963 research outputs found
Simplicial Nonlinear Principal Component Analysis
We present a new manifold learning algorithm that takes a set of data points
lying on or near a lower dimensional manifold as input, possibly with noise,
and outputs a simplicial complex that fits the data and the manifold. We have
implemented the algorithm in the case where the input data can be triangulated.
We provide triangulations of data sets that fall on the surface of a torus,
sphere, swiss roll, and creased sheet embedded in a fifty dimensional space. We
also discuss the theoretical justification of our algorithm.Comment: 21 pages, 6 figure
Ultrametric embedding: application to data fingerprinting and to fast data clustering
We begin with pervasive ultrametricity due to high dimensionality and/or
spatial sparsity. How extent or degree of ultrametricity can be quantified
leads us to the discussion of varied practical cases when ultrametricity can be
partially or locally present in data. We show how the ultrametricity can be
assessed in text or document collections, and in time series signals. An aspect
of importance here is that to draw benefit from this perspective the data may
need to be recoded. Such data recoding can also be powerful in proximity
searching, as we will show, where the data is embedded globally and not locally
in an ultrametric space.Comment: 14 pages, 1 figure. New content and modified title compared to the 19
May 2006 versio
Bifurcations of the Lagrangian orbits from the classical to the curved 3-body problem
We consider the 3-body problem of celestial mechanics in Euclidean, elliptic,
and hyperbolic spaces, and study how the Lagrangian (equilateral) relative
equilibria bifurcate when the Gaussian curvature varies. We thus prove the
existence of new classes of orbits. In particular, we find some families of
isosceles triangles, which occur in elliptic space.Comment: 26 pages, 3 figure
Fast, Linear Time, m-Adic Hierarchical Clustering for Search and Retrieval using the Baire Metric, with linkages to Generalized Ultrametrics, Hashing, Formal Concept Analysis, and Precision of Data Measurement
We describe many vantage points on the Baire metric and its use in clustering
data, or its use in preprocessing and structuring data in order to support
search and retrieval operations. In some cases, we proceed directly to clusters
and do not directly determine the distances. We show how a hierarchical
clustering can be read directly from one pass through the data. We offer
insights also on practical implications of precision of data measurement. As a
mechanism for treating multidimensional data, including very high dimensional
data, we use random projections.Comment: 17 pages, 45 citations, 2 figure
Ultrametric Component Analysis with Application to Analysis of Text and of Emotion
We review the theory and practice of determining what parts of a data set are
ultrametric. It is assumed that the data set, to begin with, is endowed with a
metric, and we include discussion of how this can be brought about if a
dissimilarity, only, holds. The basis for part of the metric-endowed data set
being ultrametric is to consider triplets of the observables (vectors). We
develop a novel consensus of hierarchical clusterings. We do this in order to
have a framework (including visualization and supporting interpretation) for
the parts of the data that are determined to be ultrametric. Furthermore a
major objective is to determine locally ultrametric relationships as opposed to
non-local ultrametric relationships. As part of this work, we also study a
particular property of our ultrametricity coefficient, namely, it being a
function of the difference of angles of the base angles of the isosceles
triangle. This work is completed by a review of related work, on consensus
hierarchies, and of a major new application, namely quantifying and
interpreting the emotional content of narrative.Comment: 49 pages, 15 figures, 52 citation
Point vortices on the hyperbolic plane
We investigate some properties of the dynamical system of point vortices on
the hyperboloid. This system has noncompact symmetry SL(2, R) and a coadjoint
equivariant momentum map J. The relative equilibrium conditions are found and
the trajectories of relative equilibria with non-zero momentum value are
described. We also provide the classification of relative equilibria and the
stability criteria for a number of cases, focusing on N=2, 3. Contrary to the
system on the sphere, relative equilibria with non-compact momentum isotropy
subgroup are found, and are used to illustrate the different stability types of
relative equilibria.Comment: To appear in J. Mathematical Physic
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