Verified reductions for optimization
Logic in Computer Science
2023-02-23 v3 Optimization and Control
Abstract
Numerical and symbolic methods for optimization are used extensively in engineering, industry, and finance. Various methods are used to reduce problems of interest to ones that are amenable to solution by such software. We develop a framework for designing and applying such reductions, using the Lean programming language and interactive proof assistant. Formal verification makes the process more reliable, and the availability of an interactive framework and ambient mathematical library provides a robust environment for constructing the reductions and reasoning about them.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2301.09347,
title = {Verified reductions for optimization},
author = {Alexander Bentkamp and Ramon Fernández Mir and Jeremy Avigad},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.09347},
year = {2023}
}