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Exponentially Convergent Algorithm Design for Constrained Distributed Optimization via Non-smooth Approach

Optimization and Control 2020-01-06 v2

Abstract

We consider minimizing a sum of non-smooth objective functions with set constraints in a distributed manner. As to this problem, we propose a distributed algorithm with an exponential convergence rate for the first time. By the exact penalty method, we reformulate the problem equivalently as a standard distributed one without consensus constraints. Then we design a distributed projected subgradient algorithm with the help of differential inclusions. Furthermore, we show that the algorithm converges to the optimal solution exponentially for strongly convex objective functions.

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@article{arxiv.2001.00509,
  title  = {Exponentially Convergent Algorithm Design for Constrained Distributed Optimization via Non-smooth Approach},
  author = {Weijian Li and Xianlin Zeng and Shu Liang and Yiguang Hong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.00509},
  year   = {2020}
}
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