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48 results for uniform interpretation

We revisit Spakula's uniform K-homology, construct the external product for it and use this to deduce homotopy invariance of uniform K-homology. We define uniform K-theory and on manifolds of bounded geometry we give an interpretation of it via vector bundles of bounded geometry. We further construct a cap product with…

2018-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Geometric interpretation of Fock-Goncharov positivity and disk stabilization in symmetric space.

problem Understanding Fock-Goncharov positivity and its geometric implications.
method Geometric interpretation and bending deformations of Fuchsian representations.
result Stabilization of a uniform Finsler quasi-convex disk in the symmetric space.

UT module refines VAE latent space, improving disentanglement and interpretability.

problem Irregular latent distributions cause posterior collapse and misalignment in VAEs.
method UT module uses G-KDE clustering, GM modeling, and PIT to transform latent space into uniform distribution.
result UT module enhances disentanglement and interpretability of latent representations.

Establishes a link between risk measures and uniform integrability in finance.

problem Understanding uniform integrability in the context of financial risk measures.
method Introduces the folding score of distortion risk measures to study uniform integrability directly with gains and losses.
result Obtains three sets of equivalent conditions for uniform integrability involving coherent risk measures.

The paper discusses methods to compute Green's function on algebraic surfaces using Schottky uniformization.

problem Computing Green's function on algebraic surfaces using Schottky uniformization.
method Investigates convergence of deformations of a formula related to Green's function.
result Provides insights into the geometric interpretation of the formula for Green's function.

Geometric interpretation improves VAE performance and robustness.

problem Improving Variational Autoencoder performance and robustness.
method Introducing a geometric perspective on VAEs, sampling from the Riemannian latent space.
result Improved generation and interpolations with competitive or better performance on benchmark datasets.

This work studies the robustness certification problem of neural network models, which aims to find certified adversary-free regions as large as possible around data points. In contrast to the existing approaches that seek regions bounded uniformly along all input features, we consider non-uniform bounds and use it to …

2019-03-15abs ↗pdf ↗

We generalize Roe's index theorem for graded generalized Dirac operators on amenable manifolds to multigraded elliptic uniform pseudodifferential operators. This generalization will follow as a corollary from a local index theorem that is valid on any manifold of bounded geometry. This local formula incorporates the un…

2015-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We generalize Roe's Index Theorem for operators of Dirac type on open manifolds to elliptic pseudodifferential operators. To this end we introduce a class of pseudodifferential operators on manifolds of bounded geometry which is more general than similar classes defined by other authors. We revisit Spakula's uniform K-…

2014-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

This work interprets GELU and related activations via a first-order loss function.

problem Understanding and optimizing activation functions in neural networks.
method Complementary interpretation using the Gaussian first-order loss function.
result Calibrated or learned uniform-threshold gates are competitive and often outperform GELU, ReLU, and SiLU/Swish.

NUTS mixing time scales as d^(1/4) for Gaussian distributions.

problem Improving the efficiency of the No-U-Turn Sampler (NUTS) for Gaussian distributions.
method Coupling argument leveraging geometric structure of Gaussian concentration, uniformity analysis of NUTS transitions.
result The mixing time of NUTS scales as d^(1/4) for Gaussian distributions, up to logarithmic factors.

We derive and study supergravity BPS flow equations for M5 or D3 branes wrapping a Riemann surface. They take the form of novel geometric flows intrinsically defined on the surface. Their dual field-theoretic interpretation suggests the existence of solutions interpolating between an arbitrary metric in the UV and the …

2011-09-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Validates conformal prediction for network data under non-uniform sampling.

problem Validity of conformal prediction for network data under non-representative sampling.
method Interprets sampling mechanisms as selection rules, studies validity conditional on selection events, uses permutation invariance and joint exchangeability.
result Finite-sample validity of conformal prediction for certain selection events and asymptotic validity for random walk sampling.

We show that for any closed surface of genus greater than one and for any finite weighted graph filling the surface, there exists a hyperbolic metric which realizes the least Dirichlet energy harmonic embedding of the graph among a fixed homotopy class and all hyperbolic metrics on the surface. We give explicit example…

2019-05-14abs ↗pdf ↗

The {\em Wiman-Edge pencil} is the universal family $\Cs/\mathcal B$ of projective, genus 66, complex-algebraic curves admitting a faithful action of the icosahedral group $\Af_5$. The goal of this paper is to prove that the monodromy of $\Cs/\mathcal B$ is commensurable with a Hilbert modular group; in particular is …

2019-11-04abs ↗pdf ↗

New approach finds analytic interpretation of algebraic invariants for balanced metrics.

problem Finding analytic interpretation of algebraic invariants for balanced metrics.
method Using log canonical thresholds and basis divisors, the approach involves quantized Ding functionals on Bergman spaces.
result Each δ_m is the coercivity threshold of a quantized Ding functional on the m-th Bergman space, characterizing the existence of balanced metrics.

