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In this paper we consider large-scale smooth optimization problems with multiple linear coupled constraints. Due to the non-separability of the constraints, arbitrary random sketching would not be guaranteed to work. Thus, we first…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-08-09 Ion Necoara , Martin Takac

The problem of solving stochastic differential-algebraic equations (SDAEs) of index one with a scalar driving Brownian motion is considered. Recently, the authors proposed a class of stiffly accurate stochastic Runge-Kutta (SRK) methods…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-11-07 Dominique Küpper , Anne Kværnø , Andreas Rößler

When applied to stiff, linear differential equations with time-dependent forcing, Runge-Kutta methods can exhibit convergence rates lower than predicted by the classical order condition theory. Commonly, this order reduction phenomenon is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-15 Steven Roberts , Adrian Sandu

The work deals with two major topics concerning the numerical analysis of Runge-Kutta-like (RK-like) methods, namely their stability and order of convergence. RK-like methods differ from additive RK methods in that their coefficients are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-26 Thomas Izgin

We explore a novel way to numerically resolve the scaling behavior of finite-time singularities in solutions of nonlinear parabolic PDEs. The Runge--Kutta--Legendre (RKL) and Runge--Kutta--Gegenbauer (RKG) super-time-stepping methods were…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-24 Zheng Tan , Tariq D. Aslam , Andrea L. Bertozzi

Stochastic optimization algorithms with variance reduction have proven successful for minimizing large finite sums of functions. Unfortunately, these techniques are unable to deal with stochastic perturbations of input data, induced for…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2017-11-16 Alberto Bietti , Julien Mairal

Stochastic gradient descent (\textsc{Sgd}) methods are the most powerful optimization tools in training machine learning and deep learning models. Moreover, acceleration (a.k.a. momentum) methods and diagonal scaling (a.k.a. adaptive…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-10-02 Qi Deng , Yi Cheng , Guanghui Lan

Classical convergence theory of Runge-Kutta methods assumes that the time step is small relative to the Lipschitz constant of the ordinary differential equation (ODE). For stiff problems, that assumption is often violated, and a problematic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-05 Steven B. Roberts , David Shirokoff , Abhijit Biswas , Benjamin Seibold

Sampling from a high-dimensional probability distribution is a fundamental algorithmic task arising in wide-ranging applications across multiple disciplines, including scientific computing, computational statistics and machine learning.…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-11 Bin Yang , Xiaojie Wang

Stochastic gradient methods have been a popular and powerful choice of optimization methods, aimed at minimizing functions. Their advantage lies in the fact that that one approximates the gradient as opposed to using the full Jacobian…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-26 Neil K. Chada , Philip J. Herbert

Finite differences and Runge-Kutta time stepping schemes used in Computational AeroAcoustics simulations are often optimized for low dispersion and dissipation (e.g. DRP or LDDRK schemes) when applied to linear problems in order to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-12-02 Aldaïr Petronilia , Edward James Brambley

Stochastic gradient algorithms are often unstable when applied to functions that do not have Lipschitz-continuous and/or bounded gradients. Gradient clipping is a simple and effective technique to stabilize the training process for problems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-11 Vien V. Mai , Mikael Johansson

We study the connections between ordinary differential equations and optimization algorithms in a non-Euclidean setting. We propose a novel accelerated algorithm for minimising convex functions over a convex constrained set. This algorithm…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-30 Paul Dobson , Jesus María Sanz-Serna , Konstantinos C. Zygalakis

We investigate the Randomized Stochastic Accelerated Gradient (RSAG) method, utilizing either constant or adaptive step sizes, for stochastic optimization problems with generalized smooth objective functions. Under relaxed affine variance…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-02-25 Chenhao Yu , Yusu Hong , Junhong Lin

Extended Stability Runge-Kutta (ESRK) methods are crucial for solving large-scale computational problems in science and engineering, including weather forecasting, aerodynamic analysis, and complex biological modelling. However, balancing…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-27 Gavin Lee Goodship , Luis Miralles-Pechuan , Stephen O'Sullivan

Many HPC applications that solve differential equations rely on the Runge-Kutta family of methods for time integration. Among these methods, the fourth-order accurate RK4 scheme is especially popular. This time integration scheme requires…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-09 Lucas Timotheo Sanches , Steven Robert Brandt , Jay Kalinani , Liwei Ji , Erik Schnetter

We develop universal gradient methods for Stochastic Convex Optimization (SCO). Our algorithms automatically adapt not only to the oracle's noise but also to the H\"older smoothness of the objective function without a priori knowledge of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-12 Anton Rodomanov , Ali Kavis , Yongtao Wu , Kimon Antonakopoulos , Volkan Cevher

Coordinate-type subgradient methods for addressing nonsmooth optimization problems are relatively underexplored due to the set-valued nature of the subdifferential. In this work, our study focuses on nonsmooth composite optimization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-24 Lei Zhao , Ding Chen , Daoli Zhu , Xiao Li

In this work we present a new class of Runge-Kutta (RK) methods for solving systems of hyperbolic equations with a particular structure, generalization of a wave-equation. The new methods are {\it partially implicit} in the sense that a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-11-10 Isabel Cordero-Carrión , Pablo Cerdá-Durán

In this paper, Runge-Kutta-Gegenbauer (RKG) stability polynomials of arbitrarily high order of accuracy are introduced in closed form. The stability domain of RKG polynomials extends in the the real direction with the square of polynomial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-04-22 Stephen O'Sullivan