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The inverse problem of Kohn-Sham density functional theory (DFT) is often solved in an effort to benchmark and design approximate exchange-correlation potentials. The forward and inverse problems of DFT rely on the same equations but the…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2017-08-02 Daniel Jensen , Adam Wasserman

In this paper, we introduce and study degenerate state-dependent sweeping processes with nonregular moving sets (subsmooth and positively $\alpha$-far). Based on the Moreau-Yosida regularization, we prove the existence of solutions under…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-30 Diana Narváez , Emilio Vilches

We propose an algorithm to solve optimization problems constrained by partial (ordinary) differential equations under uncertainty, with almost sure constraints on the state variable. To alleviate the computational burden of high-dimensional…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-08 Harbir Antil , Sergey Dolgov , Akwum Onwunta

In this paper, we introduce an overall convex model incorporating a nonconvex regularizer. The proposed model is designed by extending the least squares term in the constrained LiGME model [Yata Yamagishi Yamada 2022] to fairly general…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-10 Wataru Yata , Keita Kume , Isao Yamada

We investigate the Moreau-Yosida regularization and the associated proximal map in the context of discrete gradient flow for the 2-Wasserstein metric. Our main results are a stepwise contraction property for the proximal map and an "above…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2012-10-17 Eric A. Carlen , Katy Craig

Optimization problems with composite functions consist of an objective function which is the sum of a smooth and a (convex) nonsmooth term. This particular structure is exploited by the class of proximal gradient methods and some of their…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-10-17 Christian Kanzow , Theresa Lechner

This work is concerned with optimal control problems where the objective functional consists of a tracking-type functional and an additional "multibang" regularization functional that promotes optimal control taking values from a given…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-14 Christian Clason , Thi Bich Tram Do , Frank Pörner

Optimization on Riemannian manifolds widely arises in eigenvalue computation, density functional theory, Bose-Einstein condensates, low rank nearest correlation, image registration, and signal processing, etc. We propose an adaptive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-08-08 Jiang Hu , Andre Milzarek , Zaiwen Wen , Yaxiang Yuan

Density functional theory (DFT) is an indispensable ab initio method in both quantum chemistry and condensed matter physics. Based on recent advancements in reduced density matrix functional theory (RDMFT), a variant of DFT that is believed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-02 Chih-Chun Wang

We analyze a potentially risk-averse convex stochastic optimization problem, where the control is deterministic and the state is a Banach-valued essentially bounded random variable. We obtain strong forms of necessary and sufficient…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-21 Caroline Geiersbach , Michael Hintermüller

We consider the minimization of non-convex functions that typically arise in machine learning. Specifically, we focus our attention on a variant of trust region methods known as cubic regularization. This approach is particularly attractive…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-07-04 Jonas Moritz Kohler , Aurelien Lucchi

Practical density functional theory (DFT) owes its success to the groundbreaking work of Kohn and Sham that introduced the exact calculation of the non-interacting kinetic energy of the electrons using an auxiliary mean-field system.…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2023-11-17 P. del Mazo-Sevillano , J. Hermann

Let $X$ and $Y$ be Hilbert spaces, and $\mathbf{K}: \text{dom} \mathbf{K} \subset X \to Y$ a bounded linear operator. This paper addresses the inverse problem $\mathbf{K}x = y$, where exact data $y$ is replaced by noisy data $y^\delta$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-01 Dang Duc Trong , Nguyen Dang Minh , Luu Xuan Thang , Luu Dang Khoa

We introduce discretizations of infinite-dimensional optimization problems with total variation regularization and integrality constraints on the optimization variables. We advance the discretization of the dual formulation of the total…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-18 Annika Schiemann , Paul Manns

This paper presents a regularized Newton method (RNM) with generalized regularization terms for unconstrained convex optimization problems. The generalized regularization includes quadratic, cubic, and elastic net regularizations as special…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-11 Yuya Yamakawa , Nobuo Yamashita

We use an exact Moreau-Yosida regularized formulation to obtain the exchange-correlation potential for periodic systems. We reveal a profound connection between rigorous mathematical principles and efficient numerical implementation, which…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-11-12 Michael F. Herbst , Vebjørn H. Bakkestuen , Andre Laestadius

Inverse problems are fundamental in fields like medical imaging, geophysics, and computerized tomography, aiming to recover unknown quantities from observed data. However, these problems often lack stability due to noise and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-06-26 Andrea Ebner , Matthias Schwab , Markus Haltmeier

The goal of this paper is to study approaches to bridge the gap between first-order and second-order type methods for composite convex programs. Our key observations are: i) Many well-known operator splitting methods, such as…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-09-27 Xiantao Xiao , Yongfeng Li , Zaiwen Wen , Liwei Zhang

This work presents a theory to unify the two independent theoretical frameworks of Kohn-Sham (KS) density functional theory (DFT) and reduced density matrix functional theory (RDMFT). The generalization of the KS orbitals to hypercomplex…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2021-11-18 Neil Qiang Su

The well-known discrete Fourier transform (DFT) can easily be generalized to arbitrary nodes in the spatial domain. The fast procedure for this generalization is referred to as nonequispaced fast Fourier transform (NFFT). Various…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-09 Melanie Kircheis , Daniel Potts