Learning piecewise-smooth dynamical systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19785v1
• Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:29:17 GMT
• Title: Learning piecewise-smooth dynamical systems
• Abstract summary: We consider the problem of identifying piecewise-smooth dynamical systems directly from trajectory data.<n>Compared with the smooth setting, this requires recovering the governing equations and detecting the switching hyperplanes.<n>We present a modular framework for discovering such systems by first estimating switching hyperplanes from data and then learning smooth dynamics within each region using geometry-constrained neural networks.
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• Abstract: Discovering dynamical systems from trajectory data is a central problem in applied mathematics and engineering. Whilst recent advances in machine learning have led to strong progress in data-driven system identification, much less attention has been given to systems with discontinuous dynamics. These systems are nevertheless highly relevant in applications, including climate dynamics and mechanical systems with friction. In this work, we consider the problem of identifying piecewise-smooth dynamical systems directly from trajectory data. Compared with the smooth setting, this requires recovering the governing equations and detecting the switching hyperplanes that separate different dynamical regimes and characterising their behaviour, such as sliding motion. We present a modular framework for discovering such systems by first estimating switching hyperplanes from data and then learning smooth dynamics within each region using geometry-constrained neural networks. The geometry-learning phase is studied from a statistical perspective, analysing the identifiability of the discontinuities and the robustness of the procedure. We also introduce a novel neural network architecture with a prescribed discontinuity set, and provide a theoretical analysis of its approximation properties. The approach is tested on low-dimensional benchmark problems, including dry-friction oscillators and the PP04 climate model for the ice ages.

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