Summary of Equivariant Symmetry Breaking Sets, by Yuqing Xie et al.
Equivariant Symmetry Breaking Sets
by YuQing Xie, Tess Smidt
First submitted to arxiv on: 5 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This research proposes a novel framework for systematically breaking symmetry in equivariant neural networks (ENNs). ENNs are highly effective in applications involving underlying symmetries, but they cannot produce lower symmetry outputs given a higher symmetry input. The authors introduce the concept of symmetry breaking sets (SBS), which are designed to break symmetry without redesigning existing networks. SBSs are fed into the network based on the symmetry of inputs and outputs, providing an additional constraint that minimizes the size of these sets, leading to data efficiency. The framework is generalizable to equivariance under any group and is applied to point groups, with tabulated solutions provided. Examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach in practice. The code for these examples is available on GitHub. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research helps us understand how to break symmetry in neural networks that work well when there are underlying patterns or symmetries. These networks can’t produce less symmetric results even if we give them highly symmetric inputs. Sometimes, physical systems can change from being highly symmetric to being less symmetric over time. To achieve this, the authors propose a new way of breaking symmetry that is fully consistent with these neural networks. They introduce “symmetry breaking sets” which are designed to break symmetry without changing the network itself. These sets help minimize the amount of data needed to train the network. The approach can be applied to different types of symmetry and has been tested in practice. You can find the code for this research on GitHub. |
