ISSN:
1436-4646
Keywords:
Interior-point method
;
Fractional programs
;
Convex constraints
;
Polynomial-rate convergence
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Computer Science
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract We present an interior-point method for a class of fractional programs with convex constraints. The proposed algorithm converges at a polynomial rate, similarly as in the case of a convex problem, even though fractional programs are only pseudo-convex. Here, the rate of convergence is measured in terms of the area of two-dimensional convex setsC k containing the origin and certain projections of the optimal points, and the area ofC k is reduced by a constant factorc 〈 1 at each iteration. The factorc depends only on the self-concordance parameter of a barrier function associated with the feasible set. We present an outline of a practical implementation of the proposed method, and we report results of some preliminary numerical experiments.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01582229
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