Non-convex mixed-integer nonlinear programming: A survey

A wide range of problems arising in practical applications can be formulated as Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programs (MINLPs). For the case in which the objective and constraint functions are convex, some quite effective exact and heuristic algorithms are available. When non-convexities are present, how...

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Published in:Surveys in operations research and management science Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 97 - 106
Main Authors: Burer, Samuel, Letchford, Adam N.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2012
ISSN:1876-7354, 1876-7362
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Summary:A wide range of problems arising in practical applications can be formulated as Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programs (MINLPs). For the case in which the objective and constraint functions are convex, some quite effective exact and heuristic algorithms are available. When non-convexities are present, however, things become much more difficult, since then even the continuous relaxation is a global optimization problem. We survey the literature on non-convex MINLPs, discussing applications, algorithms, and software. Special attention is paid to the case in which the objective and constraint functions are quadratic.
ISSN:1876-7354
1876-7362
DOI:10.1016/j.sorms.2012.08.001