The paper discusses polynomial convergence to conical Kähler-Einstein metrics.
problem Understanding the convergence of Kähler-Einstein metrics to conical structures.
method Two-step degeneration theory and algebraic singularity analysis.
result Singular Kähler-Einstein metrics are conical if curvature grows quadratically near a point.
Proves algebraic version of Hamilton-Tian conjecture for log Fano pairs.
problem Existence of Kähler-Ricci soliton degeneration for log Fano pairs.
method Algebraic proof of two-step degeneration to uniformly Ding stable triple.
result Log Fano pairs admit Kähler-Ricci soliton when ground field is complex.
We prove compactification theorems for some complete Kähler manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature. Among other things, we prove that a complete noncompact Kähler Ricci flat manifold with maximal volume growth and quadratic curvature decay is a crepant resolution of a normal affine algebraic variety. Furthermore, s…
We propose an approach for approximating the partition function which is based on two steps: (1) computing the partition function of a simplified model which is obtained by deleting model edges, and (2) rectifying the result by applying an edge-by-edge correction. The approach leads to an intuitive framework in which o…
The paper tackles manifold overfitting in deep generative models.
problem Manifold overfitting occurs when generative models learn the manifold itself instead of the distribution on it.
method The authors propose a two-step procedure: dimensionality reduction followed by maximum-likelihood density estimation.
result The two-step procedure avoids manifold overfitting and enables density estimation on learned manifolds.
The aim of our paper is to construct pseudo H-type algebras from the covering free nilpotent two-step Lie algebra as the quotient algebra by an ideal. We propose an explicit algorithm of construction of such an ideal by making use of a non-degenerate scalar product. Moreover, as a bypass result, we recover the existe…
The paper extends two-step homogeneous geodesics to homogeneous Finsler spaces.
problem Extending two-step homogeneous geodesics to Finsler spaces.
method Providing sufficient conditions for (α,β) spaces and decomposable cubic spaces to have two-step Finsler geodesic orbit spaces. result Presented examples of two-step Finsler geodesic orbit spaces.
Classifies two-step solvable Lie groups with SKT structures.
problem Classifying Lie groups with SKT structures.
method Shear construction and analysis of SKT shear data on Abelian Lie algebras.
result Large part of the classification for two-step solvable SKT algebras of dimension six.
We consider a method popular in the literature of associating a two-step nilpotent Lie algebra with a finite simple graph. We prove that the two-step nilpotent Lie algebras associated with two graphs are Lie isomorphic if and only if the graphs from which they arise are isomorphic.
Paper introduces new actuarial-consistent valuations for insurance liabilities.
problem Valuation of insurance liabilities considering both financial and actuarial risks.
method Proposes two-step actuarial valuations and actuarial-consistent procedures.
result Actuarial-consistent valuations are equivalent to two-step actuarial valuations under coherence.
Proves conjecture about compatible SKT and balanced metrics on compact solvmanifolds.
problem Compact complex manifolds with both SKT and balanced metrics.
method Shear construction and classification of two-step solvable Lie algebras.
result Proves conjecture for compact two-step solvmanifolds with invariant complex structures.
We prove that two-step analytic sub-Riemannian structures on a compact analytic manifold equipped with a smooth measure and Lipschitz Carnot groups satisfy measure contraction properties.
A Riemannian Einstein solvmanifold (possibly, any noncompact homogeneous Einstein space) is almost completely determined by the nilradical of its Lie algebra. A nilpotent Lie algebra, which can serve as the nilradical of an Einstein metric solvable Lie algebra, is called an Einstein nilradical. Despite a substantial pr…
We associate a two-step nilpotent Lie algebra to an arbitrary Schreier graph. We then use properties of the Schreier graph to determine necessary and sufficient conditions for this Lie algebra to extend to a three-step nilpotent Lie algebra. As an application, if we start with pairs of non-isomorphic Schreier graphs co…
A two-step nonparametric method estimates financial systemic risk.
problem Estimating CoVaR due to unobservability of multivariate-quantiles.
method Two-step nonparametric approach using Monte-Carlo simulation and kernel method.
result Consistency and asymptotic normality of the two-step estimator established.
A conjugate Bayesian method detects change points in Hawkes processes efficiently.
problem Non-conjugacy between Hawkes process likelihood and prior causes inefficiency in change point detection.
method Data augmentation to propose a conjugate Bayesian two-step change point detection method.
result The conjugate method is more accurate and efficient than non-conjugate methods.
