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Theresa Archer

Theresa Archer

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2022-06-13

I have an optimization problem of the form
max γ f γ , w f g γ , w g
where f γ is the composition of f and γ and the inner product is defined as
f γ , w f = ( f γ ) ( t ) w f ( t ) d t
In other words I am trying to find a γ that maximizes the product of the two inner products above. I know one could pursue a gradient approach, which would be slow. Is there a more direct optimization method?

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Paxton James

Paxton James

Beginner2022-06-14Added 25 answers

MathJax(?): Can't find handler for document MathJax(?): Can't find handler for document If f and g are differentiable, you could do something like the following.

Define J ( γ ) as your objective function. Then, the variation of J in direction h is given by J ( γ ; h ) = f ( γ ( t ) ) h ( t ) w f ( t ) d t g ( γ ( t ) ) w g ( t ) d t + f ( γ ( t ) ) w f ( t ) d t g ( γ ( t ) ) h ( t ) w g ( t ) d t = { ( g ( γ ( s ) ) w g ( s ) d s ) f ( γ ( t ) ) w f ( t ) + ( f ( γ ( s ) ) w f ( s ) d s ) g ( γ ( t ) ) w g ( t ) } h ( t ) d t h. Hence, for all t, you get the equation ( g ( γ ( s ) ) w g ( s ) d s ) f ( γ ( t ) ) w f ( t ) + ( f ( γ ( s ) ) w f ( s ) d s ) g ( γ ( t ) ) w g ( t ) = 0Maybe, this is of some use.
dourtuntellorvl

dourtuntellorvl

Beginner2022-06-15Added 7 answers

Hmm, the functions can be assume to be differentiable and smooth

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