Exploring Nucleon Structure with the Self-Organizing Maps Algorithm
arXiv:1411.2487 · doi:10.1088/0954-3899/42/3/034030
Abstract
We discuss the application of an alternative type of neural network, the Self-Organizing Map to extract parton distribution functions from various hard scattering processes.
15 pages, 13 figures. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1309.7085
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