2504.20375
Generative Learning for Slow Manifolds and Bifurcation Diagrams
Ellis R. Crabtree, Dimitris G. Giovanis, Nikolaos Evangelou, Juan M. Bello-Rivas, Ioannis G. Kevrekidis
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- math.DS
- Journal tier
- Specialist/Solid
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- Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM
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Audit review
The paper proposes an applied framework (Algorithm 1) for conditional sampling on slow/bifurcation manifolds using cSGMs and optional Geometric Harmonics lifting, and demonstrates it empirically on cusp and PDE examples, but it does not state or prove a quantitative convergence guarantee. It explicitly notes mismatches (e.g., non-uniform sampling slices where the learned conditional is “not an exact match”) and leaves exact distributional matching as future work, indicating the absence of a formal error analysis . By contrast, the candidate solution supplies a standard SDE-based W1 error decomposition (score error via synchronous coupling + Grönwall, Euler–Maruyama strong error, and a GH lifting approximation term), which is logically correct under its stated regularity and approximation assumptions. Hence the paper is incomplete on theory, while the model’s proof is correct as a conditional result.
Referee report (LaTeX)
\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions \textbf{Journal Tier:} specialist/solid \textbf{Justification:} The paper presents a clear, practically useful framework for conditional sampling on slow/bifurcation manifolds with cSGMs and GH lifting, validated on instructive examples. It positions the method well within computational science workflows. However, it does not provide theoretical guarantees; it openly notes imperfect matches in non-uniform settings. Adding a concise assumptions-and-error discussion would materially strengthen the contribution while preserving its applied focus.