A non-monotone trust region algorithm for unconstrained optimization with dynamic reference iteration updates using filter

We present a non-monotone trust region algorithm for unconstrained optimization. Using the filter technique of Fletcher and Leyffer, we introduce a new filter acceptance criterion and use it to define reference iterations dynamically. In contrast with the early filter criteria, the new criterion ensures that the size of the filter is finite. We also show a correlation between problem dimension and the filter size. We prove the global convergence of the proposed algorithm to first- and second-order critical points under suitable assumptions. It is significant that the global convergence analysis does not require the common assumption of monotonicity of the sequence of objective function values in reference iterations, as assumed by the standard non-monotone trust region algorithms. Numerical experiments on the CUTEr problems indicate that the new algorithm is competitive compared to some representative non-monotone trust region algorithms.     

Approximate solution of the trust region problem by minimization over two-dimensional subspaces

The trust region problem, minimization of a quadratic function subject to a spherical trust region constraint, occurs in many optimization algorithms. In a previous paper, the authors introduced an inexpensive approximate solution technique for this problem that involves the solution of a two-dimensional trust region problem. They showed that using this approximation in an unconstrained optimization algorithm leads to the same theoretical global and local convergence properties as are obtained using the exact solution to the trust region problem. This paper reports computational results showing that the two-dimensional minimization approach gives nearly optimal reductions in then-dimension quadratic model over a wide range of test cases. We also show that there is very little difference, in efficiency and reliability, between using the approximate or exact trust region step in solving standard test problems for unconstrained optimization. These results may encourage the application of similar approximate trust region techniques in other contexts.Research supported by ARO contract DAAG 29-84-K-0140, NSF grant DCR-8403483, and NSF cooperative agreement DCR-8420944.     

一类带非单调线搜索的信赖域算法

通过将非单调Wolfe线搜索技术与传统的信赖域算法相结合,我们提出了一类新的求解无约束最优化问题的信赖域算法.新算法在每一迭代步只需求解一次信赖域子问题,而且在每一迭代步Hesse阵的近似都满足拟牛顿条件并保持正定传递.在一定条件下,证明了算法的全局收敛性和强收敛性.数值试验表明新算法继承了非单调技术的优点,对于求解某...     

采用不定Dogleg路径的非单调自适应信赖域算法解无约束极小化(英文)

In this paper, we combine the nonmonotone and adaptive techniques with trust region method for unconstrained minimization problems. We set a new ratio of the actual descent and predicted descent. Then, instead of the monotone sequence, the nonmonotone sequence of function values are employed. With the adaptive technique, the radius of trust region △k can be adjusted automatically to improve the efficiency of trust region methods. By means of the Bunch-Parlett factorization, we construct a method with indefinite dogleg path for solving the trust region subproblem which can handle the indefinite approximate Hessian Bk. The convergence properties of the algorithm are established. Finally, detailed numerical results are reported to show that our algorithm is efficient.     

An Algorithm Using Trust Region Strategy for Minimization of a Nondifferentiable Function

In this article, we present a method for minimization of a nondifferentiable function. The method uses trust region strategy combined with a bundle method philosophy. It is proved that the sequence of points generated by the algorithm has an accumulation point that satisfies the first order necessary and sufficient conditions.     

New algorithms for constrained minimax optimization

A constrained minimax problem is converted to minimization of a sequence of unconstrained and continuously differentiable functions in a manner similar to Morrison's method for constrained optimization. One can thus apply any efficient gradient minimization technique to do the unconstrained minimization at each step of the sequence. Based on this approach, two algorithms are proposed, where the first one is simpler to program, and the second one is faster in general. To show the efficiency of the algorithms even for unconstrained problems, examples are taken to compare the two algorithms with recent methods in the literature. It is found that the second algorithm converges faster with respect to the other methods. Several constrained examples are also tried and the results are presented.     

