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OFFO minimization algorithms for second-order optimality and their complexity

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Abstract

An Adagrad-inspired class of algorithms for smooth unconstrained optimization
is presented in which the objective function is never evaluated and yet the
gradient norms decrease at least as fast as lO(1/\sqrt{k+1}) while
second-order optimality measures converge to zero at least as fast as
O(1/(k+1)^{1/3}). This latter rate of convergence is shown to be
essentially sharp and is identical to that known for more standard algorithms
(like trust-region or adaptive-regularization methods) using both function and
derivatives' evaluations. A related ``divergent stepsize'' method is also
described, whose essentially sharp rate of convergence is slighly inferior. It
is finally discussed how to obtain weaker second-order optimality guarantees
at a (much) reduced computional cost.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)573-607
Number of pages35
JournalComputational Optimization and Applications
Volume84
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Feb 2023

Funding

S. Gratton.: Work partially supported by 3IA Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI), French "Investing for the Future - PIA3" program under the Grant agreement ANR-19-PI3A-0004". Ph. L. Toint.: Work partially supported by ANITI.

Keywords

  • Adagrad
  • Evaluation complexity
  • Global rate of convergence
  • Objective-function-free optimization (OFFO)
  • Second-order optimality

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