Learning Metastable Dynamics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.14712v1
• Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:11:28 GMT
• Title: Learning Metastable Dynamics
• Abstract summary: We use a finite set of system trajectories to learn a representation of the dynamics that defines a latent space in which the system evolves linearly.<n> Empirical evaluations demonstrate that our approach is capable of anticipating metastable behavior significantly earlier than its actual manifestation.<n>We establish that the dominant eigenvalue of the learned Koopman matrix in the latent space serves as a critical indicator for detecting metastability across both single-server and multi-server configurations.
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• Abstract: Metastability---a phenomenon where systems remain trapped in quasi-stable states before abruptly transitioning under rare perturbations---is ubiquitous in physical systems. Although metastability is a widely observed phenomenon, its identification and analysis present significant challenges. To address these challenges, we propose a novel framework for analyzing metastability using Koopman theory. We use a finite set of system trajectories to learn a representation of the dynamics that defines a latent space in which the system evolves linearly, thereby enabling a systematic characterization of metastable behavior through the spectral properties of the linear mapping. Empirical evaluations demonstrate that our approach is capable of anticipating metastable behavior significantly earlier than its actual manifestation, even with $10\%$ of the simulation duration. Moreover, we establish that the dominant eigenvalue of the learned Koopman matrix in the latent space serves as a critical indicator for detecting metastability across both single-server and multi-server configurations.

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