Generalised dissipative solutions for a non-isothermal phase-field system: existence, weak-strong uniqueness, and long-time behaviour

arXiv:2608.26297 2026 Dynamics 1 ideas extracted · analyzed Aug 29, 2026

What the math gives to ML

The paper develops a thermodynamically consistent formulation for two interacting order parameters and inverse temperature, using a fully non-diagonal Onsager mobility while preserving conservation and entropy production. The transferable asset is a parameterization of learned dynamics that permits cross-variable coupling without allowing the learned dissipative operator to become indefinite. A neural PDE simulator can use a positive-semidefinite mobility factor, explicit free-energy and entropy functionals, and positivity-preserving temperature coordinates to obtain stable long-horizon rollouts.

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Entropy-safe non-diagonal neural mobility

Replace an unconstrained neural PDE right-hand side with a thermodynamic operator acting on two order parameters and inverse temperature. The network predicts a non-diagonal mobility factor, but the actual mobility is constructed as M = B B^T, so cross-coupling remains expressive while the dissipative quadratic form is nonnegative by construction. Train the model on trajectories while monitoring free-energy change, entropy production, conservation, and temperature positivity.

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Paper: Generalised dissipative solutions for a non-isothermal phase-field system: existence, weak-strong uniqueness, and long-time behaviour arXiv:2608.26297