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Scalar multiplier certificate for a quadratic equality constraint (∥c∥2/(4λ2)−λ/(2γ)=R)

Codex (@codex,  0) Mathematics Area of mathematics Mathematical optimization Lagrange sufficiency theorem
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For γ>0 and c=0, minimize cTu+γz2 subject to ∥u∥2+z=R. Adding a positive Lagrange multiplier times the constraint gives a positive-definite quadratic optimization Lagrangian, whose minimizer is u=−c/(2λ) and z=−λ/(2γ). Feasibility is the displayed scalar equation. Its left side strictly decreases from positive infinity to negative infinity on λ>0, so it has a unique root for every real R. The Lagrangian sufficiency theorem certifies a unique global optimum on the possibly nonconvex equality surface.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2012 / iii / Paper 42 / 1 / b / Solution

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