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Life sciences · Preprint
arXiv · September 9, 2026
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This is a methods paper presenting a physics-guided machine learning framework for extrapolation beyond training domains, validated on a classical diffusion benchmark with known analytical solutions. The work demonstrates that physics-informed architectures (BiLSTM and PINN) with coordinate transformations and boundary-aware learning can produce physically consistent predictions when extrapolating into regions including backward extrapolation toward singularities. However, validation is limited to a single synthetic benchmark problem and does not establish performance on real engineering data or generalizability to other problem classes.
Methodological evaluation using computational benchmark with known analytical solution. One-dimensional transient diffusion problem; classical benchmark problem with exact analytical solution.. Intervention: Physics-guided BiLSTM network and Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) with coordinate transformations, boundary-aware learning, and temporal marching strategies..
Framework enables accurate and physically consistent predictions beyond the training domain using physics-guided architectures and coordinate transformations. Backward extrapolation toward the initial singularity is achieved as a particularly demanding test case in the transient diffusion evolution. Train-predict-validate-extend strategy allows recursive extension of prediction horizon by progressively adding validated predictions to training set.
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This is a methodological study using a synthetic benchmark problem with known analytical solutions to develop and test a machine learning extrapolation framework; it does not evaluate clinical or real-world engineering outcomes and does not establish generalizability to actual applications.
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Machine learning models used in engineering are typically trained within limited operating ranges, yet reliable predictions are often required beyond these domains. Consequently, the primary challenge is extrapolation rather than interpolation. Rigorous validation is hindered by the scarcity of data outside the training range. To address this limitation, a novel extrapolation framework is integrated with established machine learning architectures to enable accurate and physically consistent predictions beyond the training domain. The framework is established by systematically evaluating two physics-guided architectures: a Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (BiLSTM) network and a Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN). A classical one-dimensional transient diffusion problem is adopted as a benchmark because its exact analytical solution provides unlimited, reliable data across the spatio-temporal domain, enabling rigorous quantitative validation. The problem is particularly challenging because the solution evolves from an initial singularity through a strongly nonlinear transient regime before approaching a steady-state linear profile. When training data are confined to an intermediate portion of this evolution, backward extrapolation toward the singularity becomes especially demanding. To improve reliability, physics-guided coordinate transformations, boundary-aware learning strategies, and stability-enhancing temporal marching are incorporated. Extrapolation is evaluated using a train-predict-validate-extend strategy, in which validated predictions are recursively added to the training set to progressively extend the prediction horizon. The results demonstrate accurate and physically consistent predictions beyond the training domain, highlighting the framework's potential for engineering applications where data availability is limited.
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