Gradient-estimator design overcomes trainability barriers in neural-network-based variational optimization

arXiv:2609.22342 · cond-mat.dis-nn, cond-mat.str-el, cs.LG, physics.chem-ph, physics.comp-ph · Submitted 2026-09-16 · Read on arXiv

cond-mat.dis-nn, cond-mat.str-el, cs.LG, physics.chem-ph, physics.comp-ph

Submitted: 2026-09-16

Updated: 2026-09-16

Comments: 10 pages, 4 figures; partially supersedes arXiv:2606.13912

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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