求解非凸区域上凸函数比式和问题的全局优化方法

针对非凸区域上的凸函数比式和问题,给出一种求其全局最优解的确定性方法.该方法基于分支定界框架.首先通过引入变量,将原问题等价转化为d.c.规划问题,然后利用次梯度和凸包络构造松弛线性规划问题,从而将关键的估计下界问题转化为一系列线性规划问题,这些线性规划易于求解而且规模不变,更容易编程实现和应用到实际中;分支采用单纯形对分不但保证其穷举性,而且使得线性规划规模更小.理论分析和数值实验表明所提出的算法可行有效.     

求一类非凸规划问题全局解的确定性算法

本文对一类非凸规划问题(NP)给出一确定性全局优化算法.这类问题包括:在非凸的可行域上极小化有限个带指数的线性函数乘积的和与差,广义线性多乘积规划,多项式规划等.通过利用等价问题和线性化技巧提出的算法收敛到问题(NP)的全局极小.     

Nonconvex quadratically constrained quadratic programming: best D.C. decompositions and their SDP representations

We propose in this paper a general D.C. decomposition scheme for constructing SDP relaxation formulations for a class of nonconvex quadratic programs with a nonconvex quadratic objective function and convex quadratic constraints. More specifically, we use rank-one matrices and constraint matrices to decompose the indefinite quadratic objective into a D.C. form and underestimate the concave terms in the D.C. decomposition formulation in order to get a convex relaxation of the original problem. We show that the best D.C. decomposition can be identified by solving an SDP problem. By suitably choosing the rank-one matrices and the linear underestimation, we are able to construct convex relaxations that dominate Shor’s SDP relaxation and the strengthened SDP relaxation. We then propose an extension of the D.C. decomposition to generate an SDP bound that is tighter than the SDP+RLT bound when additional box constraints are present. We demonstrate via computational results that the optimal D.C. decomposition schemes can generate both tight SDP bounds and feasible solutions with good approximation ratio for nonconvex quadratically constrained quadratic problems.     

Convex relaxations for nonconvex quadratically constrained quadratic programming: matrix cone decomposition and polyhedral approximation

We present a decomposition-approximation method for generating convex relaxations for nonconvex quadratically constrained quadratic programming (QCQP). We first develop a general conic program relaxation for QCQP based on a matrix decomposition scheme and polyhedral (piecewise linear) underestimation. By employing suitable matrix cones, we then show that the convex conic relaxation can be reduced to a semidefinite programming (SDP) problem. In particular, we investigate polyhedral underestimations for several classes of matrix cones, including the cones of rank-1 and rank-2 matrices, the cone generated by the coefficient matrices, the cone of positive semidefinite matrices and the cones induced by rank-2 semidefinite inequalities. We demonstrate that in general the new SDP relaxations can generate lower bounds at least as tight as the best known SDP relaxations for QCQP. Moreover, we give examples for which tighter lower bounds can be generated by the new SDP relaxations. We also report comparison results of different convex relaxation schemes for nonconvex QCQP with convex quadratic/linear constraints, nonconvex quadratic constraints and 0–1 constraints.     

基于D.C.分解的一类箱型约束的非凸二次规划的新型分支定界算法

提出了一类求解带有箱约束的非凸二次规划的新型分支定界算法.首先,把原问题目标函数进行D.C.分解(分解为两个凸函数之差),利用次梯度方法,求出其线性下界逼近函数的一个最优值,也即原问题的一个下界.然后,利用全局椭球算法获得原问题的一个上界,并根据分支定界方法把原问题的求解转化为一系列子问题的求解.最后,理论上证明了算法的收敛性,数值算例表明算法是有效可行的.     

An eigenvalue decomposition based branch-and-bound algorithm for nonconvex quadratic programming problems with convex quadratic constraints

In this paper, we propose a branch-and-bound algorithm for finding a global optimal solution for a nonconvex quadratic program with convex quadratic constraints (NQPCQC). We first reformulate NQPCQC by adding some nonconvex quadratic constraints induced by eigenvectors of negative eigenvalues associated with the nonconvex quadratic objective function to Shor’s semidefinite relaxation. Under the assumption of having a bounded feasible domain, these nonconvex quadratic constraints can be further relaxed into linear ones to form a special semidefinite programming relaxation. Then an efficient branch-and-bound algorithm branching along the eigendirections of negative eigenvalues is designed. The theoretic convergence property and the worst-case complexity of the proposed algorithm are proved. Numerical experiments are conducted on several types of quadratic programs to show the efficiency of the proposed method.     

