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Stochastic Approximation

Vivek S. Borkar
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      This simple, compact toolkit for designing and analyzing stochastic approximation algorithms requires only basic literacy in probability and differential equations. Yet these algorithms have powerful applications in control and communications engineering, artificial intelligence and economic modelling. The dynamical systems viewpoint treats an algorithm as a noisy discretization of a limiting differential equation and argues that, under reasonable hypotheses, it tracks the asymptotic behaviour of the differential equation with probability one. The differential equation, which can usually be obtained by inspection, is easier to analyze. Novel topics include finite-time behaviour, multiple timescales and asynchronous implementation. There is a useful taxonomy of applications, with concrete examples from engineering and economics. Notably it covers variants of stochastic gradient-based optimization schemes, fixed-point solvers, which are commonplace in learning algorithms for approximate dynamic programming, and some models of collective behaviour. Three appendices give background on differential equations and probability.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Vivek S. Borkar EAN: 9780521515924 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 380 g HEIGHT: 233 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-09-01 CITY: GENRE: MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / Stochastic Processes WIDTH: 157 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Probability and statistics, Stochastics

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      Vivek S. Borkar is dean of the School of Technology and Computer Science at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. A distinguished researcher in stochastic and adaptive control, he distils his deep knowledge and broad experience in this motivating book.
      This simple, compact toolkit for designing and analyzing stochastic approximation algorithms requires only basic literacy in probability and differential equations. Yet these algorithms have powerful applications in control and communications engineering, artificial intelligence and economic modelling. The dynamical systems viewpoint treats an algorithm as a noisy discretization of a limiting differential equation and argues that, under reasonable hypotheses, it tracks the asymptotic behaviour of the differential equation with probability one. The differential equation, which can usually be obtained by inspection, is easier to analyze. Novel topics include finite-time behaviour, multiple timescales and asynchronous implementation. There is a useful taxonomy of applications, with concrete examples from engineering and economics. Notably it covers variants of stochastic gradient-based optimization schemes, fixed-point solvers, which are commonplace in learning algorithms for approximate dynamic programming, and some models of collective behaviour. Three appendices give background on differential equations and probability.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Vivek S. Borkar EAN: 9780521515924 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 380 g HEIGHT: 233 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-09-01 CITY: GENRE: MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / Stochastic Processes WIDTH: 157 cm SPINE:

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      Probability and statistics, Stochastics

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      Vivek S. Borkar is dean of the School of Technology and Computer Science at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. A distinguished researcher in stochastic and adaptive control, he distils his deep knowledge and broad experience in this motivating book.

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