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This paper presents a novel approach to estimate the Standard Model backgrounds based on modifying Monte Carlo predictions within their systematic uncertainties. The improved background model is obtained by altering the original predictions…

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In applications of imprecise probability, analysts must compute lower (or upper) expectations, defined as the infimum of an expectation over a set of parameter values. Monte Carlo methods consistently approximate expectations at fixed…

Computation · Statistics 2021-03-05 Nicholas Syring , Ryan Martin

The void power spectrum is related to the clustering of low-density regions in the large-scale structure (LSS) of the Universe, and can be used as an effective cosmological probe to extract the information of the LSS. We generate the galaxy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-01 Yingxiao Song , Qi Xiong , Yan Gong , Furen Deng , Kwan Chuen Chan , Xuelei Chen , Qi Guo , Guoliang Li , Ming Li , Yun Liu , Yu Luo , Wenxiang Pei , Chengliang Wei

In this paper, we study the form over the minimum spanning tree problem (MST) from which we will derive an intuitively generalized model and new methods with the upper bound of runtimes of logarithm. The new pattern we made has taken…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2017-06-26 Yong Tan

We perform a detailed analysis of the covariance matrix of the spherically averaged galaxy power spectrum and present a new, practical method for estimating this within an arbitrary survey without the need for running mock galaxy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-18 Cullan Howlett , Will J. Percival

Weak gravitational lensing surveys have the potential to directly probe mass density fluctuation in the universe. Recent studies have shown that it is possible to model the statistics of the convergence field at small angular scales by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Dipak Munshi , Bhuvnesh Jain

(Abridged) Weak gravitational lensing induces distortions on the images of background galaxies, and thus provides a direct measure of mass fluctuations in the universe. Since the distortions induced by lensing on the images of background…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 David Bacon , Alexandre Refregier , Douglas Clowe , Richard Ellis

Monte Carlo criticality simulations are widely used in nuclear safety demonstrations, as they offer an arbitrarily precise estimation of global and local tallies while making very few assumptions. However, since the inception of such…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-01-11 Kévin Fröhlicher , Eric Dumonteil , Loïc Thulliez , Julien Taforeau , Mariya Brovchenko

For galaxy clustering to provide robust constraints on cosmological parameters and galaxy formation models, it is essential to make reliable estimates of the errors on clustering measurements. We present a new technique, based on a spatial…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Peder Norberg , Enrique Gaztanaga , Carlton M. Baugh , Darren J. Croton

The next generation of galaxy surveys has the potential to substantially deepen our understanding of the Universe. This potential hinges on our ability to rigorously address systematic uncertainties. Until now, diagnosing systematic effects…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-18 Tristan Hoellinger , Florent Leclercq

We use the Minimal Spanning Tree to characterize the aggregation level of given sets of points. We test 3 distances based on the histogram of the MST edges to discriminate between the distributions. We calibrate the method by using…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Adami , A. Mazure

We show how the cosmological constant can be estimated from redshift surveys at different redshifts, using maximum-likelihood techniques. The apparent redshift-space clustering on large scales (\simgt 20 \himpc) are affected in the radial…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Takahiko Matsubara , Alexander S. Szalay

Investigations of mass segregation are of vital interest for the understanding of the formation and dynamical evolution of stellar systems on a wide range of spatial scales. Our method is based on the minimum spanning tree (MST) that serves…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 C. Olczak , R. Spurzem , Th. Henning

Weak lensing surveys are expected to provide direct measurements of the statistics of the projected dark matter distribution. Most analytical studies of weak lensing statistics have been limited to quasilinear scales as they relied on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Dipak Munshi , Bhuvnesh Jain

Although evaluation of the expectations on the Ising model is essential in various applications, it is mostly infeasible because of intractable multiple summations. Spatial Monte Carlo integration (SMCI) is a sampling-based approximation.…

Computation · Statistics 2022-10-19 Kaiji Sekimoto , Muneki Yasuda

Computational tools for characterizing electromagnetic scattering from objects with uncertain shapes are needed in various applications ranging from remote sensing at microwave frequencies to Raman spectroscopy at optical frequencies.…

Digital co-addition of astronomical images is a common technique for increasing signal-to-noise and image depth. A modification of this simple technique has been applied to the detection of minor bodies in the Solar System: first stationary…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Alex H. Parker , JJ. Kavelaars

The LSST survey will provide unprecedented statistical power for measurements of dark energy. Consequently, controlling systematic uncertainties is becoming more important than ever. The LSST observing strategy will affect the statistical…

Seismic tomography is a methodology to image the interior of solid or fluid media, and is often used to map properties in the subsurface of the Earth. In order to better interpret the resulting images it is important to assess imaging…

Geophysics · Physics 2020-05-20 Xin Zhang , Andrew Curtis

Target tracking faces the challenge in coping with large volumes of data which requires efficient methods for real time applications. The complexity considered in this paper is when there is a large number of measurements which are required…

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