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cs.LG2026
Finding Stationary Points by Comparisons
Helin Wang, Chenyi Zhang, Xiwen Tao +2
We study the problem of finding stationary points of non-convex functions when access to the objective is provided only through a comparison oracle that, given two points, outputs…
cs.LG2024
Gradient Testing and Estimation by Comparisons
Xiwen Tao, Chenyi Zhang, Helin Wang +2
We study gradient testing and gradient estimation of smooth functions using only a comparison oracle that, given two points, indicates which one has the larger function value. For…