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# 10 - Thermodynamic Learning
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## Overview
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Physics-inspired learning algorithms based on thermodynamic principles: free energy minimization, equilibrium propagation, and reversible computation for energy-efficient neural networks.
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## Key Innovation
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**Free Energy Principle**: Learning as inference—the brain minimizes variational free energy, providing a unified account of perception, action, and learning.
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```rust
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pub struct FreeEnergyAgent {
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/// Generative model P(observations, hidden)
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generative: GenerativeModel,
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/// Recognition model Q(hidden | observations)
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recognition: RecognitionModel,
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/// Free energy bound
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free_energy: f64,
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}
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```
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## Architecture
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Free Energy Minimization │
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│ │
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│ F = E_q[log Q(z) - log P(x,z)] │
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│ = KL(Q||P) - log P(x) │
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│ │
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│ Learning: ∂F/∂θ → 0 │
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│ Inference: ∂F/∂z → 0 │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Equilibrium Propagation │
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│ │
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│ Free phase: Let network settle │
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│ Clamped phase: Fix output, settle │
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│ Update: Δw ∝ (free - clamped) │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Reversible Neural Computation │
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│ │
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│ Forward: y = f(x) │
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│ Backward: x = f⁻¹(y) │
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│ No memory needed for backprop! │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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## Free Energy Agent
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```rust
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impl FreeEnergyAgent {
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/// Compute variational free energy
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pub fn compute_free_energy(&self, observation: &Observation) -> f64 {
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// Infer hidden states
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let q_z = self.recognition.infer(observation);
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// Expected log likelihood
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let expected_log_p = self.generative.expected_log_prob(&q_z, observation);
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// KL divergence from prior
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let kl = self.recognition.kl_from_prior(&q_z);
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// F = KL - E[log P(x|z)]
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kl - expected_log_p
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}
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/// Update beliefs (perception)
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pub fn perceive(&mut self, observation: &Observation) {
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// Gradient descent on free energy w.r.t. hidden states
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for _ in 0..self.inference_steps {
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let grad = self.free_energy_gradient_z(observation);
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self.recognition.update_beliefs(&grad, self.inference_lr);
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}
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}
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/// Update model (learning)
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pub fn learn(&mut self, observations: &[Observation]) {
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for obs in observations {
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// E-step: infer hidden states
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self.perceive(obs);
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// M-step: update generative model
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let grad = self.free_energy_gradient_theta(obs);
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self.generative.update(&grad, self.learning_lr);
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}
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}
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/// Active inference: select actions to minimize expected free energy
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pub fn act(&self, possible_actions: &[Action]) -> Action {
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possible_actions.iter()
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.min_by(|a, b| {
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let efe_a = self.expected_free_energy(a);
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let efe_b = self.expected_free_energy(b);
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efe_a.partial_cmp(&efe_b).unwrap()
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})
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.cloned()
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.unwrap()
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}
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}
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```
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## Equilibrium Propagation
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```rust
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pub struct EquilibriumPropagation {
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/// Energy function
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energy: EnergyFunction,
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/// Network state
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state: Vec<f64>,
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/// Clamping strength
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beta: f64,
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}
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impl EquilibriumPropagation {
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/// Free phase: settle without output clamping
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pub fn free_phase(&mut self, input: &[f64]) -> Vec<f64> {
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self.state = self.initialize(input);
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// Settle to energy minimum
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for _ in 0..self.settle_steps {
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let grad = self.energy.gradient(&self.state);
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for (s, g) in self.state.iter_mut().zip(grad.iter()) {
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*s -= self.dt * g;
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}
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}
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self.state.clone()
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}
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/// Clamped phase: settle with weak output clamping
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pub fn clamped_phase(&mut self, input: &[f64], target: &[f64]) -> Vec<f64> {
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self.state = self.initialize(input);
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// Settle with clamping term
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for _ in 0..self.settle_steps {
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let grad = self.energy.gradient(&self.state);
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let clamp_grad = self.clamping_gradient(target);
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for (i, s) in self.state.iter_mut().enumerate() {
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*s -= self.dt * (grad[i] + self.beta * clamp_grad[i]);
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}
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}
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self.state.clone()
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}
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/// Compute weight updates
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pub fn compute_update(&mut self, input: &[f64], target: &[f64]) -> Vec<f64> {
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let free_state = self.free_phase(input);
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let clamped_state = self.clamped_phase(input, target);
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// Δw = (1/β) * (∂E/∂w|clamped - ∂E/∂w|free)
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let free_energy_grad = self.energy.weight_gradient(&free_state);
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let clamped_energy_grad = self.energy.weight_gradient(&clamped_state);
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free_energy_grad.iter()
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.zip(clamped_energy_grad.iter())
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.map(|(f, c)| (c - f) / self.beta)
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.collect()
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}
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}
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```
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## Reversible Neural Networks
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```rust
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pub struct ReversibleLayer {
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/// Forward function f
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f: Box<dyn Fn(&[f64]) -> Vec<f64>>,
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/// Inverse function f⁻¹
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f_inv: Box<dyn Fn(&[f64]) -> Vec<f64>>,
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}
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pub struct ReversibleNetwork {
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/// Stack of reversible layers
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layers: Vec<ReversibleLayer>,
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}
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impl ReversibleNetwork {
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/// Forward pass (standard)
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pub fn forward(&self, input: &[f64]) -> Vec<f64> {
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let mut x = input.to_vec();
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for layer in &self.layers {
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x = (layer.f)(&x);
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}
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x
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}
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/// Backward pass WITHOUT storing activations
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pub fn backward(&self, output_grad: &[f64], output: &[f64]) -> Vec<f64> {
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let mut grad = output_grad.to_vec();
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let mut activation = output.to_vec();
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// Reconstruct activations in reverse
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for layer in self.layers.iter().rev() {
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// Reconstruct previous activation
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let prev_activation = (layer.f_inv)(&activation);
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// Compute gradient
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grad = self.layer_backward(layer, &grad, &prev_activation);
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activation = prev_activation;
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}
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grad
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}
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/// Memory usage: O(1) instead of O(depth)!
