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The paper defines MTCov for skewed elliptical distributions.

problem No specific problem stated, but dealing with skewed elliptical distributions.
method Defined MTCov for generalized skew-elliptical distributions and compared with skewed and non-skewed normal distributions.
result Special formula for MTCov of generalized skew-elliptical distributions.

The paper analyzes skewness and kurtosis measures for skew-elliptical distributions.

problem Examining skewness and kurtosis measures for skew-elliptical distributions.
method Deriving exact expressions for skewness and kurtosis measures for skew-elliptical distributions, constructing test statistics, and comparing measures through simulations and real data analysis.
result Exact expressions and test statistics for skewness and kurtosis measures for various skew-elliptical distributions.

The paper calculates moments and conditional risks for skewed elliptical distributions.

problem Estimating moments and tail conditional risks for skewed elliptical distributions.
method Derives explicit expressions for multivariate doubly truncated moments and conditional risks for generalized skew-elliptical distributions.
result Explicit formulas for multivariate doubly truncated moments and conditional risks are derived for various skewed elliptical distributions.

Proposes a method to identify elements in a skewness matrix for multivariate skew-elliptical distributions.

problem Label switching issue in Bayesian estimation of skewness matrix.
method Imposes a positive lower-triangular constraint and uses Bayesian sparse estimation with horseshoe prior.
result Successfully estimates the true structure of skewness dependency.

Study the geometry and dynamics of skew evolutes and involutes, related to bicycle kinematics.

problem Understanding the geometry and dynamics of skew evolutes and involutes.
method Investigate the skew evolute and involute maps, comparing them to bicycle kinematics.
result The skew evolute and involute maps have properties analogous to bicycle kinematics.

Study on simplicity of Lie skew braces, proving new results for compact cases.

problem Simplicity of Lie skew braces, focusing on compact connected cases.
method Reviewing correspondence, investigating ideals and rigidity, proving main result for compact Lie skew braces.
result Compact connected simple Lie skew braces are either trivial or have simple underlying Lie groups.

A skew loop is a closed curve without parallel tangent lines. We prove: The only complete surfaces in euclidean 3-space with a point of positive curvature and no skew loops are the quadrics. In particular, ellipsoids are the only closed surfaces without skew loops. We also prove results about skew loops on cylinders an…

2002-05-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Skewness dispersion predicts future stock market returns, especially in months with monetary policy announcements.

problem Predicting future stock market returns using skewness dispersion.
method Cross-sectional analysis of firm-level realized skewness and stock market returns.
result Skewness dispersion is a significant predictor of future stock market returns, robust to various estimation methods.

A skew brane is an immersed codimension 2 submanifold in affine space, free from pairs of parallel tangent spaces. Using Morse theory, we prove that a skew brane cannot lie on a quadratic hypersurface. We also prove that there are no skew loops on embedded ruled developable discs in 3-space. The paper extends recent wo…

2003-02-21abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper classifies 4D spin manifolds with skew Killing spinors.

problem Classifying 4D Riemannian spin manifolds with skew Killing spinors.
method Analyzing skew Killing spinors with skew-symmetric endomorphisms A, considering both degenerate and non-degenerate cases.
result In the degenerate case, the manifold is locally isometric to R x N with N having a skew Killing spinor.

Complete classification of quaternionic skew-Hermitian symmetric spaces found.

problem Classifying quaternionic skew-Hermitian symmetric spaces.
method Proving the existence of a torsion-free mSO(2n)mSp(1){ m SO}^{*}(2n){ m Sp}(1)-structure and showing that any homogeneous space is symmetric.
result A complete classification of quaternionic skew-Hermitian symmetric spaces for arbitrary n>1n>1.

Following recent work by Ghomi, Solomon and Tabachnikov, we study geometry and topology of skew branes. A skew brane is a codimension 2 submanifold in affine space such that the tangent spaces at any pair of distinct points are not parallel. We prove that if an oriented closed manifold has a non-zero Euler characterist…

2005-04-23abs ↗pdf ↗

A parsimonious model reduces over-parameterization in skewed matrix variate mixtures.

problem Over-parameterization in skewed matrix variate mixtures.
method Parsimonious family of 256 models using bilinear factor analyzers constrained over clusters, with AECM algorithm for estimation.
result Extensive simulations and real-world datasets (MNIST, Olivetti faces) demonstrate the method's effectiveness.

