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We show a data-driven approach to discover the underlying structural form of the mathematical equation governing the dynamics of multiple but similar systems induced by the same mechanisms. This approach hinges on theories that we lay out…

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Distilling analytical models from data has the potential to advance our understanding and prediction of nonlinear dynamics. Although discovery of governing equations based on observed system states (e.g., trajectory time series) has…

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Statistical (machine learning) tools for equation discovery require large amounts of data that are typically computer generated rather than experimentally observed. Multiscale modeling and stochastic simulations are two areas where learning…

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To improve the physical understanding and the predictions of complex dynamic systems, such as ocean dynamics and weather predictions, it is of paramount interest to identify interpretable models from coarsely and off-grid sampled…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-05-04 Gert-Jan Both , Georges Tod , Remy Kusters

Complex systems in science and engineering sometimes exhibit behavior that changes across different regimes. Traditional global models struggle to capture the full range of this complex behavior, limiting their ability to accurately…

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There have been growing interests in leveraging experimental measurements to discover the underlying partial differential equations (PDEs) that govern complex physical phenomena. Although past research attempts have achieved great success…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Chengping Rao , Pu Ren , Yang Liu , Hao Sun

Dynamical systems are ubiquitous within science and engineering, from turbulent flow across aircraft wings to structural variability of proteins. Although some systems are well understood and simulated, scientific imaging often confronts…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Ali SaraerToosi , Renbo Tu , Kamyar Azizzadenesheli , Aviad Levis

Conservation laws are an inherent feature in many systems modeling real world phenomena, in particular, those modeling biological and chemical systems. If the form of the underlying dynamical system is known, linear algebra and algebraic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-03-11 Tracey Oellerich , Maria Emelianenko

The dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) is a data-driven method used for identifying the dynamics of complex nonlinear systems. It extracts important characteristics of the underlying dynamics using measured time-domain data produced either by…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-11-24 Ion Victor Gosea , Igor Pontes Duff

Dynamical systems form the foundation of scientific discovery, traditionally modeled with predefined state variables such as the angle and angular velocity, and differential equations such as the equation of motion for a single pendulum. We…

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Discovering the governing equations of a dynamical system from observed trajectories provides deeper insight into its structure than mere prediction of future states. We present a data-driven approach to model discovery based on…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Martin Brückmann , Babette Dellen , Uwe Jaekel

Differentiable physics provides a new approach for modeling and understanding the physical systems by pairing the new technology of differentiable programming with classical numerical methods for physical simulation. We survey the rapidly…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-17 Bharath Ramsundar , Dilip Krishnamurthy , Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan

Identifying the governing equations of a nonlinear dynamical system is key to both understanding the physical features of the system and constructing an accurate model of the dynamics that generalizes well beyond the available data. We…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-08-16 Peter Y. Lu , Joan Ariño , Marin Soljačić

We develop a new method which extends Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) to incorporate the effect of control to extract low-order models from high-dimensional, complex systems. DMD finds spatial-temporal coherent modes, connects local-linear…

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Distilling interpretable physical laws from videos has led to expanded interest in the computer vision community recently thanks to the advances in deep learning, but still remains a great challenge. This paper introduces an end-to-end…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-05-04 Lele Luan , Yang Liu , Hao Sun

To fully understand, analyze, and determine the behavior of dynamical systems, it is crucial to identify their intrinsic modal coordinates. In nonlinear dynamical systems, this task is challenging as the modal transformation based on the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-13 Abdolvahhab Rostamijavanani , Shanwu Li , Yongchao Yang

The combination of machine learning and physical laws has shown immense potential for solving scientific problems driven by partial differential equations (PDEs) with the promise of fast inference, zero-shot generalisation, and the ability…

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Partial differential equations (PDEs) encode fundamental physical laws, yet closed-form analytical solutions for many important equations remain unknown and typically require substantial human insight to derive. Existing numerical,…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Min-Yi Zheng , Shengqi Zhang , Liancheng Wu , Jinghui Zhong , Shiyi Chen , Yew-Soon Ong

The equations of complex dynamical systems may not be identified by expert knowledge, especially if the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Data-driven discovery methods address this challenge by inferring governing equations from…

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Physics is a field of science that has traditionally used the scientific method to answer questions about why natural phenomena occur and to make testable models that explain the phenomena. Discovering equations, laws and principles that…