A Structured Secant Method Based on a New Quasi-Newton Equation for Nonlinear Least Squares Problems

In this paper, a new quasi-Newton equation is applied to the structured secant methods for nonlinear least squares problems. We show that the new equation is better than the original quasi-Newton equation as it provides a more accurate approximation to the second order information. Furthermore, combining the new quasi-Newton equation with a product structure, a new algorithm is established. It is shown that the resulting algorithm is quadratically convergent for the zero-residual case and superlinearly convergent for the nonzero-residual case. In order to compare the new algorithm with some related methods, our preliminary numerical experiments are also reported.     

Globally and Superlinearly Convergent QP-Free Algorithm for Nonlinear Constrained Optimization

A new, infeasible QP-free algorithm for nonlinear constrained optimization problems is proposed. The algorithm is based on a continuously differentiable exact penalty function and on active-set strategy. After a finite number of iterations, the algorithm requires only the solution of two linear systems at each iteration. We prove that the algorithm is globally convergent toward the KKT points and that, if the second-order sufficiency condition and the strict complementarity condition hold, then the rate of convergence is superlinear or even quadratic. Moreover, we incorporate two automatic adjustment rules for the choice of the penalty parameter and make use of an approximated direction as derivative of the merit function so that only first-order derivatives of the objective and constraint functions are used.     

A Globally and Superlinearly Convergent SQP Algorithm for Nonlinear Constrained Optimization

Based on a continuously differentiable exact penalty function and a regularization technique for dealing with the inconsistency of subproblems in the SQP method, we present a new SQP algorithm for nonlinear constrained optimization problems. The proposed algorithm incorporates automatic adjustment rules for the choice of the parameters and makes use of an approximate directional derivative of the merit function to avoid the need to evaluate second order derivatives of the problem functions. Under mild assumptions the algorithm is proved to be globally convergent, and in particular the superlinear convergence rate is established without assuming that the strict complementarity condition at the solution holds. Numerical results reported show that the proposed algorithm is promising.     

非线性约束最优化一族超线性收敛的可行方法

本文建立求解非线性不等式约束最优化一族含参数的可行方法．算法每次迭代仅需解一个规模较小的二次规划．在一定的假设条件下,证明了算法族的全局收敛性和超线性收敛性．     

Hybrid Methods for Nonlinear Least Squares

The conjecture is considered that the hybrid GN-BFGS methodof Al-Baali and Fletcher [1] is superlinearly convergent. Acounterexample is constructed for which the method is only linearlyconvergent whereas the BFGS method alone would be superlinearlyconvergent, thus disproving the conjecture. Two new hybrids methods are suggested, and it is shown thatthese are superlinearly convergent under mild conditions. Awide range of numerical experience is reported and is seen tofavour the new methods. Some interesting theoretical propertiesof a variational Hessian error measure are given.     

非线性不等式约束最优化一个超线性与二次收敛的强次可行方法

本文讨论非线性不等式约束最优化问题，借助于序列线性方程组技术和强次可行方法思想，建立了问题的一个初始点任意的快速收敛新算法．在每次迭代中，算法只需解一个结构简单的线性方程组．算法的初始迭代点不仅可以是任意的，而且不使用罚函数和罚参数，在迭代过程中，迭代点列的可行性单调不减．在相对弱的假设下，算法具有较好的收敛性和收敛速度，即具有整体与强收敛性，超线性与二次收敛性．文中最后给出一些数值试验结果．     

不等式约束优化的一个超线性收敛FSSLE算法

本文针对不等式约束优化问题,提出了一个可行序列线性方程组(FSSLE)算法.该算法每次迭代只需求解四个具有相同系数矩阵的线性方程组,因而计算量较小.在没有假设算法产生的聚点是孤立点和近似乘子列有界的条件下,证明了算法具有全局收敛性.在一般条件下,证明了算法具有超线性收敛性.     

Quasi-Newton Methods for Nonlinear Least Squares Focusing on Curvatures

A new quasi-Newton method for nonlinear least squares problems is proposed. Two advantages of the method are accomplished by utilizing special geometrical properties in the problem class. First, fast convergence is established for well-conditioned problems by interpolating both the current and the previous step in each iteration. Second, high accuracy is achieved for certain difficult problems, such as ill-conditioned problems and problems with large curvatures in the tangent space. Numerical results for artificial problems and standard test problems are presented and discussed.     

不等式约束优化一个超线性收敛的可行内点型算法

本文针对非线性不等式约束优化问题,提出了-个可行内点型算法.在每次迭代中,基于积极约束集策略,该算法只需求解三个线性方程组,因而其计算工作量较小.在-般的条件下,证明了算法具有全局收敛及超线性收敛性.     

Condition Numbers for Structured Least Squares Problems

This paper studies the normwise perturbation theory for structured least squares problems. The structures under investigation are symmetric, persymmetric, skewsymmetric, Toeplitz and Hankel. We present the condition numbers for structured least squares. AMS subject classification (2000) 15A18, 65F20, 65F25, 65F50     

A New Superlinearly Convergent SQP Algorithm for Nonlinear Minimax Problems

In this paper, the nonlinear minimax problems are discussed. By means of the Sequential Quadratic Programming （SQP）, a new descent algorithm for solving the problems is presented. At each iteration of the proposed algorithm, a main search direction is obtained by solving a Quadratic Programming （QP） which always has a solution. In order to avoid the Maratos effect, a correction direction is obtained by updating the main direction with a simple explicit formula. Under mild conditions without the strict complementarity, the global and superlinear convergence of the algorithm can be obtained. Finally, some numerical experiments are reported.     

