Multistability analysis of competitive neural networks with Gaussian-wavelet-type activation functions and unbounded time-varying delays

Xiaobing Nie, Jinling Liang and Jinde Cao

Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2019, vol. 356, issue C, 449-468

Abstract: This paper investigates the coexistence and local stability of multiple equilibrium points for competitive neural networks, where the Gaussian-wavelet-type activation functions are employed and the unbounded time-varying delays are considered. Based on geometric formulation, the fixed point theorem, contraction mapping theorem and rigorous mathematical analysis, a series of sufficient conditions are derived to ascertain that the addressed neural networks have exactly 5n equilibrium points, among which 3n equilibrium points are locally stable. On this basis, some criteria are also obtained on the multiple exponential stability, multiple power stability and multiple log-stability of Hopfield neural networks with Gaussian-wavelet-type activation functions. The obtained results generalize and improve the existing multistability results of Hopfield neural networks and competitive neural networks without time delays and with Gaussian-wavelet-type activation functions. Moreover, it is highlighted that the competitive neural networks with Gaussian-wavelet-type activation functions can have both more total equilibrium points and more locally stable equilibrium points than the ones with Mexican-hat-type activation function. Finally, two numerical examples with computer simulations are provided to illustrate and validate the theoretical results.

Keywords: Competitive neural networks; Multistability; Gaussian-wavelet-type activation functions; Unbounded time delays (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2019.03.026

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