@article{functionalcriticsareessentialforactorcri,
  title = {Functional Critics Are Essential for Actor-Critic: From Off-Policy Stability to Efficient Exploration},
  author = {Qinxun Bai and Yuxuan Han and Wei Xu and Zhengyuan Zhou},
  year = {2025},
  eprint = {2509.22964},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.22964},
}