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In k-regime linear switching models, the unified shape function exhibits a cusp with a positive slope jump at true boundaries, which is proportional to the rupture strength and dictates statistical detection power. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Establish a unified geometric foundation for structural breaks in multi-regime linear switching models and determine how boundary geometry governs statistical detection power and cascade transmission efficiency.

September 8, 2026Open Access

Geometric Necessity of Structural Breaks:Cusps, Slope Jumps, Cascade Transmission Efficiency, and Detection Power of the Unified Shape Function

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Establish a unified geometric foundation for structural breaks in multi-regime linear switching models and determine how boundary geometry governs statistical detection power and cascade transmission efficiency.
Formulated the analytical unified shape function to derive explicit piecewise expressions, left and right derivatives, and slope jumps across regime boundaries.
Analyzed standardized asymptotic limits of Chow, Wald, and likelihood ratio tests to link the geometric cusp sharpness index to test noncentrality parameters.
Conducted Monte Carlo simulations (MC = 500, n = 2,000) to numerically validate analytical slope jumps, derivative limits, and detection power distributions.
Proved that the unified shape function exhibits a necessary cusp and a locally unique maximum at true regime boundaries, with slope jumps proportional to squared parameter differences.
Identified the optimal effect size ratio between adjacent regimes as the cube root of their boundary density ratio to minimize root mean square error.
Established that the Chow test noncentrality parameter is proportional to the geometric slope jump and invariant to the chosen reference parameter vector.

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Theoretical analysis reveals geometric cusps and slope jumps at boundaries in linear switching models, indicating a direct link between geometric sharpness and statistical detection power.

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Shuiping Tang (2026) studied this question.

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Theoretical analysis reveals geometric cusps and slope jumps at boundaries in linear switching models, indicating a direct link between geometric sharpness and statistical detection power.

Geometric Necessity of Structural Breaks:Cusps, Slope Jumps, Cascade Transmission Efficiency, and Detection Power of the Unified Shape Function

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Geometric Necessity of Structural Breaks:Cusps, Slope Jumps, Cascade Transmission Efficiency, and Detection Power of the Unified Shape Function

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