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.
Rotationally symmetric solutions persist after mean curvature flow starts from a double cone.
problem Understanding the symmetry of solutions to mean curvature flow.
method Analyzing solutions coming out of a double cone.
result Rotationally symmetric solutions persist.
Study of foliations on symmetric spaces and mean curvature flow results.
problem Understanding foliations on symmetric spaces with non-negative curvature.
method Proving foliations are isoparametric and applying mean curvature flow.
result Ancient solutions to mean curvature flow of regular leaves.
Symmetric graphs flow without singularities on their axis.
problem Preserving symmetry in mean curvature flow.
method Weak solution approach, introducing 'vanity', mean curvature flow approximation.
result Singularities occur only on the axis of symmetry.
We present a reduction of codimension theorem for surfaces with parallel mean curvature in symmetric spaces.
The paper examines properties of spherical Finsler metrics, proving their semi-C-reducibility and conditions for vanishing mean stretch curvature.
problem Analyzing curvature properties of spherical Finsler metrics.
method Proving semi-C-reducibility and finding conditions for vanishing mean stretch curvature.
result Conditions for a general spherically symmetric Finsler metric to have vanishing mean stretch curvature.
We study the provenance of singularity formation under mean curvature flow and volume preserving mean curvature flow in an axially symmetric setting. We prove that if the mean curvature is uniformly bounded on any finite time interval, then no singularities can develop during that time under both mean curvature flow an…
Study on tautness tensor for Riemannian foliations.
problem Understanding tautness properties of Riemannian foliations.
method Investigating a symmetric 2-tensor related to mean curvature.
result Prove a tautness condition for compact manifolds.
In this paper, we show that small spherical soap bubbles in irreducible simply connected symmetric spaces of rank greater than one are constructed from the limits of a certain kind of modified mean curvature flows starting from small spheres in the Euclidean space of dimension equal to the rank of the symmetric space, …
Improved method for computing Fréchet means on SPD matrices.
problem Computing Fréchet means on the manifold of SPD matrices.
method Random matrix theory-based approach for estimating Fréchet means.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods in experiments.
The paper studies T-tensor of spherically symmetric Finsler metrics and characterizes metrics satisfying the T-condition.
problem Characterizing spherically symmetric Finsler metrics with vanishing T-tensor.
method Deriving a general expression for the T-tensor and characterizing metrics satisfying the T-condition.
result Characterization of spherically symmetric Finsler metrics with vanishing T-tensor.
Study proves inequality for eigenvalues in symmetric spaces.
problem Proving an inequality for Steklov eigenvalues in symmetric spaces.
method Analyzes eigenvalues on bounded domains in noncompact rank-1 symmetric spaces.
result Extends previous results to non-Euclidean spaces.
Improving a result of Eschenburg and Kim we give a criterion for semisimplicity of pseudo-Riemannian extrinsic symmetric spaces in terms of the shape operator with respect to the mean curvature vector.
Study examines preservation of curvature-adaptedness during mean curvature flow.
problem Preservation of curvature-adaptedness during mean curvature flow.
method Investigates curvature-adaptedness in locally symmetric spaces.
result Curvature-adaptedness is preserved along mean curvature flow.
We study mean curvature flow of smooth, axially symmetric surfaces in R3 with Neumann boundary data. We show that all singularities at the first singular time must be of type I.
Improved mean estimation for symmetric distributions with finite-sample guarantees.
problem Estimating the mean of a symmetric distribution from samples.
method Using Fisher information rate for finite-sample guarantees.
result Finite-sample convergence close to subgaussian with variance 1/(n * I_r), where I_r is r-smoothed Fisher information.
Symmetric hypersurfaces with constant mean curvature are spheres.
problem Symmetry of hypersurfaces with constant mean curvature.
method Exposition of results on symmetry properties and variations of the Hopf Lemma.
result Symmetric hypersurfaces with constant mean curvature are spheres.
