Huber＇s Minimax Approach in Distribution Classes with Bounded Variances and Subranges with Applications to Robust Detection of Signals

A brief survey of former and recent results on Huber‘s minimax approach in robust statistics is given. The least informative distributions minimizing Fisher information for location over several distribution classes with upper-bounded variances and subranges are written down. These least informative distributions are qualitatively different from classical Huber‘s solution and have the following common structure: (i) with relatively small variances they are short-tailed, in particular normal；(ii) with relatively large variances they are heavytailed, in particular the Laplace; (iii) they are compromise with relatively moderate variances. These results allow to raise the efficiency of minimax robust procedures retaining high stability as compared to classical Huber‘s procedure for contaminated normal populations. In application to signal detection problems, the proposed minimax detection rule has proved to be robust and close to Huber‘s for heavy-tailed distributions and more efficient than Huber‘s for short-tailed ones both in asymptotics and on finite samples。     

基于Pushover分析的钢框架整体刚度和屈服强度的概率统计特性

近年来随着静力弹塑性分析Pushover方法的广泛应用，基于Pushover分析的结构整体可靠度分析引起了人们很大兴趣。然而，该方法在分析结构承载力的概率特性时，需要进行大量样本的Pushover分析。本文以钢框架结构为例，考虑了结构构件面积、材料弹性模量、屈服强度、恒荷载和活荷载的随机性，根据不同的水平荷载模式对钢框架进行Pushover分析，对钢框架的双线性整体抗力模型参数(弹性刚度、屈服后刚度和屈服强度)的概率分布特性进行K-S检验，并得到了有关统计叁数．结果表明钢框架双线性整体抗力模型参数均服从对教正态分布．     

Mechanics of rubber shear springs

FEA calculations have been carried out for a model rubber shear spring, consisting of a block of a highly elastic material, bonded between two rigid parallel plates and sheared by displacing one of the plates parallel to the other in its own plane. The block was prevented from deforming in the perpendicular direction, and thus was deformed in plane strain. Stress distributions along the bond-line and the center-line are reported and compared with those expected from the theory of large elastic deformations. Unexpected tensile stresses were found to develop in the interior of the sheared block. They are attributed to the absence on the end surfaces of the stresses needed to maintain a simple shear, causing a pronounced change in the reference pressure—a consequence that is usually overlooked. Because the internal stresses are governed by the boundary conditions, they were strongly affected by the shape of the end surfaces. In addition, they were reduced markedly by assigning values to Poisson's ratio slightly lower than 0.5, thus allowing some volume expansion of the rubber. Strain energy release rates were also evaluated for growth of a crack along the bond-line, starting at the edges, and compared with those reported previously by Lindley and Teo [Energy for crack growth at the bonds of rubber springs, Plast. Rubber Mat. Appl. 4 (1979) 29-37], Muhr et al. [A fracture mechanics study of natural rubber-to-metal bond failure, J. Adhes. Sci. Technol. 10 (1996) 593-616], Gregory and Muhr [Stiffness and fracture analysis of bonded rubber blocks in simple shear, in: D. Boast, V.A. Coveny (Eds.), Finite Element Analysis of Elastomers, Professional Engineering Publications, Bury St. Edmunds, UK, 1999, pp. 265-274] and Gough and Muhr [Initiation of failure of rubber close to bondlines, in: Proceedings of the International Rubber Conference, Maastricht, Netherlands, June 2005, IOM Communications Ltd., London, 2005, pp. 165-174]. They confirm that a long crack at the compression edge will grow faster than one at the tension edge, but the results for short cracks were inconclusive.     

Abelian and Tauberian results for the one-dimensional modified Stockwell transforms

The aim of this paper is to study the asymptotic behavior of one- dimensional modified Stockwell transform of a tempered distribution signal through the quasiasymptotic behavior at origin or infinity of the signal itself. More precisely, we give some Abelian results which mean that we derive the asymptotic properties of the S-transform of a tempered signal from the quasiasymptotic properties of the signal itself and we do also the opposite. So, we also give some Tauberian results which describe some quasiasymptotic properties of the tempered signal by means of the asymptotic properties of its Stockwell transform.     

