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This paper introduces the Variation Brownian Kernel Ladder (VBKL), a novel framework that decouples nonlinear recursive dictionary construction from linear variation superposition within function spaces. By leveraging properties of Brownian reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces, it establishes rigorous bounds on approximation error and generalization for deep architectures with limited data. The work advances theoretical understanding of how depth impacts model complexity in non-standard representation learning settings.
Variation Brownian Kernel Ladders
arXiv:2608.13882v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Claims about the benefit of depth depend on the complexity assigned to a representation. We introduce the \emph{Variation Brownian Kernel Ladder} (VBKL), a path-atomic function-space framework that separates nonlinear recursive dictionary construction from linear variation superposition. Starting from linear projections, each atom recursively composes unit-ball profiles from the Brownian reproducing kernel Hilbert space; the full VBKL space is then the signed-measure variation hull of the completed dictionary. We identify each recursive dictionary as a union of Brownian pullback RKHS balls and establish variation-controlled H\"older regularity, compactness and attainment, and strict growth with depth under a local non-degeneracy condition whose trace lies in the support of the input measure. For associated finite lower-support architectures, we derive Rademacher and generalization bounds through Brownian quadratic chaos, signed threshold traces, and VC entropy. We also construct two-stage approximants by discretizing the outer measure and the selected outer Brownian profiles, obtaining an $M^{-1/2}+m^{-1/2}$ error bound, a sharp interpolation constant $\sqrt{A/2}$, and at most $2M$ active outer-profile basis contributions per evaluation. Controlled experiments illustrate the approximation mechanisms and indicate a favorable limited-data accuracy--complexity trade-off.
Abstract:Claims about the benefit of depth depend on the complexity assigned to a representation. We introduce the \emph{Variation Brownian Kernel Ladder} (VBKL), a path-atomic function-space framework that separates nonlinear recursive dictionary construction from linear variation superposition. Starting from linear projections, each atom recursively composes unit-ball profiles from the Brownian reproducing kernel Hilbert space; the full VBKL space is then the signed-measure variation hull of the completed dictionary. We identify each recursive dictionary as a union of Brownian pullback RKHS balls and establish variation-controlled Hölder regularity, compactness and attainment, and strict growth with depth under a local non-degeneracy condition whose trace lies in the support of the input measure. For associated finite lower-support architectures, we derive Rademacher and generalization bounds through Brownian quadratic chaos, signed threshold traces, and VC entropy. We also construct two-stage approximants by discretizing the outer measure and the selected outer Brownian profiles, obtaining an $M^{-1/2}+m^{-1/2}$ error bound, a sharp interpolation constant $\sqrt{A/2}$, and at most $2M$ active outer-profile basis contributions per evaluation. Controlled experiments illustrate the approximation mechanisms and indicate a favorable limited-data accuracy--complexity trade-off.
Machine Learning (cs.LG)
arXiv:2608.13882 [cs.LG]
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