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Predicting the Effectiveness of Population Replacement Strategy Using Mathematical Modeling

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Learning by Population Genetics and Matrix Riccati Equation.

Sergei Kozyrev¹

¹Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Gubkina St. 8, 119991 Moscow, Russia.

Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)

|February 25, 2023

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This study models learning using population genetics concepts, linking Eigen's quasispecies model to overfitting in machine learning. It explains genomic evolution patterns and identifies a criterion for detecting overfitting.

Keywords:

evolution theory learning theory statistical mechanics

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Area of Science:

Population Genetics
Machine Learning Theory
Genomic Evolution

Background:

Eigen's quasispecies model describes error thresholds in RNA virus replication.
Genomic evolution exhibits patterns potentially linked to error rates.
Overfitting is a common challenge in machine learning models.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a learning model generalizing Eigen's quasispecies model.
To explore the connection between population genetics error catastrophe and machine learning overfitting.
To provide a criterion for identifying overfitting in learning systems.

Main Methods:

Mathematical modeling based on matrix Riccati equations.
Analysis of the Perron-Frobenius eigenvalue in the limit of large matrices.
Drawing parallels between population genetics and learning theory concepts.

Main Results:

Eigen's model is represented as a matrix Riccati equation.
Error catastrophe in Eigen's model corresponds to eigenvalue divergence.
A known eigenvalue estimate explains genomic evolution patterns.

Conclusions:

The error catastrophe in Eigen's model is analogous to overfitting.
This analogy provides a criterion for detecting overfitting in learning.
The model offers insights into both biological and computational learning processes.