We establish a new symmetrization procedure for the isoperimetric problem in symmetric spaces of noncompact type. This symmetrization generalizes the well known Steiner symmetrization in euclidean space. In contrast to the classical construction the symmetrized domain is obtained by solving a nonlinear elliptic equatio…
The paper classifies hypersurfaces in Heisenberg groups with rotational symmetry.
problem Classifying hypersurfaces in Heisenberg groups with rotational symmetry.
method Fundamental theorems and earlier results in [3] and [4] were used to classify umbilic hypersurfaces and generate curves for hypersurfaces with constant p-mean curvature. result Complete classification of umbilic hypersurfaces and generating curves in Heisenberg groups Hn. New algorithm for solving minimax problems over distributions converges to Nash equilibrium.
problem Solving minimax problems over probability distributions.
method Symmetric Mean-field Langevin Dynamics (MFL-AG and MFL-ABR) with weighted averaging and best response dynamics.
result Converges to mixed Nash equilibrium with average-iterate and last-iterate convergence.
It is known that principal orbits of Hermann actions on a symmetric space of non-compact type are curvature-adapted isoparametric submanifolds having no focal point of non-Euclidean type on the ideal boundary of the ambient symmetric space. In this paper, we investigate the mean curvature flows for such a curvature-ada…
Study on surfaces in Heisenberg group with constant mean curvature.
problem Constant mean curvature surfaces in sub-Lorentzian Heisenberg group.
method First-variation formula derivation and isoperimetric candidates classification.
result Characterization and conjecture of isoperimetric maximizers.
In this paper, we investigate the volume-prserving mean curvature flow starting from a tube (of nonconstant radius) over a compact closed domain of a reflective submanifold in a symmetric space. We prove that the tubeness is preserved along the flow under certain conditions.
It is shown that four-dimensional generalized symmetric spaces can be naturally equipped with some additional structures defined by means of their curvature operators. As an application, those structures are used to characterize generalized symmetric spaces.
New deep learning methods solve symmetric PDEs efficiently.
problem Solving nonlinear symmetric PDEs in high dimensions.
method Design of PointNet and DeepSet neural networks.
result DeepSet networks provide more accurate solutions and gradients.
Study shows flows from double cones remain symmetric, finds non-symmetric example.
problem Understanding flows from double cones under mean curvature flow.
method Analyzes Brakke flows, proves symmetry, constructs non-symmetric examples.
result Non-self-similar flows exist for entropy at most two.
The paper studies mean curvature flows on specific orbits of Hermann actions.
problem Analyzing mean curvature flows on principal orbits of Hermann actions.
method Using Mathematica to illustrate and calculate the flows and orbits.
result The minimal principal orbit's position is calculated and illustrated.
The flow of a torus by inverse mean curvature keeps total curvature bounded until singularity.
problem Understanding the behavior of a torus under inverse mean curvature flow until singularity.
method Analyzing the evolution of a rotationally symmetric embedded torus in R3 by inverse mean curvature flow. result The total curvature remains bounded until the singular time Tmax. Paper establishes inequality for submanifolds in real space forms with semi-symmetric non-metric connection.
problem Deriving a sharp lower bound for Ricci curvature of submanifolds.
method Using semi-symmetric non-metric connection, derive a lower bound for Ricci curvature in terms of mean curvature vector and second fundamental form.
result Established Hineva inequality for submanifolds with semi-symmetric non-metric connection.
Paper proves MS convergence for radially symmetric kernels with large bandwidths.
problem Proving convergence of mean shift algorithm with radially symmetric kernels.
method Analyzes convergence of mean shift algorithm with radially symmetric, positive definite kernels.
result Guaranteed convergence for sufficiently large bandwidth in any dimension.
New method improves mean estimation for heavy-tailed data.
problem Estimating mean of heavy-tailed distributions.
method Median-of-Means (MoM) with symmetrization technique.
result Improved sample complexity bound for mean estimation.
New examples of isoparametric families on non-compact symmetric spaces.
problem Constructing isoparametric families with non-austere focal sets.
method New extension method from Euclidean spaces to symmetric spaces of non-compact type.
result First examples of isoparametric families on non-compact symmetric spaces.
