Persistence of invariant graphs for twist maps under analytic perturbations
arXiv:2608.05239
2026
Architecture
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What the math gives to ML
The paper gives a constructive persistence mechanism for analytic invariant graphs carrying rigid irrational rotations under Gevrey perturbations of twist maps. Its transferable asset is a parameterized direct KAM correction scheme that controls graph defects through frequency arithmetic and small-divisor estimates rather than ordinary contraction alone. This can become a recurrent or state-space neural module with a quasi-periodic phase memory and a learned transverse invariant graph. The key falsifiable prediction is an arithmetic stability boundary: frequencies with smaller small-divisor amplification should preserve bounded long-horizon trajectories at larger perturbation amplitudes.
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2026
Construct a recurrent module with a phase variable and a transverse memory coordinate modeled on a perturbed twist map. Train the transverse state to lie on an invariant graph over the phase, while the phase follows an approximately irrational rigid rotation. A KAM-inspired graph correction and residual penalty should reduce long-horizon drift in recurrent prediction.
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