Harmonic Oscillator in Heat Bath: Exact simulation of time-lapse-recorded data, exact analytical benchmark statisticsThe stochastic dynamics of the damped harmonic oscillator in a heat bath is simulated with an algorithm that is exact for time steps of arbitrary size. Exact analytical results are given for…Simon F. Norrelykke, Henrik Flyvbjerg·Feb 2, 2011SaveLearn
Reverse engineering of complex dynamical networks in the presence of time-delayed interactions based on noisy time seriesReverse engineering of complex dynamical networks is important for a variety of fields where uncovering the full topology of unknown networks and estimating parameters characterizing the network…Wen-Xu Wang, Jie Ren, Ying-Cheng Lai et al.·Jan 31, 2011SaveLearn
Construction of Ito model for Geoelectrical SignalsIto stochastic differential equation governs one-dimensional diffusive Markov process. Geoelectrical signals measured in seismic areas can be considered as the result of competitive and collective…Zbigniew Czechowski, Luciano Telesca·Jan 28, 2011SaveLearn
Collective Motion of Inelastic Particles between Two Oscillating WallsThis study theoretically considers the motion of N identical inelastic particles between two oscillating walls. The particles' average energy increases abruptly at certain critical filling…Fei Fang Chung, Sy-Sang Liaw, Wei Chun Chang·Jan 28, 2011SaveLearn
Robustness of Estimators of Long-Range Dependence and Self-Similarity under non-GaussianityLong-range dependence and non-Gaussianity are ubiquitous in many natural systems like ecosystems, biological systems and climate. However, it is not always appreciated that both phenomena may occur…Christian L. E. Franzke, Timothy Graves, Nicholas W. Watkins et al.·Jan 26, 2011SaveLearn
A Complex Networks Approach for Data ClusteringMany methods have been developed for data clustering, such as k-means, expectation maximization and algorithms based on graph theory. In this latter case, graphs are generally constructed by taking…Francisco A. Rodrigues, Guilherme Ferraz de Arruda, Luciano da Fontoura Costa·Jan 26, 2011SaveLearn
Node-weighted measures for complex networks with spatially embedded, sampled, or differently sized nodesWhen network and graph theory are used in the study of complex systems, a typically finite set of nodes of the network under consideration is frequently either explicitly or implicitly considered…Jobst Heitzig, Jonathan F. Donges, Yong Zou et al.·Jan 25, 2011SaveLearn
Statistical Mechanics of Semi-Supervised Clustering in Sparse GraphsWe theoretically study semi-supervised clustering in sparse graphs in the presence of pairwise constraints on the cluster assignments of nodes. We focus on bi-cluster graphs, and study the impact of…Greg Ver Steeg, Aram Galstyan, Armen E. Allahverdyan·Jan 21, 2011SaveLearn
Reducing the Bias of Causality MeasuresMeasures of the direction and strength of the interdependence between two time series are evaluated and modified in order to reduce the bias in the estimation of the measures, so that they give zero…A. Papana, D. Kugiumtzis, P. G. Larsson·Jan 18, 2011SaveLearn
On the interpolation of univariate distributionsThis note discusses an interpolation technique for univariate distributions. In other words, the question is how to obtain a good approximation for f(x|a) if a0 < a < a1 is a control variable and…Hans P. Dembinski·Jan 17, 2011SaveLearn
Rotated multifractal network generatorThe recently introduced multifractal network generator (MFNG), has been shown to provide a simple and flexible tool for creating random graphs with very diverse features. The MFNG is based on…G. Palla, P. Pollner, T. Vicsek·Jan 12, 2011SaveLearn
Matrix Element Method in HEP: Transfer Functions, Efficiencies, and Likelihood NormalizationThis article surveys the procedures used for deriving detector transfer functions and normalizing probability densities for the statistical analysis technique known as the "matrix element…Igor Volobouev·Jan 12, 2011SaveLearn
Reliability of optimal linear projection of growing scale-free networksSingular Value Decomposition (SVD) is a technique based on linear projection theory, which has been frequently used for data analysis. It constitutes an optimal (in the sense of least squares)…Pau Erola, Javier Borge-Holthoefer, Sergio Gomez et al.·Jan 11, 2011SaveLearn
