An equivalent reformulation and multi-proximity gradient algorithms for a class of nonsmooth fractional programming

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Main Authors: Zhou, Junpeng, Zhang, Na, Li, Qia
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author Zhou, Junpeng
Zhang, Na
Li, Qia
author_facet Zhou, Junpeng
Zhang, Na
Li, Qia
contents In this paper, we consider a class of structured fractional programs, where the numerator part is the sum of a block-separable (possibly nonsmooth nonconvex) function and a locally Lipschitz differentiable (possibly nonconvex) function, while the denominator is a convex (possibly nonsmooth) function. We first present a novel reformulation for the original problem and show the relationship between optimal solutions, critical points and KL exponents of these two problems. Inspired by the reformulation, we propose a flexible framework of multi-proximity gradient algorithms (MPGA), which computes the proximity operator with respect to the Fenchel conjugate associated with the convex denominator of the original problem rather than evaluating its subgradient as in the existing methods. Also, MPGA employs a nonmonotone linear-search scheme in its gradient descent step, since the smooth part in the numerator of the original problem is not globally Lipschitz differentiable. Based on the framework of MPGA, we develop two specific algorithms, namely, cyclic MPGA and randomized MPGA, and establish their subsequential convergence under mild conditions. Moreover, the sequential convergence of cyclic MPGA with the monotone line-search (CMPGA_ML) is guaranteed if the extended objective associated with the reformulated problem satisfies the Kurdyka-Łojasiewicz (KL) property and some other mild assumptions. In particular, we prove that the corresponding KL exponents are 1/2 for several special cases of the fractional programs, and so, CMPGA_ML exhibits a linear convergence rate. Finally, some preliminary numerical experiments are performed to demonstrate the efficiency of our proposed algorithms.
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spellingShingle An equivalent reformulation and multi-proximity gradient algorithms for a class of nonsmooth fractional programming
Zhou, Junpeng
Zhang, Na
Li, Qia
Optimization and Control
In this paper, we consider a class of structured fractional programs, where the numerator part is the sum of a block-separable (possibly nonsmooth nonconvex) function and a locally Lipschitz differentiable (possibly nonconvex) function, while the denominator is a convex (possibly nonsmooth) function. We first present a novel reformulation for the original problem and show the relationship between optimal solutions, critical points and KL exponents of these two problems. Inspired by the reformulation, we propose a flexible framework of multi-proximity gradient algorithms (MPGA), which computes the proximity operator with respect to the Fenchel conjugate associated with the convex denominator of the original problem rather than evaluating its subgradient as in the existing methods. Also, MPGA employs a nonmonotone linear-search scheme in its gradient descent step, since the smooth part in the numerator of the original problem is not globally Lipschitz differentiable. Based on the framework of MPGA, we develop two specific algorithms, namely, cyclic MPGA and randomized MPGA, and establish their subsequential convergence under mild conditions. Moreover, the sequential convergence of cyclic MPGA with the monotone line-search (CMPGA_ML) is guaranteed if the extended objective associated with the reformulated problem satisfies the Kurdyka-Łojasiewicz (KL) property and some other mild assumptions. In particular, we prove that the corresponding KL exponents are 1/2 for several special cases of the fractional programs, and so, CMPGA_ML exhibits a linear convergence rate. Finally, some preliminary numerical experiments are performed to demonstrate the efficiency of our proposed algorithms.
title An equivalent reformulation and multi-proximity gradient algorithms for a class of nonsmooth fractional programming
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.00957