化不等式约束问题为无约束的广义可微限域精确罚函数方法

本文给出了广义可微精确罚函数的概念及一类所谓广义限域可微精确罚函数.本文预先选定罚因子,将不等式约束问题化为单一的无约束问题,并给出了具全局收敛性的算法.本文的罚函数构造简单,假设条件少而且算法的构造与收敛性结果是独特的.     

Backward Error Bounds for Constrained Least Squares Problems

We derive an upper bound on the normwise backward error of an approximate solution to the equality constrained least squares problem min _Bx=d b – Ax₂. Instead of minimizing over the four perturbations to A, b, B and d, we fix those to B and d and minimize over the remaining two; we obtain an explicit solution of this simplified minimization problem. Our experiments show that backward error bounds of practical use are obtained when B and d are chosen as the optimal normwise relative backward perturbations to the constraint system, and we find that when the bounds are weak they can be improved by direct search optimization. We also derive upper and lower backward error bounds for the problem of least squares minimization over a sphere: .     

一簇非线性等式约束优化问题的过滤线搜索修正正割方法

本文提供了一簇新的过滤线搜索修正正割方法求解非线性等式约束优化问题.新算法簇的特点是:用修正正割算法簇中的一个算法获得搜索方向,回代线搜索技术得到步长,过滤准则用来决定是否接受步长,引入二阶校正技术减少不可行性并克服Maratos效应.在合理的假设条件下,分析了算法的总体收敛性.并证明了,通过附加二阶校正步,算法簇克服了Maratos效应,并二步Q-超线性收敛到满足二阶充分最优条件的局部解.数值结果表明了所提供的算法具有有效性.     

LC1约束规划问题的超线性收敛ODE型信赖域算法

本文对带线性等式约束的LC^1优化问题提出了一个新的ODE型信赖域算法，它在每一次迭代时，不必求解带信赖域界的子问题，仅解一线性方程组而求得试验步。从而可以降低计算的复杂性，提高计算效率，在一定的条件下，文中还证明了该算法是超线性收敛的。     

A Globally and Superlinearly Convergent Primal-Dual Interior Point Method for General Constrained Optimization

In this paper, a primal-dual interior point method is proposed for general constrained optimization, which incorporated a penalty function and a kind of new identification technique of the active set. At each iteration, the proposed algorithm only needs to solve two or three reduced systems of linear equations with the same coefficient matrix. The size of systems of linear equations can be decreased due to the introduction of the working set, which is an estimate of the active set. The penalty parameter is automatically updated and the uniformly positive definiteness condition on the Hessian approximation of the Lagrangian is relaxed. The proposed algorithm possesses global and superlinear convergence under some mild conditions. Finally, some preliminary numerical results are reported.     

Algebraic Method for Inequality Constrained Quaternion Least Squares Problem

In this paper, we introduce a kind of complex representation of quaternion matrices (or quaternion vectors) and quaternion matrix norms, study quaternionic least squares problem with quadratic inequality constraints (LSQI) by means of generalized singular value decomposition of quaternion matrices (GSVD), and derive a practical algorithm for finding solutions of the quaternionic LSQI problem in quaternionic quantum theory.     

A New Algorithm for Constrained Matrix Least Squares Approximations

This paper considers the problem of approximating a given symmetric matrix by a symmetric matrix with a prescribed spectrum so that the Frobenius norm of the matrix difference is minimized. By the introduction of a variable search direction, a new convergent algorithm for solving the problem is derived, which is guaranteed to be convergent and is capable of achieving a fast rate of convergence. It is shown that the set of fixed points of the proposed algorithm coincides with the set of equilibrium points of the original double bracket equation. A numerical example is presented to demonstrate superior performance of the proposed algorithm over a standard double bracket algorithm.     

一个线性约束优化问题的广义梯度投影法

本文对线性约束优化问题提出了一个新的广义梯度投影法，该算法采用了非精确线性搜索，并在每次迭代运算中结合了广义投影矩阵和变尺度方法的思想确定其搜索方向．在通常的假设条件下，证明了该算法的整体收敛性和超线性收敛速度．     

A Superlinearly Convergent Implicit Smooth SQP Algorithm for Mathematical Programs with Nonlinear Complementarity Constraints

This paper discusses a special class of mathematical programs with nonlinear complementarity constraints, its goal is to present a globally and superlinearly convergent algorithm for the discussed problems. We first reformulate the complementarity constraints as a standard nonlinear equality and inequality constraints by making use of a class of generalized smoothing complementarity functions, then present a new SQP algorithm for the discussed problems. At each iteration, with the help of a pivoting operation, a master search direction is yielded by solving a quadratic program, and a correction search direction for avoiding the Maratos effect is generated by an explicit formula. Under suitable assumptions, without the strict complementarity on the upper-level inequality constraints, the proposed algorithm converges globally to a B-stationary point of the problems, and its convergence rate is superlinear.AMS Subject Classification: 90C, 49MThis work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (10261001) and the Guangxi Province Science Foundation (0236001, 0249003) of China.