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48 results for tangent space variation

Geometric framework analyzes bias in variational inference for posterior functionals.

problem Analyzing the bias of posterior functionals under variational approximations.
method Developed a geometric framework to evaluate the bias of posterior functionals using the variational tangent space.
result The leading-order bias of a posterior functional is determined by its component orthogonal to the variational tangent space.

Quantum neural tangent kernels help understand variational quantum circuits in machine learning.

problem Designing and predicting performance of variational quantum circuits.
method Using quantum neural tangent kernels and dynamical equations for loss functions.
result Analytical solutions for training dynamics in variational quantum circuits.

In a previous paper, we have introduced a new unified description of the main equations of the gravitational and of the electromagnetic field, in terms of tidal tensors and connections on the tangent bundle TM of the space-time manifold. In the present work, we relate these equations to variational procedures on the ta…

2011-11-22abs ↗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.

TSGO optimizes gradients in tensor networks to avoid vanishing/exploding issues.

problem Gradient vanishing and exploding problems in deep learning models.
method TSGO rotates parameters towards gradient direction in tangent space of normalized state.
result TSGO naturally determines learning rate based on angle between parameters and gradient.

The paper defines and studies new types of submanifolds in a unit sphere.

problem Variational problems of curvature tensors for submanifolds.
method Euler-Lagrange equations for Normal-Yang-Mills and Tangent-Yang-Mills submanifolds.
result Infinitely many non-trivial examples of Normal-Yang-Mills and Tangent-Yang-Mills submanifolds are constructed.

We study natural variations of the G2 structure σ_0 \in Λ^3_+ existing on the unit tangent sphere bundle SM of any oriented Riemannian 4-manifold M. We find a circle of structures for which the induced metric is the usual one, the so-called Sasaki metric, and prove how the original structure has a preferred role in the…

2011-07-26abs ↗pdf ↗

For a compact riemannian manifold of negative curvature, the geodesic foliation of its unit tangent bundle is independent of the negatively curved metric, up to Holder bicontinuous homeomorphism. However, the riemannian metric defines a natural transverse measure to this foliation, the Liouville transverse measure, whi…

2002-03-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Dirac structures on tangent bundles provide a unified framework for Lagrange--Dirac dynamical systems.

problem Unified geometric framework for Lagrange--Dirac dynamical systems
method Introducing a Lagrange--Dirac structure on the tangent bundle
result Unified framework for nonholonomic, degenerate Lagrangian, and symmetric systems

This paper shows equivalence between SVGD and BBVI using kernel gradient flows.

problem Bayesian inference methods and their equivalence.
method Formalizes equivalence between SVGD and BBVI using kernel gradient flows.
result BBVI corresponds precisely to SVGD when using the neural tangent kernel.

A method to fix radius distortion in generative models on curved spaces.

problem Distortion in geodesic radius measurements across different charts on Riemannian manifolds.
method Radial Compensation (RC) adjusts the tangent-space base distribution to match the geodesic radius law, improving model stability and interpretability.
result RC ensures that the model's geodesic radius matches the intended distribution, improving numerical stability and curvature interpretation.

An overview of some recent results on the geometry of partial differential equations in application to integrable systems is given. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism both in the free case (on the space of infinite jets) and with constraints (on a PDE) are discussed. Analogs of tangent and cotangent bundles to a diff…

2010-01-30abs ↗pdf ↗

The bienergy of a vector field on a Riemannian manifold (M,g) is defined to be the bienergy of the corresponding map (M,g) ---> (TM,g_S), where the tangent bundle TM is equipped with the Sasaki metric g_S. The constrained variational problem is studied, where variations are confined to vector fields, and the correspond…

2014-07-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We make evident a curvature tensor for every vector sub-bundle of an arbitrary manifold tangent bundle which reduces to the curvature tensor of an Ehresmann connection in the case of the horizontal sub-bundle of the tangent bundle to the total space of the nonlinear fiber bundle on which the connection is defined. Then…

2014-10-24abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper extends tangent space theory for diffeological spaces and bundles.

problem Understanding tangent spaces of diffeological bundles and spaces.
method Introducing weakly filtered and filtered diffeological spaces, extending exact sequences, and defining Hector's tangent bundle.
result Tangent bundles of filtered diffeological spaces are diffeological vector spaces.

New lower bounds improve logistic log-likelihood optimization and inference.

problem Designing computationally tractable lower bounds for logistic log-likelihoods.
method Developed a piece-wise quadratic lower bound that uniformly improves tangent quadratic minorizers.
result Improves the speed of convergence and accuracy of variational Bayes approximations.

