From Ordinary Differential Equations to Structural Causal Models: the deterministic case

08/09/2014

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by   Joris Mooij, et al.

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We show how, and under which conditions, the equilibrium states of a first-order Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) system can be described with a deterministic Structural Causal Model (SCM). Our exposition sheds more light on the concept of causality as expressed within the framework of Structural Causal Models, especially for cyclic models.