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Steepest Decent Method for Multiple Variable Functions

by Siamak Faridani

 

07 Jan 2009

No BSD License  

Solves a multivariable unconstrained optimization method using the Steepest Decent Method

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Replace your function in the code and the output will be similar to the following  
 
Steepest Descent Method  
=============  
Function = -(3*x1+x2+6*x1*x2-2*(x1^2)+2*(x2^2))  
Hessian......  
   
                    [ 4 -6]  
                    [ ]  
                    [-6 -4]  
Gradient......  
   
                    [-3 - 6 x2 + 4 x1]  
                    [ ]  
                    [-1 - 6 x1 - 4 x2]  
Eigen Values  
[ 2*13^(1/2), 0]  
[ 0, -2*13^(1/2)]  
   
f(x0)=5.000000  
_________________________________________  
Iteration = 1  
Gradient of X0  
    -7  
     5  
 
X0 =  
    -1  
     0  
 
X0 - alpha. gradient(X0) =  
 -1+7*alpha  
   -5*alpha  
   
f(X0 - alpha. gradient(X0)) =  
3-16*alpha+30*(-1+7*alpha)*alpha+2*(-1+7*alpha)^2-50*alpha^2  
   
diff(f(X0 - alpha. gradient(X0)))/diff alpha =  
-74+516*alpha  
   
   
alphaval =  
   
37/258  
   
   
 
alphaval2 =  
 
   0.143410852713178  
 
x1 =  
   0.003875968992248  
  -0.717054263565892  
 
f(x2)=-0.306202  
_________________________________________  
Iteration = 2  
Gradient of X1  
   1.317829457364341  
   1.844961240310078  
 
X1 =  
   0.003875968992248  
  -0.717054263565892  
 
X1 - alpha. gradient(X1) =  
    1/258-170/129*alpha  
 -185/258-238/129*alpha  
   
f(X1 - alpha. gradient(X1)) =  
91/129+748/129*alpha-6*(1/258-170/129*alpha)*(-185/258-238/129*alpha)+2*(1/258-170/129*alpha)^2-2*(-185/258-238/129*alpha)^2  
   
diff(f(X1 - alpha. gradient(X1)))/diff alpha =  
-85544/16641-4624/129*alpha  
   
   
alphaval =  
   
-37/258  
   
   
 
alphaval2 =  
 
  -0.143410852713178

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