@article{whyattentionpatternsexistaunifyingtempor,
  title = {Why Attention Patterns Exist: A Unifying Temporal Perspective Analysis},
  author = {Qingyue Yang and Jie Wang and Xing Li and Yinqi Bai and Xialiang Tong and Huiling Zhen and Jianye Hao and Mingxuan Yuan and Bin Li},
  year = {2026},
  eprint = {2601.21709},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21709},
}