求线性比试和问题的确定性全局优化算法

为求线性比试和问题的全局最优解,本文给出了一个分支定界算法.通过一个等价问题和一个新的线性化松弛技巧,初始的非凸规划问题归结为一系列线性规划问题的求解.借助于这一系列线性规划问题的解,算法可收敛于初始非凸规划问题的最优解.算法的计算量主要是一些线性规划问题的求解.数值算例表明算法是切实可行的.     

求线性比式和问题全局解的输出空间分枝定界算法

基于对p-1维输出空间进行剖分的思想,提出了一种求解线性比式和问题的分枝定界算法.通过一种两阶段转换方法得到原问题的一个等价问题,该问题的非凸性主要体现在新增加的p-1个非线性等式约束上.利用双线性函数的凹凸包络对这些非线性约束进行凸化,这就为等价问题构造了凸松弛子问题.将凸松弛子问题中的冗余约束去掉并进行等价转换,从而获得了一个比凸松弛子问题规模更小、约束更少的线性规划问题.证明了算法的理论收敛性和计算复杂性.数值实验表明该算法是有效可行的.     

Optimal design of efficient acoustic antenna arrays

Minimax optimal design of sonar transducer arrays can be formulated as a nonlinear program with many convex quadratic constraints and a nonconvex quadratic efficiency constraint. The variables of this problem are a scaling and phase shift applied to the output of each sensor. This problem is solved by applying Lagrangian relaxation to the convex quadratic constraints. Extensive computational experience shows that this approach can efficiently find near-optimal solutions of problems with up to 391 variables and 579 constraints. This work was supported by ONR Contracts N00014-83-C-0437 and N00014-82-C-824.     

A reformulation-convexification approach for solving nonconvex quadratic programming problems

In this paper, we consider the class of linearly constrained nonconvex quadratic programming problems, and present a new approach based on a novel Reformulation-Linearization/Convexification Technique. In this approach, a tight linear (or convex) programming relaxation, or outer-approximation to the convex envelope of the objective function over the constrained region, is constructed for the problem by generating new constraints through the process of employing suitable products of constraints and using variable redefinitions. Various such relaxations are considered and analyzed, including ones that retain some useful nonlinear relationships. Efficient solution techniques are then explored for solving these relaxations in order to derive lower and upper bounds on the problem, and appropriate branching/partitioning strategies are used in concert with these bounding techniques to derive a convergent algorithm. Computational results are presented on a set of test problems from the literature to demonstrate the efficiency of the approach. (One of these test problems had not previously been solved to optimality). It is shown that for many problems, the initial relaxation itself produces an optimal solution.     

A primal-dual interior point method for optimal zero-forcing beamformer design under per-antenna power constraints

In this paper, we consider an optimal zero-forcing beamformer design problem in multi-user multiple-input multiple-output broadcast channel. The minimum user rate is maximized subject to zero-forcing constraints and power constraint on each base station antenna array element. The natural formulation leads to a nonconvex optimization problem. This problem is shown to be equivalent to a convex optimization problem with linear objective function, linear equality and inequality constraints and quadratic inequality constraints. Here, the indirect elimination method is applied to reduce the convex optimization problem into an equivalent convex optimization problem of lower dimension with only inequality constraints. The primal-dual interior point method is utilized to develop an effective algorithm (in terms of computational efficiency) via solving the modified KKT equations with Newton method. Numerical simulations are carried out. Compared to algorithms based on a trust region interior point method and sequential quadratic programming method, it is observed that the method proposed is much superior in terms of computational efficiency.     

带非凸二次约束的二次比式和问题的全局优化算法(英文)

对带非凸二次约束的二次比式和问题(P)给出分枝定界算法,首先将问题(P)转化为其等价问题(Q),然后利用线性化技术,建立了(Q)松弛线性规划问题(RLP),通过对(RLP)可行域的细分及求解一系列线性规划问题,不断更新(Q)的上下界,从理论上证明了算法的收敛性,数值实验表明了算法的可行性和有效性.     

Periodic solutions for semi-linear evolution inclusions

In this paper, we study the periodic problem for semi-linear evolution inclusion. Using techniques from multivalued analysis and fixed point theorems, we establish existence theorems under the one-sided Lipschitz condition. First we prove existence theorems for nonconvex and convex problem. Second, we look for extremal periodic solutions and prove the relaxation theorem.     

基于DC分解的非凸二次规划SDP近似解

本文提出一类基于DC分解的非凸二次规划问题SDP松弛方法,并通过求解一个二阶锥问题得到原问题的近似最优解.我们首先对非凸二次目标函数进行DC分解,然后利用线性下逼近得到一个凸二次松弛问题,而最优的DC分解可通过求解一个SDP问题得到.数值试验表明,基于DC分解的SDP近似解平均优于经典SDP松弛和随机化方法产生的近似解。     

On Solving Nonconvex Optimization Problems by Reducing The Duality Gap

Lagrangian bounds, i.e. bounds computed by Lagrangian relaxation, have been used successfully in branch and bound bound methods for solving certain classes of nonconvex optimization problems by reducing the duality gap. We discuss this method for the class of partly linear and partly convex optimization problems and, incidentally, point out incorrect results in the recent literature on this subject.     

