# Questions tagged [optimization]

For questions involving mathematical problems that aim to minimize or maximize some objective function, possibly subject to one or more constraints.

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### If-else statement in cvx

I have a problem with if-else statement in cvx which causes error. I raised this issue in cvx forum and was highly recommended to ask for assistance in this community. Could you please help to fix it ...
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### Bioinformatics / Genomics Optimization Problems?

I am a third year bioinformatics student and would like to apply my knowledge from an introductory course in Optimization Methods to some problems in the field of genomics or bioinformatics. Do you ...
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### How to prove this convex-optimization problem?

I am struggling with the following optimization problems. Problem 1 \begin{align}\max_{\alpha, s_1, s_2}&\quad s_1 + s_2 - \gamma (s_1 (K_1 +c_1 + s_1) + s_2 (K_2+ c_2 + s_2) + 2\alpha K) +C\\\...
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### What type of algorithm corresponds to NP-HARD problems? [closed]

If we have an NP-hard problem, is providing a formulation of polynomial-size a good contribution, and what is the exact definition of polynomial time