Rectangular peg problem solved for many curves.
problem Rectangular peg problem for continuous Jordan curves.
method Microlocal sheaf theory and recent work of Greene and Lobb.
result Affirmative answer for a large class of rectifiable curves.
The paper proves that any smooth curve can have two similar inscribed rectangles.
problem Finding two similar inscribed rectangles in a smooth Jordan curve.
method Lagrangian Floer homology and differential topological computation.
result Generic doubling of inscribed rectangles in smooth Jordan curves.
Rectangles can fit on smooth curves, proving a theorem about Klein bottles.
problem Fitting rectangles on smooth curves.
method Shevchishin's theorem about Klein bottle embeddings.
result Similar rectangles can be placed on smooth Jordan curves.
This paper uses a mean-field game to model stablecoin market dynamics and recovery.
problem Understanding who restores the peg during de-pegging events of stablecoins.
method Dynamic, agent-based mean-field game framework for fiat-collateralized stablecoins.
result The equilibrium formulation endogenously maps market frictions into a price path and order flows, allowing for stress testing and attribution of peg-reverting pressure.
The paper analyzes liquidity in decentralized finance, deriving impact functions and de-pegging risks.
problem Understanding and quantifying market impact and de-pegging risk in decentralized finance.
method Derives market impact functions for optimal-growth liquidity providers, views Constant Product Market Maker as a Carnot engine, and links de-pegging risks to catastrophe bonds.
result New insights into liquidity models and de-pegging risks in decentralized finance.
Novel AMM model for pegged cryptoassets using nested OU processes.
problem Liquidity and risk management in markets for pegged cryptoassets.
method Multi-level nested Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) processes for exchange rate dynamics, calibrated and filtered AMM model.
result Consistent efficient quotes and improved liquidity provision for pegged cryptoassets.
The square-peg problem is solved using configuration spaces and multijet transversality.
problem Proving that every simple closed curve in the plane has an odd number of inscribed squares.
method Using the multijet transversality theorem and configuration spaces, we find a dense set of smooth embeddings for which the configuration space of points is transverse to any submanifold.
result A dense family of smoothly embedded circles in the plane and in Rn have an odd number of inscribed square-like quadrilaterals. Proves a generalized table theorem for odd Euler characteristic surfaces.
problem Proving a generalized table theorem for surfaces with odd Euler characteristic.
method Using the square peg problem for smooth curves, the result is generalized to real valued functions on Riemannian surfaces with odd Euler characteristic.
result Proves the table conjecture for even functions on the two sphere.
We consider a stochastic game between a trader and a central bank in a target zone market with a lower currency peg. This currency peg is maintained by the central bank through the generation of permanent price impact, thereby aggregating an ever increasing risky position in foreign reserves. We describe this situation…
Rectangular diagrams help analyze foliations in 3-sphere.
problem Analyzing foliations in 3-sphere complements.
method Introduced rectangular diagrams for foliations and links.
result Any co-orientable finite depth foliation can be presented by a compatible rectangular diagram.
Square-like quadrilaterals inscribed in space curves proven for finite total curvature.
problem Square-peg problem in space curves.
method Local curvature analysis and limiting argument on approximating curves.
result Every embedded curve with finite total curvature has an inscribed square-like quadrilateral.
Improved bounds for knot crossings in different mosaic patterns.
problem Finding tighter bounds for knot crossings in rectangular and hexagonal mosaics.
method Extended Howard and Kobin's proof to hexagonal mosaics and shortened the rectangular proof.
result New bounds for hexagonal mosaics with improved efficiency in rectangular mosaics.
Square can fit inside curves close to smooth ones.
problem Finding inscribed squares in nearly smooth curves.
method Using curvature and a map to relate curves, proving existence of inscribed squares.
result Curves close to smooth ones contain inscribed squares.
New proof for symmetric spaces with rectangular lattices.
problem Characterizing symmetric spaces with rectangular unit lattices.
method Explicit construction of isometric embeddings and analysis of root systems.
result Symmetric spaces with rectangular unit lattices are symmetric R-spaces.
Proves a theorem for comparing surfaces in 3D space.
problem Comparing isotopy classes of compact surfaces in 3-sphere.
method Uses rectangular diagrams to formalize and compare surfaces.
result Proves a Reidemeister type theorem for rectangular diagrams of surfaces.
