@article{parameterfreeoptimalratesfornonlinearsem, title = {Parameter-free Optimal Rates for Nonlinear Semi-Norm Contractions with Applications to $Q$-Learning}, author = {Ankur Naskar and Gugan Thoppe and Vijay Gupta}, year = {2025}, eprint = {2508.05984}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.05984}, }