Equation 5 · Part 2 · How Materials Discovery and Degradation Actually Work

Symbol P_i

\{(\mathbf{s}_i, P_i)\}

P_i

What this part means

$P_i$ is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

Its job in the formula

$P_i$ is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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The passage around this formula

where P is the target property, $\mathbf{s}$ is a structural descriptor vector (lattice parameters, coordination, bonding topology), and $\theta$ are parameters fit to a training set \{( $\mathbf{s}_i$ , $P_i$ )\} . The equation is trivial; the content is entirely in what $\mathbf{s}$ includes and what range of $\mathbf{s}_i$ 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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Sources cited in the article section

[5] Towards understanding structure-property relations in materials with interpretable deep learning ↗

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