Contour integral methods and model order reduction for parametric linear control systems

arXiv:2608.05363 2026 Architecture 1 ideas extracted · analyzed Aug 31, 2026

What the math gives to ML

The paper combines inverse-Laplace contour quadrature with projection-based model-order reduction, yielding a reusable low-dimensional representation for repeatedly evaluating parametric linear dynamics over a time interval. The transferable asset is the replacement of large matrix-exponential or ODE solves by a small set of shifted linear solves and a shared reduced basis, with controllable approximation error across parameters and initial conditions. A promising neural-network use is a parametrically conditioned continuous-time state-space layer whose dynamics are evaluated through contour nodes and reduced resolvents, allowing faster differentiable simulation.

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Contour-reduced parametric SSM

Replace repeated full-dimensional matrix-exponential or ODE solves in a conditioned continuous-time state-space layer with contour quadrature evaluated in a projection basis. The same reduced basis and contour nodes can serve many conditioning vectors, while shifted reduced resolvents provide a stable and differentiable approximation over a prescribed time window.

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Paper: Contour integral methods and model order reduction for parametric linear control systems arXiv:2608.05363