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48 results for muon spectroscopy

PCA improves detection of phase transitions in muon spectroscopy data from various materials.

problem Subtle changes in asymmetry function indicate phase transitions, but existing methods require material-specific knowledge.
method Applied unsupervised PCA to muon spectroscopy asymmetry data from multiple materials.
result PCA can recover phase transition indicators and improve detection of material-specific variations.

Muon optimizer outperforms GD in neural networks.

problem Optimizing matrix-structured parameters in neural networks.
method Muon optimizer specifically designed for matrix parameters, analyzing convergence rate and low-rank Hessian structure.
result Muon can outperform Gradient Descent due to its ability to leverage the low-rank structure of Hessian matrices.

Muon optimizer simplifies matrix optimization with spectral orthogonalization.

problem Matrix optimization challenges, especially with large condition numbers.
method Simplified Muon optimizer using spectral orthogonalization of gradients.
result Simplified Muon converges linearly with independent scalar sequences, outperforming gradient descent and Adam.

Muon outperforms GD in associative memory learning by balancing frequency components.

problem Training dynamics and scaling behavior of Muon in associative memory learning.
method Study of Muon in a linear associative memory model with softmax retrieval and hierarchical frequency spectrum over query-answer pairs.
result Muon achieves exponential speedup over GD in noiseless case and superior scaling efficiency in noisy case.

MiMuon optimizer improves generalization for large models by reducing generalization error.

problem Improving generalization of Muon optimizer for large models.
method Enhanced Muon optimizer using orthogonalization of gradient, proving lower generalization error.
result MiMuon optimizer has a lower generalization error of O(1N)O\big(\frac{1}{N}\big) compared to Muon's O(1NκT)O\big(\frac{1}{Nκ^{T}}\big).

EF21-Muon optimizes deep learning with error feedback, improving efficiency and accuracy.

problem Lack of principled distributed frameworks for non-Euclidean LMO-based optimizers.
method Introduces EF21-Muon, a communication-efficient, non-Euclidean LMO-based optimizer with convergence guarantees.
result First efficient distributed implementation of non-Euclidean LMO-based optimizers, achieving up to 7x communication savings.

Muon optimizes training efficiency by improving data retention at large batch sizes.

problem Improving training efficiency and data retention at large batch sizes.
method Introducing Muon, a second-order optimizer, and combining it with muP for efficient hyperparameter transfer.
result Muon outperforms AdamW in retaining data efficiency at large batch sizes, enabling more economical training.

TomOpt optimizes muon detector designs using differentiable programming.

problem Designing efficient particle detectors for muon tomography.
method Differentiable programming for muon interaction modeling, inference, and optimisation.
result Demonstrated end-to-end differentiable and inference-aware optimisation of particle physics instruments.

Shampoo achieves higher token efficiency than Muon in language models.

problem Understanding the relationship and relative data efficiency of Shampoo and Muon compared to Adam and Signum.
method Extensive experiments on language models, demonstrating Shampoo's higher efficiency and decomposing its updates.
result Shampoo's benefits are attributed to its application to weight matrices, challenging interpretations based on variance adaptation and whitening.

New analysis of Muon and SignSGD on matrix-valued least squares problems.

problem Understanding the behavior of Muon and SignSGD on matrix-valued least squares problems.
method Derive explicit deterministic dynamics to study learning behavior of Muon and SignSGD.
result Muon and SignSGD exhibit different optimal learning rates and convergence characteristics based on batch size and data covariance.

Muon spectral optimizer outperforms SGD in associative memory tasks.

problem Understanding the advantage of spectral optimizers in learning associative memory.
method Linear associative memory problem, Gaussian inputs and outputs, power law frequency distribution, thresholded gradient approximation.
result Muon significantly outperforms SGD in storage capacity and recovery rates.

Study shows momentum-based optimizers like Muon and MomentumGD bias towards KKT points in smooth homogeneous models.

problem Understanding the implicit bias of momentum-based optimizers on smooth homogeneous models.
method Analysis of Muon, MomentumGD, Signum, and Adam optimizers under decaying learning rate schedules.
result Momentum-based optimizers approximate steepest descent trajectories and bias towards KKT points of margin maximization problems.

Muon optimizes Transformer training with heavy-tailed data, achieving optimal sample complexity.

problem Theoretical understanding of non-Euclidean optimisation methods for heavy-tailed data in training Transformers.
method Addressing the gap in theoretical understanding, we show Muon achieves optimal sample complexity under heavy-tailed noise.
result Muon finds an ε-stationary point in nuclear norm with optimal sample complexity, absorbing heavy-tailed noise without dimension dependence.

Muon dynamics study uses spectral Wasserstein flow for optimization stability.

problem Optimizing deep learning models with gradient normalization.
method Introduces Spectral Wasserstein distances for matrix flows, proving equivalence with Benamou--Brenier formulation.
result Gradient-flow interpretation of mean-field normalized training dynamics.

MuonEq improves training of matrix-valued parameters by rebalancing momentum before orthogonalization.

problem Training matrix-valued parameters with orthogonalized-update optimizers like Muon.
method MuonEq introduces three lightweight pre-orthogonalization equilibration schemes: two-sided row/column normalization (RC), row normalization (R), and column normalization (C).
result Row/column normalization acts as a zeroth-order surrogate for whitening and improves the geometry seen by orthogonalization.

