New research finds 145 infinite families of CS spheres are standard.
problem Determining which Cappell-Shaneson spheres are diffeomorphic to the standard 4-sphere.
method Using Kirby calculus and new families of CS spheres.
result Proves 145 new infinite families of CS spheres are standard.
New Einstein metric found on non-standard solvmanifold.
problem Finding indefinite invariant Einstein metrics on solvmanifolds.
method Described an example of a non-standard solvmanifold with an indefinite invariant Einstein metric.
result Found a new type of Einstein metric on a non-standard solvmanifold.
We consider Killing vector fields on standard static space-times and obtain equations for a vector field on a standard static space-time to be Killing. We also provide a characterization of Killing vector fields on standard static space-times with compact Riemannian parts.
Standardizes surfaces in 3D handlebodies using Morse theory.
problem Classifying and identifying incompressible surfaces in 3D handlebodies.
method Applied Morse theory to provide a standard form and a condition for incompressibility.
result Developed a practical algorithm to determine incompressibility of surfaces in standard form.
Regardless of the gold-standard being considered as outdated, it provides valuable signs concerning the development of novel monetary standards, better adjusted to the current macroeconomic environment. By using a point of view of classical physics, the intent of this work is doing a review of the concept of monetary s…
Study compact plane waves, showing they are essentially standard.
problem Understanding the topology and dynamics of compact plane waves.
method Analyzing quotients of homogeneous plane waves by discrete subgroups.
result Compact quotients of homogeneous plane waves are essentially standard.
Standard trisection diagrams found for a specific type of knot.
problem Finding standard trisection diagrams for Gluck twists.
method Using a specific method to obtain trisection diagrams for spun (p+1,p)-torus knots. result Standard trisection diagrams were found for the spun (p+1,p)-torus knots. The paper examines trisection diagrams of spun knots and shows they are standard for certain cases.
problem Whether trisection diagrams induced by the Gluck surgery on specific knots are standard.
method Explicit depiction and analysis of trisection diagrams for spun (2n+1,−2)-torus knots. result Trisection diagrams are standard for spun (2n+1,−2)-torus knots when n=1 and homologically standard for all n. Study non-standard bi-orders on punctured torus bundles, matching standard ones in key subgroups.
problem Investigate non-standard bi-orders on punctured torus bundles.
method Analyze various bi-orderings and compare them to standard ones formed by the lower central series.
result For every bi-ordering, the largest and second largest proper convex subgroups match those of a standard bi-ordering. Third largest subgroup matches if it exists.
The paper classifies compact homogeneous Finsler manifolds with positive flag curvature.
problem Classifying compact homogeneous Finsler manifolds with positive flag curvature.
method Defined and classified very standard homogeneous Finsler metrics on compact homogeneous Lie groups.
result Classified all compact homogeneous Lie groups admitting positively curved very standard homogeneous Finsler metrics.
Algorithm converts plat to standard closure of braids in 3D and related spaces.
problem Converting plat to standard closure of braids in different spaces.
method Algorithmic approach for plat to standard closure conversion in \(\mathbb{R}^3\), handlebodies, and thickened surfaces.
result Algorithm is quadratic for plat to standard closure and linear for standard to plat closure.
Derives energy-momentum tensor from Standard Model, examines energy conditions.
problem Validating energy conditions in the context of the Standard Model.
method Geometric variational problem on globally hyperbolic manifold, deriving energy-momentum tensor.
result Validates various energy conditions in general relativity.
Essentially, some conditions for the Riemannian factor and the warping function of a standard static space-time are obtained in order to guarantee that no nontrivial warping function on the Riemannian factor can make the standard static space-time Einstein.
This work precisely characterizes and improves the tradeoff between robustness and accuracy in linear regression.
problem Tradeoff between robustness and accuracy in adversarial training.
method Characterizes the effect of augmentation on standard error in linear regression; proves RST improves robust error without sacrificing standard error.
result RST improves both standard and robust error for neural networks under various perturbations.