A new two-step LSMC method improves game option pricing accuracy.
problem Improving game option pricing accuracy using Monte Carlo methods.
method Proposed a two-step Longstaff Schwartz Monte Carlo approach with two regression models fitted at each time step.
result Our method produces more reliable results compared to the original LSMC.
New method uses Riemannian geometry to improve neural network adversarial attacks.
problem Improving robustness of neural networks against adversarial attacks.
method Proposes a new adversarial attack using Riemannian foliation theory and curvature of data space.
result The new attack is more efficient and accurate compared to existing methods.
Two-step conformal prediction method for adaptive bounding box uncertainties in multi-object detection.
problem Quantifying predictive uncertainty for multi-object detection in safety-critical applications.
method Developed a two-step conformal prediction approach to propagate uncertainty in predicted class labels into bounding box uncertainties, ensuring coverage for incorrectly classified objects.
result Desired coverage levels are satisfied with practically tight predictive uncertainty intervals on real-world datasets.
A new two-step MH method for Bayesian EL computation.
problem Complex likelihood support in Bayesian EL.
method Hierarchical Metropolis Hastings with reversible jump MCMC.
result Improved sampling from BayesEL posteriors.
The paper discusses a new method for constructing two-step Darboux transforms of isothermic surfaces.
problem Constructing two-step Darboux transforms of isothermic surfaces.
method Sym-type construction using parallel sections of the associated family.
result All two-step Darboux transforms of an isothermic surface are given without further integration.
A new Bayesian method optimizes time-dependent expensive functions with lookahead.
problem Maximizing a time-dependent, expensive oracle with limited evaluations.
method Recursive, two-step lookahead expected payoff (r2LEY) acquisition function.
result r2LEY outperforms myopic methods in synthetic and real-world datasets.
We consider evaluation methods for payoffs with an inherent financial risk as encountered for instance for portfolios held by pension funds and insurance companies. Pricing such payoffs in a way consistent to market prices typically involves combining actuarial techniques with methods from mathematical finance. We prop…
The paper extends risk measures to two-step approximations and studies log-concave distributions.
problem Extending classical risk measures to two-step approximations.
method Optimization problem for determining optimal regime thresholds and values for log-concave distributions.
result Conditions for the uniqueness of regime changing in log-concave distributions.
The paper studies time-optimal problems on specific Lie groups, describing orbits and integrals.
problem Time-optimal control problems on two-step Carnot groups.
method Description of co-adjoint orbits, Casimir functions, and integrals for the Hamiltonian system.
result Characterization of the flow and constancy of solutions for two-dimensional co-adjoint orbits.
New method for insurance valuation combining hedging and risk minimization.
problem Current insurance valuation methods do not reflect regulatory risk measures.
method Two-step hedging procedure using generalised regression.
result The method produces portfolios neutral to risk measures like VaR or expectiles.
New methods use vector search and nearest-neighbor matching for policy learning in causal inference.
problem Learning optimal policies in causal inference with limited data.
method RAG-based policy learning with vector search and nearest-neighbor matching.
result The methods bound the within-candidate choice regret and evaluate the one-step method directly as a policy.
Proves stable degeneration preserves symplectic forms and confirms Kaledin's conjecture.
problem Symplectic singularities and their degenerations.
method Combining volume minimization, deformation theory, and rigidity results.
result Kaledin's conjecture confirmed for symplectic singularities.
We introduce a two step algorithm with theoretical guarantees to recover a jointly sparse and low-rank matrix from undersampled measurements of its columns. The algorithm first estimates the row subspace of the matrix using a set of common measurements of the columns. In the second step, the subspace aware recovery of …
In this paper we study the geometry of simply connected two-step nilpotent Lie groups of dimension five. We give the Levi-Civita connection, curvature tensor, sectional and scalar curvatures of these spaces and show that they have constant negative scalar curvature. Also we show that the only space which admits left in…
We prove that the degenerate part of the distributive homology of a multispindle is determined by the normalized homology. In particular, when the multispindle is a quandle Q, the degenerate homology of Q is completely determined by the quandle homology of Q. For this case (and generally for two term homology of …
We study a constrained optimal control problem with possibly degenerate coefficients arising in models of optimal portfolio liquidation under market impact. The coefficients can be random in which case the value function is described by a degenerate backward stochastic partial differential equation (BSPDE) with singula…
An n-dimensional submanifold X of a projective space P^N (C) is called tangentially degenerate if the rank of its Gauss mapping γ: X ---> G (n, N) satisfies 0 < rank γ< n. The authors systematically study the geometry of tangentially degenerate submanifolds of a projective space PN(C). By means of the foca…
Study degenerate Bianchi transformations for pseudo-spherical submanifolds in 5D space.
problem Characterize three-dimensional pseudo-spherical submanifolds with degenerate Bianchi transformations.
method Complete description through holonomically degenerate Bianchi transformations.
result Obtained a complete description of degenerate pseudo-spherical submanifolds.
