一类单调非凸约束最优规划修正的新型分枝定界算法

本文讨论了一类单调非凸约束最优规划的目标函数和约束集的结构特征性质.阐明了如何将所考虑的问题等价地转化为一个递增函数在另一个递增函数水平集上的极大优化问题.在此基础上提出了一个我们称之为修正的新型分枝定界算法.新算法的修正之处是在计算新的极点时,采用了一个有效的新的区域删除模式以构造越来越小的Polyblock集覆盖EnH且不舍y,以排除问题(P)可行域中不存在全局r最优解的部分.最后,证明了算法的收敛性.初步的数值实验表明算法是有效可行的,可应用于求解更广的一类非凸最优规划.     

一些类型的数学规划问题的全局最优解

本文对严格单调函数给出了几个凸化和凹化的方法，利用这些方法可将一个严格单调的规划问题转化为一个等价的标准D．C．规划或凹极小问题．本文还对只有一个严格单调的约束的非单调规划问题给出了目标函数的一个凸化和凹化方法，利用这些方法可将只有一个严格单调约束的非单调规划问题转化为一个等价的凹极小问题．再利用已有的关于D．C．规划和凹极小的算法，可以求得原问题的全局最优解．     

两个多面体之交上的最佳逼近与保凸回归问题

本文提出了一种求Hilbert空间中给定点x0在两个多面体K’与K”之交上的最佳逼近的算法，它把问题化归为有限次求点在K’与K”中的最佳逼近的问题．由于保凸回归问题可表述为求某点x0在两个锐锥之交上的最佳逼近问题，故结合熟知的锐锥逼近的PAVA算法即可得到保凸回归的有限算法．文章还计算了一个保凸回归问题的实例．     

论可微函数的共单调逼近和共凸逼近

对有限区间上可微函数借助于代数多项式的共单调逼近和共凸逼近的逼近度估计建立了更为精确的Jackson型不等式,扩充和改进了近期的一些结果。     

一类具有连续变量的全局最优化问题的凸化方法

本文研究了一类非凸最优化问题的凸化方法与最优性条件的问题.利用构造含有参数的函数变换方法,将具有次正定性质的目标函数凸化,并获得了这一类非凸优化问题全局最优解的充要条件,推广了凸化方法在求解全局最优化问题方面的应用.     

有限维逼近无限维总极值的积分型方法

本文用有限维逼近无限维的方法来讨论函数空间中的总体最优化问题．我们给出了新的最优性条件和用变测度方法求得的有限维解逼近总体最优解的算法．对于有约柬问题，我们用不连续罚函数法把有约束问题化为无约束问题来求解．最后，我们通过一个具有非凸状态约束的最优控制问可题的实例来说明算法的有效性．     

低阶精确罚函数的一种光滑化逼近

本文对不等式约束优化问题给出了低阶精确罚函数的一种光滑化逼近.提出了通过搜索光滑化后的罚问题的全局解而得到原优化问题的近似全局解的算法.给出了几个数值例子以说明所提出的光滑化方法的有效性.     

凸约束优化问题的带记忆模型信赖域算法

本文我们考虑求解凸约束优化问题的信赖域方法 .与传统的方法不同 ,我们信赖域子问题的逼近模型中包括过去迭代点的信息 ,该模型使我们可以从更全局的角度来求得信赖域试探步 ,从而避免了传统信赖域方法中试探步的求取完全依赖于当前点的信息而过于局部化的困难 .全局收敛性的获得是依靠非单调技术来保证的     

一类光滑凸规划的牛顿法

给出了一个求解一类光滑凸规划的算法,利用光滑精确乘子罚函数把一个光滑凸规划的极小化问题化为一个紧集上强凸函数的极小化问题,然后在给定的紧集上用牛顿法对这个强凸函数进行极小化．     

基于二次函数光滑化逼近的修正低阶罚函数

针对不等式约束优化问题, 给出了通过二次函数对低阶精确罚函数进行光滑化逼近的两种函数形式, 得到修正的光滑罚函数. 证明了在一定条件下, 当罚参数充分大, 修正的光滑罚问题的全局最优解是原优化问题的全局最优解. 给出的两个数值例子说明了所提出的光滑化方法的有效性.     