A steepest descent method for vector optimization

In this work we propose a Cauchy-like method for solving smooth unconstrained vector optimization problems. When the partial order under consideration is the one induced by the nonnegative orthant, we regain the steepest descent method for multicriteria optimization recently proposed by Fliege and Svaiter. We prove that every accumulation point of the generated sequence satisfies a certain first-order necessary condition for optimality, which extends to the vector case the well known “gradient equal zero” condition for real-valued minimization. Finally, under some reasonable additional hypotheses, we prove (global) convergence to a weak unconstrained minimizer.As a by-product, we show that the problem of finding a weak constrained minimizer can be viewed as a particular case of the so-called Abstract Equilibrium problem.     

An improved trust region method for unconstrained optimization

In this paper,we propose an improved trust region method for solving unconstrained optimization problems.Different with traditional trust region methods,our algorithm does not resolve the subproblem within the trust region centered at the current iteration point,but within an improved one centered at some point located in the direction of the negative gradient,while the current iteration point is on the boundary set.We prove the global convergence properties of the new improved trust region algorithm and give the computational results which demonstrate the effectiveness of our algorithm.     

An interior trust region algorithm for solving linearly constrained nonlinear optimization

In this paper, an interior point algorithm based on trust region techniques is proposed for solving nonlinear optimization problems with linear equality constraints and nonnegative variables. Unlike those existing interior-point trust region methods, this proposed method does not require that a general quadratic subproblem with a trust region bound be solved at each iteration. Instead, a system of linear equations is solved to get a search direction, and then a linesearch of Armijo type is performed in this direction to obtain a new iteration point. From a computational point of view, this approach may in general reduce a computational effort, and thus improve the computational efficiency. Under suitable conditions, it is proven that any accumulation of the sequence generated by the algorithm satisfies the first-order optimality condition.     

A Line Search and Trust Region Algorithm with Trust Region Radius Converging to Zero

In this paper, we present a new line search and trust region algorithm for unconstrained optimization problem with the trust region radius converging to zero. The new trust region algorithm performs a backtracking line search from the failed, point instead of resolving the subproblem when the trial step results in an increase in the objective function. We show that the algorithm preserves the convergence properties of the traditional trust region algorithms. Numerical results are also given.     

基于信赖域技术的处理带线性约束优化的内点算法

基于信赖域技术,本文提出了一个求解带线性等式和非负约束优化问题的内点算法,其特点是:为了求得搜索方向,算法在每一步迭代时仅需要求解一线性方程组系统,从而避免了求解带信赖域界的子问题,然后利用非精确的Armijo线搜索法来得到下一个迭代内点. 从数值计算的观点来看,这种技巧可减少计算量.在适当的条件下,文中还证明了该算法所产生的迭代序列的每一个聚点都是原问题的KKT点.     

An effective adaptive trust region algorithm for nonsmooth minimization

In this paper, an adaptive trust region algorithm that uses Moreau–Yosida regularization is proposed for solving nonsmooth unconstrained optimization problems. The proposed algorithm combines a modified secant equation with the BFGS update formula and an adaptive trust region radius, and the new trust region radius utilizes not only the function information but also the gradient information. The global convergence and the local superlinear convergence of the proposed algorithm are proven under suitable conditions. Finally, the preliminary results from comparing the proposed algorithm with some existing algorithms using numerical experiments reveal that the proposed algorithm is quite promising for solving nonsmooth unconstrained optimization problems.     

Combining nonmonotone conic trust region and line search techniques for unconstrained optimization

In this paper, we propose a trust region method for unconstrained optimization that can be regarded as a combination of conic model, nonmonotone and line search techniques. Unlike in traditional trust region methods, the subproblem of our algorithm is the conic minimization subproblem; moreover, our algorithm performs a nonmonotone line search to find the next iteration point when a trial step is not accepted, instead of resolving the subproblem. The global and superlinear convergence results for the algorithm are established under reasonable assumptions. Numerical results show that the new method is efficient for unconstrained optimization problems.     

