Reinforcement learning-based adaptive time-integration for nonsmooth dynamics
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| author | Riley, David Michael Stathas, Alexandros Gutiérrez-Oribio, Diego Stefanou, Ioannis |
| author_facet | Riley, David Michael Stathas, Alexandros Gutiérrez-Oribio, Diego Stefanou, Ioannis |
| contents | Numerical time integration is fundamental to the simulation of initial and boundary value problems. Traditionally, time integration schemes require adaptive time-stepping to ensure computational speed and sufficient accuracy. Although these methods are based on mathematical derivations related to the order of accuracy for the chosen integrator, they also rely on heuristic development to determine optimal time steps. In this work, we use an alternative approach based on Reinforcement Learning (RL) to select the optimal time step for any time integrator method, balancing computational speed and accuracy. To explore the potential of our RL-based adaptive time-stepping approach, we choose a challenging model problem involving set-valued frictional instabilities at various spatiotemporal scales. This problem demonstrates the robustness of our strategy in handling nonsmooth problems, which present a demanding scenario for numerical integration. Specifically, we apply RL to the simulation of a seismic fault with Coulomb friction. Our findings indicate that RL can learn an optimal strategy for time integration, achieving up to a fourfold speed-up. Our RL-based adaptive integrator offers a new approach for time integration in various other problems in mechanics. |
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| spellingShingle | Reinforcement learning-based adaptive time-integration for nonsmooth dynamics Riley, David Michael Stathas, Alexandros Gutiérrez-Oribio, Diego Stefanou, Ioannis Computational Physics Numerical time integration is fundamental to the simulation of initial and boundary value problems. Traditionally, time integration schemes require adaptive time-stepping to ensure computational speed and sufficient accuracy. Although these methods are based on mathematical derivations related to the order of accuracy for the chosen integrator, they also rely on heuristic development to determine optimal time steps. In this work, we use an alternative approach based on Reinforcement Learning (RL) to select the optimal time step for any time integrator method, balancing computational speed and accuracy. To explore the potential of our RL-based adaptive time-stepping approach, we choose a challenging model problem involving set-valued frictional instabilities at various spatiotemporal scales. This problem demonstrates the robustness of our strategy in handling nonsmooth problems, which present a demanding scenario for numerical integration. Specifically, we apply RL to the simulation of a seismic fault with Coulomb friction. Our findings indicate that RL can learn an optimal strategy for time integration, achieving up to a fourfold speed-up. Our RL-based adaptive integrator offers a new approach for time integration in various other problems in mechanics. |
| title | Reinforcement learning-based adaptive time-integration for nonsmooth dynamics |
| topic | Computational Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08934 |