We prove the existence and uniqueness of the Dirichlet problem for spacelike, spherically symmetric, constant mean curvature equation with symmetric boundary data in the extended Schwarzschild spacetime. As an application, we completely solve the CMC foliation conjecture which is posted by Malec and O Murchadha in 2003…
For a positive definite fundamental tensor all known examples of Osserman algebraic curvature tensors have a typical structure. They can be produced from a metric tensor and a finite set of skew-symmetric matrices which fulfil Clifford commutation relations. We show by means of Young symmetrizers and a theorem of S. A.…
New connections found on zero-mean multivariate normal distributions.
problem Characterizing statistical connections on zero-mean multivariate normal distributions.
method Investigating invariant conjugate symmetric statistical connections on the submanifold of zero-mean multivariate normal distributions.
result Invariant connections on zero-mean multivariate normal distributions are not uniquely characterized by invariance under the general linear group action.
G. Pipoli and C. Sinestrari considered the mean curvature flow starting from a closed submanifold in the complex projective space. They proved that if the submanifold is of small codimension and satisfies a suitable pinching condition for the second fundamental form, then the flow has two possible behaviors: either the…
Constructs a universal average for Lie algebra elements.
problem Finding a geometric mean of Lie group elements.
method Develops a totally symmetric geometric mean in a free Lie algebra.
result The universal average preserves group actions on a space.
In this paper, we consider the area-preserving mean curvature flow with free Neumann boundaries. We show that for a rotationally symmetric n-dimensional hypersurface in Rn+1 between two parallel hyperplanes will converge to a cylinder with the same area under this flow. We use the geometric properties and the m…
In the current paper, first we give the correct version of the formula for mean Berwald curvature of a spherically symmetric Finsler metric given in paper \cite{YCheWSon2015}. Further, we establish differential equations characterizing projectively as well as dually flat spherically symmetric Finsler metrics. Finally, …
The flow of symmetric spheres converges to a round sphere.
problem The behavior of symmetric hypersurfaces under inverse mean curvature flow.
method Localized parabolic maximum principle approach.
result The flow homothetically converges to a round sphere.
In this paper we solve the Plateau problem for spacelike surfaces with constant mean curvature in Lorentz-Minkowski three-space ł3 and spanning two circular (axially symmetric) contours in parallel planes. We prove that rotational symmetric surfaces are the only compact spacelike surfaces in ł3 of constant mean c…
We show that any strictly mean convex translator of dimension n≥3 which admits a cylindrical estimate and a corresponding gradient estimate is rotationally symmetric. As a consequence, we deduce that any translating solution of the mean curvature flow which arises as a blow-up limit of a two-convex mean curvature…
Study rigidity of spacelike LW-submanifolds in locally symmetric semi-Riemannian spaces.
problem Investigate rigidity of spacelike submanifolds in locally symmetric semi-Riemannian spaces.
method Combine Simons-type formula with analytic techniques involving the Cheng-Yau modified operator.
result Derive sharp inequalities relating the traceless second fundamental form and the gradient of the mean curvature.
We consider the mean curvature evolution of rotationally symmetric surfaces. Using numerical methods, we detect critical behavior at the threshold of singularity formation resembling the one of gravitational collapse. In particular, the mean curvature simulation of a one-parameter family of initial data reveals the exi…
Study of mean curvature flow in warped products preserving equivariance.
problem Analyzing mean curvature flow in warped products.
method Deriving flow equation and proving existence for infinite time.
result Mean curvature flow exists for infinite time under specific conditions.
We map out the moduli space of Lawson symmetric constant mean curvature surfaces in the 3-sphere of genus g>1 by flowing numerically from Delaunay tori with even lobe count via the generalized Whitham flow.
In this paper, we investigate the mean curvature flows for an equifocal submanifold in a symmetric space of compact type and its focal submanifolds as initial data. It is known that equifocal submanifolds of codimension greater than one in irreducible symmetric spaces of compact type occur as principal orbits of Herman…
We prove that any constant mean curvature embedded torus in the three dimensional sphere is axially symmetric, and use this to give a complete classification of such surfaces for any given value of the mean curvature.