Equation 1 · How Materials Discovery and Degradation Actually Work
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Symbol P
the target property, is a structural descriptor vector (lattice parameters, coordination, bonding topology).
Symbol f
f is an input to the expression that computes the quantity on the left.
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A structure-property model asserts a functional dependence . where P is the target property, is a structural descriptor vector (lattice parameters, coordination, bonding topology), and are parameters fit to a training set \{(, )\} . The equation is trivial; the content is entirely in what includes and what range of the training set spans. A model fit only on cubic perovskites extrapolates poorly to a layered structure even if the underlying physics is continuous, because f was never asked to fit that region.
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