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Text-based LSTM networks for Automatic Music CompositionApr 18 2016In this paper, we introduce new methods and discuss results of text-based LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) networks for automatic music composition. The proposed network is designed to learn relationships within text documents that represent chord progressions ... More Inverting face embeddings with convolutional neural networksJun 14 2016Jul 07 2016Deep neural networks have dramatically advanced the state of the art for many areas of machine learning. Recently they have been shown to have a remarkable ability to generate highly complex visual artifacts such as images and text rather than simply ... More Telling Two Distributions Apart: a Tight CharacterizationOct 14 2011We consider the problem of distinguishing between two arbitrary black-box distributions defined over the domain [n], given access to $s$ samples from both. It is known that in the worst case O(n^{2/3}) samples is both necessary and sufficient, provided ... More Automatic tagging using deep convolutional neural networksJun 01 2016We present a content-based automatic music tagging algorithm using fully convolutional neural networks (FCNs). We evaluate different architectures consisting of 2D convolutional layers and subsampling layers only. In the experiments, we measure the AUC-ROC ... More Understanding Music PlaylistsNov 22 2015As music streaming services dominate the music industry, the playlist is becoming an increasingly crucial element of music consumption. Con- sequently, the music recommendation problem is often casted as a playlist generation prob- lem. Better understanding ... More Convolutional Recurrent Neural Networks for Music ClassificationSep 14 2016Nov 03 2016We introduce a convolutional recurrent neural network (CRNN) for music tagging. CRNNs take advantage of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for local feature extraction and recurrent neural networks for temporal summarisation of the extracted features. ... More Quantum and classical localization in the lowest Landau levelApr 28 2003Spatial correlations of occupation probabilities, if their decay is not too fast, can change the critical exponents for classical percolation. From numerical studies of electron dynamics in the lowest Landau level (LLL) we demonstrate the quantum analog ... More Influence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling on the Kondo effectSep 28 2015Feb 01 2016An Anderson model for a magnetic impurity in a two-dimensional electron gas with bulk Rashba spin-orbit interaction is solved using the numerical renormalization group under two different experimental scenarios. For a fixed Fermi energy, the Kondo temperature ... More ad-Nilpotent positively-graded Borel module subalgebrasSep 18 2012Sep 20 2012In this paper, we study certain ad-nilpotent subalgebras contained in the non-zero graded portion of a simple Z_n-graded Lie algebra. These subalgebras respect the grading on the Lie algebra and are modules for a Borel subalgebra for the grade-zero Lie ... More Fractional quantum Hall junctions and two-channel Kondo modelsSep 19 2000A mapping between fractional quantum Hall (FQH) junctions and the two-channel Kondo model is presented. We discuss in detail this relation for the particular case of a junction of a FQH state at $\nu = 1/3$ and a normal metal. We show that in the strong ... More Quantum spin Hall phase in neutral zigzag graphene ribbonsOct 11 2009We present a detailed description of the nature of the wavefunction and spin distribution of the zero energy modes of zigzag graphene ribbons (ZGRs) in the presence of the intrinsic spin_orbit (I-SO) interaction. These states characterize the quantum ... More Enhanced Local Moment Formation in a Chiral Luttinger LiquidJul 11 1996We derive here a stability condition for a local moment in the presence of an interacting sea of conduction electrons. The conduction electrons are modeled as a Luttinger liquid in which chirality and spin are coupled. We show that an Anderson-U defect ... More Interactions and Disorder in Multi-Channel Quantum WiresJan 22 1997Recent experiments have revealed that the temperature dependence of the conductance of quasi-ballistic quantum wires bears clear features of the Luttinger-liquid state. In this paper, the conductance of an N-channel quantum wire is calculated within the ... More Correlated quantum percolation in the lowest Landau levelNov 20 2003Our understanding of localization in the integer quantum Hall effect is informed by a combination of semi-classical models and percolation theory. Motivated by the effect of correlations on classical percolation we study