If a rectangular diagram represents the trivial knot, then it can be deformed into the rectangular diagram with only two vertical edges by a finite sequence of merge operations and exchange operations, without increasing the number of vertical edges, which was shown by I. A. Dynnikov. We show in this paper that we need…
Optimal control of reserve assets for stablecoins to maintain peg stability.
problem Balancing immediate liquidity and yield on reserve assets for stablecoin peg maintenance.
method Developed a stochastic model predictive control framework with moment closure for event intensities, incorporating a soft-thresholding structure for rebalancing.
result Optimal policy shifts predictably toward cash as expected outflows intensify or windows lengthen, preserving most bill carry in calm markets and quickly building cash during stress.
In this paper Legendrian graphs in (R3,ξst) are considered modulo Legendrian isotopy and edge contraction. To a Legendrian graph we associate a (generalized) rectangular diagram --- a purely combinatorial object. Moves of rectangular diagrams are introduced so that equivalence classes of Legendr…
Paper studies S-rectangular DR-RL models for robust reinforcement learning with near-optimal sample complexity.
problem Addressing distributional discrepancies in reinforcement learning environments.
method Empirical value iteration algorithm for divergence-based S-rectangular DR-RL models.
result Near-optimal sample complexity bound of O(∣S∣∣A∣(1−γ)−4ε−2). The study improves inequalities for link diagrams and introduces weak rectangular diagrams.
problem Improving inequalities for link diagrams and understanding their properties.
method Introducing weak rectangular diagrams and proving new inequalities.
result Generalizes and subsumes many known inequalities related to multi-crossing numbers.
We introduce a simple combinatorial way, which we call a rectangular diagram of a surface, to represent a surface in the three-sphere. It has a particularly nice relation to the standard contact structure on S3 and to rectangular diagrams of links. By using rectangular diagrams of surfaces we are going, in p…
Silkswap models stablecoin trading with minimal price impact.
problem Efficient trading of fiat-pegged stablecoins with minimal price impact.
method Silkswap uses an invariant price impact curve for asymmetric trading, derived from a hybrid function.
result Silkswap outperforms Curve Finance in price impact for stablecoin trading.
Rectangular mosaics extend virtual knot studies to larger polygons.
problem Studying virtual knots using mosaic techniques.
method Introduced rectangular mosaics, modified mosaic moves, and provided invariants.
result Developed algorithms for computing virtual knot invariants.
Study reveals 1/f noise in signals made from nonoverlapping rectangular pulses.
problem Analyzing 1/f noise in signals composed of nonoverlapping pulses. method Derived a general formula for power spectral density, analyzed rectangular pulse case.
result Observed pure 1/f noise until very low frequencies with long pulse durations. We claim that the recently discovered universal-matrix precursor for the F functions, which define the differential expansion of colored polynomials for twist and double braid knots, can be extended from rectangular to non-rectangular representations. This case is far more interesting, because it involves multiplicit…
We conjecture a closed-form expression of HOMFLY-PT invariants of double twist knots colored by rectangular Young diagrams where the twist is encoded in interpolation Macdonald polynomials. We also put forth a conjecture of cyclotomic expansions of HOMFLY-PT polynomials colored by rectangular Young diagrams for any kno…
If a rectangular diagram represents the trivial knot, then it can be deformed into the trivial rectangular diagram with only four edges by a finite sequence of merge operations and exchange operations, without increasing the number of edges, which was shown by I. A. Dynnikov. Using this, Henrich and Kauffman gave an up…
A correspondence is studied by H. Matsuda between front projections of Legendrian links in the standard contact structure for 3-space and rectangular diagrams. In this paper, we introduce braided rectangular diagrams, and study a relationship with Legendrian links in the standard contact structure for 3-space. We show …
New framework for higher-order singular-value derivatives of rectangular matrices.
problem Challenging to derive higher-order Fréchet derivatives of singular values in real rectangular matrices.
method Using Kato's analytic perturbation theory for self-adjoint operators and embedding rectangular matrices into block self-adjoint operators.
result Closed-form expressions for the n-th order spectral variations of singular values. New transformations preserve link isotopy, showing complexity differences.
problem Link isotopy preservation with complexity differences.
method Introducing multiflypes of rectangular diagrams of links.
result Two diagrams of same complexity not related by simpler moves.
Paper studies robust MDPs, improving sample complexity and asymptotic performance.
problem Optimal robust policy and value function in robust MDPs with generative models.
method Improves prior results on non-asymptotic and asymptotic performances of robust MDPs, considering various uncertainty sets.
result Improved sample complexity and asymptotic normality of optimal robust value function.
Study inequalities for singular values of rectangular matrices.
problem Inequalities for singular values of rectangular matrices.
method Study convex cones associated to isotropic representations of symmetric spaces.
result Describe inequalities by cohomological conditions.
