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We present a new, practical algorithm to test whether a knot complement contains a closed essential surface. This property has important theoretical and algorithmic consequences; however, systematically testing it has until now been…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2013-08-15 Benjamin A. Burton , Alexander Coward , Stephan Tillmann

Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) are a new tool for solving boundary value problems by defining loss functions of neural networks based on governing equations, boundary conditions, and initial conditions. Recent investigations have…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-11-14 Ali Harandi , Ahmad Moeineddin , Michael Kaliske , Stefanie Reese , Shahed Rezaei

Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) are machine learning tools that approximate the solution of general partial differential equations (PDEs) by adding them in some form as terms of the loss/cost function of a Neural Network. Most…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-08-29 Antonio Tadeu Azevedo Gomes , Larissa Miguez da Silva , Frederic Valentin

It is a well known phenomenon that many classical minimal surfaces in Euclidean space also exist with higher dihedral symmetry. More precisely, these surfaces are solutions to free boundary problems in a wedge bounded by two vertical planes…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-01-02 Ramazan Yol

This paper introduces a framework based on physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) for addressing key challenges in nonlinear lattices, including solution approximation, bifurcation diagram construction, and linear stability analysis. We…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-22 Muhammad Luthfi Shahab , Fidya Almira Suheri , Rudy Kusdiantara , Hadi Susanto

In this paper, continuing our previous work, we investigate the third gap problem in the Simon conjecture for closed minimal surfaces in the unit sphere. By developing refined third-order Simons-type integral identities and establishing new…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Weiran Ding , Jianquan Ge , Fagui Li

This paper explores the application of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) to tackle forward problems in 3D contact mechanics, focusing on small deformation elasticity. We utilize a mixed-variable formulation, enhanced with output…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Tarik Sahin , Daniel Wolff , Alexander Popp

Form-finding of unilateral membrane structures is commonly addressed by solving equilibrium equations with Finite Element Methods (FEMs). This paper investigates Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) as an alternative, where the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Luigi Sibille , Sigrid Adriaenssens , Carlo Olivieri

In this work, we have applied physics-informed neural networks (PINN) for solving mesh deformation problems. We used the collocation PINN method to capture the new positions of the vertex nodes while preserving the connectivity information.…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-01-18 Atakan Aygun , Romit Maulik , Ali Karakus

We generalize the following result of White: Suppose $N$ is a compact, strictly convex domain in $\RR^3$ with smooth boundary. Let $\Sigma$ be a compact 2-manifold with boundary. Then a generic smooth curve $\Gamma\cong \partial\Sigma$ in…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2009-05-18 David Hoffman , Brian White

Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) have proven to be a promising method for the rapid solving of partial differential equations (PDEs) in both forward and inverse problems. However, due to the smoothness assumption of functions…

Computational Physics · Physics 2026-03-25 Guoqiang Lei , D. Exposito , Xuerui Mao

Prediction of Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) is crucial across various fields, requiring extensive high-fidelity data. However, experimental data are often sparse and noisy, while simulated data may lack credibility due to discrepancies…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-11-13 Jiahao Wu , Yuxin Wu , Xin Li , Guihua Zhang

We describe a normal surface algorithm that decides whether a knot, with known degree of the colored Jones polynomial, satisfies the Strong Slope Conjecture. We also discuss possible simplifications of our algorithm and state related open…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2018-03-26 Efstratia Kalfagianni , Christine Ruey Shan Lee

The interface between data-driven learning methods and classical simulation poses an interesting field offering a multitude of new applications. In this work, we build on the notion of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) and employ…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-03-04 Raphael Leiteritz , Marcel Hurler , Dirk Pflüger

We propose a consistent physics-informed neural networks (CPINNs) framework for elliptic obstacle problems formulated as variational inequalities. The method is based on a mixed loss functional that is rigorously aligned with the stability…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-03 Arbaz Khan , Kent-Andre Mardal , Shiv Mishra

This paper deals with the following important research question. Traditionally, the neural network employs non-linear activation functions concatenated with linear operators to approximate a given physical phenomenon. They "fill the space"…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-05 Kamil Doległo , Anna Paszyńska , Maciej Paszyński , Leszek Demkowicz

The Meridional Rank Conjecture asks whether the bridge number of a knot in $S^3$ is equal to the minimal number of meridians needed to generate the fundamental group of its complement. In this paper we investigate the analogous conjecture…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-02-07 Jason Joseph , Puttipong Pongtanapaisan

We prove that a connected properly immersed minimal surface in Euclidean 3-space with infinite symmetry group whose intersection with a ball of radius R is less than 2\piR^2 is a plane, a catenoid or a Scherk singly-periodic minimal…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 William H. Meeks , Michael Wolf

Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) offer a powerful framework for solving PDEs by embedding physical laws into the learning process. However, when applied to domains with irregular boundaries, PINNs often suffer from instability and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Xi Chen , Jianchuan Yang , Junjie Zhang , Runnan Yang , Xu Liu , Hong Wang , Tinghui Zheng , Ziyu Ren , Wenqi Hu

We study nonlocal minimal surfaces as a new approximation theory for the area functional, and more specifically in the context of Yau's conjecture on the existence of minimal surfaces in closed three-dimensional manifolds. This programme…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-10-14 Enric Florit-Simon
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