@misc{indiciaef7c545d6bf04, title = {Dispersion Loss Counteracts Embedding Condensation and Improves Generalization in Small Language Models}, author = {Xiao, Xi [ORNL] (ORCID:0009000009316982) and Wang, Xiao [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000165451943) and Liu, Chen [Yale University] and Sun, Xingzhi [Yale University] and Van tassel, Alexandre [Yale University] and Ke, Xu [Yale University] and Reimann, Kristof [Yale University] and Liao, Danqi [Yale University] and Gerstein, Mark [Yale University] and wang, tianyang [University of Alabama, Birmingham] and Krishnaswamy, Smita [Yale University]}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3413601}, note = {Source identifier: 3413601} }