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  • Complex Systems
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Causal Inference

Background:

  • Deterministic dynamics in data can reveal causal relationships.
  • Reconstructed state space methods are used for causal analysis.
  • Existing methods face limitations in complex systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce novel algorithms for causal relationship detection.
  • Analyze causality in bivariate and potentially multivariate time series.
  • Address limitations of current state-space approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Developed two algorithms: cross-prediction and predictability improvement.
  • Applied methods to time series data with dominant deterministic dynamics.
  • Investigated performance and reliability in various scenarios.

Main Results:

  • Cross-prediction method is faster and has fewer false negatives.
  • Predictability improvement method aids causal detection and identifies key observables for prediction enhancement.
  • Identified weak observability due to complex nonlinear dynamics as a cause for method unreliability.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed algorithms effectively detect causality in deterministic systems.
  • Method reliability is linked to data observability, not inherent flaws.
  • Findings offer new perspectives on causality detection in complex systems.