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We analyze two classical algorithms for solving additively composite convex optimization problems where the objective is the sum of a smooth term and a nonsmooth regularizer: proximal stochastic gradient method for a single regularizer; and…

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Nonconservative evolution problems describe irreversible processes and dissipative effects in a broad variety of phenomena. Such problems are often characterised by a conservative part, which can be modelled as a Hamiltonian term, and a…

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We deal with stochastic differential equations with jumps. In order to obtain an accurate approximation scheme, it is usual to replace the "small jumps" by a Brownian motion. In this paper, we prove that for every fixed time $t$, the…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-10-17 Vlad Bally , Yifeng Qin

We study a class of stochastic semilinear damped wave equations driven by additive Wiener noise. Owing to the damping term, under appropriate conditions on the nonlinearity, the solution admits a unique invariant distribution. We apply…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-27 Ziyi Lei , Charles-Edouard Bréhier , Siqing Gan

We consider the solution of a stochastic convex optimization problem $\mathbb{E}[f(x;\theta^*,\xi)]$ over a closed and convex set $X$ in a regime where $\theta^*$ is unavailable and $\xi$ is a suitably defined random variable. Instead,…

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In this paper, we propose a regularized auxiliary variable (RAV) approach and construct accurate and robust time-discrete schemes for a large class of gradient flows. By introducing an auxiliary variable $r=0$ and constructing an auxiliary…

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This paper investigates the pathwise uniform convergence in probability of fully discrete finite-element approximations for the two-dimensional stochastic Navier-Stokes equations with multiplicative noise, subject to no-slip boundary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-11 Binjie Li , Xiaoping Xie , Qin Zhou

This paper develops and analyzes a semi-discrete and a fully discrete finite element method for a one-dimensional quasilinear parabolic stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE) which describes the stochastic mean curvature flow for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-03-26 Xiaobing Feng , Yukun Li , Andreas Prohl

In this paper, we introduce and study a stochastic differential variational inequality (SDVI) which consists of a stochastic differential equation and a stochastic variational inequality. We obtain the existence and uniqueness of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-19 Yao-Jia Zhang , Tao Chen , Nan-jing Huang , Xue-song Li

This paper studies the numerical methods to approximate the solutions for a sort of McKean-Vlasov neutral stochastic differential delay equations (MV-NSDDEs) that the growth of the drift coefficients is super-linear. First, We obtain that…

Probability · Mathematics 2022-11-04 Yuanping Cui , Xiaoyue Li , Yi Liu , Chenggui Yuan

Given a particle system obeying overdamped Langevin dynamics, we demonstrate that it is always possible to construct a thermodynamically consistent macroscopic model which obeys a gradient flow with respect to its non-equilibrium free…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-06-11 Travis Leadbetter , Prashant K. Purohit , Celia Reina

In view of solving convex optimization problems with noisy gradient input, we analyze the asymptotic behavior of gradient-like flows under stochastic disturbances. Specifically, we focus on the widely studied class of mirror descent schemes…

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The Stein Variational Gradient Descent (SVGD) algorithm is a deterministic particle method for sampling. However, a mean-field analysis reveals that the gradient flow corresponding to the SVGD algorithm (i.e., the Stein Variational Gradient…

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We propose and analyse a novel, fully discrete numerical algorithm for the approximation of the generalised Stokes system forced by transport noise -- a prototype model for non-Newtonian fluids including turbulence. Utilising the Gradient…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-20 Jerome Droniou , Kim-Ngan Le , Jörn Wichmann

For finite-dimensional problems, stochastic approximation methods have long been used to solve stochastic optimization problems. Their application to infinite-dimensional problems is less understood, particularly for nonconvex objectives.…

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Total variation flow, total variation regularization and the taut string algorithm are known to be equivalent filters for one-dimensional discrete signals. In addition, the filtered signal simultaneously minimizes a large number of convex…

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The infinitesimal generator (fractional Laplacian) of a process obtained by subordinating a killed Brownian motion catches the power-law attenuation of wave propagation. This paper studies the numerical schemes for the stochastic wave…

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The Gromov-Wasserstein (GW) distance quantifies discrepancy between metric measure spaces and provides a natural framework for aligning heterogeneous datasets. Alas, as exact computation of GW alignment is NP hard, entropic regularization…

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In this paper, we discuss the numerical approximation of random periodic solutions (r.p.s.) of stochastic differential equations (SDEs) with multiplicative noise. We prove the existence of the random periodic solution as the limit of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-10-09 Chunrong Feng , Yu Liu , Huaizhong Zhao

The traditional wave equation models wave propagation in an ideal conducting medium. For characterizing the wave propagation in inhomogeneous media with frequency dependent power-law attenuation, the space-time fractional wave equation…

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