A Global Optimization Method,QBB, for Twice-Differentiable Nonconvex Optimization Problem

A global optimization method, QBB, for twice-differentiable NLPs (Non-Linear Programming) is developed to operate within a branch-and-bound framework and require the construction of a relaxed convex problem on the basis of the quadratic lower bounding functions for the generic nonconvex structures. Within an exhaustive simplicial division of the constrained region, the rigorous quadratic underestimation function is constructed for the generic nonconvex function structure by virtue of the maximal eigenvalue analysis of the interval Hessian matrix. Each valid lower bound of the NLP problem with the division progress is computed by the convex programming of the relaxed optimization problem obtained by preserving the convex or linear terms, replacing the concave term with linear convex envelope, underestimating the special terms and the generic terms by using their customized tight convex lower bounding functions or the valid quadratic lower bounding functions, respectively. The standard convergence properties of the QBB algorithm for nonconvex global optimization problems are guaranteed. The preliminary computation studies are presented in order to evaluate the algorithmic efficiency of the proposed QBB approach.     

Globally solving nonconvex quadratic programming problems with box constraints via integer programming methods

We present effective linear programming based computational techniques for solving nonconvex quadratic programs with box constraints (BoxQP). We first observe that known cutting planes obtained from the Boolean Quadric Polytope (BQP) are computationally effective at reducing the optimality gap of BoxQP. We next show that the Chvátal–Gomory closure of the BQP is given by the odd-cycle inequalities even when the underlying graph is not complete. By using these cutting planes in a spatial branch-and-cut framework, together with a common integrality-based preprocessing technique and a particular convex quadratic relaxation, we develop a solver that can effectively solve a well-known family of test instances. Our linear programming based solver is competitive with SDP-based state of the art solvers on small instances and sparse instances. Most of our computational techniques have been implemented in the recent version of CPLEX and have led to significant performance improvements on nonconvex quadratic programs with linear constraints.     

Design of planar articulated mechanisms using branch and bound

This paper considers an optimization model and a solution method for the design of two-dimensional mechanical mechanisms. The mechanism design problem is modeled as a nonconvex mixed integer program which allows the optimal topology and geometry of the mechanism to be determined simultaneously. The underlying mechanical analysis model is based on a truss representation allowing for large displacements. For mechanisms undergoing large displacements elastic stability is of major concern. We derive conditions, modeled by nonlinear matrix inequalities, which guarantee that a stable equilibrium is found and that buckling is prevented. The feasible set of the design problem is described by nonlinear differentiable and non-differentiable constraints as well as nonlinear matrix inequalities.To solve the mechanism design problem a branch and bound method based on convex relaxations is developed. To guarantee convergence of the method, two different types of convex relaxations are derived. The relaxations are strengthened by adding valid inequalities to the feasible set and by solving bound contraction sub-problems. Encouraging computational results indicate that the branch and bound method can reliably solve mechanism design problems of realistic size to global optimality.     

稠密k-子图问题的双非负松弛

稠密k-子图问题是组合优化里面一类经典的优化问题,其在通常情况下是非凸且NP-难的。本文给出了求解该问题的一个新凸松弛方法-双非负松弛方法,并建立了问题的相应双非负松弛模型,而且证明了其在一定的条件下等价于一个新的半定松弛模型。最后,我们使用一些随机例子对这些模型进行了数值测试,测试的结果表明双非负松弛的计算效果要优于等价的半定松弛。     

Global stress regularity of convex and some nonconvex variational problems

We derive a global regularity theorem for stress fields which correspond to minimizers of convex and some special nonconvex variational problems with mixed boundary conditions on admissible domains. These are Lipschitz domains satisfying additional geometric conditions near those points, where the type of the boundary conditions changes. In the first part it is assumed that the energy densities defining the variational problem are convex but not necessarily strictly convex and satisfy a convexity inequality. The regularity result for this case is derived with a difference quotient technique. In the second part the regularity results are carried over from the convex case to special nonconvex variational problems taking advantage of the relation between nonconvex variational problems and the corresponding (quasi-) convexified problems. The results are applied amongst others to the variational problems for linear elasticity, the p-Laplace operator, Hencky elasto-plasticity with linear hardening and for scalar and vectorial two-well potentials (compatible case).