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An Improved Bound on the VC-Dimension of Neural Networks with Polynomial Activation Functions

Optimization and Control 2007-05-23 v3 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

In this note, we derive an improved upper bound for the VC-dimension of neural networks with polynomial activation functions. This improved bound is based on a result of Rojas on the number of connected components of a semi-algebraic set.

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@article{arxiv.math/0112208,
  title  = {An Improved Bound on the VC-Dimension of Neural Networks with Polynomial Activation Functions},
  author = {J. Maurice Rojas and M. Vidyasagar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0112208},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

9 pages, submitted for publication. Various typos fixed and the proof of the main result has been streamlined