Brittle System Analysis
<|reference_start|>Brittle System Analysis: The goal of this paper is to define and analyze systems which exhibit brittle behavior. This behavior is characterized by a sudden and steep decline in performance as the system approaches the limits of tolerance. This can be due to input parameters which exceed a specified input, or environmental conditions which exceed specified operating boundaries. An analogy is made between brittle commmunication systems in particular and materials science.<|reference_end|>
@article{bush1999brittle,
    title={Brittle System Analysis},
    author={Stephen F. Bush, John Hershey and Kirby Vosburgh},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:cs/9904016},
    year={1999},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={cs/9904016},
    primaryClass={cs.NI cs.CC cs.GL cs.PF}
}