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Auteurs principaux: Xie, Zixuan, Liu, Xinyu, Chandra, Rohan, Zhang, Shangtong
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Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21391
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author Xie, Zixuan
Liu, Xinyu
Chandra, Rohan
Zhang, Shangtong
author_facet Xie, Zixuan
Liu, Xinyu
Chandra, Rohan
Zhang, Shangtong
contents Linear TD($λ$) is one of the most fundamental reinforcement learning algorithms for policy evaluation. Previously, convergence rates are typically established under the assumption of linearly independent features, which does not hold in many practical scenarios. This paper instead establishes the first $L^2$ convergence rates for linear TD($λ$) operating under arbitrary features, without making any algorithmic modification or additional assumptions. Our results apply to both the discounted and average-reward settings. To address the potential non-uniqueness of solutions resulting from arbitrary features, we develop a novel stochastic approximation result featuring convergence rates to the solution set instead of a single point.
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spellingShingle Finite Sample Analysis of Linear Temporal Difference Learning with Arbitrary Features
Xie, Zixuan
Liu, Xinyu
Chandra, Rohan
Zhang, Shangtong
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Linear TD($λ$) is one of the most fundamental reinforcement learning algorithms for policy evaluation. Previously, convergence rates are typically established under the assumption of linearly independent features, which does not hold in many practical scenarios. This paper instead establishes the first $L^2$ convergence rates for linear TD($λ$) operating under arbitrary features, without making any algorithmic modification or additional assumptions. Our results apply to both the discounted and average-reward settings. To address the potential non-uniqueness of solutions resulting from arbitrary features, we develop a novel stochastic approximation result featuring convergence rates to the solution set instead of a single point.
title Finite Sample Analysis of Linear Temporal Difference Learning with Arbitrary Features
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21391