Study identifies and estimates treatment effect heterogeneity within principal stratification subpopulations.
problem Causal inference with intermediate outcomes and treatment effect heterogeneity.
method Proposes a novel doubly cross-fit doubly robust machine learner to efficiently learn conditional principal causal effects under principal ignorability.
result Demonstrates informative patterns of treatment effect heterogeneity within the always-survivor subpopulation in an acute lung injury trial.
Introduces principal fairness for fair decision-making.
problem Discrimination among similarly affected individuals.
method Uses principal stratification from causal inference.
result Explicitly accounts for decision impacts, not just protected attributes.
New method evaluates personalized treatment in critical care, robust to death.
problem Truncation by death in critical care makes traditional DTR evaluation ineffective.
method Principal stratification-based approach, focusing on always-survivor value function, with a semiparametrically efficient, multiply robust estimator.
result Demonstrates robustness and efficiency of the method for personalized treatment optimization.
This paper investigates the use of multiple directions of stratification as a variance reduction technique for Monte Carlo simulations of path-dependent options driven by Gaussian vectors. The precision of the method depends on the choice of the directions of stratification and the allocation rule within each strata. S…
For an equivariant Morse stratification which contains a unique open stratum, we introduce the notion of equivariant antiperfection, which means the difference of the equivariant Morse series and the equivariant Poincare series achieves the maximal possible value (instead of the minimal possible value 0 in the equivari…
For a principal $\rmSU(n)$-bundle over a compact manifold of dimension 2,3,4, we determine the orbit types of the action of the gauge group on the space of connections modulo pointed local gauge transformations. We find that they are given by Howe subgroups of $\rmSU(n)$ for which a certain characteristic equation is…
Let A be a connection of a principal bundle P over a Riemannian manifold M, such that its curvature FA∈Lloc2(M) satisfies the stationarity equation. It is a consequence of the stationarity that θA(x,r)=ecr2r4−n∫Br(x)∣FA∣2 is monotonically increasing in r, for some c dependi…
Let Σ be a closed surface, G a compact Lie group, not necessarily connected, with Lie algebra g, endowed with an adjoint action invariant scalar product, let ξ:P→Σ be a principal G-bundle, and pick a Riemannian metric and orientation on Σ so that the corresponding Yang-Mills equations are defined.…
We prove the existence of Verdier stratifications for sets definable in any o-minimal structure on (R, +, .). It is also shown that the Verdier condition (w) implies the Whitney condition (b) in o-minimal structures on (R, +, .). As a consequence the Whitney Stratification Theorem holds. The existence of (wf)-stratific…
The abstract introduces a new concept called flagfolds to model multi-dimensional shapes.
problem Modeling multi-dimensional shapes in a way that avoids going through higher dimensional spaces.
method Interpreting covariance matrices as nested subspaces and defining a Riemannian metric on the highest dimensional stratum.
result A Riemannian metric on the highest dimensional stratum allows for geodesics between subspaces of different dimensions.
The paper studies HKKN stratifications for non-compact spaces and proves convexity properties.
problem Proving convexity properties of moment maps for non-compact subsets.
method Algebraic and analytical study of HKKN stratifications for a vector space and compact Kähler manifold, then applying to non-compact subsets.
result Convexity properties of moment maps for invariant subsets are proven.
Stratifies representation varieties of twisted Hopf links.
problem Stratifying representation varieties of twisted Hopf links.
method Using stratification of AGLr(C)-representation varieties of the fundamental group of the complement of a twisted Hopf link. result Explicit description and computation of motives for ranks 1 and 2.
Let Σ be a closed surface, G a compact Lie group, with Lie algebra g, and ξ:P→Σ a principal G-bundle. In earlier work we have shown that the moduli space N(ξ) of central Yang- Mills connections, for appropriate additional data, is stratified by smooth symplectic manifolds and that the holonomy yie…
The paper defines a stratification for Lie groupoids in a tame topology context.
problem Presenting a tame topology counterpart to canonical stratification of Lie groupoids.
method Using Shiota's isotopy lemma and approximation theorem, the paper defines a canonical Whitney stratification of definable Lie groupoids into invariant strata.
result A canonical Whitney stratification of the Lie groupoid into definable strata invariant under the groupoid action.
