Magnetotelluric forward modeling is important for enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of MT inversion by solving related partial differential equations.
Neural operators (NOs) have been effective in quick MT forward modeling but often use multi-layer perceptrons (MLPs), which may reduce accuracy due to their drawbacks like lack of interpretability and overfitting.
A new neural operator called EFKAN combines Fourier neural operator (FNO) with Kolmogorov-Arnold network to improve MT forward modeling accuracy and explore alternatives to MLPs.
Experimental results show that EFKAN achieves higher accuracy in obtaining resistivity and phase compared to NOs with MLPs and is faster than traditional numerical methods.