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New Newton's Method Achieves O(1/k^3) Convergence Rate

Researchers have developed a novel direct accelerated Newton method for minimizing convex functions with Lipschitz continuous Hessians. This new algorithm operates solely with primal variables and requires only one linear solve per iteration, achieving a global convergence rate of O(1/k^3) in terms of functional residual. This method is notable for attaining this rate without relying on auxiliary subproblems or dual corrections, and it can be implemented in a Hessian-free manner while maintaining its fast global convergence rate. The construction is further extended to handle arbitrary geometry via Bregman divergence and composite optimization problems. AI

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New Newton's Method Achieves O(1/k^3) Convergence Rate

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Nikita Doikov ·

    Primal Acceleration of Newton's Method

    arXiv:2608.21359v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We develop a new direct accelerated Newton method for minimizing convex functions with Lipschitz continuous Hessian. The algorithm uses only primal variables and performs just one linear solve per iteration. With a simple predeter…