A Free Probabilistic Framework for Analyzing the Transformer-based Language Models
Machine Learning
2025-08-19 v3 Machine Learning
Abstract
We present a formal operator-theoretic framework for analyzing Transformer-based language models using free probability theory. By modeling token embeddings and attention mechanisms as self-adjoint operators in a tracial -probability space, we reinterpret attention as non-commutative convolution and describe representation propagation via free additive convolution. This leads to a spectral dynamic system interpretation of deep Transformers. We derive entropy-based generalization bounds under freeness assumptions and provide insight into positional encoding, spectral evolution, and representational complexity. This work offers a principled, though theoretical, perspective on structural dynamics in large language models.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2506.16550,
title = {A Free Probabilistic Framework for Analyzing the Transformer-based Language Models},
author = {Swagatam Das},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.16550},
year = {2025}
}