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Main Authors: Aizenbud, Yariv, Sober, Barak
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.07220
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author Aizenbud, Yariv
Sober, Barak
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Sober, Barak
contents A common observation in data-driven applications is that high-dimensional data have a low intrinsic dimension, at least locally. In this work, we consider the problem of point estimation for manifold-valued data. Namely, given a finite set of noisy samples of $\mathcal{M}$, a $d$ dimensional submanifold of $\mathbb{R}^D$, and a point $r$ near the manifold we aim to project $r$ onto the manifold. Assuming that the data was sampled uniformly from a tubular neighborhood of a $k$-times smooth boundaryless and compact manifold, we present an algorithm that takes $r$ from this neighborhood and outputs $\hat p_n\in \mathbb{R}^D$, and $\widehat{T_{\hat p_n}\mathcal{M}}$ an element in the Grassmannian $Gr(d, D)$. We prove that as the number of samples $n\to\infty$, the point $\hat p_n$ converges to $\mathbf{p}\in \mathcal{M}$, the projection of $r$ onto $\mathcal{M}$, and $\widehat{T_{\hat p_n}\mathcal{M}}$ converges to $T_{\mathbf{p}}\mathcal{M}$ (the tangent space at that point) with high probability. Furthermore, we show that $\hat p_n$ approaches the manifold with an asymptotic rate of $n^{-\frac{k}{2k + d}}$, and that $\hat p_n, \widehat{T_{\hat p_n}\mathcal{M}}$ approach $\mathbf{p}$ and $T_{\mathbf{p}}\mathcal{M}$ correspondingly with asymptotic rates of $n^{-\frac{k-1}{2k + d}}$.
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spellingShingle Estimation of Local Geometric Structure on Manifolds from Noisy Data
Aizenbud, Yariv
Sober, Barak
Statistics Theory
A common observation in data-driven applications is that high-dimensional data have a low intrinsic dimension, at least locally. In this work, we consider the problem of point estimation for manifold-valued data. Namely, given a finite set of noisy samples of $\mathcal{M}$, a $d$ dimensional submanifold of $\mathbb{R}^D$, and a point $r$ near the manifold we aim to project $r$ onto the manifold. Assuming that the data was sampled uniformly from a tubular neighborhood of a $k$-times smooth boundaryless and compact manifold, we present an algorithm that takes $r$ from this neighborhood and outputs $\hat p_n\in \mathbb{R}^D$, and $\widehat{T_{\hat p_n}\mathcal{M}}$ an element in the Grassmannian $Gr(d, D)$. We prove that as the number of samples $n\to\infty$, the point $\hat p_n$ converges to $\mathbf{p}\in \mathcal{M}$, the projection of $r$ onto $\mathcal{M}$, and $\widehat{T_{\hat p_n}\mathcal{M}}$ converges to $T_{\mathbf{p}}\mathcal{M}$ (the tangent space at that point) with high probability. Furthermore, we show that $\hat p_n$ approaches the manifold with an asymptotic rate of $n^{-\frac{k}{2k + d}}$, and that $\hat p_n, \widehat{T_{\hat p_n}\mathcal{M}}$ approach $\mathbf{p}$ and $T_{\mathbf{p}}\mathcal{M}$ correspondingly with asymptotic rates of $n^{-\frac{k-1}{2k + d}}$.
title Estimation of Local Geometric Structure on Manifolds from Noisy Data
topic Statistics Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.07220