Convex optimization

About: Convex optimization is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 24906 publications have been published within this topic receiving 908795 citations. The topic is also known as: convex optimisation.

A sequential parametric convex approximation method with applications to nonconvex truss topology design problems

Abstract: We describe a general scheme for solving nonconvex optimization problems, where in each iteration the nonconvex feasible set is approximated by an inner convex approximation. The latter is defined using an upper bound on the nonconvex constraint functions. Under appropriate conditions, a monotone convergence to a KKT point is established. The scheme is applied to truss topology design (TTD) problems, where the nonconvex constraints are associated with bounds on displacements and stresses. It is shown that the approximate convex problem solved at each inner iteration can be cast as a conic quadratic programming problem, hence large scale TTD problems can be efficiently solved by the proposed method.

Integrals which are convex functionals. II

Abstract: Formulas are derived in this paper for the conjugates of convex integral functionals on Banach spaces of measurable or continuous vector-valued functions. These formulas imply the weak compactness of certain convex sets of summable functions, and they thus have applications in the existence theory and duality theory for various optimization problems. They also yield formulas for the subdifferentials of integral functionals, as well as characterizations of supporting hyperplanes and normal cones.

Convex Optimization Theory

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TILOS: A posynomial programming approach to transistor sizing

Abstract: A new transistor sizing algorithm, which couples synchronous timing analysis with convex optimization techniques, is presented. Let A be the sum of transistor sizes, T the longest delay through the circuit, and K a positive constant. Using a distributed RC model, each of the following three programs is shown to be convex: 1) Minimize A subject to T < K. 2) Minimize T subject to A < K. 3) Minimize AT K . The convex equations describing T are a particular class of functions called posynomials. Convex programs have many pleasant properties, and chief among these is the fact that any point found to be locally optimal is certain to be globally optimal TILOS (Timed Logic Synthesizer) is a program that sizes transistors in CMOS circuits. Preliminary results of TILOS’s transistor sizing algorithm are presented.