The Physics Constraint Paradox: When Removing Explicit Constraints Improves Physics-Informed Data for Machine Learning

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Main Author:	Ray, Rahul D
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Machine Learning
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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