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48 results for supertranslation ambiguity

Researchers prove CWY angular momentum is supertranslation invariant in double null gauge.

problem Supertranslation invariance of CWY angular momentum in double null gauge.
method Identified and proved supertranslation ambiguity; showed CWY angular momentum is free of this ambiguity.
result CWY angular momentum is supertranslation invariant in double null gauge.

New definitions of conserved quantities at null infinity resolve ambiguities in general relativity.

problem Ambiguities in defining conserved quantities like angular momentum at null infinity.
method New definitions based on Chen-Wang-Yau quasilocal conserved quantities and optimal isometric embedding theory.
result These new definitions are free of supertranslation ambiguity and limit to classical Bondi mass.

Formulae track evolution of angular momentum and center of mass at null infinity.

problem Tracking the evolution of conserved quantities at null infinity.
method Evolution formulae in Bondi-Sachs coordinates, expressed in terms of shear and news tensors.
result Supertranslation invariance of fluxes, conservation law of angular momentum, duality paradigm.

Formulae for mass and angular momentum transformations under BMS transformations derived from curvature and metric.

problem Deriving transformation formulae for mass and angular momentum under BMS transformations.
method Two approaches: from curvature tensor and metric coefficients.
result Exact expressions for Drey-Streubel angular momentum of a general section.

We define a new type of manifold and show it has properties like a pseudo-Riemannian manifold.

problem Defining a new type of manifold.
method Defining a Grassmann odd analogue of a Carrollian manifold and analyzing its properties.
result The reduced manifold is a pseudo-Riemannian manifold and compatible affine connections always exist with torsion.

In this paper, we study optimal switching problems under ambiguity. To characterize the optimal switching under ambiguity in the finite horizon, we use multidimensional reflected backward stochastic differential equations (multidimensional RBSDEs) and show that a value function of the optimal switching under ambiguity …

2016-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Study insurance pricing under correlation ambiguity without increasing prices or reducing utility.

problem Understanding the dependence structure between insurance and financial risks.
method Dynamic equilibrium analysis of insurance pricing with worst-case beliefs.
result Correlation ambiguity does not necessarily increase insurance prices or reduce insurers' utility.

New formulations capture aversion to ambiguity about volatility.

problem Capturing aversion to ambiguity about unknown and time-varying volatility.
method Introduces novel preference formulations and compares them with existing models.
result Illustrates the impact of ambiguity aversion in static and dynamic models.

A framework for robust exploration in reinforcement learning under ambiguity.

problem Optimal stopping under ambiguity in reinforcement learning.
method Continuous-time robust reinforcement learning framework using gg-expectation and backward stochastic differential equations.
result Constructs a robust exploratory stopping time approximating the optimal stopping time under ambiguity.

Study inert and ambiguous classes in modular group using combinatorial methods.

problem Counting inert and ambiguous conjugacy classes in modular group.
method Purely combinatorial approach using word length in free product representation.
result Exact counting formulas and asymptotic growth rates for inert and ambiguous classes.

We study the dynamic indifference pricing with ambiguity preferences. For this, we introduce the dynamic expected utility with ambiguity via the nonlinear expectation--G-expectation, introduced by Peng (2007). We also study the risk aversion and certainty equivalent for the agents with ambiguity. We obtain the dynamic …

2015-03-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper investigates Lambda Value-at-Risk under ambiguity and risk sharing.

problem Investigates Lambda Value-at-Risk under ambiguity and risk sharing.
method Establishes equivalence of robust ΛΛVaR and traditional ΛΛVaR under ambiguity sets, analyzes properties, derives explicit formulas, and explores risk sharing.
result Unified and extended the concept of Value-at-Risk under ambiguity, derived explicit formulas for specific ambiguity sets, and explored risk sharing.

Improves DRO with Bayesian Ambiguity Sets for model misspecification.

problem Overly conservative decisions due to misspecified models in DRO.
method Introduces DRO-RoBAS with robust posterior predictive distribution.
result Outperforms other Bayesian and empirical DRO approaches in out-of-sample performance.

Study optimal timing to divest from assets with uncertain future scenarios.

problem Optimal timing to divest from assets with uncertain future scenarios.
method Smooth model of decision making under ambiguity aversion, optimal stopping problem with learning.
result Proves a minimax result reducing the problem to standard optimal stopping problems with learning.

