Finite Expression Methods for Discovering Physical Laws from Data

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.08342v2
• Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:18:32 GMT
• Title: Finite Expression Methods for Discovering Physical Laws from Data
• Authors: Zhongyi Jiang and Chunmei Wang and Haizhao Yang
• Abstract summary: We present a novel deep symbolic learning method called the "finite expression method" (FEX) FEX generates analytical expressions of the governing equations by learning the derivatives of partial differential equation (PDE) solutions through convolutions. Results demonstrate FEX's flexibility and expressive power in accurately approximating symbolic governing equations.
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• Abstract: Nonlinear dynamics is a pervasive phenomenon observed in scientific and engineering disciplines. However, the task of deriving analytical expressions to describe nonlinear dynamics from limited data remains challenging. In this paper, we shall present a novel deep symbolic learning method called the "finite expression method" (FEX) to discover governing equations within a function space containing a finite set of analytic expressions, based on observed dynamic data. The key concept is to employ FEX to generate analytical expressions of the governing equations by learning the derivatives of partial differential equation (PDE) solutions through convolutions. Our numerical results demonstrate that our FEX surpasses other existing methods (such as PDE-Net, SINDy, GP, and SPL) in terms of numerical performance across a range of problems, including time-dependent PDE problems and nonlinear dynamical systems with time-varying coefficients. Moreover, the results highlight FEX's flexibility and expressive power in accurately approximating symbolic governing equations.

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