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The Existence and Asymptotic Properties of a Backfitting Projection Algorithm Under Weak Conditions
We derive the asymptotic distribution of a new backfitting procedure for estimating the closest additive approximation to a nonparametric regression function. The procedure employs a recent projection interpretation of popular kernel estimators provided by Mammen et al. (1997), and the asymptotic theory of our estimators is derived using the theory of additive projections reviewed in Bickel et al. (1995). Our procedure achieves the same bias and variance as the oracle estimator based on knowing the other components, and in this sense improves on the method analyzed in Opsomer and Ruppert (1997). We provide 'high level' conditions independent of the sampling scheme. We then verify that these conditions are satisfied in a time series autoregression under weak conditions.Additive models, alternating projections, backfitting, kernel smoothing, local polynomials, nonparametric regression
The existence and asymptotic properties of a backfitting projection algorithm under weak conditions.
We derive the asymptotic distribution of a new backfitting procedure for estimating the closest additive approximation to a nonparametric regression function. The procedure employs a recent projection interpretation of popular kernel estimators provided by Mammen, Marron, Turlach and Wand and the asymptotic theory of our estimators is derived using the theory of additive projections reviewed in Bickel, Klaassen, Ritov and Wellner. Our procedure achieves the same bias and variance as the oracle estimator based on knowing the other components, and in this sense improves on the method analyzed in Opsomer and Ruppert. We provide ‘‘high level’’ conditions independent of the sampling scheme. We then verify that these conditions are satisfied in a regression and a time series autoregression under weak conditions.
A holographic proof of the strong subadditivity of entanglement entropy
When a quantum system is divided into subsystems, their entanglement
entropies are subject to an inequality known as "strong subadditivity". For a
field theory this inequality can be stated as follows: given any two regions of
space and , . Recently, a
method has been found for computing entanglement entropies in any field theory
for which there is a holographically dual gravity theory. In this note we give
a simple geometrical proof of strong subadditivity employing this holographic
prescription.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
High purity bright single photon source
Using cavity-enhanced non-degenerate parametric downconversion, we have built
a frequency tunable source of heralded single photons with a narrow bandwidth
of 8 MHz, making it compatible with atomic quantum memories. The photon state
is 70% pure single photon as characterized by a tomographic measurement and
reconstruction of the quantum state, revealing a clearly negative Wigner
function. Furthermore, it has a spectral brightness of ~1,500 photons/s per MHz
bandwidth, making it one of the brightest single photon sources available. We
also investigate the correlation function of the down-converted fields using a
combination of two very distinct detection methods; photon counting and
homodyne measurement.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures; minor changes, added referenc
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A comparison of in-sample forecasting methods
In-sample forecasting is a recent continuous modification of well-known forecasting methods based on aggregated data. These aggregated methods are known as age-cohort methods in demography, economics, epidemiology and sociology and as chain ladder in non-life insurance. Data is organized in a two-way table with age and cohort as indices, but without measures of exposure. It has recently been established that such structured forecasting methods based on aggregated data can be interpreted as structured histogram estimators. Continuous in-sample forecasting transfers these classical forecasting models into a modern statistical world including smoothing methodology that is more efficient than smoothing via histograms. All in-sample forecasting estimators are collected and their performance is compared via a finite sample simulation study. All methods are extended via multiplicative bias correction. Asymptotic theory is being developed for the histogram-type method of sieves and for the multiplicatively corrected estimators. The multiplicative bias corrected estimators improve all other known in-sample forecasters in the simulation study. The density projection approach seems to have the best performance with forecasting based on survival densities being the runner-up
Optical lattice implementation scheme of a bosonic topological model with fermionic atoms
We present a scheme to implement a Fermi-Hubbard-like model in ultracold
atoms in optical lattices and analyze the topological features of its ground
state. In particular, we show that the ground state for appropriate parameters
has a large overlap with a lattice version of the bosonic Laughlin state at
filling factor one half. The scheme utilizes laser assisted and normal
tunnelling in a checkerboard optical lattice. The requirements on temperature,
interactions, and hopping strengths are similar to those needed to observe the
N\'eel antiferromagnetic ordering in the standard Fermi-Hubbard model in the
Mott insulating regime.Comment: 18 pages, 10 figures. This article provides the full analysis of a
scheme proposed in Nat. Commun. 4, 2864 (2013). v2: accepted versio
Time gating of heralded single photons for atomic memories
We demonstrate a method for time gating the standard heralded continuous-
wave (cw) spontaneous parametric down-converted (SPDC) single photon source by
using pulsed pumping of the optical parametric oscillator (OPO) below
threshold. The narrow bandwidth, high purity, high spectral brightness and the
pseudo-deterministic character make the source highly suitable for light-atom
interfaces with atomic memories.Comment: Accepted for publication in Optics Letter
Estimating Yield Curves by Kernel Smoothing Methods
We introduce a new method for the estimation of discount functions, yield curves and forward curves for coupon bonds. Our approach is nonparametric and does not assume a particular functional form for the discount function although we do show how to impose various important restrictions in the estimation. Our method is based on kernel smoothing and is defined as the minimum of some localized population moment condition. The solution to the sample problem is not explicit and our estimation procedure is iterative, rather like the backfitting method of estimating additive nonparametric models. We establish the asymptotic normality of our methods using the asymptotic representation of our estimator as an infinite series with declining coefficients. The rate of convergence is standard for one dimensional nonparametric regression.Coupon bonds; forward curve; Hilbert space; local linear; nonparametric regression; yield curve
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