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A Universal Approximation Theorem of Deep Neural Networks for Expressing Probability Distributions

NeurIPS 2020 · Learning theory and algorithms › Optimal transport · approach: Wasserstein losses for generative models · 33 citations (OpenAlex)

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What was changedWhereMeasuredEffect
Represent the generator as the gradient of a ReLU DNN potentialSource-to-target distribution approximation · General target distributions on R^dW1 approximation and network size: n≤ C/ε^2 (d=1); C log^2 (ε)/ε^2 (d=2); C^d/ε^d (d≥3)Mixed
Represent the generator as the gradient of a ReLU DNN potentialSource-to-target distribution approximation · General target distributions on R^dMMD approximation and network size: n ≤ C/ε^2Helped
Represent the generator as the gradient of a ReLU DNN potentialSource-to-target distribution approximation · General target distributions on R^dKSD approximation and network size: n ≤ Cd/ε^2Helped
Use empirical measures as intermediate targets and semi-discrete optimal transport to map the source to themReLU gradient-potential DNN · Discrete target distribution with n support pointsexact transport representation: depth L=⌈log2 n⌉ and width N = 2^L = 2^⌈log2 n⌉Helped
Parameterize the transport potential rather than the transport map directlyGenerative neural networks · Targets with disjoint modes or supportsability to represent discontinuous transport mapsHelped

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