Solving the canonical dual of box-and integer-constrained nonconvex quadratic programs via a deterministic direct search algorithm
- Authors: Gao, David , Watson, Layne , Easterling, David , Thacker, William , Billups, Stephen
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Optimization Methods and Software Vol. 28, no. 2 (2013), p. 313-326
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- Description: This paper presents a massively parallel global deterministic direct search method (VTDIRECT) for solving nonconvex quadratic minimization problems with either box or1 integer constraints. Using the canonical dual transformation, these well-known NP-hard problems can be reformulated as perfect dual stationary problems (with zero duality gap). Under certain conditions, these dual problems are equivalent to smooth concave maximization over a convex feasible space. Based on a perturbation method proposed by Gao, the integer programming problem is shown to be equivalent to a continuous unconstrained Lipschitzian global optimization problem. The parallel algorithm VTDIRECT is then applied to solve these dual problems to obtain global minimizers. Parallel performance results for several nonconvex quadratic integer programming problems are reported. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
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Global optimal solutions to a class of quadrinomial minimization problems with one quadratic constraint
- Authors: Yuan, Y. B. , Fang, Shucherng , Gao, David
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Global Optimization Vol. 52, no. 2 (2012), p. 195-209
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- Description: This paper studies the canonical duality theory for solving a class of quadri- nomial minimization problems subject to one general quadratic constraint. It is shown that the nonconvex primal problem in Rn can be converted into a concave maximization dual problem over a convex set in R2 , such that the problem can be solved more efficiently. The existence and uniqueness theorems of global minimizers are provided using the triality theory. Examples are given to illustrate the results obtained. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.