The meta-converse bound is tight

We show that the meta-converse bound derived by Polyanskiy et al. provides the exact error probability for a fixed joint source-channel code and an appropriate choice of the bound parameters. While the expression is not computable in general, it identifies the weaknesses of known converse bounds to the minimum achievable error probability. © 2013 IEEE.

Radiation effects on the immiscible polymer blend of nylon1010 and high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) I: Gel/dose curves, mathematical expectation theorem and thermal behaviour

This paper studies the radiation properties of the immiscible blend of nylon1010 and HIPS. The gel fraction increased with increasing radiation dose. The network was found mostly in nylon1010, the networks were also found in both nylon1010 and HIPS when the dose reaches 0.85 MGy or more. We used the Charleby-Pinner equation and the modified Zhang-Sun-Qian equation to simulate the relationship with the dose and the sol fraction. The latter equation fits well with these polymer blends and the relationship used by it showed better linearity than the one by the Charleby-Pinner equation. We also studied the conditions of formation of the network by the mathematical expectation theorem for the binary system. Thermal properties of polymer blend were observed by DSC curves. The crystallization temperature decreases with increasing dose because the cross-linking reaction inhibited the crystallization procession and destroyed the crystals. The melting temperature also reduced with increasing radiation dose. The dual melting peak gradually shifted to single peak and the high melting peak disappeared at high radiation dose. However, the radiation-induced crystallization was observed by the heat of fusion increasing at low radiation dose. On the other hand, the crystal will be damaged by radiation. A similar conclusion may be drawn by the DSC traces when the polymer blends were crystallized. When the radiation dose increases, the heat of fusion reduces dramatically and so does the heat of crystallization. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

类Lyapunov理论在类人形机器人任务空间内跟踪的应用

考虑了类人形机器人的各种不确定因素,提出了其手臂控制的新方法.基于类Lyapunov方法,设计出具有鲁棒性功能的任务空间控制器.该方法得到的控制器不但在有限确定时间内达到稳定跟踪,而且不需要雅可比矩阵求逆,对一定类型的外部干扰具有鲁棒性功能.最后通过数值仿真显示了所得结果的有效性及其应用方法.

20世纪运动稳定性研究的三个重要结果

本文论述 2 0世纪运动稳定性理论研究的三个重要结果 :李雅普诺夫函数、谢聂稳定判据、卡利托洛夫定理 .这三个结果都是对一般的连续系统作出的 ,结论明确 ,简单实用 ,因而具有广泛的应用性

The Rawls-Tawney theorem and the digital divide in postindustrial society.

The digital divide continues to challenge political and academic circles worldwide. A range of policy solutions is briefly evaluated, from laissez-faire on the right to “arithmetic” egalitarianism on the left. The article recasts the digital divide as a problem for the social distribution of presumptively important information (e.g., electoral data, news, science) within postindustrial society. Endorsing in general terms the left-liberal approach of differential or “geometric” egalitarianism, it seeks to invest this with greater precision, and therefore utility, by means of a possibly original synthesis of the ideas of John Rawls and R. H. Tawney. It is argued that, once certain categories of information are accorded the status of “primary goods,” their distribution must then comply with principles of justice as articulated by those major 20th century exponents of ethical social democracy. The resultant Rawls-Tawney theorem, if valid, might augment the portfolio of options for interventionist information policy in the 21st century

Quantum Stratonovich Stochastic Calculus and the Quantum Wong-Zakai Theorem

Gough, John, 'Quantum Stratonovich Stochastic Calculus and the Quantum Wong-Zakai Theorem', Journal of Mathematical Physics. 47, 113509, (2006)

Stability of time-delay systems via Lyapunov functions

In this paper, a Lyapunov function candidate is introduced for multivariable systems with inner delays, without assuming a priori stability for the nondelayed subsystem. By using this Lyapunov function, a controller is deduced. Such a controller utilizes an input-output description of the original system, a circumstance that facilitates practical applications of the proposed approach.

A new proposition on the martingale representation theorem and on the approximate hedging of contingent claim in mean-variance criterion

In this work we revisit the problem of the hedging of contingent claim using mean-square criterion. We prove that in incomplete market, some probability measure can be identified so that becomes -martingale under .This is in fact a new proposition on the martingale representation theorem. The new results also identify a weight function that serves to be an approximation to the Radon-Nikodým derivative of the unique neutral martingale measure.