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We propose a two-phase systematical framework for approximation algorithm design and analysis via Lyapunov function. The first phase consists of using Lyapunov function as an input and outputs a continuous-time approximation algorithm with…
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Many algorithms for approximating data with rational functions are built on interpolation or least-squares approximation. Inspired by the adaptive Antoulas-Anderson (AAA) algorithm for the univariate case, the parametric adaptive…
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We investigate theoretically and numerically the use of the Least-Squares Finite-element method (LSFEM) to approach data-assimilation problems for the steady-state, incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. Our LSFEM discretization is based…
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We propose the approximate Laplace approximation (ALA) to evaluate integrated likelihoods, a bottleneck in Bayesian model selection. The Laplace approximation (LA) is a popular tool that speeds up such computation and equips strong model…
Many computer models contain unknown parameters which need to be estimated using physical observations. Kennedy and O'Hagan (2001) shows that the calibration method based on Gaussian process models proposed by Kennedy and O'Hagan (2001) may…
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To overcome the performance limitations in modern computing, such as the power wall, emerging computing paradigms are gaining increasing importance. Approximate computing offers a promising solution by substantially enhancing energy…
Nowadays, low-rank approximations of matrices are an important component of many methods in science and engineering. Traditionally, low-rank approximations are considered in unitary invariant norms, however, recently element-wise…
A two-step method for solving planar Laplace problems via rational approximation is introduced. First complex rational approximations to the boundary data are determined by AAA approximation, either globally or locally near each corner or…