A neural network is said to be convergent (or completely stable) when each trajectory tends to an equilibrium point (a stationary state). A stronger property is that of absolute stability, which means that convergence holds for any choice of the neural network parameters, and any choice of the nonlinear functions, within specified and well characterized sets. In particular, the property of absolute stability requires that the neural network be convergent also when, for some parameter values, it possesses nonisolated equilibrium points (e.g., a manifold of equilibria). Such a property, which is really well suited for solving several classes of signal processing tasks in real time, cannot be in general established via the classical LaSalle approach, due to its inherent limitations to study convergence in situations where the neural network has nonisolated equilibrium points. In this paper, a new method to address absolute stability is developed, based on proving that the total length of the neural network trajectories is finite. A fundamental result on absolute stability is given, under the hypothesis that the neural network possesses a Lyapunov function, and the nonlinearities involved (neuron activations, inhibitions, etc.) re modeled by analytic functions. At the core of the proof of finiteness of trajectory length is the use of some basic inequalities for analytic functions due to Lojasiewicz. The result is applicable to a large class of neural networks, which includes the networks proposed by Vidyasagar, the Hopfield neural networks, and the standard cellular neural networks introduced by Chua and Yang.

Forti, M., Tesi, A. (2004). Absolute stability of analytic neural networks: An approach based on finite trajectory length. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS. I, REGULAR PAPERS, 51(12), 2460-2469 [10.1109/TCSI.2004.838143].

Absolute stability of analytic neural networks: An approach based on finite trajectory length

Forti M.;
2004-01-01

Abstract

A neural network is said to be convergent (or completely stable) when each trajectory tends to an equilibrium point (a stationary state). A stronger property is that of absolute stability, which means that convergence holds for any choice of the neural network parameters, and any choice of the nonlinear functions, within specified and well characterized sets. In particular, the property of absolute stability requires that the neural network be convergent also when, for some parameter values, it possesses nonisolated equilibrium points (e.g., a manifold of equilibria). Such a property, which is really well suited for solving several classes of signal processing tasks in real time, cannot be in general established via the classical LaSalle approach, due to its inherent limitations to study convergence in situations where the neural network has nonisolated equilibrium points. In this paper, a new method to address absolute stability is developed, based on proving that the total length of the neural network trajectories is finite. A fundamental result on absolute stability is given, under the hypothesis that the neural network possesses a Lyapunov function, and the nonlinearities involved (neuron activations, inhibitions, etc.) re modeled by analytic functions. At the core of the proof of finiteness of trajectory length is the use of some basic inequalities for analytic functions due to Lojasiewicz. The result is applicable to a large class of neural networks, which includes the networks proposed by Vidyasagar, the Hopfield neural networks, and the standard cellular neural networks introduced by Chua and Yang.
2004
Forti, M., Tesi, A. (2004). Absolute stability of analytic neural networks: An approach based on finite trajectory length. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS. I, REGULAR PAPERS, 51(12), 2460-2469 [10.1109/TCSI.2004.838143].
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