# TAOLMVM
Limited Memory Variable Metric method is a quasi-Newton optimization solver for unconstrained minimization. It solves the Newton step Hkdk = - gk using an approximation Bk in place of Hk, where Bk is composed using
the BFGS update formula. A More-Thuente line search is then used
to computed the steplength in the dk direction


## Options Database Keys

- ***-tao_lmvm_recycle -*** enable recycling LMVM updates between TaoSolve() calls
- ***-tao_lmvm_no_scale -*** (developer) disables diagonal Broyden scaling on the LMVM approximation




## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/impls/lmvm/lmvm.c.html#TAOLMVM">src/tao/unconstrained/impls/lmvm/lmvm.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/eptorsion1.c.html">src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/eptorsion1.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/minsurf1.c.html">src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/minsurf1.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/rosenbrock1.c.html">src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/rosenbrock1.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/rosenbrock1f.F90.html">src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/rosenbrock1f.F90.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/rosenbrock2.c.html">src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/rosenbrock2.c.html</A><BR>


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