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Uncertainty Quantification Using Random Matrix Theory S Adhikari and D Tartakovsky (UCSD) School of Engineering, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, U.K. Email: S.Adhikari@swansea.ac.uk URL: http://engweb.swan.ac.uk/ adhikaris ETH Z


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Uncertainty Quantification Using Random Matrix Theory

S Adhikari and D Tartakovsky (UCSD)

School of Engineering, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, U.K. Email: S.Adhikari@swansea.ac.uk URL: http://engweb.swan.ac.uk/∼adhikaris

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Outline

Motivation Current methods for response UQ Matrix variate probability density functions Inverse of a general real symmetric random matrix Response moments Numerical example Conclusions

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Background

In many stochastic mechanics problems we need to solve a system of linear stochastic equations: Ku = f. (1) K ∈ Rn×n is a n × n real non-negative definite random matrix, f ∈ Rn is a n-dimensional real deterministic input vector and u ∈ Rn is a n-dimensional real uncertain

  • utput vector which we want to determine.

This typically arise due to the discretisation of stochastic partial differential equations (eg. in the stochastic finite element method)

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Background

In the context of linear structural mechanics, K is known as the stiffness matrix, f is the forcing vector and u is the vector of structural displacements. Often, the objective is to determine the probability density function (pdf) and consequently the cumulative distribution function (cdf) of u. This will allow one to calculate the reliability of the system. It is generally difficult to obtain the probably density function (pdf) of the response. As a consequence, engineers often intend to obtain only the fist few moments (typically the fist two) of the response quantity.

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Objectives

We propose an exact analytical method for the inverse of a real symmetric (in general non-Gaussian) random matrix of arbitrary dimension. The method is based on random matrix theory and utilizes the Jacobian of the underlying nonlinear matrix transformation. Exact expressions for the mean and covariance of the response vector is obtained in closed-form.

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Current Approaches

The random matrix can be represented as K = K0 + ∆K (2) K0 ∈ Rn×n is the deterministic part and the random part: ∆K =

m

  • j=1

ξjKI

j + m

  • j=1

m

  • l=1

ξjξlKII

jl + · · ·

(3) m is the number of random variables, KI

j, KII jl ∈ Rn×n, ∀ j, l

are deterministic matrices and ξj, ∀ j are real random variables.

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Perturbation based approach

Represent the response as u = u0 + ξjuI

j + m

  • j=1

m

  • l=1

ξjξluII

jl + · · · .

(4) where u0 = K0−1f (5) uI

j = −K0−1KI ju0,

∀ j (6) and uII

jl = −K0−1[KII jl u0 + KI juI l + KI l uI j],

∀ j, l. (7)

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Neumann expansion

Provided

  • K0−1∆K
  • F < 1,

K−1 =

  • K0(In + K0−1∆K)

−1 = K0−1 − K0−1∆KK0−1 + K0−1∆KK0−1∆KK0−1 + · · · . Therefore, u = K−1f = u0 − Tu0 + T2u0 + · · · (8) where T = K0−1∆K ∈ Rn×n is a random matrix.

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Projection methods

Here one ‘projects’ the solution vector onto a complete stochastic basis. Depending on how the basis is selected, several methods are proposed. Using the classical Polynomial Chaos (PC) projection scheme u =

P−1

  • j=0

ujΨj(ξ) (9) where uj ∈ Rn, ∀j are unknown vectors and Ψj(ξ) are multidimensional Hermite polynomials in ξr.

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A partial summary

Methods Sub-methods 1. Perturbation First and second order perturbation 1,2, based methods Neumann expansion 3,4, improved perturbation method 5. 2. Projection methods Polynomial chaos expansion 6, random eigenfunction expansion 4, stochastic reduced basis method 7–9, Wiener−Askey chaos expansion 10–12, domain decomposition method 13,14. 3. Monte carlo simulation Simulation methods 15,16, and other methods Analytical methods in references 17–21, Exact solutions for beams 22,23.

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The Central Idea of the Proposed Work

We aim to obtain moments of u (or part of u) from a system of linear stochastic equations Ku = f (10) considering the fact that we ‘know’ the probability density function of the matrix K. For different physical problems (e.g., flow through stochastic porous media, circuit theory, static structural mechanics etc.) the matrix K (i.e., its pdf) can be

  • btained in a manner specific to the discipline.

The ‘final problem’ to be solved is however, the same and is the central topic of this paper.

