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We consider the problem of training a deep neural network with nonsmooth regularization to retrieve a sparse and efficient sub-structure. Our regularizer is only assumed to be lower semi-continuous and prox-bounded. We combine an adaptive…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2022-06-20 Dounia Lakhmiri , Dominique Orban , Andrea Lodi

In this paper we study $p$-order methods for unconstrained minimization of convex functions that are $p$-times differentiable ($p\geq 2$) with $\nu$-H\"{o}lder continuous $p$th derivatives. We propose tensor schemes with and without…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-07 Geovani Nunes Grapiglia , Yurii Nesterov

Second-order optimization methods exhibit fast convergence to critical points, however, in nonconvex optimization, these methods often require restrictive step-sizes to ensure a monotonically decreasing objective function. In the presence…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-11 Aayushya Agarwal , Larry Pileggi , Ronald Rohrer

We show that H\"older continuity of the gradient is not only a sufficient condition, but also a necessary condition for the existence of a global upper bound on the error of the first-order Taylor approximation. We also relate this global…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-01-23 Guillaume O. Berger , P. -A. Absil , Raphaël M. Jungers , Yurii Nesterov

High-order methods for convex and nonconvex optimization, particularly $p$th-order Adaptive Regularization Methods (AR$p$), have attracted significant research interest by naturally incorporating high-order Taylor models into adaptive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-30 Wenqi Zhu , Coralia Cartis

The paper is devoted to the study of positive solutions of a second-order linear elliptic equation in divergence form in a domain $D\subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ that satisfy an oblique boundary condition on a portion of $\partial D$. First, we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-08-11 Yehuda Pinchover , Idan Versano

The paper is devoted to deriving novel second-order necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for local minimizers in rather general classes of nonsmooth unconstrained and constrained optimization problems in finite-dimensional spaces.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-07 Pham Duy Khanh , Vu Vinh Huy Khoa , Boris S. Mordukhovich , Vo Thanh Phat

We consider nonlinear optimization problems with cardinality constraints. Based on a continuous reformulation we introduce second order necessary and sufficient optimality conditions. Under such a second order condition, we can guarantee…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-09-06 Max Bucher , Alexandra Schwartz

The adaptive regularization algorithm for unconstrained nonconvex optimization was shown in Nesterov and Polyak (2006) and Cartis, Gould and Toint (2011) to require, under standard assumptions, at most $\mathcal{O}(\epsilon^{3/(3-q)})$…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-09-25 Philippe L. Toint

The usual approach to developing and analyzing first-order methods for smooth convex optimization assumes that the gradient of the objective function is uniformly smooth with some Lipschitz constant $L$. However, in many settings the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-10-11 Haihao Lu , Robert M. Freund , Yurii Nesterov

We establish a new theory of regularity for elliptic complex valued second order equations of the form $\mathcal L=$div$A(\nabla\cdot)$, when the coefficients of the matrix $A$ satisfy a natural algebraic condition, a strengthened version…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-04-03 Martin Dindoš , Jill Pipher

The theory of second order complex coefficient operators of the form $\mathcal{L}=\mbox{div} A(x)\nabla$ has recently been developed under the assumption of $p$-ellipticity. In particular, if the matrix $A$ is $p$-elliptic, the solutions…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-09-16 Martin Dindoš , Jill Pipher

We study the problem of zeroth-order (black-box) optimization of a Lipschitz function $f$ defined on a compact subset $\mathcal X$ of $\mathbb R^d$, with the additional constraint that algorithms must certify the accuracy of their…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2023-03-23 François Bachoc , Tommaso R Cesari , Sébastien Gerchinovitz

An algorithm for unconstrained non-convex optimization is described, which does not evaluate the objective function and in which minimization is carried out, at each iteration, within a randomly selected subspace. It is shown that this…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-31 S. Bellavia , S. Gratton , B. Morini , Ph. L. Toint

ADAGB2, a generalization of the Adagrad algorithm for stochastic optimization is introduced, which is also applicable to bound-constrained problems and capable of using second-order information when available. It is shown that, given…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-13 S. Bellavia , S. Gratton , B. Morini , Ph. L. Toint

Measuring how quickly iterative methods converge is essential in computational mathematics, but current approaches have significant limitations. Q-order analysis requires strict smoothness conditions, while R-order analysis lacks precision…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-04-09 Xiangmin Jiao , Hongji Gao

In this paper, we propose a first second-order scheme based on arbitrary non-Euclidean norms, incorporated by Bregman distances. They are introduced directly in the Newton iterate with regularization parameter proportional to the square…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-07 Nikita Doikov , Yurii Nesterov

In this paper we study the worst-case complexity of an inexact Augmented Lagrangian method for nonconvex constrained problems. Assuming that the penalty parameters are bounded, we prove a complexity bound of $\mathcal{O}(|\log(\epsilon)|)$…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-25 Geovani N. Grapiglia , Ya-xiang Yuan

Optimal second-order regularity in the space variables is established for solutions to Cauchy-Dirichlet problems for nonlinear parabolic equations and systems of $p$-Laplacian type, with square-integrable right-hand sides and initial data…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-10-19 Andrea Cianchi , Vladimir Maz'ya

Lipschitz decomposition is a useful tool in the design of efficient algorithms involving metric spaces. While many bounds are known for different families of finite metrics, the optimal parameters for $n$-point subsets of $\ell_p$, for $p >…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2026-02-23 Robert Krauthgamer , Nir Petruschka