A new method for minimization problem over simplex, as a generalization of a well-known in onedimensional optimization bisection method is proposed. The convergence of the method for class of strictly unimodal functions including class of strictly convex functions is proved. The computational results are presented for a set of test problems.

This communication presents a new method for evaluating phase response curves (PRCs). A PRC describes the phase shifts produced in an oscillator by stimuli applied at different initial phase-states of that oscillator. In the PRC bisection tests, we repeatedly cut in half the circular distribution of the initial phase-states of the oscillator when stimuli are given. Empirically, we locate that o...

Line bisection has long been a routine test for unilateral neglect, along with a range of tests requiring cancellation, copying or drawing. However, several studies have reported that line bisection, as classically administered, correlates relatively poorly with the other tests of neglect, to the extent that some authors have questioned its status as a valid test of neglect. In this article, we...

We describe a new, linear time heuristic for the improvement of graph bisections. The method is a variant of local search with sophisticated neighborhood relations. It is based on graph-theoretic observations that were used to nd upper bounds for the bisection width of regular graphs. EEciently implemented, the new method can serve as an alternative to the commonly used local heuristics, not on...

2 Distance from a Point to an Ellipse 3 2.1 The Closest Point’s Normal is Directed Toward the Query Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.2 The Case of a Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.3 The Query Point is the Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.4 The Query Point is on the Vertical A...

A numerical method for quasiconformal mapping of doubly connected domains onto annuli is presented. The ratio R of the radii of the annulus is not known a priori and is determined as part of the solution procedure. The numerical method presented in this paper requires solving iteratively a sequence of inhomogeneous Beltrami equations, each for a diierent R. R is updated using a procedure based ...

An optimized fault diagnosing procedure in Built-in Self-Test environment is proposed. Instead of bisection of patterns in pseudorandom test sequences, in the proposed bisection procedure the diagnostic information inherent in test patterns is taken into account. Another novelty is the sequential nature of the procedure which allows pruning the search space. Opposite to the classical approach w...

There are many different ways in which change point analysis can be performed, from purely parametric methods to those that are distribution free. The ecp package is designed to perform multiple change point analysis while making as few assumptions as possible. While many other change point methods are applicable only for univariate data, this R package is suitable for both univariate and multi...