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We propose a robust numerical framework for PDE-constrained shape optimization and Willmore-driven surface hole filling. To address two central challenges -- slow progress in flat energy landscapes, which can trigger premature stagnation at…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-02 Falai Chen , Buyang Li , Jiajie Li , Rong Tang

The Willmore flow is well known problem from the differential geometry. It minimizes the Willmore functional defined as integral of the mean-curvature square over given manifold. For the graph formulation, we derive modification of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2011-11-15 Tomas Oberhuber

We develop a geometric convergence theory for neural-network optimization within the minimizing movement scheme (MMS) framework. Reformulating each neural MMS step as a minimization over the set of increments in a Hilbert space, we show…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-28 Shixin Zheng , Yiwei Wang , Haizhao Yang

The training of neural networks by gradient descent methods is a cornerstone of the deep learning revolution. Yet, despite some recent progress, a complete theory explaining its success is still missing. This article presents, for…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2026-04-15 Etienne Boursier , Loucas Pillaud-Vivien , Nicolas Flammarion

In this paper we introduce a flow on the spectral data for symmetric CMC surfaces in the $3$-sphere. The flow is designed in such a way that it changes the topology but fixes the intrinsic (metric) and certain extrinsic (periods) closing…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-03-17 Lynn Heller , Sebastian Heller , Nicholas Schmitt

Structural pruning has become an integral part of neural network optimization, used to achieve architectural configurations which can be deployed and run more efficiently on embedded devices. Previous results showed that pruning is possible…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-11 Bogdan Musat , Razvan Andonie

For an integral $2$-varifold $V\subset \mathbb{S}^3$ with square-integrable mean curvature, unit density, and support of genus at least $1$, assume that its Willmore energy satisfies \[ \mathcal{W}(V)\le 2\pi^2+\delta^2,\qquad…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-11-26 Yuchen Bi , Jie Zhou

Neural networks are emerging as a powerful tool for determining the quantum states of interacting many-body fermionic systems. The standard approach trains a neural-network ansatz by minimizing the mean local energy estimated from Monte…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-02 Dezhe Z. Jin

We study ends of an oriented, immersed, non-compact, complete Willmore surfaces, which are critical points of the integral of the square of the mean curvature, in asymptotically flat spaces of any dimension; assuming the surface has…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-03-29 Yann Bernard , Tristan Riviere

We introduce a notion of generalized Willmore functionals motivated by the Hawking energy of General Relativity and bending energies of membranes. An example of a bending energy is discussed in detail. Using results of Y. Chen and J. Li, we…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-03-03 Alexander Friedrich

In the search for appropriate discretizations of surface theory it is crucial to preserve such fundamental properties of surfaces as their invariance with respect to transformation groups. We discuss discretizations based on M\"obius…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2017-08-25 Alexander I. Bobenko

We study surface energies depending on the mean curvature in total spaces of Killing submersions, which extend the classical notion of Willmore energy. Based on a symmetry reduction procedure, we construct vertical tori critical for these…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-09-22 Alvaro Pampano

A new deep-learning-based reduced-order modeling (ROM) framework is proposed for application in subsurface flow simulation. The reduced-order model is based on an existing embed-to-control (E2C) framework and includes an auto-encoder, which…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-06-11 Zhaoyang Larry Jin , Yimin Liu , Louis J. Durlofsky

Constrained Willmore surfaces are conformal immersions of Riemann surfaces that are critical points of the Willmore energy $W=\int H^2$ under compactly supported infinitesimal conformal variations. Examples include all constant mean…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2009-09-29 Christoph Bohle , G. Paul Peters , Ulrich Pinkall

The free elastic flow is the $L^2$-gradient flow for Euler's elastic energy, or equivalently the Willmore flow with translation invariant initial data. In contrast to elastic flows under length penalisation or preservation, it is more…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-06-24 Tatsuya Miura , Glen Wheeler

The study of the boundary between classically simulable and computationally complex quantum dynamics is fundamental to understanding which physical resources may enable enhanced information-processing capabilities. We investigate this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-08 Moein N. Ivaki , Matias Karjula , Tapio Ala-Nissila

Reduced-order models based on physics are a popular choice in cardiovascular modeling due to their efficiency, but they may experience reduced accuracy when working with anatomies that contain numerous junctions or pathological conditions.…

Smooth and curved microstructural topologies found in nature - from soap films to trabecular bone - have inspired several mimetic design spaces for architected metamaterials and bio-scaffolds. However, the design approaches so far have been…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-04-17 Yaqi Guo , Saurav Sharma , Siddhant Kumar

Obtaining system parameters and reconstructing the full flow state from limited velocity observations using conventional fluid dynamics solvers can be prohibitively expensive. Here we employ machine learning algorithms to overcome the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-10-17 Vladimir Parfenyev , Mark Blumenau , Ilia Nikitin

The interaction of neural networks with physical equations offers a wide range of applications. We provide a method which enables a neural network to transform objects subject to given physical constraints. Therefore an U-Net architecture…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-03-22 Lukas Harsch , Johannes Burgbacher , Stefan Riedelbauch