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<TITLE>TAO Optimization Solver Manual Pages</TITLE>
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<div id="version" align=right><b>petsc-3.7.5 2017-01-01</b></div>
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<H2> TAO Solver Manual Pages
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The Toolkit for Advance Optimization provides an
interface to create solvers, customize
them to a particular application, and apply them to a problem.
Many of the options for TAO can also be set at runtime.
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<TABLE>
<TR><TD WIDTH=250 COLSPAN="3"><B>Beginner - Basic usage</B></TD></TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOASFLS.html">TAOASFLS</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAONTR.html">TAONTR</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetHessianRoutine.html">TaoSetHessianRoutine</A></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOASILS.html">TAOASILS</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOOWLQN.html">TAOOWLQN</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetInequalityBounds.html">TaoSetInequalityBounds</A></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOBLMVM.html">TAOBLMVM</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOPOUNDERS.html">TAOPOUNDERS</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetInitialVector.html">TaoSetInitialVector</A></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOBMRM.html">TAOBMRM</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOSSFLS.html">TAOSSFLS</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetObjectiveAndGradientRoutine.html">TaoSetObjectiveAndGradientRoutine</A></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOBQPIP.html">TAOBQPIP</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOSSILS.html">TAOSSILS</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetObjectiveRoutine.html">TaoSetObjectiveRoutine</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOCG.html">TAOCG</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOTRON.html">TAOTRON</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetSeparableObjectiveRoutine.html">TaoSetSeparableObjectiveRoutine</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOGPCG.html">TAOGPCG</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoCreate.html">TaoCreate</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetTolerances.html">TaoSetTolerances</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOIPM.html">TAOIPM</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDestroy.html">TaoDestroy</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetVariableBounds.html">TaoSetVariableBounds</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOLCL.html">TAOLCL</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetGradientNorm.html">TaoGetGradientNorm</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetVariableBoundsRoutine.html">TaoSetVariableBoundsRoutine</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAOLMVM.html">TAOLMVM</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetFromOptions.html">TaoSetFromOptions</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSolve.html">TaoSolve</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAONLS.html">TAONLS</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetGradientNorm.html">TaoSetGradientNorm</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoType.html">TaoType</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TAONM.html">TAONM</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetGradientRoutine.html">TaoSetGradientRoutine</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoView.html">TaoView</A></TD>
<TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=250 COLSPAN="3"><B>Intermediate - Setting options for algorithms and data structures</B></TD></TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetApplicationContext.html">TaoGetApplicationContext</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetSolutionStatus.html">TaoGetSolutionStatus</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetJacobianDesignRoutine.html">TaoSetJacobianDesignRoutine</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetConstraintTolerances.html">TaoGetConstraintTolerances</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetSolutionVector.html">TaoGetSolutionVector</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetJacobianEqualityRoutine.html">TaoSetJacobianEqualityRoutine</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetConvergedReason.html">TaoGetConvergedReason</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetTolerances.html">TaoGetTolerances</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetJacobianInequalityRoutine.html">TaoSetJacobianInequalityRoutine</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetCurrentFunctionEvaluations.html">TaoGetCurrentFunctionEvaluations</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetTotalIterationNumber.html">TaoGetTotalIterationNumber</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetJacobianRoutine.html">TaoSetJacobianRoutine</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetCurrentTrustRegionRadius.html">TaoGetCurrentTrustRegionRadius</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetType.html">TaoGetType</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetJacobianStateRoutine.html">TaoSetJacobianStateRoutine</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetFunctionLowerBound.html">TaoGetFunctionLowerBound</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetApplicationContext.html">TaoSetApplicationContext</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetMaximumFunctionEvaluations.html">TaoSetMaximumFunctionEvaluations</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetGradientVector.html">TaoGetGradientVector</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetConstraintTolerances.html">TaoSetConstraintTolerances</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetMaximumIterations.html">TaoSetMaximumIterations</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetInitialTrustRegionRadius.html">TaoGetInitialTrustRegionRadius</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetConstraintsRoutine.html">TaoSetConstraintsRoutine</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetMonitor.html">TaoSetMonitor</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetIterationNumber.html">TaoGetIterationNumber</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetConvergedReason.html">TaoSetConvergedReason</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetSeparableObjectiveWeights.html">TaoSetSeparableObjectiveWeights</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetKSP.html">TaoGetKSP</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetConvergenceHistory.html">TaoSetConvergenceHistory</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetStateDesignIS.html">TaoSetStateDesignIS</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetLineSearch.html">TaoGetLineSearch</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetEqualityConstraintsRoutine.html">TaoSetEqualityConstraintsRoutine</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetType.html">TaoSetType</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetLinearSolveIterations.html">TaoGetLinearSolveIterations</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetFunctionLowerBound.html">TaoSetFunctionLowerBound</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSubsetType.html">TaoSubsetType</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetMaximumFunctionEvaluations.html">TaoGetMaximumFunctionEvaluations</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetInequalityConstraintsRoutine.html">TaoSetInequalityConstraintsRoutine</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./"></A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetMaximumIterations.html">TaoGetMaximumIterations</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetInitialTrustRegionRadius.html">TaoSetInitialTrustRegionRadius</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./"></A></TD>
<TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=250 COLSPAN="3"><B>Advanced - Setting more advanced options and customization</B></TD></TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./Tao.html">Tao</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDefaultComputeHessian.html">TaoDefaultComputeHessian</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGradientMonitor.html">TaoGradientMonitor</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoAppendOptionsPrefix.html">TaoAppendOptionsPrefix</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDefaultComputeHessianColor.html">TaoDefaultComputeHessianColor</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoRegister.html">TaoRegister</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoCancelMonitors.html">TaoCancelMonitors</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDefaultMonitor.html">TaoDefaultMonitor</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoRegisterDestroy.html">TaoRegisterDestroy</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeDualVariables.html">TaoComputeDualVariables</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDefaultSMonitor.html">TaoDefaultSMonitor</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSeparableObjectiveMonitor.html">TaoSeparableObjectiveMonitor</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeGradient.html">TaoComputeGradient</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDrawGradientMonitor.html">TaoDrawGradientMonitor</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetConvergenceTest.html">TaoSetConvergenceTest</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeObjective.html">TaoComputeObjective</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDrawSolutionMonitor.html">TaoDrawSolutionMonitor</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetOptionsPrefix.html">TaoSetOptionsPrefix</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeObjectiveAndGradient.html">TaoComputeObjectiveAndGradient</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDrawStepMonitor.html">TaoDrawStepMonitor</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetUp.html">TaoSetUp</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeSeparableObjective.html">TaoComputeSeparableObjective</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetConvergenceHistory.html">TaoGetConvergenceHistory</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSolutionMonitor.html">TaoSolutionMonitor</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDefaultCMonitor.html">TaoDefaultCMonitor</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetDualVariables.html">TaoGetDualVariables</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoStepDirectionMonitor.html">TaoStepDirectionMonitor</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDefaultComputeGradient.html">TaoDefaultComputeGradient</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoGetOptionsPrefix.html">TaoGetOptionsPrefix</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./"></A></TD>
<TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=250 COLSPAN="3"><B>Developer - Interfaces intended primarily for library developers, not for typical applications programmers</B></TD></TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./MatCreateADA.html">MatCreateADA</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeJacobian.html">TaoComputeJacobian</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoIsObjectiveAndGradientDefined.html">TaoIsObjectiveAndGradientDefined</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./MatCreateLMVM.html">MatCreateLMVM</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeJacobianDesign.html">TaoComputeJacobianDesign</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoIsObjectiveDefined.html">TaoIsObjectiveDefined</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./MatCreateSubMatrixFree.html">MatCreateSubMatrixFree</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeJacobianEquality.html">TaoComputeJacobianEquality</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoMonitor.html">TaoMonitor</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./MatDFischer.html">MatDFischer</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeJacobianInequality.html">TaoComputeJacobianInequality</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoRegisterAll.html">TaoRegisterAll</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./MatDSFischer.html">MatDSFischer</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeJacobianState.html">TaoComputeJacobianState</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoResetStatistics.html">TaoResetStatistics</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoAddLineSearchCounts.html">TaoAddLineSearchCounts</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeVariableBounds.html">TaoComputeVariableBounds</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetIterationNumber.html">TaoSetIterationNumber</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeConstraints.html">TaoComputeConstraints</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoDefaultConvergenceTest.html">TaoDefaultConvergenceTest</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoSetTotalIterationNumber.html">TaoSetTotalIterationNumber</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeEqualityConstraints.html">TaoComputeEqualityConstraints</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoFinalizePackage.html">TaoFinalizePackage</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./VecFischer.html">VecFischer</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeHessian.html">TaoComputeHessian</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoInitializePackage.html">TaoInitializePackage</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./VecSFischer.html">VecSFischer</A></TD>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoComputeInequalityConstraints.html">TaoComputeInequalityConstraints</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./TaoIsGradientDefined.html">TaoIsGradientDefined</A></TD>
<TD WIDTH=250><A HREF="./"></A></TD>
<TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=250 COLSPAN="3"><B>No deprecated routines</B></TD></TR>
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