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Matrix variate distributions

The probability density function of a random matrix can be defined in a manner similar to that of a random variable. If A is an n × m real random matrix, the matrix variate probability density function of A ∈ Rn,m, denoted as pA(A), is a mapping from the space of n × m real matrices to the real line, i.e., pA(A) : Rn,m → R.

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Gaussian random matrix

The random matrix X ∈ Rn,p is said to have a matrix variate Gaussian distribution with mean matrix M ∈ Rn,p and covariance matrix Σ ⊗ Ψ, where Σ ∈ R+

n and Ψ ∈ R+ p provided

the pdf of X is given by pX (X) = (2π)−np/2 |Σ|−p/2 |Ψ|−n/2 etr

  • −1

2Σ−1(X − M)Ψ−1(X − M)T

  • (11)

This distribution is usually denoted as X ∼ Nn,p (M, Σ ⊗ Ψ).

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Symmetric Gaussian matrix

If Y ∈ Rn×n is a symmetric Gaussian random matrix then its pdf is given by pY (Y) = (2π)−n(n+1)/4 BT

n(Σ ⊗ Ψ)Bn

  • −1/2

etr

  • −1

2Σ−1(Y − M)Ψ−1(Y − M)T

  • .

(12) This is denoted as Y = YT ∼ SNn,n

  • M, BT

n(Σ ⊗ Ψ)Bn

  • . The

elements of the translation matrix Bn ∈ Rn2×n(n+1)/2 are: (Bn)ij,gh = 1 2 (σigσjh + σihσjg) , i ≤ n, j ≤ n, g ≤ h ≤ n, (13)

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Matrix variate Gamma distribution

A n × n symmetric positive definite matrix random W is said to have a matrix variate gamma distribution with parameters a and Ψ ∈ R+

n , if its pdf is given by

pW (W) =

  • Γn (a) |Ψ|−a−1 |W|a− 1

2(n+1) etr {−ΨW} ; ℜ(a) > 1

2(n−1) This distribution is usually denoted as W ∼ Gn(a, Ψ). Here the multivariate gamma function: Γn (a) = π

1 4n(n−1)

n

  • k=1

Γ

  • a − 1

2(k − 1)

  • ; for ℜ(a) > (n − 1)/2

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Wishart matrix

A n × n symmetric positive definite random matrix S is said to have a Wishart distribution with parameters p ≥ n and Σ ∈ R+

n , if its pdf is given by

pS (S) =

  • 2

1 2np Γn

1 2p

  • |Σ|

1 2p

−1 |S|

1 2(p−n−1)etr

  • −1

2Σ−1S

  • (14)

This distribution is usually denoted as S ∼ Wn(p, Σ). Note: Gn(a, Ψ) = Wn(2a, Ψ−1/2), so that Gamma and Wishart are equivalent distributions.

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Some books

Muirhead, Aspects of Multivariate Statistical Theory, John Wiely and Sons, 1982. Mehta, Random Matrices, Academic Press, 1991. Gupta and Nagar, Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2000.

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Inverse of a scalar

ku = f (15) where k, u, f ∈ R. Suppose the pdf k is pk(k) and we are interested in deriving the pdf of h = k−1. (16) The Jacobian of the above transformation J = ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ ∂h ∂k ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ = ˛ ˛−k−2˛ ˛ = |k|−2 . (17) Using the Jacobian, the pdf of h can be obtained as ph(h)(dh) = pk(k)(dk) (18)

  • r

ph(h) = 1 ˛ ˛ ˛ ∂h

∂k

˛ ˛ ˛ pk(k) (19)

  • r

ph(h) = 1 J (k = h−1)pk ` k = h−1´ = |h|−2 pk ` h−1´ . (20)

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The case of n × n matrices

Suppose the matrix variate probability density function of the non-singular matrix K is given by pK (K) : Rn×n → R. Our interest is in the pdf (i.e joint pdf of the elements) of H = K−1 ∈ Rn×n. (21) The elements of H are complicated non-linear function of the elements of K (i.e. even if the elements of K are joint Gaussian, the elements of H will not be joint Gaussian). H may not have any banded structure even if K is of banded nature.

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Pdf transforation in matrix space

The procedure to obtain the pdf of H is very similar to that of the univariate case: pH (H) (dH) = pK(K)(dK) (22)

  • r

pH (H) = 1

  • dH

dK

  • pK(K)

(23)

  • r

pH (H) = 1 J

  • K = H−1pK
  • K = H−1

(24) = |H|−(n+1) pK

  • H−1

. (25) For the univariate case (n = 1) Eq. (24) reduces to the familiar equivalent expression obtained in Eq. (19).

