Rewrite the entropy V_Q objective on the simplex.
The softmax candidate minimizes the entropy V_Q objective on the simplex.
The entropy V_Q objective is strictly convex on the simplex.
Proposition 1.5.3.1.
Let Q = Δ_n and let the prox-function be the entropy distance
d(x) = ln n + ∑ i x^{(i)} ln x^{(i)}. Then for z ∈ Δ_n and g ∈ ℝ^n, the mapping
V_Q(z,g) from Definition 1.5.3.1 has the explicit form
V_Q^{(i)}(z,g) = z^{(i)} e^{-g^{(i)}} [∑_j z^{(j)} e^{-g^{(j)}}]^{-1}, i = 1, …, n
(equation (5.7)).
Support-plane refinement of R_k at x_{k+1} for the modified update.
Combine gradient pairings using the modified x_{k+1} update.
Convert the V_Q minimizer into the scaled Bregman inequality.
Express y_{k+1} - x_{k+1} via the modified prox update.
Final convexity step for the modified invariant update.