Self-adaptive weighting and sampling for physics-informed neural networks

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Main Authors: Chen, Wenqian, Howard, Amanda, Stinis, Panos
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author Chen, Wenqian
Howard, Amanda
Stinis, Panos
author_facet Chen, Wenqian
Howard, Amanda
Stinis, Panos
contents Physics-informed deep learning has emerged as a promising framework for solving partial differential equations (PDEs). Nevertheless, training these models on complex problems remains challenging, often leading to limited accuracy and efficiency. In this work, we introduce a hybrid adaptive sampling and weighting method to enhance the performance of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs). The adaptive sampling component identifies training points in regions where the solution exhibits rapid variation, while the adaptive weighting component balances the convergence rate across training points. Numerical experiments show that applying only adaptive sampling or only adaptive weighting is insufficient to consistently achieve accurate predictions, particularly when training points are scarce. Since each method emphasizes different aspects of the solution, their effectiveness is problem dependent. By combining both strategies, the proposed framework consistently improves prediction accuracy and training efficiency, offering a more robust approach for solving PDEs with PINNs.
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spellingShingle Self-adaptive weighting and sampling for physics-informed neural networks
Chen, Wenqian
Howard, Amanda
Stinis, Panos
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Physics
Physics-informed deep learning has emerged as a promising framework for solving partial differential equations (PDEs). Nevertheless, training these models on complex problems remains challenging, often leading to limited accuracy and efficiency. In this work, we introduce a hybrid adaptive sampling and weighting method to enhance the performance of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs). The adaptive sampling component identifies training points in regions where the solution exhibits rapid variation, while the adaptive weighting component balances the convergence rate across training points. Numerical experiments show that applying only adaptive sampling or only adaptive weighting is insufficient to consistently achieve accurate predictions, particularly when training points are scarce. Since each method emphasizes different aspects of the solution, their effectiveness is problem dependent. By combining both strategies, the proposed framework consistently improves prediction accuracy and training efficiency, offering a more robust approach for solving PDEs with PINNs.
title Self-adaptive weighting and sampling for physics-informed neural networks
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.05452