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We study here a sequence of secondary measures, so called because the set of secondary polynomials on a given term become orthogonal for the next measure. The main result is a formula making explicit the density of any term of the sequence,…

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We introduce a new type of quadrature, known as approximate Gaussian quadrature (AGQ) rules using {\epsilon}-quasiorthogonality, for the approximation of integrals of the form \int f(x)d \alpha(x). The measure {\alpha}(\cdot) can be…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-11-13 Pierre-David Létourneau , Eric Darve

We construct a family of closeness functions on the space of finite volume Lorentzian geometries using the abundance of discrete intervals in the underlying random causal sets. Although strictly weaker than a Lorentzian Gromov-Hausdorff…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-23 Sumati Surya

For real symmetric positive definite matrices $A$ and $B$, we characterize when a function $f \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)$ satisfies \[ |f(x)| \lesssim e^{-(\frac12 - \lambda) \langle Ax, x\rangle} \quad \text{and} \quad |\widehat{f}(\xi)|…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-27 Lenny Neyt , Joachim Toft , Jasson Vindas

A fast and accurate algorithm for the computation of Gauss-Hermite and generalized Gauss-Hermite quadrature nodes and weights is presented. The algorithm is based on Newton's method with carefully selected initial guesses for the nodes and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-10-21 Alex Townsend , Thomas Trogdon , Sheehan Olver

A new method is proposed to get image features' geometric information. Using Gaussian as an input signal, a theoretical optimal solution to calculate feature's affine shape is proposed. Based on analytic result of a feature model, the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-03-19 Xiaopeng Xu , Xiaochun Zhang

We propose flexible Gaussian representations for conditional cumulative distribution functions and give a concave likelihood criterion for their estimation. Optimal representations satisfy the monotonicity property of conditional cumulative…

Econometrics · Economics 2025-04-22 Richard Spady , Sami Stouli

Given $n$ samples of a function $f\colon D\to\mathbb C$ in random points drawn with respect to a measure $\varrho_S$ we develop theoretical analysis of the $L_2(D, \varrho_T)$-approximation error. For a parituclar choice of $\varrho_S$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-08-29 Felix Bartel

Non-Gaussian likelihoods are essential for modelling complex real-world observations but pose significant computational challenges in learning and inference. Even with Gaussian priors, non-Gaussian likelihoods often lead to analytically…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2024-10-29 Thang D. Bui

Gaussian variational approximation is a popular methodology to approximate posterior distributions in Bayesian inference especially in high dimensional and large data settings. To control the computational cost while being able to capture…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-04-07 Bingxin Zhou , Junbin Gao , Minh-Ngoc Tran , Richard Gerlach

The Bernstein approximation problem is to determine whether or not the space of all polynomials is dense in a given weighted $C_0$-space on the real line. A theorem of L. de Branges characterizes non--density by existence of an entire…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2012-07-24 Anton Baranov , Harald Woracek

The Hermite polynomials are ubiquitous but can be difficult to work with due to their unwieldy definition in terms of derivatives. To remedy this, we showcase an underappreciated Gaussian integral formula for the Hermite polynomials, which…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-11-18 Mihai Nica , Janosch Ortmann

The Bayesian smoothing equations are generally intractable for systems described by nonlinear stochastic differential equations and discrete-time measurements. Gaussian approximations are a computationally efficient way to approximate the…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2016-04-05 Juha Ala-Luhtala , Simo Särkkä , Robert Piché

This paper analyzes a method to approximate the first passage time probability density function which turns to be particularly useful if only sample data are available. The method relies on a Laguerre-Gamma polynomial approximation and…

Probability · Mathematics 2022-12-14 Elvira Di Nardo , Giuseppe D'Onofrio , Tommaso Martini

We investigate Bayesian nonparametric density estimation via orthogonal polynomial expansions in weighted Sobolev spaces. A core challenge is establishing minimax optimal posterior convergence rates, especially for densities on unbounded…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-20 Yiqi Luo , Xue Luo

In this paper, we consider projection estimates for L\'evy densities in high-frequency setup. We give a unified treatment for different sets of basis functions and focus on the asymptotic properties of the maximal deviation distribution for…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-01-18 Valentin Konakov , Vladimir Panov

It is now known that an extended Gaussian process model equipped with rescaling can adapt to different smoothness levels of a function valued parameter in many nonparametric Bayesian analyses, offering a posterior convergence rate that is…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2011-12-06 Surya T. Tokdar

We consider linear approximation based on function evaluations in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces of certain analytic weighted power series kernels and stationary kernels on the interval $[-1,1]$. Both classes contain the popular Gaussian…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-03 Toni Karvonen , Yuya Suzuki

Generalizations of some known results on the best, best linear and best one-sided approxima- tions by trigonometric polynomials of the classes of 2\pi - periodic functions presented in the form of convolutions to the case of set-valued…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2015-04-29 V. F. Babenko , V. V. Babenko , M. V. Polischuk

The Jeffreys divergence is a renown symmetrization of the oriented Kullback-Leibler divergence broadly used in information sciences. Since the Jeffreys divergence between Gaussian mixture models is not available in closed-form, various…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-24 Frank Nielsen