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We develop a unified Lyapunov-integral quadratic constraint (IQC) framework for establishing uniform stability of first-order accelerated optimization algorithms in the $\beta$-smooth and $\gamma$-strongly convex regime. Classical analyses…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Don Li , Dacian Daescu

In this paper, we propose an accelerated quasi-Newton proximal extragradient (A-QPNE) method for solving unconstrained smooth convex optimization problems. With access only to the gradients of the objective, we prove that our method can…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-06-06 Ruichen Jiang , Aryan Mokhtari

A new decomposition optimization algorithm, called \textit{path-following gradient-based decomposition}, is proposed to solve separable convex optimization problems. Unlike path-following Newton methods considered in the literature, this…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-09-21 Quoc Tran Dinh , Ion Necoara , Moritz Diehl

There has been significant interest in generalizations of the Nesterov accelerated gradient descent algorithm due to its improved performance guarantee compared to the standard gradient descent algorithm, and its applicability to large…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-29 Taeyoung Lee , Molei Tao , Melvin Leok

Accurate state estimation for robotic systems evolving on Lie group manifolds, such as legged robots, is a prerequisite for achieving agile control. However, this task is challenged by nonlinear observation models defined on curved…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Tianyi Zhang , Wenhan Cao , Chang Liu , Yao Lyu , Shengbo Eben Li

We propose a class of \textit{Euler-Lagrange} equations indexed by a pair of parameters ($\alpha,r$) that generalizes Nesterov's accelerated gradient methods for convex ($\alpha=1$) and strongly convex ($\alpha=0$) functions from a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-19 Xu Cheng , Jiaqi Liu , Zaijiu Shang

We consider unconstrained minimization of smooth convex functions. We propose a novel variational perspective using forced Euler-Lagrange equation that allows for studying high-resolution ODEs. Through this, we obtain a faster convergence…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-11-06 Hoomaan Maskan , Konstantinos C. Zygalakis , Alp Yurtsever

This paper presents a methodology and numerical algorithms for constructing accelerated gradient flows on the space of probability distributions. In particular, we extend the recent variational formulation of accelerated gradient methods in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-01-14 Amirhossein Taghvaei , Prashant G. Mehta

In this paper, we try to uncover the second-order essence of several first-order optimization methods. For Nesterov Accelerated Gradient, we rigorously prove that the algorithm makes use of the difference between past and current gradients,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-12-23 Yuzheng Hu , Licong Lin , Shange Tang

We describe the first gradient methods on Riemannian manifolds to achieve accelerated rates in the non-convex case. Under Lipschitz assumptions on the Riemannian gradient and Hessian of the cost function, these methods find approximate…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-29 Christopher Criscitiello , Nicolas Boumal

Sign Gradient Descent (SignGD) is a simple yet robust optimization method, widely used in machine learning for its resilience to gradient noise and compatibility with low-precision computations. While its empirical performance is well…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-27 Valentin Leplat , Sergio Mayorga , Roland Hildebrand , Alexander Gasnikov

Adaptive optimizers can reduce to normalized steepest descent (NSD) when only adapting to the current gradient, suggesting a close connection between the two algorithmic families. A key distinction between their analyses, however, lies in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Shuo Xie , Tianhao Wang , Beining Wu , Zhiyuan Li

Purpose: This study aims to assess the accuracy of degree adaptive strategies in the context of incompressible Navier-Stokes flows using the high order hybridisable discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) method. Design/methodology/approach: The work…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-11-12 Agustina Felipe , Ruben Sevilla , Oubay Hassan

This paper considers the distributed optimization problem over a network, where the objective is to optimize a global function formed by a sum of local functions, using only local computation and communication. We develop an Accelerated…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-06-02 Guannan Qu , Na Li

Adding entropic regularization to Optimal Transport (OT) problems has become a standard approach for designing efficient and scalable solvers. However, regularization introduces a bias from the true solution. To mitigate this bias while…

We study gradient-based optimization methods obtained by directly discretizing a second-order ordinary differential equation (ODE) related to the continuous limit of Nesterov's accelerated gradient method. When the function is smooth…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-11-29 Jingzhao Zhang , Aryan Mokhtari , Suvrit Sra , Ali Jadbabaie

In nonsmooth optimization, a negative subgradient is not necessarily a descent direction, making the design of convergent descent methods based on zeroth-order and first-order information a challenging task. The well-studied bundle methods…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-13 Hanyang Li , Ying Cui

Recent work has established that the trajectory of the Nesterov ODE, a the continuous-time model of Nesterov's accelerated gradient method, exhibits point convergence towards a minimizer of a convex potential. A natural next question is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-09 Ernest K. Ryu

We modify Nesterov's constant step gradient method for strongly convex functions with Lipschitz continuous gradient described in Nesterov's book. Nesterov shows that $f(x_k) - f^* \leq L \prod_{i=1}^k (1 - \alpha_k) \| x_0 - x^* \|_2^2$…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-09-29 Xiangrui Meng , Hao Chen

This work proposes a hyper-reduction method for nonlinear parametric dynamical systems characterized by gradient fields such as Hamiltonian systems and gradient flows. The gradient structure is associated with conservation of invariants or…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-24 Cecilia Pagliantini , Federico Vismara