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This chapter offers a comprehensive introduction to the least-squares neural network (LSNN) method introduced in [14,16], for solving scalar first-order hyperbolic partial differential equations, specifically linear advection-reaction…

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We propose a least-squares method involving the recovery of the gradient and possibly the Hessian for elliptic equation in nondivergence form. As our approach is based on the Lax--Milgram theorem with the curl-free constraint built into the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-09-08 Omar Lakkis , Amireh Mousavi

We present an efficient algorithm for least-squares constrained nuclear norm minimization, a computationally challenging problem with broad applications. Our approach combines a level set method with secant iterations and a proximal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-16 Chiyu Ma , Jiaming Ma , Defeng Sun

In this paper, we study Newton-conjugate gradient (Newton-CG) methods for minimizing a nonconvex function $f$ whose Hessian is $(H_f,\nu)$-H\"older continuous with modulus $H_f>0$ and exponent $\nu\in(0,1]$. Recently proposed Newton-CG…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-30 Ziyang Zeng , Junyu Zhang , Chuan He

In Part I of this work, we have proposed a general framework of decentralized stochastic quasi-Newton methods, which converge linearly to the optimal solution under the assumption that the local Hessian inverse approximations have bounded…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-01-20 Jiaojiao Zhang , Huikang Liu , Anthony Man-Cho So , Qing Ling

This paper offers a contemporary and comprehensive perspective on the classical algorithms utilized for the solution of minimum-time problem for linear systems (MTPLS). The use of unified notations supported by visual geometric…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-29 M E Buzikov , A M Mayer

We propose and analyze asymptotic proximal point (APP) methods to find the global minimizer for a class of nonconvex, nonsmooth, or even discontinuous multiple minima functions. The method is based on an asymptotic representation of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-12-23 Xiaopeng Luo , Xin Xu , Herschel A. Rabitz

We propose a new type of multilevel method for solving eigenvalue problems based on Newton iteration. With the proposed iteration method, solving eigenvalue problem on the finest finite element space is replaced by solving a small scale…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-11-13 Yunhui He , Yu Li , Hehu Xie

Submodular function minimization is a fundamental optimization problem that arises in several applications in machine learning and computer vision. The problem is known to be solvable in polynomial time, but general purpose algorithms have…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2015-02-10 Alina Ene , Huy L. Nguyen

A class of second-order algorithms is proposed for minimizing smooth nonconvex functions that alternates between regularized Newton and negative curvature steps in an iteration-dependent subspace. In most cases, the Hessian matrix is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-22 Serge Gratton , Sadok Jerad , Philippe L. Toint

We derive a method to efficiently compute the Green function of on arbitrary Hamiltonians defined on semi-infinite and periodic quasi-one-dimensional lattices. Computing the Green function is the backbone of quantum transport, electronic…

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We describe novel subgradient methods for a broad class of matrix optimization problems involving nuclear norm regularization. Unlike existing approaches, our method executes very cheap iterations by combining low-rank stochastic…

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A new variant of Newton's method for empirical risk minimization is studied, where at each iteration of the optimization algorithm, the gradient and Hessian of the objective function are replaced by robust estimators taken from existing…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2023-07-18 Eirini Ioannou , Muni Sreenivas Pydi , Po-Ling Loh

In this paper, an inexact Newton method for solving real-valued nonlinear eigenvalue problems with eigenvector dependency (NEPv) is introduced that is able to solve the problem on a matrix level. Our main contribution is to derive a variant…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-09-04 Tom Werner

The paper considers a distributed algorithm for global minimization of a nonconvex function. The algorithm is a first-order consensus + innovations type algorithm that incorporates decaying additive Gaussian noise for annealing, converging…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-07-23 Brian Swenson , Soummya Kar , H. Vincent Poor , José M. F. Moura

A general framework for solving nonlinear least squares problems without the employment of derivatives is proposed in the present paper together with a new general global convergence theory. With the aim to cope with the case in which the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-04-28 E. G. Birgin , J. M. Martínez

We present a proximal quasi-Newton method in which the approximation of the Hessian has the special format of "identity minus rank one" (IMRO) in each iteration. The proposed structure enables us to effectively recover the proximal point.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-08 Sahar Karimi , Stephen Vavasis

We propose a general random subspace framework for unconstrained nonconvex optimization problems that requires a weak probabilistic assumption on the subspace gradient, which we show to be satisfied by various random matrix ensembles, such…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-21 Coralia Cartis , Jaroslav Fowkes , Zhen Shao

Least squares estimation, a regression technique based on minimisation of residuals, has been invaluable in bringing the best fit solutions to parameters in science and engineering. However, in dynamic environments such as in Geomatics…

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