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NIPS
2007
14 years 26 days ago
Loop Series and Bethe Variational Bounds in Attractive Graphical Models
Variational methods are frequently used to approximate or bound the partition or likelihood function of a Markov random field. Methods based on mean field theory are guaranteed ...
Erik B. Sudderth, Martin J. Wainwright, Alan S. Wi...
ITP
2010
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14 years 3 months ago
The Optimal Fixed Point Combinator
In this paper, we develop a general theory of fixed point combinators, in higher-order logic equipped with Hilbert’s epsilon operator. This combinator allows for a direct and e...
Arthur Charguéraud
GECCO
2004
Springer
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14 years 4 months ago
Bistability of the Needle Function in the Presence of Truncation Selection
It is possible for a GA to have two stable fixed points on a single-peak fitness landscape. These can correspond to meta-stable finite populations. This phenomenon is called bis...
Alden H. Wright, Greg Cripe