title: A Conjugate Gradient Algorithm with Function Value Information and N-Step Quadratic Convergence for Unconstrained Optimization.
abstract: It is generally acknowledged that the conjugate gradient (CG) method achieves global convergence--with at most a linear convergence rate--because CG formulas are generated by linear approximations of the objective functions. The quadratically convergent results are very limited. We introduce a new PRP method in which the restart strategy is also used. Moreover, the method we developed includes not only n-step quadratic convergence but also both the function value information and gradient value information. In this paper, we will show that the new PRP method (with either the Armijo line search or the Wolfe line search) is both linearly and quadratically convergent. The numerical experiments demonstrate that the new PRP algorithm is competitive with the normal CG method.
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Mathematics and Its Applications, College of Mathematics and Information Science, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiangrong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Mathematics and Physics Institute of Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan, Henan, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xupei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Mathematics and Its Applications, College of Mathematics and Information Science, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiabin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Mathematics and Its Applications, College of Mathematics and Information Science, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaoliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D011382:Programming, Linear; D012984:Software