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We address the problem of the best uniform approximation by linear combinations of a finite system of functions. If the system is Chebyshev and the problem is unconstrained, then the classical Remez algorithm provides a fast and precise…
We establish that solving an optimal transportation problem in which the source and target densities are defined on manifolds with different dimensions, is equivalent to solving a new nonlocal analog of the Monge-Amp\`ere equation,…
This paper considers pairs of optimization problems that are defined from a single input and for which it is desired to find a good approximation to either one of the problems. In many instances, it is possible to efficiently find an…
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We are interested in approximation of a multivariate function $f(x_1,\dots,x_d)$ by linear combinations of products $u^1(x_1)\cdots u^d(x_d)$ of univariate functions $u^i(x_i)$, $i=1,\dots,d$. In the case $d=2$ it is a classical problem of…
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We propose a general technique for improving alternating optimization (AO) of nonconvex functions. Starting from the solution given by AO, we conduct another sequence of searches over subspaces that are both meaningful to the optimization…
Constrained Optimization solution algorithms are restricted to point based solutions. In practice, single or multiple objectives must be satisfied, wherein both the objective function and constraints can be non-convex resulting in multiple…
Given a function dictionary $\cal D$ and an approximation budget $N\in\mathbb{N}^+$, nonlinear approximation seeks the linear combination of the best $N$ terms $\{T_n\}_{1\le n\le N}\subseteq{\cal D}$ to approximate a given function $f$…
In this paper, we discuss adaptive approximations of an elliptic eigenvalue optimization problem in a phase-field setting by a conforming finite element method. An adaptive algorithm is proposed and implemented in several two dimensional…
In this paper, we study parametric analysis of semidefinite optimization problems w.r.t. the perturbation of the objective function. We study the behavior of the optimal partition and optimal set mapping on a so-called nonlinearity…
In this paper, we introduce adaptive neuron enhancement (ANE) method for the best least-squares approximation using two-layer ReLU neural networks (NNs). For a given function f(x), the ANE method generates a two-layer ReLU NN and a…
A rational approximation by a ratio of polynomial functions is a flexible alternative to polynomial approximation. In particular, rational functions exhibit accurate estimations to nonsmooth and non- Lipschitz functions, where polynomial…
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The problem of root mean square approximation of a square integrable function by finite linear combinations of exponential functions is considered. It is subdivided into linear and nonlinear parts. The linear approximation problem is…
In this paper,we consider the solutions of the non-homogeneous elliptic obstacle problems with Orlicz growth involving measure data. We first establish the pointwise estimates of the approximable solutions to these problems via fractional…
In this paper we study the best asymmetric (sometimes also called penalized or sign-sensitive) approximation in the metrics of the space $L_p$, $1\leqslant p\leqslant\infty$, of functions $f\in C^2\left([0,1]^2\right)$ with nonnegative…