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A Deep Learning Framework for Amplitude Generation of Generic EMRIs
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Submitted 9 Mar 2026
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The authors' main claim This result indicates that the framework is viable for the construction of efficient waveform models for EMRIs.
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One of the main targets for space-borne gravitational wave detectors is the detection of Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals(EMRIs). Data analysis of EMRIs requires waveform models that are both accurate and fast. The major challenge for the fast generation of such waveforms is the generation of the Teukolsky amplitudes for generic (eccentric and inclined) Kerr orbits. The requirement for modeling ${\sim 10^5}$ harmonic modes in a four-dimensional parameter space makes traditional approaches, including direct computation or dense interpolation, computationally prohibitive. To overcome this issue, we introduce a convolutional encoder-decoder architecture for a fast and end-to-end global fitting of the Teukolsky amplitudes. We also adopt a transfer learning strategy to reduce the size of the training dataset, and the model is gradually trained from the simplest Schwarzschild circular orbits to generic Kerr orbits step by step. Within this framework, we obtain a surrogate model based on a semi-analytical Post-Newtonian dataset, and the full harmonic amplitudes can be generated within milliseconds, while the median mode-distribution error for generic orbits is $\sim 10^{-3}$. This result indicates that the framework is viable for the construction of efficient waveform models for EMRIs.
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| s0 | One of the main targets for space-borne gravitational wave detectors is the detection of Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals(EMRIs). | background 1.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | asserted 1.00 |
| s1 | Data analysis of EMRIs requires waveform models that are both accurate and fast. | background 0.99 | 0.06 | 0.02 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | The major challenge for the fast generation of such waveforms is the generation of the Teukolsky amplitudes for generic (eccentric and inclined) Kerr orbits. | background 0.74 | 0.08 | 0.02 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | The requirement for modeling ${\sim 10^5}$ harmonic modes in a four-dimensional parameter space makes traditional approaches, including direct computation or dense interpolation, computationally prohibitive. | background 0.78 | 0.12 | 0.02 | asserted 1.00 |
| s4 | To overcome this issue, we introduce a convolutional encoder-decoder architecture for a fast and end-to-end global fitting of the Teukolsky amplitudes. | method 0.54 | 0.93 | 0.06 | asserted 1.00 |
| s5 | We also adopt a transfer learning strategy to reduce the size of the training dataset, and the model is gradually trained from the simplest Schwarzschild circular orbits to generic Kerr orbits step by step. | method 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.03 | asserted 1.00 |
| s6 | Within this framework, we obtain a surrogate model based on a semi-analytical Post-Newtonian dataset, and the full harmonic amplitudes can be generated within milliseconds, while the median mode-distribution error for generic orbits is $\sim 10^{-3}$. | result 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.25 | asserted 1.00 |
| s7 | This result indicates that the framework is viable for the construction of efficient waveform models for EMRIs. | interpretation 1.00 | 0.72 | 0.89 | hedged possibility 0.99 |
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One of the main targets for space-borne gravitational wave detectors is the detection of Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals(EMRIs). Data analysis of EMRIs requires waveform models that are both accurate and fast. The major challenge for the fast generation of such waveforms is the generation of the Teukolsky amplitudes for generic (eccentric and inclined) Kerr orbits. The requirement for modeling ${\sim 10^5}$ harmonic modes in a four-dimensional parameter space makes traditional approaches, including direct computation or dense interpolation, computationally prohibitive. To overcome this issue, we introduce a convolutional encoder-decoder architecture for a fast and end-to-end global fitting of the Teukolsky amplitudes. We also adopt a transfer learning strategy to reduce the size of the training dataset, and the model is gradually trained from the simplest Schwarzschild circular orbits to generic Kerr orbits step by step. Within this framework, we obtain a surrogate model based on a semi-analytical Post-Newtonian dataset, and the full harmonic amplitudes can be generated within milliseconds, while the median mode-distribution error for generic orbits is $\sim 10^{-3}$. This result indicates that the framework is viable for the construction of efficient waveform models for EMRIs.
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Each block incorporates Group Normalization [ref] for stable training and 3D attention gates [ref] that allow the network to dynamically focus on salient regions of the mode space.
Attention U-Net: Learning Where to Look for the Pancreas · Model Architecture · 0.98
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Each block comprises a linear layer, Layer Normalization [ref] , and a Swish activation, distilling the features into a final latent vector $𝐳 ∈ℝ^256$.
Layer Normalization · Model Architecture · 0.98
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To accommodate the large memory footprint of our model architecture, we utilize gradient checkpointing [ref] , which trades computational time for reduced memory usage by re-computing intermediate activations during the backward pass.
Training Deep Nets with Sublinear Memory Cost · Training Strategy · 1.00
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The foundational dataset for this work is provided by the BHPC [ref] , based on a semi-analytical solution of the Teukolsky equation.
Adiabatic waveforms from extreme-mass-ratio inspirals: an analytical approach · Training Dataset and Preprocessing · 0.99
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The total computational effort also scales with orbital complexity; for reference, a full 1st order self-force calculation is estimated to cost $∼10^4$ CPU-hours for a single generic orbit [ref] .
Gravitational self-force on generic bound geodesics in Kerr spacetime · Introduction · 0.86
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First, while accurate phase evolution ultimately requires PA corrections, the amplitudes themselves are only needed at this leading adiabatic order for EMRI data analysis [ref] .
Two timescale analysis of extreme mass ratio inspirals in Kerr. I. Orbital Motion · Adiabatic inspiral waveform construction · 0.96
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First, while accurate phase evolution ultimately requires PA corrections, the amplitudes themselves are only needed at this leading adiabatic order for EMRI data analysis [ref] .
Accuracy Requirements: Assessing the Importance of First Post-Adiabatic Terms for Small-Mass-Ratio Binaries · Adiabatic inspiral waveform construction · 0.96
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Each mode is indexed by integers $(ℓ, m, n, k)$, where $(ℓ, m)$ label the spin-weighted spheroidal harmonics, and the harmonic numbers $(n, k)$ correspond to the radial and polar motions [ref] .
Gravitational wave snapshots of generic extreme mass ratio inspirals · Adiabatic inspiral waveform construction · 0.91
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Each mode is indexed by integers $(ℓ, m, n, k)$, where $(ℓ, m)$ label the spin-weighted spheroidal harmonics, and the harmonic numbers $(n, k)$ correspond to the radial and polar motions [ref] .
Adiabatic waveforms for extreme mass-ratio inspirals via multivoice decomposition in time and frequency · Adiabatic inspiral waveform construction · 0.91
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This motion is also characterized by three fundamental frequencies—$Ω_r$, $Ω_θ$, and $Ω_ϕ$—corresponding to the radial, polar, and azimuthal components of the orbit, respectively, as measured in Boyer-Lindquist coordinate time $t$ [ref] .
Celestial mechanics in Kerr spacetime · Adiabatic inspiral waveform construction · 0.85
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