RAIN: data clustering using randomized interactions between data points

@article{Gmez2004RAINDC,
  title={RAIN: data clustering using randomized interactions between data points},
  author={Jonatan G{\'o}mez and O. Nasraoui and Elizabeth Le{\'o}n Guzman},
  journal={2004 International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, 2004. Proceedings.},
  year={2004},
  pages={250-255}
}
This paper introduces a generalization of the Gravitational Clustering Algorithm. First, it is extended in such a way that the Gravitational Law is not the only law that can be applied. Instead, any decreasing function of the distance between points can be used. An estimate of the maximum distance between the closest points is calculated in order to reduce the sensibility of the clustering process to the size of the data set. Finally, a heuristic for setting the interaction strength… 
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