Extending Monte Carlo Methods to Factor Graphs with Negative and Complex Factors
Computation
2012-10-09 v2 Information Theory
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Abstract
The partition function of a factor graph can sometimes be accurately estimated by Monte Carlo methods. In this paper, such methods are extended to factor graphs with negative and complex factors.
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@article{arxiv.1206.5232,
title = {Extending Monte Carlo Methods to Factor Graphs with Negative and Complex Factors},
author = {Mehdi Molkaraie and Hans-Andrea Loeliger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.5232},
year = {2012}
}
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Proc. IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 3-7, 2012