A Simple SQP Algorithm for Constrained Finite Minimax Problems

A simple sequential quadratic programming method is proposed to solve the constrained minimax problem. At each iteration, through introducing an auxiliary variable, the descent direction is given by solving only one quadratic programming. By solving a corresponding quadratic programming, a high-order revised direction is obtained, which can avoid the Maratos effect. Furthermore, under some mild conditions, the global and superlinear convergence of the algorithm is achieved. Finally, some numerical results reported show that the algorithm in this paper is successful.

A Newton-Type Algorithm for Solving Problems of Search Theory

In the survey of the continuous nonlinear resource allocation problem, Patriksson pointed out that Newton-type algorithms have not been proposed for solving the problem of search theory in the theoretical perspective. In this paper, we propose a Newton-type algorithm to solve the problem. We prove that the proposed algorithm has global and superlinear convergence. Some numerical results indicate that the proposed algorithm is promising.

A new self-adaptive trust region method for unconstrained optimization

In this paper, we propose a new self-adaptive trust region method for unconstrained optimization problems and develop some convergence properties. In our algorithm, we use the previous and current iterative information to define a suitable trust region radius at each iteration. The global and superlinear convergence properties of the algorithm are established under reasonable assumptions. Preliminary numerical results show that the new method is efficient and attractive for solving unconstrained optimization problems.

A Trust-Region-Based BFGS Method with Line Search Technique for Symmetric Nonlinear Equations

A trust-region-based BFGS method is proposed for solving symmetric nonlinear equations. In this given algorithm, if the trial step is unsuccessful, the linesearch technique will be used instead of repeatedly solving the subproblem of the normal trust-region method. We establish the global and superlinear convergence of the method under suitable conditions. Numerical results show that the given method is competitive to the normal trust region method.