arXiv Machine Learning

Eikonal Regularisation in Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Three-Dimensional Level-Set Advection: Transferability of Two-Dimensional Design Principles

arXiv:2608. 08322v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Physics-informed neural networks applied to the level-set formulation of interface advection commonly augment the residual and initial-condition losses with an eikonal regulariser, penalising the deviation of $\|\nabla\phi\|$ from unity.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 22

Adaptive Physics-Informed Neural Networks for the Blasius Boundary-Layer Problem

The paper presents an adaptive physics-informed neural network (PINN) framework for solving the Blasius boundary‑layer equation. By combining gradient‑norm‑based loss weighting, nonuniform residual‑based collocation, and a sequential Adam–L‑BFGS optimization, the authors achieve a highly accurate prediction of the wall‑shear coefficient, with an absolute error of $1.896 imes10^{-5}$ for $f''(0)$. A comparative study of network architectures shows that a two‑hidden‑layer model yields the lowest wall‑shear error, while deeper networks reduce the weighted loss but increase physical error. "whyItMatters":"The adaptive framework demonstrates that coordinated adjustments to loss weighting, collocation strategy, and optimization can substantially improve the physical accuracy of PINNs for classical fluid dynamics problems."

By Mehari Fentahun Endalew, Xiaoming John Zhang
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 11

A variational physics-informed graph neural network for heterogeneous solid mechanics

The paper introduces a variational, label‑free physics‑informed graph neural network (PI‑GNN) that models heterogeneous solid mechanics by embedding material heterogeneity into the discretization rather than the neural network’s trial field. The PI‑GNN operates on a conforming adaptive mesh graph, assigns constitutive behavior per element, and minimizes the discrete total potential energy without penalty terms or interface weights, yielding a discrete energy equivalent to the finite element Ritz functional. Across small‑strain elasticity and finite‑strain Neo‑Hookean hyperelasticity in 2D and 3D, the method achieves von Mises errors below 3.58 % over a wide stiffness‑contrast range, outperforming strong‑form PINNs and reducing displacement errors significantly.

By Aashay Rajan Yadav, Amiya Prakash Das, Ratna Kumar Annabattula
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 15

MUSA-PINN: Multi-scale Weak-form Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Fluid Flow in Complex Geometries

arXiv:2603. 08465v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: While Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) offer a mesh-free approach to solving fluid-flow PDEs, standard point-wise residual minimization suffers from convergence pathologies in topologically complex domains like Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces (TPMS).

By Weizheng Zhang, Xunjie Xie, Hao Pan, Xiaowei Duan, Bingteng Sun, Qiang Du, Lin Lu
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 31

Examining the robustness of Physics-Informed Neural Networks to noise for Inverse Problems

The paper evaluates the robustness of Physics‑Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) against noisy data in inverse problems, comparing them to a finite element method (FEM) plus optimizer baseline. Experiments on viscosity identification in 1D Burgers’ equation and 2D/3D Taylor‑Green Vortex with additive Gaussian noise show that PINNs, while requiring less human expertise, are outperformed by the traditional FEM approach in accuracy (e.g., RMSE 0.01 vs. 0.0013 for 2D Taylor‑Green with σ=1). PINNs do, however, exhibit better scaling with problem complexity, and the study highlights specific training failures that must be addressed for PINNs to become more competitive.

By Aleksandra Jekic, Afroditi Natsaridou, Signe Riemer-S{\o}rensen, Helge Langseth, Odd Erik Gundersen