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List decoding of noisy Reed-Muller-like codes
First- and second-order Reed-Muller (RM(1) and RM(2), respectively) codes are
two fundamental error-correcting codes which arise in communication as well as
in probabilistically-checkable proofs and learning. In this paper, we take the
first steps toward extending the quick randomized decoding tools of RM(1) into
the realm of quadratic binary and, equivalently, Z_4 codes. Our main
algorithmic result is an extension of the RM(1) techniques from Goldreich-Levin
and Kushilevitz-Mansour algorithms to the Hankel code, a code between RM(1) and
RM(2). That is, given signal s of length N, we find a list that is a superset
of all Hankel codewords phi with dot product to s at least (1/sqrt(k)) times
the norm of s, in time polynomial in k and log(N). We also give a new and
simple formulation of a known Kerdock code as a subcode of the Hankel code. As
a corollary, we can list-decode Kerdock, too. Also, we get a quick algorithm
for finding a sparse Kerdock approximation. That is, for k small compared with
1/sqrt{N} and for epsilon > 0, we find, in time polynomial in (k
log(N)/epsilon), a k-Kerdock-term approximation s~ to s with Euclidean error at
most the factor (1+epsilon+O(k^2/sqrt{N})) times that of the best such
approximation
Simultaneous sparse approximation via greedy pursuit
A simple sparse approximation problem requests an approximation of a given input signal as a linear combination of T elementary signals drawn from a large, linearly dependent collection. An important generalization is simultaneous sparse approximation. Now one must approximate several input signals at once using different linear combinations of the same T elementary signals. This formulation appears, for example, when analyzing multiple observations of a sparse signal that have been contaminated with noise. A new approach to this problem is presented here: a greedy pursuit algorithm called simultaneous orthogonal matching pursuit. The paper proves that the algorithm calculates simultaneous approximations whose error is within a constant factor of the optimal simultaneous approximation error. This result requires that the collection of elementary signals be weakly correlated, a property that is also known as incoherence. Numerical experiments demonstrate that the algorithm often succeeds, even when the inputs do not meet the hypotheses of the proof
Test of a Liquid Argon TPC in a magnetic field and investigation of high temperature superconductors in liquid argon and nitrogen
Tests with cosmic ray muons of a small liquid argon time projection chamber
(LAr TPC) in a magnetic field of 0.55 T are described. No effect of the
magnetic field on the imaging properties were observed. In view of a future
large, magnetized LAr TPC, we investigated the possibility to operate a high
temperature superconducting (HTS) solenoid directly in the LAr of the detector.
The critical current of HTS cables in an external magnetic field was
measured at liquid nitrogen and liquid argon temperatures and a small prototype
HTS solenoid was built and tested.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Proc. of 1st International Workshop
towards the Giant Liquid Argon Charge Imaging Experiment (GLA2010), Tsukuba
(Japan), March 201
Approximate Sparse Recovery: Optimizing Time and Measurements
An approximate sparse recovery system consists of parameters , an
-by- measurement matrix, , and a decoding algorithm, .
Given a vector, , the system approximates by , which must satisfy , where denotes the optimal -term approximation to . For
each vector , the system must succeed with probability at least 3/4. Among
the goals in designing such systems are minimizing the number of
measurements and the runtime of the decoding algorithm, .
In this paper, we give a system with
measurements--matching a lower bound, up to a constant factor--and decoding
time , matching a lower bound up to factors.
We also consider the encode time (i.e., the time to multiply by ),
the time to update measurements (i.e., the time to multiply by a
1-sparse ), and the robustness and stability of the algorithm (adding noise
before and after the measurements). Our encode and update times are optimal up
to factors
Globalization and National Sovereignty: Controlling the International Food Supply in the Age of Biotechnology
This article examines the biotechnology industry in the area of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods through the lens of globalization and national sovereignty. Does the World Trade Organization (WTO) have the authority to compel the European Union (EU) to lift GMO bans, or should another supranational organization be formed to regulate the world’s food supply as a scientific and policy-making entity? What implications does the WTO’s decision on the food trade dispute have on state sovereignty, nation-state control and regulation of its food supply, and future multilateral environmental and trade agreements? This article discusses GMO’s historic, scientific, and environmental impacts, how globalization and biotechnology have changed the world food supply, and how these developments affect free trade. In addition, this article explores the regulatory reach of organizations such as the WTO, World Health Organization (WHO), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on global food security. Finally, this article analyzes the future of the biotechnology industry and GMOs, considering the impact of the WTO’s decisions on developing nations, food labeling, nation- state control and, ultimately, its own credibility
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