arXiv AI

Learning to Discretize: Diffusion-Based Adaptive Mesh with Spectral Guidance

arXiv:2607. 11974v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Most neural partial differential equation (PDE) surrogates learn how fields evolve after a grid has already been chosen.

arXiv Machine Learning
3d ago

Learning Spectrally Optimised Mesh-Free Discretisations

The paper introduces Spectrally Optimised Neural Discretisations (SpeND), a mesh‑free framework that learns discretisation weights from local stencil geometry on unstructured point clouds. By embedding discrete moment conditions into the network architecture, SpeND guarantees polynomial consistency and allows the weights to be optimised for spectral accuracy over a chosen wavenumber band, using an unsupervised Fourier‑mode loss. The resulting operators are PDE‑agnostic, perform well on Poisson, Burgers, and Navier–Stokes equations, and can reduce wall‑clock time by 3–20× compared to existing mesh‑free methods at the same accuracy.

By Lucas Gerken Starepravo, Henry Broadley, Steven Lind, Jack R. C. King
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 7

Solution-space heterogeneity shapes federated learning dynamics across partial differential equations

The paper introduces a new federated learning protocol for partial differential equations called solution-space PDE-Dirichlet, which transforms continuous supervised responses into reusable solution bins and measures client separation via optimal transport. It establishes an exact inverse relationship between population allocation heterogeneity and Dirichlet concentration, and shows how response heterogeneity can cause gradient disagreement, local-update dispersion, and parameter divergence. Experiments on seven PDE tasks, three neural-operator families, and five random seeds demonstrate that lower concentration consistently increases solution distance and optimization heterogeneity, with the most pronounced error increase observed in low-viscosity Burgers equations.

By Ping Luo, Jiahuan Wang, Ziqing Wen, Tao Sun, Dongsheng Li
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 3

Learning Spectral-Like Mesh-Free Discretisations

The paper introduces Spectral-like Neural Discretisation (SpeND), a mesh‑free method that learns stencil weights via a neural network to approximate the modal response of a spectral operator across a specified band of wavenumbers. By projecting the network output onto the space of polynomial‑consistent weights, SpeND ensures exact consistency while minimizing dispersion and dissipation errors in a self‑supervised, physics‑agnostic manner. Experiments on disordered 2‑D node sets demonstrate that the learned fourth‑order operator matches the exact spectral response over a wider band than traditional LABFM or structured‑grid finite differences, and retains fourth‑order convergence upon refinement.

By Lucas Gerken Starepravo, Henry Broadley, Steven Lind, Jack R. C. King
arXiv AI
Jun 3

Physics-informed diffusion models in spectral space

arXiv:2602. 09708v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We propose physics-informed spectral diffusion (PISD), a methodology that combines generative latent diffusion models with physics-informed machine learning to generate solutions of partial differential equations (PDEs) conditioned on partial observations, which includes, in particular, forward and inverse PDE problems.

By Davide Gallon, Philippe von Wurstemberger, Patrick Cheridito, Arnulf Jentzen