Trust Region is a technique for optimization. Trust region algorithms generate new iterates within a region near (normally centered at) the current iteration point. This region is called the trust region. Trust region idea can be traced to Powell's papers in the 70's of last century. Though the name "trust region" was first used by ... In the old days, trust region methods are also called "restricted step methods"
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