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Mean-field theory analyzes multi-head self-attention training

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Researchers have developed a mean-field theory to analyze multi-head self-attention models trained with cross-entropy. The study treats each attention head as a particle, using the empirical law of heads as a state variable in an infinite-head limit. This framework establishes a nonlinear Wasserstein gradient-flow equation and provides theoretical bounds and convergence rates for training dynamics, offering a rigorous baseline for understanding attention mechanisms. AI

IMPACT Provides a theoretical framework for understanding the training dynamics of attention mechanisms in deep learning models.

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Cheng Huan, Hongfwei Yuan ·

    A Mean-Field Analysis of Multi-Head Self-Attention under Cross-Entropy Training

    arXiv:2606.10469v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper develops a mean-field theory for a simplified single-layer causal multi-head self-attention model trained by cross-entropy minimization. Each attention head is treated as a particle in parameter space, and the empirical…

  2. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Hongfwei Yuan ·

    A Mean-Field Analysis of Multi-Head Self-Attention under Cross-Entropy Training

    This paper develops a mean-field theory for a simplified single-layer causal multi-head self-attention model trained by cross-entropy minimization. Each attention head is treated as a particle in parameter space, and the empirical law of the heads is used as the large-head state …

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