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Area of Science:

  • Complex Systems
  • Information Theory
  • Dynamical Systems Theory

Background:

  • Causality quantifiers in time series analysis lack a unified framework.
  • Existing methods often fail to provide dynamical or physical interpretations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To generalize the concept of dynamical causal effect (DCE).
  • To provide a unified formalism for various causality quantifiers in time series.
  • To link causality measures to intervention-effect experiments.

Main Methods:

  • Definition of elementary DCE within stochastic dynamical systems.
  • Quantification using distinction and assemblage functionals.
  • Development of a "triple brackets formula" for general DCE.

Main Results:

  • Transfer entropy and Liang-Kleeman information flow identified as opposite limits of DCE.
  • Demonstration of drastic differences in "nats per time unit" between these measures.
  • Establishment of a link between formal causality quantifiers and intervention-effect experiments.

Conclusions:

  • The generalized DCE framework offers a unified approach to causality quantification.
  • The DCE viewpoint provides a dynamical interpretation for causality measures.
  • This formalism opens avenues for physical interpretations in systems studies.