Newton-like dynamics associated to nonconvex optimization problems

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Abstract: We consider the dynamical system �egin{equation*}left{ �egin{array}{ll} v(t)inpartialphi(x(t))\ lambdadot x(t) + dot v(t) + v(t) + abla psi(x(t))=0, end{array} ight.end{equation*} where phi:RnoRcup+infty is a proper, convex and lower semicontinuous function, psi:RnoR is a (possibly nonconvex) smooth function and lambda>0 is a parameter which controls the velocity. We show that the set of limit points of the trajectory x is contained in the set of critical points of the objective function phi+psi, which is here seen as the set of the zeros of its limiting subdifferential. If the objective function satisfies the Kurdyka-L{}ojasiewicz property, then we can prove convergence of the whole trajectory x to a critical point. Furthermore, convergence rates for the orbits are obtained in terms of the L{}ojasiewicz exponent of the objective function, provided the latter satisfies the L{}ojasiewicz property.











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