Orthogonal Discrepancy Kernels for Learning with Partial Physics

arXiv:2606.21199 · stat.ML, cs.LG, eess.SP · Submitted 2026-06-19 · Read on arXiv

Swapnil Manna, Timothy J. Rogers, Lawrence Bull

stat.ML, cs.LG, eess.SP

Submitted: 2026-06-19

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

The gist: We introduce a semi-parametric framework for nonlinear system identification, which decouples discrepancy functions from physics-based components.

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We introduce a semi-parametric framework for nonlinear system identification, which decouples discrepancy functions from physics-based components. Orthogonal Gaussian process regression balances sparse parameter selection (the white box) with discrepancy learning (the black box) to produce interpretable models from incomplete physics.

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