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Inexact Newton dogleg methods.

Journal Article · · Proposed for publication in the SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis.
OSTI ID:972457
The dogleg method is a classical trust-region technique for globalizing Newton's method. While it is widely used in optimization, including large-scale optimization via truncated-Newton approaches, its implementation in general inexact Newton methods for systems of nonlinear equations can be problematic. In this paper, we first outline a very general dogleg method suitable for the general inexact Newton context and provide a global convergence analysis for it. We then discuss certain issues that may arise with the standard dogleg implementational strategy and propose modified strategies that address them. Newton-Krylov methods have provided important motivation for this work, and we conclude with a report on numerical experiments involving a Newton-GMRES dogleg method applied to benchmark CFD problems.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
972457
Report Number(s):
SAND2005-3084J
Journal Information:
Proposed for publication in the SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis., Journal Name: Proposed for publication in the SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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