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In this paper we shall consider the Lie algebra of column-finite infinite matrices indexed by positive integers $\mathbb{N}$, describe the lattice of its ideals for arbitrary field $K$ and study its derivations over any commutative, unital…

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A set-system $S\subseteq \{0,1\}^n$ is cube-ideal if its convex hull can be described by capacity and generalized set covering inequalities. In this paper, we use combinatorics, convex geometry, and polyhedral theory to give exponential…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Ahmad Abdi , Gérard Cornuéjols , Daniel Dadush , Mahsa Dalirrooyfard

For a partially ordered set P, we denote by Co(P) the lattice of order-convex subsets of P. We find three new lattice identities, (S), (U), and (B), such that the following result holds. Theorem. Let L be a lattice. Then L embeds into some…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Marina V. Semenova , Friedrich Wehrung

In this paper, we draw a connection between ideal lattices and Gr\"{o}bner bases in the multivariate polynomial rings over integers. We study extension of ideal lattices in $\mathbb{Z}[x]/\langle f \rangle$ (Lyubashevsky \& Micciancio,…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2017-10-10 Maria Francis , Ambedkar Dukkipati

We show that high-accuracy guarantees for log-concave sampling -- that is, iteration and query complexities which scale as $\mathrm{poly}\log(1/\delta)$, where $\delta$ is the desired target accuracy -- are achievable using stochastic…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-18 Fan Chen , Sinho Chewi , Constantinos Daskalakis , Alexander Rakhlin

We prove that in a large collection of naturally defined sets of permutations of fixed length, the numbers of permutations at Ulam distance k from the identity form a log-concave sequence in k.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-02-20 Miklós Bóna , Marie-Louise Bruner

We investigate quantitative implications of the notion of log-concavity through a probabilistic interpretation. In particular, we derive concentration inequalities, moment and entropy bounds for random variables satisfying a precise degree…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-02-19 Arnaud Marsiglietti , James Melbourne

We show that a mixture of Beta distributions has log-concave density whenever the mixing weights are themselves log-concave. Some economic and statistical applications are provided in the last section.

Probability · Mathematics 2013-12-10 Xiaosheng Mu

The Lov\'{a}sz Local Lemma is a very powerful tool in probabilistic combinatorics, that is often used to prove existence of combinatorial objects satisfying certain constraints. Moser and Tardos have shown that the LLL gives more than just…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-09-13 Anton Bernshteyn

We show that several classes of ordered structures (namely, convex linear orders, layered permutations, and compositions) admit first-order logical limit laws.

Logic · Mathematics 2021-11-15 Samuel Braunfeld , Matthew Kukla

Problems related to projections on closed convex cones are frequently encountered in optimization theory and related fields. To study these problems, various unifying ideas have been introduced, including asymmetric vector-valued norms and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-11 Jani Jokela

We show how lattice paths and the reflection principle can be used to give easy proofs of unimodality results. In particular, we give a "one-line" combinatorial proof of the unimodality of the binomial coefficients. Other examples include…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Bruce Sagan

We provide the combinatorial proofs of the log-convexity for the derangement numbers in the symmetric group $\mathfrak{S}_n$, hyperoctahedral group $\mathfrak{B}_n$, and the demihyperoctahedral group $\mathfrak{D}_n$. We also show that the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-08-16 Hiranya Kishore Dey , Subhajit Ghosh

We consider log-convex sequences that satisfy an additional constraint imposed on their rate of growth. We call such sequences log-balanced. It is shown that all such sequences satisfy a pair of double inequalities. Sufficient conditions…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Tomislav Došlić

In this paper, we provide criteria for the log-concavity of rows and the strong $q$-log-convexity of the generating functions of rows in more generalized triangles. Additionally, we prove that the bi$^s$nomial transformation not only…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-09-30 Rezig Boualam , Moussa Ahmia

We prove a high order Schwarz-Pick lemma for mappings between unit balls in complex spaces in terms of the Bergman metric. From this lemma, Schwarz-Pick estimates for partial derivatives of arbitrary order of mappings are deduced.

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2011-09-14 Shaoyu Dai , Huaihui Chen , Yifei Pan

We study the law of the iterated logarithm (LIL) for the maximum likelihood estimation of the parameters (as a convex optimization problem) in the generalized linear models with independent or weakly dependent ($\rho$-mixing, $m$-dependent)…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2020-04-28 Xiaowei Yang , Shuang Song , Huiming Zhang

Bounds on the log partition function are important in a variety of contexts, including approximate inference, model fitting, decision theory, and large deviations analysis. We introduce a new class of upper bounds on the log partition…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2013-01-07 Martin Wainwright , Tommi S. Jaakkola , Alan Willsky

By using main properties of uniformly distributed sequences of increasing finite sets in infinite-dimensional rectangles in $R^{\infty}$ described in [G.R. Pantsulaia, On uniformly distributed sequences of an increasing family of finite…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2016-03-08 Gogi Rauli Pantsulaia

We give the distribution functions, the expected values, and the moments of linear combinations of lattice polynomials from the uniform distribution. Linear combinations of lattice polynomials, which include weighted sums, linear…

Probability · Mathematics 2008-05-05 Jean-Luc Marichal , Ivan Kojadinovic