On the diameter of subgradient sequences in o-minimal structures
Optimization and Control
2026-05-15 v3 Dynamical Systems
Abstract
We study subgradient sequences of locally Lipschitz functions definable in a polynomially bounded o-minimal structure. We show that the diameter of any subgradient sequence is related to the variation in function values, with error terms dominated by a double summation of step sizes. Consequently, we prove that bounded subgradient sequences converge if the step sizes are of order . The proof uses Lipschitz -regular stratifications in o-minimal structures to analyze subgradient sequences via their projections onto different strata.
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@article{arxiv.2511.06868,
title = {On the diameter of subgradient sequences in o-minimal structures},
author = {Lexiao Lai and Mingzhi Song},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.06868},
year = {2026}
}
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65 pages, 2 figures