Research Article 2026-04-22 posted v1

Geometric Entropy: A Data-Driven Framework for Disorder Quantification in Composite Microstructures Using Delay-Coordinates Dynamic Mode Decomposition

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Satish Prajapati Government College of Engineering And Ceramic Technology

Abstract

Quantifying disorder in composite microstructures is essential for predicting me chanical, thermal, and electrical properties, yet traditional order parameters require prior knowledge of reference structures and fail in high-noise regimes. We present a computational framework based on delay-coordinates dynamic mode decompo sition (DC-DMD) and Shannon entropy that provides a universal, parameter-free disorder metric. The method transforms a two-dimensional microstructure into a one-dimensional scan via a serpentine space-filling curve, embeds the scan into de lay coordinates, computes the DMD eigenvalue spectrum, and evaluates the Shan non entropy of normalized eigenvalue powers. On synthetic composites (N = 500 microstructures, disorder σ ∈ [0.02,0.8], volume fractions ϕ ∈ [0.15,0.35]), geo metric entropy increases monotonically with positional disorder (Pearson r = 0.98, p < 10−6), correlates with configurational entropy (R2 = 0.96), and maintains 95% classification accuracy at signal-to-noise ratio 5 dB, outperforming bond orientational order (60%) and pair distribution function peak height (45%). The method requires no parameter tuning, computes in 2.8±0.3 seconds per 256×256 image on standard hardware, and successfully distinguishes well-dispersed, aggre gated, and percolated dispersion states in polymer nanocomposites, quantifies crys tallinity in glass-ceramics, and detects early-stage demixing in polymer blends 17 minutes before conventional peak intensity methods. This framework provides a reproducible, computationally efficient alternative to traditional order parameters for microstructure characterization, quality control, and inverse materials design.

Citation Information

@article{satishprajapati2026,
  title={Geometric Entropy: A Data-Driven Framework for Disorder Quantification in Composite Microstructures Using Delay-Coordinates Dynamic Mode Decomposition},
  author={Satish Prajapati},
  journal={Research Square},
  year={2026},
  doi={https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-9481069/v1}
}
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