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48 results for symmetric divergence

This work improves understanding of symmetrizing Bregman divergences on positive definite matrices.

problem Understanding which mean to use for symmetrizing Bregman divergences on positive definite matrices.
method Axiomatic definition of mean functionals and variational principles over the cone of positive definite matrices.
result The arithmetic mean is canonical for forward symmetrization, and the arithmetic, log-Euclidean, and harmonic means for reverse symmetrization.

DAIS minimizes symmetrized KL divergence between initial and target distributions.

problem Optimizing over initial distributions in importance sampling.
method Differentiable annealed importance sampling (DAIS) minimizing symmetrized KL divergence.
result DAIS minimizes symmetrized KL divergence between initial and target distributions.

Paper introduces symmetric divergence link models for probability distributions.

problem Symmetric divergence measures for probability distributions.
method Two general classes of link models: one for survival functions and another for cumulative probability distribution functions.
result Advantages of symmetric divergence measures over asymmetric measures for model averaging and feature assessment.

The article recovers tensor fields from partial data using weighted divergent ray transforms.

problem Recovering tensor fields from partial data.
method Weighted divergent ray transforms, unique continuation property of fractional Laplacian, explicit reconstruction formulas.
result Recovery of symmetric mm-tensor fields and unique continuation for vector fields and symmetric 2-tensor fields.

New divergence identity for scalar curvature helps prove rigidity of tensors.

problem Proving rigidity of Codazzi tensors under curvature and invariant conditions.
method Derived a divergence identity for a vector field and applied it to tensor rigidity.
result New proof of Tang-Yan theorem on constant eigenvalues for tensors.

Divergence functions play a key role as to measure the discrepancy between two points in the field of machine learning, statistics and signal processing. Well-known divergences are the Bregman divergences, the Jensen divergences and the f-divergences. In this paper, we show that the symmetric Bregman divergence can be …

2018-10-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper introduces a diagnostic for approximate inference methods.

problem Estimating errors in probabilistic inference algorithms, especially for approximate methods.
method Repeatedly simulate datasets from the prior and perform inference on each, estimating a symmetric KL-divergence.
result A diagnostic for approximate inference methods can be estimated using symmetric KL-divergence.

Due to the success of the bag-of-word modeling paradigm, clustering histograms has become an important ingredient of modern information processing. Clustering histograms can be performed using the celebrated kk-means centroid-based algorithm. From the viewpoint of applications, it is usually required to deal with symm…

2013-03-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Let M be a globally Riemannian symmetric space. We prove a duality estimate between pairings of vector fields with divergence zero and and in L^1 with vector fields in a critical Sobolev space on M. As a consequence we get a sharp Calderon-Zygmund estimate for solutions to Poisson's equation on M, where the right side …

2016-10-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified toolkit for comparing neural representations using SRTD and NTS.

problem Heuristic asymmetry and unbounded scores in existing divergences.
method Developed SRTD and NTS to address these issues.
result Unified, robust, and scale-invariant metric for comparing neural representations.

On manifolds with an even Riemannian conformally compact Einstein metric, the resolvent of the Lichnerowicz Laplacian, acting on trace-free, divergence-free, symmetric 2-tensors is shown to have a meromorphic continuation to the complex plane, defining quantum resonances of this Laplacian. For higher rank symmetric ten…

2016-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

New guarantees for VI in symmetric cases, extending previous results.

problem Symmetry in variational inference for complex distributions.
method Analysis of ff-divergences and their stationary points under symmetry.
result Symmetry-matching principles ensure recovery of mean and correlation matrix.

We study in a uniform manner the properties of biconservative surfaces in arbitrary Riemannian manifolds. Biconservative surfaces being characterized by the vanishing of the divergence of a symmetric tensor field S2S_2 of type (1,1)(1,1), their properties will follow from general properties of a symmetric tensor field of …

2017-04-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Jeffreys Flow improves robustness of Boltzmann generators for rare event sampling.

problem Rare events and metastable trapping in sampling physical systems with rough energy landscapes.
method Introduces Jeffreys Flow, a robust generative framework using Parallel Tempering distillation and symmetric Jeffreys divergence to mitigate mode collapse and improve mode coverage.
result Minimizing Jeffreys divergence suppresses mode collapse and corrects inaccuracies in multi-modal distributions.

