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arxiv: 2604.13604 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-15 · 🌌 astro-ph.SR · cs.LG

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Irregularly Sampled Time Series Interpolation for Binary Evolution Simulations Using Dynamic Time Warping

Ugur Demir , Philipp M. Srivastava , Aggelos Katsaggelos , Vicky Kalogera , Santiago L. Tapia , Manuel Ballester , Shamal Lalvani , Patrick Koller
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Jeff J. Andrews Seth Gossage Max M. Briel Elizabeth Teng
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keywords dynamic time warpingbinary stellar evolutiontime series interpolationstellar track alignmentirregular samplingstellar population synthesisphysical consistency
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The pith

Dynamic time warping computes one shared path to align all parameters in binary stellar evolution tracks.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

Binary evolution simulations are too slow to run thousands of times for population studies, so interpolation between tracks is needed to fill gaps. Binary tracks are harder than single-star ones because interactions create misalignments and sudden jumps that break simple interpolation. The paper claims that dynamic time warping can solve this by finding one common alignment path that stretches or compresses the time axis for every physical parameter at the same time. This joint path puts all quantities on one consistent grid and keeps relations such as the Stefan-Boltzmann law intact. Tests on several binary setups show the method beats earlier approaches and produces usable tracks for large population samples.

Core claim

The paper presents a dynamic time warping approach for aligning and averaging binary stellar evolution tracks. It computes a single shared warping path across all physical parameters simultaneously, which places the tracks on a common temporal grid while preserving causal relationships between quantities. Iterative averaging along this path then produces interpolated tracks. The method is shown to maintain physical consistency, such as the Stefan-Boltzmann law, even when stellar interactions introduce discontinuities, and it outperforms standard interpolation techniques across multiple binary configurations.

What carries the argument

A single shared warping path from dynamic time warping applied jointly to every physical parameter, which aligns irregular time samples onto one common grid.

If this is right

  • Thousands of binary evolution models can be generated from a smaller set of full simulations for population synthesis work.
  • Interpolated tracks remain physically consistent and can be used directly in astrophysical calculations.
  • Proper temporal alignment is shown to be essential; without it, standard methods produce inaccurate results for binaries.
  • The same joint-alignment idea can be applied to any set of neighboring binary tracks that differ only in initial conditions.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same joint-warping idea could be tested on other multi-parameter astrophysical time series, such as supernova light curves or planetary system evolution, where parameters are physically coupled.
  • If the method scales to higher-dimensional parameter spaces, it might reduce the cost of exploring wide ranges of binary initial conditions that are currently too expensive to simulate exhaustively.
  • Independent per-parameter warping would likely break physical laws more often, suggesting that joint alignment is a general requirement for any coupled system with irregular sampling.

Load-bearing premise

A single warping path computed across all parameters at once will still respect causal links and physical laws when stellar interactions create jumps in the tracks.

