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48 results for random numbers

Study finds no significant difference in neural network weights with quantum random numbers.

problem Effects of biased quantum random numbers on neural network initialization.
method Empirical study using quantum hardware and classical pseudo-random numbers.
result No statistically significant difference found between quantum random numbers and other types.

We consider a random link, which is defined as the closure of a braid obtained from a random walk on the braid group. For such a random link, the expected value for the number of components was calculated by Jiming Ma. In this paper, we determine the most expected number of components for a random link, and further, co…

2015-07-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on linking numbers in random book embeddings of complete graphs.

problem Distribution and mean of linking numbers in random book embeddings of complete graphs.
method Analyzes a family of two-component links arising from random embeddings of complete graphs, using Eulerian numbers and linear growth in mean linking number.
result Mean of squared linking number over all random embeddings is $ rac{i}{6}$, where ii is the number of interior edges.

The paper examines linking numbers in grid models and finds polynomial moments.

problem Analyzing linking numbers in grid models.
method Examined linking numbers as a random variable on isotopy classes of 2-component links, computed moments and limits.
result The uuth moment of the linking number is a polynomial in the grid size with degree dud\leq u, and all odd moments vanish.

Random number generators (RNGs) that are crucial for cryptographic applications have been the subject of adversarial attacks. These attacks exploit environmental information to predict generated random numbers that are supposed to be truly random and unpredictable. Though quantum random number generators (QRNGs) are ba…

2019-05-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Extends spectral number variance convergence to random matrix ensembles for twisted Laplacians.

problem Spectral number variance convergence for twisted Laplacians and Dirac operators.
method Extends Rudnick's approach to Gaussian ensembles for twisted Laplacians and Dirac operators.
result Convergence to Gaussian ensembles for twisted Laplacians and Dirac operators.

The weights of a neural network are typically initialized at random, and one can think of the functions produced by such a network as having been generated by a prior over some function space. Studying random networks, then, is useful for a Bayesian understanding of the network evolution in early stages of training. In…

2018-11-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We analyze the condition number of random feature matrices and prove their well-conditioned nature.

problem Understanding the condition number of random feature matrices and its impact on generalization error.
method Established concentration bounds and derived risk bounds for regression problems using random feature matrices.
result The risk associated with random feature matrices exhibits the double descent phenomenon, improving even with noise.

In the study of investment problem, aside from the investment risk the background risk appears. Both the investment risk and the background risk are probabilistically described by random variables. This paper starts from the hypothesis that the two types of risk can be represented both probabilistically (by random vari…

2018-12-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Study of random multicurves and square-tiled surfaces on large genus surfaces.

problem Understanding the geometry and combinatorial properties of random multicurves and square-tiled surfaces on surfaces of large genus.
method Combination of combinatorial and geometric analysis, including large genus asymptotic analysis of moduli space volumes and intersection numbers.
result Random multicurves and square-tiled surfaces have well-approximated properties by random permutations, with specific expected values.

In order to model entanglements of polymers in a confined region, we consider the linking numbers and writhes of cycles in random linear embeddings of complete graphs in a cube. Our main results are that for a random linear embedding of KnK_n in a cube, the mean sum of squared linking numbers and the mean sum of square…

2015-08-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian optimization is a powerful tool for expensive stochastic black-box optimization problems such as simulation-based optimization or machine learning hyperparameter tuning. Many stochastic objective functions implicitly require a random number seed as input. By explicitly reusing a seed a user can exploit common …

2019-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The tail of the distribution of a sum of a random number of independent and identically distributed nonnegative random variables depends on the tails of the number of terms and of the terms themselves. This situation is of interest in the collective risk model, where the total claim size in a portfolio is the sum of a …

2007-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We show how random matrix theory can be applied to develop new algorithms to extract dynamic factors from macroeconomic time series. In particular, we consider a limit where the number of random variables N and the number of consecutive time measurements T are large but the ratio N / T is fixed. In this regime the unde…

2012-01-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Study tests financial market efficiency using random number generator tests.

problem Check for informational efficiencies in financial markets.
method Analysed binary daily returns as random number generators, split analysis by annual and company levels, investigated longer-term efficiency over Nasdaq-listed companies.
result Information efficiency varies across years and reflects large-scale market impacts.

