# An Idea for Optimization as if Solving ODE

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-idea-for-optimization-as-if-solving-ode/42195>\
**Category:** Optimization (Mathematical)\
**Created:** [June 28, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-idea-for-optimization-as-if-solving-ode/42195 "2020-06-28T12:10:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-idea-for-optimization-as-if-solving-ode/42195/23 "2020-06-29T01:19:31Z")

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Can ROCK really beat optimised momentum descent, heavy ball, and relatives?

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