LC1约束规划问题的超线性收敛ODE型信赖域算法

本文对带线性等式约束的LC^1优化问题提出了一个新的ODE型信赖域算法，它在每一次迭代时，不必求解带信赖域界的子问题，仅解一线性方程组而求得试验步。从而可以降低计算的复杂性，提高计算效率，在一定的条件下，文中还证明了该算法是超线性收敛的。     

解线性约束优化问题的新锥模型信赖域3法

本文提出了一个解线性等式约束优化问题的新锥模型信赖域方法．论文采用零空间技术消除了新锥模型子问题中的线性等式约束，用折线法求解转换后的子问题，并给出了解线性等式约束优化问题的信赖域方法．论文提出并证明了该方法的全局收敛性，并给出了该方法解线性等式约束优化问题的数值实验．理论和数值实验结果表明新锥模型信赖域方法是有效的，这给出了用新锥模型进一步研究非线性优化的基础．     

求解变系数半线性刚性问题的Rosenbrock方法的定量误差分析

本文研究了Rosenbrock方法关于带变系数线性部分的半线性刚性问题的定量误差性态,获得了局部和整体误差分析结果.这是对Strehmel等人于1991年所获的Rosenbrock方法关于带常系数线性部分的半线性刚性问题相应结果的推广和发展.     

一种约束非光滑优化问题的信赖域算法

提出了一种易实施的求解带线性约束的非光滑优化问题的信赖域算法，并在一定的条件下证明了该算法所产生的迭代序列的任何聚点都是原问题的稳定点．有限的数值例子表明，该方法是行之有效的．     

Hilbert空间中带约束优化问题的广义Largrange泛函及乘子方法

Bertsekas总结了有限维空间的乘子方法。Rockafellar对线性矢量空间中带有限个不等式的凸规划问题提出了相应的乘子方法。Wierzbicki和Kurcyusz研究了Hilbert空间中带算子不等式优化问题,只给出弱逼近极小序列的结果。本文讨论Hilbert空间中带约束优化问题的广义Lagrange泛函以及乘子方法,给出了鞍点方面收敛性的结果。     

线性互补约束规划问题的一种Filter算法

本文研究了求解线性互补约束规划问题的算法问题.首先基于广义互补函数和摄动技术将问题转化为带参数的非线性优化问题,利用SlQP-Filter算法方法,求解线性互补约束规划问题的一种Filter算法.在适当条件下,证明了该算法的全局收敛性.     

一类非线性规划问题的信赖域内点算法

本文对约束为线性的一类非线性优化问题提出了一种依赖域内点算法的,其中约束非负性要求一个仿射变换阵实现,其子问题变成了与个带仿射变换的线性等式约束的求解,我们证明了算法的有效性,在一定条件下证明了由算法产生的序列收敛到优化总理２的一阶稳定,点。     

解带线性或非线性约束最优化问题的三项记忆梯度Rosen投影算法

利用Rosen投影矩阵，建立求解带线性或非线性不等式约束优化问题的三项记忆梯度Rosen投影下降算法，并证明了算法的收敛性．同时给出了结合FR，PR，HS共轭梯度参数的三项记忆梯度Rosen投影算法，从而将经典的共轭梯度法推广用于求解约束规划问题．数值例子表明算法是有效的。     

非凸多分块优化的Bregman ADMM的收敛率研究

Wang等提出了求解带线性约束的多块可分非凸优化问题的带Bregman距离的交替方向乘子法(Bregman ADMM),并证明了其收敛性.该文将进一步研究求解带线性约束的多块可分非凸优化问题的Bregman ADMM的收敛率,以及算法产生的迭代点列有界的充分条件.在效益函数的Kurdyka-Lojasiewicz (KL)性质下,该文建立了值和迭代的收敛速率,证明了与目标函数相关的各种KL指数值可获得Bregman ADMM的三种不同收敛速度.更确切地说,该文证明了如下结果:如果效益函数的KL指数θ=0,那么由Bregman ADMM生成的序列经过有限次迭代后收敛;如果θ∈(0,1/2],那么Bregman ADMM是线性收敛的;如果θ∈(1/2,1),那么Bregman ADMM是次线性收敛的.     

