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Automated Netlist Generation for 3D Electrothermal and Electromagnetic Field Problems
We present a method for the automatic generation of netlists describing
general three-dimensional electrothermal and electromagnetic field problems.
Using a pair of structured orthogonal grids as spatial discretisation, a
one-to-one correspondence between grid objects and circuit elements is obtained
by employing the finite integration technique. The resulting circuit can then
be solved with any standard available circuit simulator, alleviating the need
for the implementation of a custom time integrator. Additionally, the approach
straightforwardly allows for field-circuit coupling simulations by
appropriately stamping the circuit description of lumped devices. As the
computational domain in wave propagation problems must be finite, stamps
representing absorbing boundary conditions are developed as well.
Representative numerical examples are used to validate the approach. The
results obtained by circuit simulation on the generated netlists are compared
with appropriate reference solutions.Comment: This is a pre-print of an article published in the Journal of
Computational Electronics. The final authenticated version is available
online at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10825-019-01368-6. All numerical
results can be reproduced by the Matlab code openly available at
https://github.com/tc88/ANTHE
The SLH framework for modeling quantum input-output networks
Many emerging quantum technologies demand precise engineering and control
over networks consisting of quantum mechanical degrees of freedom connected by
propagating electromagnetic fields, or quantum input-output networks. Here we
review recent progress in theory and experiment related to such quantum
input-output networks, with a focus on the SLH framework, a powerful modeling
framework for networked quantum systems that is naturally endowed with
properties such as modularity and hierarchy. We begin by explaining the
physical approximations required to represent any individual node of a network,
eg. atoms in cavity or a mechanical oscillator, and its coupling to quantum
fields by an operator triple . Then we explain how these nodes can be
composed into a network with arbitrary connectivity, including coherent
feedback channels, using algebraic rules, and how to derive the dynamics of
network components and output fields. The second part of the review discusses
several extensions to the basic SLH framework that expand its modeling
capabilities, and the prospects for modeling integrated implementations of
quantum input-output networks. In addition to summarizing major results and
recent literature, we discuss the potential applications and limitations of the
SLH framework and quantum input-output networks, with the intention of
providing context to a reader unfamiliar with the field.Comment: 60 pages, 14 figures. We are still interested in receiving
correction
Families of moment matching based, structure preserving approximations for linear port Hamiltonian systems
In this paper we propose a solution to the problem of moment matching with
preservation of the port Hamiltonian structure, in the framework of time-domain
moment matching. We characterize several families of parameterized port
Hamiltonian models that match the moments of a given port Hamiltonian system,
at a set of finite interpolation points. We also discuss the problem of Markov
parameters matching for linear systems as a moment matching problem for
descriptor representations associated to the given system, at zero
interpolation points. Solving this problem yields families of parameterized
reduced order models that achieve Markov parameter matching. Finally, we apply
these results to the port Hamiltonian case, resulting in families of
parameterized reduced order port Hamiltonian approximations.Comment: 27 pages, 8 figures, Automatica journa
Evolving controllers for simulated car racing
This paper describes the evolution of controllers for racing a simulated radio-controlled car around a track, modelled on a real physical track. Five different controller architectures were compared, based on neural networks, force fields and action sequences. The controllers use either egocentric (first person), Newtonian (third person) or no information about the state of the car (open-loop controller). The only controller that is able to evolve good racing behaviour is based on a neural network acting on egocentric inputs
Fully quantum mechanical dynamic analysis of single-photon transport in a single-mode waveguide coupled to a traveling-wave resonator
We analyze the dynamics of single photon transport in a single-mode waveguide
coupled to a micro-optical resonator using a fully quantum mechanical model. We
examine the propagation of a single-photon Gaussian packet through the system
under various coupling conditions. We review the theory of single photon
transport phenomena as applied to the system and we develop a discussion on the
numerical technique we used to solve for dynamical behavior of the quantized
field. To demonstrate our method and to establish robust single photon results,
we study the process of adiabatically lowering or raising the energy of a
single photon trapped in an optical resonator under active tuning of the
resonator. We show that our fully quantum mechanical approach reproduces the
semi-classical result in the appropriate limit and that the adiabatic invariant
has the same form in each case. Finally, we explore the trapping of a single
photon in a system of dynamically tuned, coupled optical cavities.Comment: 24 pages, 10 figure
Platonic model of mind as an approximation to neurodynamics
Hierarchy of approximations involved in simplification of microscopic theories, from sub-cellural to the whole brain level, is presented. A new approximation to neural dynamics is described, leading to a Platonic-like model of mind based on psychological spaces. Objects and events in these spaces correspond to quasi-stable states of brain dynamics and may be interpreted from psychological point of view. Platonic model bridges the gap between neurosciences and psychological sciences. Static and dynamic versions of this model are outlined and Feature Space Mapping, a neurofuzzy realization of the static version of Platonic model, described. Categorization experiments with human subjects are analyzed from the neurodynamical and Platonic model points of view
Formal Modeling of Connectionism using Concurrency Theory, an Approach Based on Automata and Model Checking
This paper illustrates a framework for applying formal methods techniques, which are symbolic in nature, to specifying and verifying neural networks, which are sub-symbolic in nature. The paper describes a communicating automata [Bowman & Gomez, 2006] model of neural networks. We also implement the model using timed automata [Alur & Dill, 1994] and then undertake a verification of these models using the model checker Uppaal [Pettersson, 2000] in order to evaluate the performance of learning algorithms. This paper also presents discussion of a number of broad issues concerning cognitive neuroscience and the debate as to whether symbolic processing or connectionism is a suitable representation of cognitive systems. Additionally, the issue of integrating symbolic techniques, such as formal methods, with complex neural networks is discussed. We then argue that symbolic verifications may give theoretically well-founded ways to evaluate and justify neural learning systems in the field of both theoretical research and real world applications
Neural blackboard architectures of combinatorial structures in cognition
Human cognition is unique in the way in which it relies on combinatorial (or compositional) structures. Language provides ample evidence for the existence of combinatorial structures, but they can also be found in visual cognition. To understand the neural basis of human cognition, it is therefore essential to understand how combinatorial structures can be instantiated in neural terms. In his recent book on the foundations of language, Jackendoff described four fundamental problems for a neural instantiation of combinatorial structures: the massiveness of the binding problem, the problem of 2, the problem of variables and the transformation of combinatorial structures from working memory to long-term memory. This paper aims to show that these problems can be solved by means of neural ‘blackboard’ architectures. For this purpose, a neural blackboard architecture for sentence structure is presented. In this architecture, neural structures that encode for words are temporarily bound in a manner that preserves the structure of the sentence. It is shown that the architecture solves the four problems presented by Jackendoff. The ability of the architecture to instantiate sentence structures is illustrated with examples of sentence complexity observed in human language performance. Similarities exist between the architecture for sentence structure and blackboard architectures for combinatorial structures in visual cognition, derived from the structure of the visual cortex. These architectures are briefly discussed, together with an example of a combinatorial structure in which the blackboard architectures for language and vision are combined. In this way, the architecture for language is grounded in perception
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