U-PINet: End-to-End Hierarchical Physics-Informed Learning With Sparse Graph Coupling for 3D EM Scattering Modeling

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03774v1
• Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:20:42 GMT
• Title: U-PINet: End-to-End Hierarchical Physics-Informed Learning With Sparse Graph Coupling for 3D EM Scattering Modeling
• Authors: Rui Zhu, Yuexing Peng, Peng Wang, George C. Alexandropoulos, Wenbo Wang, Wei Xiang,
• Abstract summary: Electromagnetic (EM) scattering modeling is critical for radar remote sensing.<n>Traditional numerical solvers offer high accuracy, but suffer from scalability issues and substantial computational costs.<n>We propose a U-shaped Physics-Informed Network (U-PINet) to overcome these limitations.
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• Abstract: Electromagnetic (EM) scattering modeling is critical for radar remote sensing, however, its inherent complexity introduces significant computational challenges. Traditional numerical solvers offer high accuracy, but suffer from scalability issues and substantial computational costs. Pure data-driven deep learning approaches, while efficient, lack physical constraints embedding during training and require extensive labeled data, limiting their applicability and generalization. To overcome these limitations, we propose a U-shaped Physics-Informed Network (U-PINet), the first fully deep-learning-based, physics-informed hierarchical framework for computational EM designed to ensure physical consistency while maximizing computational efficiency. Motivated by the hierarchical decomposition strategy in EM solvers and the inherent sparsity of local EM coupling, the U-PINet models the decomposition and coupling of near- and far-field interactions through a multiscale processing neural network architecture, while employing a physics-inspired sparse graph representation to efficiently model both self- and mutual- coupling among mesh elements of complex $3$-Dimensional (3D) objects. This principled approach enables end-to-end multiscale EM scattering modeling with improved efficiency, generalization, and physical consistency. Experimental results showcase that the U-PINet accurately predicts surface current distributions, achieving close agreement with traditional solver, while significantly reducing computational time and outperforming conventional deep learning baselines in both accuracy and robustness. Furthermore, our evaluations on radar cross section prediction tasks confirm the feasibility of the U-PINet for downstream EM scattering applications.

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