Evolving Algebraic Multigrid Methods Using Grammar-Guided Genetic Programming

Parthasarathy D, Mitchell WB, Köstler H (2026)


Publication Status: Submitted

Publication Type: Unpublished / Preprint

Future Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2026

Publisher: arXiv

DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.05852

Abstract

Multigrid methods despite being known to be asymptotically optimal algorithms, depend on the careful selection of their individual components for efficiency. Also, they are mostly restricted to standard cycle types like V-, F-, and W-cycles. We use grammar rules to generate arbitrary-shaped cycles, wherein the smoothers and their relaxation weights are chosen independently at each step within the cycle. We call this a flexible multigrid cycle. These flexible cycles are used in Algebraic Multigrid (AMG) methods with the help of grammar rules and optimized using genetic programming. The flexible AMG methods are implemented in the software library of hypre, and the programs are optimized separately for two cases: a standalone AMG solver for a 3D anisotropic problem and an AMG preconditioner with conjugate gradient for a multiphysics code. We observe that the optimized flexible cycles provide higher efficiency and better performance than the standard cycle types.

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APA:

Parthasarathy, D., Mitchell, W.B., & Köstler, H. (2026). Evolving Algebraic Multigrid Methods Using Grammar-Guided Genetic Programming. (Unpublished, Submitted).

MLA:

Parthasarathy, Dinesh, Wayne Bradford Mitchell, and Harald Köstler. Evolving Algebraic Multigrid Methods Using Grammar-Guided Genetic Programming. Unpublished, Submitted. 2026.

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