A convexification method for a class of global optimization problems with applications to reliability optimization

A convexification method is proposed for solving a class of global optimization problems with certain monotone properties. It is shown that this class of problems can be transformed into equivalent concave minimization problems using the proposed convexification schemes. An outer approximation method can then be used to find the global solution of the transformed problem. Applications to mixed-integer nonlinear programming problems arising in reliability optimization of complex systems are discussed and satisfactory numerical results are presented.     

Convexification of Nonsmooth Monotone Functions<Superscript>1</Superscript>

We consider a convexification method for a class of nonsmooth monotone functions. Specifically, we prove that a semismooth monotone function can be converted into a convex function via certain convexification transformations. The results derived in this paper lay a theoretical base to extend the reach of convexification methods in monotone optimization to nonsmooth situations. Communicated by X. Q. Yang This research was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 70671064 and 60473097 and by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong under Grant CUHK 4214/01E.     

A Branch-and-Bound Based Method for Solving Monotone Optimization Problems

Monotone optimization problems are an important class of global optimization problems with various applications. In this paper, we propose a new exact method for monotone optimization problems. The method is of branch-and-bound framework that combines three basic strategies: partition, convexification and local search. The partition scheme is used to construct a union of subboxes that covers the boundary of the feasible region. The convexification outer approximation is then applied to each subbox to obtain an upper bound of the objective function on the subbox. The performance of the method can be further improved by incorporating the method with local search procedure. Illustrative examples describe how the method works. Computational results for small randomly generated problems are reported. Dedicated to Professor Alex Rubinov on the occasion of his 65th birthday. The authors appreciate very much the discussions with Professor Alex Rubinov and his suggestion of using local search. Research supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 10571116 and 10261001, and Guangxi University Scientific Research Foundation (No. X051022).     

MONOTONIZATION IN GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION

A general monotonization method is proposed for converting a constrained programming problem with non-monotone objective function and monotone constraint functions into a monotone programming problem. An equivalent monotone programming problem with only inequality constraints is obtained via this monotonization method. Then the existing convexification and concavefication methods can be used to convert the monotone programming problem into an equivalent better-structured optimization problem.     

Convexification and Concavification for a General Class of Global Optimization Problems

A kind of general convexification and concavification methods is proposed for solving some classes of global optimization problems with certain monotone properties. It is shown that these minimization problems can be transformed into equivalent concave minimization problem or reverse convex programming problem or canonical D.C. programming problem by using the proposed convexification and concavification schemes. The existing algorithms then can be used to find the global solutions of the transformed problems.     

Convexification, Concavification and Monotonization in Global Optimization

We show in this paper that via certain convexification, concavification and monotonization schemes a nonconvex optimization problem over a simplex can be always converted into an equivalent better-structured nonconvex optimization problem, e.g., a concave optimization problem or a D.C. programming problem, thus facilitating the search of a global optimum by using the existing methods in concave minimization and D.C. programming. We first prove that a monotone optimization problem (with a monotone objective function and monotone constraints) can be transformed into a concave minimization problem over a convex set or a D.C. programming problem via pth power transformation. We then prove that a class of nonconvex minimization problems can be always reduced to a monotone optimization problem, thus a concave minimization problem or a D.C. programming problem.     

Successive Optimization Method via Parametric Monotone Composition Formulation*

In this paper a successive optimization method for solving inequality constrained optimization problems is introduced via a parametric monotone composition reformulation. The global optimal value of the original constrained optimization problem is shown to be the least root of the optimal value function of an auxiliary parametric optimization problem, thus can be found via a bisection method. The parametric optimization subproblem is formulated in such a way that it is a one-parameter problem and its value function is a monotone composition function with respect to the original objective function and the constraints. Various forms can be taken in the parametric optimization problem in accordance with a special structure of the original optimization problem, and in some cases, the parametric optimization problems are convex composite ones. Finally, the parametric monotone composite reformulation is applied to study local optimality.     

A class of convexification and concavification methods for non-monotone optimization problems

A class of convexification and concavification methods are proposed for solving some classes of non-monotone optimization problems. It is shown that some classes of non-monotone optimization problems can be converted into better structured optimization problems, such as, concave minimization problems, reverse convex programming problems, and canonical D.C. programming problems by the proposed convexification and concavification methods. The equivalence between the original problem and the converted better structured optimization problem is established.