@article{understandingschedulefreemethodsinnoncon,
  title = {Understanding Schedule-Free Methods in Nonconvex Optimization: Rate Guarantees and Escaping Saddles},
  author = {Jiseok Chae and Donghwan Kim},
  year = {2026},
  eprint = {2607.09167},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.09167},
}