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Hideyuki Suzuki¹, Jun-ichi Imura, Yoshihiko Horio

¹Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. hideyuki@iis.utokyo.ac.jp

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This study introduces a chaotic Boltzmann machine, a novel computing system. It demonstrates comparable abilities to stochastic machines without randomness, enabling efficient hardware implementation and linking chaotic dynamics to phase transitions.

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Area of Science:

Computational neuroscience
Nonlinear dynamics
Statistical mechanics

Background:

Conventional Boltzmann machines utilize stochastic processes for computation.
Efficient hardware implementation of Boltzmann machines remains a challenge.
Connecting probabilistic models with dynamical systems is an active research area.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and analyze a chaotic Boltzmann machine based on a pseudo-billiard system.
To investigate the computational capabilities of this novel system.
To establish a link between the system's dynamics and phase transitions in statistical models.

Main Methods:

Development of a chaotic pseudo-billiard system functioning as a Boltzmann machine.
Numerical simulations to compare computational performance with stochastic Boltzmann machines.
Analysis of the largest Lyapunov exponent to characterize the ferromagnetic phase transition of the Ising model.
Derandomization of Gibbs sampling to connect probabilistic models and nonlinear dynamics.

Main Results:

The chaotic Boltzmann machine exhibits computational abilities comparable to conventional stochastic Boltzmann machines.
The system operates without requiring randomness, suggesting potential for efficient hardware implementation.
The ferromagnetic phase transition of the Ising model is accurately characterized by the largest Lyapunov exponent of the chaotic system.
A general method is presented for relating probabilistic models to nonlinear dynamics.

Conclusions:

Chaotic Boltzmann machines offer a promising alternative to stochastic approaches, particularly for hardware implementation.
The study establishes a novel connection between chaotic dynamics and statistical mechanics phenomena.
The proposed derandomization method provides a framework for unifying probabilistic modeling and nonlinear dynamics.