This paper describes a method to construct standard 4-balls from homotopy 4-balls in C2.
problem The problem is whether every homotopy 4-ball in S4 is standard. method The approach is to use Stein surfaces and pseudoconvex domains to construct a diffeomorphic domain that is the union of three pseudoconvex domains, ensuring it is a standard 4-ball.
result The construction method ensures that the domain is a standard 4-ball, providing a compelling reimbedding construction for homotopy 4-balls in C2. Paper classifies pseudomanifolds over stratified spaces.
problem Classifying pseudomanifolds over stratified spaces.
method Introducing locally standard T-pseudomanifolds and using characteristic data. result Locally standard T-pseudomanifolds over topological stratified pseudomanifolds are classified by their characteristic data. Interestingness measures provide information that can be used to prune or select association rules. A given value of an interestingness measure is often interpreted relative to the overall range of the values that the interestingness measure can take. However, properties of individual association rules restrict the val…
Ricci flow preserves standard sphere's curvature for certain conditions.
problem Preserving curvature of a manifold during Ricci flow.
method Normalized Ricci flow on manifolds with specific curvature integrals.
result Ricci flow preserves standard sphere's curvature under certain conditions.
Study minimal networks on spheres and balls near standard metrics.
problem Existence of minimal networks in spheres and balls with metrics close to standard.
method Finite-dimensional reduction method, inspired by configuration of networks and triods.
result Existence of minimal networks in spheres and balls for metrics close to standard.
In this paper, we introduce the notion of standard homogeneous (α1,α2)-metrics, as a natural non-Riemannian deformation for the normal homogeneous Riemannian metrics. We prove that with respect to the given bi-invariant inner product and orthogonal decompositions for g, if there exists one generic stan…
A new method for CT using graph-based regularization.
problem Transfer calibrations between instruments without suitable transfer standards.
method Employing manifold regularization of PLS objective to enforce invariant projections in latent variable space.
result Implicit removal of inter-device variation in predictive directions.
This study proves new financial market theorems breaking standard risk definitions.
problem Breaking standard risk definitions in financial markets.
method Presenting proofs for new financial market theorems.
result New definitions are richer and broader than standard ones considering shape.
The Standard Model of elementary particles is a theory unifying three of the four basic forces of the Nature: electromagnetic, weak, and strong interactions. In this paper we consider the Standard Model in the presence of a classical (non-quantized) gravitation field and apply a bundle approach for describing it.
Automates standards design through machine learning.
problem Manual, time-consuming standards design process.
method Reinforcement learning to optimize proposals.
result Streamlines standards design and innovation.
Study proves existence of global solutions for Standard Model on expanding spacetimes.
problem Existence of global solutions for the Standard Model on expanding spacetimes.
method Gauge-invariant energy estimate for the Euler-Lagrange equations.
result Existence of global solutions for the Standard Model under specific conditions.
We propose iSCMs to standardize SCM data, improving causal inference.
problem Artifacts in SCM data can lead to misleading conclusions.
method We introduce internally-standardized structural causal models (iSCMs).
result iSCMs are not Var-sortable and mostly not R2-sortable. Paper shows adversarial training can be fooled by new type of noise.
problem Adversarial training can be fooled by new types of noise.
method Designing ADVIN, a new type of inducing noise.
result ADVIN can degrade adversarial training robustness by 99.9%.
Let $\F$ be a compact surface and let I be the unit interval. This paper gives a standard form for all 2-sided incompressible surfaces in the 3-manifold $\F \times I$. Since $\F \times I$ is a handlebody when $\F$ has boundary, this standard form applies to incompressible surfaces in a handlebody.
Develops non-standard analysis for coherent risk estimation.
problem Estimating coherent risk measures in financial contexts.
method Non-standard analysis, hyperfinite representations, discrete Kusuoka formulae, plug-in asymptotics.
result Uniform almost sure consistency and asymptotic normality of spectral plug-in estimators.
Standardizes Dunfield-Gong's 4-sphere, solves knot sliceness problem.
problem Standardizing Dunfield-Gong's 4-sphere and solving knot sliceness problem.
method Standardization and fibered handle-ribbon disk construction.
result 18_{nh00000601} knot is slice in the standard 4-ball.
Improved standard parameterization yields well-defined neural tangent kernel.
problem Extrapolation of standard parameterization to infinite width is problematic.
method Proposed an improved extrapolation of the standard parameterization.
result Improved standard parameterization yields similar accuracy to NTK parameterization but with better correspondence to finite width networks.
The paper studies geodesic orbit properties in Finsler spaces.
problem Investigating geodesic orbit properties in homogeneous Finsler spaces.
method Introduced metric operator and defined standard homogeneous Finsler metrics.
result Classified homogeneous manifolds with specific geodesic orbit properties.
