arXiv AI

Uniform Approximation of Functions with Asymmetric Growth and Decay by Deep Weighted Polynomials

arXiv:2506. 21306v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Functions that grow without bound on one side of the real line and decay to zero on the other cannot be approximated uniformly by ordinary polynomials on unbounded domains.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 14

Approximation of Analytic Functions by ReLU Neural Networks with Adjustable Depth and Width

arXiv:2607. 10589v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In contrast to most studies on neural network approximation theory that characterize results through a single parameter, such as the total number of network parameters, \cite{shen2020deep} pioneered the characterization of approximation rates as a joint function of the width parameter $N$ and the depth parameter $L$, thereby granting greater architectural flexibility.

By Yanming Lai, Defeng Sun, Yang Wang
arXiv AI
2d ago

SW-KAN: Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks with Stieltjes-Wigert q-Orthogonal Polynomials

The paper introduces SW-KAN, a Kolmogorov‑Arnold Network that replaces traditional B‑spline activations with Stieltjes‑Wigert q‑orthogonal polynomials defined on the semi‑infinite domain (0, ∞). It addresses the domain mismatch between unbounded inputs and bounded polynomial bases by applying a smooth exponential‑of‑tanh mapping, and uses a numerically stable three‑term recurrence to evaluate polynomial expansions efficiently. Experiments on image classification and continuous function approximation show that SW‑KAN achieves better accuracy‑efficiency trade‑offs than existing polynomial KANs, especially in resource‑constrained scenarios with limited data or feature dimensionality.

By Amirhosein Azarpour, Seyyed Moein Kazemi