Research
On-device research index

arXiv research

A locally-built, LLM-digested index of recent arXiv papers in quant finance, geometry/topology, and statistical ML — keyword search served straight from SQLite on this machine.

168,742 papers · 148 categories

Trend · papers per month

82164246328 · Jun 202019922001200920172026
48 results for stochastic coupling

Paper proposes a weak approximation of reflection coupling for non-convex optimization.

problem Non-convex optimization problems with different drift terms.
method Proposes an approximate reflection coupling (ARC) for stochastic differential equations (SDEs).
result ARC converges weakly to the reflection coupling and can be applied to non-convex optimization.

Two algorithms solve nonconvex minimax problems with linear constraints, achieving complexity guarantees.

problem Nonconvex minimax problems with coupled linear constraints.
method Zeroth-order primal-dual alternating projected gradient (ZO-PDAPG) and zeroth-order regularized momentum primal-dual projected gradient (ZO-RMPDPG) algorithms.
result Iteration complexity guarantees for solving nonconvex-(strongly) concave minimax problems with coupled linear constraints.

Unified framework for Brownian motion distances on specific geometric manifolds.

problem Understanding Brownian motion distances on radially isoparametric manifolds.
method Developed a geometric framework and derived drift-window inequalities.
result Unified framework for coadapted Brownian couplings on RIM.

Study shows how certain stochastic models reach a steady state over time.

problem Understanding long-term behavior of stochastic volatility models.
method Novel coupling technique for Markov chains, applicable to random environments.
result Convergence to an invariant measure for multidimensional fractional models.

This work introduces a new method for coupling base and target densities in generative models.

problem Generating samples from complex target distributions using simple base distributions.
method Developed a framework of stochastic interpolants with data-dependent couplings.
result Constructing dynamical transport maps that serve as conditional generative models.

Single-timescale analysis improves convergence in multi-sequence stochastic approximation.

problem Finite-time convergence of nonlinear stochastic approximation with multiple coupled sequences.
method Smoothness property of fixed points and analysis of fine-grained single-timescale SA.
result Improved iteration complexity for achieving ε-accuracy in multi-sequence single-timescale SA.

We develop a stochastic target representation for Ricci flow and normalized Ricci flow on smooth, compact surfaces, analogous to Soner and Touzi's representation of mean curvature flow. We prove a verification/uniqueness theorem, and then consider geometric consequences of this stochastic representation. Based on this …

2012-09-19abs ↗pdf ↗

New model captures state-dependent variability in partially observed systems.

problem Structured stochasticity not captured by constant-variance models.
method State-coupled stochastic volatility framework with particle expectation-maximization.
result Model consistently reduces recovery bias under partial observation.

Paper proves convergence of Markovian iteration for FBSDEs with fully coupled drift and Z process.

problem Proving convergence of Markovian iteration for FBSDEs with fully coupled drift and Z process.
method Differentiation-based approach to handle Z process, uniformly controlling Lipschitz continuity of decoupling fields.
result Proves convergence of Markovian iteration method for FBSDEs with fully coupled drift and Z process.

Two probability distributions μμ and νν in second stochastic order can be coupled by a supermartingale, and in fact by many. Is there a canonical choice? We construct and investigate two couplings which arise as optimizers for constrained Monge-Kantorovich optimal transport problems where only supermartingales are al…

2016-09-09abs ↗pdf ↗

New method improves sampling efficiency in complex stochastic systems.

problem Sampling efficiency in nonconvex stochastic gradient cases.
method Reflection coupling for unadjusted generalized Hamiltonian Monte Carlo.
result Quantitative Gaussian concentration bounds and convergence rates established.

Sharp pseudospectral bounds prevent transient amplification in coupled gradient descent.

problem Transient amplification in coupled gradient descent systems.
method Developed a sharp pseudospectral theory for block-triangular Jacobians, proving Kreiss constant bounds and matching minimax lower bounds.
result Obtained a finite-horizon iteration-complexity bound of O(K(J)2log(1/δ))O(K(J)^2 \log(1/δ)) for stochastic coupled descent.

We consider parallel asynchronous Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling for problems where we can leverage (stochastic) gradients to define continuous dynamics which explore the target distribution. We outline a solution strategy for this setting based on stochastic gradient Hamiltonian Monte Carlo sampling (SGHMC) …

2016-12-02abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm AG-OG optimizes separable convex-concave problems efficiently.

problem Efficiently solving separable convex-concave minimax optimization problems.
method Leverages Nesterov acceleration and optimistic gradient on component and coupling parts of the problem.
result Achieves optimal convergence rate for various settings including bilinearly coupled problems.

Novel weak MLMC scheme for Lévy-driven SDEs, applied to financial derivatives pricing.

problem Approximating solutions to Lévy-driven SDEs for financial derivatives pricing.
method Weak multilevel Monte-Carlo scheme with state space discretization of Lévy processes.
result Efficient approximation of financial derivatives pricing models.

SGLD proves geometric ergodicity via reflection coupling for nonconvex log-concave distributions.

problem Proving geometric ergodicity of SGLD in nonconvex, log-concave settings.
method Reflection coupling technique to handle SGLD's time discretization and minibatch issues.
result SGLD has an invariant distribution and geometric ergodicity in W1W_1 distance.

