SVM p范数推导

作成日: 2025年1月13日

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質問

SVM 软间隔 ξi\xi_i 改为 p 范数 ξip|\xi_i|^p ,详细推导出它的 Primal 和 Dual 问题。并说明 p=1 和 p>1 时,SVM问题有什么不同?

思考

Reworking the objective

I'm curious about tweaking the objective in the primal form of the soft-margin SVM. The focus shifts to minimizing 12w2+Ciξip\frac{1}{2} \|w\|^2 + C \sum_i |\xi_i|^p with specific constraints.

Reevaluating absolute values

I'm thinking aloud about the use of absolute values for ξi\xi_i in the objective. Since ξi0\xi_i \ge 0, there's no need for ξi|\xi_i|, so ξip|\xi_i|^p simplifies to ξip\xi_i^p.

Tackling derivatives

I’m piecing together partial derivatives for ww, bb, and ξi\xi_i to determine the optimal conditions. I’m also considering complementary slackness for αi\alpha_i and μi\mu_i to ensure the solution fits perfectly.

Taking a closer look

Pulling together the dual problem, rewriting ξi\xi_i in terms of αi\alpha_i and CC, and ensuring the dual Lagrangian is tight involves considering these key elements.

Synthesizing dual objectives

I'm figuring out the dual function by minimizing over αi\alpha_i and μi\mu_i, solving for ξi\xi_i using constraints, and ensuring optimal solutions align with the support vector method.

Incorporating constraints

OK, let's work through the constraints. By defining f(ξi)f(\xi_i) and solving for ξi\xi_i^*, I ensure the solution fits the constraints, keeping everything balanced.

Breaking down constraints

OK, let’s do a step-by-step analysis of constraints. Simplifying terms between constraints ensures a clear, accurate, and insightful expression. This approach effectively clarifies complex elements.

Breaking down the difference

I'm working through the difference in terms of CC and pp. It's fascinating to see how using known expressions for conjugate functions can simplify this process significantly.

Mapping out conjugate function implications

OK, let me see. For p=1p=1, the dual problem aligns with the standard SVM linear hinge loss. For p=2p=2, it shifts to the squared hinge loss.

Revisiting alpha constraints

OK, let's see: for p=1p=1, αi\alpha_i is bounded by CC, while for p>1p>1, it’s unbounded. This shift creates different constraints for the dual problem.

Analyzing changes

For p>1p>1, the unbounded αi\alpha_i and stronger non-linear penalty alter the margin geometry, resulting in fewer margin violations compared to p=1p=1.

Restating key points

For p>1p>1, the primal and dual objectives are clarified, showing a nuanced change in constraint geometry and properties, leading to a clear progression in understanding.

Refining the dual

By establishing μi0\mu_i \geq 0, the dual function is streamlined, ignoring μi\mu_i and piecing together the dual variables' relationship with CC, pp, and αi\alpha_i.

Piecing together the dual

Tracing the dual problem involves maximizing iαi\sum_i \alpha_i and ijαiαjyiyjxiTxj\sum_i \sum_j \alpha_i \alpha_j y_i y_j x_i^T x_j, minus the conjugate function h(αi)h(\alpha_i).

Examining dual constraints

For p=1p=1, αi\alpha_i is limited by CC, while p>1p>1 allows unbounded αi\alpha_i. The geometry of slack variables also shifts with pp, leading to fewer violations.

Piecing together

By setting up the Lagrangian and using KKT conditions, I can determine optimal ww, bb, and ξi\xi_i values. This approach simplifies finding the optimal solution.

Assessing constraint impacts

OK, let me see: for p=1p=1, αi\alpha_i is capped by CC. For p>1p>1, αi\alpha_i can grow unbounded. Constraints and properties adapt accordingly.

