Inference and De-Noising of Non-Gaussian Particle Distribution Functions: A Generative Modeling Approach

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.02153v1
• Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 16:38:04 GMT
• Title: Inference and De-Noising of Non-Gaussian Particle Distribution Functions: A Generative Modeling Approach
• Authors: John Donaghy, Kai Germaschewski
• Abstract summary: Inference on data produced by numerical simulations generally consists of binning the data to recover the particle distribution function. Here we demonstrate the use of normalizing flows to learn a smooth, tractable approximation to the noisy particle distribution function.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The particle-in-cell numerical method of plasma physics balances a trade-off between computational cost and intrinsic noise. Inference on data produced by these simulations generally consists of binning the data to recover the particle distribution function, from which physical processes may be investigated. In addition to containing noise, the distribution function is temporally dynamic and can be non-gaussian and multi-modal, making the task of modeling it difficult. Here we demonstrate the use of normalizing flows to learn a smooth, tractable approximation to the noisy particle distribution function. We demonstrate that the resulting data driven likelihood conserves relevant physics and may be extended to encapsulate the temporal evolution of the distribution function.

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