The harmonic action functional allows a natural generalisation to semi-Riemannian supergeometry, referred to as superharmonic action, which resembles the supersymmetric sigma models studied in high energy physics. We show that Killing vector fields are infinitesimal supersymmetries of the superharmonic action and prove…
The study examines exceptional sets for radial limits of superharmonic functions on curved manifolds.
problem Understanding exceptional sets for radial limits of superharmonic functions on curved manifolds.
method Analysis of radial geodesic rays, Poisson integrals, Green potentials, and Riesz decomposition.
result Sharp bounds on Hausdorff dimensions of exceptional sets for superharmonic functions.
Establishes refined singularity estimate for nonnegative n-superharmonic functions in locally conformally flat manifolds.
problem Analyzing volume growth and verifying Cohn-Vossen inequality in locally conformally flat manifolds.
method Refined singularity estimate and characterization of volume growth.
result Analytically characterizes volume growth and verifies Cohn-Vossen inequality.
The paper proves Hardy inequalities on Finsler manifolds using superharmonicity.
problem Establishing Hardy inequalities on Finsler manifolds.
method Using superharmonicity of a weight function and properties of the Finsler-Laplace operator.
result Generalization of Riemannian Hardy inequalities to Finsler manifolds.
In this paper we study asymptotic behavior of n-superharmonic functions at isolated singularity using the Wolff potential and n-capacity estimates in nonlinear potential theory. Our results are inspired by and extend those of Arsove-Huber and Taliaferro in 2 dimensions. To study n-superharmonic functions we use a…
The study proves a new inequality and formula for manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature.
problem Proving a sharp mean value inequality for non-negative superharmonic functions.
method Develops a new sharp mean value inequality and an explicit formula for weighted scalar curvature.
result The new inequality removes the radius restriction of Schoen-Yau's result and provides an explicit formula for integral of weighted scalar curvature.
Study finds conditions for stationary spacelike surfaces in a generalized Robertson-Walker spacetime.
problem Characterize complete stationary spacelike surfaces in a generalized Robertson-Walker spacetime.
method Assume a natural inequality involving curvature and warping function, use parabolicity and superharmonic function properties.
result Non-compact complete stationary spacelike surfaces are totally geodesic under given conditions.
A classical result by Alexander Grigor'yan states that on a stochastically complete manifold the non-negative superharmonic L1-functions are necessarily constant. In this paper we address the question of whether and to what extent the reverse implication holds.
Each compact Riemannian manifold with no conjugate points admits a family of functions whose integrals vanish exactly when central Busemann functions split linearly. These functions vanish when all central Busemann functions are sub- or superharmonic. When central Busemann functions are convex or concave, they must be …
Paper introduces p-Laplace equations for curvature in conformal geometry.
problem Study of geometry and topology of manifolds.
method Introducing p-Laplace equations for intermediate Schouten curvature.
result Nonnegative intermediate Schouten curvature leads to estimates on Hausdorff dimension of singular sets and vanishing of homotopy groups.
The paper extends Huber's theorem to higher dimensions using n-Laplace equations.
problem Proving finite point conformal compactification for general dimensions.
method Using n-Laplace equations and strengthened Arsove-Huber's theorem.
result Established finite point conformal compactification theorem for manifolds.
Study shows only grim reaper cylinder for certain self-translating surfaces.
problem Characterizing self-translating surfaces in 3D space.
method Used parabolicity in a weighted setting and universally L-superharmonic functions.
result Characterized the grim reaper cylinder as the only finite entropy self-translating 2-surface in R^3 of width π and bounded from below.
We establish parabolicity and quadratic area growth for minimal surfaces-with-boundary contained in regions of R^3 which are within a sub-logarithmic factor of the exterior of a cone. Unlike previous work showing that these two properties hold for minimal surfaces-with-boundary contained between two catenoids, we do no…
Two-dimensional Lagrangian mean curvature equation solved with new inequality.
problem Solving the two-dimensional Lagrangian mean curvature equation.
method Using Warren-Yuan's super isoperimetric inequality and simplified approach.
result Derivation of a modified Hessian bound for solutions.
