揭示神经网络反演波场的机制,提升地质成像精度与稳定性
Unveiling the Mechanism of Continuous Representation Full-Waveform Inversion: A Wave Based Neural Tangent Kernel Framework

- 基于波动方程的神经正切核框架,解析连续表示反演原理
- 发现波场神经正切核非恒定,解释初始模型依赖弱化与高频收敛慢
- 提出混合表示方法,在鲁棒性与高频恢复速度间取得更好平衡
全波形反演(FWI)从有限观测中估计波方程中的物理参数,广泛应用于地球物理勘探、医学成像和无损检测。传统方法严重依赖初始模型精度,而连续表示反演(CR-FWI)通过坐标基神经网络(如隐式神经表示,INR)表示模型,缓解了这一问题。然而其内在机制仍不清晰,且存在高频收敛缓慢的问题。本文扩展神经正切核(NTK)理论,构建波场基NTK框架。分析表明,由于FWI的强非线性,波场基NTK在初始化及训练过程中均非常数。其特征值衰减行为可解释为何CR-FWI降低对初始模型的依赖并导致高频收敛变慢。基于此,我们设计了具有特定特征值衰减特性的新方法,包括一种结合INR与多分辨率网格的新型混合表示(IG-FWI),实现鲁棒性与高频收敛速率间的更优权衡。在Marmousi、2D SEG/EAGE Salt和Overthrust、2004 BP及2014 Chevron等真实地质模型上的应用表明,所提方法显著优于传统FWI及现有INR-FWI方法。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Full-waveform inversion (FWI) estimates physical parameters in the wave equation from limited measurements and has been widely applied in geophysical exploration, medical imaging, and non-destructive testing. Conventional FWI methods are limited by their notorious sensitivity to the accuracy of the initial models. Recent progress in continuous representation FWI (CR-FWI) demonstrates that representing parameter models with a coordinate-based neural network, such as implicit neural representation (INR), can mitigate the dependence on initial models. However, its underlying mechanism remains unclear, and INR-based FWI shows slower high-frequency convergence. In this work, we investigate the general CR-FWI framework and develop a unified theoretical understanding by extending the neural tangent kernel (NTK) for FWI to establish a wave-based NTK framework. Unlike standard NTK, our analysis reveals that wave-based NTK is not constant, both at initialization and during training, due to the inherent nonlinearity of FWI. We further show that the eigenvalue decay behavior of the wave-based NTK can explain why CR-FWI alleviates the dependency on initial models and shows slower high-frequency convergence. Building on these insights, we propose several CR-FWI methods with tailored eigenvalue decay properties for FWI, including a novel hybrid representation combining INR and multi-resolution grid (termed IG-FWI) that achieves a more balanced trade-off between robustness and high-frequency convergence rate. Applications in geophysical exploration on Marmousi, 2D SEG/EAGE Salt and Overthrust, 2004 BP model, and the more realistic 2014 Chevron models show the superior performance of our proposed methods compared to conventional FWI and existing INR-based FWI methods.
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