@inbook{dad66fbb527d4538b1a4f5ad520e232e,
title = "The theory of on-line learning: a statistical physics approach",
abstract = "In this paper we review recent theoretical approaches for analysing the dynamics of on-line learning in multilayer neural networks using methods adopted from statistical physics. The analysis is based on monitoring a set of macroscopic variables from which the generalisation error can be calculated. A closed set of dynamical equations for the macroscopic variables is derived analytically and solved numerically. The theoretical framework is then employed for defining optimal learning parameters and for analysing the incorporation of second order information into the learning process using natural gradient descent and matrix-momentum based methods. We will also briefly explain an extension of the original framework for analysing the case where training examples are sampled with repetition.",
keywords = "on-line learning, neural networks, statistical physics, natural gradient descent, matrix-momentum, repetition",
author = "David Saad",
note = "The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com; Studies in Classification, Data Analysis and Knowledge Organization ; Conference date: 01-01-2003 Through 01-01-2003",
year = "2003",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783540441830",
series = "Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "300--309",
editor = "Manfred Schwaiger and Otto Opit",
booktitle = "Exploratory Data Analysis in Empirical Research: Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Klassifikation e.V., University of Munich, March 14-16, 2001",
address = "Germany",
}