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Solving sign problems with physics-informed kernels

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2026-03-04 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

In the present work we construct a novel generative architecture for systems with complex probability distributions. In general, these sampling tasks come with two challenges: resolving sign problems and efficient sampling. The architecture is based on physics-informed kernels (PIKs) introduced in arXiv:2510.26678, and aims at resolving both challenges. Key to the complex PIK-architecture is its probability-weight preserving property, which allows us to map the sampling task to one on a sign-problem free manifold with a simple distribution and efficient sampling. The potential of this novel architecture is demonstrated within applications to zero-dimensional field theories with complex couplings, as well as the real-time evolution of the quantum-mechanical harmonic oscillator.

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@article{arxiv.2603.03159,
  title  = {Solving sign problems with physics-informed kernels},
  author = {Friederike Ihssen and Renzo Kapust and Jan M. Pawlowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.03159},
  year   = {2026}
}

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23 pages, 10 figures

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