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A survey on numerical methods for unconstrained optimization problems.

by Chung Shun Shing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 158-170). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / List of Figures --- p.x / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background and Historical Development --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Practical Problems --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Statistics --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Aerodynamics --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Factory Allocation Problem --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Parameter Problem --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.5 --- Chemical Engineering --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.6 --- Operational Research --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.7 --- Economics --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Mathematical Models for Optimization Problems --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Unconstrained Optimization Techniques --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Direct Method - Differential Calculus --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Iterative Methods --- p.10 / Chapter 1.5 --- Main Objectives of the Thesis --- p.11 / Chapter 2 --- Basic Concepts in Optimizations of Smooth Func- tions --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1 --- Notation --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2 --- Different Types of Minimizer --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3 --- Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Optimality --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4 --- Quadratic Functions --- p.22 / Chapter 2.5 --- Convex Functions --- p.24 / Chapter 2.6 --- "Existence, Uniqueness and Stability of a Minimum" --- p.29 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- Existence of a Minimum --- p.29 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- Uniqueness of a Minimum --- p.30 / Chapter 2.6.3 --- Stability of a Minimum --- p.31 / Chapter 2.7 --- Types of Convergence --- p.34 / Chapter 2.8 --- Minimization of Functionals --- p.35 / Chapter 3 --- Steepest Descent Method --- p.37 / Chapter 3.1 --- Background --- p.37 / Chapter 3.2 --- Line Search Method and the Armijo Rule --- p.39 / Chapter 3.3 --- Steplength Control with Polynomial Models --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Quadratic Polynomial Model --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Safeguarding --- p.45 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Cubic Polynomial Model --- p.46 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- General Line Search Strategy --- p.49 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Algorithm of Steepest Descent Method --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4 --- Advantages of the Armijo Rule --- p.54 / Chapter 3.5 --- Convergence Analysis --- p.56 / Chapter 4 --- Iterative Methods Using Second Derivatives --- p.63 / Chapter 4.1 --- Background --- p.63 / Chapter 4.2 --- Newton's Method --- p.64 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Basic Concepts --- p.64 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Convergence Analysis of Newton's Method --- p.65 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Newton's Method with Steplength --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Convergence Analysis of Newton's Method with Step-length --- p.70 / Chapter 4.3 --- Greenstadt's Method --- p.72 / Chapter 4.4 --- Marquardt-Levenberg Method --- p.74 / Chapter 4.5 --- Fiacco and McComick Method --- p.76 / Chapter 4.6 --- Matthews and Davies Method --- p.79 / Chapter 4.7 --- Numerically Stable Modified Newton's Method --- p.80 / Chapter 4.8 --- The Role of the Second Derivative Methods --- p.89 / Chapter 5 --- Multi-step Methods --- p.92 / Chapter 5.1 --- Background --- p.93 / Chapter 5.2 --- Heavy Ball Method --- p.94 / Chapter 5.3 --- Conjugate Gradient Method --- p.99 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Some Types of Conjugate Gradient Method --- p.99 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Convergence Analysis of Conjugate Gradient Method --- p.108 / Chapter 5.4 --- Methods of Variable Metric and Methods of Conju- gate Directions --- p.111 / Chapter 5.5 --- Other Approaches for Constructing the First-order Methods --- p.116 / Chapter 6 --- Quasi-Newton Methods --- p.121 / Chapter 6.1 --- Disadvantages of Newton's Method --- p.122 / Chapter 6.2 --- General Idea of Quasi-Newton Method --- p.124 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Quasi-Newton Methods --- p.124 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Convergence of Quasi-Newton Methods --- p.129 / Chapter 6.3 --- Properties of Quasi-Newton Methods --- p.131 / Chapter 6.4 --- Some Particular Algorithms for Quasi-Newton Methods --- p.137 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Single-Rank Algorithms --- p.137 / Chapter 6.4.2 --- Double-Rank Algorithms --- p.144 / Chapter 6.4.3 --- Other Applications --- p.149 / Chapter 6.5 --- Conclusion --- p.152 / Chapter 7 --- Choice of Methods in Optimization Problems --- p.154 / Chapter 7.1 --- Choice of Methods --- p.154 / Chapter 7.2 --- Conclusion --- p.157 / Bibliography --- p.158

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323794
Date January 2002
ContributorsChung, Shun Shing., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Mathematics.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, x, 170 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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