RNN-Attention Based Deep Learning for Solving Inverse Boundary Problems in Nonlinear Marshak Waves

Year:    2023

Author:    Di Zhao, Weiming Li, Wengu Chen, Peng Song, Han Wang

Journal of Machine Learning, Vol. 2 (2023), Iss. 2 : pp. 83–107

Abstract

Radiative transfer, described by the radiative transfer equation (RTE), is one of the dominant energy exchange processes in the inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments. The Marshak wave problem is an important benchmark for time-dependent RTE. In this work, we present a neural network architecture termed RNN-attention deep learning (RADL) as a surrogate model to solve the inverse boundary problem of the nonlinear Marshak wave in a data-driven fashion. We train the surrogate model by numerical simulation data of the forward problem, and then solve the inverse problem by minimizing the distance between the target solution and the surrogate predicted solution concerning the boundary condition. This minimization is made efficient because the surrogate model by-passes the expensive numerical solution, and the model is differentiable so the gradient-based optimization algorithms are adopted. The effectiveness of our approach is demonstrated by solving the inverse boundary problems of the Marshak wave benchmark in two case studies: where the transport process is modeled by RTE and where it is modeled by its nonlinear diffusion approximation (DA). Last but not least, the importance of using both the RNN and the factor-attention blocks in the RADL model is illustrated, and the data efficiency of our model is investigated in this work.

Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/jml.221209

Journal of Machine Learning, Vol. 2 (2023), Iss. 2 : pp. 83–107

Published online:    2023-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    25

Keywords:    Marshak Wave Inverse Problem Deep Learning Surrogate Model.

Author Details

Di Zhao

Weiming Li

Wengu Chen

Peng Song

Han Wang

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