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Network Analysis of Foramen Ovale Electrode Recordings in Drug-resistant Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients

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Analytical framework for recurrence network analysis of time series.

Jonathan F Donges¹, Jobst Heitzig, Reik V Donner

¹Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany. donges@pik-potsdam.de

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

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Recurrence networks, a nonlinear time series analysis tool, now have a solid theoretical foundation. This study defines continuous measures for complex geometric properties of attractors, enhancing network analysis for dynamical systems.

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Published on: December 18, 2016

Area of Science:

Nonlinear dynamics
Complex systems analysis
Network science

Background:

Recurrence networks are widely applied in time series analysis but lack a rigorous theoretical basis.
Existing methods for analyzing complex dynamical systems often rely on heuristic approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish a robust theoretical framework for recurrence networks.
To connect network measures to geometric properties of dynamical system attractors.
To introduce novel continuous measures for attractor geometry.

Main Methods:

Interpreting recurrence networks as discrete subnetworks of continuous graphs.
Defining new continuous measures for attractor properties (e.g., ɛ-clustering coefficient, ɛ-motif density, ɛ-betweennesses, ɛ-efficiency).
Utilizing percolation thresholds for objective ɛ selection and node splitting invariants for improved estimation.

Main Results:

Established a theoretical link between discrete network measures and continuous geometric properties of attractors.
Introduced a set of novel, analytically defined network measures.
Demonstrated the framework's validity using archetypal chaotic attractors and geometric shapes.

Conclusions:

The developed framework provides a solid theoretical foundation for recurrence network analysis.
The novel measures offer objective criteria for parameter selection and improved estimation.
This work advances the understanding of complex dynamical systems and random geometric graphs.