Accelerating Moment Tensor Potentials through Post-Training Pruning

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Auteurs principaux: Meng, Zijian, Zongo, Karim, Thoms, Matthew, Grant, Ryan Eric, Béland, Laurent Karim
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Publié: 2025
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author Meng, Zijian
Zongo, Karim
Thoms, Matthew
Grant, Ryan Eric
Béland, Laurent Karim
author_facet Meng, Zijian
Zongo, Karim
Thoms, Matthew
Grant, Ryan Eric
Béland, Laurent Karim
contents Moment Tensor Potentials (MTPs) are machine-learning interatomic potentials whose basis functions are typically selected using a level-based scheme that is data-agnostic. We introduce a post-training, cost-aware pruning strategy that removes expensive basis functions with minimal loss of accuracy. Applied to nickel and silicon-oxygen systems, it yields models up to seven times faster than standard MTPs. The method requires no new data and remains fully compatible with current MTP implementations.
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spellingShingle Accelerating Moment Tensor Potentials through Post-Training Pruning
Meng, Zijian
Zongo, Karim
Thoms, Matthew
Grant, Ryan Eric
Béland, Laurent Karim
Materials Science
Moment Tensor Potentials (MTPs) are machine-learning interatomic potentials whose basis functions are typically selected using a level-based scheme that is data-agnostic. We introduce a post-training, cost-aware pruning strategy that removes expensive basis functions with minimal loss of accuracy. Applied to nickel and silicon-oxygen systems, it yields models up to seven times faster than standard MTPs. The method requires no new data and remains fully compatible with current MTP implementations.
title Accelerating Moment Tensor Potentials through Post-Training Pruning
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19737