well-conditioned with orthogonal weights.

problem Understanding and handling the Jacobian spectrum of deep neural networks.
method Applying free probability theory to show almost sure asymptotic freeness of Jacobians in the wide limit.
result Layer-wise Jacobians of deep neural networks with orthogonal weights are almost surely asymptotically free.

This work proves the asymptotic freeness of layerwise Jacobians in MLPs with Haar orthogonal matrices.

problem Proving the asymptotic freeness of layerwise Jacobians in multilayer perceptrons (MLPs).
method Replacing each layer's parameter matrix with itself multiplied by a Haar orthogonal matrix, and using the invariance of the MLP.
result Proves the asymptotic freeness of layerwise Jacobians in MLPs with Haar orthogonal matrices.

Efficiently regularizes deep learning models using Jacobian nuclear norm.

problem Regularizing deep learning models to prevent overfitting and improve generalization.
method Proposes a denoising-style approximation to penalize the Jacobian nuclear norm without computing the Jacobian matrix.
result Demonstrates that penalizing the average squared Frobenius norm of JgJg and JhJh is equivalent to penalizing the Jacobian nuclear norm for function compositions.

Jacobian regularization boosts neural network robustness without degrading generalization.

problem Ensuring robustness of machine learning models against input perturbations.
method Developed a computationally efficient Jacobian regularization technique.
result Significant improvements in robustness measured against random and adversarial perturbations.

Paper tackles Hessian/Jacobian-free stochastic bilevel optimization with O(ε1.5){O}(ε^{-1.5}) complexity.

problem Nonconvex-strongly-convex bilevel optimization problem.
method FdeHBO optimizer with finite-difference Hessian/Jacobian-vector approximation and momentum.
result FdeHBO achieves O(ε1.5){O}(ε^{-1.5}) iterations for εε-accurate stationary point.

Recent work (Pennington et al, 2017) suggests that controlling the entire distribution of Jacobian singular values is an important design consideration in deep learning. Motivated by this, we study the distribution of singular values of the Jacobian of the generator in Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). We find th…

2018-02-23abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper discusses fractional Sobolev immersions of flat domains into 3D space.

problem Developing C1C^1 regularity and isometric immersions of flat domains with fractional Sobolev regularity.
method Analysis of weak Codazzi-Mainardi equations, study of $W^{2, rac2s}$ planar deformations, and properties of the distributional Jacobian determinant.
result Generalization of isometric immersions with local fractional Sobolev regularity.

We derive an analytic formula for the dual Jacobian matrix of a generalised hyperbolic tetrahedron. Two cases are considered: a mildly truncated and a prism truncated tetrahedron. The Jacobian for the latter arises as an analytic continuation of the former, that falls in line with a similar behaviour of the correspondi…

2014-09-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper extends infinite-width analysis to neural network Jacobians, revealing convergence to Gaussian processes and linear ODEs.

problem Understanding the training dynamics of neural networks in the infinite-width limit.
method Extending infinite-width analysis to Jacobians, characterizing convergence to Gaussian processes and linear ODEs.
result The evolution of MLPs under robust training in the infinite-width limit is described by a linear ODE.

RecurJac efficiently computes Jacobian bounds for neural networks.

problem Computing Jacobian bounds for neural networks efficiently and accurately.
method Recursive algorithm to compute upper and lower bounds for Jacobian matrix elements.
result Our method produces better quality Lipschitz constants than previous approaches.

New algorithms estimate Jacobian matrices for large-scale machine learning.

problem Efficiently computing search directions for large nonlinear least squares.
method Exploit low-rank structure in Hessian to estimate Jacobian matrices.
result Two algorithms perform well compared to state-of-the-art methods.

GrokAlign aligns Jacobians to accelerate grokking in deep networks.

problem Accelerating the training dynamics of deep networks to avoid delayed generalisation and robustness.
method Aligning the Jacobians of a deep network with the training data to ensure grokking under a low-rank assumption.
result GrokAlign regularizes Jacobians to induce grokking sooner than conventional methods.

