We define the Wirtinger width of a knot. Then we prove the Wirtinger width of a knot equals its Gabai width. The algorithmic nature of the Wirtinger width leads to an efficient technique for establishing upper bounds on Gabai width. As an application, we use this technique to calculate the Gabai width of approximately …
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An Empirical Analysis of the Advantages of Finite- v.s. Infinite-Width Bayesian Neural Networksstat.ML
Empirical study compares finite- and infinite-width BNNs, revealing performance differences under model mismatch.
problem Comparing BNNs with different widths due to conflicting model properties and inference intractability.
method Empirical comparison of finite- and infinite-width BNNs, analyzing performance under model mismatch.
result Increasing width can hurt BNN performance when the model is mis-specified, and finite-width BNNs generalize better under model mismatch.
The isospectral problem for p-widths is solved using Zoll metrics on S^2.
problem Determine if a Riemannian manifold is uniquely determined by its p-widths.
method Construct counterexamples on S^2 using Zoll metrics and properties of geodesic p-widths.
result Many counterexamples exist on S^2, showing uniqueness is not guaranteed.
Width trees link link invariants and bridge number.
problem Understanding link invariants through geometric structures.
method Associate width trees to links and use their geometric properties to bound link invariants.
result Width trees uniquely realize certain link invariants under specific conditions.
Lectures on deep learning properties in infinite and large-width networks.
problem Understanding deep neural networks in extreme width conditions.
method Analysis of random deep neural networks, connections to linear models, kernels, and Gaussian processes, perturbative and non-perturbative treatments.
result Properties and behaviors of deep neural networks in the infinite-width limit and large-width regime.
Computed p-widths for hemisphere, first for manifolds with boundary.
problem Finding p-widths for manifolds with boundary.
method Computed p-widths for the hemisphere.
result First known p-widths for a manifold with boundary.
The p-widths of a polygonmath.DG
Polygon -widths are found via billiard trajectories.
problem Finding -widths of polygons.
method Proved via billiard trajectories and computed specific cases.
result Polygon -widths are achieved by billiard trajectories.
A number of results for C-smooth surfaces of constant width in Euclidean 3-space are obtained. In particular, an integral inequality for constant width surfaces is established. This is used to prove that the ratio of volume to cubed width of a constant width surface is reduced by shrinking it along…
The p-widths of math.DG
Computed p-widths for real projective plane.
problem Calculating p-widths for real projective plane.
method Standard metric used to compute p-widths.
result Computed p-widths for real projective plane.
Urysohn Width and Surgeriesmath.MG
Study bounds Urysohn width of manifolds under surgeries.
problem Bounding Urysohn width of manifolds after surgeries.
method Analyzes connected sums and universal covers, applies to general surgeries.
result Optimal constants in estimates of width bounds are shown.
Minimum Block Width for Universal Approximation by Residual Neural Networks with Inner Width Onecs.LG
Residual networks with block width max(d_x, d_y) approximate all functions.
problem Achieving universal approximation with residual networks.
method Established bounds on block width for different activation functions.
result Minimum block width for universal approximation is max(d_x, d_y) with inner width 1.
While studying the existence of closed geodesics and minimal hypersurfaces in compact manifolds, the concept of width was introduced in different contexts. Generally, the width is realized by the energy of the closed geodesics or the volume of minimal hypersurfaces, which are found by the Minimax argument. Recently, Ma…
Proves conjecture about sphere widths under rotational symmetry.
problem Width stability of rotationally symmetric metrics.
method Proof of conjecture and extensions to higher dimensions.
result Stability of min-max width under rotational symmetry.
New link invariants from diagram colorings match link widths.
problem Defining link widths via diagram colorings.
method Colorings of link diagrams to define invariants and prove their equivalence to link widths.
result Invariants of link widths calculated algorithmically.
Study infinite-depth limits of neural networks with fixed width.
problem Understanding the behavior of neural networks as depth increases with fixed width.
method Analyzing finite-width residual networks with random Gaussian weights, focusing on the infinite-depth limit.
result The pre-activations converge to a zero-drift diffusion process, differing from the infinite-width limit.
In "Width complexes for knots and 3-manifolds," Jennifer Schultens defines the width complex for a knot in order to understand the different positions a knot can occupy in the 3-sphere and the isotopies between these positions. She poses several questions about these width complexes; in particular, she asks whether the…
Sharp lower bound for first Neumann eigenvalue found in terms of diameter and width.
problem Finding the minimum value of the first Neumann eigenvalue for convex domains.
method Proved the sharp lower bound using diameter and width.
result Sharp lower bound for the first Neumann eigenvalue established.
