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Lawson's iteration is a classical and effective method for solving the linear (polynomial) minimax approximation problem in the complex plane. Extension of Lawson's iteration for the rational minimax approximation problem with both…
This paper presents a theoretical discussion on Ruttan's optimality conditions for rational minimax approximations in discrete and continuum settings, integrating analytical foundations with computational practice. We develop extended…
Rational minimax approximation of real functions on real intervals is an established topic, but when it comes to complex functions or domains, there appear to be no algorithms currently in use. Such a method is introduced here, the {\em…
The adaptive Antoulas-Anderson (AAA) algorithm for rational approximation is a widely used method for the efficient construction of highly accurate rational approximations to given data. While AAA can often produce rational approximations…
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We consider variants of trust-region and cubic regularization methods for non-convex optimization, in which the Hessian matrix is approximated. Under mild conditions on the inexact Hessian, and using approximate solution of the…
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