Summary of Discover Physical Concepts and Equations with Machine Learning, by Bao-bing Li et al.
Discover Physical Concepts and Equations with Machine Learning
by Bao-Bing Li, Yi Gu, Shao-Feng Wu
First submitted to arxiv on: 11 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A machine learning architecture is extended to simulate human physical reasoning for physics discovery. A combination of Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) and Neural Ordinary Differential Equations (Neural ODEs) enables simultaneous discovery of physical concepts and governing equations from simulated experimental data across various physical systems. The model is applied to historical examples, including Copernicus’ heliocentric solar system, Newton’s law of universal gravitation, the wave function with the Schrödinger equation, and spin-1/2 with the Pauli equation. Results show that the neural network successfully reconstructs the corresponding theories. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper shows how machine learning can help us understand physical concepts and laws. It uses a special kind of computer model to discover new physics ideas by looking at fake experimental data that is designed to be like real data from different areas of physics, such as the way planets move or how particles behave. The model does well in recreating famous theories, like Copernicus’ idea that the Earth orbits the Sun and Newton’s law of gravity. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Neural network
