@article{whygrponeedsnormalizationalocalcurvature, title = {Why GRPO Needs Normalization: A Local-Curvature Perspective on Adaptive Gradients}, author = {Cheng Ge and Caitlyn Heqi Yin and Hao Liang and Jiawei Zhang}, year = {2026}, eprint = {2601.23135}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.23135}, }