Bulk-boundary decomposition of neural networks

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Auteurs principaux: Lee, Donghee, Lee, Hye-Sung, Yi, Jaeok
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author Lee, Donghee
Lee, Hye-Sung
Yi, Jaeok
author_facet Lee, Donghee
Lee, Hye-Sung
Yi, Jaeok
contents We present the bulk-boundary decomposition as a new framework for understanding the training dynamics of deep neural networks. Starting from the stochastic gradient descent formulation, we show that the Lagrangian can be reorganized into a data-independent bulk term and a data-dependent boundary term. The bulk captures the intrinsic dynamics set by network architecture and activation functions, while the boundary reflects stochastic interactions from training samples at the input and output layers. This decomposition exposes the local and homogeneous structure underlying deep networks. As a natural extension, we develop a field-theoretic formulation of neural dynamics based on this decomposition.
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spellingShingle Bulk-boundary decomposition of neural networks
Lee, Donghee
Lee, Hye-Sung
Yi, Jaeok
Machine Learning
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We present the bulk-boundary decomposition as a new framework for understanding the training dynamics of deep neural networks. Starting from the stochastic gradient descent formulation, we show that the Lagrangian can be reorganized into a data-independent bulk term and a data-dependent boundary term. The bulk captures the intrinsic dynamics set by network architecture and activation functions, while the boundary reflects stochastic interactions from training samples at the input and output layers. This decomposition exposes the local and homogeneous structure underlying deep networks. As a natural extension, we develop a field-theoretic formulation of neural dynamics based on this decomposition.
title Bulk-boundary decomposition of neural networks
topic Machine Learning
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.02003