Explainable autoencoder for neutron star dense matter parameter estimation

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Auteurs principaux: Di Clemente, Francesco, Scialpi, Matteo, Bejger, Michał
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author Di Clemente, Francesco
Scialpi, Matteo
Bejger, Michał
author_facet Di Clemente, Francesco
Scialpi, Matteo
Bejger, Michał
contents We present a physics-informed autoencoder designed to encode the equation of state of neutron stars into an interpretable latent space. In particular the input will be encoded in the mass, radius, and tidal deformability values of a neutron star. Unlike traditional black-box models, our approach incorporates additional loss functions to enforce explainability in the encoded representations. This method enhances the transparency of machine learning models in physics, providing a robust proof-of-concept tool to study compact stars data. Our results demonstrate that the proposed autoencoder not only accurately estimates the EoS parameters and central density/pressure but also offers insights into the physical connection between equation of state and observable physical quantities. This framework conceptualizes the physical differential equations themselves as the ``encoders", allowing interpretability of the latent space.
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spellingShingle Explainable autoencoder for neutron star dense matter parameter estimation
Di Clemente, Francesco
Scialpi, Matteo
Bejger, Michał
Computational Physics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Nuclear Theory
We present a physics-informed autoencoder designed to encode the equation of state of neutron stars into an interpretable latent space. In particular the input will be encoded in the mass, radius, and tidal deformability values of a neutron star. Unlike traditional black-box models, our approach incorporates additional loss functions to enforce explainability in the encoded representations. This method enhances the transparency of machine learning models in physics, providing a robust proof-of-concept tool to study compact stars data. Our results demonstrate that the proposed autoencoder not only accurately estimates the EoS parameters and central density/pressure but also offers insights into the physical connection between equation of state and observable physical quantities. This framework conceptualizes the physical differential equations themselves as the ``encoders", allowing interpretability of the latent space.
title Explainable autoencoder for neutron star dense matter parameter estimation
topic Computational Physics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15222