An abstract convergence framework with application to inertial inexact forward–backward methods

Silvia Bonettini (), Peter Ochs (), Marco Prato () and Simone Rebegoldi ()
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Silvia Bonettini: Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Peter Ochs: University of Tübingen
Marco Prato: Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Simone Rebegoldi: Università di Firenze

Computational Optimization and Applications, 2023, vol. 84, issue 2, No 2, 319-362

Abstract: Abstract In this paper we introduce a novel abstract descent scheme suited for the minimization of proper and lower semicontinuous functions. The proposed abstract scheme generalizes a set of properties that are crucial for the convergence of several first-order methods designed for nonsmooth nonconvex optimization problems. Such properties guarantee the convergence of the full sequence of iterates to a stationary point, if the objective function satisfies the Kurdyka–Łojasiewicz property. The abstract framework allows for the design of new algorithms. We propose two inertial-type algorithms with implementable inexactness criteria for the main iteration update step. The first algorithm, i $$^2$$ 2 Piano, exploits large steps by adjusting a local Lipschitz constant. The second algorithm, iPila, overcomes the main drawback of line-search based methods by enforcing a descent only on a merit function instead of the objective function. Both algorithms have the potential to escape local minimizers (or stationary points) by leveraging the inertial feature. Moreover, they are proved to enjoy the full convergence guarantees of the abstract descent scheme, which is the best we can expect in such a general nonsmooth nonconvex optimization setup using first-order methods. The efficiency of the proposed algorithms is demonstrated on two exemplary image deblurring problems, where we can appreciate the benefits of performing a linesearch along the descent direction inside an inertial scheme.

Keywords: Forward–backward methods; Inertial methods; Linesearch; Nonconvex optimization; 65K05; 90C30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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