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48 results for positive definite matrices

Study of J-Hermitian matrices and geometric mean definition.

problem Understanding the cone of J-Hermitian matrices and its geometric mean.
method Analysis of the cone structure, Riemannian structure, and definition of J-geometric mean.
result Uniquely characterized J-geometric mean defined as a solution to a Riccati-type equation.

Study of metrics on positive-definite matrices from power potential, linking to power means.

problem Understanding metrics on positive-definite matrices derived from power potential.
method Explicit expressions for geodesics and distance function derived from Hessian of power potential.
result Geodesics and distance function converge to weighted matrix geometric mean as β tends to zero.

This paper derives radial fields on manifolds of symmetric positive definite matrices.

problem Lack of an expression for radial fields on manifolds of symmetric positive definite matrices.
method Derives an expression for radial fields on manifolds of symmetric positive definite matrices.
result Derives an expression for radial fields on manifolds of symmetric positive definite matrices.

Paper derives explicit expression of Alekseev-Meinrenken diffeomorphism.

problem Understanding the Alekseev-Meinrenken diffeomorphism.
method Via the Stokes phenomenon of meromorphic linear systems of ODEs with Poncaré rank 1.
result Explicit expression of the Alekseev-Meinrenken diffeomorphism.

This work improves understanding of symmetrizing Bregman divergences on positive definite matrices.

problem Understanding which mean to use for symmetrizing Bregman divergences on positive definite matrices.
method Axiomatic definition of mean functionals and variational principles over the cone of positive definite matrices.
result The arithmetic mean is canonical for forward symmetrization, and the arithmetic, log-Euclidean, and harmonic means for reverse symmetrization.

Proposes a new Sliced-Wasserstein distance for covariance matrices in M/EEG signals.

problem Efficiently dealing with distributions of covariance matrices in M/EEG multivariate time series.
method Defines a Sliced-Wasserstein distance for symmetric positive definite matrices and applies it to brain-age prediction and Brain Computer Interface applications.
result Demonstrates computational efficiency and strong theoretical guarantees for the proposed distance.

Bootstrapping regularizes singular correlation matrices, reducing the need for complex regularization.

problem Singular correlation matrices in large datasets.
method Averaging bootstrapped correlation matrices to ensure positive-definiteness.
result The averaged correlation matrix is almost surely positive-definite with a sufficient number of bootstraps.

New method classifies manifold-valued data using Riemannian geometry.

problem Classifying data on curved Riemannian manifolds.
method Probabilistic Learning Vector Quantization on Symmetric Positive Definite Matrices.
result The method outperforms traditional Euclidean methods on manifold-valued data.

Positive definite matrices abound in a dazzling variety of applications. This ubiquity can be in part attributed to their rich geometric structure: positive definite matrices form a self-dual convex cone whose strict interior is a Riemannian manifold. The manifold view is endowed with a "natural" distance function whil…

2011-10-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a new covariance estimator ensuring positive semi-definite matrices.

problem Estimating spot covariance matrices while maintaining positive semi-definiteness.
method Modification of the Fourier covariance estimator with a symmetric positive semi-definite constraint.
result The estimator is consistent and produces accurate positive semi-definite matrices.

Paper introduces a generalized Bures-Wasserstein geometry for SPD matrices.

problem Understanding the geometry of SPD matrices for machine learning.
method Proposes a generalized Bures-Wasserstein geometry parameterized by a symmetric positive definite matrix.
result The GBW geometry outperforms the BW geometry in machine learning applications.

Paper introduces a new distance measure for Gaussian Mixture Models.

problem Developing a new distance measure for Gaussian Mixture Models.
method Embedding K-component Gaussian Mixture Models into the manifold of symmetric positive definite matrices and calculating a lower bound for the Fisher-Rao metric.
result Demonstrated effectiveness through experiments on standard datasets.

The paper defines and studies the geometric mean for tensors and its associated Riemannian geometry.

problem Defining and studying the geometric mean for tensors.
method Generalized geometric mean for tensors using T-product, verified properties, and investigated Riemannian manifold.
result Geometric mean of T-positive definite tensors is a unique solution of algebraic Riccati tensor equations and a midpoint of geodesics.

This work tackles regression on non-Euclidean spaces, specifically positive-definite matrices with the Bures-Wasserstein metric.

problem Regression on non-Euclidean spaces, specifically positive-definite matrices with the Bures-Wasserstein metric.
method Developed a sufficient condition for the existence of a minimizer of the conditional barycenter problem, characterized the optimization landscape, and developed a projection-free algorithm for approximate computation of first-order stationary points.
result The objective is free of local maxima under the sufficient condition, and the algorithm enables the use of stochastic Riemannian optimization methods for large-scale setups.

