Browsing Theses by Subject "entropy"
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Approximately Optimum Search Trees in External Memory Models
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-16)We examine optimal and near optimal solutions to the classic binary search tree problem of Knuth. We are given a set of n keys (originally known as words), B_1, B_2, ..., B_n and 2n+1 frequencies. {p_1, p_2, ..., p_n} ... -
Entanglement Entropy in Quantum Gravity
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-22)We study a proposed statistical explanation for the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of a black hole in which entropy arises quantum-mechanically as a result of entanglement. Arguments for the identification of black hole entropy ... -
Entropy-based aggregate posterior alignment techniques for deterministic autoencoders and implications for adversarial examples
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-27)We present results obtained in the context of generative neural models — specifically autoencoders — utilizing standard results from coding theory. The methods are fairly elementary in principle, yet, combined with the ... -
Implementations and applications of Renyi entanglement in Monte Carlo simulations of spin models
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)Although entanglement is a well studied property in the context of quantum systems, the ability to measure it in Monte Carlo methods is relatively new. Through measures of the Renyi entanglement entropy and mutual information ... -
Influence of Temperature on the Catalytic Function of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-22)Enzymes are well known for their importance in biological systems. One of these enzymes, PEPCK, has been well studied and characterized over the years. Successful catalysis in PEPCK is very dependent on mobile loop elements ... -
On the Application of Bandlimitation and Sampling Theory to Quantum Field Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-07)It is widely believed that combining the uncertainty principle with gravity will lead to an effective minimum length scale. A particular challenge is to specify this scale in a coordinate-independent manner so that covariance ... -
Riemann solvers with non-ideal thermodynamics: exact, approximate, and machine learning solutions
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-22)The Riemann problem is an important topic in the numerical simulation of compressible flows, aiding the design and verification of numerical codes. A limitation of many of the existing studies is the perfect gas assumption. ...