Research on Novel Neural Networks: Memory Vaporization Neural Network (MV-Net)

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Catastrophic forgetting remains a fundamental challenge in artificial neural networks during continuous learning tasks, where backpropagation-driven weight updates inevitably overwrite previously learned parametric structures. Drawing inspiration from phase transition theory in statistical physics, this paper proposes a novel architectural paradigm named Memory Vaporization Neural Network (MV-Net) to transcend the traditional binary dichotomy of knowledge retention and erasure. In MV-Net, historical knowledge is not rigidly locked or irreversibly erased when new tasks are introduced; instead, it undergoes a non-linear low-dimensional projection termed "memory vaporization," transforming from highly active, high-dimensional explicit states into a low-dimensional, isotropic, and distributed "vapor background field" embedded within the network topology. Guided by an adaptive thermodynamic control unit, this vaporized knowledge diffuses and interacts cost-effectively at the baseline layer. When triggered by specific contextual cues or task-relevant signals, a customized "memory condensation" operator is activated, driving the vaporized knowledge fragments to rapidly aggregate and reconstruct back into the high-dimensional explicit working space. We formulate the rigorous mathematical frameworks for both the vaporization and condensation operators, establish the non-linear diffusion-dissipation equations governing the background field, and provide a Lyapunov-based mathematical proof demonstrating the asymptotic stability of historical representations against catastrophic interference. Furthermore, we analyze the implicit cross-generalization capabilities arising from heat-kernel diffusion within the background manifold. MV-Net offers a mathematically elegant and physically grounded pathway toward achieving sustainable, lifelong knowledge evolution in autonomous intelligent systems.

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