RUNNs: Ritz-Uzawa Neural Networks for Solving Variational Problems

  • Herrera, Pablo (Basque Center For Applied Mathematics (BCAM))
  • Muga, Ignacio (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso)
  • Taylor, Jamie (CUNEF Universidad)
  • Uriarte, Carlos (Curtin University)
  • Van Der Zee, Kristoffer (University of Nottingham)
  • Pardo, David (University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU))

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In this work, we propose a unified neural network framework for solving strong, weak, and ultraweak formulations based on the Ritz–Uzawa iterative scheme (RUNNs). This approach presents several advantages: a) In the case of singular solutions, one can rely on weak or ultraweak formulations to solve them, unlike PINNs, which are restricted to smooth problems. c) It allows one to easily initialize high-frequency residuals with Sinusoidal Fourier Feature Mappings to increase convergence speed. Numerical experiments on the Poisson equation demonstrate that the proposed method significantly outperforms standard approaches in two challenging scenarios: regimes with high frenquencies computational and low-regularity problems involving $H^{-2}$ distributional source terms.