Brittle System Analysis
Networking and Internet Architecture
2009-09-25 v1 Computational Complexity
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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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@article{arxiv.cs/9904016,
title = {Brittle System Analysis},
author = {Stephen F. Bush and John Hershey and Kirby Vosburgh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cs/9904016},
year = {2009}
}