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48 results for variance rescaling

Improved LLM pre-training performance through better weight and variance control.

problem Improper weight and variance control in LLM pre-training affects downstream task performance.
method Introduced Layer Index Rescaling (LIR) and Target Variance Rescaling (TVR) techniques.
result Substantial improvements in downstream task performance (up to 4.6%) and reduced extreme activation values.

An analytic solution for asset allocation with Laplace distribution.

problem Asset allocation with multivariate Laplace distribution.
method Specialization of elliptically symmetric distribution theory to Laplace distribution, accounting for dimensionality and variance rescaling.
result A result consistent with conjecture but with differences due to omitted term and rescaling.

We show that the moments of the distribution of historic stock returns are in excellent agreement with the Heston model and not with the multiplicative model, which predicts power-law tails of volatility and stock returns. We also show that the mean realized variance of returns is a linear function of the number of day…

2017-11-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes squentropy loss for improved classification accuracy and model calibration.

problem Theoretical and empirical evidence for cross-entropy loss is lacking.
method Introduces squentropy loss as the sum of cross-entropy and average square loss over incorrect classes.
result Squentropy loss outperforms cross-entropy and rescaled square losses in classification accuracy and model calibration.

REPAIR mitigates variance collapse to enable linear interpolation between SGD solutions.

problem Linear interpolation between SGD solutions is difficult due to variance collapse in permuted activations.
method REPAIR rescales preactivations of interpolated networks to mitigate variance collapse.
result 60%-100% relative barrier reduction across various architectures and tasks.

The paper calculates spectral torsion for rescaled Dirac operators on manifolds.

problem Computing spectral torsion for rescaled Dirac operators.
method Using trilinear Clifford multiplication and functional of differential one-forms.
result Computed spectral torsion for four types of rescaled Dirac operators.

For a Riemannian manifold MM, we determine some curvature properties of a tangent bundle equipped with the rescaled metric.The main aim of this paper is to give explicit formulae for the rescaled metric on TMTM, and investigate the geodesics on the tangent bundle with respect to the rescaled Sasaki metric.

2011-04-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Study geometric characterization of asymptotic pseudodifferential calculus on spinor bundles.

problem Geometric characterization of asymptotic pseudodifferential calculus on spinor bundles.
method Groupoid approach to pseudodifferential calculus, rescaled bundle.
result Rescaled bundle provides geometric characterization to asymptotic pseudodifferential calculus on spinor bundles.

The paper calculates the noncommutative residue for a rescaled Dirac operator on 6D manifolds.

problem Computing the noncommutative residue for a specific Dirac operator on 6D manifolds.
method Calculations and proofs for the rescaled Dirac operator fDh on 6D compact manifolds.
result Proof of the Kastler-Kalau-Walze type theorem for the rescaled Dirac operator on 6D compact manifolds with boundary.

We study power-law correlations properties of the Google search queries for Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) component stocks. Examining the daily data of the searched terms with a combination of the rescaled range and rescaled variance tests together with the detrended fluctuation analysis, we show that the searche…

2015-02-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Cross-validation is the de facto standard for predictive model evaluation and selection. In proper use, it provides an unbiased estimate of a model's predictive performance. However, data sets often undergo various forms of data-dependent preprocessing, such as mean-centering, rescaling, dimensionality reduction, and o…

2019-01-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Fast algorithm for rescaling vectors with clipping, improving training efficiency.

problem Efficiently rescale vectors to a desired length while maintaining them within a domain after clipping.
method Analytical solution for optimal rescaling using fast and differentiable algorithm.
result Optimal rescaling can be found analytically, improving training efficiency for neural networks.

Variational inference with a factorized Gaussian posterior estimate is a widely used approach for learning parameters and hidden variables. Empirically, a regularizing effect can be observed that is poorly understood. In this work, we show how mean field inference improves generalization by limiting mutual information …

2019-02-12abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method to rescale ReLU neural networks based on path-lifting.

problem Lack of principled ways to leverage rescaling symmetries in ReLU neural networks.
method Introduces a geometrically motivated criterion to rescale neural network parameters, aligning a kernel in the path-lifting space with a chosen reference.
result Proposed method can speed up training and aligns a kernel in the path-lifting space with a chosen reference.

This paper tackles non-vacuous generalization bounds in ReLU networks by resolving rescaling invariances.

problem Non-vacuous generalization guarantees for ReLU networks with rescaling invariances.
method Proposes a lifted representation to resolve rescaling invariances and studies KL-based rescaling-invariant PAC-Bayes bounds.
result KL-based rescaling-invariant PAC-Bayes bounds provide tighter guarantees and resolve discrepancies in network complexity.

New Lipschitz bound for ReLU networks resists weight rescaling.

problem Lack of robustness guarantees for ReLU networks under weight perturbations.
method Rescaling-invariant Lipschitz bound based on path-metrics.
result The new bound applies to various ReLU-DAG architectures and resists neuron-wise rescalings.

