🔢 mathematics

Gradient Consistency Penalty for Block Coordinate Descent under Non-Convexity: Convergence Analysis and Regularization Effects

This paper establishes the global convergence and explicit convergence rates of a block coordinate descent method augmented with a gradient consistency penalty for non-convex composite optimization, demonstrating that the penalty acts as an implicit regularizer to prevent high-curvature regions while validating these theoretical findings through numerical experiments.

daqian chen2026-08-27
🔢 mathematics

An Integrated Framework for Generative AI in Undergraduate Mathematics: Policy, Pedagogy, and Assessment

This conceptual paper introduces AI-EPE, a comprehensive framework that integrates policy, pedagogy, and assessment to guide the ethical and effective use of generative AI in undergraduate mathematics by defining key constructs like ethical competency and epistemic agency while offering level-specific guidelines and assessment strategies.

Eunmi Joung, HyeJin Tina Yeo, Bitnara Jasmine Park, Mia Kang2026-08-26
🔢 mathematics

A Unified Mathematical Framework for Physics-Informed Digital Twins in Sustainable Engineering Optimization: Formulations, Convergence, and Pareto Frontiers

This paper presents a unified mathematical framework integrating Physics-Informed Neural Networks with metaheuristic optimization to create a scalable, real-time digital twin for sustainable engineering that guarantees convergence and stability while significantly reducing computational complexity and energy consumption compared to classical numerical methods.

Syed Eirfan Atthar2026-08-25
🔢 mathematics

A Novel Compartmental Model for the Mathematical Epidemiology of Addiction: Backward Bifurcation, Bistability, Persistence, and Treatment-Capacity Policy Implications

This paper develops a novel four-compartment epidemiological model for addiction dynamics that demonstrates how treatment-capacity saturation, rather than incidence saturation, uniquely drives backward bifurcation and bistability, creating a critical policy gap where the basic reproduction number fails to capture the risk of long-term persistence even below traditional thresholds.

Milad tahavor, Reza Memarbashi, Khashayar Ashkboos, Mohammad Mehdipour Zarrinkamar2026-08-25
🔢 mathematics

On holomorphic retracts of polyballs with strictly convex factors and applications

This paper characterizes holomorphic retracts through the center of polyballs with strictly convex factors as either biholomorphic to linear retracts of individual factors or products thereof, a result that establishes the essential uniqueness of their product representations by proving they cannot be biholomorphically equivalent to other product domains with differing factor counts or dimensions.

Balakumar G. P., Jiju Mammen2026-08-24
🔢 mathematics

A Complementary Assignment Method for Delaying Group-Stage Rematches in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Knockout Bracket

This paper proposes a modified assignment method for the FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout bracket that treats the allocation of third-place qualifiers as a capacitated bipartite matching problem to ensure that no two teams from the same group meet before the semi-finals, thereby improving fairness and tournament appeal compared to the official schedule which fails this condition in 70 out of 495 scenarios.

Badr Boutaleb Joutei, Mourad Raif2026-08-24