Title :
Extending monte carlo methods to factor graphs with negative and complex factors
Author :
Molkaraie, Mehdi ; Loeliger, Hans-Andrea
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol. & Electr. Eng., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
The partition function of a factor graph can sometimes be accurately estimated by Monte Carlo methods. In this paper, such methods are extended to factor graphs with negative and complex factors.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; graph theory; Monte Carlo method; factor graph; graph complex factor; graph negative factor; graph partition function; Conferences; Estimation; Fourier transforms; Information theory; Monte Carlo methods; Partitioning algorithms; Quantum mechanics;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory Workshop (ITW), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lausanne
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0224-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0222-7
DOI :
10.1109/ITW.2012.6404694