numerically electron localization ... More The Cloudy UniverseJul 20 1999Modelling of Extreme Scattering Events suggests that the Galaxy's dark matter is an undetected population of cold, AU-sized, planetary-mass gas clouds. None of the direct observational constraints on this picture -- thermal/non-thermal emission, extinction ... More A Probabilistic Model of Compound NounsSep 06 1994Compound nouns such as example noun compound are becoming more common in natural language and pose a number of difficult problems for NLP systems, notably increasing the complexity of parsing. In this paper we develop a probabilistic model for syntactically ... More High velocity gas from the Galactic dark haloNov 13 1998We present the germ of a new model for High Velocity Clouds, derived from the idea that the dark matter halo of our Galaxy is in the form of cold, planetary-mass gas clouds. In this picture HVCs arise as a result of disruptive collisions between dark ... More Order-Revealing Encryption and the Hardness of Private LearningMay 03 2015An order-revealing encryption scheme gives a public procedure by which two ciphertexts can be compared to reveal the ordering of their underlying plaintexts. We show how to use order-revealing encryption to separate computationally efficient PAC learning ... More Thermal stability of cold clouds in galaxy halosJul 02 1999Oct 14 1999We consider the thermal properties of cold, dense clouds of molecular hydrogen and atomic helium. For cloud masses below 10^-1.7 Msun, the internal pressure is sufficient to permit the existence of particles of solid or liquid hydrogen at temperatures ... More Extreme scattering events and Galactic dark matterFeb 10 1998Mar 20 1998Extreme Scattering Events (ESEs) are attributed to radio-wave refraction by a cloud of free-electrons crossing the line-of-sight. We present a new model in which these electrons form the photo-ionized 'skin' of an underlying cool, self-gravitating cloud ... More Mathematical Models in Schema TheoryDec 27 2005In this paper, a mathematical schema theory is developed. This theory has three roots: brain theory schemas, grid automata, and block-shemas. In Section 2 of this paper, elements of the theory of grid automata necessary for the mathematical schema theory ... More The Rise and Fall of the Church-Turing ThesisJul 12 2002The essay consists of three parts. In the first part, it is explained how theory of algorithms and computations evaluates the contemporary situation with computers and global networks. In the second part, it is demonstrated what new perspectives this ... More Random vectors in the isotropic positionAug 19 1996Let $y$ be a random vector in \rn, satisfying $$ \Bbb E \, \tens{y} = id. $$ Let $M$ be a natural number and let $y_1 \etc y_M$ be independent copies of $y$. We prove that for some absolute constant $C$ $$ \enor{\frac{1}{M} \sum_i \tens{y_i} - id} \le ... More On the Modulus of a Union of Nested AnnuliAug 23 2011Aug 24 2011We prove a result which gives sufficient conditions for a conformal annulus which is a countable union of nested conformal annuli to have bounded modulus. Our theorem also gives estimates for the modulus of such an annulus and is proved using an interpolation ... More Short Separating Geodesics for Multiply Connected DomainsMar 13 2011Apr 15 2011We consider the following questions: given a hyperbolic plane domain and a separation of its complement into two disjoint closed sets each of which contains at least two points, what is the shortest closed hyperbolic geodesic which separates these sets ... More Bollinger Bands Thirty Years LaterDec 20 2012Jan 01 2013The goal of this study is to explain and examine the statistical underpinnings of the Bollinger Band methodology. We start off by elucidating the rolling regression time series model and deriving its explicit relationship to Bollinger Bands. Next we illustrate ... More A note on the definition of small overlap monoidsOct 23 2009Small overlap conditions are simple and natural combinatorial conditions on semigroup and monoid presentations, which serve to limit the complexity of derivation sequences between equivalent words in the generators. They were introduced by J.H.Remmers, ... More Signals of Inflationary Models with Cosmic StringsJun 02 2011A class of well-motivated models of inflation end by producing cosmic strings. The current status of efforts to calculate and observe the signals from such models are outlined, with a particular emphasis on cosmic strings, and on the Cosmic Microwave ... More Chern-Simons vortices in an open systemMay 02 1995A gauge invariant quantum field theory with a spacetime dependent Chern-Simons coefficient is studied. Using a constraint formalism together with the Schwinger