tfp.vi.log1p_abs

The log1p-abs Csiszar-function in log-space.

tfp.vi.log1p_abs(
    logu, name=None
)

A Csiszar-function is a member of,

F = { f:R_+ to R : f convex }.

The Log1p-Abs Csiszar-function is:

f(u) = u**(sign(u-1)) - 1

This function is so-named because it was invented from the following recipe. Choose a convex function g such that g(0)=0 and solve for f:

log(1 + f(u)) = g(log(u)).
  <=>
f(u) = exp(g(log(u))) - 1

That is, the graph is identically g when y-axis is log1p-domain and x-axis is log-domain.

logu float-like Tensor representing log(u) from above.
name Python str name prefixed to Ops created by this function.

log1p_abs_of_u float-like Tensor of the Csiszar-function evaluated at u = exp(logu).