Optimizes option portfolios for skewed-t returns using VaR and variance measures.

problem Optimizing portfolios for skewed-t returns with heavy tails and skewness.
method Uses variance and VaR measures, departing from normal returns, and provides explicit portfolio weights.
result Optimal portfolio weights differ significantly from variance optimal weights due to skewness.

The paper improves asset allocation using a skew-normal distribution in the Black-Litterman model.

problem Improving asset allocation under skewed return distributions.
method Using the Black-Litterman model with hidden truncation skew-normal distribution and Simaan's three-moment risk model.
result Optimal portfolios have less risk and higher skewness compared to classical BL model.

A new clustering method for functional data using skewed distributions.

problem Clustering functional data with skewed distributions.
method Mixtures of functional linear regression models and three skewed multivariate distributions (variance-gamma, skew-t, normal-inverse Gaussian).
result The proposed method funWeightClustSkew performs well on simulated and real data.

The paper characterizes curvature of quaternionic skew-Hermitian manifolds and constructs related geometric structures.

problem Characterizing the curvature of quaternionic skew-Hermitian manifolds.
method Holonomy theory of symplectic connections and bundle constructions.
result Existence and integrability of almost hypercomplex skew-Hermitian structures on Swann bundles.

A geometry with parallel skew-symmetric torsion is a Riemannian manifold carrying a metric connection with parallel skew-symmetric torsion. Besides the trivial case of the Levi-Civita connection, geometries with non-vanishing parallel skew-symmetric torsion arise naturally in several geometric contexts, e.g. on natural…

2018-06-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimal option portfolios under Sharpe Ratio maximization with skew-elliptical t-distributed returns

problem Optimal option portfolios under Sharpe Ratio maximization
method Formulation for explicit portfolio weights
result Different optimal portfolios for Sharpe Ratio and return-to-Value-at-Risk (VaR) ratio

The paper examines differential smoothness in specific algebra types.

problem Differential smoothness in 3D skew polynomial algebras and diffusion algebras.
method Analyzes the properties of 3D skew polynomial algebras and diffusion algebras.
result Provides insights into the differential smoothness of these algebra types.

This paper is devoted to the first systematic investigation of manifolds that are Einstein for a connection with skew symmetric torsion. We derive the Einstein equation from a variational principle and prove that, for parallel torsion, any Einstein manifold with skew torsion has constant scalar curvature; and if it is …

2012-09-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Study isotropy groups for complex orthogonal and skew-symmetric matrices.

problem Understanding isotropy subgroups of orthogonal similarity transformations.
method Analysis of group structure of nonsingular block matrices.
result Group structure of isotropy subgroups related to block Toeplitz matrices.

The paper classifies surfaces with constant skew curvature in 3-space forms.

problem Classifying surfaces with constant skew curvature in 3-space forms.
method Variational characterization and flow of binormal vector field.
result Classification of rotational surfaces with constant skew curvature.

The article develops a model for skewness risk in risk parity portfolios.

problem Managing skewness risk in asset allocation models.
method Modeling asset returns with skewness and jumps, deriving analytical formulas for risk contributions.
result Skewness-based risk parity portfolios outperform volatility-based portfolios in managing jump risks.

A fibration of Rn{\mathbb R}^n by oriented copies of Rp{\mathbb R}^p is called skew if no two fibers intersect nor contain parallel directions. Conditions on pp and nn for the existence of such a fibration were given by Ovsienko and Tabachnikov. A classification of smooth fibrations of R3{\mathbb R}^3 by skew oriente…

2014-12-29abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for efficiently computing derivatives of skew-symmetric matrix exponentials.

problem Efficient computation of derivatives for skew-symmetric matrices.
method Characterization of invertibility, construction of nearby logarithm, and efficient implementation.
result Explicit formulae for differentiation and its inverse of skew-symmetric matrix exponentials.

We prove a conjecture of Crapo and Penne which characterizes isotopy classes of skew configurations with spindle-structure. We use this result in order to define an invariant, spindle-genus, for spindle-configurations. We also slightly simplify the exposition of some known invariants for configurations of skew lines an…

2002-05-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Distributions of assets returns exhibit a slight skewness. In this note we show that our model of endogenous price formation \cite{Reimann2006} creates an asymmetric return distribution if the price dynamics are a process in which consecutive trading periods are dependent from each other in the sense that opening price…

2006-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