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We propose a sparse reconstruction framework for solving inverse problems. Opposed to existing sparse regularization techniques that are based on frame representations, we train an encoder-decoder network by including an $\ell^1$-penalty.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-08-07 Daniel Obmann , Johannes Schwab , Markus Haltmeier

In numerous substitution models for the $\l_{0}$-norm minimization problem $(P_{0})$, the $\l_{p}$-norm minimization $(P_{p})$ with $0<p<1$ have been considered as the most natural choice. However, the non-convex optimization problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-04-27 Angang Cui , Jigen Peng , Haiyang Li

This work addresses the robust reconstruction problem of a sparse signal from compressed measurements. We propose a robust formulation for sparse reconstruction which employs the $\ell_1$-norm as the loss function for the residual error and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-03-30 Fei Wen , Yuan Yang , Ling Pei , Wenxian Yu , Peilin Liu

We analyze the local elliptic regularity of weak solutions to the Dirichlet problem associated with the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^s$ on an arbitrary bounded open set $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$. For $1<p<2$, we obtain regularity in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-05-24 Umberto Biccari , Mahamadi Warma , Enrique Zuazua

For an arbitrary parameter $p\in [1,+\infty]$, we consider the problem of exponential stabilization in the spatial $L^{p}$-norm, and $W^{1,p}$-norm, respectively, for a class of anti-stable linear parabolic PDEs with space-time-varying…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-07-05 Qiaoling Chen , Jun Zheng , Guchuan Zhu

The computation of sparse solutions of large-scale linear discrete ill-posed problems remains a computationally demanding task. A powerful framework in this context is the use of iteratively reweighted schemes, which are based on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-14 Malena Sabaté Landman , Yuji Nakatsukasa

Convex regularizers are often used for sparse learning. They are easy to optimize, but can lead to inferior prediction performance. The difference of $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$ ($\ell_{1-2}$) regularizer has been recently proposed as a nonconvex…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-06-21 Quanming Yao , James T. Kwok , Xiawei Guo

The sparse optimization problems arise in many areas of science and engineering, such as compressed sensing, image processing, statistical and machine learning. The $\ell_{0}$-minimization problem is one of such optimization problems, which…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-04-23 Jialiang Xu , Yun-Bin Zhao

The constrained $\ell_p^p/\ell_q^p$ ratio model is scale invariant and is therefore attractive for sparse signal recovery. However, its nonconvex, nonsmooth, and fractional structure makes a unified theoretical and algorithmic analysis…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-26 Lang Yu , Nan-jing Huang

In this work, we propose an optimization framework for estimating a sparse robust one-dimensional subspace. Our objective is to minimize both the representation error and the penalty, in terms of the l1-norm criterion. Given that the…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2024-03-07 Xiao Ling , Paul Brooks

In this paper, we investigate a group sparse optimization problem via $\ell_{p,q}$ regularization in three aspects: theory, algorithm and application. In the theoretical aspect, by introducing a notion of group restricted eigenvalue…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-01-29 Yaohua Hu , Chong Li , Kaiwen Meng , Jing Qin , Xiaoqi Yang

In this paper we study the $\ell_p$-analysis optimization ($0<p\leq1$) problem for cosparse signal recovery. We establish a bound for recovery error via the restricted $p$-isometry property over any subspace. We further prove that the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-08-28 Shubao Zhang , Hui Qian , Xiaojin Gong , Jianying Zhou

We present and analyze a novel sparse polynomial technique for the simultaneous approximation of parameterized partial differential equations (PDEs) with deterministic and stochastic inputs. Our approach treats the numerical solution as a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-01-22 Nick Dexter , Hoang Tran , Clayton Webster

In this paper, we consider the $\alpha\| \cdot\|_{\ell_1}-\beta\| \cdot\|_{\ell_2}$ sparsity regularization with parameter $\alpha\geq\beta\geq0$ for nonlinear ill-posed inverse problems. We investigate the well-posedness of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-23 Liang Ding , Weimin Han

In this paper, we consider a well-known sparse optimization problem that aims to find a sparse solution of a possibly noisy underdetermined system of linear equations. Mathematically, it can be modeled in a unified manner by minimizing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-01 Lei Yang , Xiaojun Chen , Shuhuang Xiang

This paper discusses sparse isotropic regularization for a random field on the unit sphere $\mathbb{S}^2$ in $\mathbb{R}^{3}$, where the field is expanded in terms of a spherical harmonic basis. A key feature is that the norm used in the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-01-11 Quoc T. Le Gia , Ian H. Sloan , Robert S. Womersley , Yu Guang Wang

In this work, we consider a class of linear ill-posed problems with operators that map from the sequence space $ \ell_r $ ($r \ge 1$) into a Banach space and in addition satisfy a conditional stability estimate in the scale of sequence…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-21 Robert Plato , Bernd Hofmann

This paper investigates the optimality conditions for characterizing the local minimizers of the constrained optimization problems involving an $\ell_p$ norm ($0<p<1$) of the variables, which may appear in either the objective or the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-16 Hao Wang , Yining Gao , Jiashan Wang , Hongying Liu

We introduce sparse versions of function spaces that are relevant to characterize the solutions of Euler equations without concentration. The standard Sobolev space $H^{-1}$ is given a sparse structure that allows to measure the degree of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-27 Óscar Domínguez , Mario Milman

Sparse optimization is a fundamental challenge in various practical applications. A popular approach to sparse optimization is $\ell_p$ regularization. However, it may encounter optimization instability due to the unbounded gradients when…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Huangyu Xu , Jingqin Yang , Qianqian Xu , Jiaye Teng