1,186 research outputs found
Convex Hulls under Uncertainty
We study the convex-hull problem in a probabilistic setting, motivated by the
need to handle data uncertainty inherent in many applications, including sensor
databases, location-based services and computer vision. In our framework, the
uncertainty of each input site is described by a probability distribution over
a finite number of possible locations including a \emph{null} location to
account for non-existence of the point. Our results include both exact and
approximation algorithms for computing the probability of a query point lying
inside the convex hull of the input, time-space tradeoffs for the membership
queries, a connection between Tukey depth and membership queries, as well as a
new notion of \some-hull that may be a useful representation of uncertain
hulls
Computation of Robust Control Invariant Sets with Predefined Complexity for Uncertain Systems
This paper presents an algorithm that computes polytopic robust control-invariant (RCI) sets for rationally parameter-dependent systems with additive disturbances. By means of novel LMI feasibility conditions for invariance along with a newly developed method for volume maximization, an iterative algorithm is proposed for the computation of RCI sets with maximized volumes. The obtained RCI sets are symmetric around the origin by construction and have a user-defined level of complexity. Unlike many similar approaches, fixed state feedback structure is not imposed. In fact, a specific control input is obtained from the LMI problem for each extreme point of the RCI set. The outcomes of the proposed algorithm can be used to construct a piecewise-affine controller based on offline computations
Continuous and Optimally Complete Description of Chemical Environments Using Spherical Bessel Descriptors
Recently, machine learning potentials have been advanced as candidates to
combine the high-accuracy of quantum mechanical simulations with the speed of
classical interatomic potentials. A crucial component of a machine learning
potential is the description of local atomic environments by some set of
descriptors. These should ideally be continuous throughout the specified local
atomic environment, twice-differentiable with respect to atomic positions and
complete in the sense of containing all possible information about the
neighborhood. An updated version of the recently proposed Spherical Bessel
descriptors satisfies all three of these properties, and moreover is optimally
complete in the sense of encoding all configurational information with the
smallest possible number of descriptors. The Smooth Overlap of Atomic Position
descriptors that are frequently visited in the literature and the Zernike
descriptors that are built upon a similar basis are included into the
discussion as being the natural counterparts of the Spherical Bessel
descriptors, and shown to be incapable of satisfying the full list of core
requirements for an accurate description. Aside being mathematically and
physically superior, the Spherical Bessel descriptors have also the advantage
of allowing machine learning potentials of comparable accuracy that require
roughly an order of magnitude less computation time per evaluation than the
Smooth Overlap of Atomic Position descriptors, which appear to be the common
choice of descriptors in recent studies.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figures, under review for Journal of Chemical Physic
A Novel Approach to Describe Chemical Environments in High Dimensional Neural Network Potentials
A central concern of molecular dynamics simulations are the potential energy
surfaces that govern atomic interactions. These hypersurfaces define the
potential energy of the system, and have generally been calculated using either
predefined analytical formulas (classical) or quantum mechanical simulations
(ab initio). The former can accurately reproduce only a selection of material
properties, whereas the latter is restricted to short simulation times and
small systems. Machine learning potentials have recently emerged as a third
approach to model atomic interactions, and are purported to offer the accuracy
of ab initio simulations with the speed of classical potentials. However, the
performance of machine learning potentials depends crucially on the description
of a local atomic environment. A set of invariant, orthogonal and
differentiable descriptors for an atomic environment is proposed, implemented
in a neural network potential for solid-state silicon, and tested in molecular
dynamics simulations. Neural networks using the proposed descriptors are found
to outperform ones using the Behler Parinello and SOAP descriptors currently in
the literature.Comment: 23 Pages, 5 figures, 2 tables, journal articl
