Class Line_search

Instance Methods

__init__(self)
Base class containing the generic line search functions.

backline(self)
Function for running the backtracking line search.

line_search_options(self, min_options)
Line search options.

mt(self)
Function for running the More and Thuente line search.

no_search(self)
Set alpha to alpha0.

nwi(self)
Function for running the Nocedal and Wright interpolation based line search.

nww(self)
Function for running the Nocedal and Wright line search for the Wolfe conditions.

setup_line_search(self)
The line search function.

valid_line_search(self, type)
Test if the string 'type' is a valid line search algorithm.

Method Details

line_search_options(self, min_options)

Line search options.

Function for sorting out the minimisation options when the only option can be a line search.