REINFORCEMENT LEARNING
CORE MACHINE LEARNING
Optimal Goal-Reaching Reinforcement Learning via Quasimetric Learning
July 21, 2023
Abstract
In goal-reaching reinforcement learning (RL), the optimal value function has a particular geometry, called quasimetrics structure. This paper introduces Quasimetric Reinforcement Learning (QRL), a new RL method that utilizes quasimetric models to learn optimal value functions. Distinct from prior approaches, the QRL objective is specifically designed for quasimetrics, and provides strong theoretical recovery guarantees. Empirically, we conduct thorough analyses on a discretized MountainCar environment, identifying properties of QRL and its advantages over alternatives. On offline and online goal-reaching benchmarks, QRL also demonstrates improved sample efficiency and performance, across both state-based and image-based observations.
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