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Probabilistic Numerics and Uncertainty in Computations
We deliver a call to arms for probabilistic numerical methods: algorithms for
numerical tasks, including linear algebra, integration, optimization and
solving differential equations, that return uncertainties in their
calculations. Such uncertainties, arising from the loss of precision induced by
numerical calculation with limited time or hardware, are important for much
contemporary science and industry. Within applications such as climate science
and astrophysics, the need to make decisions on the basis of computations with
large and complex data has led to a renewed focus on the management of
numerical uncertainty. We describe how several seminal classic numerical
methods can be interpreted naturally as probabilistic inference. We then show
that the probabilistic view suggests new algorithms that can flexibly be
adapted to suit application specifics, while delivering improved empirical
performance. We provide concrete illustrations of the benefits of probabilistic
numeric algorithms on real scientific problems from astrometry and astronomical
imaging, while highlighting open problems with these new algorithms. Finally,
we describe how probabilistic numerical methods provide a coherent framework
for identifying the uncertainty in calculations performed with a combination of
numerical algorithms (e.g. both numerical optimisers and differential equation
solvers), potentially allowing the diagnosis (and control) of error sources in
computations.Comment: Author Generated Postprint. 17 pages, 4 Figures, 1 Tabl
Connections between Optimal Transport, Combinatorial Optimization and Hydrodynamics
There are well-established connections between combinatorial optimization,
optimal transport theory and Hydrodynamics, through the linear assignment
problem in combinatorics, the Monge-Kantorovich problem in optimal transport
theory and the model of inviscid, potential, pressure-less fluids in
Hydrodynamics. Here, we consider the more challenging quadratic assignment
problem (which is NP, while the linear assignment problem is just P) and find,
in some particular case, a correspondence with the problem of finding
stationary solutions of Euler's equations for incompressible fluids. For that
purpose, we introduce and analyze a suitable "gradient flow" equation.
Combining some ideas of P.-L. Lions (for the Euler equations) and
Ambrosio-Gigli-Savar\'e (for the heat equation), we provide for the initial
value problem a concept of generalized "dissipative" solutions which always
exist globally in time and are unique whenever theyare smooth
Energy preserving model order reduction of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation
An energy preserving reduced order model is developed for two dimensional
nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLSE) with plane wave solutions and with an
external potential. The NLSE is discretized in space by the symmetric interior
penalty discontinuous Galerkin (SIPG) method. The resulting system of
Hamiltonian ordinary differential equations are integrated in time by the
energy preserving average vector field (AVF) method. The mass and energy
preserving reduced order model (ROM) is constructed by proper orthogonal
decomposition (POD) Galerkin projection. The nonlinearities are computed for
the ROM efficiently by discrete empirical interpolation method (DEIM) and
dynamic mode decomposition (DMD). Preservation of the semi-discrete energy and
mass are shown for the full order model (FOM) and for the ROM which ensures the
long term stability of the solutions. Numerical simulations illustrate the
preservation of the energy and mass in the reduced order model for the two
dimensional NLSE with and without the external potential. The POD-DMD makes a
remarkable improvement in computational speed-up over the POD-DEIM. Both
methods approximate accurately the FOM, whereas POD-DEIM is more accurate than
the POD-DMD
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