Summary of A Structure-guided Gauss-newton Method For Shallow Relu Neural Network, by Zhiqiang Cai et al.
A Structure-Guided Gauss-Newton Method for Shallow ReLU Neural Network
by Zhiqiang Cai, Tong Ding, Min Liu, Xinyu Liu, Jianlin Xia
First submitted to arxiv on: 7 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed structure-guided Gauss-Newton (SgGN) method uses a shallow ReLU neural network to efficiently solve least squares problems. By categorizing weights and biases as nonlinear and linear parameters, the SgGN method iterates between these parameters using damped Gauss-Newton and linear solver updates. The method produces an effective search direction without requiring additional techniques like shifting in Levenberg-Marquardt. Numerical experiments demonstrate the convergence and accuracy of the SgGN method for challenging function approximation problems, including those with discontinuities or sharp transition layers. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper introduces a new way to solve difficult math problems using neural networks. It’s called the structure-guided Gauss-Newton (SgGN) method. Neural networks are great at solving some kinds of math problems, but they can get stuck when the problem is very hard. The SgGN method helps by breaking down the problem into smaller parts and solving each part separately. This makes it much better at solving really tough problems that other methods struggle with. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Neural network * Relu
