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Register automata with linear arithmetic
We propose a novel automata model over the alphabet of rational numbers,
which we call register automata over the rationals (RA-Q). It reads a sequence
of rational numbers and outputs another rational number. RA-Q is an extension
of the well-known register automata (RA) over infinite alphabets, which are
finite automata equipped with a finite number of registers/variables for
storing values. Like in the standard RA, the RA-Q model allows both equality
and ordering tests between values. It, moreover, allows to perform linear
arithmetic between certain variables. The model is quite expressive: in
addition to the standard RA, it also generalizes other well-known models such
as affine programs and arithmetic circuits.
The main feature of RA-Q is that despite the use of linear arithmetic, the
so-called invariant problem---a generalization of the standard non-emptiness
problem---is decidable. We also investigate other natural decision problems,
namely, commutativity, equivalence, and reachability. For deterministic RA-Q,
commutativity and equivalence are polynomial-time inter-reducible with the
invariant problem
Brownian motion of a charged test particle near a reflecting boundary at finite temperature
We discuss the random motion of charged test particles driven by quantum
electromagnetic fluctuations at finite temperature in both the unbounded flat
space and flat spacetime with a reflecting boundary and calculate the mean
squared fluctuations in the velocity and position of the test particle. We show
that typically the random motion driven by the quantum fluctuations is one
order of magnitude less significant than that driven by thermal noise in the
unbounded flat space. However, in the flat space with a reflecting plane
boundary, the random motion of quantum origin can become much more significant
than that of thermal origin at very low temperature.Comment: 11 pages,no figures, Revtex
Weighted allocations, their concomitant-based estimators, and asymptotics
Various members of the class of weighted insurance premiums and risk capital
allocation rules have been researched from a number of perspectives.
Corresponding formulas in the case of parametric families of distributions have
been derived, and they have played a pivotal role when establishing parametric
statistical inference in the area. Non-parametric inference results have also
been derived in special cases such as the tail conditional expectation,
distortion risk measure, and several members of the class of weighted premiums.
For weighted allocation rules, however, non-parametric inference results have
not yet been adequately developed. In the present paper, therefore, we put
forward empirical estimators for the weighted allocation rules and establish
their consistency and asymptotic normality under practically sound conditions.
Intricate statistical considerations rely on the theory of induced order
statistics, known as concomitants.Comment: 20 page
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