pbdl-book/notation.md

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# Notation and Abbreviations
## Math notation:
| Symbol | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| $A$ | matrix |
| $\eta$ | learning rate or step size |
| $\Gamma$ | boundary of computational domain $\Omega$ |
| $f^{*}$ | generic function to be approximated, typically unknown |
| $f$ | approximate version of $f^{*}$ |
| $\Omega$ | computational domain |
| $\mathcal P^*$ | continuous/ideal physical model |
| $\mathcal P$ | discretized physical model, PDE |
| $\theta$ | neural network params |
| $t$ | time dimension |
| $\mathbf{u}$ | vector-valued velocity |
| $x$ | neural network input or spatial coordinate |
| $y$ | neural network output |
## Summary of the most important abbreviations:
| ABbreviation | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| BNN | Bayesian neural network |
| CNN | Convolutional neural network |
| DL | Deep Learning |
| GD | (steepest) Gradient Descent|
| MLP | Multi-Layer Perceptron, a neural network with fully connected layers |
| NN | Neural network (a generic one, in contrast to, e.g., a CNN or MLP) |
| PDE | Partial Differential Equation |
| PBDL | Physics-Based Deep Learning |
| SGD | Stochastic Gradient Descent|
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