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Derivation of the Jacobian - 1

We have KK−1 = KH = In. (26) Taking the matrix differential (dK) H + K (dH) = On

  • r

(dH) = −K−1 (dK) K−1. (27) Treat (dH) , (dK) ∈ Rn×n as variables and K as constant since it does not contain (dH) or (dK). Taking the vec of Eq. (26) vec (dH) = −vec

  • K−1 (dK) K−1

= −

  • K−1 ⊗ K−1

vec (dK) . (28)

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Derivation of the Jacobian - 2

Because (dH) and (dK) are symmetric matrices we need to eliminate the ‘duplicate’ variables appearing in the preceding linear transformation. This can be achieved in a systematic manner by using the translation matrix Bn as vecp (dH) = B†

nvec (dH) = −

  • B†

n

  • K−1 ⊗ K−1

Bn

  • vecp (dK) .

(29) The Jacobian associated with the above linear transformation is simply the determinant of the matrix B†

n

  • K−1 ⊗ K−1

Bn, that is J =

  • B†

n

  • K−1 ⊗ K−1

Bn

  • = |K|−(n+1) .

(30)

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RM model for stiffness matrix

If the mean of K is K, then K ∼ Wn (p, Σ), where p = n + 1 + θ Σ = K/α θ = 1 σ2

K

  • 1 + {Trace
  • K
  • }2/Trace
  • K

2

− (n + 1) and α =

  • θ(n + 1 + θ).

σK is the normalized standard-deviation of K: σ2

K = E

  • K − E [K] 2

F

  • E [K] 2

F

. (31)

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Pdf of K−1

The pdf H = K−1, that is, the joint pdf of all the elements of H can be obtained as pH (H) = |H|−(n+1) pK

  • H−1

= |H|−(n+1)

  • 2

1 2np Γn

1 2p

  • |Σ|

1 2 p

−1 H−1

  • 1

2(p−n−1) etr

  • −1

2Σ−1H−1

  • = |H|−(n+1+p)/2
  • 2

1 2np Γn

1 2p

  • |Σ|

1 2p

−1 etr

  • −1

2Σ−1H−1

  • .

(32) Using this exact pdf, the moments of the inverse matrix can be

  • btained.

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Inverted Wishart matrix

A n × n symmetric positive definite random matrix V is said to have an inverted Wishart distribution with parameters m and Ψ ∈ R+

n , if its pdf is given by (from Muirhead, 1982)

pV (V) = 2− 1

2 (m−n−1)n|Ψ| 1 2 (m−n−1)

Γn 1

2(m − n − 1)

  • |V|m/2etr
  • −1

2V−1Ψ

  • ; m > 2n, Ψ > 0.

(33) This distribution is usually denoted as V ∼ IWn(m, Ψ). We can show that K−1 ∼ IWn(θ + 2n + 2, αK

−1).

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Moments of K−1

The first moment (mean), second-moment and the elements

  • f the covariance tensor of K−1 can be obtained24 exactly in

closed-form as E

  • K−1

= Ψ m − 2n − 2 = α θ K

−1

(34) E

  • K−2

= Trace (Ψ) Ψ + (m − 2n − 2)Ψ2 (m − 2n − 1)(m − 2n − 2)(m − 2n − 4) E

  • K−1AK−1

= Trace (AΨ) Ψ + (m − 2n − 2)ΨAΨ (m − 2n − 1)(m − 2n − 2)(m − 2n − 4) = α2 Trace

  • AK

−1

K

−1 + θK −1AK −1

θ(θ + 1)(θ − 2) . (35)

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Response Moments - 1

The complete response vector is u = K−1f. (36) In many practical problems only few elements of u or linear combinations of some elements of u may be of

  • interest. Therefore, we are interested in the quantity

y = Ru = RK−1f; R ∈ Rr×n (37) The matrix R can be also selected to ‘extract’ other physical quantities such as the stress components within

  • ne element or a group of elements.

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Response Moments - 2

The mean of y: ¯ y = E [y] = E

  • RK−1f
  • = R E
  • K−1

f = α θ RK

−1f.

