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Hidden convexity is a powerful idea in optimization: under the right transformations, nonconvex problems that are seemingly intractable can be solved efficiently using convex optimization. We introduce the notion of a Lagrangian dual…
We propose an iterative method for nonlinear semidefinite programs with box constraints. The search direction in the proposed method utilizes the distance from the current point to the boundary of a feasible set. The computation of the…
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Active set method aims to find the correct active set of the optimal solution and it is a powerful method for solving strictly convex quadratic problem with bound constraints. To guarantee the finite step convergence, the existing active…
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