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Main Authors: Camargo, Sabrina, Zamponi, Nahuel, Martin, Daniel A., Turova, Tatyana, Grigera, Tomás S., Tang, Qian-Yuan, Chialvo, Dante R.
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.03203
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author Camargo, Sabrina
Zamponi, Nahuel
Martin, Daniel A.
Turova, Tatyana
Grigera, Tomás S.
Tang, Qian-Yuan
Chialvo, Dante R.
author_facet Camargo, Sabrina
Zamponi, Nahuel
Martin, Daniel A.
Turova, Tatyana
Grigera, Tomás S.
Tang, Qian-Yuan
Chialvo, Dante R.
contents Scale-invariance is a ubiquitous observation in the dynamics of large distributed complex systems. The computation of its scaling exponents, which provide clues on its origin, is often hampered by the limited available sampling data, making an appropriate mathematical description a challenge. This work investigates the behavior of correlation functions in fractal systems under conditions of severe subsampling. Analytical and numerical results reveal a striking robustness: the correlation functions continue to capture the expected scaling exponents despite substantial data reduction. This behavior is demonstrated numerically for the random 2-D Cantor set and the Sierpinski gasket, both consistent with exact analytical predictions. Similar robustness is observed in 1-D time series both synthetic and experimental, as well as in high-resolution images of a neuronal structure. Overall, these findings are broadly relevant for the structural characterization of biological systems under realistic sampling constraints.
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spellingShingle Behavior of the scaling correlation functions under severe subsampling
Camargo, Sabrina
Zamponi, Nahuel
Martin, Daniel A.
Turova, Tatyana
Grigera, Tomás S.
Tang, Qian-Yuan
Chialvo, Dante R.
Computational Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
Scale-invariance is a ubiquitous observation in the dynamics of large distributed complex systems. The computation of its scaling exponents, which provide clues on its origin, is often hampered by the limited available sampling data, making an appropriate mathematical description a challenge. This work investigates the behavior of correlation functions in fractal systems under conditions of severe subsampling. Analytical and numerical results reveal a striking robustness: the correlation functions continue to capture the expected scaling exponents despite substantial data reduction. This behavior is demonstrated numerically for the random 2-D Cantor set and the Sierpinski gasket, both consistent with exact analytical predictions. Similar robustness is observed in 1-D time series both synthetic and experimental, as well as in high-resolution images of a neuronal structure. Overall, these findings are broadly relevant for the structural characterization of biological systems under realistic sampling constraints.
title Behavior of the scaling correlation functions under severe subsampling
topic Computational Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.03203