Global Solution of Optimization Problems with Parameter-Embedded Linear Dynamic Systems

This paper develops a theory for the global solution of nonconvex optimization problems with parameter-embedded linear dynamic systems. A quite general problem formulation is introduced and a solution is shown to exists. A convexity theory for integrals is then developed to construct convex relaxations for utilization in a branch-and-bound framework to calculate a global minimum. Interval analysis is employed to generate bounds on the state variables implied by the bounds on the embedded parameters. These bounds, along with basic integration theory, are used to prove convergence of the branch-and-bound algorithm to the global minimum of the optimization problem. The implementation of the algorithm is then considered and several numerical case studies are examined thoroughly     

确定性矩阵可分离压缩成像

针对可分离压缩传感使用的可分离随机正交矩阵在处理大尺度图像等高维信号感知时难度太大或成本过高的问题,引入确定性测量矩阵,提出确定性矩阵可分离压缩传感,可将如托普利兹矩阵及循环矩阵等具有确定性结构的矩阵作为可分离压缩传感的左、右可分离矩阵.该方案可以降低独立元素的数目,从而显著降低前端物理实现的难度与成本.数值模拟实验分别评估了该方法在不同采样率及不同图像尺寸下的压缩重建性能,结果表明该方法在独立元素非常少的情形下得到与原随机正交矩阵相近的重建质量,证明了其可行性.     

“三维”立体化保障体系为化学学科教书育人做好核心支撑——吉林大学化学学院人才培养保障工作实践探索

目前,我国高等教育发展已经进入“深水区”和“无人区”,校、院层面围绕人才培养建立的管理机制、服务机制需要广大教育工作者的探索与实践。吉林大学化学学院充分利用职称评聘、教师能力发展、学生活动、教学改革和课程建设等方面的政策导向,健全奖励激励制度,加强配套经费支持,探索构筑了以教师和学生为主体,涉及教学、管理和服务的“三维”立体化保障体系,有效地促进和保障了学院高质量拔尖创新人才培养。     

PROFIBUS-DP网络对液压伺服系统性能的影响

文章在对PROFIBUS-DP网络进行时延分析的基础上,针对其网络特点,提出了对网络造成的时变不确定性系统的简化方法.通过一个由PROFIBUS-DP网络组成的泵控马达系统的分析,说明了网络对系统性能的影响.该方法的提出,可从工程上设计和分析控制网络对系统性能的影响,具有实际应用价值.     

3C认证中需要补充的质量管理体系文件

阐述了在3C认证过程中，质量管理体系文件的补充如何既能满足ISO9000标准又能涵盖工厂质量保证能力要求。     

Optimal hedging strategies for multi-period guarantees in the presence of transaction costs: A stochastic programming approach

Multi-period guarantees are often embedded in life insurance contracts. In this paper we consider the problem of hedging these multi-period guarantees in the presence of transaction costs. We derive the hedging strategies for the cheapest hedge portfolio for a multi-period guarantee that with certainty makes the insurance company able to meet the obligations from the insurance policies it has issued. We find that by imposing transaction costs, the insurance company reduces the rebalancing of the hedge portfolio. The cost of establishing the hedge portfolio also increases as the transaction cost increases. For the multi-period guarantee there is a rather large rebalancing of the hedge portfolio as we go from one period to the next. By introducing transaction costs we find the size of this rebalancing to be reduced. Transaction costs may therefore be one possible explanation for why we do not see the insurance companies performing a large rebalancing of their investment portfolio at the end of each year.     

Asset and liability modelling for participating policies with guarantees

We study the problem of asset and liability management of participating insurance policies with guarantees. We develop a scenario optimization model for integrative asset and liability management, analyze the tradeoffs in structuring such policies, and study alternative choices in funding them. The nonlinearly constrained optimization model can be linearized through closed form solutions of the dynamic equations. Thus large-scale problems are solved with standard methods. We report on an empirical analysis of policies offered by Italian insurers. The optimized model results are in general agreement with current industry practices. However, some inefficiencies are identified and potential improvements are highlighted.     

Evaluation of insurance products with guarantee in incomplete markets

Life insurance products are usually equipped with minimum guarantee and bonus provision options. The pricing of such claims is of vital importance for the insurance industry. Risk management, strategic asset allocation, and product design depend on the correct evaluation of the written options. Also regulators are interested in such issues since they have to be aware of the possible scenarios that the overall industry will face. Pricing techniques based on the Black & Scholes paradigm are often used, however, the hypotheses underneath this model are rarely met.To overcome Black & Scholes limitations, we develop a stochastic programming model to determine the fair price of the minimum guarantee and bonus provision options. We show that such a model covers the most relevant sources of incompleteness accounted in the financial and insurance literature. We provide extensive empirical analyses to highlight the effect of incompleteness on the fair value of the option, and show how the whole framework can be used as a valuable normative tool for insurance companies and regulators.     

An approach to generate deterministic Brownian motion

We propose an approach for generation of deterministic Brownian motion. By adding an additional degree of freedom to the Langevin equation and transforming it into a system of three linear differential equations, we determine the position of switching surfaces, which act as a multi-well potential with a short fluctuation escape time. Although the model is based on the Langevin equation, the final system does not contain a stochastic term, and therefore the obtained motion is deterministic. Nevertheless, the system behavior exhibits important characteristic properties of Brownian motion, namely, a linear growth in time of the mean square displacement, a Gaussian distribution, and a −2 power law of the frequency spectrum. Furthermore, we use the detrended fluctuation analysis to prove the Brownian character of this motion.