Kernel Methods for Some Transport Equations with Application to Learning Kernels for the Approximation of Koopman Eigenfunctions: A Unified Approach via Variational Methods, Green's Functions and the Method of Characteristics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06872v1
• Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:46:20 GMT
• Title: Kernel Methods for Some Transport Equations with Application to Learning Kernels for the Approximation of Koopman Eigenfunctions: A Unified Approach via Variational Methods, Green's Functions and the Method of Characteristics
• Abstract summary: We present a unified theoretical and computational framework for constructing reproducing kernels tailored to transport equations.<n>These eigenfunctions satisfy a transport-type partial differential equation (PDE) that we invert.<n>We show that the associated kernel eigenfunctions (Mercer modes) converge in L2 to true Koopman eigenfunctions when the latter lie in the RKHS.
• Score: 3.2116198597240846
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: We present a unified theoretical and computational framework for constructing reproducing kernels tailored to transport equations and adapted to Koopman eigenfunctions of nonlinear dynamical systems. These eigenfunctions satisfy a transport-type partial differential equation (PDE) that we invert using three analytically grounded methods: (i) A Lions-type variational principle in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS), (ii) convolution with a Green's function, and (iii) a resolvent operator constructed via Laplace transforms along characteristic flows. We prove that these three constructions yield identical kernels under mild smoothness and causality assumptions. We further show that the associated kernel eigenfunctions (Mercer modes) converge in L^2 to true Koopman eigenfunctions when the latter lie in the RKHS. Our approach is numerically realized through a mesh-free, convex optimization framework, enhanced with boundary regularization to handle eigenfunction blow-up. A multiple-kernel learning (MKL) scheme selects kernels automatically via residual minimization. Finally, we demonstrate that the same framework applies verbatim to a broader class of linear transport PDEs, including the advection, continuity, and Liouville equations. The unification of variational principles, Green's functions, and the method of characteristics enables the development of novel schemes for approximating eigenfunctions of transport equations, including those of the Koopman operator, and introduces a data-driven approach for learning kernels tailored to these approximations. Numerical experiments confirm the practical utility and robustness of the method.

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