Dynamics of the Belief Propagation for the Ising Model

• Authors: G. Siudem , G. Świątek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The Belief Propagation algorithm is a popular technique of solving inference problems for different graph-like structures. We present a discussion of the dynamics of that algorithm for the Ising model on the square lattice. Our main goal was to describe limit fixed points for that algorithm, which are strictly connected with the marginal probabilities and stationary points of the Bethe Free Energy. Analytical considerations provide an exact analysis of a class of symmetrical points while numerical simulations confirm that for small lattices there are no non-symmetrical points. Notwithstanding the prevalent use of the Belief Propagation as an inference tool we present a sociophysical interpretation of its dynamics. In that case our considerations may be viewed as an investigation of the possible fixed points of the social dynamics.

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• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 127
• Issue: 3A
• Pages: A-145-A-149

Dates

published

2015-03

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.127.A-145