Weak-PDE-LEARN: A Weak Form Based Approach to Discovering PDEs From Noisy, Limited Data

We introduce Weak-PDE-LEARN, a Partial Differential Equation (PDE) discovery algorithm that can identify non-linear PDEs from noisy, limited measurements of their solutions. Weak-PDE-LEARN uses an adaptive loss function based on weak forms to train a neural network, $U$, to approximate the PDE solution while simultaneously identifying the governing PDE. This approach yields an algorithm that is robust to noise and can discover a range of PDEs directly from noisy, limited measurements of their solutions. We demonstrate the efficacy of Weak-PDE-LEARN by learning several benchmark PDEs.

PDE-LEARN: Using Deep Learning to Discover Partial Differential Equations from Noisy, Limited Data

In this paper, we introduce PDE-LEARN, a novel PDE discovery algorithm that can identify governing partial differential equations (PDEs) directly from noisy, limited measurements of a physical system of interest. PDE-LEARN uses a Rational Neural Network, $U$, to approximate the system response function and a sparse, trainable vector, $\xi$, to characterize the hidden PDE that the system response function satisfies. Our approach couples the training of $U$ and $\xi$ using a loss function that (1) makes $U$ approximate the system response function, (2) encapsulates the fact that $U$ satisfies a hidden PDE that $\xi$ characterizes, and (3) promotes sparsity in $\xi$ using ideas from iteratively reweighted least-squares. Further, PDE-LEARN can simultaneously learn from several data sets, allowing it to incorporate results from multiple experiments. This approach yields a robust algorithm to discover PDEs directly from realistic scientific data. We demonstrate the efficacy of PDE-LEARN by identifying several PDEs from noisy and limited measurements.

PDE-READ: Human-readable Partial Differential Equation Discovery using Deep Learning

PDE discovery shows promise for uncovering predictive models for complex physical systems but has difficulty when measurements are sparse and noisy. We introduce a new approach for PDE discovery that uses two Rational Neural Networks and a principled sparse regression algorithm to identify the hidden dynamics that govern a system's response. The first network learns the system response function, while the second learns a hidden PDE which drives the system's evolution. We then use a parameter-free sparse regression algorithm to extract a human-readable form of the hidden PDE from the second network. We implement our approach in an open-source library called PDE-READ. Our approach successfully identifies the Heat, Burgers, and Korteweg-De Vries equations with remarkable consistency. We demonstrate that our approach is unprecedentedly robust to both sparsity and noise and is, therefore, applicable to real-world observational data.