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Connections between sequential Bayesian inference and evolutionary dynamics.

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¹School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Summary

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This study rigorously establishes a connection between biological evolution dynamics and Bayesian learning. It links nonlinear stochastic filtering with replicator-mutator dynamics using the Kushner-Stratonovich equation.

Keywords:

Kushner–Stratonovich PDE gradient flows misspecified filtering replicator dynamics replicator–mutator equations stochastic filtering

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Area of Science:

Mathematics
Computational Biology
Data Science

Background:

A long-standing hypothesis suggests a link between biological evolutionary dynamics and sequential Bayesian learning.
Establishing this connection rigorously in a continuous-time setting is crucial for advancing both fields.

Purpose of the Study:

To rigorously establish the connection between dynamical equations in evolutionary biology and sequential Bayesian learning in continuous time.
To explore novel algorithms for filtering and sampling by bridging these two domains.

Main Methods:

Focus on the Kushner-Stratonovich equation for posterior density evolution.
Utilize a piecewise smooth approximation of observation paths for discrete-time filtering equations.
Investigate gradient flow formulations and specific replicator-mutator dynamics.

Main Results:

Demonstrated convergence of discrete-time filtering equations to a Stratonovich interpretation of the Kushner-Stratonovich equation.
Established precise connections between nonlinear stochastic filtering and replicator-mutator dynamics.
Identified a beneficial form of replicator-mutator dynamics for misspecified model filtering.

Conclusions:

The research provides a rigorous mathematical framework linking evolutionary biology and Bayesian learning.
The findings are expected to stimulate further interdisciplinary research and inspire new computational algorithms.
This work contributes to the theme issue on Partial Differential Equations in Data Science.