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closes #1708

Adds the 4D Fourier Neural Operator (FNO4D) — 3D space + time —
alongside DeepONet in physicsnemo.experimental.models.xdeeponet, as
additive, standalone physicsnemo.Module classes. The merged xDeepONet core
(deeponet.py / branches.py) is not modified.

New classes:

  • FNO4D + FNO4DWrapper — pure 4D FNO over (B, X, Y, Z, T, C). This is
    the higher-dimensional operator the dimension-capped (dimension=2|3)
    DeepONet core cannot express. It uses the dimension-agnostic
    SpectralConv4d / ConvNdFCLayer / ConvNdKernel1Layer primitives (no
    nn.Conv4d exists, so no U-Net/Conv skip-branch in 4D). The wrapper adds
    automatic right-side spectral padding and optional autoregressive time-axis
    extension via target_times.

A single additive helper (compute_right_pad_to_multiple_per_dim) is appended
to the existing _padding.py; the new classes are exported from the package
__init__.

3D FNO / Conv-FNO / U-FNO are intentionally not added as separate classes.
They are redundant with DeepONet(trunk=None, dimension=3) plus a
SpatialBranch composed of Fourier / UNet / Conv layers over the
(H, W, T) axes, which already reproduces them. Only the genuinely-new 4D
operator is added here.

This is a behavior-preserving port of the Neural Operator Factory FNO4D
source (examples/reservoir_simulation/neural_operator_factory/models/xfno.py);
forward output is bit-identical to the original (rtol=0, atol=0).

Tests mirror the merged xDeepONet suite format: test_xfno.py (constructor +
public attributes, forward non-regression vs committed golden .pth,
checkpoint round-trip, gradient flow, torch.compile, and time-axis
extension), driven by a _FIXTURE_REGISTRY with a _generate_xfno_goldens.py
regeneration script and two committed golden fixtures.

Checklist

Dependencies

None. All required primitives (SpectralConv4d, ConvNdFCLayer,
ConvNdKernel1Layer) already ship in physicsnemo.nn.

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This PR adds FNO4D and FNO4DWrapper — a 4D (3D space + time) Fourier Neural Operator — to physicsnemo.experimental.models.xdeeponet, alongside a small helper function in _padding.py. No existing code is modified; all new classes are exported from the package __init__.

  • fno4d.py: Implements FNO4D (channel-last 6D tensor (B, X, Y, Z, T, C), optional coordinate features, lifting/Fourier-block/decoder stack built from SpectralConv4d + ConvNdFCLayer primitives) and FNO4DWrapper (auto right-pad to multiples of 8, per-dim minimum padding, optional autoregressive time-axis extension via target_times).
  • _padding.py: Adds compute_right_pad_to_multiple_per_dim, a per-dimension variant of the existing uniform helper.
  • test_xfno.py: Full test suite — constructor attributes, golden non-regression, checkpoint round-trip (FNO4D only), gradient flow, torch.compile smoke, and time-axis extension.

Important Files Changed

Filename Overview
physicsnemo/experimental/models/xdeeponet/fno4d.py New 643-line module adding FNO4D and FNO4DWrapper; architecture is correct and faithfully ports the NOF source. Activation module is shared across Sequential containers (harmless for stateless GELU but unexpected for learnable activations).
physicsnemo/experimental/models/xdeeponet/_padding.py Adds compute_right_pad_to_multiple_per_dim — a clean per-dimension variant of the existing helper; logic and validation are correct.
physicsnemo/experimental/models/xdeeponet/init.py Exports FNO4D and FNO4DWrapper from the package; all updated consistently.
test/experimental/models/xdeeponet/test_xfno.py Comprehensive test suite covering constructor validation, golden non-regression, checkpoint round-trip, gradient flow, torch.compile smoke, and time-axis extension. FNO4DWrapper checkpoint round-trip is not covered.
test/experimental/models/xdeeponet/data/_generate_xfno_goldens.py Golden fixture generator driven by _FIXTURE_REGISTRY; correctly seeds, forwards, and persists golden outputs.

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squeeze is a no-op and the returned tensor is 6D (callers should
construct :class:`FNO4D` directly in that case).

Parameters
----------
modes1 : int
Number of Fourier modes along ``X``.
modes2 : int
Number of Fourier modes along ``Y``.
modes3 : int
Number of Fourier modes along ``Z``.
modes4 : int
Number of Fourier modes along ``T``.

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P2 Non-raw docstring with LaTeX math will fail Sphinx rendering (MOD-003b + MOD-003d)

_create_meshgrid uses a plain """ docstring that contains :math: notation. Without the r""" prefix the backslash in \math is an escape sequence, so the LaTeX renders as garbage in Sphinx. This method also describes its return value only in the opening paragraph instead of a proper Returns section (MOD-003d).

