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Universality of Neural Network Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-01-22 v1 Probability

Abstract

We prove that any quantum field theory, or more generally any probability distribution over tempered distributions in Rd\mathbb{R}^d, admits a neural network description with a countable infinity of parameters. As an example, we realize the 2d2d Liouville theory as a neural network and numerically compute the three-point function of vertex operators, finding agreement with the DOZZ formula.

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@article{arxiv.2601.14453,
  title  = {Universality of Neural Network Field Theory},
  author = {Christian Ferko and James Halverson and Aaron Mutchler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.14453},
  year   = {2026}
}

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6 pages, plus supplemental material (appendices)