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Because of the huge number of graphs possible even with a small number of nodes, inference on network structure is known to be a challenging problem. Generating large random directed graphs with prescribed probabilities of occurrences of…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2017-05-03 Frederic Y. Bois , Ghislaine Gayraud

We study the approximation of expectations $\operatorname{E}(f(X))$ for solutions $X$ of stochastic differential equations and functionals $f$ on the path space by means of Monte Carlo algorithms that only use random bits instead of random…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-01-10 Michael B. Giles , Mario Hefter , Lukas Mayer , Klaus Ritter

Sample- and computationally-efficient distribution estimation is a fundamental tenet in statistics and machine learning. We present SURF, an algorithm for approximating distributions by piecewise polynomials. SURF is: simple, replacing…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-02-15 Yi Hao , Ayush Jain , Alon Orlitsky , Vaishakh Ravindrakumar

This article presents an efficient algorithm to generate a discrete uniform distribution on a set of $p$ elements using a biased random source for $p$ prime. The algorithm generalizes Von Neumann's method and improves computational…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-01-18 Xiaoyu Lei

The optimal power flow (OPF) problem is fundamental in power system operations and planning. Large-scale renewable penetration in distribution networks calls for real-time feedback control, and hence the need for fast and distributed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-05-19 Qiuyu Peng , Steven H. Low

We construct multiperiodic processes -- a simple example of stationary ergodic (but not mixing) processes over natural numbers that enjoy the vanishing entropy rate under a mild condition. Multiperiodic processes are supported on randomly…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Łukasz Dębowski

We present results of an extensive test program of a group of pseudorandom number generators which are commonly used in the applications of physics, in particular in Monte Carlo simulations. The generators include public domain programs,…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2009-10-22 I. Vattulainen , K. Kankaala , J. Saarinen , T. Ala-Nissila

We present an algorithm for producing discrete distributions with a prescribed nearest-neighbor distance function. Our approach is a combination of quasi-Monte Carlo (Q-MC) methods and weighted Riesz energy minimization: the initial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-13 O. Vlasiuk , T. Michaels , N. Flyer , B. Fornberg

Solving decision problems in complex, stochastic environments is often achieved by estimating the expected outcome of decisions via Monte Carlo sampling. However, sampling may overlook rare, but important events, which can severely impact…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2023-05-16 Lachlan Gibson , Marcus Hoerger , Dirk Kroese

We build a quantum algorithm which uses the Grover quantum search procedure in order to sample the exact equilibrium distribution of a wide range of classical statistical mechanics systems. The algorithm is based on recently developed exact…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-11-20 Nicolas Destainville , Bertrand Georgeot , Olivier Giraud

Quantum mechanics for many-body systems may be reduced to the evaluation of integrals in 3N dimensions using Monte-Carlo, providing the Quantum Monte Carlo ab initio methods. Here we limit ourselves to expectation values for trial…

Computational Physics · Physics 2010-11-22 John Robert Trail , Ryo Maezono

We describe a general strategy for sampling configurations from a given (Gibbs-Boltzmann or other) distribution. It is {\it not} based on the Metropolis concept of establishing a Markov process whose stationary state is the wanted…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Grassberger , W. Nadler

In this article, we discuss the optimal allocation problem in an experiment when a regression model is used for statistical analysis. Monotonic convergence for a general class of multiplicative algorithms for $D$-optimality has been…

Computation · Statistics 2013-10-28 Wei Gao , Ping Shing Chan , Hon Keung Tony Ng , Xiaolei Lu

Background: Component-based modeling language Modelica (OpenModelica is open source implementation) is used for the numerical simulation of complex processes of different nature represented by ODE system. However, in OpenModelica standard…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2017-05-02 M. N. Gevorkyan , A. V. Demidova , A. V. Korolkova , D. S. Kulyabov , L. A. Sevastianov

Edge-centric distributed computations have appeared as a recent technique to improve the shortcomings of think-like-a-vertex algorithms on large scale-free networks. In order to increase parallelism on this model, edge partitioning -…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-10-12 Sebastian Schlag , Christian Schulz , Daniel Seemaier , Darren Strash

We show how to efficiently generate pseudo-random states suitable for quantum information processing via cluster-state quantum computation. By reformulating pseudo-random algorithms in the cluster-state picture, we identify a strategy for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Winton G. Brown , Yaakov S. Weinstein , Lorenza Viola

We discuss several algorithms for sampling from unnormalized probability distributions in statistical physics, but using the language of statistics and machine learning. We provide a self-contained introduction to some key ideas and…

Computation · Statistics 2025-05-05 Michael F. Faulkner , Samuel Livingstone

This article considers stochastic algorithms for efficiently solving a class of large scale non-linear least squares (NLS) problems which frequently arise in applications. We propose eight variants of a practical randomized algorithm where…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-01-27 Farbod Roosta-Khorasani , Gábor J. Székely , Uri Ascher

This work addresses the problem of simulating Gaussian random fields that are continuously indexed over a class of metric graphs, termed graphs with Euclidean edges, being more general and flexible than linear networks. We introduce three…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2024-04-29 Alfredo Alegría , Xavier Emery , Tobia Filosi , Emilio Porcu

This work presents an efficient algorithm for generating statistically representative microstructures of particulate composites in periodic representative volume elements. The Swelling and Random Migration (SRM) algorithm combines…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Sergejs Tarasovs