Convex homotopy

On the Link between Gaussian Homotopy Continuation and Convex Envelopes

The continuation method is a popular heuristic in computer vision for nonconvex optimization. The idea is to start from a simplified problem and gradually deform it to the actual task while tracking the solution. It was first used in computer vision under the name of graduated nonconvexity. Since then, it has been utilized explicitly or implicitly in various applications. In fact, state-of-the-...

Homotopy Theory of Homotopy Algebras

The goal of this paper is to study the homotopy theory of homotopy algebras over a Koszul operad with their infinity morphisms. The method consists in endowing the category of coalgebras over the Koszul dual cooperad with a model category structure. CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. Recollections 2 2. Model category structure for coalgebras 5 3. Conclusion 14 Appendix A. A technical lemma 15 Reference...

Graph homotopy and Graham homotopy

Simple-homotopy for simplicial and CW complexes is a special kind of topological homotopy constructed by elementary collapses and expansions. In this paper we introduce graph homotopy for graphs and Graham homotopy for hypergraphs, and study the relation between these homotopies and the simplehomotopy for simplicial complexes. The graph homotopy is useful to describe topological properties of d...

Equivariant Homotopy Epimorphisms, Homotopy Monomorphisms and Homotopy Equivalences

A Fast and Accurate Sparse Continuous Signal Reconstruction by Homotopy DCD with Non-Convex Regularization

In recent years, various applications regarding sparse continuous signal recovery such as source localization, radar imaging, communication channel estimation, etc., have been addressed from the perspective of compressive sensing (CS) theory. However, there are two major defects that need to be tackled when considering any practical utilization. The first issue is off-grid problem caused by the...