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回答

下面给出一个将软间隔支持向量机(Soft‐Margin SVM)中对松弛变量 ξi\xi_i 的线性惩罚(即“L1L_1”形式)推广到一般的 pp 次惩罚 ξip\|\xi_i\|^p 时,如何推导其原始问题(Primal)和对偶问题(Dual),以及在 p=1p=1p>1p>1 时对偶问题所呈现的关键差异。


1. 回顾传统软间隔 SVM

在二分类问题中,给定训练样本 {(xi,yi)}i=1m\{(x_i, y_i)\}_{i=1}^m,其中 xiRnx_i \in \mathbb{R}^nyi{+1,1}y_i \in \{+1, -1\}。传统软间隔 SVM 的原始问题可写为

minw,b,ξ12w2+Ci=1mξis.t.yi(wTxi+b)    1ξi,i=1,,m,ξi    0,i=1,,m.\begin{aligned} \min_{w, b, \xi} \quad & \frac{1}{2}\|w\|^2 + C \sum_{i=1}^m \xi_i \\ \text{s.t.} \quad & y_i \bigl(w^\mathsf{T} x_i + b\bigr) \;\ge\; 1 - \xi_i,\quad i=1,\dots,m,\\ & \xi_i \;\ge\; 0,\quad i=1,\dots,m. \end{aligned}

其对偶问题可得出

maxαi=1mαi    12i,j=1mαiαjyiyjxiTxjs.t.0    αi    C,i=1,,m,i=1mαiyi  =  0.\begin{aligned} \max_{\alpha} \quad & \sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i \;-\; \frac{1}{2}\sum_{i,j=1}^m \alpha_i \alpha_j\,y_i y_j\, x_i^\mathsf{T} x_j\\ \text{s.t.}\quad & 0 \;\le\; \alpha_i \;\le\; C,\quad i=1,\dots,m,\\ & \sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i y_i \;=\; 0. \end{aligned}

其中 αi\alpha_i 是拉格朗日乘子。
可以看到,αi\alpha_i 在区间 [0,C][0, C] 上受限,即出现了“αiC\alpha_i \le C” 的“盒子约束”(box constraint)。


2. 将软间隔惩罚从 L1L_1 推广到 LpL_p

现在我们将传统 SVM 中对松弛变量 ξi\xi_i 的线性惩罚 ξi\sum \xi_i 改为更一般的 pp 范数惩罚 ξip\sum \xi_i^p,其中通常取 p1p \ge 1。新的原始问题变为

<div align="center"> \(\displaystyle \begin{aligned} \min_{w, b, \{\xi_i\}} \quad & \frac{1}{2}\|w\|^2 \;+\; C\sum_{i=1}^m \bigl(\xi_i\bigr)^p\\ \text{s.t.}\quad & y_i\bigl(w^\mathsf{T} x_i + b\bigr) \;\ge\; 1 - \xi_i,\quad i=1,\dots,m,\\ & \xi_i \;\ge\; 0,\quad i=1,\dots,m. \end{aligned} \) </div>

:由于约束 ξi0\xi_i \ge 0,因此 ξip=ξip\lvert \xi_i \rvert^p = \xi_i^p

下面依照拉格朗日对偶原理推导其对偶问题。


2.1 构造拉格朗日函数

αi0\alpha_i \ge 0 为对不等式

yi(wTxi+b)    1ξiy_i(w^\mathsf{T}x_i + b) \;\ge\; 1-\xi_i

所对应的拉格朗日乘子,μi0\mu_i \ge 0 为对 ξi0\xi_i \ge 0 的拉格朗日乘子。则拉格朗日函数为

L(w,b,{ξi},{αi},{μi})=  12w2  +  Ci=1m(ξi)p  i=1mαi[yi(wTxi+b)1+ξi]  i=1mμiξi.\begin{aligned} \mathcal{L}(w,b,\{\xi_i\}, \{\alpha_i\}, \{\mu_i\}) =\;& \frac{1}{2}\|w\|^2 \;+\; C\sum_{i=1}^m \bigl(\xi_i\bigr)^p \\ &-\; \sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i\,\Bigl[y_i\bigl(w^\mathsf{T}x_i + b\bigr) - 1 + \xi_i \Bigr]\\ &-\; \sum_{i=1}^m \mu_i \,\xi_i. \end{aligned}

我们希望先对 (w,b,{ξi})(w,b,\{\xi_i\}) 做最小化,再对 ({αi},{μi})(\{\alpha_i\}, \{\mu_i\}) 做最大化。


2.2 对 w,b,ξiw, b, \xi_i 求极小

  1. ww 求偏导并令其为零:

    Lw=w    i=1mαiyixi=0        w=i=1mαiyixi.\frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial w} = w \;-\;\sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i\,y_i\,x_i = 0 \;\;\Longrightarrow\;\; w = \sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i\,y_i\,x_i.
  2. bb 求偏导并令其为零:

    Lb=i=1mαiyi=0        i=1mαiyi=0.\frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial b} = - \sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i\,y_i = 0 \;\;\Longrightarrow\;\; \sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i\,y_i = 0.
  3. ξi\xi_i 求偏导并令其为零:

    Lξi=Cp(ξi)p1    αi    μi=0.\frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial \xi_i} = C\,p\,(\xi_i)^{\,p-1} \;-\;\alpha_i \;-\;\mu_i = 0.

