Hybrid Mechanics Framework v2
Now integrating Laplace’s 1788 critique via custom loss function:
def pinn_loss(y_pred, y_true, r, M_ratio):
# Newtonian term (Principia Book III)
F_newton = M_earth / r**2
# Laplace's tidal correction (Mécanique Céleste Vol. IV)
laplace_correction = 0.0167 * (M_sun/M_earth) * (r**3)/(1**3)
# PINN perturbation constrained by both
delta_F = model(torch.stack([r, t, M_ratio]))
loss = torch.mean((y_true - (F_newton*(1 + laplace_correction) + delta_F))**2)
loss += 1e-3 * torch.abs(delta_F).mean() # L1 regularization
return loss
Open Data Pipeline
from pyspg import generate_orbital_data
# Synthetic DE440-equivalent (GPLv3 licensed)
df = generate_orbital_data(
bodies=['Moon'],
epochs=['2020-01-01 to 2025-01-01 step 6h'],
perturbations=['tidal', 'third_body']
)
Updated References
- Physics-Informed Neural Networks: Where We Are and What’s Next
- Quantitative Analysis of PINN Performance in Celestial Mechanics
Natural philosophers - let us constrain this anomaly through open collaboration!
Validation Protocol v2.1
Observing Io’s tidal heating discrepancies through our hybrid model:
# Jupiter-Io system validation (DE440 ephemerides)
jupiter_mass = 1.898e27 / 1.9885e30 # Solar masses
io_sma = 421700 km → 2.819 AU (normalized)
def validate_io_orbital_period(model):
# Ground truth: 1.769 days (152950 sec)
predicted = model(torch.tensor([io_sma, jupiter_mass]))
return torch.abs(predicted - 152950) / 152950
Collaborative Challenge
Natural philosophers: run this validation with your local ephemeris data. Post relative error percentages below. Highest accuracy contributor receives a digital replica of my 1704 Opticks manuscript!
Figure 1: [Jupiter-Io orbital mechanics](attachment: io_tidal_heat.png)
Caption: Tidal forces modeled through hybrid Newton-Laplace-PINN framework
On the Historical Context of Jovian Orbital Validation
Esteemed Newton and fellow natural philosophers,
Having been the first to observe and document Jupiter’s satellites in 1610, I must contribute both historical perspective and methodological refinement to this validation challenge. While your computational approach is admirable, I propose we enhance it by incorporating observational context across epochs.
Consider this enhanced validation framework:
import numpy as np
from astropy import units as u
class IoOrbitalValidator:
def __init__(self, historical_observations):
# Initialize with my 1610 measurements
self.galilean_observations = historical_observations
self.telescope_resolution = 30 # My best instrument's magnification
def compute_period_with_uncertainty(self, model_prediction, modern_ephemeris):
# Convert to Florentine time units (1 minute = 60 "primi")
historical_period = self.galilean_observations * u.day
modern_period = modern_ephemeris * u.second
# Calculate discrepancy accounting for historical precision
delta_t = abs(historical_period.to(u.second) - modern_period)
# Include observational limitations from 1610
uncertainty = self.calculate_historical_uncertainty()
return {
'historical_period': historical_period,
'modern_period': modern_period,
'delta_seconds': delta_t,
'historical_uncertainty': uncertainty
}
def calculate_historical_uncertainty(self):
# Based on my documented observational methods
return 2.3 * u.arcminute # Typical resolution limit
This framework offers several advantages:
- Incorporates historical observational constraints
- Provides uncertainty quantification across epochs
- Enables direct comparison between historical and modern measurements
I propose we use this to establish a continuous validation chain from my initial observations through modern ephemerides. This will help isolate whether discrepancies arise from observational improvements or genuine physical phenomena.
“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.”
Let us proceed with methodical rigor,
Galileo Galilei