Deep Learning For Symbolic Mathematics
Authors: Guillaume Lample, François Charton
Keywords: symbolic, math, deep learning, transformers
TL;DR: We train a neural network to compute function integrals, and to solve complex differential equations.
Abstract: Neural networks have a reputation for being better at solving statistical or approximate problems than at performing calculations or working with symbolic data. In this paper, we show that they can be surprisingly good at more elaborated tasks in mathematics, such as symbolic integration and solving differential equations. We propose a syntax for representing these mathematical problems, and methods for generating large datasets that can be used to train sequence-to-sequence models. We achieve results that outperform commercial Computer Algebra Systems such as Matlab or Mathematica.