Physics – Data Analysis – Statistics and Probability
Scientific paper
2009-01-07
EPL 86 (2009) 30001
Physics
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
5 pages, submitted for publication
Scientific paper
Fractional Brownian motion (fBm) has been used as a theoretical framework to study real time series appearing in diverse scientific fields. Because its intrinsic non-stationarity and long range dependence, its characterization via the Hurst parameter H requires sophisticated techniques that often yield ambiguous results. In this work we show that fBm series map into a scale free visibility graph whose degree distribution is a function of H. Concretely, it is shown that the exponent of the power law degree distribution depends linearly on H. This also applies to fractional Gaussian noises (fGn) and generic f^(-b) noises. Taking advantage of these facts, we propose a brand new methodology to quantify long range dependence in these series. Its reliability is confirmed with extensive numerical simulations and analytical developments. Finally, we illustrate this method quantifying the persistent behavior of human gait dynamics.
Lacasa Lucas
Luque Bartolo
Luque Jordi
Nuno Juan Carlos
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