DeepSPoC: Integrating sequential chaos propagation with deep learning for efficient solutions of mean-field stochastic differential equations

Sequential propagation of chaos (SPoC) is a recent technique for solving stochastic mean-field differential equations (SDEs) and their associated nonlinear Fokker-Planck equations. These equations describe the evolution of probability distributions influenced by random noise and are vital in fields such as fluid dynamics and biology. Traditional methods for solving these SDEs face challenges due to their nonlinearity and high dimensionality. Particle methods, which approximate solutions using interacting particles, offer advantages over mesh-based methods but are computationally and storage intensive. Recent advances in deep learning, such as physics-based neural networks, provide a promising alternative. The question arises whether combining particle methods with deep learning could address their respective limitations.

Researchers from the Shanghai Center for Mathematical Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new method called deepSPoC, which integrates SPoC with deep learning. This approach uses neural networks, such as fully connected networks and normalizing flows, to fit the empirical distribution of particles, thereby eliminating the need to store large particle trajectories. The deepSPoC method improves accuracy and efficiency for high-dimensional problems by spatially adapting and using an iterative batch simulation approach. Theoretical analysis confirms its convergence and error estimation. The study demonstrates the effectiveness of deepSPoC on various mean-field equations, highlighting its advantages in memory saving, computational flexibility, and applicability to high-dimensional problems.

The deepSPoC algorithm improves the SPoC method by integrating deep learning techniques. It approximates the solution to mean-field partial differential equations by using neural networks to model the time-dependent density function of an interacting particle system. DeepSPoC involves simulating particle dynamics with a partial differential equation solver, computing empirical measurements, and refining neural network parameters using gradient descent based on a loss function. Neural networks can be fully connected or normalized streams, with respective loss functions of L^2 distance or KL divergence. This approach improves scalability and efficiency in solving complex partial differential equations.

The theoretical analysis of the deepSPoC algorithm first examines its convergence properties when Fourier basis functions are used to approximate density functions instead of neural networks. This involves rectifying the approximations to ensure that they are valid probability density functions. The analysis shows that with sufficiently large Fourier basis functions, the approximate density closely matches the true density and the convergence of the algorithm can be rigorously demonstrated. In addition, the analysis includes a posterior error estimate, which demonstrates how close the numerical solution is to the true solution by comparing the density of the solution to the exact one, using metrics such as the Wasserstein distance and Hα.

The study evaluates the deepSPoC algorithm through several numerical experiments involving mean-field equations with different spatial dimensions and by-sigma shapes. The researchers test deepSPoC on porous media equations (PMEs) of multiple sizes, including 1D, 3D, 5D, 6D, and 8D, comparing its performance to deterministic particle methods and using fully connected neural networks and normalized flows. The results demonstrate that deepSPoC effectively handles these equations, improving accuracy over time and tackling high-dimensional problems with reasonable precision. The experiments also include solving Keller-Segel equations by leveraging properties of the solutions to validate the effectiveness of the algorithm.

In conclusion, an algorithmic framework for solving nonlinear Fokker-Planck equations is presented, using fully connected networks, KRnet, and various loss functions. The effectiveness of this framework is demonstrated through different numerical examples, with theoretical proof of convergence using Fourier basis functions. The posterior error estimation is analyzed, showing that the adaptive method improves accuracy and efficiency for high-dimensional problems. Future work aims to extend this framework to more complex equations, such as the nonlinear Vlasov-Poisson-Fokker-Planck equations, and perform further theoretical analysis on the network architecture and loss functions. Furthermore, deepSPoC, which combines SPoC with deep learning, is proposed and tested on various mean-field equations.

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