Physics-Informed Neural Networks and Fourier Methods for the Generalized Korteweg–de Vries Equation

Rubén Darío Ortiz Ortiz (), Ana Magnolia Marín Ramírez and Miguel Ángel Ortiz Marín
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Rubén Darío Ortiz Ortiz: Grupo de Investigación ONDAS, Instituto de Matemáticas Aplicadas, Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias 130014, Colombia
Ana Magnolia Marín Ramírez: Grupo de Investigación ONDAS, Instituto de Matemáticas Aplicadas, Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias 130014, Colombia
Miguel Ángel Ortiz Marín: Ingeniería de Sistemas y Computación, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, Colombia

Mathematics, 2025, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-32

Abstract: We conducted a comprehensive comparative study of numerical solvers for the generalized Korteweg–de Vries (gKdV) equation, focusing on classical Fourier-based Crank–Nicolson methods and physics-informed neural networks (PINNs). Our work benchmarks these approaches across nonlinear regimes—including the cubic case ( ν = 3 )—and diverse initial conditions such as solitons, smooth pulses, discontinuities, and noisy profiles. In addition to pure PINN and spectral models, we propose a novel hybrid PINN–spectral method incorporating a regularization term based on Fourier reference solutions, leading to improved accuracy and stability. Numerical experiments show that while spectral methods achieve superior efficiency in structured domains, PINNs provide flexible, mesh-free alternatives for data-driven and irregular setups. The hybrid model achieves lower relative L 2 error and better captures soliton interactions. Our results demonstrate the complementary strengths of spectral and machine learning methods for nonlinear dispersive PDEs.

Keywords: generalized Korteweg–de Vries; physics-informed neural networks; Fourier methods; nonlinear PDEs; numerical analysis; traveling waves (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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