We exploit the spinor description of four-dimensional Walker geometry, and conformal rescalings of such, to describe the local geometry of four-dimensional neutral geometries with algebraically degenerate self-dual Weyl curvature and an integrable distribution of alpha-planes (algebraically special real alpha-geometry)…

2008-08-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper analyzes LPSA algorithm for constrained optimization, revealing phase transitions and bias-variance trade-offs.

problem Optimization problems with linear constraints.
method Loopless projection stochastic approximation (LPSA) with jump diffusion approximation.
result LPSA trajectories converge to SDEs, revealing asymptotic behaviors and phase transitions.

A new debiasing method for high-dimensional regression with applications to PCR.

problem Debiasing in high-dimensional statistics with i.i.d. samples and sub-Gaussian covariates.
method Spectrum-Aware Debiasing using rescaled gradient descent with spectral information.
result Achieves debiasing in broader contexts with structured dependencies, heavy tails, and low-rank structures.

It has been empirically observed that the flatness of minima obtained from training deep networks seems to correlate with better generalization. However, for deep networks with positively homogeneous activations, most measures of sharpness/flatness are not invariant to rescaling of the network parameters, corresponding…

2019-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Method determines latent dimensionality in international trade flows.

problem Finding meaningful low-dimensional latent features in high-dimensional international trade data.
method Proposes a latent dimension determination method based on clustering of nonnegative RESCAL decompositions.
result Validates the latent features against empirical economic facts.

Let X and Y be finite-type CW-complexes (X connected, Y simply connected), such that the rational cohomology ring of Y is a k-rescaling of the rational cohomology ring of X. Assume H^*(X,Q) is a Koszul algebra. Then, the homotopy Lie algebra pi_*(Omega Y) tensor Q equals, up to k-rescaling, the graded rational Lie alge…

2001-10-28abs ↗pdf ↗

"Ends of hyperbolic 3-manifolds should support canonical Wick Rotations, so they realize effective interactions of their ending globally hyperbolic spacetimes of constant curvature." We develop a consistent sector of WR-rescaling theory in 3D gravity, that, in particular, concretizes the above guess for many geometrica…

2004-12-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Study reduces emissions in portfolios with error-prone emissions data.

problem Portfolio optimization with firm-level emissions intensities measured inaccurately.
method Introduced a scope-specific penalty operator to rescale asset payoffs based on revenue-normalized emissions intensity.
result Reduces average Scope~1 emissions intensity by roughly 92% while maintaining similar Sharpe ratios.

The abstract discusses nonuniqueness results for specific Riemannian invariants.

problem Identifying conditions for nonhomothetic conformal rescalings with constant Riemannian invariants.
method Identifying sufficient conditions for finite and infinite geometrically distinct periodic conformal rescalings.
result Improves and establishes nonuniqueness results for various Riemannian invariants.

We develop a ``canonical Wick rotation-rescaling theory in 3-dimensional gravity''. This includes: (a) A simultaneous classification that shows how generic maximal globally hyperbolic spacetimes of constant curvature, which admit a complete Cauchy surface (in particular a compact one), as well as complex projective str…

2005-08-25abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the small-time fluctuations for diffusion processes which are conditioned by their initial and final positions, under the assumptions that the diffusivity has a sub-Riemannian structure and that the drift vector field lies in the span of the sub-Riemannian structure. In the case where the endpoints agree and t…

2016-06-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We study various covering spectra for complete noncompact length spaces with universal covers (including Riemannian manifolds and the pointed Gromov Hausdorff limits of Riemannian manifolds with lower bounds on their Ricci curvature). We relate the covering spectrum to the (marked) shift spectrum of such a space. We de…

2012-11-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Rescaled ASGD optimizes distributed learning under heterogeneous data.

problem Vanilla ASGD biases towards a frequency-weighted average of local objectives.
method Rescale worker stepsizes by their computation times.
result Rescaled ASGD converges to the correct global objective in fixed-computation model.

Study of null mean curvature flow on de Sitter lightcone, related to 2d-Ricci flow.

problem Analyzing singularity formation and asymptotic behavior of null mean curvature flow.
method Rescaling procedure to relate to 2d-Ricci flow, singularity analysis, asymptotic behavior study.
result Ancient solutions to the flow can be understood in terms of 2d-Ricci flow.

The paper proves a rescaling principle for quasiregular curves and applies it to hyperbolicity.

problem Proving hyperbolicity for quasiregular curves.
method Rescaling principle for quasiregular curves into calibrated manifolds.
result Equivalence of Brody hyperbolicity and normality of quasiregular curves.

In this paper, we show that the inverse anisotropic mean curvature flow in Rn+1\mathbb{R}^{n+1}, initiating from a star-shaped, strictly FF-mean convex hypersurface, exists for all time and after rescaling the flow converges exponentially fast to a rescaled Wulff shape in the CC^\infty topology. As an application, we p…

2015-06-30abs ↗pdf ↗