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Why Momentum Really Works

Explore how momentum changes optimization trajectories and why it can accelerate gradient descent.

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Catalog date: 2017-04-04

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An interactive Distill article that studies momentum in gradient descent on a convex quadratic model, going beyond the common ball-rolling-downhill picture. Source

Source: Explainer Tools

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