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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

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.