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48 results for Top Quark Decay

Recent literature on deep neural networks for tagging of highly energetic jets resulting from top quark decays has focused on image based techniques or multivariate approaches using high-level jet substructure variables. Here, a sequential approach to this task is taken by using an ordered sequence of jet constituents …

2017-04-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Training features used to analyse physical processes are often highly correlated and determining which ones are most important for the classification is a non-trivial tasks. For the use case of a search for a top-quark pair produced in association with a Higgs boson decaying to bottom-quarks at the LHC, we compare feat…

2019-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops neural networks for reductive Lie groups, enhancing symmetry respect.

problem Symmetry respect in neural networks for reductive Lie groups.
method General equivariant neural network architecture for any reductive Lie Group G.
result Demonstrates generality and performance in top quark decay tagging and shape recognition.

A common problem in a high energy physics experiment is extracting a signal from a much larger background. Posed as a classification task, there is said to be an imbalance in the number of samples belonging to the signal class versus the number of samples from the background class. In this work we provide a brief overv…

2019-05-01abs ↗pdf ↗

MLPF uses graph neural networks to improve particle-flow reconstruction in high-pileup conditions.

problem Improving particle-flow reconstruction in high-pileup conditions at high-luminosity LHC.
method End-to-end trainable machine-learned particle-flow algorithm based on graph neural networks.
result MLPF improves physics response and demonstrates scalable reconstruction in high-pileup environments.

We introduce jet topics: a framework to identify underlying classes of jets from collider data. Because of a close mathematical relationship between distributions of observables in jets and emergent themes in sets of documents, we can apply recent techniques in "topic modeling" to extract jet topics from data with mini…

2018-01-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Since the machine learning techniques are improving rapidly, it has been shown that the image recognition techniques in deep neural networks can be used to detect jet substructure. And it turns out that deep neural networks can match or outperform traditional approach of expert features. However, there are disadvantage…

2017-11-07abs ↗pdf ↗

We demonstrate the agreement between the Higgs branches of two N=2 theories proposed by Argyres and Seiberg to be S-dual, namely the SU(3) gauge theory with six quarks, and the SU(2) gauge theory with one pair of quarks coupled to the superconformal theory with E_6 flavor symmetry. In mathematical terms, we demonstrate…

2008-10-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Momentum is a widely used technique for gradient-based optimizers in deep learning. In this paper, we propose a decaying momentum (\textsc{Demon}) rule. We conduct the first large-scale empirical analysis of momentum decay methods for modern neural network optimization, in addition to the most popular learning rate dec…

2019-10-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Modern machine learning techniques, such as convolutional, recurrent and recursive neural networks, have shown promise for jet substructure at the Large Hadron Collider. For example, they have demonstrated effectiveness at boosted top or W boson identification or for quark/gluon discrimination. We explore these methods…

2018-03-21abs ↗pdf ↗

New method uses neural networks to estimate parameters without needing detector simulations.

problem Estimating parameters in high-energy physics with detector effects.
method Two-level fitting approach: SRGN (Simulation-level fit based on Reweighting Generator-level events with Neural networks).
result Demonstrated using simulated datasets, SRGN can estimate parameters without detector effects.

We introduce a new weight-decay scaling rule to maintain sublayer gains across different widths in modern scale-invariant architectures.

problem In modern scale-invariant architectures, training quickly enters a steady state where normalization layers create backward scale sensitivity, degrading learning-rate transfer.
method We introduce a weight-decay scaling rule for AdamW that preserves sublayer gain across widths by equalizing the effective learning rate.
result Our empirical weight-decay scaling rule λ2dλ_2\propto \sqrt{d} approximately keeps sublayer gains width invariant, enabling zero-shot transfer of learning rate and weight decay.

Spectral feature learning improves IV regression for causal effect estimation.

problem Estimating causal effects in the presence of hidden confounders.
method Two-stage least squares estimator based on spectral features.
result Performance of the method depends on strong spectral alignment and slow eigenvalue decay.

Unified access package for fundamental physics datasets simplifies machine learning.

problem Lack of unified access to datasets from multiple fundamental physics disciplines.
method Unified Python package with common interface and reference models.
result Graph-based neural networks perform similarly to dedicated methods on various datasets.

