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Area of Science:

  • Dynamical Systems Theory
  • Information Theory
  • Statistical Physics

Background:

  • Dynamical systems possess memory capabilities crucial for information processing.
  • Quantifying short-term memory and its relationship with system dynamics is an ongoing challenge.
  • Understanding memory limitations is vital for designing effective computational and control systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To derive a fundamental inequality bounding the short-term memory of dynamical systems.
  • To establish an uncertainty relation between short-term memory and input-induced state fluctuations.
  • To investigate the impact of input noise and state-space regularization on memory properties.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of a novel inequality for short-term memory.
  • Analytical and numerical analysis of reservoir systems under input noise.
  • Examination of state-space regularization effects.
  • Investigation of harmonic memory and noise-induced memory.

Main Results:

  • An inequality is presented that bounds short-term memory from below, interpreted as a memory-fluctuation uncertainty relation.
  • The lower bound, termed harmonic memory, is achievable.
  • Noise-induced memory is identified, where input noise enhances memory under regularization.
  • The general memory uncertainty relation may not hold for regularized or harmonic memory.

Conclusions:

  • The study establishes a fundamental limit on short-term memory in dynamical systems.
  • Input noise and state-space regularization introduce complex behaviors, including noise-induced memory.
  • The findings provide insights into the trade-offs between memory capacity and system dynamics, with implications for system design and analysis.