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A Note on the Optimal Convergence Rate of Descent Methods with Fixed Step Sizes for Smooth Strongly Convex Functions

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  • André Uschmajew

    (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences)

  • Bart Vandereycken

    (University of Geneva)

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Based on a result by Taylor et al. (J Optim Theory Appl 178(2):455–476, 2018) on the attainable convergence rate of gradient descent for smooth and strongly convex functions in terms of function values, an elementary convergence analysis for general descent methods with fixed step sizes is presented. It covers general variable metric methods, gradient-related search directions under angle and scaling conditions, as well as inexact gradient methods. In all cases, optimal rates are obtained.

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  • André Uschmajew & Bart Vandereycken, 2022. "A Note on the Optimal Convergence Rate of Descent Methods with Fixed Step Sizes for Smooth Strongly Convex Functions," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Springer, vol. 194(1), pages 364-373, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:joptap:v:194:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1007_s10957-022-02032-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10957-022-02032-z
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