Optimization with First Order Algorithms

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Main Authors: Dossal, Charles, Hurault, Samuel, Papadakis, Nicolas
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author Dossal, Charles
Hurault, Samuel
Papadakis, Nicolas
author_facet Dossal, Charles
Hurault, Samuel
Papadakis, Nicolas
contents These notes focus on the minimization of convex functionals using first-order optimization methods, which are fundamental in many areas of applied mathematics and engineering. The primary goal of this document is to introduce and analyze the most classical first-order optimization algorithms. We aim to provide readers with both a practical and theoretical understanding in how and why these algorithms converge to minimizers of convex functions. The main algorithms covered in these notes include gradient descent, Forward-Backward splitting, Douglas-Rachford splitting, the Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM), and Primal-Dual algorithms. All these algorithms fall into the class of first order methods, as they only involve gradients and subdifferentials, that are first order derivatives of the functions to optimize. For each method, we provide convergence theorems, with precise assumptions and conditions under which the convergence holds, accompanied by complete proofs. Beyond convex optimization, the final part of this manuscript extends the analysis to nonconvex problems, where we discuss the convergence behavior of these same first-order methods under broader assumptions. To contextualize the theory, we also include a selection of practical examples illustrating how these algorithms are applied in different image processing problems.
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spellingShingle Optimization with First Order Algorithms
Dossal, Charles
Hurault, Samuel
Papadakis, Nicolas
Optimization and Control
These notes focus on the minimization of convex functionals using first-order optimization methods, which are fundamental in many areas of applied mathematics and engineering. The primary goal of this document is to introduce and analyze the most classical first-order optimization algorithms. We aim to provide readers with both a practical and theoretical understanding in how and why these algorithms converge to minimizers of convex functions. The main algorithms covered in these notes include gradient descent, Forward-Backward splitting, Douglas-Rachford splitting, the Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM), and Primal-Dual algorithms. All these algorithms fall into the class of first order methods, as they only involve gradients and subdifferentials, that are first order derivatives of the functions to optimize. For each method, we provide convergence theorems, with precise assumptions and conditions under which the convergence holds, accompanied by complete proofs. Beyond convex optimization, the final part of this manuscript extends the analysis to nonconvex problems, where we discuss the convergence behavior of these same first-order methods under broader assumptions. To contextualize the theory, we also include a selection of practical examples illustrating how these algorithms are applied in different image processing problems.
title Optimization with First Order Algorithms
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.19506