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Physics-Informed Neural Network-Based Inverse Framework for Time-Fractional Differential Equations for Rheology.
Sukirt Thakur1, Harsa Mitra1, Arezoo M Ardekani1
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) now solve inverse problems with time-fractional derivatives. This data-efficient method accurately models complex systems like anomalous diffusion and viscoelasticity, even with noisy data.
Area of Science:
- * Computational mathematics and physics.
- * Modeling of complex dynamical systems.
Background:
- * Time-fractional differential equations model memory-dependent dynamics in biotransport and viscoelasticity.
- * Solving inverse problems with these equations is challenging due to stability, uniqueness, and data limitations.
- * Existing Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) are typically limited to integer-order derivatives.
Purpose of the Study:
- * To develop a PINN framework for inverse problems with time-fractional derivatives.
- * To apply the framework to anomalous diffusion and fractional viscoelasticity.
- * To infer key physical parameters from synthetic and experimental data.
Main Methods:
- * Developed a customized PINN framework for time-fractional inverse problems.
- * Incorporated a scaled residual loss function for enhanced robustness against noise.
- * Validated the approach using synthetic datasets and experimental data from porcine tissue.
Main Results:
- * Successfully inferred generalized diffusion coefficients and fractional derivative orders in diffusion models.
- * Accurately recovered relaxation parameters in fractional Maxwell models.
- * Achieved relative errors below 10% for parameter recovery even with 25% Gaussian noise.
- * Demonstrated accurate prediction of relaxation moduli in porcine tissue experiments.
Conclusions:
- * The developed PINN framework effectively learns fractional dynamics from noisy and sparse data.
- * The approach shows significant promise for modeling complex biological and mechanical systems.
- * This work extends the applicability of PINNs to a broader class of fractional differential equations.

