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Algorithms with conic termination for nonlinear optimization

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5667958

This paper describes algorithms for unconstrained optimization which have the property of minimizing conic objective functions in a finite number of steps, when line searches are exact. This work extends the algorithms of Davidon and Gourgeon and Nocedal to general nonlinear objective functions, paying much attention to the practical behavior of the new methods. Three types of algorithms are described; they are extensions of the conjugate gradient method, the BFGS method and a limited memory BFGS method. The numerical results show that new methods are very effective in solving practical problems. 19 refs., 4 tabs.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5667958
Report Number(s):
ANL/MCS-TM-104; ON: DE88005893
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English