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Learning Large-Scale Bayesian Networks with the sparsebn Package
Learning graphical models from data is an important problem with wide
applications, ranging from genomics to the social sciences. Nowadays datasets
often have upwards of thousands---sometimes tens or hundreds of thousands---of
variables and far fewer samples. To meet this challenge, we have developed a
new R package called sparsebn for learning the structure of large, sparse
graphical models with a focus on Bayesian networks. While there are many
existing software packages for this task, this package focuses on the unique
setting of learning large networks from high-dimensional data, possibly with
interventions. As such, the methods provided place a premium on scalability and
consistency in a high-dimensional setting. Furthermore, in the presence of
interventions, the methods implemented here achieve the goal of learning a
causal network from data. Additionally, the sparsebn package is fully
compatible with existing software packages for network analysis.Comment: To appear in the Journal of Statistical Software, 39 pages, 7 figure
Towards a complete classification of fermionic symmetry protected topological phases in 3D and a general group supercohomology theory
Classification and construction of symmetry protected topological (SPT)
phases in interacting boson and fermion systems have become a fascinating
theoretical direction in recent years. It has been shown that the (generalized)
group cohomology theory or cobordism theory can give rise to a complete
classification of SPT phases in interacting boson/spin systems. Nevertheless,
the construction and classification of SPT phases in interacting fermion
systems are much more complicated, especially in 3D. In this work, we revisit
this problem based on the equivalent class of fermionic symmetric local unitary
(FSLU) transformations. We construct very general fixed point SPT wavefunctions
for interacting fermion systems. We naturally reproduce the partial
classifications given by special group super-cohomology theory, and we show
that with an additional (the so-called
obstruction free subgroup of ) structure, a complete
classification of SPT phases for three-dimensional interacting fermion systems
with a total symmetry group can be obtained for
unitary symmetry group . We also discuss the procedure of deriving a
general group super-cohomology theory in arbitrary dimensions.Comment: 48 pages, 35 figures, published versio
Penalized Estimation of Directed Acyclic Graphs From Discrete Data
Bayesian networks, with structure given by a directed acyclic graph (DAG),
are a popular class of graphical models. However, learning Bayesian networks
from discrete or categorical data is particularly challenging, due to the large
parameter space and the difficulty in searching for a sparse structure. In this
article, we develop a maximum penalized likelihood method to tackle this
problem. Instead of the commonly used multinomial distribution, we model the
conditional distribution of a node given its parents by multi-logit regression,
in which an edge is parameterized by a set of coefficient vectors with dummy
variables encoding the levels of a node. To obtain a sparse DAG, a group norm
penalty is employed, and a blockwise coordinate descent algorithm is developed
to maximize the penalized likelihood subject to the acyclicity constraint of a
DAG. When interventional data are available, our method constructs a causal
network, in which a directed edge represents a causal relation. We apply our
method to various simulated and real data sets. The results show that our
method is very competitive, compared to many existing methods, in DAG
estimation from both interventional and high-dimensional observational data.Comment: To appear in Statistics and Computin
Scaling dimension of fidelity susceptibility in quantum phase transitions
We analyze ground-state behaviors of fidelity susceptibility (FS) and show
that the FS has its own distinct dimension instead of real system's dimension
in general quantum phases. The scaling relation of the FS in quantum phase
transitions (QPTs) is then established on more general grounds. Depending on
whether the FS's dimensions of two neighboring quantum phases are the same or
not, we are able to classify QPTs into two distinct types. For the latter type,
the change in the FS's dimension is a characteristic that separates two phases.
As a non-trivial application to the Kitaev honeycomb model, we find that the FS
is proportional to in the gapless phase, while in the gapped
phase. Therefore, the extra dimension of can be used as a
characteristic of the gapless phase.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, final version to appear in EP
A Robust Zero-point Attraction LMS Algorithm on Near Sparse System Identification
The newly proposed norm constraint zero-point attraction Least Mean
Square algorithm (ZA-LMS) demonstrates excellent performance on exact sparse
system identification. However, ZA-LMS has less advantage against standard LMS
when the system is near sparse. Thus, in this paper, firstly the near sparse
system modeling by Generalized Gaussian Distribution is recommended, where the
sparsity is defined accordingly. Secondly, two modifications to the ZA-LMS
algorithm have been made. The norm penalty is replaced by a partial
norm in the cost function, enhancing robustness without increasing the
computational complexity. Moreover, the zero-point attraction item is weighted
by the magnitude of estimation error which adjusts the zero-point attraction
force dynamically. By combining the two improvements, Dynamic Windowing ZA-LMS
(DWZA-LMS) algorithm is further proposed, which shows better performance on
near sparse system identification. In addition, the mean square performance of
DWZA-LMS algorithm is analyzed. Finally, computer simulations demonstrate the
effectiveness of the proposed algorithm and verify the result of theoretical
analysis.Comment: 20 pages, 11 figure
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