# Questions tagged [convex-optimization]

Convex minimization, a subfield of optimization, studies the problem of minimizing convex functions over convex sets. The convexity property can make optimization in some sense "easier" than the general case - for example, any local minimum must be a global minimum.

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### Any Solution for $k$-means with minimum and maximum cluster size constraint?

I am looking for an efficient approach to $k$-means clustering with minimum cluster size constraints. The clusters are non overlapping, so, one point can belong to only one cluster. $N$ be the number ...
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### How to convexify log(convex) function?

I have the following optimization problem: \begin{align}\max_x&\quad\log_2(1+|a+bx|^2+cx^2)\\\text{s.t.}&\quad0\le x\le1\\&\quad(1-x^2)\ge\text{constant}\end{align} where $a$ and $b$ are ...
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### How to prove pseudo-convexity of a discrete function?

Given a general function $f:\Bbb Z\to\Bbb R$ is there a simple way to verify whether $f(x)$ is pseudo-convex or not?
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### How can I linearise this nonlinear proportional relation constraint?

My optimisation problem has a constraint in the form \begin{array}{*{35}{l}} \text{}\hspace{16.5mm}\text{ C4:} \hspace{2mm}\sum_{u=1}^U d_{u,1}L_{u}:\sum_{u=1}^U d_{u,2}L_{u}:\cdots:\...
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### How to prove that the second-stage value function of a Stochastic Program is convex?

I am wondering to know how it is possible to prove that the second-stage value function in a two-stage stochastic program is convex on $x$ and $\xi$? A two-stage stochastic program can be defined as \...
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### Separating hyperplanes for a convex cone

Let $W$ be a fixed matrix. Define $$\operatorname{pos}W \triangleq \{t \mid Wy =t , y≥ 0\}.$$ It is called the positive hull of $W$. It represents the set of right-hand sides that can be obtained by a ...
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### Prove that $x^*$ is an optimal solution where $f_0$ is $C^1$ and convex and $f_i$ are $C^1$ and strictly convex functions

Let $x^*$ be a feasible solution of the following convex optimization problem \begin{align}\min&\quad f_0(x)\\\text{s.t.}&\quad f_i(x)\leq0,i=1,\ldots,m\end{align} where $f_0$ is $C^1$ and ...
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### Prove Non-Homogeneous Farkas' Lemma

Let $A\in\mathbb{R}^{m \times n}, c\in\mathbb{R}^{n}, b\in\mathbb{R}^{m}, d\in\mathbb{R}$. Suppose that there exists $y\geq0$ such that $A^Ty=c$. Question: prove that exactly one of the following is ...
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### active set method guaranteed convergence

I'm using Active Set Method to solve a nonlinear optimization function minimizing a convex function over a polyhedron of 2 linear inequalities starting at an interior point $x_o$ At this point is it ...
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### How to linearize this multiplicative constraint?

I have a constraint in the form $\sqrt{|\sum_{c\in C}{h_cw_c}|^2}\ge\sqrt{x}\zeta$ Here, $h_c$ is s row vector (know), $w_c$ is a column vector (variable). $x$ and $\zeta$ are also optimization ...
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### How to model these constraints correctly

$W$ is a vector of $N$ complex elements. $D$ is a binary variable The requirements are: when $D==1$, $L_{\min}\le ||W||_2^2\le L_{\max}$ and when $D==0$, $||W||_2^2=0$ I have formulated the following ...
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### Stationary conditions for intersection

I wondered about this question for sometime. Definition of Stationarity (P) $\mbox{min} f(x)$ s.t $x\in C$ Let $f$ be $C^1$ function over a closed and convex set $C$ . then $x^*$ is called a ...