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New research explores Bellman residual minimization for control tasks in reinforcement learning

This paper introduces foundational results for Bellman residual minimization applied to policy optimization in Markov decision problems. While dynamic programming is more common, Bellman residual minimization offers advantages like stable convergence with function approximation. The research focuses on extending this method to control tasks, which have been less explored than policy evaluation. AI

IMPACT Advances theoretical understanding of control algorithms, potentially improving reinforcement learning stability.

RANK_REASON This is a research paper published on arXiv detailing theoretical advancements in control algorithms for Markov decision problems.

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New research explores Bellman residual minimization for control tasks in reinforcement learning

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Donghwan Lee, Hyukjun Yang ·

    Bellman Residual Minimization for Control: Geometry, Stationarity, and Convergence

    arXiv:2601.18840v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Markov decision problems are most commonly solved via dynamic programming. Another approach is Bellman residual minimization, which directly minimizes the squared Bellman residual objective function. However, compared to dynamic…