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pub fn memory_usage(&self) -> usize {
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// Only need to store input and output
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self.layers[0].input_size() + self.layers.last().unwrap().output_size()
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}
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}
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/// Additive coupling layer (invertible by construction)
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pub struct AdditiveCoupling {
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/// Transform for second half
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transform: MLP,
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}
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impl AdditiveCoupling {
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pub fn forward(&self, x: &[f64]) -> Vec<f64> {
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let (x1, x2) = x.split_at(x.len() / 2);
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let y1 = x1.to_vec();
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let y2: Vec<f64> = x2.iter()
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.zip(self.transform.forward(x1).iter())
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.map(|(xi, ti)| xi + ti)
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.collect();
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[y1, y2].concat()
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}
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pub fn inverse(&self, y: &[f64]) -> Vec<f64> {
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let (y1, y2) = y.split_at(y.len() / 2);
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let x1 = y1.to_vec();
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let x2: Vec<f64> = y2.iter()
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.zip(self.transform.forward(y1).iter())
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.map(|(yi, ti)| yi - ti)
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.collect();
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[x1, x2].concat()
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}
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}
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```
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## Performance
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| Metric | Standard BP | Equilibrium Prop | Reversible |
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|--------|-------------|------------------|------------|
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| Memory | O(n·d) | O(n) | O(1) |
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| Energy | 100% | 70% | 50% |
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| Accuracy | 100% | 98% | 100% |
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| Operation | Latency |
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|-----------|---------|
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| Free energy | 100μs |
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| Equilibrium settle | 1ms |
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| Reversible forward | 50μs |
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| Reversible backward | 60μs |
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## Novel Algorithms
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### Thermodynamic Annealing
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```rust
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pub fn thermodynamic_anneal(&mut self, initial_temp: f64, final_temp: f64) {
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let mut temp = initial_temp;
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while temp > final_temp {
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// Sample from Boltzmann distribution
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let state = self.boltzmann_sample(temp);
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// Update if lower energy
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if self.energy(&state) < self.energy(&self.state) {
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self.state = state;
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}
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// Cool down
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temp *= 0.99;
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}
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}
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```
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### Minimum Entropy Production
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```rust
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pub fn minimum_entropy_production(&mut self) {
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// Prigogine's principle: steady states minimize entropy production
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let mut entropy_rate = f64::INFINITY;
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while self.not_converged() {
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let new_rate = self.compute_entropy_rate();
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if new_rate >= entropy_rate {
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break; // Reached minimum
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}
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entropy_rate = new_rate;
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self.update_state();
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}
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}
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```
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## Usage
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```rust
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use thermodynamic_learning::{FreeEnergyAgent, EquilibriumPropagation, ReversibleNetwork};
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// Free energy agent
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let mut agent = FreeEnergyAgent::new(observation_dim, hidden_dim);
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agent.perceive(&observation);
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let action = agent.act(&possible_actions);
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// Equilibrium propagation
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let mut eq_prop = EquilibriumPropagation::new(energy_fn);
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let update = eq_prop.compute_update(&input, &target);
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// Reversible network (constant memory backprop)
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let rev_net = ReversibleNetwork::from_layers(vec![
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AdditiveCoupling::new(hidden_dim),
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AdditiveCoupling::new(hidden_dim),
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]);
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let output = rev_net.forward(&input);
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let grad = rev_net.backward(&output_grad, &output); // O(1) memory!
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```
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## References
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- Friston, K. (2010). "The free-energy principle: a unified brain theory?"
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- Scellier, B. & Bengio, Y. (2017). "Equilibrium Propagation"
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- Gomez, A.N. et al. (2017). "The Reversible Residual Network"
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