The stick number of a knot is the minimum number of segments needed to build a polygonal version of the knot. Despite its elementary definition and relevance to physical knots, the stick number is poorly understood: for most knots we only know bounds on the stick number. We adopt a Monte Carlo approach to finding bette…

2019-09-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Counterexamples show failure of uniform laws of large numbers for subdifferentials.

problem Failure of uniform laws of large numbers for subdifferentials under natural assumptions.
method Univariate and bivariate random Lipschitz and convex functions with smooth pieces.
result Counterexamples demonstrate failure of uniform laws of large numbers for subdifferentials.

Consider an experiment involving a potentially small number of subjects. Some random variables are observed on each subject: a high-dimensional one called the "observed" random variable, and a one-dimensional one called the "outcome" random variable. We are interested in the dependencies between the observed random var…

2018-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Distributed learning with random features and gradient descent improves performance and reduces memory usage.

problem Improving generalization in decentralized learning with limited memory.
method Distributed Gradient Descent with Random Features and Implicit Regularization.
result High probability bounds on predictive performance with optimal statistical rates.

Study on critical points in random neural networks, revealing three regimes based on activation function.

problem Investigating the expected number of critical points in random neural networks.
method Deriving asymptotic formulas for critical points under infinite-width limit and suitable regularity conditions.
result Three distinct regimes of critical points behavior depending on activation function.

A known failing of many popular random graph models is that the Aldous-Hoover Theorem guarantees these graphs are dense with probability one; that is, the number of edges grows quadratically with the number of nodes. This behavior is considered unrealistic in observed graphs. We define a notion of edge exchangeability …

2016-03-22abs ↗pdf ↗

The representation of knots by petal diagrams (Adams et al. 2012) naturally defines a sequence of distributions on the set of knots. In this article we establish some basic properties of this randomized knot model. We prove that in the random n-petal model the probability of obtaining every specific knot type decays to…

2017-06-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Random forests have proven to be reliable predictive algorithms in many application areas. Not much is known, however, about the statistical properties of random forests. Several authors have established conditions under which their predictions are consistent, but these results do not provide practical estimates of ran…

2014-05-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Random scan CAVI converges linearly under log-concave assumptions.

problem Analyzing the convergence rate of random scan Coordinate Ascent Variational Inference (CAVI) under log-concave conditions.
method Building on previous work, we analyze the random scan version of CAVI using optimal transport geometry.
result We obtain tight linear convergence rates for the random scan version of CAVI.

In a previous work, the first and third authors studied a random knot model for all two-bridge knots using billiard table diagrams. Here we present a closed formula for the distribution of the crossing numbers of such random knots. We also show that the probability of any given knot appearing in this model decays to ze…

2016-06-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Single gradient step finds adversarial examples in random neural networks.

problem Finding adversarial examples in neural networks with random architectures.
method Gradient descent approach applied to random undercomplete and overcomplete two-layers neural networks.
result A single gradient step is sufficient to find adversarial examples in random neural networks.

We propose an algorithm named best-scored random forest for binary classification problems. The terminology "best-scored" means to select the one with the best empirical performance out of a certain number of purely random tree candidates as each single tree in the forest. In this way, the resulting forest can be more …

2019-05-27abs ↗pdf ↗

The study of topological properties of random smooth maps, focusing on Kac-Rice formula and Betti numbers.

problem Topological and geometric properties of random smooth maps.
method Developed a general framework for differential geometric and topological issues of smooth Gaussian Random Fields, generalized Kac-Rice formula, applied to Kostlan random polynomials, and proved an original theorem in Differential Topology.
result The Betti numbers of the solution of a system of regular equations cannot decrease under a C0\mathcal{C}^0-small perturbation of the equations.

We study the systole of a random surface, where by a random surface we mean a surface constructed by randomly gluing together an even number of triangles. We study two types of metrics on these surfaces, the first one coming from using ideal hyperbolic triangles and the second one using triangles that carry a given Rie…

2013-11-20abs ↗pdf ↗