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Title: Curiosity-driven search for novel non-equilibrium behaviors
(Submitted on 4 Nov 2022 (v1), last revised 1 Aug 2023 (this version, v3))
Abstract: Exploring the spectrum of novel behaviors a physical system can produce can be a labor-intensive task. Active learning is a collection of iterative sampling techniques developed in response to this challenge. However, these techniques often require a pre-defined metric, such as distance in a space of known order parameters, in order to guide the search for new behaviors. Order parameters are rarely known for non-equilibrium systems a priori, especially when possible behaviors are also unknown, creating a chicken-and-egg problem. Here, we combine active and unsupervised learning for automated exploration of novel behaviors in non-equilibrium systems with unknown order parameters. We iteratively use active learning based on current order parameters to expand the library of known behaviors and then relearn order parameters based on this expanded library. We demonstrate the utility of this approach in Kuramoto models of coupled oscillators of increasing complexity. In addition to reproducing known phases, we also reveal previously unknown behavior and the related order parameter.
Submission history
From: Martin Falk [view email][v1] Fri, 4 Nov 2022 17:01:55 GMT (5303kb,D)
[v2] Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:44:02 GMT (8855kb,D)
[v3] Tue, 1 Aug 2023 21:56:34 GMT (4143kb,D)
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