Gaussian MRFs
Summary
Gaussian Markov random fields (MRFs) are MRFs where the variables are all jointly Gaussian. The graph structure is reflected in the sparsity pattern of the precision matrix.
Context
This concept has the prerequisites:
- information form for multivariate Gaussians (Gaussian MRFs define constraints on the information form representation.)
- Markov random fields
Core resources (we're sorry, we haven't finished tracking down resources for this concept yet)
Supplemental resources (the following are optional, but you may find them useful)
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→ Probabilistic Graphical Models: Principles and Techniques
A very comprehensive textbook for a graduate-level course on probabilistic AI.
Location:
Section 7.3, pages 254-257
See also
- We often want to do one of the following in Gaussian MRFs: There are also Gaussian Bayes nets , and the structure shows up in the Cholesky factorization of the covariance matrix.
- Important special cases include Gaussian conditional random fields (CRFs) are useful in low-level image processing .
- Many algorithms which are inefficient or inexact for general MRFs are efficient and exact for Gaussian MRFs. Examples include:
- inferring the mean with loopy belief propagation
- "learning the parameters:gaussian_mrf_parameter_learning