New Computing Techniques In Physics Research Ii - Proceedings Of The Second International Workshop On Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence And Expert Systems In High Energy And Nuclear Physics

New Computing Techniques In Physics Research Ii - Proceedings Of The Second International Workshop On Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence And Expert Systems In High Energy And Nuclear Physics
Author: Denis Perret-gallix
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 802
Release: 1992-09-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 981455426X

A vivid example of the growing need for frontier physics experiments to make use of frontier technology is in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related themes.By AI we are referring here to the use of computers to deal with complex objects in an environment based on specific rules (Symbolic Manipulation), to assist groups of developers in the design, coding and maintenance of large packages (Software Engineering), to mimic human reasoning and strategy with knowledge bases to make a diagnosis of equipment (Expert Systems) or to implement a model of the brain to solve pattern recognition problems (Neural Networks). These techniques, developed some time ago by AI researchers, are confronted by down-to-earth problems arising in high-energy and nuclear physics. However, similar situations exist in other 'big sciences' such as space research or plasma physics, and common solutions can be applied.The magnitude and complexity of the experiments on the horizon for the end of the century clearly call for the application of AI techniques. Solutions are sought through international collaboration between research and industry.

New Computing Techniques In Physics Research Iii - Proceedings Of The 3rd International Workshop On Software Engineering, Ai And Expert Systems For High Energy And Nuclear Physics

New Computing Techniques In Physics Research Iii - Proceedings Of The 3rd International Workshop On Software Engineering, Ai And Expert Systems For High Energy And Nuclear Physics
Author: K H Becks
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 684
Release: 1994-02-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9814551708

No basic or applied physics research can be done nowadays without the support of computing systems, ranging from cheap personal computers to large multi-user mainframes. Some research fields like high energy physics would not exist if computers had not been invented. Departing from the more conventional numerical applications, this series of workshops has been initiated to focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) related developments, such as symbolic manipulation for lengthy and involved algebraic computations, software engineering to assist groups of developers in the design, coding and maintenance of large packages, expert systems to mimic human reasoning and strategy in the diagnosis of equipment or neural networks to implement a model of the brain to solve pattern recognition problems. These techniques, developed some time ago by AI researchers, are confronted by down-to-earth problems arising in high-energy and nuclear physics. All this and more are covered in these proceedings.

Perspectives On Higgs Physics Ii

Perspectives On Higgs Physics Ii
Author: Gordon Kane
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1997-12-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814497436

The Standard Model of particle physics is extremely successful in describing nature. It is, however, incomplete in one major way: the masses of gauge bosons and fermions enter the Standard Model through the Higgs mechanism. That is completely satisfactory technically, but it is not understood physically. We do not yet know what nature really does to give mass to particles. Understanding Higgs physics is necessary in order to complete the Standard Model, and to learn how to extend it and improve its foundations.This book is a collection of current work and thinking about these questions by active workers. It speculates about what form the answers will take, as well as updates and extends previous books and reviews. Some chapters emphasize theoretical questions, some focus on connections with other areas of physics, and some discuss how we can get data to uncover nature's solution. This second edition adds information and insights from the last five years, including the recent indirect but statistically significant evidence for the existence of a Higgs boson from precision measurements. It contains contributions from Blondel, Quiros, Haber, Pokorski, Dawson, Janot, Mrenna, Gunion, Ibanez, Ross, Bigi, Carena, Wagner, Georgi, Chanowitz, Yuan, Hill, and others.

Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization

Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization
Author: Matthias Ehrgott
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 599
Release: 2009-03-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642010199

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization, EMO 2009, held in Nantes, France in April 2009. The 39 revised full papers presented together with 5 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on theoretical analysis, uncertainty and noise, algorithm development, performance analysis and comparison, applications, MCDM Track, Many objectives, alternative methods, as well as EMO and MCDA.

Multiparticle Correlations And Nuclear Reactions, Corinne Ii

Multiparticle Correlations And Nuclear Reactions, Corinne Ii
Author: J Aichelin
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 494
Release: 1995-03-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9814549800

This conference brought together the people working on 4π detectors to discuss what had been achieved, whether the results agreed, and to think about possible collaborations to measure the excitation function of several observables. It discussed the similarities and differences in the results obtained at low (100 MeV-1 GeV) and high (10 GeV-200 GeV) energies and outlined what the different fields could learn from each other, especially concerning correlations and particle production. It surveyed the success and also the insufficiency of the present theoretical approaches and discussed the direction in which they have to improve. Finally it gave an account of new developments in data analysis (wavelets, neural networks etc.).

