@article{effectiverankandthestaircasephenomenon,
  title = {Effective Rank and the Staircase Phenomenon: New Insights into Neural Network Training Dynamics},
  author = {Jiang Yang and Yuxiang Zhao and Quanhui Zhu},
  year = {2024},
  eprint = {2412.05144},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.05144v2},
}