    因此

    αi+μi  =  Cp(ξi)p1.\alpha_i + \mu_i \;=\; C\,p\,(\xi_i)^{\,p-1}.

此外,还有 KKT 互补松弛条件

  1. αi  [yi(wTxi+b)1+ξi]=0\alpha_i \;\bigl[y_i(w^\mathsf{T}x_i + b) - 1 + \xi_i\bigr] = 0.
  2. μiξi=0\mu_i \,\xi_i = 0.
  3. αi0,μi0,ξi0.\alpha_i \ge 0,\,\mu_i \ge 0,\,\xi_i \ge 0.

μiξi=0\mu_i \,\xi_i = 0 可见:

  • ξi>0\xi_i > 0,则 μi=0\mu_i=0,并由上式可得 αi=Cp(ξi)p1\alpha_i = C\,p\,(\xi_i)^{p-1}
  • ξi=0\xi_i=0,则 αi+μi=Cp(ξi)p1=0\alpha_i + \mu_i = C\,p\,(\xi_i)^{p-1}=0,通常意味着 αi=0,μi\alpha_i=0,\mu_i 可能为正等情形。

2.3 得到对偶目标函数

w  =  i=1mαiyixiw \;=\;\sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i\,y_i\,x_i

带回拉格朗日函数,并对 ξi\xi_i 取最优(即极小值),可写出“对偶函数” W({αi},{μi})W(\{\alpha_i\},\{\mu_i\})。然后再对 αi,μi\alpha_i,\mu_i 做最大化,并结合约束 αi0,μi0\alpha_i\ge 0,\mu_i\ge 0 即可得到对偶问题。由于推导过程相对繁琐,这里给出要点:

  1. w2\|w\|^2

    12w2=12iαiyixi2=12i,jαiαjyiyjxiTxj.\frac{1}{2}\|w\|^2 = \frac{1}{2}\Bigl\|\sum_i \alpha_i\,y_i\,x_i\Bigr\|^2 = \frac{1}{2}\sum_{i,j} \alpha_i \alpha_j\,y_i y_j\, x_i^\mathsf{T} x_j.
  2. 线性项 iαi-\sum_i \alpha_i 出现于约束 yi(wTxi+b)1ξi\,y_i(w^\mathsf{T}x_i + b) \ge 1-\xi_i.

  3. ξip\xi_i^pαi+μi\alpha_i + \mu_i 的配合
    p=1p=1 时,αi+μi=Cp=C\alpha_i + \mu_i = C\,p= C,这会直接带来 αiC\alpha_i \le C 的“盒子约束”;
    p>1p>1 时,则不再出现 αi\alpha_i 的固定上界,而是通过 αi+μi=Cp(ξi)p1\alpha_i + \mu_i = C\,p\,(\xi_i)^{p-1} 的非线性关系来约束。

综上,可得对偶问题一般形式为

maxα0i=1mαi    12i,j=1mαiαjyiyjxiTxj    i=1mϕ(αi)由 (ξi)p 的对偶对应s.t.i=1mαiyi  =  0,\begin{aligned} \max_{\alpha\ge 0} \quad & \sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i \;-\; \frac{1}{2} \sum_{i,j=1}^m \alpha_i \alpha_j\,y_i y_j\, x_i^\mathsf{T} x_j \;-\;\underbrace{\sum_{i=1}^m \phi(\alpha_i)}_{\text{由 }(\xi_i)^p\text{ 的对偶对应}} \\ \text{s.t.} \quad & \sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i\,y_i \;=\; 0, \end{aligned}

