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A characterization of the existence of energies for neural networks

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In this paper we give under an appropriate theoretical frame-work a characterization about neural networks which admit an energy. We prove that a neural network admits an energy if and only if the weight matrix verifies two conditions: the diagonal elements are non-negative and the associated incidence graph does not admit non-quasi-symmetric circuits.

Support by the EC Working Group NeuroCOLT and French-Chile cooperation (ECOS-94)is aknowledged.

Partially supported by FONDECYT-94, EC-Chile project in applied mathematics and French-Chile cooperation (ECOS-94).

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Zoltán Fülöp Ferenc Gécseg

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Cosnard, M., Goles, E. (1995). A characterization of the existence of energies for neural networks. In: Fülöp, Z., Gécseg, F. (eds) Automata, Languages and Programming. ICALP 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 944. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60084-1_106

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