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arXiv:2608.21466v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We develop spectral algorithms for selecting state-space partitions that define averaging kernels for finite, ergodic and reversible Markov chains. For...
The paper investigates high‑dimensional graph combinatorial hypothesis testing where a signal resides on the edges of an unknown subgraph. For Gaussian observations, it derives sharp statistical and computational thresholds for detecting the signal across various graph alternatives, using second‑moment bounds of likelihood ratios and low‑degree methods. The authors also establish a transfer principle linking exponential family models, identify new statistical‑computational gaps for structures like multiple planted cliques and hypercliques, and provide matching upper bounds under local regularity, thereby revealing universal threshold scales and connecting Gaussian and Erdős–Rényi settings.
The paper introduces the Universal Clustering Problem (UCP), a framework that captures the optimisation core common to many clustering methods by maximizing a polynomial‑time computable partition utility over a finite metric space. It proves UCP is NP‑hard through reductions from graph colouring and exact cover by 3‑sets, showing that popular algorithms such as k‑means, GMMs, DBSCAN, spectral clustering, and affinity propagation inherit this intractability. The authors argue that this unified hardness explains typical failure modes—like local optima and greedy merge traps—and suggest moving toward stability‑aware objectives and interaction‑driven formulations with explicit guarantees.
arXiv:2610.33177v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The Gaussian Mixture Model (abbrv. GMM) is a classic generative model for clustered data, for which spectral clustering based on dimension reduction vi...
arXiv:2401. 10927v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: In this paper, we consider the problem of partitioning a small data sample of size $n$ drawn from a mixture of $2$ sub-gaussian distributions in $\mathbb{R}^p$.
arXiv:2608. 10845v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Spectral clustering methods for network data are commonly based on a few matrix representations, such as the adjacency matrix and the symmetric Laplacian.