Muons and random optimizers perform similarly, challenging geometric optimization theory.

problem Empirical success of Muon optimizer challenges geometric optimization theory.
method Introducing Freon and Kaon optimizers, demonstrating performance without precise geometric structure.
result Performance of optimizers is controlled by alignment and descent potential, not geometric structure.

AuON is a linear-time optimizer that improves upon Muon's performance without approximate orthogonal matrices.

problem High memory and computational costs of orthogonal momentum updates.
method AuON uses normalized nonlinear scaling and a 'emergency brake' to handle exploding attention logits.
result AuON achieves strong performance without approximate orthogonal matrices, preserving structural alignment and reconditioning.

PolarGrad optimizes deep learning models by considering matrix structure, outperforming Adam and Muon.

problem Efficient optimization of large-scale neural networks and language models.
method A unifying framework for analyzing matrix-aware preconditioned methods, including PolarGrad.
result PolarGrad outperforms Adam and Muon in various tasks.

Improved spectroscopy classification with deep learning and synthetic data.

problem Identifying chlorinated solvents in Raman spectra.
method Locally-connected neural network (NN) for binary classification, autoencoder-based outlier detection, and synthetic training data.
result The proposed method outperforms existing algorithms in accuracy and robustness.

This work uses neural density estimation to analyze laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy data, enabling accurate predictions and uncertainty quantification.

problem Inference of probability densities in high-dimensional spectral data is often intractable.
method Normalizing flows on structured spectral latent spaces for density estimation and uncertainty quantification.
result The approach enables generation of realistic spectral samples and accurate prediction of state vectors with well-calibrated uncertainties.

Muon optimizes deep learning models on imbalanced data by learning all components equally.

problem Generalization issues in deep learning models on imbalanced data.
method Introduced Spectral Gradient Descent (SpecGD) as a canonical form of Muon and Shampoo, and studied its performance on imbalanced data.
result SpecGD learns all principal components of imbalanced data at equal rates, unlike vanilla GD which prioritizes dominant components.

Develops a Bayesian non-parametric approach for signal separation with varying components.

problem Signal separation with varying components across different input locations.
method Augments Gaussian Process Latent Variable Models with weighted sums of pure component signals and incorporates priors for linear weights.
result Framework allows for non-linear variations in signals and incorporates useful priors for linear weights.

High-dimensional spectroscopy data makes ML models achieve near-perfect accuracy, even when chemical distinctions are absent.

problem Why machine learning models achieve near-perfect accuracy in spectroscopic classification tasks without chemically meaningful features.
method Theoretical analysis grounded in the Feldman-Hajek theorem and concentration of measure, combined with specific experiments on synthetic and real fluorescence spectra.
result Infinitesimal distributional differences in high-dimensional spaces can lead to perfect separability, making models achieve near-perfect accuracy in spectroscopy.

A new Riemannian framework optimizes LoRA for faster convergence and better performance.

problem Optimizing low-rank adapters in neural networks to improve convergence and performance.
method Integrates Riemannion optimizer, LoRA initialization, and efficient implementation for geometrically treating low-rank adapters.
result Consistent and noticeable improvements in convergence speed and final task performance over standard LoRA and its modifications.

Dynamic Time Warping improves regression accuracy on spectroscopy data.

problem Improving regression accuracy on spectroscopy data with DTW when data is across multiple wavelengths.
method Illustrated DTW's effectiveness on spectroscopy time-series data, showing its benefits in improving regression accuracy when only a single wavelength is considered. DTW combined with k-Nearest Neighbour reveals similarities and differences at the time-series level.
result DTW improves regression accuracy on spectroscopy data, especially when considering a single wavelength.

Active learning improves neutron spectroscopy experiments by automating measurement selection.

problem Efficiently searching for signals in neutron scattering experiments with limited beam time.
method Probabilistic active learning using log-Gaussian processes.
result Automated selection of informative measurements improves experimental efficiency.

This work uses Sylvester normalizing flows for more accurate metabolite quantification in MRS.

problem Challenges in accurate metabolite quantification in MRS due to spectral overlap, low SNR, and artifacts.
method Bayesian inference framework with physics-informed Sylvester normalizing flows.
result Accurate metabolite quantification, well-calibrated uncertainties, and insights into parameter correlations and multi-modal distributions.

The study analyzes convergence of adaptive optimizers under low-precision training.

problem Understanding why low-precision training remains effective for large models.
method Developed a theoretical framework for analyzing convergence of adaptive optimizers under floating-point quantization.
result Adaptive optimizers retain convergence rates close to full-precision methods under logarithmic mantissa scaling.

Gluon optimizes LMO-based methods for large-scale tasks, improving performance and theory-practice gap.

problem LMO-based methods lack theoretical support for practical implementation and smoothness assumptions.
method Introduces Gluon, a new LMO-based method with refined smoothness model.
result Gluon's theoretical stepsizes match fine-tuned values, closing the theory-practice gap.