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We propose a new technique that boosts the convergence of training generative adversarial networks. Generally, the rate of training deep models reduces severely after multiple iterations. A key reason for this phenomenon is that a deep…
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Due to the strong correlations present in quantum systems, classical machine learning algorithms like stochastic gradient descent are often insufficient for the training of neural network quantum states (NQSs). These difficulties can be…
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Model predictive control is a powerful tool to generate complex motions for robots. However, it often requires solving non-convex problems online to produce rich behaviors, which is computationally expensive and not always practical in real…
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