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48 results for Edge of Chaos

It has long been suggested that the biological brain operates at some critical point between two different phases, possibly order and chaos. Despite many indirect empirical evidence from the brain and analytical indication on simple neural networks, the foundation of this hypothesis on generic non-linear systems remain…

2019-09-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The study analyzes sharpness dynamics in neural networks, revealing mechanisms and conditions.

problem Understanding sharpness in neural network training.
method Fixed point analysis and edge of stability analysis in a simplified 2-layer linear network.
result Reveals mechanisms behind sharpness trends, conditions for edge of stability, and a period-doubling route to chaos.

Herding defines a deterministic dynamical system at the edge of chaos. It generates a sequence of model states and parameters by alternating parameter perturbations with state maximizations, where the sequence of states can be interpreted as "samples" from an associated MRF model. Herding differs from maximum likelihoo…

2016-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Dropout schedules can be optimized to significantly reduce model test loss.

problem Improving model performance in neural networks.
method Developed a mean-field theory of dropout at the edge of chaos, proposing front-loaded dropout schedules.
result Front-loaded dropout schedules reduce test loss by 18-35% over constant dropout.

Study challenges the Gaussian pre-activations assumption in neural networks.

problem Challenges the assumption that pre-activations are Gaussian in neural networks.
method Constructs pairs of activation functions and initialization distributions to ensure Gaussian pre-activations.
result Discovered constraints for ensuring Gaussian pre-activations in neural networks.

Polynomial chaos surrogates quantify epistemic uncertainty in AI-driven scientific models.

problem Uncertainty in reward estimates hinders interpretability in sequential generative models.
method Fit polynomial chaos expansions to trained models to propagate epistemic uncertainty and quantify sensitivity.
result Interpretable decomposition of reward components driving generative decisions.

Deep linear networks oscillate beyond the edge of stability in a predictable manner.

problem Understanding oscillations in deep linear networks beyond the edge of stability.
method Theoretical analysis of loss oscillations in deep matrix factorization loss.
result Loss oscillations in deep linear networks follow a period-doubling route to chaos and occur within a small subspace.

Study on neural networks with non-normal interactions reveals unique spectral properties.

problem Understanding episodic memory encoding in the brain.
method Developed a neural network model with non-Hermitian couplings and applied random matrix theory.
result Spectral density of the model is non-uniform and can transition to chaos, providing computational benefits.

This work bridges theory and practice in spiking reservoirs, identifying robust parameter ranges.

problem Challenging tuning of spiking reservoirs at the edge-of-chaos.
method Introducing robustness interval, systematic evaluations, and control experiments.
result Consistent monotonic trends in robustness interval width across network configurations.

We study the behavior of untrained neural networks whose weights and biases are randomly distributed using mean field theory. We show the existence of depth scales that naturally limit the maximum depth of signal propagation through these random networks. Our main practical result is to show that random networks may be…

2016-11-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The resilience of low-degree Rademacher chaos is studied, providing probabilistic lower bounds.

problem Understanding how much a Rademacher chaos can withstand adversarial sign-flips without significant probability changes.
method Probabilistic lower-bound guarantees for the resilience of Rademacher chaos of arbitrary degree.
result Probabilistic lower-bound guarantees for the resilience of Rademacher chaos of arbitrary degree, especially meaningful for constant degree.

Deep neural networks near edge of chaos show universal scaling laws.

problem Understanding the behavior of deep neural networks near critical points.
method Analogy to absorbing phase transitions in statistical mechanics, deterministic propagation dynamics, mean-field and directed percolation universality classes.
result Deep neural networks exhibit universal scaling laws near the edge of chaos.

The paper discusses the main ideas of the chaos theory and presents mainly the importance of the nonlinearities in the mathematical models. Chaos and order are apparently two opposite terms. The fact that in chaos can be found a certain precise symmetry (Feigenbaum numbers) is even more surprising. As an illustration o…

2010-01-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Complexity is an interdisciplinary concept which, first of all, addresses the question of how order emerges out of randomness. For many reasons matrices provide a very practical and powerful tool in approaching and quantifying the related characteristics. Based on several natural complex dynamical systems, like the str…

2001-12-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on spin random fields using chaos decomposition for cosmic microwave background modeling.

problem Modeling polarization of Cosmic Microwave Background using spin random fields.
method Explicit Wiener-Itô chaos decomposition of area measures of level sets.
result Reveals a clear difference between high frequency regime and zero spin case.

In this paper we calibrate chaotic models for interest rates to market data using a polynomial-exponential parametrization for the chaos coefficients. We identify a subclass of one-variable models that allow us to introduce complexity from higher order chaos in a controlled way while retaining considerable analytic tra…

2011-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows uniform-time chaos propagation in mean field Langevin dynamics.

problem Understanding the convergence of marginal distributions in mean field dynamics.
method Assumed functional convexity of energy, used LpL^p-convergence and Wasserstein metrics.
result Uniform-in-time propagation of chaos proved in both L2L^2-Wasserstein and relative entropy.

The paper introduces invariants to describe period-doubling routes to chaos in dynamical systems.

problem Understanding the dynamics of period-doubling routes to chaos in complex systems.
method Introducing three topological invariants to describe the topology of period-doubling routes to chaos.
result Ascribed symbolic dynamics to perturbations of the Shilnikov homoclinic scenario and dynamics of the Henon map.

