Parallel Physics-Informed Neural Networks Method with Regularization Strategies for the Forward-Inverse Problems of the Variable Coefficient Modified KdV Equation

Abstract

This paper mainly introduces the parallel physics-informed neural networks (PPINNs) method with regularization strategies to solve the data-driven forward-inverse problems of the variable coefficient modified Korteweg-de Vries (VC-MKdV) equation. For the forward problem of the VC-MKdV equation, the authors use the traditional PINN method to obtain satisfactory data-driven soliton solutions and provide a detailed analysis of the impact of network width and depth on solving accuracy and speed. Furthermore, the author finds that the traditional PINN method outperforms the one with locally adaptive activation functions in solving the data-driven forward problems of the VC-MKdV equation. As for the data-driven inverse problem of the VC-MKdV equation, the author introduces a parallel neural networks to separately train the solution function and coefficient function, successfully addressing the function discovery problem of the VC-MKdV equation. To further enhance the network’s generalization ability and noise robustness, the author incorporates two regularization strategies into the PPINNs. An amount of numerical experimental data in this paper demonstrates that the PPINNs method can effectively address the function discovery problem of the VC-MKdV equation, and the inclusion of appropriate regularization strategies in the PPINNs can improves its performance.