Minmax robustness for multi-objective optimization problems

In real-world applications of optimization, optimal solutions are often of limited value, because disturbances of or changes to input data may diminish the quality of an optimal solution or even render it infeasible. One way to deal with uncertain input data is robust optimization, the aim of which is to find solutions which remain feasible and of good quality for all possible scenarios, i.e., realizations of the uncertain data. For single objective optimization, several definitions of robustness have been thoroughly analyzed and robust optimization methods have been developed. In this paper, we extend the concept of minmax robustness (Ben-Tal, Ghaoui, & Nemirovski, 2009) to multi-objective optimization and call this extension robust efficiency for uncertain multi-objective optimization problems. We use ingredients from robust (single objective) and (deterministic) multi-objective optimization to gain insight into the new area of robust multi-objective optimization. We analyze the new concept and discuss how robust solutions of multi-objective optimization problems may be computed. To this end, we use techniques from both robust (single objective) and (deterministic) multi-objective optimization. The new concepts are illustrated with some linear and quadratic programming instances.     

Imposing symmetry in augmented linear systems

This paper discusses the methods of imposing symmetry in the augmented system formulation (ASF) for least‐squares (LS) problems. A particular emphasis is on upper Hessenberg problems, where the challenge lies in leaving all zero‐by‐definition elements of the LS matrix unperturbed. Analytical solutions for optimal perturbation matrices are given, including upper Hessenberg matrices. Finally, the upper Hessenberg LS problems represented by unsymmetric ASF that indicate a normwise backward stability of the problem (which is not the case in general) are identified. It is observed that such problems normally arise from Arnoldi factorization (for example, in the generalized minimal residual (GMRES) algorithm). The problem is illustrated with a number of practical (arising in the GMRES algorithm) and some ‘purpose‐built’ examples. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

绩效度量的一致性、敏感性及准确性关系研究

将环境的波动性和度量噪音看作是影响绩效度量的两类不同的随机误差,在Linear-exponential-normal框架下,建立了以价值绩效度量和补偿绩效度量的线性组合为基础的收益激励模型,并分析了激励强度与绩效度量的一致性、敏感性和准确性之间的关系,以及环境波动性对上述关系的影响.研究发现,在确定性环境条件下,激励强度与绩效度量的"信号噪音比"成正比关系,但绩效度量的一致性的提高并不必然增加该度量指标在激励契约中的权重,而要视敏感性或噪音相对于一致性的变化幅度来定.特别地,在绩效度量的敏感性与一致性之间并不存在权衡取舍关系.研究还发现,波动性与激励强度之间存在负向关系,且波动性的存在降低了绩效度量的一致性和敏感性,但波动性对绩效度量的准确性的影响则呈非单调性变化.     

多参数二次特征值问题重特征值的灵敏度分析

本文研究解析依赖于多参数的二次特征值问题重特征值的灵敏度分析,得到了重特征值的方向导数,证明了相应的特征向量矩阵和特征值平均值的解析性,给出了其一阶偏导数的表达式．然后以这些结论为基础,定义了二次特征值问题重特征值及其不变子空间的灵敏度,并给出了确定二次特征值问题所含矩阵中敏感元素的方法．     

Incorporating additional meta-objectives into the extended lexicographic goal programming framework

This paper introduces two new meta-objectives into the extended goal programming framework. The first meta-objective is the number of unmet goals and the second is a measure of closeness to the pairwise comparisons given by the decision maker. These complement the original two meta-objectives of the weighted sum of deviations and the maximal weighted deviation to provide a flexible four meta-objective framework. Lexicographic and non-lexicographic representations of the framework are developed. An example relating to transportation is solved in both the lexicographic and non-lexicographic forms. Weight sensitivity analysis is applied to the meta-weight parameters for the non-lexicographic case in order to find a range of available distinct solutions.     

High strain rate sensitivity of hardness in quinary Ti-Zr-Hf-Cu-Ni high entropy metallic glass thin films

Quinary Ti-Zr-Hf-Cu-Ni high-entropy metallic glass thin films were produced by magnetron sputter deposition. Nanoindentation tests indicate that the deposited film exhibits a relatively large hardness of 10.4±0.6 GPa and a high elastic modulus of 131±11 GPa under the strain rate of 0.5 s⁻¹. Specifically, the strain rate sensitivity of hardness measured for the thin film is 0.05, the highest value reported for metallic glasses so far. Such high strain rate sensitivity of hardness is likely due to the high-entropy effect which stabilizes the amorphous structure with enhanced homogeneity.     

An expedient synthesis of ellipticine via Suzuki-Miyaura coupling

A simple and efficient total synthesis of ellipticine was developed via the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of sterically sensitive 2-hydroxybenzeneboronic acid with a multifunctional aryl halide using Pd(OAc)₂ as a catalyst and Cu(OAc)₂·H₂O as an additive in DMSO/H₂O as a key step followed by double N-arylation and cyclization.     

The nonexistence of sensitive commutative group actions on dendrites

In this paper, using the integral method observed by Mai Jiehua recently, we show that no dendrite admits a sensitive commutative group action.     

Characterization of the smoothness and curvature of a marginal function for a trust-region problem

Received May 28, 1996 / Revised version received May 1, 1998 Published online October 9, 1998