We prove that among all constant width bodies of revolution, the minimum of the ratio of the volume to the cubed width is attained by the constant width body obtained by rotation of the Reuleaux triangle about an axis of symmetry.
Fisher width is a geometric measure of complexity on statistical manifolds.
problem Complexity measures on statistical manifolds
method Introducing Fisher width as a Fisher-geometric analogue of Gaussian width
result Fisher width retains key structural features of Gaussian width while capturing anisotropic geometric effects
Wide neural networks can degrade performance, contrary to conventional wisdom.
problem Understanding the limitations of increasing network width in neural networks.
method Using Deep Gaussian Processes to decouple capacity and width, analyzing their effects on representational power and non-Gaussianity.
result Wide neural networks can become less adaptable and more Gaussian, leading to performance degradation.
Develops a new theory of width for embedded circles in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Defining and understanding the width of embedded circles in Riemannian manifolds.
method Morse-Lusternik-Schnirelmann theory applied to geodesics and minimising configurations.
result Classifies configurations of minimising geodesics intersecting embedded circles.
Paper proves a noncompact version of Gromov's band-width estimate.
problem Proving a precise upper bound for noncompact Riemannian bands.
method Developed a quantitative partitioned manifold index theory.
result Proved a version of Gromov's band-width estimate for noncompact Riemannian bands.
We discuss a possible definition for "-width" of both a closed -manifold , and on embedding , , generalizing the classical notion of width of a knot. We show that for every 3-manifold 2-width but that there are embeddings $e_i: T^3 \hoo…
We extend the classical definition of {\it width} to higher dimensional, smooth codimension 2 knots and show in each dimension there are knots of arbitrarily large width.
Self-attention models benefit equally from width and depth, but beyond a certain point, depth becomes less efficient.
problem Understanding the optimal balance between depth and width in self-attention models.
method Theoretical predictions and empirical ablations on networks of varying depths and widths.
result An optimal width of 30K is recommended for a 1-Trillion parameter network, marking a significant width for self-attention models.
We present an alternative proof of the following fact: the hyperspace of compact closed subsets of constant width in is a contractible Hilbert cube manifold. The proof also works for certain subspaces of compact convex sets of constant width as well as for the pairs of compact convex sets of constant rela…
New framework for understanding infinite-width neural networks.
problem Understanding the infinite-width limit behavior of neural networks.
method General framework to study limit behavior of neural models based on hyperparameter scaling.
result Derives scaling for existing mean-field and neural tangent kernel limits and introduces new dynamically stable limits.
Wide CNNs outperform infinite width networks, revealing scaling laws.
problem Understanding the performance difference between finite and infinite width convolutional networks.
method Diagrammatic approach to derive asymptotic width dependence for various quantities.
result The difference in performance between finite and infinite width models vanishes at a definite rate with respect to model width.
Study examines dependence properties of Bayesian neural network units in finite-width networks.
problem Understanding dependence properties of hidden units in practical finite-width Bayesian neural networks.
method Theoretical analysis and empirical evaluation of depth and width impacts.
result Hidden units in finite-width Bayesian neural networks are dependent, contrary to the infinite-width limit assumption.
Widths of surface knotsmath.GT
We study surface knots in 4-space by using generic planar projections. These projections have fold points and cusps as their singularities and the image of the singular point set divides the plane into several regions. The width (or the total width) of a surface knot is a numerical invariant related to the number of po…
Bayesian neural networks learn efficiently at infinite width, matching polynomial-width performance.
problem Understanding the inductive bias of infinite-width neural networks.
method Analyzing the reduced entropy and using subsampling techniques.
result The Bayesian mean-field learner generalizes exactly on polynomially-bounded targets.
New optimizers control network width scaling, improving stability and transfer across different model sizes.
problem Designing stable optimizers for networks of varying widths.
method Interpreting optimizers as steepest descent under mean-normalized operator norms, enabling layerwise composability and width-independent bounds.
result New optimizers like row normalization and column normalization provide stable learning-rate transfer across different model widths.
Smooth manifolds can be triangulated with graphs of bounded twin-width.
problem Understanding the structure of triangulations of smooth manifolds.
method Using Whitney's triangulation method and bounding the twin-width of specific graphs.
result Compact smooth manifolds have triangulations with graphs of bounded twin-width.
