Physics-informed KAN PointNet: Deep learning for simultaneous solutions to inverse problems in incompressible flow on numerous irregular geometries

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.06327v1
• Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:31:57 GMT
• Title: Physics-informed KAN PointNet: Deep learning for simultaneous solutions to inverse problems in incompressible flow on numerous irregular geometries
• Authors: Ali Kashefi, Tapan Mukerji,
• Abstract summary: Physics-informed PointNet (PIPN) was introduced to address this limitation for PINNs.<n>PI-KAN-PointNet enables the simultaneous solution of an inverse problem over multiple irregular geometries within a single training run.<n>Our findings indicate that a physics-informed PointNet model employing layers as the encoder and KAN layers as the decoder represents the optimal configuration among all models investigated.
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• Abstract: Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) have gained attention as a promising alternative to traditional Multilayer Perceptrons (MLPs) for deep learning applications in computational physics, especially within the framework of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs). Physics-informed Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (PIKANs) and their variants have been introduced and evaluated to solve inverse problems. However, similar to PINNs, current versions of PIKANs are limited to obtaining solutions for a single computational domain per training run; consequently, a new geometry requires retraining the model from scratch. Physics-informed PointNet (PIPN) was introduced to address this limitation for PINNs. In this work, we introduce physics-informed Kolmogorov-Arnold PointNet (PI-KAN-PointNet) to extend this capability to PIKANs. PI-KAN-PointNet enables the simultaneous solution of an inverse problem over multiple irregular geometries within a single training run, reducing computational costs. We construct KANs using Jacobi polynomials and investigate their performance by considering Jacobi polynomials of different degrees and types in terms of both computational cost and prediction accuracy. As a benchmark test case, we consider natural convection in a square enclosure with a cylinder, where the cylinder's shape varies across a dataset of 135 geometries. We compare the performance of PI-KAN-PointNet with that of PIPN (i.e., physics-informed PointNet with MLPs) and observe that, with approximately an equal number of trainable parameters and similar computational cost, PI-KAN-PointNet provides more accurate predictions. Finally, we explore the combination of KAN and MLP in constructing a physics-informed PointNet. Our findings indicate that a physics-informed PointNet model employing MLP layers as the encoder and KAN layers as the decoder represents the optimal configuration among all models investigated.

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