arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 28

Data-driven Koopman mode approximation: A neural power iteration algorithm

This paper introduces a data‑driven neural power‑iteration algorithm for approximating the dominant eigenfunctions (modes) of the Koopman operator in nonlinear dynamical systems. By avoiding explicit construction of the operator’s projection, the method sidesteps the curse of dimensionality that plagues expressive neural templates. The authors provide theoretical convergence guarantees tied to sample size and network width, and demonstrate through numerical experiments that the approach yields accurate, smooth mode approximations without the drawbacks of traditional techniques such as extended dynamic mode decomposition.

By Guillaume O. Berger, Rapha\"el M. Jungers