[Submitted on 16 Sep 2026]
Title:Learning-Induced Dynamical Transition in Recurrent Neural Networks
View a PDF of the paper titled Learning-Induced Dynamical Transition in Recurrent Neural Networks, by Varun Vaidya
View PDF HTML (experimental)
Abstract:Learning in recurrent neural networks can fundamentally reshape their underlying dynamics, transforming initially chaotic activity into stable task-dependent behavior. We develop a non-equilibrium dynamical mean-field theory(DMFT) to describe this transition during learning. We show that a slow feedback-driven learning process generates an evolving effective feedback strength that drives the network through a transition from chaotic to stable dynamics defined by a bifurcation of the DMFT solution. By deriving the two-time correlation function throughout learning, we identify a critical feedback strength and a corresponding learning rate dependent critical time separating these regimes. The transition arises from the progressive deformation of an effective dynamical landscape by the growing learned feedback structure. Starting from the untrained state, the theory predicts the time evolution of the network output during training and shows quantitative agreement with numerical simulations.
Comments: 16 pages, 7 figures
Subjects:
Machine Learning (cs.LG); Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn); Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
Cite as: arXiv:2609.19288 [cs.LG]
(or arXiv:2609.19288v1 [cs.LG] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.19288
arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)
Submission history
From: Varun Vaidya [view email] [v1] Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:01:39 UTC (1,708 KB)
Full-text links:
Access Paper:
View a PDF of the paper titled Learning-Induced Dynamical Transition in Recurrent Neural Networks, by Varun Vaidya
View PDF
HTML (experimental)
TeX Source
view license
Current browse context:
cs.LG
new | recent | 2026-09
Change to browse by:
cond-mat cond-mat.dis-nn cs nlin nlin.CD
References & Citations
NASA ADS
Google Scholar
Semantic Scholar
Loading...
Data provided by:
Bibliographic Tools
Bibliographic and Citation Tools
Bibliographic Explorer Toggle
Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?)
Connected Papers Toggle
Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?)
Litmaps Toggle
Litmaps (What is Litmaps?)
scite.ai Toggle
scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?)
Code, Data, Media
Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article
alphaXiv Toggle
alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?)
Links to Code Toggle
CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?)
DagsHub Toggle
DagsHub (What is DagsHub?)
GotitPub Toggle
Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?)
Huggingface Toggle
Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?)
ScienceCast Toggle
ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?)
Demos
Demos
Replicate Toggle
Replicate (What is Replicate?)
Spaces Toggle
Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?)
Spaces Toggle
TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?)
Related Papers
Recommenders and Search Tools
Link to Influence Flower
Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?)
Core recommender toggle
CORE Recommender (What is CORE?)
IArxiv recommender toggle
IArxiv Recommender (What is IArxiv?)
Author
Venue
Institution
Topic
About arXivLabs
arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators
arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website.
Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them.
Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs.
Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)