Log‐symmetric regression models: information criteria and application to movie business and industry data with economic implications

This work deals with log‐symmetric regression models, which are particularly useful when the response variable is continuous, strictly positive, and following an asymmetric distribution, with the possibility of modeling atypical observations by means of robust estimation. In these regression models, the distribution of the random errors is a member of the log‐symmetric family, which is composed by the log‐contaminated‐normal, log‐hyperbolic, log‐normal, log‐power‐exponential, log‐slash and log‐Student‐t distributions, among others. One way to select the best family member in log‐symmetric regression models is using information criteria. In this paper, we formulate log‐symmetric regression models and conduct a Monte Carlo simulation study to investigate the accuracy of popular information criteria, as Akaike, Bayesian, and Hannan‐Quinn, and their respective corrected versions to choose adequate log‐symmetric regressions models. As a business application, a movie data set assembled by authors is analyzed to compare and obtain the best possible log‐symmetric regression model for box offices. The results provide relevant information for model selection criteria in log‐symmetric regressions and for the movie industry. Economic implications of our study are discussed after the numerical illustrations.     

Perturbation analysis for mixed least squares–total least squares problems

In many linear parameter estimation problems, one can use the mixed least squares–total least squares (MTLS) approach to solve them. This paper is devoted to the perturbation analysis of the MTLS problem. Firstly, we present the normwise, mixed, and componentwise condition numbers of the MTLS problem, and find that the normwise, mixed, and componentwise condition numbers of the TLS problem and the LS problem are unified in the ones of the MTLS problem. In the analysis of the first‐order perturbation, we first provide an upper bound based on the normwise condition number. In order to overcome the problems encountered in calculating the normwise condition number, we give an upper bound for computing more effectively for the MTLS problem. As two estimation techniques for solving the linear parameter estimation problems, interesting connections between their solutions, their residuals for the MTLS problem, and the LS problem are compared. Finally, some numerical experiments are performed to illustrate our results.     

Numerical Analysis of the Allen-Cahn Equation with Coarse Meshes

In this paper, we consider the finite difference semi-discretization of the Allen-Cahn equation with the diffuse interface parameter $\varepsilon$. While it is natural to make the mesh size parameter $h$ smaller than $\varepsilon$, it is desirable that $h$ is as big as possible in view of computational costs. In fact, when $h$ is bigger than $\varepsilon$ (i.e., the mesh is relatively coarse), it is observed that the numerical solution does not move at all. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the mechanism of this phenomenon. We will prove that the numerical solution converges to that of the ordinary equation without the diffusion term if $h$ is bigger than $\varepsilon$. Numerical examples are presented to support the result.     

五边形图的标准化的拉普拉斯谱及其应用

一个图的标准化的拉普拉斯特征值对图在结构性质和一些相关的动力学方面提供了信息,尤其在相关的随机过程方面. 在这篇文章中,我们给出了由一个简单连通图迭代生成的五边形图的标准化的拉普拉斯谱.在应用方面,我们得到了关于倍增度基尔霍夫指数,凯梅尼常数和生成树的个数的重要公式.     