Quarks '92 - Proceedings Of The 7th International Seminar

Quarks '92 - Proceedings Of The 7th International Seminar
Author: Valery A Rubakov
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 482
Release: 1993-07-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9814552992

The strongest part of this volume is the treatment of nonperturbative field theory with implications for baryon number violation at high energies and cosmology. Also, the volume contains some fresh results concerning anyons, lattice field theory, perturbative field theory and astrophysics.

Software Engineering 1

Software Engineering 1
Author: Dines Bjørner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 736
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3540312889

The art, craft, discipline, logic, practice, and science of developing large-scale software products needs a believable, professional base. The textbooks in this three-volume set combine informal, engineeringly sound practice with the rigour of formal, mathematics-based approaches. Volume 1 covers the basic principles and techniques of formal methods abstraction and modelling. First this book provides a sound, but simple basis of insight into discrete mathematics: numbers, sets, Cartesians, types, functions, the Lambda Calculus, algebras, and mathematical logic. Then it trains its readers in basic property- and model-oriented specification principles and techniques. The model-oriented concepts that are common to such specification languages as B, VDM-SL, and Z are explained here using the RAISE specification language (RSL). This book then covers the basic principles of applicative (functional), imperative, and concurrent (parallel) specification programming. Finally, the volume contains a comprehensive glossary of software engineering, and extensive indexes and references. These volumes are suitable for self-study by practicing software engineers and for use in university undergraduate and graduate courses on software engineering. Lecturers will be supported with a comprehensive guide to designing modules based on the textbooks, with solutions to many of the exercises presented, and with a complete set of lecture slides.

Financial Decision Making Using Computational Intelligence

Financial Decision Making Using Computational Intelligence
Author: Michael Doumpos
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2012-07-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1461437733

The increasing complexity of financial problems and the enormous volume of financial data often make it difficult to apply traditional modeling and algorithmic procedures. In this context, the field of computational intelligence provides an arsenal of particularly useful techniques. These techniques include new modeling tools for decision making under risk and uncertainty, data mining techniques for analyzing complex data bases, and powerful algorithms for complex optimization problems. Computational intelligence has also evolved rapidly over the past few years and it is now one of the most active fields in operations research and computer science. This volume presents the recent advances of the use of computation intelligence in financial decision making. The book covers all the major areas of computational intelligence and a wide range of problems in finance, such as portfolio optimization, credit risk analysis, asset valuation, financial forecasting, and trading.

Multi-gev High Performance Accelerators And Related Technology: Proceedings Of The Xvi Rcnp Osaka International Symposium

Multi-gev High Performance Accelerators And Related Technology: Proceedings Of The Xvi Rcnp Osaka International Symposium
Author: Kichiji Hatanaka
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1997-12-18
Genre:
ISBN: 981454583X

This volume covers the field of circular accelerators and related technology for the sub-GeV to multi-GeV energy region from the viewpoint of realization of high performance, i.e., performance and perspectives of operating multi-GeV accelerators, future projects in the multi-GeV energy region, lattice designs and beam dynamics, electron cooling and stochastic cooling, injection and extraction, beam diagnostics, superconducting and normal magnets, magnet power supplies, RF systems, and internal targets. The contributors include leading accelerator physicists from around the world.

Lectures On Qed And Qcd: Practical Calculation And Renormalization Of One- And Multi-loop Feynman Diagrams

Lectures On Qed And Qcd: Practical Calculation And Renormalization Of One- And Multi-loop Feynman Diagrams
Author: Andrey Grozin
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2007-01-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 981447732X

The increasing precision of experimental data in many areas of elementary particle physics requires an equally precise theoretical description. In particular, radiative corrections (described by one- and multi-loop Feynman diagrams) have to be considered. Although a growing number of physicists are involved in such projects, multi-loop calculation methods can only be studied from original publications. With its coverage of multi-loop calculations, this book serves as an excellent supplement to the standard textbooks on quantum field theory. Based around postgraduate-level lectures given by the author, the material is suitable for both beginners and graduate students.