444 research outputs found
Positive temperature versions of two theorems on first-passage percolation
The estimates on the fluctuations of first-passsage percolation due to
Talagrand (a tail bound) and Benjamini--Kalai--Schramm (a sublinear variance
bound) are transcribed into the positive-temperature setting of random
Schroedinger operators.Comment: 15 pp; to appear in GAFA Seminar Note
Geometrical Insights for Implicit Generative Modeling
Learning algorithms for implicit generative models can optimize a variety of
criteria that measure how the data distribution differs from the implicit model
distribution, including the Wasserstein distance, the Energy distance, and the
Maximum Mean Discrepancy criterion. A careful look at the geometries induced by
these distances on the space of probability measures reveals interesting
differences. In particular, we can establish surprising approximate global
convergence guarantees for the -Wasserstein distance,even when the
parametric generator has a nonconvex parametrization.Comment: this version fixes a typo in a definitio
Is the Riemann zeta function in a short interval a 1-RSB spin glass ?
Fyodorov, Hiary & Keating established an intriguing connection between the
maxima of log-correlated processes and the ones of the Riemann zeta function on
a short interval of the critical line. In particular, they suggest that the
analogue of the free energy of the Riemann zeta function is identical to the
one of the Random Energy Model in spin glasses. In this paper, the connection
between spin glasses and the Riemann zeta function is explored further. We
study a random model of the Riemann zeta function and show that its two-overlap
distribution corresponds to the one of a one-step replica symmetry breaking
(1-RSB) spin glass. This provides evidence that the local maxima of the zeta
function are strongly clustered.Comment: 20 pages, 1 figure, Minor corrections, References update
Spectral Statistics of Erd{\H o}s-R\'enyi Graphs II: Eigenvalue Spacing and the Extreme Eigenvalues
We consider the ensemble of adjacency matrices of Erd{\H o}s-R\'enyi random
graphs, i.e.\ graphs on vertices where every edge is chosen independently
and with probability . We rescale the matrix so that its bulk
eigenvalues are of order one. Under the assumption , we prove
the universality of eigenvalue distributions both in the bulk and at the edge
of the spectrum. More precisely, we prove (1) that the eigenvalue spacing of
the Erd{\H o}s-R\'enyi graph in the bulk of the spectrum has the same
distribution as that of the Gaussian orthogonal ensemble; and (2) that the
second largest eigenvalue of the Erd{\H o}s-R\'enyi graph has the same
distribution as the largest eigenvalue of the Gaussian orthogonal ensemble. As
an application of our method, we prove the bulk universality of generalized
Wigner matrices under the assumption that the matrix entries have at least moments
The marginally stable Bethe lattice spin glass revisited
Bethe lattice spins glasses are supposed to be marginally stable, i.e. their
equilibrium probability distribution changes discontinuously when we add an
external perturbation. So far the problem of a spin glass on a Bethe lattice
has been studied only using an approximation where marginally stability is not
present, which is wrong in the spin glass phase. Because of some technical
difficulties, attempts at deriving a marginally stable solution have been
confined to some perturbative regimes, high connectivity lattices or
temperature close to the critical temperature. Using the cavity method, we
propose a general non-perturbative approach to the Bethe lattice spin glass
problem using approximations that should be hopeful consistent with marginal
stability.Comment: 23 pages Revised version, hopefully clearer that the first one: six
pages longe
Geodesics and the competition interface for the corner growth model
We study the directed last-passage percolation model on the planar square lattice with nearest-neighbor steps and general i.i.d. weights on the vertices, out- side of the class of exactly solvable models. Stationary cocycles are constructed for this percolation model from queueing fixed points. These cocycles serve as bound- ary conditions for stationary last-passage percolation, solve variational formulas that characterize limit shapes, and yield existence of Busemann functions in directions where the shape has some regularity. In a sequel to this paper the cocycles are used to prove results about semi-infinite geodesics and the competition interface
RNA Structural Dynamics As Captured by Molecular Simulations: A Comprehensive Overview
With both catalytic and genetic functions, ribonucleic acid (RNA) is perhaps the most pluripotent chemical species in molecular biology, and its functions are intimately linked to its structure and dynamics. Computer simulations, and in particular atomistic molecular dynamics (MD), allow structural dynamics of biomolecular systems to be investigated with unprecedented temporal and spatial resolution. We here provide a comprehensive overview of the fast-developing field of MD simulations of RNA molecules. We begin with an in-depth, evaluatory coverage of the most fundamental methodological challenges that set the basis for the future development of the field, in particular, the current developments and inherent physical limitations of the atomistic force fields and the recent advances in a broad spectrum of enhanced sampling methods. We also survey the closely related field of coarse-grained modeling of RNA systems. After dealing with the methodological aspects, we provide an exhaustive overview of the available RNA simulation literature, ranging from studies of the smallest RNA oligonucleotides to investigations of the entire ribosome. Our review encompasses tetranucleotides, tetraloops, a number of small RNA motifs, A-helix RNA, kissing-loop complexes, the TAR RNA element, the decoding center and other important regions of the ribosome, as well as assorted others systems. Extended sections are devoted to RNA-ion interactions, ribozymes, riboswitches, and protein/RNA complexes. Our overview is written for as broad of an audience as possible, aiming to provide a much-needed interdisciplinary bridge between computation and experiment, together with a perspective on the future of the field
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