Integral Regularization PINNs for Evolution Equations

Abstract

Evolution equations, including both ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and partial differential equations (PDEs), play a pivotal role in modeling dynamic systems. However, achieving accurate long-time integration for these equations remains a significant challenge. While physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) provide a mesh-free framework for solving PDEs, they often suffer from temporal error accumulation, which limits their effectiveness in capturing long-time behaviors. To alleviate this issue, we propose integral regularization PINNs (IR-PINNs), a novel approach that enhances temporal accuracy by incorporating an integral-based residual term into the loss function. This method divides the entire temporal interval into smaller subintervals and enforces integral constraints either within each subinterval or across intervals extending from the initial moment to the current one, thereby improving the resolution and correlation of temporal dynamics. Furthermore, IR-PINNs leverage adaptive sampling to dynamically refine the distribution of collocation points based on the evolving solution, ensuring higher accuracy in regions with sharp gradients or rapid variations. Numerical experiments on benchmark problems demonstrate that IR-PINNs outperform original PINNs and other state-of-the-art methods in capturing long-time behaviors, offering a robust and accurate solution for evolution equations.