Week 43 10 papers Coverage: 2026-09-27 → 2026-10-20

Week 43 · Norm-optimal model order reduction in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces

Week 43 Physics AI Digest — 10 papers on physics-informed learning, neural operators and surrogate modelling.

Highlights

  • This week: 10 papers, focusing on pde, physics-informed, partial differential equation
  • Recommendation reasons are auto-generated from paper abstracts; see each entry for details

In this issue

1

Norm-optimal model order reduction in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces

Authors Tamás Dózsa, Andrea Angino, Rolf Krause et al. 92 pages, 7 figures
Why read it

We consider the problem of model order reduction (MOR) in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHSs). We prove generalizations of well-known necessary interpolatory conditions for norm-optimal reduced-

arXiv · 2610.28224 ↗ reduced-orderpdepartial differential equation
2

Low Residuals, Wrong Value: Learning the Viscosity Solution of Hamilton-Jacobi-Isaacs Equations with PINNs

Authors Raul Jimenez, Pablo Tejerina-Pérez, Leonid Sarieddine et al. 43 pages, 9 figures
Why read it

Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) and other residual-trained solvers judge a candidate solution by the size of its sampled PDE residual. For first-order Hamilton-Jacobi equations this is not su

arXiv · 2610.27193 ↗ physics-informedpinnpinnspde
3

Synthetic Dataset Generation, Physical Consistency and Active Learning for Shape-Informed Surrogate Modeling of Hemodynamics

Authors Francesco Romor, Richard Schussnig, Charles A. Taylor et al.
Why read it

Model order reduction has the potential to enable real-time patient-specific assessment of cardiovascular flows. However, it still faces significant challenges stemming from the geometric variability

arXiv · 2610.27130 ↗ physics-informedsurrogate modelcomputational fluid dynamics
4

A mixed leading variable physics-informed neural network for nonsmooth dynamics simulation in contact systems

Authors Xinyuan Li, Zilin Li, Hongtao Wei et al. 41 pages, 17 figures
Why read it

High-accuracy computation of nonsmooth dynamics is a challenging problem in systems with multiple frictional contacts. This study proposes a general physics-informed neural network framework, termed t

arXiv · 2610.26495 ↗ physics-informedpinn
5

PINN-LPCDD: Physics-Informed Neural Network with Learnable and Physically Consistent Domain Decomposition for Compressible Multi-Medium Flows

Authors Weiheng Zeng, Hao Wang, Jiaxin Zhu et al.
Why read it

The physics-informed neural network (PINN) faces significant challenges when solving compressible multi-medium flows, including the inability to locate interface positions, poor approximation of disco

arXiv · 2610.22903 ↗ physics-informedpinnpinns
6

Learnable Splines for Unstructured Neural Operators

Authors Vignesh Gopakumar, Zhuoyuan Wang, Ander Gray et al.
Why read it

Neural operators approximate solution operators of partial differential equations at a fraction of the cost of numerical solvers. Efficient grid-based architectures such as the Fourier neural operator

arXiv · 2610.22446 ↗ neural operatorfourier neuralpartial differential equation
7

Online reduced-order modeling from primal solver trajectories for PDE-constrained optimization

Authors Zhe Lu, Wenbo Cao, Weiwei Zhang 25 pages
Why read it

Repeated high-fidelity state and gradient evaluations make large-scale PDE-constrained optimization computationally expensive. Reduced-order modeling provides a natural way to reduce the cost of these

arXiv · 2610.19821 ↗ reduced-orderpde
8

SBNO : Schrödinger Bridge Neural Operator for the Forward and Inverse Problems under Missing Information

Authors Jaehyeon Park, Inhyeok Jeong, Noseong Park NeurIPS 2026
Why read it

Partial differential equation (PDE) surrogate modeling often relies on either dense observations or access to governing equations/physics constraints. In practice, observations can be sparse and parti

arXiv · 2610.13317 ↗ surrogate modelpdepartial differential equation
9

SINO: Scale-Invariant Neural Operator

Authors Kaichen Ouyang, Chenglei Yu, Chuanrui Wang et al. 38 pages, 9 figures
Why read it

In scientific machine learning, physical fields governed by partial differential equations exhibit low-rank structure and scale invariance. When solving equations on coarse grids, missing information

arXiv · 2609.36890 ↗ neural operatordeeponetscientific machine learningpartial differential equation
10

PI-NOMT: Physics-Informed Neural Optimal Mass Transport for Brain Fluid Dynamics

Authors Mehmet Emin Acar, Vahit Bugra Yesilkaynak, Helene Benveniste et al.
Why read it

Recovering hidden transport mechanisms from sparse spatiotemporal observations is a fundamental inverse problem in scientific machine learning. In brain tracer imaging, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (

arXiv · 2609.33857 ↗ physics-informedscientific machine learningpde

Overview

Week 43 Physics AI Digest — 10 papers on physics-informed learning, neural operators and surrogate modelling.

1. Norm-optimal model order reduction in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces

We consider the problem of model order reduction (MOR) in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHSs). We prove generalizations of well-known necessary interpolatory conditions for norm-optimal reduced-

2. Low Residuals, Wrong Value: Learning the Viscosity Solution of Hamilton-Jacobi-Isaacs Equations with PINNs

Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) and other residual-trained solvers judge a candidate solution by the size of its sampled PDE residual. For first-order Hamilton-Jacobi equations this is not su

3. Synthetic Dataset Generation, Physical Consistency and Active Learning for Shape-Informed Surrogate Modeling of Hemodynamics

Model order reduction has the potential to enable real-time patient-specific assessment of cardiovascular flows. However, it still faces significant challenges stemming from the geometric variability

4. A mixed leading variable physics-informed neural network for nonsmooth dynamics simulation in contact systems

High-accuracy computation of nonsmooth dynamics is a challenging problem in systems with multiple frictional contacts. This study proposes a general physics-informed neural network framework, termed t

5. PINN-LPCDD: Physics-Informed Neural Network with Learnable and Physically Consistent Domain Decomposition for Compressible Multi-Medium Flows

The physics-informed neural network (PINN) faces significant challenges when solving compressible multi-medium flows, including the inability to locate interface positions, poor approximation of disco

6. Learnable Splines for Unstructured Neural Operators

Neural operators approximate solution operators of partial differential equations at a fraction of the cost of numerical solvers. Efficient grid-based architectures such as the Fourier neural operator

7. Online reduced-order modeling from primal solver trajectories for PDE-constrained optimization

Repeated high-fidelity state and gradient evaluations make large-scale PDE-constrained optimization computationally expensive. Reduced-order modeling provides a natural way to reduce the cost of these

8. SBNO : Schrödinger Bridge Neural Operator for the Forward and Inverse Problems under Missing Information

Partial differential equation (PDE) surrogate modeling often relies on either dense observations or access to governing equations/physics constraints. In practice, observations can be sparse and parti

9. SINO: Scale-Invariant Neural Operator

In scientific machine learning, physical fields governed by partial differential equations exhibit low-rank structure and scale invariance. When solving equations on coarse grids, missing information

10. PI-NOMT: Physics-Informed Neural Optimal Mass Transport for Brain Fluid Dynamics

Recovering hidden transport mechanisms from sparse spatiotemporal observations is a fundamental inverse problem in scientific machine learning. In brain tracer imaging, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (