Predicting tensorial molecular properties with equivariant machine-learning models

Abstract

Embedding molecular symmetries into machine-learning models is key for efficient learning of chemico-physical scalar properties, but little evidence on how to extend the same strategy to tensorial quantities exists. Here we formulate a scalable equivariant machine-learning model based on local atomic environment descriptors. We apply it to a series of molecules and show that accurate predictions can be achieved for a comprehensive list of dielectric and magnetic tensorial properties of different ranks. These results show that equivariant models are a promising platform to extend the scope of machine learning in materials modelling.

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