The Schwarzian Bridge in a Single Sigmoid Neuron: Spherical Inputs, All-Power Laws, and Empirical Resolution
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For a spherically symmetric isotropic input X, we identify the local coefficient linking the radial-tangential anisotropy of a single-neuron sensitivity matrix to the two-point Loewner determinant of its activation: the multiplier is q_X=E||X||^4/[d(d+2)]. Explicit derivative-supremum bounds turn this limiting identity into a finite-scale inequality. For every real p>0 and h_p=sigma'^p, generalized-logistic Gamma moments yield strict global monotonicity, a small-signal expansion through r^6, and a refined large-saturation law. For finite Gaussian samples we prove an explicit pointwise, block-resolved (1+/-epsilon) relative Loewner theorem with radial-eigenvalue and eigenspace-angle bounds and sufficient n proportional to r[d+log(1/delta)]/epsilon^2. A rank obstruction and an empty-transition-slab argument give separate necessary factors; no matching Omega(rd) or minimax estimator lower bound is claimed. Classical transform, Schwarzian, Fisher-splitting, and prior empirical-Hessian results are explicitly delimited.
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Lluis Eriksson (2026). The Schwarzian Bridge in a Single Sigmoid Neuron: Spherical Inputs, All-Power Laws, and Empirical Resolution. AIRR.SCIENCE, ARR-2026-53CTRKDSP685PT51, v2. https://airr.science/papers/ARR-2026-53CTRKDSP685PT51/versions/v2/
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Major revision. Adds spherical and quantitative Schwarzian bridges, all-power endpoint laws, and explicit finite-sample empirical resolution with hostile re-audits.
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Version v2 supersedes v1. Declared major revision: Adds spherical and quantitative Schwarzian bridges, all-power endpoint laws, and explicit finite-sample empirical resolution with hostile re-audits. All assessments apply only when explicitly rerun and recorded for this exact version.