patrick-kidger / patrick-kidger/optimistix
`minimize` and forward AD
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Description
Hi!
I'm facing a similar use-case as the one described here #50 but I would like to optimize using minimize rather than least_squares.
Is there any plan/option for supporting a solution similar to options={"jac": "fwd"}?
Thanks a lot!
Vadim
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Research direction
Start by reading issue #50 and locating the minimize implementation and the existing jac="fwd" option referenced here. Define what equivalent forward-AD support should mean for minimize, then identify the relevant tests and verify the intended behavior; this issue names no files or tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- machine-learning
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100