TY - THES A1 - Uhlmann, Julius T1 - Assessing RLVR’s Efficacy in Solving Previously Intractable Problems with LLMs N2 - Reinforcement Learning from Verifiable Rewards (RLVR) has emerged as a promising method for enhancing the reasoning capabilities of large language models (LLMs). There is an ongoing debate, however, as to whether RLVR genuinely expands reasoning capacities in LLMs and enables the emergence of new strategies in a manner similar to that of traditional RL agents. Seeking to objectively evaluate behavioral emergence in RLVR, this thesis assesses RLVR’s efficacy in solving previously intractable problems. By analyzing various relevant and contemporary implementations, this work shows that problems that cannot be solved by a base model often become solvable through RLVR training. Even though many of these problems are highly constructed, this shift represents evidence of a genuine expansion of reasoning capabilities through reinforcement learning. A deeper understanding of the limitations of current methods will enable further advances in research and the development of LLMs with greater success in complex reasoning tasks. KW - large language models KW - reinforcement learning KW - reasoning models KW - reinforcement learning from verifiable rewards Y1 - 2026 U6 - https://doi.org/10.60524/opus-3084 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Reitenberger, Johannes A1 - Seitz, Sebastian A1 - Barm, Sabrina A1 - Baeten, André A1 - Baeten, Somayeh A1 - Majić, Neven A1 - Oblinger, Christian T1 - Cryogenic Hydrogen Test Data Evaluation of a Hollow Conductor Fluid Flow with Heat Exchange for Reinforcement Learning T2 - The Proceedings of The Thirty-fifth (2025) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference KW - hydrogen KW - cryogenic KW - heat exchanger KW - cooling KW - hollow conductor KW - reinforcement learning Y1 - 2025 UR - https://publications.isope.org/proceedings/ISOPE/ISOPE%202025/data/pdfs/561-2025-TPC-0134.pdf UR - https://onepetro.org/ISOPEIOPEC SN - 978-1-880653-74-6 SN - 1098-6189 SP - 3256 PB - International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers CY - Cupertino ER -