解线性约束优化问题的新锥模型信赖域法

本文提出了一个解线性等式约束优化问题的新锥模型信赖域方法.论文采用零空间技术消除了新锥模型子问题中的线性等式约束,用折线法求解转换后的子问题,并给出了解线性等式约束优化问题的信赖域方法.论文提出并证明了该方法的全局收敛性,并给出了该方法解线性等式约束优化问题的数值实验.理论和数值实验结果表明新锥模型信赖域方法是有效的,这给出了用新锥模型进一步研究非线性优化的基础.     

On approximation of max-vertex-cover

We consider the max-vertex-cover (MVC) problem, i.e., find k vertices from an undirected and edge-weighted graph G=(V,E), where |V|=n⩾k, such that the total edge weight covered by the k vertices is maximized. There is a 3/4-approximation algorithm for MVC, based on a linear programming relaxation. We show that the guaranteed ratio can be improved by a simple greedy algorithm for k>(3/4)n, and a simple randomized algorithm for k>(1/2)n. Furthermore, we study a semidefinite programming (SDP) relaxation based approximation algorithms for MVC. We show that, for a range of k, our SDP-based algorithm achieves the best performance guarantee among the four types of algorithms mentioned in this paper.     

A cutting plane algorithm for MV portfolio selection model

This paper deals with a portfolio selection problem with fuzzy return rates. A possibilistic mean variance (FMVC) portfolio selection model was proposed. The possibilistic programming problem can be transformed into a linear optimal problem with an additional quadratic constraint by possibilistic theory. For such problems there are no special standard algorithms. We propose a cutting plane algorithm to solve (FMVC). The nonlinear programming problem can be solved by sequence linear programming problem. A numerical example is given to illustrate the behavior of the proposed model and algorithm.     

Polynomial Algorithms for a Class of Discrete Minmax Linear Programming Problems

We consider the problem of obtaining integer solutions to a minmax linear programming problem. Although this general problem is NP-complete, it is shown that a restricted version of this problem can be solved in polynomial time. For this restricted class of problems two polynomial time algorithms are suggested, one of which is strongly polynomial whenever its continuous analogue and an associated linear programming problem can be solved by a strongly polynomial algorithm. Our algorithms can also be used to obtain integer solutions for the minmax transportation problem with an inequality budget constraint. The equality constrained version of this problem is shown to be NP-complete. We also provide some new insights into the solution procedures for the continuous minmax linear programming problem.     

A simple but NP-hard problem of mixed-discrete programming and its solution by approximate algorithms

A NP-hard problem (P) of mixed-discrete linear programming is considered which consists in the minimization of a linear objective function subject to a special non-connected subset of an unbounded polymatroid. For this problem we describe three polynomial approximate algorithms including a greedy algorithm and a fully polynomial approximation scheme solving a special subproblem of (P).     

LP-based online scheduling: from single to parallel machines

We study classic machine sequencing problems in an online setting. Specifically, we look at deterministic and randomized algorithms for the problem of scheduling jobs with release dates on identical parallel machines, to minimize the sum of weighted completion times: Both preemptive and non-preemptive versions of the problem are analyzed. Using linear programming techniques, borrowed from the single machine case, we are able to design a 2.62-competitive deterministic algorithm for the non-preemptive version of the problem, improving upon the 3.28-competitive algorithm of Megow and Schulz. Additionally, we show how to combine randomization techniques with the linear programming approach to obtain randomized algorithms for both versions of the problem with competitive ratio strictly smaller than 2 for any number of machines (but approaching two as the number of machines grows). Our algorithms naturally extend several approaches for single and parallel machine scheduling. We also present a brief computational study, for randomly generated problem instances, which suggests that our algorithms perform very well in practice. A preliminary version of this work appears in the Proceedings of the 11th conference on integer programming and combinatorial optimization (IPCO), Berlin, 8–10 June 2005.     

