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arXiv 1808.10474math.OC
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固定时间稳定梯度流:在连续时间Optimization中的应用

Fixed-Time Stable Gradient Flows: Applications to Continuous-Time Optimization

Kunal Garg, Dimitra Panagou

摘要:

本文提出了一种新的梯度流格式,产生收敛到最优点的凸优化问题的\textit{fixed}时间内从任何给定的初始条件无约束优化,约束优化,和最小最大问题。在梯度占优的假设下,研究了修正梯度流在无约束最优化问题中的应用。然后,提出了一种修正的牛顿法,该方法在目标函数的一些温和条件下具有固定时间收敛性。在此基础上,提出了一种求解带线性等式约束的凸优化问题的新方法,该方法能在固定时间内收敛到最优点。更具体地说,约束最优化问题制定为min-max问题,并提出了一种新的方法来计算最优解在固定时间使用拉格朗日对偶。最后,考虑了一般的极小极大问题,提出了一种修正的求解鞍点动力学固定时间最优解的方法。数值例子,比较所提出的方法对牛顿法,重标梯度法,Nesterov的加速方法的性能,包括证实的效率和适用性的修改后的梯度流在约束和无约束最优化问题。

英文摘要:

This paper proposes novel gradient-flow schemes that yield convergence to the optimal point of a convex optimization problem within a \textit{fixed} time from any given initial condition for unconstrained optimization, constrained optimization, and min-max problems. The application of the modified gradient flow to unconstrained optimization problems is studied under the assumption of gradient-dominance. Then, a modified Newton's method is presented that exhibits fixed-time convergence under some mild conditions on the objective function. Building upon this method, a novel technique for solving convex optimization problems with linear equality constraints that yields convergence to the optimal point in fixed time is developed. More specifically, constrained optimization problems formulated as min-max problems are considered, and a novel method for computing the optimal solution in fixed-time is proposed using the Lagrangian dual. Finally, the general min-max problem is considered, and a modified scheme to obtain the optimal solution of saddle-point dynamics in fixed time is developed. Numerical illustrations that compare the performance of the proposed method against Newton's method, rescaled-gradient method, and Nesterov's accelerated method are included to corroborate the efficacy and applicability of the modified gradient flows in constrained and unconstrained optimization problems.

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