Demystifying Reasoning Dynamics with Mutual Information: Thinking Tokens are Information Peaks in LLM Reasoning

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085713-0421

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/085713-0421
Author(s): Chen Qian, Dongrui Liu, Haochen Wen, Zhen Bai, Yong Liu, Jing Shao
Pages: 14065-14104 (40 pages)
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Conference: Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 38
Date/Location: Held 2-7 December 2025, San Diego, California, USA and 30 November - 5 December 2025, Mexico City, Mexico.
Series: Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 38
Publisher: Neural Information Processing Systems Foundation, Inc. (NeurIPS)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/085713-0421
Author(s): Chen Qian, Dongrui Liu, Haochen Wen, Zhen Bai, Yong Liu, Jing Shao
Pages: 14065-14104 (40 pages)
Format: PDF Paper Download
Conference: Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 38
Date/Location: Held 2-7 December 2025, San Diego, California, USA and 30 November - 5 December 2025, Mexico City, Mexico.
Series: Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 38
Publisher: Neural Information Processing Systems Foundation, Inc. (NeurIPS)