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Discovering the Unknowns: A First Step

Joseph, V. Roshan·Lewis, William E.·Yuchi, Henry S.·Maupin, Kathryn A.
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This article aims at discovering the unknown variables in the system through data analysis. The main idea is to use the time of data collection as a surrogate variable and try to identify the unknown variables by modeling gradual and sudden changes in the data. We use Gaussian process modeling and a sparse representation of the sudden changes to efficiently estimate the large number of parameters in the proposed statistical model. The method is tested on a realistic dataset generated using a one-dimensional implementation of a Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) simulation model, and encouraging results are obtained.

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Joseph, V. Roshan, Lewis, William E., Yuchi, Henry S., Maupin, Kathryn A.. 2024-11-13. Discovering the Unknowns: A First Step. https://doi.org/10.1137/23m159874x

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