arXiv Machine Learning

Bridging Ab Initio Symmetries and Global Nuclear Masses with Interpretable Neural Networks

arXiv:2606. 28287v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Ab initio modeling has established Wigner's SU(4) and Elliott's SU(3) as dominant symmetries of the nuclear force in light and intermediate-mass nuclei.

arXiv AI
Oct 15

Exact Symmetry as Algebra: Group-Structured Tensors that Enforce Physical Selection Rules

The paper introduces a tensor algebra, ∗_G, that enforces exact symmetry in machine‑learned models of molecular and crystal responses. By applying this algebra to the Orb‑v3 force field, the authors demonstrate that many models incorrectly alter a crystal’s space group during relaxation, and they show how projections derived from ∗_G can correct these errors without retraining. The method yields reference‑free error bounds and symmetry‑preserving low‑rank approximations, reducing space‑group changes to at most 2%.

By Paulina Hoyos, Shashanka Ubaru, Dongsung Huh, Vasileios Kalantzis, Kenneth L. Clarkson, Misha Kilmer, Haim Avron, Lior Horesh
arXiv Machine Learning
Oct 12

NucleoNet: A Nuclear-Aware Determinant Ansatz for Multi-Geometry Neural Variational Monte Carlo

NucleoNet is a neural‑network variational Monte Carlo ansatz that treats electrons and nuclei as a unified particle set, allowing a single model to be optimized across multiple geometries. The approach uses a shared electron–nucleus backbone to evolve one‑particle and two‑particle representations, with nuclear streams learning representations that condition orbital construction while antisymmetry is enforced only by electronic determinants. On small‑molecule benchmarks, NucleoNet matches the accuracy of established neural‑wavefunction baselines with far fewer parameters and successfully describes dissociation curves and minimum‑energy paths for several systems, demonstrating that a compact wavefunction can capture molecular geometries with a single set of parameters.

By Qiao Gao, Yang Huang, Enze Hou, Yuzhi Liu, Jingrun Chen, Han Wang
arXiv AI
3d ago

Physical structure as an organizing principle for universal Hamiltonian learning

The paper introduces UniTB, a universal, E(3)-equivariant Hamiltonian framework that blends density‑functional tight‑binding priors with deep learning to predict electronic structures efficiently. UniTB corrects a prior Hamiltonian via a mixture‑of‑experts network and a charge‑equilibration head, ensuring physical downstream properties and suppressing spurious states. Trained on over 29,000 crystals, UniTB achieves sub‑meV accuracy, matches DFT predictions for amorphous Ge‑Sb‑Te, and enables rapid screening of more than 16,000 materials for industrial applications.

By Mingkang Liu, Zhanghao Zhouyin, Guanghui Wang, Daye Zheng, Lei Shen, Qiangqiang Gu
arXiv AI
Oct 9

Machine Learning Meets High-Energy Nuclear Physics: From Pattern Recognition to Physics-Integrated Discovery

The article reviews recent progress in applying machine learning to high‑energy nuclear physics, highlighting a shift from basic pattern recognition to physics‑integrated workflows. It covers calibrated Bayesian extraction of QCD matter properties, equation‑of‑state inference from heavy‑ion and neutron‑star data, generative event modeling, neural unfolding of weak signals, differentiable inverse solvers, gauge‑equivariant lattice‑field samplers, and holographic QCD reconstructions. The focus is on how ML models incorporate physical constraints—symmetries, conservation laws, causality, thermodynamic stability, and topology—and how uncertainty quantification and validation ensure reliable physics conclusions.

By Xun Chen, Weiyao Ke, Yu-Gang Ma, Long-Gang Pang, Kai Zhou
arXiv Machine Learning
Oct 3

Learning ab initio phase-field models

The paper introduces a method to construct phase‑field models directly from ab initio data by projecting molecular dynamics onto species‑density fields using the Mori‑Zwanzig formalism. Neural networks parameterize the resulting non‑local free energy and mobility, trained on short MD trajectories generated with machine‑learning interatomic potentials. Demonstrations on an iron‑boron melt and hydrogen‑helium mixtures show the approach can predict pressure‑dependent stability, immiscibility boundaries, and large‑scale droplet dynamics beyond conventional atomistic simulations.

By Mengyi Chen, Peichen Zhong, Zihan Zhang, Qianxiao Li
arXiv AI
Sep 17

Learning Nuclear Structure with AI: Radii and Collectivity

The paper presents NuCLR, a multi-task neural network that learns nuclear data representations to predict charge radii and electric‑quadrupole transition strengths across hundreds of nuclides. Using held‑out ensembles, the model achieves a charge‑radius RMS deviation of 0.0147 fm and a B(E2) RMS deviation of 0.192 e²b², comparable to leading nuclear models. The authors provide error bars indicating where additional experimental data could improve predictions, positioning NuCLR as a data‑driven surveyor of nuclear structure.

By Giuliano Giacalone, Sokratis Trifinopoulos, Mike Williams
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Oct 1

Learning ab initio phase-field models

Simulating microstructure evolution requires quantum-mechanical accuracy and mesoscopic reach in length and time scales, a combination that no current method achieves. Classical phase-field models pro...

arXiv AI
Oct 9

Beyond the Ergodic Wall: A Discrete Geometric Physics Sandbox for Analysing AI Scaling Limits and Complexity Collapse

The paper identifies a fundamental limitation in current deep learning, describing an "ergodic ceiling" that forces models to converge to statistical averages of existing human knowledge. It proposes a discrete geometric physics sandbox—built on a Holographic E8 Projection Engine and a lattice of Planck‑scale spheres—to inject non‑ergodic, path‑dependent insight and enforce thermodynamic constraints. By modeling spacetime as nested FCC lattices and using topological constraints, the sandbox aims to prevent model collapse, recover quantum mechanics via renormalisation‑group flows, and potentially collapse NP‑to‑P complexity by restricting algorithmic search to physically conserved trajectories.

By Simon Richard Daniel