Paper confirms MCS spaces are equivalent to CS sets.
problem Understanding the equivalence of MCS and CS sets.
method Analyzing the MCS stratification and intrinsic stratification.
result MCS spaces are equivalent to CS sets with respect to their stratification.
Alexandrov spaces have a special stratification that maps to spheres.
problem Characterizing the structure of Alexandrov spaces.
method Extremal stratification and space of directions analysis.
result Alexandrov spaces are homeomorphic to spheres in their space of directions.
PCA-Guided Quantile Sampling preserves data structure in large datasets.
problem Preserving data structure in large-scale subsampling.
method PCA QS uses leading principal components to guide stratified sampling.
result PCA QS maintains statistical and geometric structure without distorting semantics.
Investigates properties of moment maps and stratifications on Lie groups.
problem Understanding moment maps and stratifications on real reductive Lie groups.
method Functorial, algebraic approach to moment map and Kirwan-Ness stratification.
result Properties and properties of moment maps and stratifications established.
Optimizes biharmonic map regularity using stratification methods.
problem Improving the known almost optimal regularity of biharmonic maps.
method Quantitative stratification method.
result Optimal regularity results for minimizing biharmonic maps.
New stratification reveals intrinsic singularity types of orbit spaces.
problem Understanding the intrinsic structure of orbit spaces under Lie group actions.
method Introduced the isostabilizer decomposition and established a map to Klein strata.
result A new canonical stratification on the manifold clarifies the relationship with classical structures.
The aim of this paper is to compare stratifications of moduli spaces given by group actions in the case of similarity of matrices introduced by Arnold and the author's stratification by projective orbifolds, and its relation to deformations o elements in the moduli space.
Combines k-means and hill climbing for stratification and allocation.
problem Optimizing stratification and sample allocation for complex surveys.
method Combining k-means type algorithms with hill climbing.
result Multi-stage combination algorithms generally perform well compared to recent methods.
Social media enhances or diminishes scientific status, depending on usage.
problem Impact of social media on scientific stratification and mobility.
method Logistic Attribution Analysis combining statistical and machine learning methods.
result Social media promotes stratification and mobility, but beyond a threshold, it negatively impacts status.
Study clarifies variance of stratification estimators for causal effects.
problem Estimating average causal effects with discrete covariates.
method Combines insights from potential outcomes, causal diagrams, and structural models.
result Derives expressions for the variance of stratification estimators.
We give a geometric proof of existence of Whitney stratifications of definable sets in o-minimal structures.
This paper provides a stratification of semi-algebraic sets in the plane with finitely many geodesic segments.
problem How to stratify semi-algebraic sets in the plane with finitely many geodesic segments.
method Develops a semi-algebraic stratification of a real semi-algebraic set in the plane with open cells having the finiteness property.
result Provides insights for high-dimensional stratifications of semi-algebraic sets in connection with geodesics.
The Bialynicki-Birula decomposition of the space of lambda-connections restricts to the Morse stratification on the moduli space of Higgs bundles and to the partial oper stratification on the de Rham moduli space of holomorphic connections. For both the Morse and partial oper stratifications, every stratum is a holomor…
We study the topology of the inertia space of a smooth G-manifold M where G is a compact Lie group. We construct an explicit Whitney stratification of the inertia space, demonstrating that the inertia space is a triangulable differentiable stratified space. In addition, we demonstrate a de Rham theorem for differ…
Machine learning models for medical image analysis often suffer from poor performance on important subsets of a population that are not identified during training or testing. For example, overall performance of a cancer detection model may be high, but the model still consistently misses a rare but aggressive cancer su…
The paper describes a stratification of a compactified Hurwitz space using combinatorial trees.
problem Describing the boundary stratification of a compactified Hurwitz space.
method Using decorated trees to describe the boundary strata and their containment relations.
result The boundary strata of the compactified Hurwitz space are in bijection with decorated trees, and containment is given by edge contraction.
The paper studies harmonic map flows and proves rectifiability of singular sets.
problem Understanding the structure of singular sets in harmonic map flows.
method Investigates the stratification theory for suitable solutions using tangent measures.
result Each time slice of the singular set is rectifiable.