Abel群的一些分解定理的推广(I)

这项研究的目的是要把Abel群（有限或无限）的诸多分解定理尽可能地推广到主理想整环的模上,得到这类模上的分解定理,随后再把所得定理应用到向量空间（有限维或无限维）及其线性变换,得到向量空间的分解定理.本文是系列文章的第一篇,主要目的是建立起支撑整个研究的最基本概念,例如纯子模、有界模、局部循环模、具有minimax条件的模等.本文主要内容有： （1）确定了主理想整环上可除模、有界模、局部循环模的结构; （2）给出了主理想整环上拟循环模的生成性质,这类模在以后的研究里起着非常重要的作用; （3）描述了主理想整环上满足极小条件,minimax条件的模的结构; （4）给出了两个不同构的Z[i]-模,它们作为Abel群是同构的.     

On stationary Markov processes with polynomial conditional moments

We study a class of stationary Markov processes with marginal distributions identifiable by moments such that every conditional moment of degree say m is a polynomial of degree at most m. We show that then under some additional, natural technical assumption there exists a family of orthogonal polynomial martingales. More precisely we show that such a family of processes is completely characterized by the sequence {(α_n, p_n)}_{n ? 0} where α′_ns are some positive reals while p′_ns are some monic orthogonal polynomials. Bakry and Mazet (Séminaire de Probabilit?s, vol. 37, 2003) showed that under some additional mild technical conditions each such sequence generates some stationary Markov process with polynomial regression.

We single out two important subclasses of the considered class of Markov processes. The class of harnesses that we characterize completely. The second one constitutes of the processes that have independent regression property and are stationary. Processes with independent regression property so to say generalize ordinary Ornstein–Uhlenbeck (OU) processes or can also be understood as time scale transformations of Lévy processes. We list several properties of these processes. In particular we show that if these process are time scale transforms of Lévy processes then they are not stationary unless we deal with classical OU process. Conversely, time scale transformations of stationary processes with independent regression property are not Lévy unless we deal with classical OU process.     

Size effect upon grained materials tensile strength: The increase of the statistical dispersion at the smaller scales

The present paper provides a statistical model to the size effect on grained materials tensile strength; it is based on an Extreme Value Theory approach. Since the weakest link in grained materials is usually represented by the interface between the matrix and the aggregates, it is assumed that the flaw distribution can be represented by the aggregate distribution, expressed as a probability density function (pdf) of the grain diameters. Under the hypothesis that the strength of the material depends on the largest flaw, the tensile strength is computed as a function of the specimen size. In this way, two remarkable results are obtained: (i) a size effect for the average tensile strength that substantially agrees with the multifractal scaling law (MFSL) proposed by the first author and (ii) an increase of scatter of the tensile strength values when testing small specimens. Both these trends are confirmed by experimental data available in the literature.     

Unsteady Behavior of an Elastic Beam Floating on the Surface of an Infinitely Deep Fluid

The effect of initial disturbances and unsteady external loading on an elastic beam of finite length which floats freely on the surface of an ideal incompressible fluid is studied in a linear treatment. The fluid flow is considered potential. The beam deflection is sought in the form of an expansion in the eigenfunctions of beam vibrations in vacuum with time-dependent amplitudes. The problem reduces to solving an infinite system of integrodifferential equations for unknown amplitudes. The memory functions entering this system are determined by solving the radiation problem. The beam behavior is studied for various loads with and without allowance for the weight of the fluid. The effect of fluid depth on beam deformation was determined by comparing with the previously obtained solutions of the unsteady problem for a beam floating in shallow water. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 85–94, January–February, 2006.     

Efficiency Improvement in Polymer Light‐Emitting Diodes by “Far‐Field” Effect of Gold Nanoparticles

The “far‐field” effect of metal nanoparticles (NPs), when chromophores localized nearby metal NPs (typically the distance >λ/10), is an important optical effect to enhance emission in photoluminescence. The far‐field effect originates mainly from the interaction between origin emission and mirror‐reflected emission, resulting in the increased irradiative rate of chromophores on the mirror‐type substrate. Here, the far‐field effect is used to improve emission efficiency of polymer light‐emitting diodes (PLEDs). A universal performance improvement is achieved for the full visible light (red, green, blue) PLEDs, utilizing gold (Au) NPs to modify the indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates; this is shown by experimental and theoretical simulation to mainly come from the far‐field effect. The optimized distance, between the NPs and chromophores with visible light emission ranging from 400 to 700 nm, is 80–120 nm. Thus the scope of the far‐field may overlap the light‐emitting profile very well to enhance the efficiency of optoelectronic devices. The 30–40% enhancement is obtained for different color‐emitting materials through distance optimization. The far‐field effect is demonstrated to enhance device performance for materials in the full‐visible spectral range, which extends the optoelectric applications of Au NPs.