Deep Semiparametric Partial Differential Equation Models

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Autores principales: Chen, Ziyuan, Yan, Shunxing, Yao, Fang
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author Chen, Ziyuan
Yan, Shunxing
Yao, Fang
author_facet Chen, Ziyuan
Yan, Shunxing
Yao, Fang
contents In many scientific fields, the generation and evolution of data are governed by partial differential equations (PDEs) which are typically informed by established physical laws at the macroscopic level to describe general and predictable dynamics. However, some complex influences may not be fully captured by these laws at the microscopic level due to limited scientific understanding. This work proposes a unified framework to model, estimate, and infer the mechanisms underlying data dynamics. We introduce a general semiparametric PDE (SemiPDE) model that combines interpretable mechanisms based on physical laws with flexible data-driven components to account for unknown effects. The physical mechanisms enhance the SemiPDE model's stability and interpretability, while the data-driven components improve adaptivity to complex real-world scenarios. A deep profiling M-estimation approach is proposed to decouple the solutions of PDEs in the estimation procedure, leveraging both the accuracy of numerical methods for solving PDEs and the expressive power of neural networks. For the first time, we establish a semiparametric inference method and theory for deep M-estimation, considering both training dynamics and complex PDE models. We analyze how the PDE structure affects the convergence rate of the nonparametric estimator, and consequently, the parametric efficiency and inference procedure enable the identification of interpretable mechanisms governing data dynamics. Simulated and real-world examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology and support the theoretical findings.
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Chen, Ziyuan
Yan, Shunxing
Yao, Fang
Methodology
In many scientific fields, the generation and evolution of data are governed by partial differential equations (PDEs) which are typically informed by established physical laws at the macroscopic level to describe general and predictable dynamics. However, some complex influences may not be fully captured by these laws at the microscopic level due to limited scientific understanding. This work proposes a unified framework to model, estimate, and infer the mechanisms underlying data dynamics. We introduce a general semiparametric PDE (SemiPDE) model that combines interpretable mechanisms based on physical laws with flexible data-driven components to account for unknown effects. The physical mechanisms enhance the SemiPDE model's stability and interpretability, while the data-driven components improve adaptivity to complex real-world scenarios. A deep profiling M-estimation approach is proposed to decouple the solutions of PDEs in the estimation procedure, leveraging both the accuracy of numerical methods for solving PDEs and the expressive power of neural networks. For the first time, we establish a semiparametric inference method and theory for deep M-estimation, considering both training dynamics and complex PDE models. We analyze how the PDE structure affects the convergence rate of the nonparametric estimator, and consequently, the parametric efficiency and inference procedure enable the identification of interpretable mechanisms governing data dynamics. Simulated and real-world examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology and support the theoretical findings.
title Deep Semiparametric Partial Differential Equation Models
topic Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22779