Mesoscopic analysis of networks: applications to exploratory analysis and data clusteringWe investigate the adaptation and performance of modularity-based algorithms, designed in the scope of complex networks, to analyze the mesoscopic structure of correlation matrices. Using a…Clara Granell, Sergio Gomez, Alex Arenas·Jan 10, 2011SaveLearn
Unsupervised clustering analysis: a multiscale complex networks approachUnsupervised clustering, also known as natural clustering, stands for the classification of data according to their similarities. Here we study this problem from the perspective of complex networks.…Clara Granell, Sergio Gomez, Alex Arenas·Jan 10, 2011SaveLearn
Phase retrieval from single biomolecule diffraction patternIn this paper, we propose the SPR (sparse phase retrieval) method, which is a new phase retrieval method for coherent x-ray diffraction imaging (CXDI). Conventional phase retrieval methods…Shiro Ikeda, Hidetoshi Kono·Jan 7, 2011SaveLearn
Identification of earthquake precursors in the hydrogeochemical and geoacoustic data for the Kamchatka peninsula by flicker-noise spectroscopyA phenomenological systems approach for identifying potential precursors in multiple signals of different types for the same local seismically active region is proposed based on the assumption that a…G. V. Ryabinin, Yu. S. Polyakov, V. A. Gavrilov et al.·Jan 7, 2011SaveLearn
Pros and cons of the technique of processing IRMS data as desired-delta values: uncertainty and comparability in results, a case study for determining carbon and oxygen isotopic abundance ratios as CO2+In isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS), any sample (S) measurement is performed as a relative-difference ((S/W)di) from a working-lab-reference (W), but the result is evaluated relative to a…B. P. Datta·Jan 5, 2011SaveLearn
Generalized Methods and Solvers for Noise Removal from Piecewise Constant SignalsRemoving noise from piecewise constant (PWC) signals, is a challenging signal processing problem arising in many practical contexts. For example, in exploration geosciences, noisy drill hole records…Max A. Little, Nick S. Jones·Jan 4, 2011SaveLearn
Composite gravitational-wave detection of compact binary coalescenceThe detection of gravitational waves from compact binaries relies on a computationally burdensome processing of gravitational-wave detector data. The parameter space of compact-binary-coalescence…Kipp Cannon, Chad Hanna, Drew Keppel et al.·Jan 3, 2011SaveLearn
On hypothesis testing, trials factor, hypertests and the BumpHunterA detailed presentation of hypothesis testing is given. The "look elsewhere" effect is illustrated, and a treatment of the trials factor is proposed with the introduction of hypothesis…Georgios Choudalakis·Jan 2, 2011SaveLearn
High Throughput Software for Powder Diffraction and its Application to Heterogeneous CatalysisIn this thesis we investigate high throughput computational methods for processing large quantities of data collected from synchrotrons and their application to spectral analysis of powder…Taha Sochi·Dec 20, 2010SaveLearn
Scaling Mobility Patterns and Collective Movements: Deterministic Walks in LatticesScaling mobility patterns have been widely observed for animals. In this paper, we propose a deterministic walk model to understand the scaling mobility patterns, where walkers take the least-action…Xiao-Pu Han, Tao Zhou, Bing-Hong Wang·Dec 17, 2010SaveLearn
Topics in statistical data analysis for high-energy physicsThese lectures concern two topics that are becoming increasingly important in the analysis of High Energy Physics (HEP) data: Bayesian statistics and multivariate methods. In the Bayesian approach we…G. Cowan·Dec 16, 2010SaveLearn
Monte Carlo uncertainty estimation for wavelength calibrationCIPM published the Supplement I for GUM in 2008 as not only an alternative approach to estimate the uncertainty for a given calibration measurement but also as a proper uncertainty estimation one,…Thang H. L., Nguyen D. D., Dung D. N.·Dec 13, 2010SaveLearn