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Dead Directions: Geometric Singular Learning arXiv:2606.05957v1 Tejas Pradeep Shirodkar IIIT Hyderabad 2026 cs.LG, stat.ML 2026-06-04 139

Dead Directions: Geometric Singular Learning

Author: Tejas Pradeep Shirodkar (IIIT Hyderabad) arXiv: 2606.05957v1 [cs.LG, stat.ML] Published: 2026-06-04 | 139 pages

Abstract

Bridges singular learning theory and information geometry through one primitive: the dead direction — a unit vector where the Fisher metric degenerates, with KL order recoverable from directional Fisher curvature decay rate in original coordinates (no Hironaka resolution). Lifts to deep networks via K-FAC factorization, constructs DDCAdam optimizer, and enables readout of Watanabe's triple (lambda, m, nu) from a single checkpoint.

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