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The $\ell_{1\text{-}2}$ regularization method has a strong sparsity promoting capability in approaching sparse solutions of linear inverse problems and gained successful applications in various mathematics and applied science fields. This…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-04 Yaohua Hu , Hao Wang , Xiaoqi Yang

We consider the problem of learning a sparse graph under the Laplacian constrained Gaussian graphical models. This problem can be formulated as a penalized maximum likelihood estimation of the Laplacian constrained precision matrix. Like in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-09-06 Jiaxi Ying , José Vinícius de M. Cardoso , Daniel P. Palomar

This paper presents a regularization technique incorporating a non-convex and non-smooth term, $\ell_{1}^{2}-\eta\ell_{2}^{2}$, with parameters $0<\eta\leq 1$ designed to address ill-posed linear problems that yield sparse solutions. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-16 Long Li , Liang Ding

This paper considers the sparse eigenvalue problem, which is to extract dominant (largest) sparse eigenvectors with at most $k$ non-zero components. We propose a simple yet effective solution called truncated power method that can…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2011-12-13 Xiao-Tong Yuan , Tong Zhang

We present a new approach to solve the sparse approximation or best subset selection problem, namely find a $k$-sparse vector ${\bf x}\in\mathbb{R}^d$ that minimizes the $\ell_2$ residual $\lVert A{\bf x}-{\bf y} \rVert_2$. We consider a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-06-21 Tal Amir , Ronen Basri , Boaz Nadler

We present a new algorithm and the corresponding convergence analysis for the regularization of linear inverse problems with sparsity constraints, applied to a new generalized sparsity promoting functional. The algorithm is based on the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-12-30 Sergey Voronin , Ingrid Daubechies

The generalized maximum-entropy sampling problem (GMESP) is to select an order-$s$ principal submatrix from an order-$n$ covariance matrix, to maximize the product of its $t$ greatest eigenvalues, $0<t\leq s <n$. Introduced more than 25…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-05 Gabriel Ponte , Marcia Fampa , Jon Lee

The recovery of sparse generative models from few noisy measurements is an important and challenging problem. Many deterministic algorithms rely on some form of $\ell_1$-$\ell_2$ minimization to combine the computational convenience of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-03-20 Daniela Calvetti , Monica Pragliola , Erkki Somersalo

We consider a linear inverse problem whose solution is expressed as a sum of two components: one smooth and the other sparse. This problem is addressed by minimizing an objective function with a least squares data-fidelity term and a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-18 Adrian Jarret , Valérie Costa , Julien Fageot

Sparse estimation methods are aimed at using or obtaining parsimonious representations of data or models. While naturally cast as a combinatorial optimization problem, variable or feature selection admits a convex relaxation through the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2012-04-23 Francis Bach , Rodolphe Jenatton , Julien Mairal , Guillaume Obozinski

Optimization problems with norm-bounding constraints arise in a variety of applications, including portfolio optimization, machine learning, and feature selection. A common approach to these problems involves relaxing the norm constraint…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-08 Danial Davarnia , Mohammadreza Kiaghadi

In this paper, Bayesian parameter estimation through the consideration of the Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) criterion is revisited under the prism of the Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm. By incorporating a sparsity-promoting penalty…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2015-08-06 Rodrigo Carvajal , Juan C. Agüero , Boris I. Godoy , Dimitrios Katselis

Quadratic eigenvalue problems (QEP) and more generally polynomial eigenvalue problems (PEP) are among the most common types of nonlinear eigenvalue problems. Both problems, especially the QEP, have extensive applications. A typical approach…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-11-07 Yiling You , Jose Israel Rodriguez , Lek-Heng Lim

Non-Hermitian generalized eigenvalue problems (GEPs) play a significant role in many practical applications, such as mechanical engineering. Based on the generalized Schur decomposition, we propose a variational quantum algorithm for…

In this paper, we propose a novel sparse recovery method based on the generalized error function. The penalty function introduced involves both the shape and the scale parameters, making it very flexible. The theoretical analysis results in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-04 Zhiyong Zhou

This paper presents approaches to compute sparse solutions of Generalized Singular Value Problem (GSVP). The GSVP is regularized by $\ell_1$-norm and $\ell_q$-penalty for $0<q<1$, resulting in the $\ell_1$-GSVP and $\ell_q$-GSVP…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-08 Ugochukwu O. Ugwu , Michael Kirby

This paper investigates a general class of problems in which a lower bounded smooth convex function incorporating $\ell_{0}$ and $\ell_{2,0}$ regularization is minimized over a box constraint. Although such problems arise frequently in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-26 Yuge Ye , Qingna Li

The generalized eigenvalue (GE) problems are of particular importance in various areas of science engineering and machine learning. We present a variational quantum algorithm for finding the desired generalized eigenvalue of the GE problem,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-08 Jin-Min Liang , Shu-Qian Shen , Ming Li , Shao-Ming Fei

In sparse optimization, enforcing hard constraints using the $\ell_0$ pseudo-norm offers advantages like controlled sparsity compared to convex relaxations. However, many real-world applications demand not only sparsity constraints but also…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-12 William de Vazelhes , Xiao-Tong Yuan , Bin Gu

This article focuses on solving the generalized eigenvalue problems (GEP) arising in the source-free Maxwell equation with magnetoelectric coupling effects that models three-dimensional complex media. The goal is to compute the smallest…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-02-26 Ruey-Lin Chern , Han-En Hsieh , Tsung-Ming Huang , Wen-Wei Lin , Weichung Wang