# models.cuts¶

class pyphi.models.cuts.Cut

Represents a unidirectional cut.

severed

tuple[int] – Connections from this group of nodes to those in intact are severed.

intact

tuple[int] – Connections to this group of nodes from those in severed are severed.

Create new instance of Cut(severed, intact)

indices

Returns the indices of this cut.

splits_mechanism(mechanism)

Check if this cut splits a mechanism.

Parameters: mechanism (tuple[int]) – The mechanism in question bool – True if mechanism has elements on both sides of the cut, otherwise False.
cuts_connections(a, b)

Check if this cut severs any connections from nodes a to b.

all_cut_mechanisms()

Return all mechanisms with elements on both sides of this cut.

Returns: tuple[tuple[int]]
cut_matrix()

Compute the cut matrix for this cut.

The cut matrix is a square matrix which represents connections severed by the cut. The matrix is shrunk to the size of the cut subsystem–not necessarily the size of the entire network.

Example

>>> cut = Cut((1,), (2,))
>>> cut.cut_matrix()
array([[ 0.,  1.],
[ 0.,  0.]])

to_json()
class pyphi.models.cuts.Part

Represents one part of a bipartition.

mechanism

tuple[int] – The nodes in the mechanism for this part.

purview

tuple[int] – The nodes in the mechanism for this part.

Example

When calculating $$\varphi$$ of a 3-node subsystem, we partition the system in the following way:

mechanism:   A C        B
-----  X  -----
purview:    B        A C


This class represents one term in the above product.

Create new instance of Part(mechanism, purview)

to_json()
class pyphi.models.cuts.Bipartition

A bipartition of a mechanism and purview.

part0

Part – The first part of the partition.

part1

Part – The second part of the partition.

Create new instance of Bipartition(part0, part1)

mechanism

tuple[int] – The nodes of the mechanism in the partition.

purview

tuple[int] – The nodes of the purview in the partition.

to_json()