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Fredrik Ohlsson

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preprint2026arXiv

Steerable Neural ODEs on Homogeneous Spaces

We introduce steerable neural ordinary differential equations on homogeneous spaces $M=G/H$. These models constitute a novel geometric extension of manifold neural ordinary differential equations (NODEs) that transport associated feature vectors transforming under the local symmetry group $H$. We interpret features as sections of associated vector bundles over $M$, and describe their evolution as parallel transport. This results in a coupled system of ODEs consisting of a flow equation on $M$ and a steering equation acting on features. We show that steerable NODEs are $G$-equivariant whenever the vector field generating the flow and the connection governing parallel transport are both $G$-invariant. Furthermore, we demonstrate how steerable NODEs incorporate existing NODE models and continuous normalizing flows on Lie groups. Our framework provides the geometric foundation for learning continuous-time equivariant dynamics of general vector-valued features on homogeneous spaces.

preprint2022arXiv

Equivariance versus Augmentation for Spherical Images

We analyze the role of rotational equivariance in convolutional neural networks (CNNs) applied to spherical images. We compare the performance of the group equivariant networks known as S2CNNs and standard non-equivariant CNNs trained with an increasing amount of data augmentation. The chosen architectures can be considered baseline references for the respective design paradigms. Our models are trained and evaluated on single or multiple items from the MNIST or FashionMNIST dataset projected onto the sphere. For the task of image classification, which is inherently rotationally invariant, we find that by considerably increasing the amount of data augmentation and the size of the networks, it is possible for the standard CNNs to reach at least the same performance as the equivariant network. In contrast, for the inherently equivariant task of semantic segmentation, the non-equivariant networks are consistently outperformed by the equivariant networks with significantly fewer parameters. We also analyze and compare the inference latency and training times of the different networks, enabling detailed tradeoff considerations between equivariant architectures and data augmentation for practical problems. The equivariant spherical networks used in the experiments are available at https://github.com/JanEGerken/sem_seg_s2cnn .

preprint2022arXiv

Symmetries of systems of first order ODEs: Symbolic symmetry computations, mechanistic model construction and applications in biology

We discuss the role and merits of symmetry methods for the analysis of biological systems. In particular, we consider systems of first order ordinary differential equations and provide a comprehensive review of the geometrical foundations pertinent to symmetries of such systems. Subsequently, we present an algorithm for finding infinitesimal generators of symmetries for systems with rational reaction terms, and an open-source implementation of the algorithm using symbolic computations. We discuss two complementary perspectives on symmetries in mechanistic modelling; as tools for the analysis of a given model or as a geometrical principle for incorporating biological properties in the construction of new models. Through numerous examples of relevance to modelling in biology we demonstrate the different uses of symmetry methods, and also discuss how to infer symmetries from experimental data.

preprint2012arXiv

(2,0) theory on Taub-NUT: A note on WZW models on singular fibrations

In this note we consider the gauge field equation of motion for the dimensional reduction of the (2,0) tensor multiplet on singular circle fibrations. The fibrations are characterized by the corresponding U(1) action having a codimension four fixed point locus W. Along W, the dimensional reduction of the (2,0) receives a modification described by a WZW model. We consider the emergence of the additional degrees of freedom through the topological term in the action, which in addition to the gauge field strength involves the U(1) connection of the space-time fibration. We also consider the Taub-NUT space as a simple example of a singular fibration, and in particular consider spherically symmetric solutions for the field strength.

preprint2011arXiv

BPS partition functions in N = 4 Yang-Mills theory on T^4

We consider N = 4 Yang-Mills theory on a flat four-torus with the R-symmetry current coupled to a flat background connection. The partition function depends on the coupling constant of the theory, but when it is expanded in a power series in the R-symmetry connection around the loci at which one of the supersymmetries is unbroken, the constant and linear terms are in fact independent of the coupling constant and can be computed at weak coupling for all non-trivial 't Hooft fluxes. The case of a trivial 't Hooft flux is difficult because of infrared problems, but the corresponding terms in the partition function are uniquely determined by S-duality.

preprint2010arXiv

Finite energy shifts in SU(n) supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on T^3xR at weak coupling

We consider a semi-classical treatment, in the regime of weak gauge coupling, of supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in a space-time of the form T^3xR with SU(n)/Z_n gauge group and a non-trivial gauge bundle. More specifically, we consider the theories obtained as power series expansions around a certain class of normalizable vacua of the classical theory, corresponding to isolated points in the moduli space of flat connections, and the perturbative corrections to the free energy eigenstates and eigenvalues in the weakly interacting theory. The perturbation theory construction of the interacting Hilbert space is complicated by the divergence of the norm of the interacting states. Consequently, the free and interacting Hilbert furnish unitarily inequivalent representation of the algebra of creation and annihilation operators of the quantum theory. We discuss a consistent redefinition of the Hilbert space norm to obtain the interacting Hilbert space and the properties of the interacting representation. In particular, we consider the lowest non-vanishing corrections to the free energy spectrum and discuss the crucial importance of supersymmetry for these corrections to be finite.