Relative Entropy, Gaussian Concentration and Uniqueness of Equilibrium States

For a general class of lattice spin systems, we prove that an abstract Gaussian concentration bound implies positivity of the lower relative entropy density. As a consequence, we obtain uniqueness of translation-invariant Gibbs measures from the Gaussian concentration bound in this general setting. This extends earlier results with a different...

A Fuglede type theorem for Fourier multiplier operators

Let E be a translation invariant Banach function space over an infinite compact abelian group G and M_φ be a Fourier multiplier operator (with symbol φ) acting on E. It is assumed that E has order continuous norm and that E is reflection invariant (which ensures that φ̄ is also a multiplier symbol for E). The following Fuglede type...

Exploring Convolutional Neural Networks

In this thesis we have looked into the complexity of neural networks. Especially convolutional neural networks (CNNs), which are useful for image recognition, are looked into. In order to better understand the process in the neural networks, in the first half of this report a mathematical foundation for neural networks and CNNs is constructed....

Structure Characterization Using Mathematical Morphology

This thesis deals with the application of mathematical morphology to images of some kind of structure, with the intention of characterizing (or describing) that structure. The emphasis is placed on measuring properties of the real-world scene, rather than measuring properties of the digital image. That is, we require that the measurement tools...