低雷诺数俯仰振荡翼型等离子体流动控制

针对低雷诺数翼型气动性能差的特点, 通过介质阻挡放电(dielectric barrier discharge, DBD)等离子体激励控制的方法, 提高翼型低雷诺数下的气动特性,改善其流场结构. 采用二维准直接数值模拟方法求解非定常不可压Navier-Stokes方程,对具有俯仰运动的NACA0012翼型的低雷诺数流动展开数值模拟.同时将介质阻挡放电激励对流动的作用以彻体力源项的形式加入Navier-Stokes方程,通过数值模拟探究稳态DBD等离子体激励对俯仰振荡NACA0012翼型气动特性和流场特性的影响.为了进行流动控制, 分别在上下表面的前缘和后缘处安装DBD等离子体激励器,并提出四种激励器的开环控制策略,通过对比研究了这些控制策略在不同雷诺数、不同减缩频率以及激励位置下的控制效果.通过流场结构和动态压强分析了等离子体进行流场控制的机理. 结果表明,前缘DBD控制中控制策略B(负攻角时开启上表面激励器,正攻角时开启下表面激励器)效果最好,后缘DBD控制中控制策略C(逆时针旋转时开启上表面激励器,顺时针旋转时开启下表面激励器)效果最好,前缘DBD控制效果会随着减缩频率的增大而下降, 同时会导致阻力增大.而后缘DBD控制可以减小压差阻力, 优于前缘DBD控制,对于计算的所有减缩频率(5.01~11.82)都有较好的增升减阻效果.在不同雷诺数下, DBD控制的增升效果较为稳定, 而减阻效果随着雷诺数的降低而变差,这是由流体黏性效应增强导致的.      

On the onset of instability in the wake of super-hydrophobic spheres

We report an experimental investigation of free falling super-hydrophobic (SH) spheres in glycerine-water mixtures over a wide range of Reynolds number. SH coatings have the ability to reduce the contact area between the surrounding liquid and the solid surface by entrapping an air layer in the surface roughness. We investigate the effect of this air plastron on the hydrodynamic performance of spheres, focusing our attention on the onset of wake instabilities. Our results emphasise the key role of the surface roughness properties on the triggering of wake instabilities. It is shown that, unlike what was reported in previous numerical studies on SH bluff-bodies, local deformation of the interface may act as a by-pass mechanism promoting earlier transition, yielding a decrease of the critical Reynolds number at which the wake becomes unstable. A scenario coupling the hydrodynamic instabilities (scaling with the Reynolds number) and the interface deformation (scaling with the roughness-based Weber number) is proposed to describe the different transition mechanisms in presence of SH surfaces. It is found that the promotion of wake instabilities over SH surfaces occurs when the roughness-based Weber number is larger than a critical threshold. These findings are of primary importance for guiding the design of resilient and efficient SH surfaces.     

广义模糊数及其序列的极限

重新定义了广义模糊数,引入了"序"、"运算"及"度量",得到了一些基本性质,并研究了广义模糊数序列的极限及性质,给出了单调收敛、闭区间套等重要定理,使模糊数对应理论得以拓广.     

无向图可迹的一个充分条件

无向图G是简单连通图,且最小度为δ.如果G中包含一条生成路,则G是可迹的.无向图G的叶子数L(G)是G中生成树所含的叶子数的最大数.基于L(G)和δ,证明了一个充分条件使得无向图G是可迹的,即设G为连通图,最小度为δ≤4.若δ≥(1/2)(L(G)+2),G是可迹的.     

基于三角直觉模糊数信息的双边匹配决策

本文研究了基于三角直觉模糊数信息的双边匹配问题。给出了三角直觉模糊数和双边匹配的相关理论;以实现每个主体三角直觉模糊满意度最高为目标,考虑到一对一双边匹配约束,构建了多目标双边匹配模型;运用线性加权法和三角模糊数重心法,将多目标双边匹配模型转化为单目标双边匹配模型;进而通过求解该模型获得“最佳”双边匹配方案。风险投资者和风险投资企业的匹配算例证明了所提双边匹配决策的可行性和实用性。     

考虑翻箱的场桥调度和提箱集卡数量的集成优化

在集装箱码头的进口箱堆场中,码头预约机制、待提箱的实时位置和场桥作业调度方案是制约堆场作业效率和堵塞情况的关键。为缓解进口箱堆场的拥塞情况并提高作业效率,在固定的预约时段内,考虑实时压箱量最少的翻箱规则,兼顾场桥间不可跨越和保持安全间距等现实约束,以场桥最长完工时间最小为目标,构建数学优化模型,设计了嵌入修复算子的改进遗传算法用于求解;通过算例实验验证了算法的有效性和方案的优越性,可为堆场实际作业提供决策参考。