Deep linear network theory derives logarithmic decay for cross-entropy loss under gap-growth conditions versus polynomial closure for Schatten-regularized structural energy under late-time KL tails, separating fitting from simplification; conditional reductions extend this to ReLU MLPs with fixed ac
Towards better generalization: Weight decay induces low-rank bias for neural networks
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Weight decay slows progressive sharpening at the edge of stability, inducing damped oscillations in CNNs and a phase transition to sub-2/η sharpness in MLPs driven by parameter-sharpness gradient alignment, yielding more stable NTK dynamics.
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Deciphering Two Training Clocks in Grokking via Deep Linear Network Theory with Conditional ReLU Reduction
Deep linear network theory derives logarithmic decay for cross-entropy loss under gap-growth conditions versus polynomial closure for Schatten-regularized structural energy under late-time KL tails, separating fitting from simplification; conditional reductions extend this to ReLU MLPs with fixed ac
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Does Weight Decay Enhance Training Stability?
Weight decay slows progressive sharpening at the edge of stability, inducing damped oscillations in CNNs and a phase transition to sub-2/η sharpness in MLPs driven by parameter-sharpness gradient alignment, yielding more stable NTK dynamics.