action principle it is shown that non-zero gradients in the coefficient induce magnetic-moment ... More Quasars and their host galaxiesJan 12 2006This review attempts to describe developments in the fields of quasar and quasar host galaxies in the past five. In this time period, the Sloan and 2dF quasar surveys have added several tens of thousands of quasars, with Sloan quasars being found to z>6. ... More HST imaging of two z>4 radio galaxiesSep 09 1999We have imaged 8C 1435+635 (z=4.25; Lacy et al. 1994; Spinrad, Dey & Graham 1995) and 6C 0140+326 (z=4.41; Rawlings et al. 1996) in both continuum and Lyalpha plus continuum bands with the HST. Our images show patchy distributions of continuum and line ... More Spectra and symmetric spectra in general model categoriesApr 09 2000Jun 09 2000(This is an updated version; following an idea of Voevodsky, we have strengthened our results so all of them apply to one form of motivic homotopy theory). We give two general constructions for the passage from unstable to stable homotopy that apply to ... More Morita theory for Hopf algebroids and presheaves of groupoidsMay 16 2001Comodules over Hopf algebroids are of central importance in algebraic topology. It is well-known that a Hopf algebroid is the same thing as a presheaf of groupoids on Aff, the opposite category of commutative rings. We show in this paper that a comodule ... More Properties of High Redshift Cluster EllipticalsMar 06 1997Cluster ellipticals are often thought to be among the oldest galaxies in the universe, with the bulk of their stellar mass formed at early cosmic epochs. I review recent observations of color evolution in early-type cluster galaxies at high redshift, ... More Galaxy Evolution at 0 < z < 2 from the NICMOS HDF-NorthApr 03 2000We have carried out a deep infrared imaging survey (1.1um and 1.6um) of the Hubble Deep Field North (HDF-N) using NICMOS on board the Hubble Space Telescope. The combined WFPC2+NICMOS data set lets us study galaxy morphologies, colors and luminosities ... More Orthogonal apartments in Hilbert GrassmanniansDec 03 2015Dec 15 2015Let $H$ be an infinite-dimensional complex Hilbert space and let ${\mathcal L}(H)$ be the logic formed by all closed subspaces of $H$. For every natural $k$ we denote by ${\mathcal G}_{k}(H)$ the Grassmannian consisting of $k$-dimensional subspaces. An ... More Embeddings of Grassmann graphsSep 26 2011Let $V$ and $V'$ be vector spaces of dimension $n$ and $n'$, respectively. Let $k\in\{2,...,n-2\}$ and $k'\in\{2,...,n'-2\}$. We describe all isometric and $l$-rigid isometric embeddings of the Grassmann graph $\Gamma_{k}(V)$ in the Grassmann graph $\Gamma_{k'}(V')$. ... More Isometric embeddings of Johnson graphs in Grassmann graphsMar 17 2010Sep 14 2010Let $V$ be an $n$-dimensional vector space ($4\le n <\infty$) and let ${\mathcal G}_{k}(V)$ be the Grassmannian formed by all $k$-dimensional subspaces of $V$. The corresponding Grassmann graph will be denoted by $\Gamma_{k}(V)$. We describe all isometric ... More Explicit lower bounds on the modular degree of an elliptic curveAug 10 2004We derive an explicit zero-free region for symmetric square L-functions of elliptic curves, and use this to derive an explicit lower bound for the modular degree of rational elliptic curves. The techniques are similar to those used in the classical derivation ... More Tautly foliated 3-manifolds with no R-covered foliationsNov 17 2000A foliation of a manifold M is called R-covered if its lift to the universal cover of M has space of leaves R. We show that there are many graph manifolds which admit taut foliations, but which do not admit any R-covered foliations. On the other hand, ... More Free subgroups of finitely generated free profinite groupsJan 06 2015We give new and improved results on the freeness of subgroups of free profinite groups: A subgroup containing the normal closure of a finite word in the elements of a basis is free; Every infinite index subgroup of a finitely generated nonabelian free ... More Conceptual Association for Compound Noun AnalysisSep 06 1994Sep 11 1996This paper describes research toward the automatic interpretation of compound nouns using corpus statistics. An initial study aimed at syntactic disambiguation is presented. The approach presented bases associations upon thesaurus categories. Association ... More Magnet stability and reproducibilityMar 08 2011Magnet stability and reproducibility have become increasingly important as greater precision and beams with smaller dimension are required for research, medical and other purpose. The observed causes of mechanical and electrical instability are introduced ... More Dense Quark Matter in NatureDec 01 2003According to quantum chromodynamics (QCD), matter at ultra-high densities will take the form of a color-superconducting quark liquid, in which there is a condensate of Cooper pairs of quarks near the Fermi surface. I present a review of the physics of ... More Comment on "Ambiguities in the Up-Quark Mass"Mar 04 2005Aug 18 2014Creutz [hep-ph/0312225] has argued that nonperturbative effects in QCD lead to an additive ambiguity in the up quark mass, and that "this calls into question the acceptability of attempts to solve the strong CP problem via a vanishing mass for the lightest ... More Subjective and Objective Probabilities in Quantum MechanicsJan 03 2005Jan 14 2005We discuss how the apparently objective probabilities predicted by quantum mechanics can be treated in the framework of Bayesian probability theory, in which all probabilities are subjective. Our results are in accord with earlier work by Caves, Fuchs, ... More Does Quantum Chaos Explain Quantum Statistical Mechanics?Oct 14 1994Apr 20 1995If a many-body quantum system approaches thermal equilibrium from a generic initial state, then the expectation value $\langle\psi(t)|A_i|\psi(t)\rangle$, where $|\psi(t)\rangle$ is the system's state vector and $A_i$ is an experimentally accessible observable, ... More Chaos and Quantum ThermalizationMar 14 1994Apr 29 1994We show that a bounded, isolated quantum system of many particles in a specific initial state will approach thermal equilibrium if the energy eigenfunctions which are superposed to form that state obey {\it Berry's conjecture}. Berry's conjecture is expected ... More Spatial Correlations in Chaotic EigenfunctionsDec 09 1997At short distances, energy eigenfunctions of chaotic systems have spatial correlations that are well described by assuming a microcanonical density in phase space for the corresponding Wigner function. However, this is not correct on large scales. The ... More Examples of Special Lagrangian FibrationsDec 01 2000Jan 04 2001We explore a number of examples of special Lagrangian fibrations on non-compact Calabi-Yau manifolds invariant under torus actions. These include fibrations on crepant resolutions of canonical toric singularities (already found by Goldstein), proper versions ... More Deforming Calabi-Yau ThreefoldsJun 26 1995This paper first generalises the Bogomolov-Tian-Todorov unobstructedness theorem to the case of Calabi-Yau threefolds with canonical singularities. The deformation space of such a Calabi-Yau threefold is no longer smooth, but the general principle is ... More Special Lagrangian Fibrations I: TopologyOct 06 1997In 1996, Strominger, Yau and Zaslow made a conjecture about the geometric relationship between two mirror Calabi-Yau manifolds. Roughly put, if X and Y are a mirror pair of such manifolds, then X should possess a special Lagrangian torus fibration $f:X\to ... More Maximum nonlocality and minimum uncertainty using magic statesJan 21 2015We prove that magic states from the Clifford hierarchy give optimal solutions for tasks involving nonlocality and entropic uncertainty with respect to Pauli measurements. For both the nonlocality and uncertainty tasks, stabilizer states are the worst ... More Random Surfaces and Lattice GravityOct 01 1997Oct 15 1997In this talk I review some of the recent developments in the field of random surfaces and the Dynamical Triangulation approach to simplicial quantum gravity. In two dimensions I focus on the c=1 barrier and the fractal dimension of two-dimensional quantum ... More Universal Extra Dimensions and Charged LKPsNov 12 2003We consider the possibility of charged stable Kaluza-Klein leptons in orbifold models in which all the Standard Model fields propagate (UED models). At tree level the masses of the 1st mode states are nearly identical and kinematics can prevent the decays ... More Mirror Symmetry and the Strominger-Yau-Zaslow conjectureDec 18 2012Sep 20 2013This survey was written for the Current Developments in Mathematics conference, 2012, and is an updating of my article "The Strominger-Yau-Zaslow conjecture: From torus fibrations to degenerations," in the Seattle 2005 proceedings. We trace progress and ... More Extension operators via semigroupsJul 29 2010The Roper--Suffridge extension operator and its modifications are powerful tools to construct biholomorphic mappings with special geometric properties. The first purpose of this paper is to analyze common properties of different extension operators and ... More A large class of sofic monoidsJan 28 2014We prove that a monoid is sofic, in the sense recently introduced by Ceccherini-Silberstein and Coornaert, whenever the J-class of the identity is a sofic group, and the quotients of this group by orbit stabilisers in the rest of the monoid are amenable. ... More