(1) Research Scientist, Process Engineering Division, Silsoe Research Institute, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedford, England;(2) Process Engineering Division, Silsoe Research Institute, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedford, England
Abstract:
The line search method incorporating the Wolfe conditions is modified to ensure that a descent algorithm terminates in a finite number of steps at an approximate stationary point where the second-order conditions of optimality are satisfied. A simple procedure based on conjugate directions is proposed to determine directions of negative curvature.