arXiv:2603.22951cs.LG2026-03被引 1

从稀疏噪声数据中自动发现未知偏微分方程,无需预设函数库。

Weak-PDE-Net: Discovering Open-Form PDEs via Differentiable Symbolic Networks and Weak Formulation

  • 用可微符号网络和弱形式避免数值微分,提升鲁棒性。
  • 在极端稀疏噪声下仍能准确恢复真实方程,误差低于5%。
  • 适合物理建模、科学计算等需要自动发现方程的场景。

从稀疏且含噪的数据中发现支配性的偏微分方程(PDE)是数据驱动科学计算中的关键挑战。传统稀疏回归方法存在两大缺陷:(i) 在稀疏和噪声数据下数值微分不稳定;(ii) 预定义候选函数库灵活性受限。本文提出 Weak-PDE-Net,一种端到端可微框架,可鲁棒地识别开形式 PDE。该框架包含两个互连模块:前向响应学习器与弱形式 PDE 生成器。学习器在轻量 MLP 中嵌入可学习高斯核,作为代理模型,自适应捕捉稀疏观测下的系统动力学。生成器结合符号网络与积分模块构造弱形式 PDE,避免显式数值微分,增强对噪声的鲁棒性。为突破预定义库限制,训练中引入可微神经架构搜索,探索函数空间,实现开形式 PDE 的高效发现。通过引入伽利略不变性约束与对称等变假设,进一步提升多变量系统的发现能力。在多个具有挑战性的 PDE 基准测试中,Weak-PDE-Net 即使在高度稀疏和噪声条件下也能准确恢复真实方程。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Discovering governing Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) from sparse and noisy data is a challenging issue in data-driven scientific computing. Conventional sparse regression methods often suffer from two major limitations: (i) the instability of numerical differentiation under sparse and noisy data, and (ii) the restricted flexibility of a pre-defined candidate library. We propose Weak-PDE-Net, an end-to-end differentiable framework that can robustly identify open-form PDEs. Weak-PDE-Net consists of two interconnected modules: a forward response learner and a weak-form PDE generator. The learner embeds learnable Gaussian kernels within a lightweight MLP, serving as a surrogate model that adaptively captures system dynamics from sparse observations. Meanwhile, the generator integrates a symbolic network with an integral module to construct weak-form PDEs, avoiding explicit numerical differentiation and improving robustness to noise. To relax the constraints of the pre-defined library, we leverage Differentiable Neural Architecture Search strategy during training to explore the functional space, which enables the efficient discovery of open-form PDEs. The capability of Weak-PDE-Net in multivariable systems discovery is further enhanced by incorporating Galilean Invariance constraints and symmetry equivariance hypotheses to ensure physical consistency. Experiments on several challenging PDE benchmarks demonstrate that Weak-PDE-Net accurately recovers governing equations, even under highly sparse and noisy observations.

偏微分方程符号回归可微架构搜索科学机器学习

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