Uniform-in-time analysis for Stein Variational Gradient Descent across various metrics.

problem Understanding long-term behavior of finite-particle systems in relation to their mean-field limits.
method Developed uniform-in-time propagation-of-chaos results for continuous-time SVGD using cutoff strategies and finite-dimensional theories.
result Uniform-in-time propagation-of-chaos bounds in various metrics, including Langevin kernel Stein discrepancy, Wasserstein-1, and Wasserstein-2 distances.

Researchers use quantum chaos and RMT to analyze turbulence, revealing unique scaling laws.

problem Understanding the statistical structure and scaling laws of turbulence.
method Applied tools from quantum chaos and Random Matrix Theory to analyze turbulence datasets.
result Turbulence Gram matrices exhibit power-law scalings distinct from classical chaos and random data.

Neural networks solve SPDEs using Wiener chaos expansion.

problem Solving stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) numerically.
method Using neural networks in the truncated Wiener chaos expansion.
result Approximation rates for learning SPDE solutions with noise.

The paper models asset prices using Wiener chaos expansions for efficient calibration to implied volatility surfaces.

problem Calibrating to implied volatility surfaces using flexible martingale models.
method Constructing an over-parameterized martingale model based on Wiener chaos expansions and conditional expectations.
result The method enables fast calibration to implied volatility surfaces and demonstrates flexibility through numerical experiments.

The Financial Chaos Index models stock market volatility across three regimes based on mutual price fluctuations.

problem Capturing regime-dependent volatility in stock markets.
method Developed a regime-switching framework using the Financial Chaos Index (FCIX) and elastic net regression.
result Identified three market regimes: low-chaos, intermediate-chaos, and high-chaos, each with distinct volatility characteristics.

In this letter, as a proof of concept, we propose a deep learning-based approach to attack the chaos-based image encryption algorithm in \cite{guan2005chaos}. The proposed method first projects the chaos-based encrypted images into the low-dimensional feature space, where essential information of plain images has been …

2019-07-29abs ↗pdf ↗

A new neural network model uses polynomial chaos theory to improve neural signal processing.

problem Redundant neural signal representation in DANNs.
method Employing arbitrary polynomial chaos theory to construct orthonormal representations in DANNs.
result Improves neural signal processing by reducing redundancy and enhancing orthogonality.

Basis adaptation in Homogeneous Chaos spaces rely on a suitable rotation of the underlying Gaussian germ. Several rotations have been proposed in the literature resulting in adaptations with different convergence properties. In this paper we present a new adaptation mechanism that builds on compressive sensing algorith…

2018-01-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Serenity optimizes neural network execution for edge devices by scheduling with optimal memory footprint.

problem Order of nodes in irregular neural networks affects memory footprint, complicating execution under resource constraints.
method Memory-aware compiler using dynamic programming and graph rewriting to find optimal schedules.
result Achieves optimal peak memory and further improves it with graph rewriting, reducing memory usage by 1.68x-1.86x compared to TensorFlow Lite.

New theory explains how chaotic training improves neural network generalization.

problem Understanding how chaotic training improves neural network generalization.
method Representing stochastic optimizers as random dynamical systems and introducing a new dimension concept.
result Generalization in chaotic training depends on the complete Hessian spectrum and partial determinants.

Chaos and nonlinear economic dynamics are addressed for a quantum coupled map lattice model of an artificial economy, with quantized supply and demand equilibrium conditions. The measure theoretic properties and the patterns that emerge in both the economic business volume dynamics' diagrams as well as in the quantum m…

2012-02-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Gradient-enhanced GSA uses Poincaré chaos expansions for accurate sensitivity analysis.

problem Accurately estimating Sobol' indices with limited data.
method Integrates sparse, gradient-enhanced regression with Poincaré chaos expansions for derivative-based sensitivity analysis.
result Accurately estimated Sobol' indices using limited data.

A new stochastic algorithm approximates optimal distributions without requiring propagation of chaos.

problem Optimizing functionals over probability distributions using finite particle systems.
method Virtual particle stochastic approximation, viewed as a form of stochastic gradient descent in the Wasserstein space.
result The algorithm's output converges to the optimal distribution and produces i.i.d. samples.

Novel CMG framework improves financial sentiment forecasting.

problem Challenges in short-term sentiment forecasting of financial OHLC data.
method Integrates chaos theory, Markov chains, and Gaussian processes with transformer models.
result Consistently outperforms traditional models in accuracy and efficiency.

The paper models ATM cash withdrawal chaos and forecasts using deep learning.

problem Forecasting ATM cash withdrawals in an Indian bank.
method Chaos modeling of ATM cash withdrawal time series, deep learning methods (ARIMA, RF, SVR, MLP, GMDH, GRNN, LSTM, 1D CNN).
result Deep learning models show similar performance to random forest in forecasting ATM cash withdrawals.

The Wiener chaos approach to interest rate modelling arises from the observation that the pricing kernel admits a representation in terms of the conditional variance of a square-integrable random variable, which in turn admits a chaos expansion. When the expansion coefficients factorise into multiple copies of a single…

2014-03-13abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper proposes a new method to optimize portfolio allocation with transaction costs using Wiener chaos expansion.

problem Optimizing portfolio allocation with transaction costs in multi-period settings.
method Wiener chaos expansion approach to represent and solve the optimization problem.
result The proposed method finds an optimal strategy for portfolio allocation with transaction costs.

The use of artificial neural networks as models of chaotic dynamics has been rapidly expanding. Still, a theoretical understanding of how neural networks learn chaos is lacking. Here, we employ a geometric perspective to show that neural networks can efficiently model chaotic dynamics by becoming structurally chaotic t…

2019-12-11abs ↗pdf ↗