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Minimizing rational functions: a hierarchy of approximations via pushforward measures
Abstract : This paper is concerned with minimizing a sum of rational functions over a compact set of high-dimension. Our approach relies on the second Lasserre's hierarchy (also known as the upper bounds hierarchy) formulated on the pushforward measure in order to work in a space of smaller dimension. We show that in the general case the minimum can be approximated as closely as desired from above with a hierarchy of semidefinite programs problems or, in the particular case of a single fraction, with a hierarchy of generalized eigenvalue problems. We numerically illustrate the potential of using the pushforward measure rather than the standard upper bounds hierarchy. In our opinion, this potential should be a strong incentive to investigate a related challenging problem interesting in its own; namely integrating an arbitrary power of a given polynomial on a simple set (e.g., unit box or unit sphere) with respect to Lebesgue or Haar measure.
https://hal.laas.fr/hal-03053386
Contributor : Victor Magron <>
Submitted on : Friday, December 11, 2020 - 8:20:19 AM
Last modification on : Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 4:06:15 PM
Contributor : Victor Magron <>
Submitted on : Friday, December 11, 2020 - 8:20:19 AM
Last modification on : Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 4:06:15 PM
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