Assessment of the Hubble parameter as an indicator of the expansion rate of the universe holds a central position in the field of astronomy. From its initial estimate of about 500 km<span style="white-space:no...Assessment of the Hubble parameter as an indicator of the expansion rate of the universe holds a central position in the field of astronomy. From its initial estimate of about 500 km<span style="white-space:nowrap;">⋅</span>sec<sup>-1</sup><span style="white-space:nowrap;">⋅</span>parsc<sup>-1</sup>, this value had been steadily amended as the observational tools became more accurate and precise. Despite this, a gap remains between the value of observations relating to local and nonlocal estimations of the Hubble parameter that gave rise to what became known as the Hubble tension. This tension is addressed here while dealing with space fabric as a cosmological fluid that undergoes transition.展开更多
We consider the stochastic optimal control problem for the dynamical system of the stochastic differential equation driven by a local martingale with a spatial parameter.Assuming the convexity of the control domain,we...We consider the stochastic optimal control problem for the dynamical system of the stochastic differential equation driven by a local martingale with a spatial parameter.Assuming the convexity of the control domain,we obtain the stochastic maximum principle as the necessary condition for an optimal control,and we also prove its sufficiency under proper conditions.The stochastic linear quadratic problem in this setting is also discussed.展开更多
A high contrast to noise ratio(CNR)is always desirable for contrast-enhanced computed tomography angiography(CTA).To ensure a high CNR of the vascular images in CTA and potentially reduce the radiation exposure and co...A high contrast to noise ratio(CNR)is always desirable for contrast-enhanced computed tomography angiography(CTA).To ensure a high CNR of the vascular images in CTA and potentially reduce the radiation exposure and contrast usage,an adaptive bolus chasing method is proposed and evaluated compared to the existing constant-speed method.The proposed method is based on a local time and space parameter varying model of the contrast bolus.Optimal scan time for the next segment of the vasculature is estimated and predicted in real time and guides the computed tomography(CT)scanner table movement that guarantees that each segment of the vasculature is scanned with the maximum possible enhancement.Simulations and experimental results show that the proposed bolus chasing method outperforms the conventional constant-speed method substantially.展开更多
文摘Assessment of the Hubble parameter as an indicator of the expansion rate of the universe holds a central position in the field of astronomy. From its initial estimate of about 500 km<span style="white-space:nowrap;">⋅</span>sec<sup>-1</sup><span style="white-space:nowrap;">⋅</span>parsc<sup>-1</sup>, this value had been steadily amended as the observational tools became more accurate and precise. Despite this, a gap remains between the value of observations relating to local and nonlocal estimations of the Hubble parameter that gave rise to what became known as the Hubble tension. This tension is addressed here while dealing with space fabric as a cosmological fluid that undergoes transition.
基金The authors are also grateful to the two anonymous referees for their valuable comments.J.Song is partially supported by Shandong University(Grant No.11140089963041)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12071256).
文摘We consider the stochastic optimal control problem for the dynamical system of the stochastic differential equation driven by a local martingale with a spatial parameter.Assuming the convexity of the control domain,we obtain the stochastic maximum principle as the necessary condition for an optimal control,and we also prove its sufficiency under proper conditions.The stochastic linear quadratic problem in this setting is also discussed.
基金The work was supported partially by NSF ECS-0555394 and NIH/NIBIB EB004287.
文摘A high contrast to noise ratio(CNR)is always desirable for contrast-enhanced computed tomography angiography(CTA).To ensure a high CNR of the vascular images in CTA and potentially reduce the radiation exposure and contrast usage,an adaptive bolus chasing method is proposed and evaluated compared to the existing constant-speed method.The proposed method is based on a local time and space parameter varying model of the contrast bolus.Optimal scan time for the next segment of the vasculature is estimated and predicted in real time and guides the computed tomography(CT)scanner table movement that guarantees that each segment of the vasculature is scanned with the maximum possible enhancement.Simulations and experimental results show that the proposed bolus chasing method outperforms the conventional constant-speed method substantially.