Global existence and decay for quasilinear wave equations on various spacetimes, including Kerr black holes.

problem Global existence and decay for quasilinear wave equations on asymptotically flat spacetimes.
method Dyadically localised nature and direct use of a blackbox linear inhomogeneous energy estimate on exactly stationary metrics.
result Global existence and decay for small-data solutions to quasilinear wave equations on a wide variety of spacetime backgrounds, including Kerr black holes.

A new distillation method transfers channel information from teacher to student.

problem Transfer knowledge from teacher to student with fewer parameters and calculations.
method Channel Distillation (CD) and Guided Knowledge Distillation (GKD) with loss decay.
result Achieved 27.68% top-1 error on ImageNet with ResNet18, outperforming state-of-the-art methods.

Expressiveness and generalization of deep models was recently addressed via the connection between neural networks (NNs) and kernel learning, where first-order dynamics of NN during a gradient-descent (GD) optimization were related to gradient similarity kernel, also known as Neural Tangent Kernel (NTK). In the majorit…

2019-10-19abs ↗pdf ↗

The salient properties of large empirical covariance and correlation matrices are studied for three datasets of size 54, 55 and 330. The covariance is defined as a simple cross product of the returns, with weights that decay logarithmically slowly. The key general properties of the covariance matrices are the following…

2009-03-09abs ↗pdf ↗

The Helon model identifies Standard Model quarks and leptons with certain framed braids joined together at both ends by a connecting node (disk). These surfaces with boundary are called braided 3-belts (or simply belts). Twisting and braiding of ribbons composing braided 3-belts are interchangeable, and it was shown in…

2018-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the residual bootstrap (RB) method in the context of high-dimensional linear regression. Specifically, we analyze the distributional approximation of linear contrasts c(β^ρβ)c^{\top} (\hatβ_ρ-β), where β^ρ\hatβ_ρ is a ridge-regression estimator. When regression coefficients are estimated via least squares, classical…

2016-07-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a construction of Kähler and non-Kähler Calabi-Yau manifolds by branched double covers of twistor spaces. In this construction we use the twistor spaces of four-manifolds with self-dual conformal structures, with the examples of connected sum of nn P2\mathbb{P}^{2}s. We also construct K3K3-fibered Calabi-Ya…

2014-12-26abs ↗pdf ↗

As machine learning algorithms become increasingly sophisticated to exploit subtle features of the data, they often become more dependent on simulations. This paper presents a new approach called weakly supervised classification in which class proportions are the only input into the machine learning algorithm. Using on…

2017-02-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Methodology that recently lead us to predict to an amazing accuracy the date (July 11, 2008) of reverse of the oil price up trend is briefly summarized and some further aspects of the related oil price dynamics elaborated. This methodology is based on the concept of discrete scale invariance whose finance-prediction-or…

2008-08-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Adaptive algorithm identifies best arm with abstention, showing phase transition from polynomial to exponential error probability.

problem Bayesian best-arm identification with abstention to reduce undetected error.
method Adaptive algorithm PGWS that optimally uses abstention budget.
result Introducing any positive abstention budget induces an exponential decay in undetected error probability.

Unique solutions found for wave-like decaying null infinity equations.

problem Wave-like decaying null infinity equations with spherically symmetric Einstein-scalar-field.
method Local and global unique solutions for small initial data.
result Sharp decaying condition for unique solutions.

Study shows integrating OFI from multiple levels improves price impact explanation but not forecasting.

problem Explaining and forecasting price movements in equity markets using OFI.
method Systematic approach to combine OFIs from multiple levels into an integrated variable, testing multi-asset models with and without cross-impact terms.
result Lagged cross-asset OFIs improve future return forecasting but not contemporaneous price impact.

This paper revisits the problem of recovering a smooth, isotropic, layered wave speed profile from surface traveltime information. While it is classic knowledge that the diving (refracted) rays classically determine the wave speed in a weakly well-posed fashion via the Abel transform, we show in this paper that travelt…

2011-10-15abs ↗pdf ↗