Initializing Gauges
One can think of the total state space of a network as the set of all possible combinations of activations and strengths. Each gauge can be associated with a subspace of this total state space. Associating gauges with network subspaces is a two part process. First, a gauge must be added. Second, that gauge must be associated with a specific subspace.
Adding a Gauge Window
Selecting a SubspaceThere are three ways to add a gauge window. Users can either click on the Gauge button,
, on the tool bar of the network component, select "Add Gauge" from the network menu within the network frame, or select "New Gauge" from the workspace menu. Each gauge window is assigned a name in the order in which it is added e.g. Gauge 1, Gauge 2, etc.
By default a gauge represents the "activation subspace" of the network, which corresponds to the set of possible patterns of activity across its nodes. Hence, a 40-node network is associated, by default, with a 40-dimensional activation space. A 6-node network is associated with a 6-dimensional activation space. However, the user can associate any arbitrary subspace of the total state space of the network with a gauge.
To do so, one must first select what is to be visualized, then right-click, highlight Set Gauges, and specify the desired gauge. For example, suppose one would like Gauge 1 to visualize the input row of this neural network. One would first select the input row as shown, right-click, highlight Set Gauge, and then select Gauge 1.