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A recurrent stochastic binary network

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Stochastic neural networks are usually built by introducing random fluctuations into the network. A natural method is to use stochastic connections rather than stochastic activation functions. We propose a new model in which each neuron has very simple functionality but all the connections are stochastic. It is shown that the stationary distribution of the network uniquely exists and it is approximately a Boltzmann-Gibbs distribution. The relationship between the model and the Markov random field is discussed. New techniques to implement simulated annealing and Boltzmann learning are proposed. Simulation results on the graph bisection problem and image recognition show that the network is powerful enough to solve real world problems.

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  1. The IST Research Institute, Ningbo University, 315211, Ningbo, China

    Zhao Jieyu

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Zhao, J. A recurrent stochastic binary network. Sci China Ser F 44, 376–388 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02714740

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