Comparison theorems for self‐adjoint linear Hamiltonian eigenvalue problems

In this work we derive new comparison results for (finite) eigenvalues of two self‐adjoint linear Hamiltonian eigenvalue problems. The coefficient matrices depend on the spectral parameter nonlinearly and the spectral parameter is present also in the boundary conditions. We do not impose any controllability or strict normality assumptions. Our method is based on a generalization of the Sturmian comparison theorem for such systems. The results are new even for the Dirichlet boundary conditions, for linear Hamiltonian systems depending linearly on the spectral parameter, and for Sturm–Liouville eigenvalue problems with nonlinear dependence on the spectral parameter.     

Re-formulation of inverse Gaussian,reciprocal inverse Gaussian,and Birnbaum–Saunders kernel estimators

We reveal the boundary bias problem of Birnbaum–Saunders, inverse Gaussian, and reciprocal inverse Gaussian kernel estimators (Jin and Kawczak, 2003, Scaillet, 2004) and re-formulate these estimators to solve the problem. We investigate asymptotic properties of a new class of asymmetric kernel estimators.     

Approximating Pareto curves using semidefinite relaxations

We approximate as closely as desired the Pareto curve associated with bicriteria polynomial optimization problems. We use three formulations (including the weighted sum approach and the Chebyshev approximation) and each of them is viewed as a parametric polynomial optimization problem. For each case is associated a hierarchy of semidefinite relaxations and from an optimal solution of each relaxation one approximates the Pareto curve by solving an inverse problem (first two cases) or by building a polynomial underestimator (third case).     

Constant-factor approximations for Capacitated Arc Routing without triangle inequality

Given an undirected graph with edge costs and edge demands, the Capacitated Arc Routing problem (CARP) asks for minimum-cost routes for equal-capacity vehicles so as to satisfy all demands. Constant-factor polynomial-time approximation algorithms were proposed for CARP with triangle inequality, while CARP was claimed to be NP-hard to approximate within any constant factor in general. Correcting this claim, we show that any factor  α$\alpha$ approximation for CARP with triangle inequality yields a factor  α$\alpha$ approximation for the general CARP.     

Optimizing fuzzy p-hub center problem with generalized value-at-risk criterion

In this study, we reduce the uncertainty embedded in secondary possibility distribution of a type-2 fuzzy variable by fuzzy integral, and apply the proposed reduction method to p-hub center problem, which is a nonlinear optimization problem due to the existence of integer decision variables. In order to optimize p-hub center problem, this paper develops a robust optimization method to describe travel times by employing parametric possibility distributions. We first derive the parametric possibility distributions of reduced fuzzy variables. After that, we apply the reduction methods to p-hub center problem and develop a new generalized value-at-risk (VaR) p-hub center problem, in which the travel times are characterized by parametric possibility distributions. Under mild assumptions, we turn the original fuzzy p-hub center problem into its equivalent parametric mixed-integer programming problems. So, we can solve the equivalent parametric mixed-integer programming problems by general-purpose optimization software. Finally, some numerical experiments are performed to demonstrate the new modeling idea and the efficiency of the proposed solution methods.     

一类单调F-互补问题的PPA算法

考虑在扰动泛函F是光滑的情况下,利用Bregman距离建立了F-互补问题和广义的变分不等式的等价性,接着假设f是单调映射,给出了这个单调变分不等式的临近点算法,然后给出了算法的收敛性,最后在局部误差界成立的假设下,证明该算法是R-线性收敛的.     

带参数共轭梯度法簇的全局收敛性

共轭梯度法是最优化中最常用的方法之一,广泛地应用于求解大规模优化问题,其中参数β_k的不同选取可以构成不同的共轭梯度法.给出了一类含有三个参数的共轭梯度算法,这种算法能够在给定的条件下证明选定的β_k在每一步都能产生一个下降方向,同时在强Wolfe线搜索下,这种算法具有全局收敛性.     

可分离的二次背包问题的一种直接算法

研究了可分离二次背包问题的一种直接算法.此类背包问题的目标函数是二次的,且含有严格的一次项,其不等式约束是线性的.给出所求模型的一般形式,经过预处理该模型,最终归为求解两类问题（P1）和（P2）.重点是求解（P2）问题的最优解,通过分析（P2）问题的结构特点,假设固定一次项后问题的最优解和相应不等式的拉格朗日乘子已求出,通过比较拉格朗日乘子和（P2）问题的一次项系数来调节λ的大小,从而求出（P2）问题的最优解.对于（P1）问题,改进了Bretthauer和Shetty给出的算法（Bretthauer K M,Shetty B.A pegging algorithm for the nonlinear resource allocation problem.Computers and Operations Research,2002,29（5）：505-527）.此算法的计算复杂性为O（n）.数值算例表明,将这种固定变量算法和文中的定理5结合起来,能够快速有效地求解此类更一般的二次背包问题.