Energies and wave functions for a soft-core Coulomb potential
For the family of model soft Coulomb potentials represented by V(r) =
-\frac{Z}{(r^q+\beta^q)^{\frac{1}{q}}}, with the parameters
Z>0, \beta>0, q \ge 1, it is shown analytically that the potentials and
eigenvalues, E_{\nu\ell}, are monotonic in each parameter. The potential
envelope method is applied to obtain approximate analytic estimates in terms of
the known exact spectra for pure power potentials. For the case q =1, the
Asymptotic Iteration Method is used to find exact analytic results for the
eigenvalues E_{\nu\ell} and corresponding wave functions, expressed in terms of
Z and \beta. A proof is presented establishing the general concavity of the
scaled electron density near the nucleus resulting from the truncated
potentials for all q. Based on an analysis of extensive numerical calculations,
it is conjectured that the crossing between the pair of states
[(\nu,\ell),(\nu',\ell')], is given by the condition \nu'\geq (\nu+1) and \ell'
\geq (\ell+3). The significance of these results for the interaction of an
intense laser field with an atom is pointed out. Differences in the observed
level-crossing effects between the soft potentials and the hydrogen atom
confined inside an impenetrable sphere are discussed.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures, title change, minor revision
Joint Deep Image Restoration and Unsupervised Quality Assessment
Deep learning techniques have revolutionized the fields of image restoration
and image quality assessment in recent years. While image restoration methods
typically utilize synthetically distorted training data for training, deep
quality assessment models often require expensive labeled subjective data.
However, recent studies have shown that activations of deep neural networks
trained for visual modeling tasks can also be used for perceptual quality
assessment of images. Following this intuition, we propose a novel
attention-based convolutional neural network capable of simultaneously
performing both image restoration and quality assessment. We achieve this by
training a JPEG deblocking network augmented with "quality attention" maps and
demonstrating state-of-the-art deblocking accuracy, achieving a high
correlation of predicted quality with human opinion scores.Comment: 4 Pages, 2 figures, 3 table
Artefactos de hueso como testigos de continuidad cultural en Tatarlı Höyük
This paper is a preliminary evaluation of the bone artifacts from Tatarlı Höyük in Adana, Turkey. It is a site that holds an important place in the settlement history of Cilicia and shows a continuous, characteristic settlement until the Early Roman Period. In addition to personal ornaments such as beads and pendants, tools used in different economic activities in the daily life of Tatarlı Höyük, especially weaving, such as spatulas, spindle whorls, needles, pointed tools and handles are found in the bone assemblage. Majority of textile tools in these bone assemblage can be assumed as the evidence of economic importance and continuity of the weaving industry at Tatarlı Höyük.Este artículo es una evaluación preliminar de un conjunto de artefactos de hueso procedentes de Tatarlı Höyük, en Adana, Turquía. Este yacimiento ocupa un lugar importante en la historia de los asentamientos en Cilicia y muestra una ocupación continuada y característica hasta los inicios de la dominación romana. Además de los ornamentos personales, tales como cuentas y colgantes, se han documentado herramientas empleadas en diferentes actividades cotidianas en Tatarlı Höyük, especialmente relacionadas con el tejido, tales como espátulas, ruedas de huso, agujas, útiles apuntados y mangos, los cuales componen parte del conjunto óseo trabajado. La mayoría de las herramientas de la actividad textil en este conjunto de hueso son asumidas como evidencia de la importancia económica y continuidad que la industria del tejido ocupó en Tatarlı Höyük
The Effects of Material Properties on Building Performance
In recent earthquakes during the last two decades, severe damages have been occurred on
the existing buildings in Turkey. Destructive earthquakes revealed that the existing building
stock in urban regions is significantly vulnerable to seismic hazard. A large number of
residential buildings located in regions of high seismicity require performance evaluation
before the next big earthquake hits the region. In many earthquake resistant codes, several
procedures are proposed to determine the building performance. The investigations on the
damaged buildings show that material strengths are very important parameters on the building
performance. In this study, material strengths’ effects on the building performance were
investigated by using a nonlinear elastic analysis method
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