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Alternate backpropagation

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Description

  • Optimise-then-discretise
  • Reversible solvers
  • Interpolating adjoints
  • Checkpointing?
  • Quadrature?

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Research direction

The issue only lists possible alternate backpropagation approaches, with no files, tests, or entry points named. Start by clarifying which approach is intended and locating the relevant differential-equation solver and autodiff components. Done would require an agreed design and a complete implementation with tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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