QMCLineSearchStepLengthSelectionAlgorithm Class Reference

Interface to algorithms which determine the proper step length to use during a line search optimization (QMCLineSearch). More...

#include <QMCLineSearchStepLengthSelectionAlgorithm.h>

Inheritance diagram for QMCLineSearchStepLengthSelectionAlgorithm:

QMCLinearizeStepLength QMCMikesBracketingStepLengthSelector QMCValueStepLength QMCWolfeStepLengthSelector

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

virtual ~QMCLineSearchStepLengthSelectionAlgorithm ()
 Virtual destructor.
virtual double stepLength (QMCObjectiveFunction *function, Array1D< double > &array1, Array1D< double > &array2, Array1D< double > &array3, Array2D< double > &matrix1, double scalar1)=0
 Calculates the step length to use when performing a line search optimization.


Detailed Description

Interface to algorithms which determine the proper step length to use during a line search optimization (QMCLineSearch).

Definition at line 23 of file QMCLineSearchStepLengthSelectionAlgorithm.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual QMCLineSearchStepLengthSelectionAlgorithm::~QMCLineSearchStepLengthSelectionAlgorithm (  )  [inline, virtual]

Virtual destructor.

Definition at line 29 of file QMCLineSearchStepLengthSelectionAlgorithm.h.


Member Function Documentation

virtual double QMCLineSearchStepLengthSelectionAlgorithm::stepLength ( QMCObjectiveFunction function,
Array1D< double > &  array1,
Array1D< double > &  array2,
Array1D< double > &  array3,
Array2D< double > &  matrix1,
double  scalar1 
) [pure virtual]

Calculates the step length to use when performing a line search optimization.

You will have to look at the individual algorithms to see how the input parameters are defined.

Implemented in QMCLinearizeStepLength, QMCMikesBracketingStepLengthSelector, QMCValueStepLength, and QMCWolfeStepLengthSelector.

Referenced by QMCEigenSearch::getParameters(), and QMCLineSearch::stepLength().


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