Machine learning prediction of critical transition and system collapse

Ling Wei Kong, Hua Wei Fan, Celso Grebogi, Ying Cheng Lai

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Abstract

To predict a critical transition due to parameter drift without relying on a model is an outstanding problem in nonlinear dynamics and applied fields. A closely related problem is to predict whether the system is already in or if the system will be in a transient state preceding its collapse. We develop a model-free, machine-learning-based solution to both problems by exploiting reservoir computing to incorporate a parameter input channel. We demonstrate that, when the machine is trained in the normal functioning regime with a chaotic attractor (i.e., before the critical transition), the transition point can be predicted accurately. Remarkably, for a parameter drift through the critical point, the machine with the input parameter channel is able to predict not only that the system will be in a transient state, but also the distribution of the transient lifetimes and their average before the final collapse, revealing an important physical property of transient chaos.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number013090
JournalPhysical Review Research
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 28 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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