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Finding and sampling multiple reaction channels for molecular transitions remains an important challenge in physical chemistry. Here we show that the weighted ensemble (WE) path sampling method can readily sample multiple channels. In a…

Biological Physics · Physics 2009-02-17 Bin W. Zhang , David Jasnow , Daniel M. Zuckerman

In this paper we provide a thorough, rigorous theoretical framework to assess optimality guarantees of sampling-based algorithms for drift control systems: systems that, loosely speaking, can not stop instantaneously due to momentum. We…

Robotics · Computer Science 2015-10-28 Edward Schmerling , Lucas Janson , Marco Pavone

Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models (DDPMs) have established a new state-of-the-art in generative image synthesis, yet their deployment is hindered by significant computational overhead during inference, often requiring up to 1,000…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Srishti Gupta , Yashasvee Taiwade

Path sampling approaches have become invaluable tools to explore the mechanisms and dynamics of so-called rare events that are characterized by transitions between metastable states separated by sizeable free energy barriers. Their…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-06-08 Steven W. Hall , Grisell Díaz Leines , Sapna Sarupria , Jutta Rogal

The use of random sampling in decision-making and control has become popular with the ease of access to graphic processing units that can generate and calculate multiple random trajectories for real-time robotic applications. In contrast to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-21 Hyung-Jin Yoon , Chuyuan Tao , Hunmin Kim , Naira Hovakimyan , Petros Voulgaris

We perform a thorough analysis on the choice of estimators for random series path integral methods. In particular, we show that both the thermodynamic (T-method) and the direct (H-method) energy estimators have finite variances and are…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Cristian Predescu , Dubravko Sabo , J. D. Doll , David L. Freeman

The pseudopotential and free energy models are two popular extensions of the lattice Boltzmann method for multiphase flows. Until now, they have been developed apart from each other in the literature. However, important questions about…

State-of-the-art deep learning models have achieved significant performance levels on various benchmarks. However, the excellent performance comes at a cost of inefficient computational cost. Light-weight architectures, on the other hand,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-10-22 Mohammad Akbari , Amin Banitalebi-Dehkordi , Yong Zhang

Given the central role of green e-molecule imports in the European energy transition, many studies optimize import pathways and identify a single cost-optimal solution. However, cost optimality is fragile, as real-world implementation…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-30 Mahdi Kchaou , Francesco Contino , Diederik Coppitters

Recent developments in generative modeling have utilized score-based methods coupled with stochastic differential equations to sample from complex probability distributions. However, these and other performant sampling methods generally…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Bryan Riel , Tobias Bischoff

In this paper, we develop a non-uniform sampling approach for fast and efficient path planning of autonomous vehicles. The approach uses a novel non-uniform partitioning scheme that divides the area into obstacle-free convex cells. The…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-08-04 James P. Wilson , Zongyuan Shen , Shalabh Gupta

It is well known that for gradient systems in Euclidean space or on a Riemannian manifold, the energy decreases monotonically along solutions. In this letter we derive and analyse functionally fitted energy-diminishing methods to preserve…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-17 Bin Wang , Ting Li , Yajun Wu

Various methods achieving importance sampling in ensembles of nonequilibrium trajectories enable to estimate free energy differences and, by maximum-likelihood post-processing, to reconstruct free energy landscapes. Here, based on Bayes…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2010-07-02 Manuel Athènes , Mihai-Cosmin Marinica

We consider the problem of sampling transition paths between two given metastable states of a molecular system, e.g. a folded and unfolded protein or products and reactants of a chemical reaction. Due to the existence of high energy…

Biomolecules · Quantitative Biology 2023-07-19 Lars Holdijk , Yuanqi Du , Ferry Hooft , Priyank Jaini , Bernd Ensing , Max Welling

Developing deep learning models with strong adaptability to topological variations is of great practical significance for power flow analysis. To enhance model performance under variable system scales and improve robustness in branch power…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Yongzhe Li , Lin Guan , Zihan Cai , Zuxian Lin , Jiyu Huang , Liukai Chen

We present a computational scheme for extracting the energy level alignment of a metal/molecule interface, based on constrained density functional theory and local exchange and correlation functionals. The method, applied here to benzene on…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-17 A. M. Souza , I. Rungger , C. D. Pemmaraju , U. Schwingenschloegl , S. Sanvito

The rare-event sampling problem has long been the central limiting factor in molecular dynamics (MD), especially in biomolecular simulation. Recently, diffusion models such as BioEmu have emerged as powerful equilibrium samplers that…

Calculating free energies is an important and notoriously difficult task for molecular simulations. The rapid increase in computational power has made it possible to probe increasingly complex systems, yet extracting accurate free energies…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2014-07-29 Viveca Lindahl , Jack Lidmar , Berk Hess

In this study, two classes of methods including statistical and variational data assimilation algorithms will be described. In statistical methods, the model state is updated sequentially based on the previous estimate. Variational methods,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-25 Loc Luong

Addressing challenges in urban water infrastructure systems including aging infrastructure, supply uncertainty, extreme events, and security threats, depend highly on water distribution networks modeling emphasizing the importance of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-05-20 Shen Wang , Ahmad F. Taha , Lina Sela , Marcio Giacomoni , Nikolaos Gatsis