The complement of a complex hyperplane arrangement is known to be homotopic to a minimal CW complex. There are several approaches to the minimality. In this paper, we restrict our attention to real two dimensional cases, and introduce the "dual" objects so called minimal stratifications. The strata are explicitly descr…
Let G be a Lie group, and let (M,ω) be a symplectic manifold. If G admits a Hamiltonian action on (M,ω) with momentum map μ, then M, the zero-level set of μ, the orbit space, and the corresponding symplectic quotient all have induced stratifications. We push this setting into the language of differential …
In arXiv:math/0605587, the first two authors have constructed a gauge-equivariant Morse stratification on the space of connections on a principal U(n)-bundle over a connected, closed, nonorientable surface. This space can be identified with the real locus of the space of connections on the pullback of this bundle over …
The paper offers simple, near-optimal algorithms for multi-group learning.
problem Learning predictors within subgroups of a population, addressing fairness and hidden stratification.
method Studies the structure of solutions and provides simple, near-optimal algorithms.
result Simple and near-optimal algorithms for multi-group learning.
The monster tower is a tower of spaces over a specified base; each space in the tower is a parameter space for curvilinear data up to a specified order. We describe and analyze a natural stratification of these spaces.
Decomposes smooth manifolds into algebraic submanifolds.
problem Understanding the structure of smooth manifolds induced by continuous selections.
method Generic continuous selection of smooth functions provides stratification of the manifold.
result Stratification leads to local topological structure with nondegenerate critical points.
We introduce a natural stratification of the space of projective classes of measured laminations on a complete hyperbolic surface of finite area. We prove a rigidity result, namely, the group of self-homeomorphisms of the space of projective measured laminations that preserve such a stratification is in general identif…
Study chaotic dynamics in social stratification models leading to thermalization and turbulence.
problem Understanding social stratification dynamics through chaotic nonlinear systems.
method Modeling social network links with oscillators and energies, studying Hamiltonian evolution and nonlinear interactions.
result Chaotic dynamics leads to dynamical thermalization and Kolmogorov-Zakharov turbulence, with implications for wealth inequality.
Study almost rigidity of super Ricci flow with non-negative Muller quantity.
problem Almost rigidity properties of super Ricci flow with non-negative Muller quantity.
method Almost splitting and quantitative stratification theorems established by Bamler for Ricci flow.
result Obtained almost constancy for a certain integral quantity concerning scalar curvature at an almost self-similar point.
We consider a Morse function f and a Morse-Smale gradient-like vector field X on a compact connected oriented 3-manifold M such that f has only one critical point of index 3. Based on Laudenbach's ideas, we will show that the flow of X can be isotoped into one so that the trajectory spaces of the new flow pro…
New method improves compatibility of risk stratification models without sacrificing accuracy.
problem Compatibility issues arise when updating clinical machine learning models.
method Proposes rank-based compatibility measure and new loss function.
result Increased compatibility of models by 0.019 with no loss in discriminative performance.
We study a quantum system in a Riemannian manifold M on which a Lie group G acts isometrically. The path integral on M is decomposed into a family of path integrals on a quotient space Q=M/G and the reduced path integrals are completely classified by irreducible unitary representations of G. It is not necessary to assu…
Study cohomology of abelian differentials, find new stratifications.
problem Cohomology classes in abelian differentials strata.
method Unified topological approach to find explicit stratifications.
result Explicit stratification of spin moduli space for odd spin structures.
A homology stratification is a filtered space with local homology groups constant on strata. Despite being used by Goresky and MacPherson [Intersection homology theory: II, Inventiones Mathematicae, 71 (1983) 77-129] in their proof of topological invariance of intersection homology, homology stratifications do not appe…
Survey on hyperplane arrangements and their topology.
problem Topology of hyperplane arrangements.
method Focus on the relationship between topology and real structure.
result Relationship between topology and real structure of hyperplane arrangements.
Deep learning model creates patient representations for scalable EHR-based stratification.
problem Challenges in summarizing and representing patient data from EHRs prevent scalable stratification analysis.
method Unsupervised framework based on deep learning (ConvAE) using word embeddings, CNNs, and autoencoders.
result ConvAE significantly outperformed baselines in clustering diverse patient cohorts, identifying clinically relevant subtypes.
We reduce variance in monetization metrics for ranking experiments.
problem Heavy-tailed monetization metrics lead to unreliable conclusions in A/B experiments.
method Post-stratification combined with CUPED.
result Significant reduction in variance and improved decision stability.