(38) The complete covariance matrix of y: cov (y, y) = E

  • (y − ¯

y)(y − ¯ y)T = E

  • yyT

− ¯ y¯ yT = R E

  • K−1ffTK−1

RT − ¯ y¯ yT = α2Trace

  • ffTK

−1

RK

−1RT + θ(θ + 2)¯

y¯ yT θ(θ + 1)(θ − 2) . (39)

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Steps for complete analysis

Obtain normalized standard deviation σ2

G = E h

K−E[K]

2 F

i

E[K]

2 F

=

Trace(cov(vec(K))) Trace „

K

. Calculate the constants θ = 1 σ2

K

  • 1 + {Trace
  • K
  • }2/Trace
  • K

2

− (n + 1), p = n + 1 + θ, α =

  • θ(n + 1 + θ) and Σ = K/α.

The mean: ¯ y = α θ RK

−1f.

The covariance: cov (y, y) = α2Trace

  • ffTK

−1

RK

−1RT + θ(θ + 2)¯

y¯ yT θ(θ + 1)(θ − 2) .

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Example: A cantilever Plate

0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 −0.5 0.5 1

4 3 5

X direction (length)

6

Outputs

1

Input, f=10 N

2

Y direction (width) Fixed edge

A steel cantilever plate with a slot; ¯ E = 200 × 109N/m2, ¯ µ = 0.3, ¯ t = 7.5mm, Lx = 1.2m, Ly = 0.8m; 25 × 15 elements resulting n = 1200.

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Stochastic Properties

The Young’s modulus, Poissons ratio and thickness are random fields of the form E(x) = ¯ E (1 + ǫEf1(x)) (40) µ(x) = ¯ µ (1 + ǫµf2(x)) (41) and t(x) = ¯ t (1 + ǫtf4(x)) (42) The strength parameters are: ǫE = 0.15, ǫµ = 0.10, and ǫt = 0.15. The random fields fi(x), i = 1, 2, 3 are delta-correlated homogenous Gaussian random fields.

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Response calculation

The value of σk (calculated using a 5000-sample Monte Carlo simulation of the random fields) is obtained as σK = 0.2616. From the 1200 × 1200 stiffness matrix we obtain Trace

  • K
  • = 5.5225×109

and Trace

  • K

2

= 9.6599×1016. and θ = 3.4274 × 103 and α = 3.9827 × 103.

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Comparison of results

The mean and standard deviation of the response vector. The numbers in the parenthesis correspond to the percentage error in the Monte Carlo Simulation (with 1000 samples) results with respect to the exact analytical results.

Response Analytical MSC Analytical standard MSC standard quantity mean (mm) mean (mm) deviation (mm) deviation (mm) y1 = u112 5.5058 5.5178 (0.218 %) 0.1438 0.1459 (1.436 %) y2 = u325 2.6420 2.6475 (0.208 %) 0.0734 0.0740 (0.818 %) y3 = u658 10.2265 10.2485 (0.216 %) 0.2537 0.2561 (0.972 %) y4 = u1045 12.6039 12.6317 (0.221 %) 0.3294 0.3313 (0.570 %) y5 = u868 5.9608 5.9725 (0.197 %) 0.1586 0.1604 (1.155 %) y6 = u205 10.2951 10.3169 (0.212 %) 0.2507 0.2547 (1.580 %)

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Convergence of mean

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 x 104 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 Number of samples Percentage error in mean y1 y2 y3 y4 y5 y6

Variation of the relative error in MCS mean with respect to the number of samples.

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Convergence of std

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 x 104 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 Number of samples Percentage error in standard deviation y1 y2 y3 y4 y5 y6

Variation of the relative error in MCS standard deviation with respect to the number of samples.

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Summary - 1

The probabilistic characterization of the response of linear stochastic systems requires inverse of a real symmetric random matrix. An exact and simple closed-form expression of the joint probability density function of the elements of the inverse

  • f a symmetric random matrix is given.

A matrix itself is treated like a variable, as opposed to view it as a collection of many variables. This outlook significantly simples the calculation of the Jacobian involved in the non-linear matrix transformation.

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Summary - 2

The random matrices considered are in general non-Gaussian and of arbitrary dimensions. Moments of the response do not require a series/perturbation/PC expansion. The numerical implementation is straight-forward and non-intrusive.

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Open Issues

Any real matrix pdf can be used for pK(K) and the pdf of H = K−1 can be obtained. However, obtaining the response pdf (requires further transformation) or response moments from pH(H) is a not trivial task. Selecting a matrix variate pdf to matrix data is a challenging task itself (topic of my later today). Once the pdf of the matrix is ‘known’, the method is

  • exact. The approximation in the implementation often

arises in ‘fitting’ a random matrix pdf.

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