Training Optimizer Advances
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A new analysis separates spectral-norm constraints from orthogonalized momentum to isolate why the Muon optimizer reaches grokking faster than AdamW. Identifying the actual mechanism behind an optimizer's compute-efficiency gain advances optimizer design as a recurring axis of training-efficiency competition.
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Supporting · July 24, 2026
Researchers Isolate Why the Muon Optimizer Reaches Grokking Faster Than AdamW
A new analysis separates spectral-norm constraints from orthogonalized momentum to isolate why the Muon optimizer reaches grokking faster than AdamW. Identifying the actual mechanism behind an optimizer's compute-efficiency gain advances optimizer design as a recurring axis of training-efficiency competition.
arXiv (cs.LG)
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