UniFIDES: Universal Fractional Integro-Differential Equation Solvers
This provides a universal tool for scientists and engineers to model complex systems with memory effects, though it appears incremental as it extends existing data-driven methods to fractional orders.
The authors tackled the challenge of solving nonlinear fractional integro-differential equations (FIDEs), which describe memory effects in natural phenomena, by introducing UniFIDES, a machine learning platform that accurately solves a variety of FIDEs in forward and inverse directions without ad hoc manipulation.
The development of data-driven approaches for solving differential equations has been followed by a plethora of applications in science and engineering across a multitude of disciplines and remains a central focus of active scientific inquiry. However, a large body of natural phenomena incorporates memory effects that are best described via fractional integro-differential equations (FIDEs), in which the integral or differential operators accept non-integer orders. Addressing the challenges posed by nonlinear FIDEs is a recognized difficulty, necessitating the application of generic methods with immediate practical relevance. This work introduces the Universal Fractional Integro-Differential Equation Solvers (UniFIDES), a comprehensive machine learning platform designed to expeditiously solve a variety of FIDEs in both forward and inverse directions, without the need for ad hoc manipulation of the equations. The effectiveness of UniFIDES is demonstrated through a collection of integer-order and fractional problems in science and engineering. Our results highlight UniFIDES' ability to accurately solve a wide spectrum of integro-differential equations and offer the prospect of using machine learning platforms universally for discovering and describing dynamical and complex systems.