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A complementarity constraint formulation of convex multiobjective optimization problems.

Journal Article · · Inform J. Computing

We propose a new approach to convex nonlinear multiobjective optimization that captures the geometry of the Pareto set by generating a discrete set of Pareto points optimally. We show that the problem of finding a maximally uniform representation of the Pareto surface can be formulated as a mathematical program with complementarity constraints. The complementarity constraints arise from modeling the set of Pareto points, and the objective maximizes some quality measure of this discrete set. We present encouraging numerical experience on a range of test problems collected from the literature.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
SC
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
952918
Report Number(s):
ANL/MCS/JA-54898
Journal Information:
Inform J. Computing, Journal Name: Inform J. Computing Journal Issue: 2 ; Spring, 2009 Vol. 21
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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