title: Analysis of the back-propagation algorithm with momentum.
abstract: In this letter, the back-propagation algorithm with the momentum term is analyzed. It is shown that all local minima of the sum of least squares error are stable. Other equilibrium points are unstable.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Sci., Bangalore.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Phansalkar
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sastry