arXiv:2607.02203cs.LGphysics.flu-dyn2026-07

提出可自解释的算子学习框架,揭示物理系统中空间特征如何影响预测结果。

Self-explainable Operator Learning for Discovering Spatial Patterns in Functional Data

论文配图:Self-explainable Operator Learning for Discovering Spatial Patterns in Functional Data
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  • 将算子学习重构为积分方程的线性组合,按区域分解输入域计算局部贡献。
  • 在血流与非定常气动问题中,模型优先关注强梯度区域,符合物理规律。
  • 解释能力内嵌于模型结构,无需外部工具,适合科学建模与可信AI应用。

算子学习已成为建模功能空间中复杂物理系统的重要工具,但其基于神经网络的架构导致模型不透明,难以解释预测依据。本文提出一种自解释算子学习框架,将算子学习重新表述为通过积分方程表示的广义函数线性模型的线性组合。利用这些积分方程的可加分解性,将输入域划分为子域,计算局部积分以评估各区域对最终预测的贡献。该分解实现直接可解释性,模型能将特定输入区域与相应输出模式关联,揭示驱动预测的空间特征。我们在血流和非定常气动问题的函数到标量及函数到函数映射任务上验证了该框架。结果显示,算子通常优先考虑特征梯度较强的区域,提供了模型决策过程的物理解释。与现有后验解释方法相比,结果具有一致性,而本方法的关键优势在于解释能力直接嵌入算子结构,无需外部工具。因此,该框架为数据关系发现提供了数学透明、物理解释性强的方法,增强了机器学习在科学应用中的可信度,支持更明智的数据驱动分析。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Operator learning has emerged as a powerful tool for modeling complex physical systems in functional spaces. However, their neural network-based architectures make them opaque models, obscuring the reasoning behind their predictions. In this work, we introduce a self-explainable operator learning framework that overcomes this challenge by reformulating operator learning as a linear combination of generalized functional linear models expressed through integral equations. Exploiting the additive decomposability of these integral equations, we divide the input domain into subdomains and compute localized integrals to evaluate the contribution of each region to the final prediction. This decomposition enables direct interpretability where the model explains both inputs and outputs by linking specific input regions to corresponding output patterns, thereby revealing which spatial features drive predictions. We demonstrate the framework on function-to-scalar and function-to-function mappings in fluid flow problems involving blood flow and unsteady aerodynamics. The results show that the operator most often prioritizes regions with strong feature gradients, providing physically meaningful insight into the model's decision-making process. Comparisons with established post-hoc explainability methods demonstrate qualitative agreement while highlighting the key advantage of the proposed approach: explainability is embedded directly within the operator structure itself and does not require an external tool. Therefore, our framework provides a mathematically transparent and physically interpretable approach to uncover relationships within data, fostering trust in machine learning for scientific applications by enabling more informed data-driven analysis of physical systems.

算子学习可解释性物理建模

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