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2507.09740

Discovering Governing Equations in the Presence of Uncertainty

Ridwan Olabiyi, Han Hu, Ashif Iquebal

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Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM

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The paper adopts the same posterior reweighting formula as the model, namely π_Λ(λ|Y) = π_Λ(λ) · π_Y(Q̂(λ)|Y)/π_Q(Q̂(λ)) (its Equation (6)) and claims a “Consistency of push-forward” theorem (Equations (11)–(12)) stating that push-forwarded posterior matches the observed data distribution . However, the paper’s statement is incomplete and internally inconsistent: it (i) omits the essential hypothesis μ_Y ≪ μ_Q (existence of the Radon–Nikodym derivative), (ii) presents a malformed display (11) that conflates densities/measures and introduces ad hoc “volume measures,” and (iii) asserts matching “for some measurable set A” rather than the required “for all A,” while also deferring proof to a mis-cited reference. In contrast, the model’s solution gives the standard Radon–Nikodym construction assuming μ_Y ≪ μ_Q and correctly proves normalization and the identity Q̂_# μ_{Λ|Y} = μ_Y for all measurable sets via the push-forward (LOTUS) identity, which is the known consistent solution in the stochastic inverse/Bayesian setting (the paper’s methodology context also aligns with this push-forward/Bayes construction) .

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\textbf{Recommendation:} major revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} specialist/solid

\textbf{Justification:}

The empirical methodology and applications are timely and compelling, but the theoretical core is under-specified and contains measure-theoretic inaccuracies. The posterior reweighting formula matches standard stochastic inverse constructions, yet the paper omits the absolute continuity condition, presents a malformed theorem display that mixes densities and measures, and weakens the key consistency statement to hold on only “some” measurable set. These issues are fixable, but require substantial revision to ensure correctness and clarity.