%0 Journal Article %1 betancourt2014geometric %A Betancourt, M. J. %A Byrne, Simon %A Livingstone, Samuel %A Girolami, Mark %D 2014 %K bayesian geometry mcmc optimization probability readings stats %T The Geometric Foundations of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.5110 %X Although Hamiltonian Monte Carlo has proven an empirical success, the lack of a rigorous theoretical understanding of the algorithm has in many ways impeded both principled developments of the method and use of the algorithm in practice. In this paper we develop the formal foundations of the algorithm through the construction of measures on smooth manifolds, and demonstrate how the theory naturally identifies efficient implementations and motivates promising generalizations.

@article{betancourt2014geometric, abstract = {Although Hamiltonian Monte Carlo has proven an empirical success, the lack of a rigorous theoretical understanding of the algorithm has in many ways impeded both principled developments of the method and use of the algorithm in practice. In this paper we develop the formal foundations of the algorithm through the construction of measures on smooth manifolds, and demonstrate how the theory naturally identifies efficient implementations and motivates promising generalizations.}, added-at = {2019-07-20T20:31:39.000+0200}, author = {Betancourt, M. J. and Byrne, Simon and Livingstone, Samuel and Girolami, Mark}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ed91d642b6a39a6b3ce0772f01d7ce77/kirk86}, description = {[1410.5110] The Geometric Foundations of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo}, interhash = {0466c56da293b7610755b09942c15ee1}, intrahash = {ed91d642b6a39a6b3ce0772f01d7ce77}, keywords = {bayesian geometry mcmc optimization probability readings stats}, note = {cite arxiv:1410.5110Comment: 45 pages, 13 figures}, timestamp = {2020-02-20T22:09:38.000+0100}, title = {The Geometric Foundations of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.5110}, year = 2014 }