arXiv:2510.14094cs.LG2025-10

证明了神经网络可高效逼近反应-扩散方程解,为机器学习求解偏微分方程提供理论支撑。

Neural Network approximation power on homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction-diffusion equations

  • 基于泛化逼近定理,构建两层与三层网络分别逼近一维和二维反应-扩散方程
  • 理论证明:两层网络可拟合一维方程,三层网络可拟合二维方程
  • 适用于研究神经网络求解偏微分方程的理论工作者与工程应用开发者

反应-扩散系统是描述物理、化学和生物过程的核心模型。随着神经网络在科学计算中的广泛应用,利用机器学习求解微分方程的研究日益增多,但其理论基础仍不充分。本文针对一维和二维反应-扩散方程在均匀与非均匀介质中的情形,提供了神经网络逼近能力的理论分析。基于泛函逼近定理,证明两层神经网络可逼近一维反应-扩散方程解,三层网络可逼近二维情形。该理论框架可进一步推广至椭圆与抛物型方程。本工作揭示了神经网络在逼近反应-扩散方程及同类偏微分方程解方面的表达能力,为基于神经网络的微分方程求解器提供了坚实的理论依据。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Reaction-diffusion systems represent one of the most fundamental formulations used to describe a wide range of physical, chemical, and biological processes. With the increasing adoption of neural networks, recent research has focused on solving differential equations using machine learning techniques. However, the theoretical foundation explaining why neural networks can effectively approximate such solutions remains insufficiently explored. This paper provides a theoretical analysis of the approximation power of neural networks for one- and two-dimensional reaction-diffusion equations in both homogeneous and heterogeneous media. Building upon the universal approximation theorem, we demonstrate that a two-layer neural network can approximate the one-dimensional reaction-diffusion equation, while a three-layer neural network can approximate its two-dimensional counterpart. The theoretical framework presented here can be further extended to elliptic and parabolic equations. Overall, this work highlights the expressive power of neural networks in approximating solutions to reaction-diffusion equations and related PDEs, providing a theoretical foundation for neural network-based differential equation solvers.

神经网络偏微分方程逼近理论

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