We prove in this paper that the weighted volume of the set of integral transportation matrices between two integral histograms r and c of equal sum is a positive definite kernel of r and c when the set of considered weights forms a positive definite matrix. The computation of this quantity, despite being the subject of…

2012-09-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce new partial orders on the set Sn+S^+_n of positive-definite matrices of dimension nn derived from the homogeneous geometry of Sn+S^+_n induced by the natural transitive action of the general linear group GL(n)GL(n). The orders are induced by affine-invariant cone fields, which arise naturally from a local anal…

2017-12-07abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper explores totally geodesic submanifolds in SPD matrices and their properties.

problem Characterizing and understanding totally geodesic submanifolds in SPD matrices.
method Detailed geometric analysis and projection properties of SPD matrices.
result A non-linear projection on totally geodesic submanifolds has the minimizing property.

Simplified optimization for structured matrices in deep learning.

problem Computational challenges in Riemannian submanifold optimization for structured symmetric positive-definite matrices.
method Proposed a generalized Riemannian normal coordinates that dynamically orthonormalizes the metric and converts the problem into an unconstrained Euclidean space problem.
result Simplified existing approaches for structured covariances and developed matrix-inverse-free 2nd-order optimizers for deep learning with low precision.

Paper proposes a deep learning method for better covariance matrix forecasting.

problem Suboptimal predictive performance in traditional matrix volatility forecasting.
method Riemannian-geometry-aware deep learning framework for symmetric positive definite matrices.
result Our method outperforms traditional approaches in predictive accuracy.

A new method for deep Wishart processes improves kernel-based models.

problem Inference in deep Wishart processes is challenging due to the need for flexible distributions over positive semi-definite matrices.
method Developed a novel approach to flexible distributions over positive semi-definite matrices using the Bartlett decomposition of the Wishart probability density. Used this to create an approximate posterior for the DWP.
result Improved performance of inference in the DWP compared to DGP with equivalent prior.

The paper presents two schemes for sampling matrices from specific distributions on a manifold.

problem Sampling matrices from Gibbs distributions on the manifold of positive semi-definite matrices with fixed rank.
method Two explicit schemes based on Euler-Maruyama discretization of the Riemannian Langevin equation with Brownian motion on the manifold.
result Numerical validation of the schemes using specific energy functions and metrics.

Estimates Laplace eigenvalues and diameter for Lie group metrics.

problem Estimating Laplace eigenvalues and diameter for left-invariant metrics on compact Lie groups.
method Relates left-invariant metrics to positive definite matrices and uses eigenvalue properties.
result Partial answers to Eldredge's conjecture on Laplace eigenvalues and diameter.

New geometric structures defined on SPD matrices for better understanding.

problem Understanding SPD matrices and their geometric properties.
method Introducing Finslerian and dual information-geometric structures on James' bicone domain.
result Geodesics correspond to straight lines in coordinate systems, and new dissimilarities generalize existing ones.

Symmetric Positive Definite (SPD) matrices have been used in many fields of medical data analysis. Many Riemannian metrics have been defined on this manifold but the choice of the Riemannian structure lacks a set of principles that could lead one to choose properly the metric. This drives us to introduce the principle …

2019-09-09abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, the Riemannian gradient algorithm and the natural gradient algorithm are applied to solve descent direction problems on the manifold of positive definite Hermitian matrices, where the geodesic distance is considered as the cost function. The first proposed problem is control for positive definite Hermiti…

2019-04-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Mathematical foundation for phylogenetic tree uncertainty quantification.

problem Uncertainty in evolutionary relationships between species.
method Introducing the Wald space as a subset of symmetric positive definite matrices, studying its topology and structure, and proposing a new numerical method for geodesics and curvature.
result Wald space has a topology of disjoint open cubes, is contractible, and is a Whitney stratified space of type (A).

R-PLS improves analysis of brain functional connectivity matrices.

problem Improving analysis of functional connectivity matrices in brain imaging.
method Introducing R-PLS, a generalization of PLS for symmetric positive definite matrices.
result R-PLS identifies key functional connections in brain imaging datasets.

Researchers approximate partition functions on Riemannian spaces in the large N limit.

problem Computing normalization factors (partition functions) on Riemannian symmetric spaces is challenging.
method Approximation techniques in the large N limit, including saddle-point equations.
result Formulas for leading order terms in the large N limit of SPD matrices and related spaces.

The paper explores Cholesky decompositions for symmetric matrices and their geometric properties.

problem Understanding the structure and properties of symmetric matrices through Cholesky decompositions.
method Introducing cones of symmetric matrices, proving Cholesky-type factorizations, and showing geometric properties.
result Each symmetric matrix admits an uncountable family of Cholesky-type factorizations, and these cones are isometric Riemannian manifolds.