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Hybrid Generative Modeling for Incomplete Physics: Deep Grey-Box Meets Optimal Transport

2025/06/27 by Singh, Gurjeet Sangra, Maciej Falkiewicz, Falkiewicz, Maciej +2
Computer Science · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis #Machine Learning (cs.LG) #Machine Learning (stat.ML) #Machine Learning in Materials Science #Model Reduction and Neural Networks

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2506.22204

openalex publication_date 2025/06/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Physics phenomena are often described by ordinary and/or partial differential equations (ODEs/PDEs), and solved analytically or numerically. Unfortunately, many real-world systems are described only approximately with missing or unknown terms in the equations. This makes the distribution of the physics model differ from the true data-generating process (DGP). Using limited and unpaired data between DGP observations and the imperfect model simulations, we investigate this particular setting by completing the known-physics model, combining theory-driven models and data-driven to describe the shifted distribution involved in the DGP. We present a novel hybrid generative model approach combining deep grey-box modelling with Optimal Transport (OT) methods to enhance incomplete physics models. Our method implements OT maps in data space while maintaining minimal source distribution distortion, demonstrating superior performance in resolving the unpaired problem and ensuring correct usage of physics parameters. Unlike black-box alternatives, our approach leverages physics-based inductive biases to accurately learn system dynamics while preserving interpretability through its domain knowledge foundation. Experimental results validate our method's effectiveness in both generation tasks and model transparency, offering detailed insights into learned physics dynamics.

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