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On the steepest descent algorithm for quadratic functions

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  • Clóvis Gonzaga
  • Ruana Schneider

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The steepest descent algorithm with exact line searches (Cauchy algorithm) is inefficient, generating oscillating step lengths and a sequence of points converging to the span of the eigenvectors associated with the extreme eigenvalues. The performance becomes very good if a short step is taken at every (say) ten iterations. We show a new method for estimating short steps, and propose a method alternating Cauchy and short steps. Finally, we use the roots of a certain Chebyshev polynomial to further accelerate the methods. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016

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  • Clóvis Gonzaga & Ruana Schneider, 2016. "On the steepest descent algorithm for quadratic functions," Computational Optimization and Applications, Springer, vol. 63(2), pages 523-542, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:coopap:v:63:y:2016:i:2:p:523-542
    DOI: 10.1007/s10589-015-9775-z
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    1. Roberta De Asmundis & Daniela di Serafino & William Hager & Gerardo Toraldo & Hongchao Zhang, 2014. "An efficient gradient method using the Yuan steplength," Computational Optimization and Applications, Springer, vol. 59(3), pages 541-563, December.
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