Mean Field Variational Bayesian Inference and Statistical Mechanics of Gaussian Mixture Model

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Hauptverfasser: Bahraini, Alireza, Sadeghi, Saeed
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author Bahraini, Alireza
Sadeghi, Saeed
author_facet Bahraini, Alireza
Sadeghi, Saeed
contents One of the main modeling in many data science applications is the Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM), and Mean Field Variational Bayesian Inference (MFVBI) is classically used for approximate fast computation. In this paper, we provide a definitive answer to the fundamental inquiry about the uncertainty quantification of the MFVBI applied to the GMM. It turns out that GMM can be considered as a generalization of Curie--Weiss model in statistical mechanics. The standard quantities like partition function and free energy appear naturally in the process of our analysis.
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spellingShingle Mean Field Variational Bayesian Inference and Statistical Mechanics of Gaussian Mixture Model
Bahraini, Alireza
Sadeghi, Saeed
Differential Geometry
One of the main modeling in many data science applications is the Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM), and Mean Field Variational Bayesian Inference (MFVBI) is classically used for approximate fast computation. In this paper, we provide a definitive answer to the fundamental inquiry about the uncertainty quantification of the MFVBI applied to the GMM. It turns out that GMM can be considered as a generalization of Curie--Weiss model in statistical mechanics. The standard quantities like partition function and free energy appear naturally in the process of our analysis.
title Mean Field Variational Bayesian Inference and Statistical Mechanics of Gaussian Mixture Model
topic Differential Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02418