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A new Levenberg--Marquardt (LM) method for solving nonlinear least squares problems with convex constraints is described. Various versions of the LM method have been proposed, their main differences being in the choice of a damping…
We develop a Levenberg-Marquardt method for minimizing the sum of a smooth nonlinear least-squar es term $f(x) = \tfrac{1}{2} \|F(x)\|_2^2$ and a nonsmooth term $h$. Both $f$ and $h$ may be nonconvex. Steps are computed by minimizing the…
The Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm is one of the most popular algorithms for finding the solution of nonlinear least squares problems. Across different modified variations of the basic procedure, the algorithm enjoys global convergence, a…
This paper investigates two inexact Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) methods for solving systems of nonlinear equations. Both approaches compute approximate search directions by solving the LM linear system inexactly, subject to specific…
In this paper, we first propose a new Levenberg-Marquardt method for solving constrained (and not necessarily square) nonlinear systems. Basically, the method combines the unconstrained Levenberg-Marquardt method with a type of feasible…
Minimizing the sum of a convex function and a composite function appears in various fields. The generalized Levenberg--Marquardt (LM) method, also known as the prox-linear method, has been developed for such optimization problems. The…
Least squares form one of the most prominent classes of optimization problems, with numerous applications in scientific computing and data fitting. When such formulations aim at modeling complex systems, the optimization process must…
When minimizing a nonlinear least-squares function, the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm can suffer from a slow convergence, particularly when it must navigate a narrow canyon en route to a best fit. On the other hand, when the least-squares…
We present two globally convergent Levenberg-Marquardt methods for finding zeros of H\"{o}lder metrically subregular mappings that may have non-isolated zeros. The first method unifies the Levenberg- Marquardt direction and an Armijo-type…
In this paper, we revisit the classical problem of solving over-determined systems of nonsmooth equations numerically. We suggest a nonsmooth Levenberg--Marquardt method for its solution which, in contrast to the existing literature, does…
We explore the usage of the Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) algorithm for regression (non-linear least squares) and classification (generalized Gauss-Newton methods) tasks in neural networks. We compare the performance of the LM method with other…
We extend the Levenberg-Marquardt method on Euclidean spaces to Riemannian manifolds. Although a Riemannian Levenberg-Marquardt (RLM) method was produced by Peeters in 1993, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no analysis of…
In this paper, we propose a derivative-free Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm for nonlinear least squares problems, where the Jacobian matrices are approximated via orthogonal spherical smoothing. It is shown that the gradient models which use…
We describe and analyse Levenberg-Marquardt methods for solving systems of nonlinear equations. More specifically, we propose an adaptive formula for the Levenberg-Marquardt parameter and analyse the local convergence of the method under…
An effective numerical method is presented for optimizing model parameters that can be applied to any type of system of non-linear equations and any number of data-points, which does not require explicit formulation of the objective…
Recently, a Levenberg-Marquardt method with Singular Scaling matrix, called LMMSS, was proposed and successfully applied in parameter estimation in heat conduction problems, where the choice of suitable singular scaling matrix resulted in…
We analyze convergence of the Levenberg-Marquardt method for solving nonlinear inverse problems in Hilbert spaces. Specifically, we establish local convergence and convergence rates for a class of inverse problems that satisfy H\"{o}lder…
This paper considers the generalized continuation Newton method and thetrust-region updating strategy for the underdetermined system of nonlinear equations. Moreover, in order to improve its computational efficiency, the new method will not…
The Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm is a flexible iterative procedure used to solve non-linear least squares problems. In this work we study how a class of possible adaptations of this procedure can be used to solve maximum likelihood…
This paper studies sparse nonlinear least squares problems, where the Jacobian matrices are unavailable or expensive to compute, yet have some underlying sparse structures. We construct the Jacobian models by the $ \ell_1 $ minimization…