We study cosmetic contact surgeries along transverse knots in the standard contact 3-sphere, i.e. contact surgeries that yield again the standard contact 3-sphere. The main result is that we can exclude non-trivial cosmetic contact surgeries along all transverse knots not isotopic to the transverse unknot with self-lin…
Calegari's 4-spheres from fibered knots are proven standard.
problem Proving Calegari's 4-spheres from fibered knots are standard.
method 5-dimensional handlebody techniques and mapping class groups of 3-dimensional handlebodies.
result All Calegari's homotopy 4-spheres from fibered knots are diffeomorphic to the standard 4-sphere.
The study explores deformations of standard locally homogeneous spaces.
problem Understanding how discrete subgroups can be deformed while preserving proper discontinuity.
method Classification results for standard quotients, including local rigidity, deformation criteria, and Zariski-closure conditions.
result Conditions for local rigidity, deformation into nonstandard quotients, and maximal Zariski-closure of discontinuous groups.
Akbulut has recently shown that an infinite family of Cappell-Shaneson homotopy 4-spheres is diffeomorphic to the standard 4-sphere. In the present paper, a strictly larger family is shown to be standard by a simpler method. This new approach uses no Kirby calculus except through the relatively simple 1979 paper of Akb…
We prove that the classical set of moves for standard spines of 3-manifolds (i.e. the MP-move and the V-move) does not suffice to relate to each other any two standard skeleta of a 3-manifold with marked boundary. We also describe a condition on the 3-manifold with marked boundary that tells whether the generalised set…
Many unsupervised kernel methods rely on the estimation of the kernel covariance operator (kernel CO) or kernel cross-covariance operator (kernel CCO). Both kernel CO and kernel CCO are sensitive to contaminated data, even when bounded positive definite kernels are used. To the best of our knowledge, there are few well…
The standard Laplace operator is a generalization of the Hodge Laplace operator on differential forms to arbitrary geometric vector bundles, alternatively it can be seen as generalization of the Casimir operator acting on sections of homogeneous vector bundles over symmetric spaces to general Riemannian manifolds. Stre…
The standard interpretation of importance-weighted autoencoders is that they maximize a tighter lower bound on the marginal likelihood than the standard evidence lower bound. We give an alternate interpretation of this procedure: that it optimizes the standard variational lower bound, but using a more complex distribut…
The enumeration of normal surfaces is a crucial but very slow operation in algorithmic 3-manifold topology. At the heart of this operation is a polytope vertex enumeration in a high-dimensional space (standard coordinates). Tollefson's Q-theory speeds up this operation by using a much smaller space (quadrilateral coord…
Standard S4 proved to be diffeomorphic to a curious homotopy sphere.
problem Determining the diffeomorphism of a curious homotopy sphere to the standard S4. method Proof based on properties of homotopy spheres and loose corks.
result The curious homotopy sphere is diffeomorphic to the standard S4. This paper addresses GE estimation in non-standard settings using various resampling methods.
problem Biased GE estimates in non-standard settings like clustered data and concept drift.
method Tailored resampling methods for clustered, spatial, unequal sampling, concept drift, and hierarchically structured outcomes.
result Standard resampling methods often yield biased GE estimates in non-standard settings.
Recent works on adversarial perturbations show that there is an inherent trade-off between standard test accuracy and adversarial accuracy. Specifically, they show that no classifier can simultaneously be robust to adversarial perturbations and achieve high standard test accuracy. However, this is contrary to the stand…
We discuss when and why custom multi-factor risk models are warranted and give source code for computing some risk factors. Pension/mutual funds do not require customization but standardization. However, using standardized risk models in quant trading with much shorter holding horizons is suboptimal: 1) longer horizon …
Division algorithm for surface group rings yields standard complexes and cohomological dimensions.
problem Understanding cohomological dimensions of surface group actions.
method Division algorithm for group rings of surface groups.
result Some 2-complexes with surface fundamental groups are standard.
Standardized fairness measures for continuous risk scores using Wasserstein distance.
problem Quantifying and interpreting group disparities in continuous risk scores.
method Proposes standardized fairness measures based on Wasserstein distance for continuous scores.
result Proposed measures outperform ROC-based fairness measures by being more explicit and quantifying significant biases.
Standard bubbles and partitions are stable in various model spaces.
problem Stability of standard bubbles and partitions in different model spaces.
method New conjugated Brascamp-Lieb inequality and conformally flattening boundary potential.
result Stability of standard bubbles and partitions in Rn, Sn, and Hn.