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Wikipedia August 13, 2026 at 04:21 AM

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\[ μ I + ( J T J ) \] δ p , k \= J T ϵ k
Correction

This LM update has the wrong sign if ε is defined as earlier in the article. With ε = f(p) − x, the right-hand side should be −Jᵀε, not +Jᵀε.

Full reasoning

Earlier on the page, the residual is defined as ϵ = f(p^+) - x. Under that definition, the standard first-order linearization is ϵ(p + δ) ≈ ϵ(p) + Jδ, so minimizing the squared residual gives the normal equations

(J^T J + μI) δ = -J^T ϵ.

Authoritative references use this sign convention explicitly:

  • Ceres Solver writes the nonlinear least-squares problem as minimizing 1/2 ||F(x)||^2, with gradient g(x) = J(x)^T F(x), and the linearized subproblem as minimizing 1/2 ||J(x)Δx + F(x)||^2. Setting the derivative of that model to zero gives J^T(JΔx + F)=0, i.e. (J^T J)Δx = -J^T F.
  • The GNU Scientific Library’s Levenberg–Marquardt documentation states the trust-region form as (B_k + μ_k D_k^T D_k) δ_k = -g_k and, with B_k ≈ J_k^T J_k, equivalently solves [J_k; sqrt(μ_k) D_k] δ_k = -[f_k; 0].

So the article’s displayed LM equation is inconsistent with its own earlier residual definition. If the author wants the right-hand side to be +J^Tϵ_k, then ϵ_k must instead be defined as x - f(p_k). As written, one of those signs has to be corrected.

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