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Continuous and discrete-time accelerated methods for an inequality constrained convex optimization problem

Optimization and Control 2024-11-25 v1

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the study of acceleration methods for an inequality constrained convex optimization problem by using Lyapunov functions. We first approximate such a problem as an unconstrained optimization problem by employing the logarithmic barrier function. Using the Hamiltonian principle, we propose a continuous-time dynamical system associated with a Bregman Lagrangian for solving the unconstrained optimization problem. Under certain conditions, we demonstrate that this continuous-time dynamical system exponentially converges to the optimal solution of the inequality constrained convex optimization problem. Moreover, we derive several discrete-time algorithms from this continuous-time framework and obtain their optimal convergence rates. Finally, we present numerical experiments to validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.

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@article{arxiv.2411.14828,
  title  = {Continuous and discrete-time accelerated methods for an inequality constrained convex optimization problem},
  author = {Juan Liu and Nan-Jing Huang and Xian-Jun Long and Xue-song Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.14828},
  year   = {2024}
}
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