We develop a method to combine Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and variational inference (VI), leveraging the advantages of both inference approaches. Specifically, we improve the variational distribution by running a few MCMC steps. To make inference tractable, we introduce the variational contrastive divergence (VCD)…

2019-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

In Riemannian geometry geodesics are integral curves of the Riemannian distance gradient. We extend this classical result to the framework of Information Geometry. In particular, we prove that the rays of level-sets defined by a pseudo-distance are generated by the sum of two tangent vectors. By relying on these vector…

2018-06-29abs ↗pdf ↗

New measures generalize existing ones, linking information and risk.

problem Linking information measures and risk in statistical decision problems.
method Introducing new families of divergence measures and deriving an information processing equality.
result Extension of variational φφ-divergence representation to multiple distributions.

Study compares statistical properties and power of divergence measures for credit risk monitoring.

problem Detecting distributional shifts in credit risk models.
method Derives statistical properties and chi-square benchmark values for Jensen-Shannon Divergence and Kullback-Leibler Divergence, demonstrating their applicability in credit risk monitoring.
result Jensen-Shannon Divergence and Kullback-Leibler Divergence follow chi-square distributions and reveal practical trade-offs in minimizing false positives vs. detecting changes.

Improves reliability of BBVI optimization methods.

problem Reliability issues and expertise required for BBVI optimization.
method RABVI framework with automated learning rate adjustment and KL divergence estimation.
result RABVI detects inaccurate variational approximations and optimizes reliability.

Counterexample found to estimate for skew-symmetric tensors.

problem Estimate for skew-symmetric tensors was claimed and used for classification results.
method Analysis of the estimate in arXiv:2103.15482.
result Counterexample disproves the estimate for skew-symmetric tensors.

New Wasserstein divergence improves generative model robustness and structure preservation.

problem Improving generative model robustness and structure preservation.
method Introduces a novel Wasserstein-1 path-space divergence and a WUP theorem.
result Derives robustness and generalization bounds for flow-based models.

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.

Study of caustics in Einstein-dust system, showing spacetime singularities and diverging curvature.

problem Understanding caustics and singularities in the Einstein-dust system.
method Established local existence result for spherically symmetric spacetimes containing caustics, constructed from solutions to a PDE problem.
result Obtained spherically symmetric spacetimes with diverging curvature and singular boundary.

This paper aims to study the WW-curvature tensor on relativistic space-times. The energy-momentum tensor T of a space-time is semi-symmetric given that the WW-curvature tensor is semi-symmetric whereas energy-momentum tensor T of a space-time having a divergence free WW-curvature tensor is of Codazzi type. A space-t…

2019-12-01abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves rigidity results for manifolds with special holonomy.

problem Proving rigidity results for compact Riemannian manifolds with special holonomy.
method Using divergence free Weyl tensors and curvature operators, the paper proves similar results for manifolds with special holonomy.
result The paper proves that manifolds with special holonomy are locally symmetric or conformally equivalent to a quotient of the sphere.

We provide a sufficient condition for the local stability of closed Einstein manifolds of positive Ricci curvature under the Ricci iteration in terms of the spectrum of the Lichnerowicz Laplacian acting on divergence-free tensor fields. We use this result to consider the stability of several Einstein manifolds under th…

2019-07-24abs ↗pdf ↗

This study aims mainly at investigating the effects of concircular flatness and concircular symmetry of a warped product manifold on its fibre and base manifolds. Concircularly flat and concircularly symmetric warped product manifolds are investigated. The divergence free concircular curvature tensor on warped product …

2019-12-01abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper proposes an original approach to cluster multi-component data sets, including an estimation of the number of clusters. From the construction of a minimal spanning tree with Prim's algorithm, and the assumption that the vertices are approximately distributed according to a Poisson distribution, the number of …

2009-09-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Let (X, g) be an arbitrary pseudo-riemannian manifold. A celebrated result by Lovelock gives an explicit description of all second-order natural (0,2)-tensors on X, that satisfy the conditions of being symmetric and divergence-free. Apart from the dual metric, the Einstein tensor of g is the simplest example. In this p…

2010-05-13abs ↗pdf ↗

A new variational inference method using sliced Wasserstein distance is proposed.

problem The inefficiency and unreasonable properties of Kullback-Leibler divergence.
method Minimizing sliced Wasserstein distance, a valid metric from optimal transport.
result The proposed method approximates the unnormalized distribution efficiently and without requiring a tractable density function.

The paper studies Möbius energy gradient of helix pairs and finds limiting behavior as coiling ratio increases.

problem Characterizing the limiting behavior of Möbius energy gradient for symmetric helix pairs.
method Complex asymptotics
result The gradient diverges in opposing directions based on radius, approaching 1/2 as coiling ratio increases.