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Robustness maximization of parallel multichannel systems
Bit error rate (BER) minimization and SNR-gap maximization, two robustness
optimization problems, are solved, under average power and bit-rate
constraints, according to the waterfilling policy. Under peak-power constraint
the solutions differ and this paper gives bit-loading solutions of both
robustness optimization problems over independent parallel channels. The study
is based on analytical approach with generalized Lagrangian relaxation tool and
on greedy-type algorithm approach. Tight BER expressions are used for square
and rectangular quadrature amplitude modulations. Integer bit solution of
analytical continuous bit-rates is performed with a new generalized secant
method. The asymptotic convergence of both robustness optimizations is proved
for both analytical and algorithmic approaches. We also prove that, in
conventional margin maximization problem, the equivalence between SNR-gap
maximization and power minimization does not hold with peak-power limitation.
Based on a defined dissimilarity measure, bit-loading solutions are compared
over power line communication channel for multicarrier systems. Simulation
results confirm the asymptotic convergence of both allocation policies. In non
asymptotic regime the allocation policies can be interchanged depending on the
robustness measure and the operating point of the communication system. The low
computational effort of the suboptimal solution based on analytical approach
leads to a good trade-off between performance and complexity.Comment: 27 pages, 8 figures, submitted to IEEE Trans. Inform. Theor
Optimization via Chebyshev Polynomials
This paper presents for the first time a robust exact line-search method
based on a full pseudospectral (PS) numerical scheme employing orthogonal
polynomials. The proposed method takes on an adaptive search procedure and
combines the superior accuracy of Chebyshev PS approximations with the
high-order approximations obtained through Chebyshev PS differentiation
matrices (CPSDMs). In addition, the method exhibits quadratic convergence rate
by enforcing an adaptive Newton search iterative scheme. A rigorous error
analysis of the proposed method is presented along with a detailed set of
pseudocodes for the established computational algorithms. Several numerical
experiments are conducted on one- and multi-dimensional optimization test
problems to illustrate the advantages of the proposed strategy.Comment: 26 pages, 6 figures, 2 table
Composing Scalable Nonlinear Algebraic Solvers
Most efficient linear solvers use composable algorithmic components, with the
most common model being the combination of a Krylov accelerator and one or more
preconditioners. A similar set of concepts may be used for nonlinear algebraic
systems, where nonlinear composition of different nonlinear solvers may
significantly improve the time to solution. We describe the basic concepts of
nonlinear composition and preconditioning and present a number of solvers
applicable to nonlinear partial differential equations. We have developed a
software framework in order to easily explore the possible combinations of
solvers. We show that the performance gains from using composed solvers can be
substantial compared with gains from standard Newton-Krylov methods.Comment: 29 pages, 14 figures, 13 table
Solving Polynomial Equations using Modified Super Ostrowski Homotopy Continuation Method
Homotopy continuation methods (HCMs) are now widely used to find the roots of polynomial equations as well as transcendental equations. HCM can be used to solve the divergence problem as well as starting value problem. Obviously, the divergence problem of traditional methods occurs when a method cannot be operated at the beginning of iteration for some points, known as bad initial guesses. Meanwhile, the starting value problem occurs when the initial guess is far away from the exact solutions. The starting value problem has been solved using Super Ostrowski homotopy continuation method for the initial guesses between . Nevertheless, Super Ostrowski homotopy continuation method was only used to find out real roots of nonlinear equations. In this paper, we employ the Modified Super Ostrowski-HCM to solve several real life applications which involves polynomial equations by expanding the range of starting values. The results indicate that the Modified Super Ostrowski-HCM performs better than the standard Super Ostrowski-HCM. In other words, the complex roots of polynomial equations can be found even the starting value is real with this proposed scheme
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In the article at hands an alternative definition of the concept of the derivative is presented, which makes no use of limits. This definition is based on an old idea of Descartes for calculating the slope of the tangent at a point of a curve and holds for all the algebraic functions. Caratheodory extended this definition to a general definition of the derivative in terms of the concept of continuity. However, although this definition has been used successfully by many German mathematicians, it is not widely known in the international literature, nor it is used in the school book texts. After presenting Caratheodory’s definition, the article closes by describing methods for calculating the derivative at a point of a function y = f(x) with the help of a suitably chosen table of values of f(x), and for designing of the graph of the derivative function f΄(x) given the graph, but not the formula, of f(x). These methods are based on the graphical representation of the derivative, which should be reclaimed better in general for teaching purposes.У статті дано альтернативне визначення поняття похідної, в якому не використовується поняття границі. Це визначення ґрунтується на ідеї Декарта для обчислення нахилу дотичної до кривої в точці і справедливе для всіх алгебраїчних функцій. Каратеодорі розширив це визначення до загального визначення похідної в термінах неперервності. Проте, хоча це визначення успішно використовувалося багатьма німецькими математиками, воно не було широко відомим у міжнародній літературі і не використовувалося у шкільних підручниках. Також у статті описано методи обчислення похідної функції y = f (x) в точці за допомогою підібраної таблиці значень функції y = f (x) та методи побудови графіка похідної функції y = f΄(x) за графіком функції y = f (x), а не за її формулою. Ці методи ґрунтуються на графічному представленні похідної, що можна активно використовувати у навчанні
An Sn Application of Homotopy Continuation in Neutral Particle Transport
The objective of this dissertation is to investigate the usefulness of homotopy continuation applied in the context of neutral particle transport where traditional methods of acceleration degrade. This occurs in higher dimensional heterogeneous problems [51]. We focus on utilizing homotopy continuation as a means of providing a better initial guess for difficult problems. We investigate various homotopy formulations for two primary diffcult problems: a thick-diffusive fixed internal source, and a k-eigenvalue problem with high dominance ratio. We also investigate the usefulness of homotopy continuation for computationally intensive problems with 30-energy groups. We find that homotopy continuation exhibits usefulness in specific problem formulations. In the thick-diffusive problem it shows benefit when there is a strong internal source in thin materials. In the k-eigenvalue problem, homotopy continuation provides an improvement in convergence speed for fixed point iteration methods in high dominance ratio problems. We also show that one of our imbeddings successfully stabilizes the nonlinear formulation of the k-eigenvalue problem with a high dominance ratio
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