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Probabilistic analysis of a learning matrix

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

William G. Faris  and
Robert S. Maier
William G. Faris*
Affiliation:
University of Arizona
Robert S. Maier*
Affiliation:
University of Arizona
*
∗Postal address for both authors: Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
∗Postal address for both authors: Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
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Abstract

A learning matrix is defined by a set of input and output pattern vectors. The entries in these vectors are zeros and ones. The matrix is the maximum of the outer products of the input and output pattern vectors. The entries in the matrix are also zeros and ones. The product of this matrix with a selected input pattern vector defines an activity vector. It is shown that when the patterns are taken to be random, then there are central limit and large deviation theorems for the activity vector. They give conditions for when the activity vector may be used to reconstruct the output pattern vector corresponding to the selected input pattern vector.

Keywords

ASSOCIATIVE MEMORYNEURAL NETASSOCIATED RANDOM VARIABLE
Type
Research Article
Information
Advances in Applied Probability , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1988 , pp. 695 - 705
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1988 

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Footnotes

Research supported by National Science Foundation grant DMS 810215.

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