Permutation entropy revisited

Abstract: Time-series analysis in terms of ordinal patterns is revisited by introducing a generalized permutation entropy $H_p(w,L)$, which depends on two different window lengths: $w$, implicitly defining the resolution of the underlying partition; $L$, playing the role of an embedding dimension, analogously to standard nonlinear time-series analysis. The $w$-dependence provides information on the structure of the corresponding invariant measure, while the $L$-dependence helps determining the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy. We finally investigate the structure of the partition with the help of principal component analysis, finding that, upon increasing $w$, the single atoms become increasingly elongated.