The Generalized Multiplicative Gradient Method for A Class of Convex Optimization Problems Over Symmetric Cones

This paper introduces and analyzes the Generalized Multiplicative Gradient (GMG) method for solving convex optimization problems over symmetric cones with non-Lipschitz gradients, establishing an O(1/k)O(1/k) convergence rate through novel theoretical results and demonstrating its superior computational complexity compared to other first-order methods across several key applications.

Renbo Zhao2026-03-06🔢 math

Asymptotics of large deviations of finite difference method for stochastic Cahn--Hilliard equation

This paper establishes the Freidlin--Wentzell large deviations principle for the stochastic Cahn--Hilliard equation with small noise and proves the convergence of the one-point large deviations rate function for its spatial finite difference method by utilizing Γ\Gamma-convergence of objective functions and overcoming non-Lipschitz drift challenges through discrete interpolation inequalities.

Diancong Jin, Derui Sheng2026-03-06🔢 math

Distributionally Robust Airport Ground Holding Problem under Wasserstein Ambiguity Sets

This paper introduces a distributionally robust framework for the single airport ground holding problem under Wasserstein ambiguity sets, featuring a novel hybrid algorithm that combines Kelly's cutting plane method with the integer L-shaped method to achieve significant computational speedups while enhancing decision-making resilience against capacity distribution shifts.

Haochen Wu, Alexander S. Estes, Max Z. Li2026-03-06🔢 math

On canonical bundle formula for fibrations of curves with arithmetic genus one

This paper establishes canonical bundle formulas for fibrations of curves with arithmetic genus one in characteristic p>0p>0, distinguishing between separable and inseparable cases, and applies these results to prove that a klt pair with a nef anti-log canonical divisor and a relative dimension one Albanese morphism is a fiber space over its Albanese variety.

Jingshan Chen, Chongning Wang, Lei Zhang2026-03-06🔢 math

Learning Risk Preferences in Markov Decision Processes: an Application to the Fourth Down Decision in the National Football League

This paper employs an inverse optimization framework on NFL play-by-play data to demonstrate that coaches' historically conservative fourth-down decisions are consistent with optimizing low quantiles of future value, revealing that their risk preferences have become more tolerant over time and vary based on field position.

Nathan Sandholtz, Lucas Wu, Martin Puterman + 1 more2026-03-06🔢 math

Invariants of surfaces in smooth 4-manifolds from link homology

This paper constructs analogs of Khovanov-Jacobsson classes and the Rasmussen invariant for links in the boundary of smooth oriented 4-manifolds by utilizing skein lasagna modules derived from equivariant and deformed glN\mathfrak{gl}_N link homology, while establishing non-vanishing results, decomposition theorems, and conditions for extending functoriality to immersed cobordisms.

Kim Morrison, Kevin Walker, Paul Wedrich2026-03-06🔢 math

Gersten-type conjecture for henselian local rings of normal crossing varieties

This paper proves a Gersten-type conjecture for étale sheaves, including étale logarithmic Hodge-Witt sheaves and ll-adic Tate twists, over henselian local rings of normal crossing varieties in positive characteristic, and applies this result to establish a relative version of the conjecture for pp-adic étale Tate twists over semistable families in mixed characteristic as well as a generalization of Artin's theorem on Brauer groups.

Makoto Sakagaito2026-03-06🔢 math

Data Collaboration Analysis with Orthonormal Basis Selection and Alignment

This paper introduces Orthonormal Data Collaboration (ODC), a method that enforces orthonormal bases to transform the alignment challenge into a closed-form Orthogonal Procrustes problem, thereby achieving orthogonal concordance, significantly reducing computational complexity, and improving accuracy without compromising privacy or communication efficiency.

Keiyu Nosaka, Yamato Suetake, Yuichi Takano + 1 more2026-03-06🔢 math

Localized Distributional Robustness in Submodular Multi-Task Subset Selection

This paper proposes a novel multi-task subset selection framework that achieves localized distributional robustness by introducing a relative-entropy regularization term, which is proven equivalent to maximizing a monotone composition of submodular functions and can be efficiently solved via greedy algorithms, as validated by experiments on satellite sensor selection and image summarization.

Ege C. Kaya, Abolfazl Hashemi2026-03-06🔢 math