The Proximal Gradient Method
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The Proximal Gradient Method

Author : Patrick L. COMBETTES

Publication date: July 10, 2025 | Lire en français

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ABSTRACT

The proximal gradient method is a splitting algorithm for the minimization of the sum of two convex functions, one of which is smooth. It has applications in areas such as mechanics, inverse problems, machine learning, image reconstruction, variational inequalities, statistics, operations research, and optimal transportation. Its formalism encompasses a wide variety of numerical methods in optimization such as gradient descent, projected gradient, iterative thresholding, alternating projections, the constrained Landweber method, as well as various algorithms in statistics and sparse data analysis. This paper aims at providing an account of the main properties of the proximal gradient method and to discuss some of its applications.

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  • Patrick L. COMBETTES: North Carolina State University - Department of Mathematics - Raleigh, NC 27695, United States

 INTRODUCTION

Notations. H , G and Gk are Euclidean spaces, i.e. real Hilbertian spaces of finite dimension. Note | their scalar product and the associated norm. A function f:H],+] is clean if domf={xH|f(x)<+} . The class of lower, convex and proper semicontinuous functions of H in ],+] is noted Γ0(H) . Finally, irC...

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KEYWORDS

splitting algorithm   |   convex function   |   numerical methods in optimization   |   gradient descent

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