Monte Carlo Methods and Applications (Proceedings in Mathematics)

Hardcover, xiii + 233 pages, NOT ex-library. A clean copy, unmarked text, firm binding. Issued without a dust jacket. Contents: 1 Improvement of Multi-population Genetic Algorithms Convergence Time [Short Overview of MpGA Modifications; Parameter Identification of S. cerevisiae Fed-Batch Cultivation Using Different Kinds of MpGA; Analysis & Conclusions] 2 Parallelization & Optimization of 4D Binary Mixture Monte Carlo Simulations Using Open MPI & CUDA [Metropolis Monte Carlo Method; Decomposition into Subdomains & Virtual Topology Using OpenMPI; Management of Hypersphere Coordinate Migration Between Domains; Pseudorandom Number Generation; Results of Running the Modified Code] 3 Efficient Implementation of the Heston Model Using GPGPU [Our GPGPU-Based Algorithm for Option Pricing; Numerical Results] 4 On a Game-Method for Modeling with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimations Pt 2 [Short Remarks on the Game-Method for Modeling from Crisp Point of View; On the Game-Method for Modeling with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimations; Main Results] 5 Generalized Nets, ACO Algorithms & Genetic Algorithms [ACO & GA; GN for Hybrid ACO-GA Algorithm] 6 Bias Evaluation & Reduction for Sample-Path Optimization [Problem Formulation; Taylor-Based Bias Correction; Impact on the Optimization Bias] 7 Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron Transport in Quantum Cascade Lasers [QCL Transport Model; Results & Discussion] 8 Markov Chain Monte Carlo Particle Algorithms for Discrete-Time Nonlinear Filtering [General Particle Filtering Framework; High Dimensional Particle Schemes; Illustrative Examples] 9 Game-Method for Modeling & WRF-Fire Model Working Together [Description of the Game-Method for Modeling; General Description of the Coupled Atmosphere Fire Modeling & WRF-Fire; Wind Simulation Approach] 10 Wireless Sensor Network Layout [Problem; ACO for WSN Layout Problem; Experimental Results] 11 Two-Dimensional Lorentzian Distribution for an Atomic Force Microscopy Simulator [Modeling Oxidation Kinetics; Development of the Lorentzian Model] 12 Stratified Monte Carlo Integration [Numerical Integration] 13 Monte Carlo Simulation of Asymmetric Flow Field Flow Fractionation [Motivation; AFFFF; Mathematical Model & Numerical Algorithm; Numerical Results] 14 Convexization in Markov Chain Monte Carlo [Auxiliary Functions; Stochastic Auxiliary Functions; Metropolis-Hastings Auxiliary Algorithm; Numerical Experiments] 15 Value Simulation of the Interacting Pair Number for Solution of the Monodisperse Coagulation Equation [Value Simulation for Integral Equations; Results of the Numerical Experiments] 16 Parallelization of Algorithms for Solving a 3D Sudoku Puzzle [Simulated Annealing Method; Successful Algorithms for Solving the 3D Puzzle Using MPI; Results] 17 Efficiency Study of Splitting & Branching in the Monte Carlo Method [Randomized Branching; Splitting] 18 On the Asymptotics of a Lower Bound for the Diaphony of Generalized van der Corput Sequences [Introduction & Main Result; Definitions & Previous Results; Proof of Theorem] 19 Group Object Tracking with a Sequential Monte Carlo Method Based on a Parameterized Likelihood Function [Motivation; Group Object Tracking within the Sequential Monte Carlo Framework; Measurement Likelihood for Group Object Tracking; Performance Evaluation] 20 Template Design Problem: Perspective with Metaheuristics [Template Design Problem; Solving the TDP under Deterministic Demand; Experimental Results] 21 Comparison of Simulated Annealing & Genetic Algorithm Approaches for Cultivation Model Identification [Genetic Algorithm; Simulated Annealing; E. coli MC4110 Fed-Batch Cultivation Process Model] 22 Monte Carlo Investigations of Electron Decoherence due to Phonons [Algorithms] 23 Geometric Allocation Approach for the Transition Kernel of a Markov Chain [Geometric Approach; Benchmark Test] 24 Exact Sampling for the Ising Model at All Temperatures [Ising Model; Exact Sampling; Random Cluster Model; Exact Sampling for the Ising Model].…