LieSolver: A PDE-constrained solver for IBVPs using Lie symmetries

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Main Authors: Klausen, René P., Timofeev, Ivan, Frank, Johannes, Naujoks, Jonas, Wiegand, Thomas, Lapuschkin, Sebastian, Samek, Wojciech
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author Klausen, René P.
Timofeev, Ivan
Frank, Johannes
Naujoks, Jonas
Wiegand, Thomas
Lapuschkin, Sebastian
Samek, Wojciech
author_facet Klausen, René P.
Timofeev, Ivan
Frank, Johannes
Naujoks, Jonas
Wiegand, Thomas
Lapuschkin, Sebastian
Samek, Wojciech
contents We introduce a method for efficiently solving initial-boundary value problems (IBVPs) that uses Lie symmetries to enforce the associated partial differential equation (PDE) exactly by construction. By leveraging symmetry transformations, the model inherently incorporates the physical laws and learns solutions from initial and boundary data. As a result, the loss directly measures the model's accuracy, leading to improved convergence. Moreover, for well-posed IBVPs, our method enables rigorous error estimation. The approach yields compact models, facilitating an efficient optimization. We implement LieSolver and demonstrate its application to linear homogeneous PDEs with a range of initial conditions, showing that it is faster and more accurate than physics-informed neural networks (PINNs). Overall, our method improves both computational efficiency and the reliability of predictions for PDE-constrained problems.
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spellingShingle LieSolver: A PDE-constrained solver for IBVPs using Lie symmetries
Klausen, René P.
Timofeev, Ivan
Frank, Johannes
Naujoks, Jonas
Wiegand, Thomas
Lapuschkin, Sebastian
Samek, Wojciech
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Numerical Analysis
Computational Physics
We introduce a method for efficiently solving initial-boundary value problems (IBVPs) that uses Lie symmetries to enforce the associated partial differential equation (PDE) exactly by construction. By leveraging symmetry transformations, the model inherently incorporates the physical laws and learns solutions from initial and boundary data. As a result, the loss directly measures the model's accuracy, leading to improved convergence. Moreover, for well-posed IBVPs, our method enables rigorous error estimation. The approach yields compact models, facilitating an efficient optimization. We implement LieSolver and demonstrate its application to linear homogeneous PDEs with a range of initial conditions, showing that it is faster and more accurate than physics-informed neural networks (PINNs). Overall, our method improves both computational efficiency and the reliability of predictions for PDE-constrained problems.
title LieSolver: A PDE-constrained solver for IBVPs using Lie symmetries
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Numerical Analysis
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25731