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We present a novel, general, and unifying point of view on sparse approaches to polynomial optimization. Solving polynomial optimization problems to global optimality is a ubiquitous challenge in many areas of science and engineering.…
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We consider a class of optimization problems for sparse signal reconstruction which arise in the field of Compressed Sensing (CS). A plethora of approaches and solvers exist for such problems, for example GPSR, FPC AS, SPGL1, NestA,…
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We present a general and scalable framework for the automated discovery of optimal meta-solvers for the solution of time-dependent nonlinear partial differential equations after appropriate discretization. By integrating classical numerical…