Variational dropout (VD) is a generalization of Gaussian dropout, which aims at inferring the posterior of network weights based on a log-uniform prior on them to learn these weights as well as dropout rate simultaneously. The log-uniform prior not only interprets the regularization capacity of Gaussian dropout in netw…

2018-11-19abs ↗pdf ↗

The {\em Wiman-Edge pencil} is the universal family Ct,tBC_t, t\in\mathcal B of projective, genus 66, complex-algebraic curves admitting a faithful action of the icosahedral group $\Af_5$. The curve C0C_0, discovered by Wiman in 1895 \cite{Wiman} and called the {\em Wiman curve}, is the unique smooth, genus 66 curve adm…

2019-12-27abs ↗pdf ↗

SP-SPCA improves sparse PCA by adaptively adjusting variable penalties, enhancing interpretability and stability.

problem Poor interpretability and variable redundancy in PCA for high-dimensional data.
method Introduces a single equilibrium parameter to adaptively adjust variable penalties in the L2 regularization framework.
result Consistently outperforms standard sparse PCA methods in identifying sparse loading patterns and preserving cumulative variance.

Mathematical properties of the historical GDP/cap distributions are discussed and explained. These distributions are frequently incorrectly interpreted and the Unified Growth Theory is an outstanding example of such common misconceptions. It is shown here that the fundamental postulates of this theory are contradicted …

2015-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

We construct a Teichmueller curve uniformized by the Fuchsian triangle group (m,n,\infty) for every m<n. Our construction includes the Teichmueller curves constructed by Veech and Ward as special cases. The construction essentially relies on properties of hypergeometric differential operators. For small m, we find Bill…

2005-11-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a hierarchical curriculum loss to improve model accuracy and interpretability.

problem Flat label spaces in classification algorithms fail to capture dependencies in real-world data.
method Introduces hierarchical curriculum loss with two properties: satisfying hierarchical constraints and providing non-uniform label weights.
result The proposed loss function significantly outperforms multiple baselines on real-world image datasets.

Study recovers Riemannian quantities from noisy data densities.

problem Recovering geometric structure from noisy data on submanifolds.
method Derive uniform small-noise expansions of noisy density and its derivatives; construct estimators for tangent spaces, intrinsic dimension, and second fundamental form.
result Fundamental Riemannian quantities identifiable from density derivatives.

Unified framework for discrete diffusion modeling with flexible noising processes.

problem Efficient modeling of large discrete state spaces with arbitrary corruption dynamics.
method Generalized Discrete Diffusion from Snapshots (GDDS) framework that supports uniformization for fast noising and snapshot-based ELBO for reverse process.
result GDDS outperforms existing discrete diffusion methods in training efficiency and generation quality.

In binary classification framework, we are interested in making cost sensitive label predictions in the presence of uniform/symmetric label noise. We first observe that 00-11 Bayes classifiers are not (uniform) noise robust in cost sensitive setting. To circumvent this impossibility result, we present two schemes; un…

2019-01-08abs ↗pdf ↗

A fundamental result in differential privacy states that the privacy guarantees of a mechanism are preserved by any post-processing of its output. In this paper we investigate under what conditions stochastic post-processing can amplify the privacy of a mechanism. By interpreting post-processing as the application of a…

2019-05-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Recently, adversarial deception becomes one of the most considerable threats to deep neural networks. However, compared to extensive research in new designs of various adversarial attacks and defenses, the neural networks' intrinsic robustness property is still lack of thorough investigation. This work aims to qualitat…

2019-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the problem of nonparametric dependence detection. Many existing methods may suffer severe power loss due to non-uniform consistency, which we illustrate with a paradox. To avoid such power loss, we approach the nonparametric test of independence through the new framework of binary expansion statistics (BEStat…

2016-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗

We show an efficient algorithm for the following problem: Given uniformly random points from an arbitrary n-dimensional simplex, estimate the simplex. The size of the sample and the number of arithmetic operations of our algorithm are polynomial in n. This answers a question of Frieze, Jerrum and Kannan [FJK]. Our resu…

2012-11-09abs ↗pdf ↗

In "Rips complexes and covers in the uniform category" \cite{Rips} the authors define, following James \cite{J}, covering maps of uniform spaces and introduce the concept of generalized uniform covering maps. Conditions for the existence of universal uniform covering maps and generalized uniform covering maps are given…

2010-08-02abs ↗pdf ↗