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# The Convex Geometry of Backpropagation: Neural Network Gradient Flows Converge to Extreme Points of the Dual Convex Program

@article{Wang2021TheCG,
title={The Convex Geometry of Backpropagation: Neural Network Gradient Flows Converge to Extreme Points of the Dual Convex Program},
author={Yifei Wang and Mert Pilanci},
journal={ArXiv},
year={2021},
volume={abs/2110.06488}
}
• Published 13 October 2021
• Computer Science, Mathematics
• ArXiv
We study non-convex subgradient flows for training two-layer ReLU neural networks from a convex geometry and duality perspective. We characterize the implicit bias of unregularized non-convex gradient flow as convex regularization of an equivalent convex model. We then show that the limit points of non-convex subgradient flows can be identified via primal-dual correspondence in this convex optimization problem. Moreover, we derive a sufficient condition on the dual variables which ensures that…

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