Mixed Consistent PINNs for Elliptic Obstacle Problems with Stability Analysis

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Main Authors: Khan, Arbaz, Mardal, Kent-Andre, Mishra, Shiv
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Published: 2026
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author Khan, Arbaz
Mardal, Kent-Andre
Mishra, Shiv
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Mardal, Kent-Andre
Mishra, Shiv
contents We propose a consistent physics-informed neural networks (CPINNs) framework for elliptic obstacle problems formulated as variational inequalities. The method is based on a mixed loss functional that is rigorously aligned with the stability structure of the underlying problem and incorporates obstacle constraints through a consistent treatment of the associated Lagrange multiplier. Relying on optimal recovery theory under Besov regularity assumptions, we establish near-optimal convergence rates for the simultaneous reconstruction of the solution and the multiplier from pointwise interior and boundary data. To enable practical implementation, we construct discrete counterparts of the continuous stability norms and duality pairings, leading to fully computable and theoretically justified training losses. Numerical experiments on benchmark obstacle problems demonstrate the accuracy, stability, and robustness of the proposed approach, and highlight its clear advantages over standard PINNs.
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spellingShingle Mixed Consistent PINNs for Elliptic Obstacle Problems with Stability Analysis
Khan, Arbaz
Mardal, Kent-Andre
Mishra, Shiv
Numerical Analysis
We propose a consistent physics-informed neural networks (CPINNs) framework for elliptic obstacle problems formulated as variational inequalities. The method is based on a mixed loss functional that is rigorously aligned with the stability structure of the underlying problem and incorporates obstacle constraints through a consistent treatment of the associated Lagrange multiplier. Relying on optimal recovery theory under Besov regularity assumptions, we establish near-optimal convergence rates for the simultaneous reconstruction of the solution and the multiplier from pointwise interior and boundary data. To enable practical implementation, we construct discrete counterparts of the continuous stability norms and duality pairings, leading to fully computable and theoretically justified training losses. Numerical experiments on benchmark obstacle problems demonstrate the accuracy, stability, and robustness of the proposed approach, and highlight its clear advantages over standard PINNs.
title Mixed Consistent PINNs for Elliptic Obstacle Problems with Stability Analysis
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.01719