New method reduces deep learning training costs by approximating vector-jacobian products.

problem Efficiently training deep neural networks with reduced computational and memory costs.
method Randomized, unbiased approximations of vector-jacobian products during backpropagation.
result Validated potential for reducing deep learning training costs through unbiased estimates.

Normalizing flows optimize Jacobian determinant for unique likelihood objective.

problem Optimizing normalizing flows for unique likelihood.
method Showed Jacobian determinant is unique for given distributions, leading to a unique global optimum. Used eigenvalues of auto-correlation matrix for explicit likelihood expression.
result Explicit expression of likelihood for flows, independent of neural network parameterization, with theoretical optimal value.

The Jacobian of Douady-Earle extension equals 1 only for isometries.

problem Investigating the Jacobian of Douady-Earle extension maps.
method Analyzing the Jacobian of the Douady-Earle extension map and constructing sequences of hyperbolic surfaces.
result The Jacobian of the Douady-Earle extension map is 1 only when the map is an isometry, and it can grow arbitrarily large for certain sequences of surfaces.

To a compact Riemann surface of genus g can be assigned a principally polarized abelian variety (PPAV) of dimension g, the Jacobian of the Riemann surface. The Schottky problem is to discern the Jacobians among the PPAVs. Buser and Sarnak showed, that the square of the first successive minimum, the squared norm of the …

2010-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that the Goldman flows preserve the holomorphic structure on the moduli space of homomorphisms of the fundamental group of a Riemann surface into U(1), in other words the Jacobian.

2008-02-24abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that codimension one dimensional Jacobian of the barycentric straightening map is uniformly bounded for most of the higher rank symmetric spaces. As a consequence, we prove that the locally finite simplicial volume of most Q\mathbb Q-rank 11 locally symmetric spaces is positive, which has been open for many y…

2015-03-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Geometrically represents path integral reduction Jacobian for interacting systems.

problem Quantizing a model mechanical system with dependent coordinates.
method Geometric representation using scalar curvature and Christoffel symbols in a nonholonomic basis.
result Found a geometric representation for the path integral reduction Jacobian.

This work relaxes energy constraints in self-attention layers for a more general analysis.

problem Understanding inherent biases and dynamics in self-attention layers without energy functions.
method Dynamical systems analysis and Jacobian matrix examination.
result Normalized dynamics are close to a critical state, indicating high inference performance.

JacNet learns Jacobians to enforce structure on derivatives for invertibility and Lipschitz functions.

problem Enforcing structure on derivatives of neural network mappings.
method Proposes using a neural network to directly learn the Jacobian of the input-output function, allowing control over derivative structure.
result Demonstrates learning invertible approximations to simple and 1-Lipschitz functions.

The paper studies global invertibility of maps on Finsler manifolds.

problem Global invertibility of locally Lipschitz maps on Finsler manifolds.
method Introduces pseudo-Jacobian and studies its relations with local metric properties of the map.
result Conditions for a map to be globally invertible and covering.

The paper identifies magnetic ground states and their role in determining the conformal class of a surface.

problem Understanding the magnetic ground states and their relation to the conformal class of a surface.
method Analyzing the magnetic Laplacian and its eigenvalues on a Riemannian surface.
result The ground state spectrum uniquely determines the volume and conformal class of the metric.

A new method for faster bandwidth selection in Gaussian kernel ridge regression.

problem Efficiently selecting the bandwidth in Gaussian kernel ridge regression.
method Formulated an approximate Jacobian expression for bandwidth selection, proposing a closed-form heuristic.
result Our method is as accurate as cross-validation and marginal likelihood maximization but up to six orders of magnitude faster.

A new method speeds up training of deep models by avoiding Jacobian determinant computation.

problem Efficiently training deep neural networks with complex log-determinant terms.
method Relative gradients to compute Jacobian updates efficiently.
result Training neural networks with Jacobian log-determinant objectives becomes feasible.

This paper investigates how policy conditioning affects reinforcement learning stability.

problem Improving stability and generalization of reinforcement learning agents.
method The authors study Jacobian conditioning behavior during policy optimization and propose a conditioning regularization algorithm.
result The proposed conditioning regularization algorithm enhances reinforcement learning agent generalization.