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Brittle System Analysis

Stephen F. Bush, John Hershey, Kirby Vosburgh

cs.NIarXiv:cs/9904016

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to define and analyze systems which exhibit brittle behavior. This behavior is characterized by a sudden and steep decline in performance as the system approaches the limits of tolerance. This can be due to input parameters which exceed a specified input, or environmental conditions which exceed specified operating boundaries. An analogy is made between brittle commmunication systems in particular and materials science.

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