Extensions of Dinkelbach's algorithm for solving non-linear fractional programming problems

Dinkelbach's algorithm was developed to solve convex fractinal programming. This method achieves the optimal solution of the optimisation problem by means of solving a sequence of non-linear convex programming subproblems defined by a parameter. In this paper it is shown that Dinkelbach's algorithm can be used to solve general fractional programming. The applicability of the algorithm will depend on the possibility of solving the subproblems. Dinkelbach's extended algorithm is a framework to describe several algorithms which have been proposed to solve linear fractional programming, integer linear fractional programming, convex fractional programming and to generate new algorithms. The applicability of new cases as nondifferentiable fractional programming and quadratic fractional programming has been studied. We have proposed two modifications to improve the speed-up of Dinkelbachs algorithm. One is to use interpolation formulae to update the parameter which defined the subproblem and another truncates the solution of the suproblem. We give sufficient conditions for the convergence of these modifications. Computational experiments in linear fractional programming, integer linear fractional programming and non-linear fractional programming to evaluate the efficiency of these methods have been carried out.     

Comparison of two algorithms for solving a two‐stage bilinear stochastic programming problem with quantile criterion

The paper is devoted to solving the two‐stage problem of stochastic programming with quantile criterion. It is assumed that the loss function is bilinear in random parameters and strategies, and the random vector has a normal distribution. Two algorithms are suggested to solve the problem, and they are compared. The first algorithm is based on the reduction of the original stochastic problem to a mixed integer linear programming problem. The second algorithm is based on the reduction of the problem to a sequence of convex programming problems. Performance characteristics of both the algorithms are illustrated by an example. A modification of both the algorithms is suggested to reduce the computing time. The new algorithm uses the solution obtained by the second algorithm as a starting point for the first algorithm. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Falsification of hybrid systems with symbolic reachability analysis and trajectory splicing

The falsification of a hybrid system aims at finding trajectories that violate a given safety property. This is a challenging problem, and the practical applicability of current falsification algorithms still suffers from their high time complexity. In contrast to falsification, verification algorithms aim at providing guarantees that no such trajectories exist. Recent symbolic reachability techniques are capable of efficiently computing linear constraints that enclose all trajectories of the system with reasonable precision. In this paper, we leverage the power of symbolic reachability algorithms to improve the scalability of falsification techniques. Recent approaches to falsification reduce the problem to a nonlinear optimization problem. We propose to reduce the search space of the optimization problem by adding linear state constraints obtained with a reachability algorithm. An empirical study of how varying abstractions during symbolic reachability analysis affect the performance of solving a falsification problem is presented. In addition, for solving a falsification problem, we propose an alternating minimization algorithm that solves a linear programming problem and a non-linear programming problem in alternation finitely many times. We showcase the efficacy of our algorithms on a number of standard hybrid systems benchmarks demonstrating the performance increase and number of falsifyable instances.     

A simple SLP algorithm for solving a class of nonlinear programs

Successive linear programming (SLP) algorithms solve nonlinear optimization problems via a sequence of linear programs. We present an approach for a special class of nonlinear programming problems, which arise in multiperiod coal blending. The class of nonlinear programming problems and the solution approach considered in this paper are quite different from previous work. The algorithm is very simple, easy to apply and can be applied to as large a problem as the linear programming code can handle. The quality of solution, produced by the proposed algorithm, is discussed and the results of some test problems, in the real world environment, are provided.     

Generalized fractional programming: Algorithms and numerical experimentation

Several algorithms to solve the generalized fractional program are summarized and compared numerically in the linear case. These algorithms are iterative procedures requiring the solution of a linear programming problem at each iteration in the linear case. The most efficient algorithm is obtained by marrying the Newton approach within the Dinkelbach approach for fractional programming.