Deep learning classifies knots using rectangular diagrams.
problem Recognizing and distinguishing knots, especially the unknot.
method Represent knots as rectangular Dynnikov diagrams and use neural networks to classify them.
result Neural networks can effectively distinguish knots from each other.
Factorization of the differential expansion coefficients for HOMFLY-PT polynomials of double braids, discovered in arXiv:1606.06015 in the case of rectangular representations R, is extended to the first non-rectangular representations R=[2,1] and R=[3,1]. This increases chances that such factorization will take p…
In the present paper a criteria for a rectangular diagram to admit a simplification is given in terms of Legendrian knots. It is shown that there are two types of simplifications which are mutually independent in a sense. A new proof of the monotonic simplification theorem for the unknot is given. It is shown that a mi…
We elaborate on the recent observation that evolution for twist knots simplifies when described in terms of triangular evolution matrix B, not just its eigenvalues Λ, and provide a universal formula for B, applicable to arbitrary rectangular representation R=[rs]. This expression is in terms of s…
This paper investigates the hedging performance of pegged foreign exchange market in a regime switching (RS) model introduced in a recent paper by Drapeau, Wang and Wang (2019). We compare two prices, an exact solution and first order approximation and provide the bounds for the error. We provide exact RS delta, approx…
Optimal unimodal fitting for linear loss functions in a sequential, efficient manner.
problem Optimal unimodal transformation of univariate model scores under linear loss functions.
method Proposes a sequential approach to estimate the optimal rectangular fit for observed samples with each new sample.
result Sequential approach achieves optimal efficiency with logarithmic time complexity per iteration.
Square Clifford torus uniquely determined by isoperimetric ratio, rectangular torus not.
problem Uniqueness of 3D shape of rectangular Clifford torus based on isoperimetric ratio.
method Closed-form formulas for isoperimetric ratio of stereographic projection, strict monotonicity.
result Isoperimetric ratio does not uniquely determine rectangular Clifford torus shape.
Stochastic partition models divide a multi-dimensional space into a number of rectangular regions, such that the data within each region exhibit certain types of homogeneity. Due to the nature of their partition strategy, existing partition models may create many unnecessary divisions in sparse regions when trying to d…
Stablecoin system improves resilience to extreme market events.
problem Vulnerability of stablecoins to extreme volatility and adversarial attacks.
method MVF-Composer uses multi-agent simulations to stress-test and down-weight manipulative signals.
result Reduces peak peg deviation by 57% and mean recovery time by 3.1x under adversarial conditions.
Simple rectilinear polygons (i.e. rectilinear polygons without holes or cutpoints) can be regarded as finite rectangular cell complexes coordinatized by two finite dendrons. The intrinsic l1-metric is thus inherited from the product of the two finite dendrons via an isometric embedding. The rectangular cell complexe…
Minimal submanifolds in matrix spaces proven for specific ranks.
problem Minimal submanifolds in matrix spaces.
method Proving semialgebraic sets of matrices are minimal.
result Rectangular, skew-symmetric, and symmetric matrices with prescribed eigenvalues are minimal.
New method learns time-invariant rewards from demonstrations.
problem Learning robust rewards for tasks with varying execution times.
method Model-based inverse reinforcement learning with time-invariant costs.
result Approach enables learning from misaligned demonstrations and generalizes spatially.
Improves signal detection in non-Gaussian noise using transformed data.
problem Signal detection in rank-one signal-plus-noise data matrices.
method Pre-transforming matrix entries and using linear spectral statistics for hypothesis testing.
result Sharp phase transition of largest eigenvalues in spiked rectangular matrices.
We rewrite the recently proposed differential expansion formula for HOMFLY polynomials of the knot 41 in arbitrary rectangular representation R=[rs] as a sum over all Young sub-diagrams λ of R with extraordinary simple coefficients Dλtr(r)⋅Dλ(s) in front of the Z-factors. Somewhat miraculously…
Various semigroups of noninvertible supermatrices of the special (antitriangle) shape having nilpotent Berezinian which appear in supersymmetric theories are defined and investigated. A subset of them continuously represents left and right zero semigroups and rectangular bands. The ideal properties of higher order rect…
Model simulates Perpetual Futures market with agent behavior.
problem Reproduce Perpetual Futures market dynamics.
method Agent-based model with heterogeneous agents trading via a central limit order book.
result Simulation accurately reproduces Perpetual Futures price pegging to Spot price.