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Bayesian optimization using sequential Monte Carlo
We consider the problem of optimizing a real-valued continuous function
using a Bayesian approach, where the evaluations of are chosen sequentially
by combining prior information about , which is described by a random
process model, and past evaluation results. The main difficulty with this
approach is to be able to compute the posterior distributions of quantities of
interest which are used to choose evaluation points. In this article, we decide
to use a Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) approach
A process very similar to multifractional Brownian motion
In Ayache and Taqqu (2005), the multifractional Brownian (mBm) motion is
obtained by replacing the constant parameter of the fractional Brownian
motion (fBm) by a smooth enough functional parameter depending on the
time . Here, we consider the process obtained by replacing in the
wavelet expansion of the fBm the index by a function depending on
the dyadic point . This process was introduced in Benassi et al (2000)
to model fBm with piece-wise constant Hurst index and continuous paths. In this
work, we investigate the case where the functional parameter satisfies an
uniform H\"older condition of order \beta>\sup_{t\in \rit} H(t) and ones
shows that, in this case, the process is very similar to the mBm in the
following senses: i) the difference between and a mBm satisfies an uniform
H\"older condition of order ; ii) as a by product, one
deduces that at each point the pointwise H\"older exponent of is
and that is tangent to a fBm with Hurst parameter .Comment: 18 page
Pumice and lapillus scraps: New national environmental-friendly chance for the production of ceramic tiles
Italian pumice and volcanic lapillus scraps have been used in different percentages as alternative raw materials to
foreign feldspars in porcelain stoneware mixtures. The aim of this work was to create naturally colored support to
limit the use of artificial dyes while maintaining the technical properties of the reference product. For this
purpose, the significant presence of chromophores (Fe and Ti in particular) in by-products from extraction of
Italian volcanic pumice and lapillus was exploited. The work was carried out in collaboration with a company:
the products were made on a laboratory scale and then they were glazed and fired within the industrial production
cycle (48 min, 1210 ◦C).
The resulting slip and the fired samples were characterized by measuring the efflux time, density, linear
shrinkage, water absorption and tensile strength to evaluate the technological performance. In addition, thermogravimetric
analysis (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA), and optical and mechanical dilatometry were
performed to study the thermal behavior of the formulations.
The obtained products could be classified as porcelain stoneware and belong to the BIa group (WA 0.5%, B.
S.>35 MPa) in accordance with UNI EN 14411 ISO 13006
On the asymmetric zero-range in the rarefaction fan
We consider the one-dimensional asymmetric zero-range process starting from a
step decreasing profile. In the hydrodynamic limit this initial condition leads
to the rarefaction fan of the associated hydrodynamic equation. Under this
initial condition and for totally asymmetric jumps, we show that the weighted
sum of joint probabilities for second class particles sharing the same site is
convergent and we compute its limit. For partially asymmetric jumps we derive
the Law of Large Numbers for the position of a second class particle under the
initial configuration in which all the positive sites are empty, all the
negative sites are occupied with infinitely many first class particles and with
a single second class particle at the origin. Moreover, we prove that among the
infinite characteristics emanating from the position of the second class
particle, this particle chooses randomly one of them. The randomness is given
in terms of the weak solution of the hydrodynamic equation through some sort of
renormalization function. By coupling the zero-range with the exclusion process
we derive some limiting laws for more general initial conditions.Comment: 22 pages, to appear in Journal of Statistical Physic
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