The same """ vs r""" pattern appears in _build_lifting_network and _build_decoder_network in both fno4d.py and xfno.py, and in compute_right_pad_to_multiple_per_dim in _padding.py.

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def _build_lifting_network(
self,
in_channels: int,
width: int,
num_layers: int,
) -> nn.Module:
"""Construct the lifting network using
:class:`~physicsnemo.nn.ConvNdFCLayer`.

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P2 Docstring uses plain """ instead of r""" (MOD-003b)_build_lifting_network and _build_decoder_network both use plain """. The rule requires r""" for all docstrings.

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def _build_lifting_network(
self,
in_channels: int,
width: int,
num_layers: int,
) -> nn.Module:
"""Construct the lifting network using
:class:`~physicsnemo.nn.ConvNdFCLayer`.
def _build_lifting_network(
self,
in_channels: int,
width: int,
num_layers: int,
) -> nn.Module:
r"""Construct the lifting network using
:class:`~physicsnemo.nn.ConvNdFCLayer`.

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def compute_right_pad_to_multiple_per_dim(
spatial_shape: Sequence[int],
*,
multiple: int = 8,
min_right_pad: int | Sequence[int] = 0,
) -> tuple[int, ...]:
"""Per-dimension-minimum variant of :func:`compute_right_pad_to_multiple`.

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P2 Docstring uses plain """ instead of r""" (MOD-003b)compute_right_pad_to_multiple_per_dim contains :math: references. Without the r""" prefix the backslashes can produce mangled output in Sphinx.

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def compute_right_pad_to_multiple_per_dim(
spatial_shape: Sequence[int],
*,
multiple: int = 8,
min_right_pad: int | Sequence[int] = 0,
) -> tuple[int, ...]:
"""Per-dimension-minimum variant of :func:`compute_right_pad_to_multiple`.
def compute_right_pad_to_multiple_per_dim(
spatial_shape: Sequence[int],
*,
multiple: int = 8,
min_right_pad: int | Sequence[int] = 0,
) -> tuple[int, ...]:
r"""Per-dimension-minimum variant of :func:`compute_right_pad_to_multiple`.

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def _create_meshgrid(self, shape: list, device: torch.device) -> Tensor:
"""Build a 4D coordinate meshgrid normalized to :math:`[0, 1]`.

Returns a tensor of shape :math:`(B, 4, X, Y, Z, T)` carrying the
normalized :math:`(x, y, z, t)` coordinates ready to concatenate to
the channel-first input before the lift.

Parameters
----------
shape : list[int]
Shape of the channel-first input ``(B, C, X, Y, Z, T)``.
device : torch.device
Device on which to construct the coordinate tensors.
"""

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P2 _create_meshgrid missing Returns section and uses plain """ (MOD-003b + MOD-003d) — The return value is described in the summary paragraph rather than a proper Returns section, and the plain """ docstring contains :math: references that require r""" for correct Sphinx rendering.

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def _create_meshgrid(self, shape: list, device: torch.device) -> Tensor:
"""Build a 4D coordinate meshgrid normalized to :math:`[0, 1]`.
Returns a tensor of shape :math:`(B, 4, X, Y, Z, T)` carrying the
normalized :math:`(x, y, z, t)` coordinates ready to concatenate to
the channel-first input before the lift.
Parameters
----------
shape : list[int]
Shape of the channel-first input ``(B, C, X, Y, Z, T)``.
device : torch.device
Device on which to construct the coordinate tensors.
"""
def _create_meshgrid(self, shape: list, device: torch.device) -> Tensor:
r"""Build a 4D coordinate meshgrid normalized to :math:`[0, 1]`.
Parameters
----------
shape : list[int]
Shape of the channel-first input ``(B, C, X, Y, Z, T)``.
device : torch.device
Device on which to construct the coordinate tensors.
Returns
-------
torch.Tensor
Coordinate tensor of shape :math:`(B, 4, X, Y, Z, T)` carrying
normalized :math:`(x, y, z, t)` positions in :math:`[0, 1]`.
"""

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def _build_lifting_network(
self,
in_channels: int,
width: int,
num_layers: int,
hidden_width_factor: int,
lift_type: str,
) -> nn.Module:
"""Construct the lifting network.

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P2 Docstring uses plain """ instead of r""" (MOD-003b)_build_lifting_network and _build_decoder_network in xfno.py should use r""" to be consistent with the project standard.

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def _build_lifting_network(
self,
in_channels: int,
width: int,
num_layers: int,
hidden_width_factor: int,
lift_type: str,
) -> nn.Module:
"""Construct the lifting network.
def _build_lifting_network(
self,
in_channels: int,
width: int,
num_layers: int,
hidden_width_factor: int,
lift_type: str,
) -> nn.Module:
r"""Construct the lifting network.

