TY - RPRT TI - Dispersion Loss Counteracts Embedding Condensation and Improves Generalization in Small Language Models AU - Xiao, Xi [ORNL] (ORCID:0009000009316982) AU - Wang, Xiao [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000165451943) AU - Liu, Chen [Yale University] AU - Sun, Xingzhi [Yale University] AU - Van tassel, Alexandre [Yale University] AU - Ke, Xu [Yale University] AU - Reimann, Kristof [Yale University] AU - Liao, Danqi [Yale University] AU - Gerstein, Mark [Yale University] AU - wang, tianyang [University of Alabama, Birmingham] AU - Krishnaswamy, Smita [Yale University] PY - 2026 UR - https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3413601 ID - 3413601 ER -