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In this paper, we propose a Minimax Trust Region (MINIMAX-TR) algorithm and a Minimax Trust Region Algorithm with Contractions and Expansions(MINIMAX-TRACE) algorithm for solving nonconvex-strongly concave minimax problems. Both algorithms…

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Analytic energy gradients are presented for a variational two-electron reduced-density-matrix-driven complete active space self-consistent field (v2RDM-CASSCF) procedure that employs the density-fitting (DF) approximation to the…

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The difficulty of minimizing a nonconvex function is in part explained by the presence of saddle points. This slows down optimization algorithms and impacts worst-case complexity guarantees. However, many nonconvex problems of interest…

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Best rank-one approximation is one of the most fundamental tasks in tensor computation. In order to fully exploit modern multi-core parallel computers, it is necessary to develop decoupling algorithms for computing the best rank-one…

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Despite the many advances in the use of weakly-compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) for the simulation of incompressible fluid flow, it is still challenging to obtain second-order convergence even for simple periodic domains.…

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We present the numerical implementation of the time-dependent complete-active-space self-consistent-field (TD-CASSCF) method [Phys. Rev. A, 88, 023402 (2013)] for atoms driven by a strong linearly polarized laser pulse. The present…

System reliability assessment(SRA) is a challenging task due to the limited experimental data and the complex nature of the system structures. Despite a long history dating back to \cite{buehler1957confidence}, exact methods have only been…

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We present the time-dependent complete-active-space self-consistent-field (TD-CASSCF) method to simulate multielectron dynamics in ultrafast intense laser fields from the first principles. While based on multiconfiguration expansion, it…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-04-24 Takeshi Sato , Yuki Orimo , Takuma Teramura , Oyunbileg Tugs , Kenichi L. Ishikawa

We propose a trust-region type method for a class of nonsmooth nonconvex optimization problems where the objective function is a summation of a (probably nonconvex) smooth function and a (probably nonsmooth) convex function. The model…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-26 Ziang Chen , Andre Milzarek , Zaiwen Wen

The computation of excited states within the Complete Active Space Self-Consistent Field (CASSCF) framework remains a significant challenge in quantum chemistry, both theoretically and algorithmically. In this work, we extend the K\"ahler…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2026-04-16 Laura Grazioli , Yukuan Hu , Tommaso Nottoli , Filippo Lipparini , Eric Cancès

We propose a novel algorithm, TR-SVR, for solving unconstrained stochastic optimization problems. This method builds on the trust-region framework, which effectively balances local and global exploration in optimization tasks. TR-SVR…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-03 Xinshou Zheng

Manifold optimization has recently gained significant attention due to its wide range of applications in various areas. This paper introduces the first Riemannian trust region method for minimizing an SC$^1$ function, which is a…

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The localized active space self consistent field (LASSCF) method factorizes a complete active space (CAS) wave function into an antisymmetrized product of localized active space wave function fragments. Correlation between fragments is then…

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We propose a new stochastic first-order algorithmic framework to solve stochastic composite nonconvex optimization problems that covers both finite-sum and expectation settings. Our algorithms rely on the SARAH estimator introduced in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-04-01 Nhan H. Pham , Lam M. Nguyen , Dzung T. Phan , Quoc Tran-Dinh

We propose a novel trust region method for solving a class of nonsmooth, nonconvex composite-type optimization problems. The approach embeds inexact semismooth Newton steps for finding zeros of a normal map-based stationarity measure for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-10-04 Wenqing Ouyang , Andre Milzarek

Recently it was shown [A. Gordon and F. X. Kaertner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 223901 (2005)] that the strong field approximation (SFA) for high-order harmonic generation (HHG) is significantly improved when the SFA wave function is used with…

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We study the trust-region subproblem (TRS) of minimizing a nonconvex quadratic function over the unit ball with additional conic constraints. Despite having a nonconvex objective, it is known that the classical TRS and a number of its…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-11-21 Nam Ho-Nguyen , Fatma Kilinc-Karzan

Constant-stepsize stochastic approximation (SA) is widely used in learning for computational efficiency. For a fixed stepsize, the iterates typically admit a stationary distribution that is rarely tractable. Prior work shows that as the…

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