New stabilization found in planar elasticae with degenerate diffusion.
problem Existence of local minimizers in degenerate p-elasticae. method Analysis of pinned planar p-elasticae with degenerate diffusion. result Uncountably many local minimizers with diverging energy in degenerate regime.
New families of non-singular geodesic orbit nilmanifolds discovered.
problem Classifying non-singular geodesic orbit nilmanifolds.
method Complete classification through analysis of nilmanifolds.
result New families of non-singular GO nilmanifolds with dimensions 14 and 15.
Uniform estimates for Calabi-Yau degenerations proved.
problem Calabi-Yau degenerations of polarised algebraic manifolds.
method Uniform Skoda and L∞-estimates for Kähler potentials. result Uniform Skoda type estimate and L∞-estimate for Calabi-Yau Kähler potentials proved. Sharp diameter bounds for Calabi-Yau degenerations proved.
problem Bounding the diameter of Calabi-Yau metrics during degeneration.
method Sharp upper and lower bounds derived for Ricci-flat Kahler metrics.
result Conjecture confirmed by obtaining precise diameter bounds.
Paper solves degenerated circle pattern metric problem in spherical geometry.
problem Existence and rigidity of (degenerated) circle pattern metrics with prescribed total geodesic curvatures.
method Defined prescribed combinatorial Ricci flows and studied their convergence.
result First degenerated result for total geodesic curvatures in spherical background geometry.
Paper studies degenerated circle packings in hyperbolic geometry and finds conditions for their existence.
problem Whether a prescribed total geodesic curvature can be realized by a degenerated circle packing.
method Introduced combinatorial Ricci flow to find the desired degenerated circle packed surface, analogous to Chow-Luo and Takatsu methods.
result Fully characterized sufficient and necessary conditions for the existence of degenerated circle packings and showed their uniqueness.
Proves unique degeneration of log Fano fibration germs.
problem Stable degeneration of log Fano fibration germs.
method Introduced the H-invariant for filtrations over log Fano fibration germs and used a unique quasi-monomial valuation to achieve the degeneration.
result Unique K-polystable special degeneration of log Fano fibration germs.
Efficiently optimizes constrained problems with two-step lookahead BO.
problem Optimizing constrained problems with limited computational resources.
method Two-step lookahead Bayesian optimization with inequality constraints, using a novel unbiased gradient estimator.
result Significantly improves query efficiency over previous methods.
GD converges in unstable regimes, even with oscillatory behavior.
problem Understanding convergence of GD in unstable regimes.
method Analysis of two-step gradient updates.
result Characterization of local conditions for convergence.
New insights on solutions to Allen-Cahn equation with degenerate minimal hypersurfaces.
problem Existence and rigidity of solutions to the Allen-Cahn equation.
method Analysis of degenerate minimal hypersurfaces as limit interfaces.
result New observations and examples of solutions to the Allen-Cahn equation.
Degenerate solutions found in 2D H-system bubbles with higher degrees.
problem Existence of degenerate solutions in H-system bubbles with degree ≥ 3.
method Algebraic characterization of degenerate bubbles.
result Degenerate solutions can exist for H-system bubbles with degree ≥ 3.
We address the problem of disentanglement of factors that generate a given data into those that are correlated with the labeling and those that are not. Our solution is simpler than previous solutions and employs adversarial training. First, the part of the data that is correlated with the labels is extracted by traini…
In this paper we study lightlike surfaces of Minkowski 3- space such that they have degenerate or non-degenerate planar normal sections. We first show that every lightlike surface of Minkowski 3− space has degenerate planar normal sections. Then we study lightlike surfaces with non-degenerate planar normal sections a…
Study higher rank inner products and their tilings to describe tori degenerations.
problem Understanding metric degenerations of tori.
method Introduce higher rank inner products and their tilings, use to describe degenerations.
result Describe metric degenerations of polarized tori and Hausdorff limits of tilings.