Title
Cluster Identification and Characterization of Physical Fields
Abstract
The description of complex configuration is a difficult issue. We present a powerful technique for cluster identification and characterization. The scheme is designed to treat with and analyze the experimental and/or simulation data from various methods. Main steps are as follows. We first divide the space using face or volume elements from discrete points. Then, combine the elements with the same and/or similar properties to construct clusters with special physical characterizations. In the algorithm, we adopt administrative structure of hierarchy-tree for spatial bodies such as points, lines, faces, blocks, and clusters. Two fast search algorithms with the complexity are realized. The establishing of the hierarchy-tree and the fast searching of spatial bodies are general, which are independent of spatial dimensions. Therefore, it is easy to extend the skill to other fields. As a verification and validation, we treated with and analyzed some two-dimensional and three-dimensional random data.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1007/s11433-010-4062-6
Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy
Keywords
Field
DocType
search algorithm,verification and validation,three dimensional
Cluster (physics),Discrete points,Search algorithm,Verification and validation,Algorithm,Classical mechanics,Physics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
abs/1001.4981
9
null
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
3
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Guangcai Zhang162.38
Aiguo Xu2265.75
Guo Lu300.34
Zeyao Mo47319.48