Optimal policies in Markov decision processes (MDPs) are very sensitive to model misspecification. This raises serious concerns about deploying them in high-stake domains. Robust MDPs (RMDP) provide a promising framework to mitigate vulnerabilities by computing policies with worst-case guarantees in reinforcement learn…

2019-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper compares different DRO formulations for pension fund management.

problem Navigating uncertainty in asset liability management for pension funds.
method Three DRO formulations: mixture, box, and Wasserstein ambiguity sets.
result Wasserstein and box ambiguity sets outperform traditional approaches in fund performance.

Adapts AUM to identify ambiguous tasks in crowdsourced learning, improving generalization.

problem Discerning ambiguous tasks in crowdsourced labels to prevent mislabeling.
method Introduces Weighted Areas Under the Margin (WAUM) to average AUMs weighted by task-specific scores.
result Improves generalization performance by discarding ambiguous tasks.

Paper tackles robust control of SDEs with ambiguity, proving value function existence and applying to investment problems.

problem Robust control of SDEs with ambiguity parameters and non-Lipschitz coefficients.
method Existence and uniqueness of value function established through BSDEs with non-linear growth conditions.
result Existence and uniqueness of value function in proper space, verified through BSDEs.

A firm with heterogeneous shareholders optimizes dividends under ambiguity aggregation.

problem Optimizing dividends for a firm with heterogeneous shareholders under ambiguity aggregation.
method Characterizing equilibrium dividends using a partition of the state space.
result Time-homogeneous equilibrium dividend law characterized by a partition of the state space.

Investment strategy in uncertain markets improved by learning and risk-ambiguity preferences.

problem Investment in financial markets with unknown drift coefficients.
method Optimization under KMM approach, considering risk and ambiguity preferences.
result Optimal investment strategy can be adjusted based on prior drift distribution.

We introduce a measure to quantify ambiguity in deep learning models, improving their reliability.

problem Deep learning models make mistakes on seemingly trivial cases and fail in recognizing what they don't know.
method We define ambiguity based on decision boundaries and convex hulls in feature space, developing a theoretical framework to identify unknowns.
result A single ambiguity measure can detect a significant portion of model mistakes, including adversarial and out-of-distribution inputs.

New theory extends rank-dependent utility for risk and ambiguity.

problem Modeling decision-making under risk and ambiguity.
method Axiomatizes a new preference relation with ambiguity index, probability weighting, and utility function.
result Extends rank-dependent utility to risk and ambiguity, reducing to existing models under specific conditions.

Study geodesics in curved spaces, counts ambiguous paths, confirms number theory conjectures.

problem Counting ambiguous geodesics in curved spaces.
method Asymptotic formula for common perpendiculars in negatively curved spaces, applying to modular orbifolds and number fields.
result Confirms and extends Motohashi's conjecture on binary additive divisor problem.

This paper formulates a model of utility for a continuous time framework that captures the decision-maker's concern with ambiguity about both volatility and drift. Corresponding extensions of some basic results in asset pricing theory are presented. First, we derive arbitrage-free pricing rules based on hedging argumen…

2013-01-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a method to learn adaptive ambiguity sets for robust optimization.

problem Misspecification in distributionally robust optimization (DRO).
method Learned predictive ambiguity sets (LPAS) using deep contextual models.
result Significantly improves portfolio optimization performance compared to baselines.

The paper uses EVT to improve tail risk measures under ambiguity sets.

problem Misspecification of tail risk measures leads to inflated risk estimates.
method Applies Extreme Value Theory to derive worst-case tail risk under ambiguity sets.
result Proposes a tail-calibrated ambiguity design that preserves nominal tail asymptotic scaling.

New method for finding optimal treatment regimes in medical settings with time-varying unobserved factors.

problem Finding optimal treatment regimes in medical settings with time-varying unobserved factors.
method Extend Dynamic Treatment Regimes (DTRs) to Ambiguous Dynamic Treatment Regimes (ADTRs), connect to Ambiguous Partially Observable Mark Decision Processes (APOMDPs), and develop Reinforcement Learning methods.
result Established theoretical results for learning methods, including consistency and asymptotic normality.

CADRO optimizes DRO by reducing conservatism through cost-aware ambiguity sets.

problem Optimizing solutions under uncertainty with reduced conservatism.
method CADRO uses a cost-aware ambiguity set to reduce DRO's conservatism.
result CADRO provides high-confidence upper bounds and consistent estimators of out-of-sample expected cost.