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  • Ensemble Monte-Carlo planning : an empirical study

    Creator:
    Lewis, Paul
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    Monte-Carlo planning algorithms such as UCT make decisions at each step by intelligently expanding a single search tree given the available time and then selecting the best root action. Recent work has provided evidence that it can be advantageous to instead construct an ensemble of search trees and make a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    of Master of Science in Computer Science presented on June 1, 2010. Title: Ensemble Monte-Carlo

  • Monte-Carlo planning for probabilistic domains

    Creator:
    Bjarnason, Ronald V.
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    This thesis presents a progression of novel planning algorithms that culminates in a new family of diverse Monte-Carlo methods for probabilistic planning domains. We provide a proof for performance guarantees and analyze how these algorithms can resolve some of the shortcomings of traditional probabilistic planning methods. The direct policy search...
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    Dissertation
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    , 2009. Title: Monte-Carlo Planning for Probabilistic Domains Abstract approved: Prasad Tadepalli Alan

  • Monte Carlo simulations of magnetic semiconducting Superlattices

    Creator:
    Scott, Silas Menlo
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    Computer simulations invoking the Metropolis Algorithm and Monte Carlo techniques were constructed to model the behavior ofvarious systems of magnetic semiconductors. Among the systems modeled were bulk type II FCC antiferromagnets and simple cubic thin films and superlattices. Studies of bulk antiferromagnets revealed dependence of Neel Temperature on nearest neighbor...
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    Dissertation
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    invoking the Metropolis Algorithm and Monte Carlo techniques were constructed to model the behavior

  • Optimizing Monte Carlo simulation of the square-well fluid

    Creator:
    Perlin, Michael A.
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    We identify and develop efficient Monte Carlo methods for determining thermodynamic properties of the square-well fluid in order to test square-well density functional theories near the critical point. Previous works have developed generic so-called histogram methods for collecting statistics on low energy system states, but little or no literature exists...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Optimizing Monte Carlo simulation of the square-well fluid

  • Monte Carlo evaluation of empirical approximation of mixing distributions

    Creator:
    Shepard, Lonnie B.
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    Dissertation
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    : MONTE CARLO EVALUATION OF EMPIRICAL APPROXIMATION OF MIXING DISTRIBUTIONS Redacted for privacy

  • Three dimensional Monte Carlo simulator with parallel multigrid poisson solver

    Creator:
    Sandalci, Can K.
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    We present the results of embedding a multigrid solver for Poisson's equation into the parallel 3D Monte Carlo device simulator, PMC-3D. First we compare the sequential multigrid implementation to the sequential Successive Overrelaxation (SOR) Monte Carlo code used previously in PMC-3D. Depending on the convergence threshold, we obtain significant speedups...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Three dimensional Monte Carlo simulator with parallel

  • Diffusion Accelerated Implicit Monte Carlo via Nonlinear Elimination for Thermal Radiative Transfer

    Creator:
    Lam, Adam Q.
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    In this dissertation, we derive and implement a new transport-diffusion hybrid algorithm for solving thermal radiative transfer (TRT) problems. Using the method of nonlinear elimination (NLEM), the TRT system of equations can be written in terms of a transport equation with the absence of scattering and a diffusion equation. The...
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    Dissertation
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    Accelerated Implicit Monte Carlo via Nonlinear Elimination for Thermal Radiative Transfer Abstract approved

  • Determining free energies of hard sphere fluids via Monte Carlo simulation

    Creator:
    Valeskea, Austin
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    Free energy is a fundamental property of a thermodynamic system, from which pressure, entropy, and other interesting properties can be derived. It is useful, then, to be able to accurately compute the free energy at various densities and temperatures in a way that can serve as the basis for further...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Monte Carlo Simulation Determining Free Energies of Hard Sphere Fluids via Monte Carlo Simulation by

  • Monte Carlo Simulations of Structure and Melting Transition of Small Ag Clusters

    Creator:
    Collins, Lee
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    The behavior of small atomics cluster largely depends on their geometry, due to the high ratio of surface atoms to interior atoms. One interesting aspect to study clusters centers around characterizing the transition behavior between nite and bulk materials, where the ratio of surface atoms to interior atoms is very...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Computational Physics presented on May 31, 2011. Title: Monte Carlo

  • Freezing a Softly Repulsive Fluid : Monte Carlo Methods and the Weeks-Chandler-Andersen Potential

    Creator:
    May, Christopher
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    The equation of state for a fluid described by the Weeks-Chandler-Andersen (WCA) potential was solved to determine at what pressures and temperatures the fluid will theoretically freeze. A Monte Carlo (MC) algorithm was used to sample a system of 256 spheres for a set of thermodynamic averages to locate and...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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    Freezing a Softly Repulsive Fluid Monte Carlo Methods and the