A filter trust-region algorithm for unconstrained optimization with strong global convergence properties

We present a new filter trust-region approach for solving unconstrained nonlinear optimization problems making use of the filter technique introduced by Fletcher and Leyffer to generate non-monotone iterations. We also use the concept of a multidimensional filter used by Gould et?al. (SIAM J. Optim. 15(1):17?C38, 2004) and introduce a new filter criterion showing good properties. Moreover, we introduce a new technique for reducing the size of the filter. For the algorithm, we present two different convergence analyses. First, we show that at least one of the limit points of the sequence of the iterates is first-order critical. Second, we prove the stronger property that all the limit points are first-order critical for a modified version of our algorithm. We also show that, under suitable conditions, all the limit points are second-order critical. Finally, we compare our algorithm with a natural trust-region algorithm and the filter trust-region algorithm of Gould et al. on the CUTEr unconstrained test problems Gould et?al. in ACM Trans. Math. Softw. 29(4):373?C394, 2003. Numerical results demonstrate the efficiency and robustness of our proposed algorithms.     

Concise complexity analyses for trust region methods

Concise complexity analyses are presented for simple trust region algorithms for solving unconstrained optimization problems. In contrast to a traditional trust region algorithm, the algorithms considered in this paper require certain control over the choice of trust region radius after any successful iteration. The analyses highlight the essential algorithm components required to obtain certain complexity bounds. In addition, a new update strategy for the trust region radius is proposed that offers a second-order complexity bound.     

Dealing with singularities in nonlinear unconstrained optimization

We propose a new trust region based optimization algorithm for solving unconstrained nonlinear problems whose second derivatives matrix is singular at a local solution. We give a theoretical characterization of the singularity in this context and we propose an iterative procedure which allows to identify a singularity in the objective function during the course of the optimization algorithm, and artificially adds curvature to the objective function. Numerical tests are performed on a set of unconstrained nonlinear problems, both singular and non-singular. Results illustrate the significant performance improvement compared to classical trust region and filter algorithms proposed in the literature. The approach is also shown to be competitive with tensor methods in terms of efficiency while reaching a higher level of robustness.     

一个锥模型的自适应信赖域算法及其收敛性

本文研究了无约束最优化问题的基于锥模型的自适应信赖域算法.利用理论分析得到一个新的自适应信赖域半径.算法在每步迭代中以变化的速率、当前迭代点的信息以及水平向量信息调节信赖域半径的大小.从理论上证明了新算法的全局收敛性和Q-二阶收敛性.用数值试验验证了新算法的有效性.推广了已有的自适应信赖域算法的可行性和有效性.     

On the convergence of curvilinear search algorithms in unconstrained optimization

The purpose of this paper is to unify the conditions under which curvilinear algorithms for unconstrained optimization converge. Particularly, two gradient path approximation algorithms and a trust region curvilinear algorithm are examined in this context.     

A trust-region and affine scaling algorithm for linearly constrained optimization

A new trust-region and affine scaling algorithm for linearly constrained optimization is presented in this paper. Under no nondegenerate assumption, we prove that any limit point of the sequence generated by the new algorithm satisfies the first order necessary condition and there exists at least one limit point of the sequence which satisfies the second order necessary condition. Some preliminary numerical experiments are reported. The work was done while visiting Institute of Applied Mathematics, AMSS, CAS.     

AN ADAPTIVE NONMONOTONIC TRUST REGION METHOD WITH CURVILINEAR SEARCHES

In this paper,an algorithm for unconstrained optimization that employs both trustregion techniques and curvilinear searches is proposed.At every iteration,we solve thetrust region subproblem whose radius is generated adaptively only once.Nonmonotonicbacktracking curvilinear searches are performed when the solution of the subproblem isunacceptable.The global convergence and fast local convergence rate of the proposedalgorithms are established under some reasonable conditions.The results of numericalexperiments are reported to show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.