We study how the notion of tangent space can be extended from smooth manifolds to diffeological spaces, which are generalizations of smooth manifolds that include singular spaces and infinite-dimensional spaces. We focus on two definitions. The internal tangent space of a diffeological space is defined using smooth cur…

2014-11-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on Neural Tangent Kernel of Matrix Product States and their convergence.

problem Understanding the convergence of Neural Tangent Kernel of Matrix Product States.
method Analyzing the Neural Tangent Kernel of Matrix Product States and proving its convergence in the infinite bond dimensional limit.
result The Neural Tangent Kernel of Matrix Product States converges to a constant matrix during training.

A novel method for parallel transport and geodesics on submanifolds.

problem Understanding parallel transport and geodesics on submanifolds.
method Rolling tangent space to visualize and analyze parallel transport and geodesics.
result Conditions for parallel transport and geodesics are simplified and visualized in the tangent space.

Researchers found all invariant contact structures on tangent sphere bundles of compact symmetric spaces.

problem Identifying all invariant contact metric structures on tangent sphere bundles of compact rank-one symmetric spaces.
method Explicitly obtained all structures, distinguishing K-contact, Sasakian, and 3-Sasakian structures.
result There is a unique Sasakian-Einstein metric on tangent sphere bundles of spheres and real projective spaces.

Study of holomorphic distributions on projective 3-space, focusing on stable tangent sheaves.

problem Characterizing holomorphic distributions and their tangent sheaves on projective 3-space.
method Analysis of singular schemes and tangent sheaves, classification of distributions, use of Grothendieck's Quot-scheme.
result Classification of codimension one distributions with stable tangent sheaves and description of moduli spaces.

On a Riemannian manifold Mˉm+n\bar{M}^{m+n} with an (m+1)(m+1)-calibration ΩΩ, we prove that an mm-submanifold MM with constant mean curvature HH and calibrated extended tangent space RHTM\mathbb{R}H\oplus TM is a critical point of the area functional for variations that preserve the enclosed ΩΩ-volume. This recovers the …

2009-11-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Study infinitesimal characters on semi-groups to prove interior properties and apply to Teichmüller spaces.

problem Properties of infinitesimal characters and their applications in Teichmüller spaces.
method Analyzing integrable tangent vectors on character varieties and applying to pressure forms and Teichmüller spaces.
result Non-empty interior of the cone of Jordan variations and length-normalized variations for split groups.

The paper studies singularities on parallels of tangent developable surfaces of frontal curves.

problem Understanding singularities on parallels of tangent developable surfaces.
method Generalization of tangent developable surfaces and parallel deformations for frontal curves in arbitrary dimensions.
result Classification of generic singularities on parallels of tangent developable surfaces for frontal curves in 3 or 4 dimensional Euclidean spaces.

Authors construct parallel transport for tangent cones in Wasserstein space.

problem Parallel transport in tangent cones of Wasserstein space.
method Construction of parallel transport for tangent cones in the interior of a geodesic in Wasserstein space, proving linear part and extending to full tangent cones.
result The constructed parallel transport is equivalent to previous methods.

Proposes a variational approach to shallow neural networks, bypassing optimization.

problem Theoretical understanding and optimization of shallow neural networks.
method Replaces discrete training with a continuum variational surrogate, proving global well-posedness and regularity.
result Optimal parameter density can be obtained by solving a single linear system, achieving O(1/N)O(1/N) generalization error.

New Calabi-Yau metrics found on complex symmetric spaces.

problem Finding Calabi-Yau metrics on complex symmetric spaces.
method Complete Calabi-Yau metrics with prescribed horospherical singular tangent cone.
result First examples of Calabi-Yau smoothings of singular tangent cones.

The paper studies metrics that match prescribed geodesics and introduces a variational problem.

problem Finding Riemannian metrics whose geodesics match given paths.
method Introduces a functional E on Riemannian metrics and computes its variational equations.
result Existence of conformally critical metrics in certain cases.

The main new notions are the notions of tangent-like spaces and local monoids. The main result is the pasage from a local monoid to its tangent-like space which is a local Leibniz algebra.

2005-07-26abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper provides guarantees for a tangent transform algorithm in logistic regression models.

problem Finding theoretical guarantees for statistical optimality and algorithmic convergence in non-conjugate models.
method Exploiting convex duality and minorizing the marginal likelihood, the paper derives non-asymptotic upper bounds and convergence guarantees for a tangent transform algorithm in logistic regression models.
result The tangent transform algorithm is shown to be locally asymptotically stable without assumptions on the data-generating process.