Dynamical Reversibility and A New Theory of Causal Emergence based on SVD
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| author | Zhang, Jiang Tao, Ruyi Leong, Keng Hou Yang, Mingzhe Yuan, Bing |
| author_facet | Zhang, Jiang Tao, Ruyi Leong, Keng Hou Yang, Mingzhe Yuan, Bing |
| contents | The theory of causal emergence (CE) with effective information (EI) posits that complex systems can exhibit CE, where macro-dynamics show stronger causal effects than micro-dynamics. A key challenge of this theory is its dependence on coarse-graining method. In this paper, we introduce a fresh concept of approximate dynamical reversibility and establish a novel framework for CE based on this. By applying singular value decomposition(SVD) to Markov dynamics, we find that the essence of CE lies in the presence of redundancy, represented by the irreversible and correlated information pathways. Therefore, CE can be quantified as the potential maximal efficiency increase for dynamical reversibility or information transmission. We also demonstrate a strong correlation between the approximate dynamical reversibility and EI, establishing an equivalence between the SVD and EI maximization frameworks for quantifying CE, supported by theoretical insights and numerical examples from Boolean networks, cellular automata, and complex networks. Importantly, our SVD-based CE framework is independent of specific coarse-graining techniques and effectively captures the fundamental characteristics of the dynamics. |
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| spellingShingle | Dynamical Reversibility and A New Theory of Causal Emergence based on SVD Zhang, Jiang Tao, Ruyi Leong, Keng Hou Yang, Mingzhe Yuan, Bing Statistical Mechanics Mathematical Physics Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability The theory of causal emergence (CE) with effective information (EI) posits that complex systems can exhibit CE, where macro-dynamics show stronger causal effects than micro-dynamics. A key challenge of this theory is its dependence on coarse-graining method. In this paper, we introduce a fresh concept of approximate dynamical reversibility and establish a novel framework for CE based on this. By applying singular value decomposition(SVD) to Markov dynamics, we find that the essence of CE lies in the presence of redundancy, represented by the irreversible and correlated information pathways. Therefore, CE can be quantified as the potential maximal efficiency increase for dynamical reversibility or information transmission. We also demonstrate a strong correlation between the approximate dynamical reversibility and EI, establishing an equivalence between the SVD and EI maximization frameworks for quantifying CE, supported by theoretical insights and numerical examples from Boolean networks, cellular automata, and complex networks. Importantly, our SVD-based CE framework is independent of specific coarse-graining techniques and effectively captures the fundamental characteristics of the dynamics. |
| title | Dynamical Reversibility and A New Theory of Causal Emergence based on SVD |
| topic | Statistical Mechanics Mathematical Physics Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.15054 |