Inference of hidden structures in complex physical systems by multi-scale clustering

Z. Nussinov, P. Ronhovde, Dandan Hu, S. Chakrabarty, Bo Sun, Nicholas A. Mauro, Kisor K. Sahu

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Abstract

We survey the application of a relatively newbranch of statistical physics— “community detection”—to data mining. In particular, we focus on the diagnosis of materials and automated image segmentation. Community detection describes the quest of partitioning a complex system involving many elements into optimally decoupled subsets or communities of such elements. We review a multiresolution variant which is used to ascertain structures at different spatial and temporal scales. Significant patterns are obtained by examining the correlations between different independent solvers. Similar to other combinatorial optimization problems in the NP complexity class, community detection exhibits several phases. Typically, illuminating orders are revealed by choosing parameters that lead to extremal information theory correlations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformation Science for Materials Discovery and Design
EditorsTurab Lookman, Krishna Rajan, Francis J. Alexander
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages115-138
Number of pages24
ISBN (Print)9783319238708
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
EventInternational Conference on Information Science for Materials Discovery and Design, 2014 - Santa Fe, Mexico
Duration: Feb 4 2014Feb 7 2014

Publication series

NameSpringer Series in Materials Science
Volume225
ISSN (Print)0933-033X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Information Science for Materials Discovery and Design, 2014
Country/TerritoryMexico
CitySanta Fe
Period02/4/1402/7/14

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