Bayesian analysis for reversible time series with applications to molecular dynamics simulation

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Abstract
A host of sequential models in probability and statistics are characterized by time reversibility, from Markov chain Monte Carlo samplers to queueing networks. In physics, this property arises naturally from Hamiltonian mechanics. Molecular dynamics simulations are computer experiments which approximate classical mechanics in a system of interacting particles; in consequence, they are frequently reversible. Recent technical progress has made it possible to investigate the dynamics of biological macromolecules in silico using molecular dynamics simulations. An active area of research within this field is concerned with modeling the output of a simulation stochastically. This dissertation deals with the problem of incorporating knowledge of reversibility into the estimation and testing of stochastic models. We define a range of Bayesian inference algorithms, which are motivated by specific problems in the analysis of molecular dynamics simulations.

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Type of resource text
Form electronic; electronic resource; remote
Extent 1 online resource.
Publication date 2012
Issuance monographic
Language English

Creators/Contributors

Associated with Bacallado de Lara, Sergio Andres
Associated with Stanford University, Department of Structural Biology.
Primary advisor Pande, Vijay
Thesis advisor Pande, Vijay
Thesis advisor Andersen, Hans, 1941-
Thesis advisor Diaconis, Persi
Advisor Andersen, Hans, 1941-
Advisor Diaconis, Persi

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Genre Theses

Bibliographic information

Statement of responsibility Sergio Bacallado de Lara.
Note Submitted to the Department of Structural Biology.
Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2012
Location electronic resource

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© 2012 by Sergio Andres Bacallado de Lara
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (CC BY).

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