DYNAMITE: A high-performance framework for solving Dynamical Mean-Field Equations

TL;DR

DYNAMITE is a high-performance computational framework that enables solving Dynamical Mean-Field Equations at unprecedented long times, facilitating the study of slow dynamics in complex systems across various scientific fields.

Contribution

It introduces a novel, efficient numerical method combining adaptive techniques and memory management to solve DMFE at times up to 10^7, surpassing previous limitations.

Findings

Achieves orders-of-magnitude speedup over traditional methods.

Enables exploration of aging and relaxation in glassy models.

Provides a reproducible framework for long-memory dynamical systems.

Abstract

Understanding the dynamics of systems evolving in complex and rugged energy landscapes is central across physics, economics, biology, and computer science. Disordered mean-field models provide a powerful framework, as exact Dynamical Mean-Field Equations (DMFE) can be derived. However, solving the DMFE -- a set of coupled integral-differential equations for two-time functions -- remains a major numerical challenge. So far, large-time solutions of DMFE rely either on analytical approaches, such as the Cugliandolo--Kurchan ansatz based on assumptions like weak ergodicity breaking (which is known to fail in some cases), or on numerical integrations that reliably reach times $O(10^3)$ and extend further only via poorly controlled approximations. Consequently, no general method currently exists to solve DMFE at very long times, limiting the study of slow dynamics in complex landscapes. We present \textsc{Dynamite} (DYNAmical Mean-fIeld Time Evolution solver), a high-performance framework for solving DMFE up to unprecedented times $t=O(10^7)$. It combines non-uniform interpolation, adaptive time stepping, and numerical `renormalization' of memory, enabling accurate evaluation of history integrals. Its asymptotic runtime is linear, with sublinear memory scaling. Stability and precision are ensured via an adaptive Runge--Kutta scheme and periodic sparsification of the past. \textsc{Dynamite} achieves orders-of-magnitude speedups over uniform-grid methods while maintaining accuracy and reproducibility on CPU and GPU architectures. Benchmarks on glassy mean-field models, including the mixed spherical $p$-spin system, demonstrate access to aging and relaxation regimes previously out of reach. The framework provides a reproducible and extensible foundation for studying long-memory dynamical systems.