Estimate of the Neural Network Dimension using Algebraic Topology and Lie Theory
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| author | Melodia, Luciano Lenz, Richard |
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| contents | In this paper we present an approach to determine the smallest possible number of neurons in a layer of a neural network in such a way that the topology of the input space can be learned sufficiently well. We introduce a general procedure based on persistent homology to investigate topological invariants of the manifold on which we suspect the data set. We specify the required dimensions precisely, assuming that there is a smooth manifold on or near which the data are located. Furthermore, we require that this space is connected and has a commutative group structure in the mathematical sense. These assumptions allow us to derive a decomposition of the underlying space whose topology is well known. We use the representatives of the $k$-dimensional homology groups from the persistence landscape to determine an integer dimension for this decomposition. This number is the dimension of the embedding that is capable of capturing the topology of the data manifold. We derive the theory and validate it experimentally on toy data sets. |
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| spellingShingle | Estimate of the Neural Network Dimension using Algebraic Topology and Lie Theory Melodia, Luciano Lenz, Richard Machine Learning Computational Geometry Neural and Evolutionary Computing In this paper we present an approach to determine the smallest possible number of neurons in a layer of a neural network in such a way that the topology of the input space can be learned sufficiently well. We introduce a general procedure based on persistent homology to investigate topological invariants of the manifold on which we suspect the data set. We specify the required dimensions precisely, assuming that there is a smooth manifold on or near which the data are located. Furthermore, we require that this space is connected and has a commutative group structure in the mathematical sense. These assumptions allow us to derive a decomposition of the underlying space whose topology is well known. We use the representatives of the $k$-dimensional homology groups from the persistence landscape to determine an integer dimension for this decomposition. This number is the dimension of the embedding that is capable of capturing the topology of the data manifold. We derive the theory and validate it experimentally on toy data sets. |
| title | Estimate of the Neural Network Dimension using Algebraic Topology and Lie Theory |
| topic | Machine Learning Computational Geometry Neural and Evolutionary Computing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.02881 |