LGMLJul 24, 2025

Neural Tangent Kernels and Fisher Information Matrices for Simple ReLU Networks with Random Hidden Weights

arXiv:2507.18555v2h-index: 9
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The paper analyzes Fisher information matrices and neural tangent kernels (NTK) for 2-layer ReLU networks with random hidden weights, showing their relationship as a linear transformation and deriving spectral decompositions with eigenfunctions for major eigenvalues, along with an approximation formula for network functions.

Fisher information matrices and neural tangent kernels (NTK) for 2-layer ReLU networks with random hidden weight are argued. We discuss the relation between both notions as a linear transformation and show that spectral decomposition of NTK with concrete forms of eigenfunctions with major eigenvalues. We also obtain an approximation formula of the functions presented by the 2-layer neural networks.

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