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Main Authors: Park, Jea-Hyun, Salgado, Abner J., Wise, Steven M.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19532
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author Park, Jea-Hyun
Salgado, Abner J.
Wise, Steven M.
author_facet Park, Jea-Hyun
Salgado, Abner J.
Wise, Steven M.
contents We introduce a perturbed preconditioned gradient descent (PPGD) method for the unconstrained minimization of a strongly convex objective $G$ with a locally Lipschitz continuous gradient. We assume that $G(v)=E(v)+F(v)$ and that the gradient of $F$ is only known approximately. Our analysis is conducted in infinite dimensions with a preconditioner built into the framework. We prove a linear rate of convergence, up to an error term dependent on the gradient approximation. We apply the PPGD to the stationary Cahn-Hilliard equations with variable mobility under periodic boundary conditions. Numerical experiments are presented to validate the theoretical convergence rates and explore how the mobility affects the computation.
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spellingShingle A perturbed preconditioned gradient descent method for the unconstrained minimization of composite objectives
Park, Jea-Hyun
Salgado, Abner J.
Wise, Steven M.
Optimization and Control
Numerical Analysis
We introduce a perturbed preconditioned gradient descent (PPGD) method for the unconstrained minimization of a strongly convex objective $G$ with a locally Lipschitz continuous gradient. We assume that $G(v)=E(v)+F(v)$ and that the gradient of $F$ is only known approximately. Our analysis is conducted in infinite dimensions with a preconditioner built into the framework. We prove a linear rate of convergence, up to an error term dependent on the gradient approximation. We apply the PPGD to the stationary Cahn-Hilliard equations with variable mobility under periodic boundary conditions. Numerical experiments are presented to validate the theoretical convergence rates and explore how the mobility affects the computation.
title A perturbed preconditioned gradient descent method for the unconstrained minimization of composite objectives
topic Optimization and Control
Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19532