arXiv Machine Learning

Dirac-Frenkel dynamics with inertia for nonlinearly parametrized solutions of evolution problems

arXiv:2606. 24769v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Even when Dirac-Frenkel dynamics determine a well-defined evolution in function space, the corresponding parameter dynamics can be non-unique or ill-conditioned for redundant nonlinear parametrizations such as neural networks or mixture models.

arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 19

Estimating Parameter Fields in Multi-Physics PDEs from Scarce Measurements

The paper introduces Neptune, a method that uses independent coordinate neural networks to infer parameter fields in multi-physics PDEs from sparse measurements. Neptune can accurately estimate parameters with nonlinear, spatiotemporal variations, outperforming existing techniques by reducing estimation errors by up to two orders of magnitude and improving dynamic response predictions by a factor of ten. It also demonstrates strong physical extrapolation, enabling reliable predictions beyond the training data.

By Xuyang Li, Mahdi Masmoudi, Rami Gharbi, Nizar Lajnef, Vishnu Naresh Boddeti
arXiv AI
Aug 28

Physics-Informed Stochastic Configuration Machine: A Backpropagation-Free Neural Network with Fast Training for Nonlinear Differential Equations

The paper introduces the Physics-Informed Stochastic Configuration Machine (PI‑SCM), a backpropagation‑free neural network designed for solving nonlinear differential equations. By analytically evaluating local Jacobians, PI‑SCM linearizes the physical loss, enabling optimal weight determination through generalized linear least squares and avoiding iterative nonlinear optimization. The authors present a progressive algorithmic suite—PI‑SC‑I, PI‑SC‑II, and PI‑SC‑III—prove their universal approximation properties, and show through experiments that PI‑SCM achieves high‑fidelity predictions and parameter identification while accelerating training by orders of magnitude compared to standard PINNs.

By Yuehao Song (School of Automation, Central South University, Changsha, China), Zhong Chen (School of Automation, Central South University, Changsha, China), Lihui Cen (School of Automation, Central South University, Changsha, China), Liang Wu (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA), Kai Zhang (State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China)
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 17

RTS Smoother-Guided Learning of Physics-Based Neural Differential Models

arXiv:2607. 15180v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Ordinary differential equations (ODEs) are widely used to model dynamical systems in physics, biology, neuroscience, and physiology, but in many applications some equations of the dynamics are unknown and only a subset of the state variables are measured.

By Ahmet Demirkaya, Georgios Stratis, Tales Imbiriba, Zachary D. Danziger, Deniz Erdogmus
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 18

TINNs: Time-Induced Neural Networks for Solving Time-Dependent PDEs

arXiv:2601. 20361v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) solve time-dependent partial differential equations (PDEs) by learning a mesh-free, differentiable solution that can be evaluated anywhere in space and time.

By Chen-Yang Dai, Che-Chia Chang, Te-Sheng Lin, Ming-Chih Lai, Chieh-Hsin Lai
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 17

Approximation of the Basset force in the Maxey-Riley-Gatignol equations via universal differential equations

The paper addresses the Maxey‑Riley‑Gatignol equations, which describe the motion of spherical inertial particles in a fluid and include the Basset force—a history‑dependent integral term. Because this term complicates numerical solutions, it is often omitted, yet it significantly influences particle trajectories. The authors propose using universal differential equations, specifically neural networks, to approximate the Basset force, thereby converting the equations into a system of ordinary differential equations solvable by standard methods such as Runge‑Kutta.

By Finn Sommer, Vamika Rathi, Sebastian Goetschel, Daniel Ruprecht
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 16

Physics-conforming Latent Twins

arXiv:2606. 15053v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Surrogate models are central to scientific machine learning, where they enable fast prediction, simulation, inference, and control for complex physical systems.

By Matthias Chung, Yutong Bu, Deepanshu Verma