Study on ball widths and minimal submanifolds in space forms.
problem Understanding widths of balls and minimal submanifolds.
method Analyzing the area of equatorial balls and related bounds for minimal submanifolds.
result Lower bounds for the area of free boundary minimal submanifolds.
The paper proves rigidity theorems for area widths of Riemannian manifolds.
problem Characterizing metrics on Riemannian manifolds using their area widths.
method Analyzing the volume spectrum and spherical area widths.
result Rigidity theorems for specific metrics on projective spaces.
There are currently two parameterizations used to derive fixed kernels corresponding to infinite width neural networks, the NTK (Neural Tangent Kernel) parameterization and the naive standard parameterization. However, the extrapolation of both of these parameterizations to infinite width is problematic. The standard p…
The paper bounds the min-max width of embedded circles on spheres and manifolds.
problem Bounding the min-max width of embedded circles on spheres and manifolds.
method Inducing a sweepout by pairs of points in embedded circles from a given sweepout of the sphere by closed curves.
result Lower bounds for the Birkhoff min-max invariant of a Riemannian sphere in terms of the min-max width of its embedded circles.
New findings show depth is more important than width in neural networks.
problem Understanding the role of width and depth in neural networks.
method Constructed networks with bounded weights and width at most d+2, showing depth plays a more significant role.
result Depth is more important than width in the expressive power of neural networks.
The macroscopic version of Urysohn width for scalar curvature is disproven in high dimensions.
problem Disproving the macroscopic version of Gromov's Urysohn width conjecture for scalar curvature.
method Novel estimate on Urysohn width of circle bundles and a new notion of ruling for Riemannian manifolds.
result The macroscopic version of Gromov's Urysohn width conjecture for scalar curvature is false in dimensions four and above.
The paper classifies knot Floer complexes of low width, simplifying knot bases.
problem Classifying knot Floer complexes of low width.
method Using chain homotopy equivalence and local systems.
result All Montesinos knots admit a simplified basis.
This article concerns the expressive power of depth in neural nets with ReLU activations and bounded width. We are particularly interested in the following questions: what is the minimal width so that ReLU nets of width (and arbitrary depth) can approximate any continuous functio…
We prove that the palindromic width of HNN extension of a group by proper associated subgroups is infinite. We also prove that the palindromic width of the amalgamated free product of two groups via a proper subgroup is infinite (except when the amalgamated subgroup has index two in each of the factors). Combining thes…
Minimum width for ReLU networks to approximate L^p functions is max(d_x+1, d_y).
problem Characterizing the minimum width for ReLU networks to approximate L^p functions.
method Analyzing networks with ReLU activation functions and proving the minimum width required.
result The minimum width required for the universal approximation of L^p functions is exactly max(d_x+1, d_y).
The paper proves finite Urysohn 1-width for 4 and 5 manifolds with positive biRicci curvature.
problem Proving finite Urysohn 1-width for 4 and 5 manifolds with positive biRicci curvature.
method Using positive biRicci curvature and uniform scalar curvature bounds, the paper shows that the Urysohn 1-width is finite and depends only on the curvature bounds.
result Closed 4 and 5 manifolds with positive biRicci curvature have finite Urysohn 1-width, which depends only on the curvature bounds.
The paper solves min-max widths on a 3-sphere and strengthens multiplicity theorems.
problem Which min-max widths of the unit 3-sphere lie between and ?
method Homological min-max theory and stronger versions of multiplicity one theorems.
result Proves the 10th to 13th min-max widths of the unit 3-sphere lie between and .
Wider neural networks perform better than deeper ones with the same number of parameters.
problem Understanding the role of network width versus the number of parameters in neural network performance.
method Comparing models with different ways of increasing width while keeping the number of parameters constant, analyzing their performance and using Gaussian Process kernels for analysis.
result Network width is the determining factor for good performance, while the number of weights is secondary as long as trainability is ensured.
Study shows upper limit for torical band width with spectral curvature bounds.
problem Understanding the band width of torical bands with spectral curvature constraints.
method Used the warped \( μ\)-bubble method with spectral curvature bounds.
result Upper bound for the band width of torical bands is established.
Group Widthmath.GT
There are many "minimax" complexity functions in mathematics: width of a tree or a link, Heegaard genus of a 3-manifold, the Cheeger constant of a Riemannian manifold. We define such a function w, "width", on countable (or finite) groups and show w(Z^k) = k-1.