In this paper, we develop approximation error estimates as well as corresponding inverse inequalities for B-splines of maximum smoothness, where both the function to be approximated and the approximation error are mea...
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In this paper, we develop approximation error estimates as well as corresponding inverse inequalities for B-splines of maximum smoothness, where both the function to be approximated and the approximation error are measured in standard Sobolev norms and semi-norms. The presented approximation error estimates do not depend on the polynomial degree of the splines but only on the grid size. We will see that the approximation lives in a subspace of the classical B-spline space. We show that for this subspace, there is an inverse inequality which is also independent of the polynomial degree. As the approximation error estimate and the inverse inequality show complementary behavior, the results shown in this paper can be used to construct fast iterative methods for solving problems arising from isogeometric discretizations of partial differential equations.
Diffuse optical tomography can image the hemodynamic response to an activation in the human brain by measuring changes in optical absorption of near-infrared light. Since optodes placed on the scalp are used, the meas...
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Diffuse optical tomography can image the hemodynamic response to an activation in the human brain by measuring changes in optical absorption of near-infrared light. Since optodes placed on the scalp are used, the measurements are very sensitive to changes in optical attenuation in the scalp, making optical brain activation imaging susceptible to artifacts due to effects of systemic circulation and local circulation of the scalp. We propose to use the Bayesian approximation error approach to reduce these artifacts. The feasibility of the approach is evaluated using simulated brain activations. When a localized cortical activation occurs simultaneously with changes in the scalp blood flow, these changes can mask the cortical activity causing spurious artifacts. We show that the proposed approach is able to recover from these artifacts even when the nominal tissue properties are not well known. (C) 2012 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [DOI: 10.1117/***.17.9.096012]
In ultrasound tomography, the spatial distribution of the speed of sound in a region of interest is reconstructed based on transient measurements made around the object. The computation of the forward problem (the ful...
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In ultrasound tomography, the spatial distribution of the speed of sound in a region of interest is reconstructed based on transient measurements made around the object. The computation of the forward problem (the full-wave solution) within the object is a computationally intensive task and can often be prohibitive for practical purposes. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of using approximate forward solvers and the partial recovery from the related errors by employing the Bayesian approximation error approach. In addition to discretization error, we also investigate whether the approach can be used to reduce the reconstruction errors that are due to the adoption of approximate absorbing boundary models. We carry out two numerical studies in which the objective is to reduce the computational times to around 3% of the time that would be required by a numerically accurate forward solver. The results show that the Bayesian approximation error approach improves the reconstructions.
A stable adaptive control method based on neural networks is proposed for mobile manipulators. Adaptive compensation of the approximation error of a neural network based on a priori knowledge on the dynamic form of th...
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A stable adaptive control method based on neural networks is proposed for mobile manipulators. Adaptive compensation of the approximation error of a neural network based on a priori knowledge on the dynamic form of the system is considered without knowing the system parameters exactly.
One of the major settings of global sensitivity analysis is that of fixing non-influential factors, in order to reduce the dimensionality of a model. However, this is often done without knowing the magnitude of the ap...
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One of the major settings of global sensitivity analysis is that of fixing non-influential factors, in order to reduce the dimensionality of a model. However, this is often done without knowing the magnitude of the approximation error being produced. This paper presents a new theorem for the estimation of the average approximation error generated when fixing a group of non-influential factors. A simple function where analytical solutions are available is used to illustrate the theorem. The numerical estimation of small sensitivity indices is discussed. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Fit indices are highly frequently used for assessing the goodness of fit of latent variable models. Most prominent fit indices, such as the root-mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) or the comparative fit index ...
