Deep random difference method for high-dimensional quasilinear parabolic partial differential equations

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Main Authors: Cai, Wei, Fang, Shuixin, Zhou, Tao
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author Cai, Wei
Fang, Shuixin
Zhou, Tao
author_facet Cai, Wei
Fang, Shuixin
Zhou, Tao
contents Solving high-dimensional parabolic partial differential equations (PDEs) with deep learning methods is often computationally and memory intensive, primarily due to the need for automatic differentiation (AD) to compute large Hessian matrices in the PDE. In this work, we propose a deep random difference method (DRDM) that addresses these issues by approximating the convection-diffusion operator using only first-order differences and the solution by deep neural networks, thus avoiding Hessian and other derivative computations. The DRDM is implemented within a Galerkin framework to reduce sampling variance, and the solution space is explored using stochastic differential equations (SDEs) to capture the dynamics of the convection-diffusion operator. The approach is then extended to solve Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equations, which recovers existing martingale deep learning methods for PDEs [{\it SIAM J. Sci. Comput.}, 47 (2025), pp. C795-C819], without using stochastic calculus. The proposed method offers two main advantages: it avoids the need to compute derivatives in PDEs and enables parallel computation of the loss function in both time and space. Moreover, a rigorous error estimate is proven for the quasi-linear parabolic equation, showing first-order accuracy in $h$, the time step used in the discretization of the SDE paths by the Euler-Maruyama scheme. Numerical experiments demonstrate that the method can efficiently and accurately solve quasilinear parabolic PDEs and HJB equations in dimensions up to $10^5$ and $10^4$, respectively.
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spellingShingle Deep random difference method for high-dimensional quasilinear parabolic partial differential equations
Cai, Wei
Fang, Shuixin
Zhou, Tao
Numerical Analysis
Solving high-dimensional parabolic partial differential equations (PDEs) with deep learning methods is often computationally and memory intensive, primarily due to the need for automatic differentiation (AD) to compute large Hessian matrices in the PDE. In this work, we propose a deep random difference method (DRDM) that addresses these issues by approximating the convection-diffusion operator using only first-order differences and the solution by deep neural networks, thus avoiding Hessian and other derivative computations. The DRDM is implemented within a Galerkin framework to reduce sampling variance, and the solution space is explored using stochastic differential equations (SDEs) to capture the dynamics of the convection-diffusion operator. The approach is then extended to solve Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equations, which recovers existing martingale deep learning methods for PDEs [{\it SIAM J. Sci. Comput.}, 47 (2025), pp. C795-C819], without using stochastic calculus. The proposed method offers two main advantages: it avoids the need to compute derivatives in PDEs and enables parallel computation of the loss function in both time and space. Moreover, a rigorous error estimate is proven for the quasi-linear parabolic equation, showing first-order accuracy in $h$, the time step used in the discretization of the SDE paths by the Euler-Maruyama scheme. Numerical experiments demonstrate that the method can efficiently and accurately solve quasilinear parabolic PDEs and HJB equations in dimensions up to $10^5$ and $10^4$, respectively.
title Deep random difference method for high-dimensional quasilinear parabolic partial differential equations
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20308