[2503.22478] Almost Bayesian: The Fractal Dynamics of Stochastic Gradient Descent

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[2503.22478] Almost Bayesian: The Fractal Dynamics of Stochastic Gradient Descent Skip to main content arXiv is now an independent nonprofit! Learn more × Search arXiv Press Enter to search · Advanced search --> Computer Science > Machine Learning arXiv:2503.22478 (cs) [Submitted on 28 Mar 2025 ( v1 ), last revised 16 Mar 2026 (this version, v2)] Title: Almost Bayesian: The Fractal Dynamics of Stochastic Gradient Descent Authors: Max Hennick , Stijn De Baerdemacker View a PDF of the paper titled Almost Bayesian: The Fractal Dynamics of Stochastic Gradient Descent, by Max Hennick a

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