simpeg.optimization.SteepestDescent.findSearchDirection#

SteepestDescent.findSearchDirection()[source]#

Return the direction to search along for a minimum value.

Returns:
numpy.ndarray

The search direction.

Notes

This should usually return an approximation of:

\[p = - H^{-1} g\]

The default is:

\[p = - g\]

Corresponding to the steepest descent direction

The latest function evaluations are present in:

self.f, self.g, self.H