其中 ϕ(αi)\phi(\alpha_i) 来自于 minξi0{C(ξi)pαiξiμiξi}\min_{\xi_i\ge 0}\bigl\{C\,(\xi_i)^p - \alpha_i\,\xi_i - \mu_i\,\xi_i\bigr\} 的解析解或互补松弛条件。对具体的 pp 值,可以进一步写出显式形式。


3. p=1p=1p>1p>1 时的区别

  1. p=1p=1(经典软间隔 SVM)

    • 原始问题为 minw,b,ξ    12w2  +  Ci=1mξi.\min_{w,b,\xi} \;\;\frac12\|w\|^2 \;+\; C\sum_{i=1}^m \xi_i.
    • 对偶问题中会出现 0    αi    C,0 \;\le\; \alpha_i \;\le\; C, 这就是标准软间隔 SVM 的“盒子约束”。直观而言,αi\alpha_i 的上界就是 CC,对应了松弛变量 ξi\xi_i 的线性惩罚强度。
  2. p>1p>1(非线性惩罚)

    • 原始问题为 minw,b,ξ    12w2  +  Ci=1m(ξi)p.\min_{w,b,\xi} \;\;\frac12\|w\|^2 \;+\; C\sum_{i=1}^m \bigl(\xi_i\bigr)^p.
    • 对偶问题中,不再有 αiC\alpha_i \le C 这样的简单盒子约束,αi\alpha_i 可能取更大值。
    • 几何/算法上体现为:对大的松弛变量(即误差较大的样本)会有“更大”的惩罚,因为 ξip\xi_i^pξi\xi_i 增大而比线性增长更快(当 p>1p>1)。这会倾向于让训练过程更加“惩罚”少数大的违约点,从而在一定程度上鼓励更多样本满足更严格的间隔要求。

4. 小结

  • 原始问题(Primal):将 ξi\sum \xi_i 替换为 ξip\sum \xi_i^p 后,约束依然是

    minw,b,{ξi}12w2  +  Ci=1m(ξi)p,s.t.yi(wTxi+b)1ξi,ξi0.\begin{aligned} &\min_{w,b,\{\xi_i\}} \quad \frac12 \|w\|^2 \;+\; C\sum_{i=1}^m (\xi_i)^p,\\ &\text{s.t.}\quad y_i(w^\mathsf{T}x_i + b)\,\ge\, 1-\xi_i,\quad \xi_i \ge 0. \end{aligned}
  • 对偶问题(Dual):通过拉格朗日方法,可得到

    maxα0    i=1mαi    12i,j=1mαiαjyiyjxiTxj    i=1mϕ(αi),s.t.i=1mαiyi=0,\begin{aligned} &\max_{\alpha\ge 0} \;\; \sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i \;-\; \frac12 \sum_{i,j=1}^m \alpha_i\,\alpha_j\, y_i\,y_j\, x_i^\mathsf{T} x_j \;-\;\sum_{i=1}^m \phi(\alpha_i),\\ &\text{s.t.}\quad \sum_{i=1}^m \alpha_i\,y_i = 0, \end{aligned}

    其中 ϕ(αi)\phi(\alpha_i)ξip\xi_i^p 与互补松弛条件共同决定。

  • p=1p=1p>1p>1 的核心区别在于:

    • p=1p=1 时,对偶中的 αi\alpha_i 会出现简单的上界 αiC\alpha_i \le C
    • p>1p>1 时,不再有 αiC\alpha_i \le C 这样的盒子约束,而是由一条非线性关系(αi=Cp(ξi)p1\alpha_i = Cp\,(\xi_i)^{p-1})来隐式限定 αi\alpha_i 的取值范围。几何上,这意味着对大误差会给予更严厉的惩罚,从而也会影响支持向量分布及最终的分类间隔。

参考阅读

  1. C. Cortes and V. Vapnik. Support-vector networks. Machine Learning, 20(3):273–297, 1995.
  2. N. Cristianini and J. Shawe-Taylor. An Introduction to Support Vector Machines and Other Kernel-based Learning Methods. Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  3. 有关一般化 pp-范数惩罚与对偶的对应关系,可参见凸分析中的“共轭函数”(Fenchel conjugate) 相关内容。

以上就是将软间隔 SVM 中对 ξi\xi_i 的线性惩罚拓展到 pp 范数惩罚时,其原始、对偶问题的推导思路,以及 p=1p=1p>1p>1 之间在对偶约束与几何解读上的主要差别。

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