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New RA-DCA algorithm enhances convergence in DC programming

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Researchers have introduced RA-DCA, a novel algorithm designed to address challenges in nonsmooth difference-of-convex (DC) programming. This method employs a randomized active-set approach to ensure directional stationarity, a crucial property for convergence in optimization problems. RA-DCA projects active gradients onto sampled directions and uses a linear program as a fallback, significantly reducing computational cost compared to exact active-vertex screening. AI

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Yi-Shuai Niu ·

    RA-DCA: A Randomized Active-Set DCA for Directional Stationarity in Max-Structured DC Programs

    arXiv:2605.23550v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We study nonsmooth difference-of-convex programs whose subtracted convex term is a finite maximum of smooth convex functions. In this setting, standard DCA iterations may converge to critical points that are not directionally stat…

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Yi-Shuai Niu ·

    RA-DCA: A Randomized Active-Set DCA for Directional Stationarity in Max-Structured DC Programs

    We study nonsmooth difference-of-convex programs whose subtracted convex term is a finite maximum of smooth convex functions. In this setting, standard DCA iterations may converge to critical points that are not directionally stationary, whereas exact active-vertex screening can …

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