arXiv AI

Large language models for partial differential equation workflows

arXiv:2608. 03600v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Partial differential equations (PDEs) become actionable in science and engineering not as isolated formulae, but as executable workflows that connect modelling assumptions, governing equations, numerical solvers, diagnostics, and decisions.

arXiv AI
Jul 14

Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Physics: Post-training LLMs with Continuous Rewards

arXiv:2607. 10474v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Partial differential equations (PDEs) are foundational to modeling in science and engineering, but constructing reliable numerical solvers remains labor-intensive, demanding expert knowledge of discretization schemes, stability conditions, and boundary treatments.

By Pengfei Cai, Utkarsh Utkarsh, Alan Edelman, Christopher Vincent Rackauckas, Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli
arXiv AI
Sep 18

SCICONVBENCH: Benchmarking LLMs on Multi-Turn Clarification for Task Formulation in Computational Science

SCICONVBENCH is a benchmark designed to evaluate large language models (LLMs) on multi‑turn clarification tasks in computational science. It focuses on two key abilities: eliciting missing information (disambiguation) and resolving contradictory requests (inconsistency resolution) across four domains—fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, materials science, and partial differential equations. The benchmark pairs a structured task ontology with a rubric‑based evaluation framework, measuring LLM performance in clarification behavior, conversational grounding, and final‑specification fidelity, and reveals that even top models only resolve about 52.7% of disambiguation cases in fluid mechanics while often making ungrounded assumptions.

By Nithin Somasekharan, Youssef Hassan, Shiyao Lin, Gihan Panapitiya, Patrick Emami, Anurag Acharya, Sameera Horawalavithana, Shaowu Pan
arXiv AI
Aug 14

Foam-Agent: A Large Language Model-Based Multi-Agent Framework for Automating Computational Fluid Dynamics Workflows

arXiv:2505. 04997v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been the main workhorse of computational physics, yet its steep learning curve and fragmented, multi-stage workflow create significant barriers to entry.

By Ling Yue, Nithin Somasekharan, Tingwen Zhang, Yadi Cao, Zhangze Chen, Shimin Di, Shaowu Pan
arXiv AI
Aug 26

Beyond Executable Models: The Pufibara Agent Harness and the Modelica Agent Workflow Benchmark for Physical System Modeling

The paper introduces Pufibara, an agent harness designed to maintain engineering state and evidence across revisions in Modelica-based physical system modeling. It also presents a 232-task Modelica Agent Workflow Benchmark covering model repair, generation, and tuning, evaluated by an external benchmark-owned evaluator. Experiments show Pufibara outperforms Claude Code in task success and resource efficiency across two LLM backends.

By Zizhe Wang
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 30

EvoPINN: Agentic Discovery of Executable Algorithms for Physics-Informed Neural Networks

arXiv:2607. 26490v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) have emerged as a powerful paradigm for solving partial differential equations (PDEs), yet their performance heavily relies on the manual, trial-and-error engineering of neural representations, loss formulations, and optimization dynamics.

By Peng Yin, Kai Li, Yifan Zhang, Jian Cheng