What would settle it

If interpolated tracks violate the Stefan-Boltzmann law or other known physical relations in a set of binary configurations with known interaction points, the shared-path approach would be shown not to preserve the required relationships.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.13604 by Aggelos Katsaggelos, Elizabeth Teng, Jeff J. Andrews, Manuel Ballester, Max M. Briel, Patrick Koller, Philipp M. Srivastava, Santiago L. Tapia, Seth Gossage, Shamal Lalvani, Ugur Demir, Vicky Kalogera.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: (a) A slice from the 3D HMS-HMS grid, displaying primary star mass (M1) on the x-axis and orbital period (P) on the y-axis. Both axes are in logarithmic space, resulting in uniform point separation. The secondary star mass dimension (M2) is fixed at M2/M1 = 0.7 for visualization clarity. Each colored point corresponds to a simulated initial value configuration, with color coding indicating the evolutionary… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Overview of the proposed DTW-based iterative interpolation method. For a given target initial condition i∗ shown in (a), we identify the K nearest neighbors (here K = 4) from the grid G: in1 , in2 , in3 , and in4 . The grid shown in (a) is plotted without a log transformation. We retrieve their corresponding evolutionary tracks Hn1 , Hn2 , Hn3 , and Hn4 shown in (b). The interpolation proceeds through iter… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Dynamic Time Warping alignment process. (Left) The pairwise distance matrix between each point of tracks HA and HB, with color-coding indicating distance values (lighter colors represent higher values). DTW finds the optimal warping path (red points) that minimizes the cumulative distance function (Equation 7). The shaded regions illustrate the global constraints that exclude the constrained region from se… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Comparison of interpolation methods using Relative Absolute Error distributions. Violin plots show the distribution of RAE values for the Change Point, Nearest Neighbor, and our DTW-based iterative averaging methods across all binary evolution parameters. The y-axis is scaled logarithmically (log10) to visualize the full error range, while median values are presented as percentage Relative Absolute Error (… view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Sample interpolation results for the M˙ transfer parameter from the CO-HMS grid with initial conditions M1 = 4.31M⊙, M2 = 1.58M⊙ and P = 129.4 days. The ground truth (green solid line) is compared against predic￾tions from the Change Point (blue dashed) and DTW (or￾ange dashed) algorithms. Despite the DTW prediction being visually closer to the ground truth, it exhibits larger rel￾ative absolute error due … view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Error calculation methodologies for evaluating interpolation accuracy. (a) Relative Absolute Error (RAE) compu￾tation: RAE evaluates deviations at specific ground truth time points. Since interpolated tracks are irregularly sampled and may not contain values at exact ground truth timestamps, we create a continuous representation using linear interpolation between adjacent points. The interpolated predictio… view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Comparison of interpolation methods using Area Error distributions. Violin plots display the area error distributions for the Nearest Neighbor approach, Change Point algorithm, and our DTW-based iterative averaging method across all binary evolution parameters and three grids (HMS-HMS, CO-HeMS, and CO-HMS). The y-axis is scaled logarithmically, with median values marked within each distribution. Our DTW-ba… view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: Interpolation results comparing methods across different binary parameters. Initial conditions (M1, M2, P) for each sample are displayed in the panel titles. Each plot displays the neighboring tracks Hni (used for interpolation), predictions from the Change Point algorithm (P. M. Srivastava et al. (2025)), predictions from our DTW-based method, and the corresponding ground truth evolutionary track. The Cha… view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: Example interpolation results for log10(Teff,1) parameter with initial conditions M1 = 19.39M⊙, M2 = 2.90M⊙ and P = 278.12 days. The close-up section highlights DTW-based approach capturing fine-scale variations in the signal, while the Change Point algorithm fails to preserve these critical details [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_9.png] view at source ↗
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: Hertzsprung-Russell diagram analysis for two representative HMS-HMS systems. Each row corresponds to a different binary system with initial conditions shown above the panels. The first two panels display the effective temperature and luminosity as functions of age for both the primary and secondary stars, comparing ground truth (solid) and DTW-based predictions (dashed). The third and fourth panels show t… view at source ↗
Figure 11
Figure 11. Figure 11: Stefan-Boltzmann consistency analysis for a representative HMS-HMS system with initial conditions M1 = 11.12 M⊙, M2 = 8.86 M⊙, and P = 14.17 days. The top half shows results for the primary star and the bottom half for the secondary star. For each star, the upper row displays luminosity, radius, and effective temperature as functions of age, comparing ground truth (solid green), DTW-based predictions (das… view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Binary stellar evolution simulations are computationally expensive. Stellar population synthesis relies on these detailed evolution models at a fundamental level. Producing thousands of such models requires hundreds of CPU hours, but stellar track interpolation provides one approach to significantly reduce this computational cost. Although single-star track interpolation is straightforward, stellar interactions in binary systems introduce significant complexity to binary evolution, making traditional single-track interpolation methods inapplicable. Binary tracks present fundamentally different challenges compared to single stars, which possess relatively straightforward evolutionary phases identifiable through distinct physical properties. Binary systems are complicated by mutual interactions that can dramatically alter evolutionary trajectories and introduce discontinuities difficult to capture through standard interpolation. In this work, we introduce a novel approach for track alignment and iterative track averaging based on Dynamic Time Warping to address misalignments between neighboring tracks. Our method computes a single shared warping path across all physical parameters simultaneously, placing them on a consistent temporal grid that preserves the causal relationships between parameters. We demonstrate that this joint-alignment strategy maintains key physical relationships such as the Stefan-Boltzmann law in the interpolated tracks. Our comprehensive evaluation across multiple binary configurations demonstrates that proper temporal alignment is crucial for track interpolation methods. The proposed method consistently outperforms existing approaches and enables the efficient generation of more accurate binary population samples for astrophysical studies.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 0 minor

Summary. The manuscript introduces a Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) method for aligning and interpolating irregularly sampled binary stellar evolution tracks. It computes a single shared warping path across all physical parameters simultaneously to place them on a consistent temporal grid, claiming this preserves causal relationships between parameters and physical laws such as the Stefan-Boltzmann relation. The approach is evaluated across multiple binary configurations and asserted to outperform existing interpolation techniques, enabling more efficient generation of binary population samples.

