# From Ordinary Differential Equations to Structural Causal Models: the deterministic case

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1304.7920 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1304.7920/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 30 Apr 2013.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Learning Structural Causal Models from Ordering: Identifiable Flow Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2412.09843/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

We show how, and under which conditions, the equilibrium states of a first-order Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) system can be described with a deterministic Structural Causal Model (SCM). Our exposition sheds more light on the concept of causality as expressed within the framework of Structural Causal Models, especially for cyclic models.