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Consider a graph with n nodes and m edges, independent edge weights and lengths, and arbitrary distance demands for node pairs. The spanner problem asks for a minimum-weight subgraph that satisfies these demands via sufficiently short paths…

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Our main interest in this paper is to study some approximation problems for classes of functions with mixed smoothness. We use technique, based on a combination of results from hyperbolic cross approximation, which were obtained in 1980s --…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-02-17 Vladimir Temlyakov

We study adaptive combinatorial maximization, which is a core challenge in machine learning, with applications in active learning as well as many other domains. We study the Bayesian setting, and consider the objectives of maximization…

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In this paper, we give direct theorems on point wise and global approximation by new variants of Bernstein-Durrmeyer operator, introduced by A.-M. et al.[1].

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Greedy bases are those bases where the Thresholding Greedy Algorithm (introduced by S. V. Konyagin and V. N. Temlyakov) produces the best possible approximation up to a constant. In 2017, Bern\'a and Blasco gave a characterization of these…

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In his article "Arithmetic Fujita Approximations", Huayi Chen introduces the notion of an approximable graded algebra and asks if any such algebra is a subalgebra of the graded section ring of a big line bundle on an algebraic variety. We…

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Proximal point algorithm has found many applications, and it has been playing fundamental roles in the understanding, design, and analysis of many first-order methods. In this paper, we derive the tight convergence rate in subgradient norm…

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We analyze the accuracy and the origin of a fourth root approximation that appeared in the 1886 Mathematical Tripos.

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A classic 1993 paper by Alth\H{o}fer et al. proved a tight reduction from spanners, emulators, and distance oracles to the extremal function $\gamma$ of high-girth graphs. This paper initiated a large body of work in network design, in…

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This paper surveys some recent results, concerning the intrinsicness of natural subcategories of weakly approximable triangulated categories. We also review the results about uniqueness of enhancements of triangulated categories, with the…

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In the following article we consider approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) for certain classes of time series models. In particular, we focus upon scenarios where the likelihoods of the observations and parameter are intractable, by which…

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We study the generalized continued fraction expansions of complex numbers in term of elements from Euclidean subrings, especially Gaussian or Eisenstein integers, in a general framework as pursued in [3] and [1]. We introduce a common…

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Graph modification problems with the goal of optimizing some measure of a given node's network position have a rich history in the algorithms literature. Less commonly explored are modification problems with the goal of equalizing…

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In this paper the double-sided Talor's approximations are used to obtain generalisations and improvements of some trigonometric inequalities.

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This paper introduces the first theoretical framework for quantifying the efficiency and performance gain opportunity size of adaptive inference algorithms. We provide new approximate and exact bounds for the achievable efficiency and…

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Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) is a popular method for approximate inference in generative models with intractable but easy-to-sample likelihood. It constructs an approximate posterior distribution by finding parameters for which…

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A promising approach for obtaining improved approximation algorithms for Steiner tree is to use the bidirected cut relaxation (BCR). The integrality gap of this relaxation is at least $36/31$, and it has long been conjectured that its true…

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