arXiv Machine Learning
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Quantum Speedups for Stochastic Optimization with Heavy-Tailed Noise
arXiv:2607. 25492v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We study stochastic optimization with heavy-tailed gradient noise.
Algorithms with Polynomially-Improved Approximation Factors for the $2 \rightarrow q$ Norm, and Applications
arXiv:2605. 25303v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The $2 \rightarrow q$ norm of a matrix $X \in \mathbb{R}^{n \times d}$ is defined as $\lVert X \rVert_{2 \rightarrow q} = \sup_{\lVert v \rVert_2 = 1} \lVert Xv \rVert_q$.
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