We study the non-asymptotic behavior of a Coulomb gas on a compact Riemannian manifold. This gas is a symmetric n-particle Gibbs measure associated to the two-body interaction energy given by the Green function. We encode such a particle system by using an empirical measure. Our main result is a concentration inequalit…
The paper is devoted to weighted Lp-Hardy inequalities with best constants on Finsler metric measure manifolds. There are two major ingredients. The first, which is the main part of this paper, is the Hardy inequalities concerned with distance functions in the Finsler setting. In this case, we find that besides the …
The aim of this paper is to present and discuss some equivalent characterizations of p-parabolicity in terms of existence of special exhaustion functions. In particular, Khas'minskii in [K] proved that if there exists a 2-superharmonic function k defined outside a compact set such that limx→∞k(x)=∞,…
The transformation formula of the Berezin integral holds, in the non-compact case, only up to boundary integrals, which have recently been quantified by Alldridge-Hilgert-Palzer. We establish divergence theorems in semi-Riemannian supergeometry by means of the flow of vector fields and these boundary integrals, and sho…
We shed a new light on the L1-Liouville property for positive, superharmonic functions by providing many evidences that its validity relies on geometric conditions localized on large enough portions of the space. We also present examples in any dimension showing that the L1-Liouville property is strictly weaker t…
We investigate existence and uniqueness of weak solutions of the Cauchy problem for the porous medium equation on negatively curved Riemannian manifolds. We show existence of solutions taking as initial condition a finite Radon measure, not necessarily positive. We then establish uniqueness in the class of nonnegative …
The paper proves a Liouville theorem for special Lagrangian equations with convexity conditions.
problem Proving Liouville theorems for special Lagrangian equations with specific conditions.
method Using Neumann-Poincaré inequality, mean value inequality for superharmonic functions, and geometric measure theory.
result Derives global and interior Hessian estimates for solutions of special Lagrangian equations.
We construct geometric shrinkage priors for Kählerian signal filters. Based on the characteristics of Kähler manifolds, an efficient and robust algorithm for finding superharmonic priors which outperform the Jeffreys prior is introduced. Several ansätze for the Bayesian predictive priors are also suggested. In particul…
We prove the correspondence between the information geometry of a signal filter and a Kähler manifold. The information geometry of a minimum-phase linear system with a finite complex cepstrum norm is a Kähler manifold. The square of the complex cepstrum norm of the signal filter corresponds to the Kähler potential. The…
For the dual operator sg′∗ of the linearization sg′ of the scalar curvature function, it is well-known that if kersg′∗=0, then sg is a non-negative constant. In particular, if the Ricci curvature is not flat, then sg/(n−1) is an eigenvalue of the Laplacian of the metric g. In this work, some…
The study proves triviality and rigidity results for Ricci solitons and estimates their conjugate radius.
problem Understanding the properties and behavior of Ricci solitons.
method Analytical proofs and estimates for various types of Ricci solitons.
result Upper bounds and estimates for conjugate radius of Ricci solitons.
We study supersymmetric harmonic maps from the point of view of integrable system. It is well known that harmonic maps from R^2 into a symmetric space are solutions of a integrable system . We show here that the superharmonic maps from R^{2|2} into a symmetric space are solutions of a integrable system, more precisely …
Bayesian neural networks are shown to be minimax and admissible under certain conditions.
problem Optimality of Bayesian neural networks in deep learning models.
method Analysis of decision rules induced by BNNs in the normal location model under quadratic loss.
result A hyperprior on the effective output variance yields a minimax and admissible decision rule.
New neural network models for complex functional data analysis.
problem Complex relations between functional predictors and responses.
method Function-on-Function regression models using neural networks with continuous hidden layers.
result Demonstrated power and flexibility in handling complex functional models.
Distance function to a finite set is a topological Morse function.
problem Characterizing the topological Morse function of a finite set.
method Analyzing the distance function to a finite set in \(\mathbb{R}^n\).
result Distance function is a topological Morse function, with precise critical points and indices.
Introduces new weighted floating functions and affine surface areas.
problem Developing new mathematical concepts for convex bodies.
method Introducing weighted floating functions and weighted functional affine surface areas.
result New relations to traditional and classical affine surface areas.
Develops methods for selecting and estimating smooth functional coefficients in high-dimensional multivariate functional data.
problem Functional predictor selection and estimation of smooth functional coefficients in high-dimensional multivariate functional data.
method Functional group-sparse regression methods in a generic Hilbert space of infinite dimension.
result Consistency of estimation and selection (oracle property) under infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces.
Neural networks can approximate functionals on RKHS with error bounds.
problem Approximating functionals on RKHS using neural networks.
method Interpolating orthogonal projections in RKHS using point evaluations.
result Explicit error bounds for various kernels (inverse multiquadric, Gaussian, Sobolev).
