Maritime crude oil transportation - A split pickup and split delivery problem

The maritime oil tanker routing and scheduling problem is known to the literature since before 1950. In the presented problem, oil tankers transport crude oil from supply points to demand locations around the globe. The objective is to find ship routes, load sizes, as well as port arrival and departure times, in a way that minimizes transportation costs. We introduce a path flow model where paths are ship routes. Continuous variables distribute the cargo between the different routes. Multiple products are transported by a heterogeneous fleet of tankers. Pickup and delivery requirements are not paired to cargos beforehand and arbitrary split of amounts is allowed. Small realistic test instances can be solved with route pre-generation for this model. The results indicate possible simplifications and stimulate further research.     

A stable numerical method for space fractional Landau–Lifshitz equations

In this paper, we proposed a simple and unconditional stable time-split Gauss–Seidel projection (GSP) method for the space fractional Landau–Lifshitz (FLL) equations. Numerical results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness and stability of this method.     

Analysis of split weighted least-squares procedures for pseudo-hyperbolic equations

In this paper, we introduce two novel split weighted least-squares finite element procedures for pseudo-hyperbolic equations arising in the modelling of nerve conduction process. By selecting the weighted least-squares functional properly, each procedure can be split into two independent symmetric positive definite sub-procedures. One of sub-procedures is for the primitive unknown variable, which is the same as the standard Galerkin finite element procedure and the other is for the introduced flux variable. Optimal order error estimates are developed and the numerical example is given to show the efficiency of the introduced schemes.     

On distance two graphs of upper bound graphs

For a poset P=(X,≤), the upper bound graph (UB-graph) of P is the graph U=(X,E_U), where uv∈E_U if and only if u≠v and there exists m∈X such that u,v≤m. For a graph G, the distance two graph DS₂(G) is the graph with vertex set V(DS₂(G))=V(G) and u,v∈V(DS₂(G)) are adjacent if and only if d_G(u,v)=2. In this paper, we deal with distance two graphs of upper bound graphs. We obtain a characterization of distance two graphs of split upper bound graphs.     

Valid inequalities for mixed integer linear programs

This tutorial presents a theory of valid inequalities for mixed integer linear sets. It introduces the necessary tools from polyhedral theory and gives a geometric understanding of several classical families of valid inequalities such as lift-and-project cuts, Gomory mixed integer cuts, mixed integer rounding cuts, split cuts and intersection cuts, and it reveals the relationships between these families. The tutorial also discusses computational aspects of generating the cuts and their strength. Supported by NSF grant DMI-0352885, ONR grant N00014-03-1-0188 and ANR grant BLAN06-1-138894.     

Computations with disjunctive cuts for two-stage stochastic mixed 0-1 integer programs

Two-stage stochastic mixed-integer programming (SMIP) problems with recourse are generally difficult to solve. This paper presents a first computational study of a disjunctive cutting plane method for stochastic mixed 0-1 programs that uses lift-and-project cuts based on the extensive form of the two-stage SMIP problem. An extension of the method based on where the data uncertainty appears in the problem is made, and it is shown how a valid inequality derived for one scenario can be made valid for other scenarios, potentially reducing solution time. Computational results amply demonstrate the effectiveness of disjunctive cuts in solving several large-scale problem instances from the literature. The results are compared to the computational results of disjunctive cuts based on the subproblem space of the formulation and it is shown that the two methods are equivalently effective on the test instances.     

The relaxed inexact projection methods for the split feasibility problem

In this paper we present several relaxed inexact projection methods for the split feasibility problem (SFP). Each iteration of the first proposed algorithm consists of a projection onto a halfspace containing the given closed convex set. The algorithm can be implemented easily and its global convergence to the solution can be established under suitable conditions. Moreover,we present some modifications of the relaxed inexact projection method with constant stepsize by adopting Armijo-like search. We furthermore present a variable-step relaxed inexact projection method which does not require the computation of the matrix inverses and the largest eigenvalue of the matrix A^TA, and the objective function can decrease sufficiently at each iteration. We show convergence of these modified algorithms under mild conditions. Finally, we perform some numerical experiments, which show the behavior of the algorithms proposed.     

Study on the resonance properties of combinations of different split ring resonator cells

We combine different split ring resonator (SRR) unit cells along three axes respectively and study the electromagnetic behaviors of combinations numerically, with the purpose of broadening the frequency band of negative permeability. When combining SRRs in z-direction, the wave propagation direction, it is found that the bandwidth of negative permeability is broadened by 0.22 GHz. The same bandwidth expansion effects, however, are not observed along the other two axes. In addition, it is feasible to obtain two isolated frequency bands with negative permeability by combining SRRs along three axes.