New bounds show linear predictors rarely overfit with certain optimization methods.

problem Bounding test error for linear predictors with stochastic optimization methods.
method Coupling argument for fixed point methods like stochastic and batch mirror descent.
result Locally-adapted rates that depend on predictor properties, not global problem structure.

The paper proposes methods to estimate MCMC quality with couplings, bounding Wasserstein distance.

problem Improving MCMC efficiency without sacrificing asymptotic consistency.
method Estimators based on couplings of Markov chains to assess quality of asymptotically biased sampling methods.
result Empirical upper bounds of Wasserstein distance for assessing MCMC quality.

Developed LQ MFG theory with common noise, proving existence and uniqueness.

problem Linear-quadratic mean field games with common noise.
method Coupled forward-backward stochastic evolution equations (FBSEEs) in Hilbert spaces.
result Existence and uniqueness of solutions for small and arbitrary finite time horizons.

Random features are improved by variance-reducing couplings, enhancing machine learning models.

problem Improving the efficiency and accuracy of random features in machine learning.
method Using optimal transport theory to find couplings that reduce variance in random features.
result Theoretical and practical gains in efficiency and accuracy for various machine learning models.

This work extends stochastic localization to joint probability measures for data analysis.

problem Data distributional analysis in high-dimensional probability.
method Unified stochastic localization under Eldan's α-scheme, coupled probability measures via shared Brownian motion.
result Eldan's α-distance as a scalable surrogate for Wasserstein distance.

We propose a model of inter-bank lending and borrowing which takes into account clearing debt obligations. The evolution of log-monetary reserves of NN banks is described by coupled diffusions driven by controls with delay in their drifts. Banks are minimizing their finite-horizon objective functions which take into a…

2016-07-21abs ↗pdf ↗

New normalizing flows in hyperbolic space improve posterior modeling for hierarchical data.

problem Limited flexibility of existing normalizing flows in Euclidean space for hierarchical data.
method Elevated normalizing flows to hyperbolic spaces using coupling transforms and Wrapped Hyperboloid Coupling.
result Improved performance on density estimation and hierarchical graph data.

Improved KLMC for sampling under various conditions.

problem Stable simulation of kinetic Langevin dynamics under different parameters.
method Revisited synchronous Wasserstein coupling analysis with stochastic exponential Euler discretization.
result Exponential integrator can simulate kinetic Langevin dynamics in the overdamped regime with proper time acceleration.

fSGLD optimizes deep learning by favoring flat regions in the loss landscape.

problem Understanding and improving the behavior and generalization of deep learning algorithms.
method Flatness-Aware Stochastic Gradient Langevin Dynamics (fSGLD) that biases learning towards flat basins.
result fSGLD targets a flatness-biased Gibbs distribution with explicit excess risk guarantees.

A new method for conditional sampling using paired Wasserstein Autoencoders.

problem Conditional sampling from complex data distributions.
method Derive a novel loss function for Wasserstein Autoencoders to enable sampling from OT-type couplings.
result Learned cost-optimal transport maps and conditional sampling from an OT-type coupling.

We present a general framework, the coupled compound Poisson factorization (CCPF), to capture the missing-data mechanism in extremely sparse data sets by coupling a hierarchical Poisson factorization with an arbitrary data-generating model. We derive a stochastic variational inference algorithm for the resulting model …

2017-01-09abs ↗pdf ↗

We generalize stochastic subgradient descent methods to situations in which we do not receive independent samples from the distribution over which we optimize, but instead receive samples that are coupled over time. We show that as long as the source of randomness is suitably ergodic---it converges quickly enough to a …

2011-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method estimates protein evolutionary fields and couplings from alignments.

problem Estimating evolutionary fields and couplings from protein sequence alignments.
method Boltzmann machine with parallel, persistent Markov chain Monte Carlo method.
result Improved precision in predicting contact residue pairs.

The asymptotic pseudo-trajectory approach to stochastic approximation of Benaim, Hofbauer and Sorin is extended for asynchronous stochastic approximations with a set-valued mean field. The asynchronicity of the process is incorporated into the mean field to produce convergence results which remain similar to those of a…

2011-12-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Mini-batch stochastic gradient descent and variants thereof have become standard for large-scale empirical risk minimization like the training of neural networks. These methods are usually used with a constant batch size chosen by simple empirical inspection. The batch size significantly influences the behavior of the …

2016-12-15abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper shows how to approximate any log-concave distribution using well-conditioned affine coupling flows.

problem Understanding the representational power of affine coupling flows for log-concave distributions.
method Leveraging connections between affine coupling architectures, Langevin dynamics, and Hénon maps to prove log-concave approximation.
result Any log-concave distribution can be approximated using well-conditioned affine-coupling flows.

Statistical dynamics of financial systems is investigated, based on a model of a randomly coupled equation system driven by a stochastic Langevin force. Anticorrelations of price returns, and subdiffusion of prices is found from the model, and and compared with those calculated from historical $/EURO exchange rates.

2002-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