FFBO optimizes functions as inputs and outputs, improving on existing BO methods.
problem Optimizing functions as both inputs and outputs in complex systems.
method Function-on-function Gaussian process (FFGP) model with a separable operator-valued kernel, scalar upper confidence bound (UCB) acquisition function, and scalable functional gradient ascent algorithm (FGA).
result FFBO outperforms existing methods in synthetic and real-world data.
Chirped sinosoids and interferometric phase plots are functions that are not periodic, but are the composition of a smooth function and a periodic function. These functions functions factor into a pair of maps: from their domain to a circle, and from a circle to their codomain. One can easily imagine replacing the circ…
The Fridman function is bounded by the injectivity radius for certain hyperbolic manifolds.
problem Bounding the Fridman function for hyperbolic manifolds.
method Analyzing the relationship between the Fridman function and the injectivity radius function.
result The Fridman function is bounded above by the injectivity radius function for certain hyperbolic manifolds.
Optimally estimates a functional using nuisance function tuning and sample splitting.
problem Estimating optimal rates for a doubly robust functional.
method Combines nuisance function tuning and sample splitting strategies.
result Shows optimal rates of convergence for various estimators.
The paper extends mixability theory to function-valued forecasts, proving various loss functions are mixable.
problem Efficient aggregation of functional and probabilistic forecasts in online prediction games.
method Adapting mixable and exponentially concave loss functions to function-valued forecasts.
result Various loss functions used for probabilistic forecasting are mixable (exp-concave).
The paper proves isoparametric functions on Finsler space forms under specific conditions.
problem Understanding isoparametric functions in Finsler space forms.
method Proving transnormal functions as isoparametric functions and constructing global and local isoparametric functions using the distance function.
result Generalization of Theorem B to Finsler space forms.
Paper introduces a nonparametric functional graphical model for random functions.
problem Estimating probabilistic conditional independence in functional graphical models.
method Functional sufficient dimension reduction to relax Gaussian or copula Gaussian assumptions.
result Enhances estimation accuracy and retains probabilistic conditional independence.
Robustifies elicitable functionals to handle small distribution misspecifications.
problem Determining uniquely optimal forecasts under distributional misspecification.
method Integrates statistical robustness into elicitable functionals using Kullback-Leibler divergence.
result Robust elicitable functionals admit unique solutions at the boundary of uncertainty regions.
The paper characterizes strong Hamel functions using symmetries and proves their preservation properties.
problem Characterizing strong Hamel functions and their symmetries in Finsler spaces.
method Analyzing geodesic spray, strong dual symmetries, and strong dynamical symmetries.
result Strong Hamel functions can be characterized in terms of strong dual symmetries and strong dynamical symmetries.
Study biharmonic functions on vector bundles with spherical symmetry.
problem Investigate biharmonic functions on vector bundles with spherically symmetric metrics.
method Analyze vertical lifts and radial functions of functions on vector bundle manifolds.
result Construct an infinite two-parameter family of proper biharmonic functions.
Two new methods improve forecasting of functional time series data.
problem Forecasting of functional time-dependent data.
method Functional Singular Spectrum Analysis (FSFA) based forecasting methods.
result Our methods outperform existing algorithms for periodic stochastic processes.
This paper introduces the concept of functional current as a mathematical framework to represent and treat functional shapes, i.e. sub-manifold supported signals. It is motivated by the growing occurrence, in medical imaging and computational anatomy, of what can be described as geometrico-functional data, that is a da…
The paper connects convex functions to p-subharmonic functions and proves their equivalence.
problem Understanding the relationship between convex functions and p-subharmonic functions.
method Average principle, variational methods, and PDE techniques.
result Convex functions on R^n are p-subharmonic for every p > 1.
Study stabilizers of smooth functions on surfaces, focusing on Morse-Bott functions.
problem Understanding the homotopy type of stabilizers of smooth functions on surfaces.
method Analyzing the homotopy properties of stabilizers for a specific class of smooth functions.
result The homotopy type of the connected component of the identity map of the stabilizer is completely described for Morse-Bott functions.
A new deep neural network tackles nonlinear functional regression with improved dimensionality reduction.
problem Nonlinear functional regression in infinite-dimensional functional data analysis.
method Functional deep neural network with adaptive kernel embedding and projection steps.
result Explicit rates of approximating nonlinear smooth functionals are derived, and the network is shown to be effective in both simulated and real datasets.
New model for network analysis using functional data.
problem Existing network models treat nodes as functions, but this paper introduces functional edges.
method Transform adjacency matrix into functional adjacency tensor, apply Tucker decomposition, regularize basis matrices, and solve tensor completion problem.
result The model effectively captures community structure and handles irregular functional edge data.