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Fit indices are highly frequently used for assessing the goodness of fit of latent variable models. Most prominent fit indices, such as the root-mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) or the comparative fit index (CFI), are based on a noncentrality parameter estimate derived from the model fit statistic. While a noncentrality parameter estimate is well suited for quantifying the amount of systematic error, the complex weighting function involved in its calculation makes indices derived from it challenging to interpret. Moreover, noncentrality-parameter-based fit indices yield systematically different values, depending on the indicators' level of measurement. For instance, RMSEA and CFI yield more favorable fit indices for models with categorical as compared to metric variables under otherwise identical conditions. In the present article, approaches for obtaining an approximation discrepancy estimate that is independent from any specific weighting function are considered. From these unweighted approximation error estimates, fit indices analogous to RMSEA and CFI are calculated and their finite sample properties are investigated using simulation studies. The results illustrate that the new fit indices consistently estimate their true value which, in contrast to other fit indices, is the same value for metric and categorical variables. Advantages with respect to interpretability are discussed and cutoff criteria for the new indices are considered.
Let B be a Banach space and (H, parallel to center dot parallel to(H)) be a dense, imbedded subspace. For a is an element of B, its distance to the ball of H with radius R (denoted as I(a, R)) tends to zero when R ten...
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Let B be a Banach space and (H, parallel to center dot parallel to(H)) be a dense, imbedded subspace. For a is an element of B, its distance to the ball of H with radius R (denoted as I(a, R)) tends to zero when R tends to infinity. We are interested in the rate of this convergence. This approximation problem arose from the study of learning theory, where B is the L-2 space and H is a reproducing kernel Hilbert space. The class of elements having I(a, R) = O(R-r) with r > 0 is an interpolation space of the couple (B, H). The rate of convergence can often be realized by linear operators. In particular, this is the case when H is the range of a compact, symmetric, and strictly positive definite linear operator on a separable Hilbert space B. For the kernel approximation studied in learning theory, the rate depends on the regularity of the kernel function. This yields error estimates for the approximation by reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces. When the kernel is smooth, the convergence is slow and a logarithmic convergence rate is presented for analytic kernels in this paper. The purpose of our results is to provide some theoretical estimates, including the constants, for the approximation error required for the learning theory.
Neural networks with finitely many fixed weights have the universal approximation property under certain conditions on compact subsets of the ������-dimensional Euclidean space, where approximation process is consider...
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Neural networks with finitely many fixed weights have the universal approximation property under certain conditions on compact subsets of the ������-dimensional Euclidean space, where approximation process is considered. Such conditions were delineated in our paper [26]. But for many compact sets it is impossible to approximate multivariate functions with arbitrary precision and the question on estimation or efficient computation of approximation error arises. This paper provides an explicit formula for the approximation error of single hidden layer neural networks with two fixed weights.
This paper deals with the state estimation of non-linear stochastic dynamic systems with an emphasis on a probability density function approximation used by point-mass filters. approximation error of the standard poin...
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(纸本)9781665489416
This paper deals with the state estimation of non-linear stochastic dynamic systems with an emphasis on a probability density function approximation used by point-mass filters. approximation error of the standard point-mass density is analysed and quantified, and a novel point-mass density approximation with inherent approximation error minimisation is developed. The properties of the proposed point-mass are theoretically analysed and numerically illustrated.
In this paper, a new theoretical model that describes the impact of the approximation error on the decisions taken by LDPC decoders is discussed. In particular, the theoretical model extends previous results and recon...
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(纸本)9781467362382
In this paper, a new theoretical model that describes the impact of the approximation error on the decisions taken by LDPC decoders is discussed. In particular, the theoretical model extends previous results and reconstructs the mechanism, by means of which the approximation error alters the decisions of the decoding algorithm, with respect to the decisions taken by the optimal decoding algorithm, namely Log Sum-Product. We focus on the most popular algorithm for LDPC decoding, namely Min-Sum and its also popular modifications, normalized and offset Min-Sum. The model is applied to all of these decoding algorithms, which are actually approximations of the Log Sum-Product. Moreover a method that exploits the output of the proposed model in order to estimate the decoding performance is also proposed. Finally, experimental results prove the validity of both the proposed model and the method, demonstrating the usefulness of this contribution towards achieving accurate decoding behavior prediction without relying on time-consuming simulations.
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