A mean-field kinetic theory derivation produces a closed-form U-shaped token retrieval profile that explains the lost-in-the-middle phenomenon in Transformers.
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Kinetic theory for Transformers and the lost-in-the-middle phenomenon
A mean-field kinetic theory derivation produces a closed-form U-shaped token retrieval profile that explains the lost-in-the-middle phenomenon in Transformers.