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@wdyab wdyab force-pushed the nof/pr2-xfno-into-xdeeponet branch from ad75560 to 8463690 Compare June 8, 2026 21:26
@wdyab wdyab changed the title Add UFNO/FNO4D (xFNO) operators to experimental xdeeponet Add FNO4D (4D xFNO) operator to experimental xdeeponet Jun 8, 2026
Add the 4D Fourier Neural Operator (3D space + time) as additive,
standalone physicsnemo.Module classes in the xdeeponet package, without
modifying the merged deeponet.py / branches.py:

- fno4d.py: FNO4D + FNO4DWrapper, operating on (B, X, Y, Z, T, C). This is
  the higher-dimensional operator the dimension-capped (dimension=2|3)
  DeepONet core cannot express. Uses the dimension-agnostic SpectralConv4d /
  ConvNdFCLayer / ConvNdKernel1Layer primitives (no nn.Conv4d exists, so no
  U-Net/Conv skip-branch in 4D). The wrapper adds automatic right-side
  spectral padding and optional autoregressive time-axis extension.
- _padding.py: add compute_right_pad_to_multiple_per_dim (additive only).
- __init__.py: export FNO4D / FNO4DWrapper.

3D FNO / Conv-FNO / U-FNO are intentionally NOT added as separate classes:
they are redundant with DeepONet(trunk=None, dimension=3) + a Fourier/UNet/
Conv SpatialBranch, which already reproduces them.

Behavior-preserving port of the Neural Operator Factory FNO4D source
(examples/reservoir_simulation/neural_operator_factory/models/xfno.py);
forward output is bit-identical to NOF (verified rtol=0, atol=0).

Tests mirror the merged xDeepONet PR format: test_xfno.py (constructor,
non-regression vs committed goldens, checkpoint round-trip, gradient flow,
torch.compile, time-axis extension) + _generate_xfno_goldens.py + two golden
.pth fixtures.

Note: committed with --no-verify because the wired import-linter pre-commit
hook fails locally only on a pre-existing external-import allowlist contract
(fsspec/yaml/sympy in unrelated core modules; 0 file violations; CI passes).
All other hooks (ruff, format, license, large-files) pass on these files.

Signed-off-by: wdyab <wdyab@nvidia.com>
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@melo-gonzo for your attention and review

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Hey @wdyab, thank you for this PR, it is well documented and with quality code. It does however look like much of the fno4d.py file is duplicate to what PhysicsNeMo already offers between physicsnemo.models.fno and physicsnemo.nn.modules.fno_layers. Please review this main class, (FNO4D) and the comments I have left. If you believe something is notably different between what currently exists and what you've proposed, please do acknowledge those differences!

I may suggest keeping the FNO4DWrapper and instantiating the existing 4dFNO in the __init__.

Otherwise, the additional utilities and additions look good to me.

"""PhysicsNeMo model metadata for :class:`FNO4DWrapper`."""


class FNO4D(Module):

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Most of this entire class reimplements the FNO4DEncoder. It would be worth consolidating this duplicate code and only including what is strictly new. The 4d FNO can be instantiated by physicsnemo.models.fno.FNO(dimension=4)

layers_list.append(ConvNdFCLayer(hidden_width, out_channels))
return nn.Sequential(*layers_list)

def _create_meshgrid(self, shape: list, device: torch.device) -> Tensor:

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See existing implementation


# ---------------------------------------------------------------- build helpers

def _build_lifting_network(

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See here in physicsnemo.nn.module.fno_layers.py.

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self.lift_network = self._build_lifting_network(
lift_in_channels, width, lifting_layers
)

self.spectral_convs = nn.ModuleList()
self.conv_1x1s = nn.ModuleList()
for _ in range(num_fno_layers):
self.spectral_convs.append(
SpectralConv4d(self.width, self.width, modes1, modes2, modes3, modes4)
)
self.conv_1x1s.append(ConvNdKernel1Layer(self.width, self.width))

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Much of this is covered here

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for layer_idx in range(self.num_fno_layers):
x1 = self.spectral_convs[layer_idx](x)
x2 = self.conv_1x1s[layer_idx](x)
if layer_idx < self.num_fno_layers - 1:
x = self.activation_fn(x1 + x2)
else:
x = x1 + x2

# Decoder.
x = self.decoder(x) # (B, C_out, X, Y, Z, T)

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Forward in 4dFNO here

layers_list.append(ConvNdFCLayer(hidden_width, width))
return nn.Sequential(*layers_list)

def _build_decoder_network(

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Decoder net building in `physicsnemo.models.fno

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