Summary of Matrix-free Jacobian Chaining, by Uwe Naumann
Matrix-Free Jacobian Chaining
by Uwe Naumann
First submitted to arxiv on: 11 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science (cs.CE)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper addresses the challenge of efficiently computing Jacobians in large-scale modular numerical simulations. It reformulates the classical Matrix Chain Product problem into matrix-free and matrix-Jacobian products, considering limited memory constraints. The authors assume that tangent and adjoint versions of individual subprograms are available as outputs from algorithmic differentiation. The proposed method can be reproduced using an open-source reference implementation. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper helps solve a big problem in science and engineering: figuring out how things change when you make small changes to the inputs. It’s like trying to find the slope of a really long hill, but instead of just looking at one point on the hill, you need to look at many points all at once. The authors come up with a new way to do this that uses less memory than usual, which is important when working with really big simulations. |
