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Deep learning as Ricci flow.

Anthony Baptista^1,2,3, Alessandro Barp^4,5, Tapabrata Chakraborti⁴

¹The Alan Turing Institute, The British Library, London, NW1 2DB, UK. anthbapt@gmail.com.

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|October 8, 2024

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Deep neural networks (DNNs) simplify complex data geometry. A new framework reveals that this simplification process, termed global Ricci network flow, correlates with DNN accuracy, offering insights into deep learning explainability.

Keywords:

Complex network Deep learning Differential geometry Ricci flow

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Area of Science:

Computational geometry
Deep learning theory
Differential geometry

Background:

Deep neural networks (DNNs) approximate complex data distributions.
Data undergoes geometric and topological simplification within DNNs.
Understanding transformations in DNNs with non-smooth activations like ReLU is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a parallel between DNN geometric transformations and Hamilton's Ricci flow.
To develop a framework for quantifying geometric changes in DNNs.
To introduce 'global Ricci network flow' for assessing DNN classification capabilities.

Main Methods:

Computational framework to quantify geometric changes across DNN layers.
Application of the framework to over 1500 DNN classifiers.
Training on synthetic and real-world datasets.

Main Results:

Global Ricci network flow-like behavior observed in DNNs.
The strength of this flow correlates with classification accuracy.
Correlation is independent of network depth, width, and dataset.

Conclusions:

DNN geometric transformations resemble Ricci flow.
Global Ricci network flow can assess DNNs' ability to disentangle data.
Differential and discrete geometry tools can enhance deep learning explainability.