Significance. If the preservation of physical invariants holds under the reported conditions, the method could meaningfully lower the computational cost of producing large ensembles of binary evolution models for stellar population synthesis. The emphasis on joint multi-parameter alignment addresses a recognized difficulty with discontinuities from stellar interactions, though its practical impact depends on rigorous quantitative validation.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that the joint-alignment strategy 'maintains key physical relationships such as the Stefan-Boltzmann law' is asserted without quantitative support (e.g., no reported deviations in L − 4πR²σT⁴, error bars, or tolerance metrics on interpolated tuples relative to the original tracks). Given that binary discontinuities can occur at different times for different quantities, this omission leaves the central preservation guarantee unverified and load-bearing for the method's validity.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract and evaluation section: No ablation studies, error bars, or details on handling of discontinuities from mass transfer or common-envelope events are provided, making it impossible to assess whether the single shared warping path actually outperforms baselines in a statistically meaningful way or merely shifts misalignment errors.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive feedback on our manuscript. The comments highlight important aspects of quantitative validation that will improve the clarity and rigor of our presentation. We respond to each major comment below.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that the joint-alignment strategy 'maintains key physical relationships such as the Stefan-Boltzmann law' is asserted without quantitative support (e.g., no reported deviations in L − 4πR²σT⁴, error bars, or tolerance metrics on interpolated tuples relative to the original tracks). Given that binary discontinuities can occur at different times for different quantities, this omission leaves the central preservation guarantee unverified and load-bearing for the method's validity.

    Authors: We agree that explicit quantitative metrics would better substantiate the preservation claim. The manuscript shows through direct comparisons that the joint warping path keeps interpolated tracks consistent with the Stefan-Boltzmann relation because all parameters are aligned simultaneously, but we did not report numerical deviations. In the revised version we will add a dedicated quantitative assessment, including maximum and mean deviations of L − 4πR²σT⁴ on interpolated points relative to the original tracks, together with tolerance metrics. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract and evaluation section: No ablation studies, error bars, or details on handling of discontinuities from mass transfer or common-envelope events are provided, making it impossible to assess whether the single shared warping path actually outperforms baselines in a statistically meaningful way or merely shifts misalignment errors.

    Authors: The evaluation section already presents comparisons against standard interpolation baselines across multiple binary configurations and reports improved accuracy. Nevertheless, we acknowledge that ablation experiments, error bars, and explicit discussion of discontinuity handling would allow a more rigorous statistical assessment. We will expand the evaluation to include (i) an ablation comparing joint versus per-parameter warping, (ii) error bars on all reported metrics, and (iii) a description of how the shared path aligns discontinuities arising from mass transfer and common-envelope phases by enforcing a single temporal mapping across all quantities. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; standard DTW application with external empirical validation

full rationale

The paper presents a DTW-based alignment algorithm for binary stellar tracks. The central claim—that a single shared warping path across parameters preserves causal relationships and physical invariants like the Stefan-Boltzmann law—is asserted as a demonstrated property of the method rather than derived by construction from fitted parameters or prior self-citations. No equations reduce the output to the input by definition, no predictions are statistically forced from subsets of the same data, and no load-bearing uniqueness theorems or ansatzes are imported via self-citation. The derivation chain is self-contained as an algorithmic procedure whose correctness is evaluated against external physical benchmarks and comparative performance, not internal tautologies.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The approach rests on standard DTW properties and the domain assumption that joint alignment preserves physics; no free parameters or new entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (2)
  • standard math Dynamic Time Warping produces an optimal monotonic alignment between time series.
    Core property of the DTW algorithm invoked for track alignment.
  • domain assumption A single shared warping path across all parameters preserves causal and physical relationships.
    Explicitly stated as the basis for maintaining the Stefan-Boltzmann law and other relations.

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