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Spectral identification of networks using sparse measurements
We propose a new method to recover global information about a network of
interconnected dynamical systems based on observations made at a small number
(possibly one) of its nodes. In contrast to classical identification of full
graph topology, we focus on the identification of the spectral graph-theoretic
properties of the network, a framework that we call spectral network
identification.
The main theoretical results connect the spectral properties of the network
to the spectral properties of the dynamics, which are well-defined in the
context of the so-called Koopman operator and can be extracted from data
through the Dynamic Mode Decomposition algorithm. These results are obtained
for networks of diffusively-coupled units that admit a stable equilibrium
state. For large networks, a statistical approach is considered, which focuses
on spectral moments of the network and is well-suited to the case of
heterogeneous populations.
Our framework provides efficient numerical methods to infer global
information on the network from sparse local measurements at a few nodes.
Numerical simulations show for instance the possibility of detecting the mean
number of connections or the addition of a new vertex using measurements made
at one single node, that need not be representative of the other nodes'
properties.Comment: 3
Thermal inactivation kinetics of suspensions of bacillus amyloliquefaciens a-amylase in hydrophobic organic solvents
The thermal inactivation of suspensions of á-amylase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens equilibrated at three low moisture contents
and with added hydrophobic organic solvents of different hydrophobicity (dodecane, octane and 1-octanol) was systematically
studied at temperatures between 135 to 150°C. The inactivation kinetics showed a first order decay in all cases. The enzyme is
much more thermostable and less temperature sensitive than in aqueous solution. The behaviour was compared to inactivation in dry atmospheres, at similar water contents, without solvents. The organic solvents caused a larger influence of the water content and some environments caused significant changes in the rate constants, but the activation energy was not significantly affected. The solvent showing a higher impact on the kinetic parameters was 1-octanol
A Geometric Characterisation of the Compromise Value
In this paper, we characterise the compromise value of a game as the barycentre of the edges of its core cover.For this, we introduce the value, which extends the adjusted proportional rule for bankruptcy situations and coincides with the compromise value on a large class of games.geometry;games;bankruptcy;core
Discrete out-of-plane coupling components for printed circuit board-level optical interconnections
Compromise Solutions for Bankruptcy Situations with References
This paper deals with bankruptcy situations in which in addition to the claims, an exogenously given reference point for the allocation of the estate is present.We introduce and analyse two types of compromise solutions and show that they coincide with the T value of two corresponding TU games.We apply our solutions to a real-life case of allocating university money to degree courses.bankruptcy;allocation;t-value;games
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