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sc::QNewtonOpt(3)		      MPQC		       sc::QNewtonOpt(3)

NAME
     sc::QNewtonOpt  -	The  QNewtonOpt  implements  a quasi-Newton optimization
     scheme.

SYNOPSIS
     #include <qnewton.h>

     Inherits sc::Optimize.

   Public Member Functions
     QNewtonOpt (const Ref< KeyVal > &)
	 The KeyVal constructor.
     QNewtonOpt (StateIn &)
     void save_data_state (StateOut &)
	 Save the base classes (with save_data_state) and  the	members  in  the
	 same order that the StateIn CTOR initializes them.
     void apply_transform (const Ref< NonlinearTransform > &)
     void init ()
	 Initialize the optimizer.
     int update ()
	 Take a step.

     Public Member Functions inherited from sc::Optimize
     Optimize (StateIn &)
	 Restore the state of a Function object.
     Optimize (const Ref< KeyVal > &)
	 The KeyVal constructor reads the following information:
     void save_data_state (StateOut &)
	 Save  the  base  classes  (with save_data_state) and the members in the
	 same order that the StateIn CTOR initializes them.
     virtual int optimize ()
	 Do the optimization.
     void set_checkpoint ()
	 Set up for checkpointing.
     void set_checkpoint_file (const char *)
     void set_function (const Ref< Function > &)
	 Set the function to be optimized.
     void set_max_iterations (int)
	 Set the iteration limit.
     virtual void init ()
	 Initialize the optimizer.
     virtual int update ()=0
	 Take a step.
     virtual void apply_transform (const Ref< NonlinearTransform > &)
     Ref< Function > function () const
	 Returns information about the Function being optimized.
     Ref< SCMatrixKit > matrixkit () const
     RefSCDimension dimension () const

     Public Member Functions inherited from sc::SavableState
     SavableState & operator= (const SavableState &)
     void save_state (StateOut &)
	 Save the state of the object as specified by the StateOut object.
     void save_object_state (StateOut &)
	 This can be used for saving state when the exact type of the object  is
	 known for both the save and the restore.
     virtual void save_vbase_state (StateOut &)
	 Save the virtual bases for the object.
     virtual void save_data_state (StateOut &)
	 Save  the  base  classes  (with save_data_state) and the members in the
	 same order that the StateIn CTOR initializes them.

     Public Member Functions inherited from sc::DescribedClass
     DescribedClass (const DescribedClass &)
     DescribedClass & operator= (const DescribedClass &)
     ClassDesc * class_desc () const  throw ()
	 This returns the unique pointer to the ClassDesc corresponding  to  the
	 given type_info object.
     const char * class_name () const
	 Return the name of the object's exact type.
     int class_version () const
	 Return the version of the class.
     virtual void print (std::ostream &=ExEnv::out0()) const
	 Print the object.

     Public Member Functions inherited from sc::RefCount
     int lock_ptr () const
	 Lock this object.
     int unlock_ptr () const
	 Unlock this object.
     void use_locks (bool inVal)
	 start and stop using locks on this object
     refcount_t nreference () const
	 Return the reference count.
     refcount_t reference ()
	 Increment the reference count and return the new count.
     refcount_t dereference ()
	 Decrement the reference count and return the new count.
     int managed () const
     void unmanage ()
	 Turn off the reference counting mechanism for this object.
     int managed () const
	 Return 1 if the object is managed. Otherwise return 0.

     Public Member Functions inherited from sc::Identity
     Identifier identifier ()
	 Return the Identifier for this argument.

   Protected Attributes
     double maxabs_gradient
     double accuracy_
     RefSymmSCMatrix ihessian_
     Ref< HessianUpdate > update_
     Ref< LineOpt > lineopt_
     int take_newton_step_
     int print_hessian_
     int print_x_
     int print_gradient_
     int linear_
     int restrict_
     int dynamic_grad_acc_
     int force_search_
     int restart_

     Protected Attributes inherited from sc::Optimize
     int max_iterations_
     int n_iterations_
     int ckpt_
     int print_timings_
     double max_stepsize_
     char * ckpt_file
     Ref< Function > function_
     Ref< Convergence > conv_

   Additional Inherited Members
     Static Public Member Functions inherited from sc::SavableState
     static void save_state (SavableState *s, StateOut &)
     static SavableState * restore_state (StateIn &si)
	 Restores objects saved with save_state.
     static SavableState * key_restore_state (StateIn &si, const char *keyword)
	 Like  restore_state,  but  keyword  is  used  to  override values while
	 restoring.
     static SavableState * dir_restore_state (StateIn &si, const  char	*object-
	 name, const char *keyword=0)

     Protected Member Functions inherited from sc::SavableState
     SavableState (const SavableState &)
     SavableState (StateIn &)
	 Each  derived	class  StateIn CTOR handles the restore corresponding to
	 calling save_object_state, save_vbase_state, and save_data_state listed
	 above.

     Protected Member Functions inherited from sc::RefCount
     RefCount (const RefCount &)
     RefCount & operator= (const RefCount &)

Detailed Description
     The QNewtonOpt implements a quasi-Newton optimization scheme.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation
   sc::QNewtonOpt::QNewtonOpt (const Ref< KeyVal > &)
     The KeyVal constructor. The KeyVal constructor  reads  the  following  key-
     words:

     update
	 This  gives  a  HessianUpdate	object. The default is to not update the
	 hessian.

     hessian
	 By default, the guess hessian is obtained  from  the  Function  object.
	 This  keyword	specifies an lower triangle array (the second index must
	 be less than or equal to than the first) that replaces the guess  hess-
	 ian.  If  some  of  the elements are not given, elements from the guess
	 hessian will be used.

     lineopt
	 This gives a LineOpt object for doing line optimizations in the  Newton
	 direction. The default is to skip the line optimizations.

     accuracy
	 The accuracy with which the first gradient will be computed. If this is
	 too  large,  it  may  be necessary to evaluate the first gradient point
	 twice. If it is too small, it may take longer	to  evaluate  the  first
	 point. The default is 0.0001.

     print_x
	 If true, print the coordinates each iteration. The default is false.

     print_gradient
	 If true, print the gradient each iteration. The default is false.

     print_hessian
	 If  true,  print the approximate hessian each iteration. The default is
	 false.

     restrict
	 Use step size restriction when not using a line search. The default  is
	 true.

Member Function Documentation
   void  sc::QNewtonOpt::apply_transform  (const  Ref<	NonlinearTransform  > &)
     [virtual]
     Reimplemented from sc::Optimize.

   void sc::QNewtonOpt::init () [virtual]
     Initialize the optimizer.

     Reimplemented from sc::Optimize.

   void sc::QNewtonOpt::save_data_state (StateOut &) [virtual]
     Save the base classes (with save_data_state) and the members  in  the  same
     order  that  the StateIn CTOR initializes them. This must be implemented by
     the derived class if the class has data.

     Reimplemented from sc::Optimize.

   int sc::QNewtonOpt::update () [virtual]
     Take a step. Returns 1 if the optimization has converged, otherwise 0.

     Implements sc::Optimize.

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Version 2.3.1			 Thu Sep 3 2026 	       sc::QNewtonOpt(3)

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