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# Improving reinforcement learning algorithms: towards optimal learning rate policies

@article{Mounjid2019ImprovingRL,
title={Improving reinforcement learning algorithms: towards optimal learning rate policies},
author={Othmane Mounjid and Charles-Albert Lehalle},
journal={ArXiv},
year={2019},
volume={abs/1911.02319}
}
• Published 6 November 2019
• Computer Science, Mathematics
• ArXiv
This paper investigates to what extent one can improve reinforcement learning algorithms. Our study is split in three parts. First, our analysis shows that the classical asymptotic convergence rate $O(1/\sqrt{N})$ is pessimistic and can be replaced by $O((\log(N)/N)^{\beta})$ with $\frac{1}{2}\leq \beta \leq 1$ and $N$ the number of iterations. Second, we propose a dynamic optimal policy for the choice of the learning rate $(\gamma_k)_{k\geq 0}$ used in stochastic approximation (SA). We…
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