hamiltonian_proposal: Create a new Hamiltonian proposal object.

In rmcmc: Robust Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods

Create a new Hamiltonian proposal object.

Description

The Hamiltonian proposal augments the target distribution with normally distributed auxiliary momenta variables and simulates the dynamics for a Hamiltonian function corresponding to the negative logarithm of the density of the resulting joint target distribution using a leapfrog integrator, with the proposed new state being the forward integrate state with momenta negated to ensure reversibility.

Usage

hamiltonian_proposal(
  n_step,
  scale = NULL,
  shape = NULL,
  sample_auxiliary = function(state) stats::rnorm(state$dimension()),
  sample_n_step = NULL
)

Arguments

n_step	Number of leapfrog steps to simulate Hamiltonian dynamics for in each proposed move, or parameter passed to function specified by sample_n_step argument if not NULL.
scale	Scale parameter of proposal distribution. A non-negative scalar value determining scale of steps proposed.
shape	Shape parameter of proposal distribution. Either a vector corresponding to a diagonal shape matrix with per-dimension scaling factors, or a matrix allowing arbitrary linear transformations.
sample_auxiliary	A function which samples new values for auxiliary variables (corresponding to a linear transform of momentum) given current chain state, leaving their standard normal target distribution invariant. Defaults to a function sampling independent standard normal random variates but can be used to implement alternative updates such as partial momentum refreshment. Function should accept a single argument which is passed the current chain state.
sample_n_step	Optionally a function which randomly samples number of leapfrog steps to simulate in each proposed move from some integer-valued distribution, or NULL (the default) to use a fixed deterministic number of steps as specified by n_step argument. If a function it should accept a single argument which will be passed the value of n_step which can be used to specify parameter(s) of distribution to sample number of steps from.

Value

Proposal object. A list with entries

• sample: a function to generate sample from proposal distribution given current chain state,

• log_density_ratio: a function to compute log density ratio for proposal for a given pair of current and proposed chain states,

• update: a function to update parameters of proposal,

• parameters: a function to return list of current parameter values.

• default_target_accept_prob: a function returning the default target acceptance rate to use for any scale adaptation.

• default_initial_scale: a function which given a dimension gives a default value to use for the initial proposal scale parameter.

References

Duane, S., Kennedy, A. D., Pendleton, B. J., & Roweth, D. (1987). Hybrid Monte Carlo. Physics Letters B, 195(2), 216-222.

Neal, R. M. (2011). MCMC Using Hamiltonian Dynamics. In Handbook of Markov Chain Monte Carlo (pp. 113-162). Chapman and Hall/CRC.

Examples

target_distribution <- list(
  log_density = function(x) -sum(x^2) / 2,
  gradient_log_density = function(x) -x
)

# Proposal with fixed number of leapfrog steps
proposal <- hamiltonian_proposal(scale = 1., n_step = 5)
state <- chain_state(c(0., 0.))
withr::with_seed(
  876287L, proposed_state <- proposal$sample(state, target_distribution)
)
log_density_ratio <- proposal$log_density_ratio(
  state, proposed_state, target_distribution
)
proposal$update(scale = 0.5)

# Proposal with number of steps randomly sampled uniformly from 5:10
sample_uniform_int <- function(lower, upper) {
  lower + sample.int(upper - lower + 1, 1) - 1
}
proposal <- hamiltonian_proposal(
  scale = 1.,
  n_step = c(5, 10),
  sample_n_step = function(n_step) sample_uniform_int(n_step[1], n_step[2])
)
withr::with_seed(
  876287L, proposed_state <- proposal$sample(state, target_distribution)
)

# Proposal with partial momentum refreshment
partial_momentum_update <- function(state, phi = pi / 4) {
  momentum <- state$momentum()
  if (is.null(momentum)) {
    stats::rnorm(state$dimension())
  } else {
    cos(phi) * momentum + sin(phi) * stats::rnorm(length(momentum))
  }
}
proposal <- hamiltonian_proposal(
  scale = 1.,
  n_step = 1,
  sample_auxiliary = partial_momentum_update
)
withr::with_seed(
  876287L, proposed_state <- proposal$sample(state, target_distribution)
)

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