State-Dependent Lyapunov Method for Rank-1 Matrix Factorization

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.26993v1
• Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:43:16 GMT
• Title: State-Dependent Lyapunov Method for Rank-1 Matrix Factorization
• Abstract summary: We study gradient descent for rank-1 matrix factorization through a certificate-based viewpoint.<n>In the certified regime, this mechanism yields convergence to a global minimizer.<n>In the post-critical regime, it forces trajectories toward a terminal balanced manifold.
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• Abstract: We study gradient descent for rank-1 matrix factorization through a certificate-based viewpoint. The central object is a parameterized quadratic certificate $I(δ;\,\cdot)$ whose level sets shrink along the dynamics, thereby inducing a monotone state parameter $δ_t$. In the certified regime, this mechanism yields convergence to a global minimizer; in the post-critical regime, it forces trajectories toward a terminal balanced manifold. To explain the origin of these certificates, we formulate a state-dependent Lyapunov framework based on structural axioms. Within this framework, the scalar certificate is uniquely determined, and the same local Lagrange analysis constrains the signal and noise blocks of rank-1 extensions. Thus, the certificates arise from the monotonicity structure of the dynamics, rather than from ad hoc algebraic constructions. We also provide numerical evidence beyond the proved cases. For the 2-dimensional rank-1 approximation problem $X=\mathrm{diag}(1,σ)$ with $σ\in(0,1)$, the experiments are consistent with the existence of a $C^1$ admissible certificate branch. For the quartic-augmented scalar loss $\frac12(ab-1)^2+μ(ab-1)^4$, the same scalar certificate remains predictive for several values of $μ$ after choosing an empirical threshold. These experiments suggest that the state-dependent Lyapunov method may extend beyond the settings proved in this paper.

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