We present a polynomial time scaling algorithm for the minimization of an M-convex function. M-convex functions are nonlinear discrete functions with (poly)matroid structures, which are being recognized as playing a f...
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We present a polynomial time scaling algorithm for the minimization of an M-convex function. M-convex functions are nonlinear discrete functions with (poly)matroid structures, which are being recognized as playing a fundamental role in tractable cases of discrete optimization. The algorithm is applicable also to a variant of quasi M-convex functions.
We present a new scaling algorithm for the maximum mean cut problem. The mean of a cut is defined by the cut capacity divided by the number of area crossing the cut. The algorithm uses an approximate binary search and...
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We present a new scaling algorithm for the maximum mean cut problem. The mean of a cut is defined by the cut capacity divided by the number of area crossing the cut. The algorithm uses an approximate binary search and solves the circulation feasibility problem with relaxed capacity bounds. The maximum mean cut problem has recently been studied as a dual analogue of the minimum mean cycle problem in the framework of the minimum cost flow problem by Ervolina and McCormick. A network N = (G, lower, upper) with lower and upper are capacities is said to be delta-feasible if N has a feasible circulation when we relax the capacity bounds by delta;that is, we use (lower(a) - delta, upper(a) + delta) bounds instead of(lower(a), upper(a)) bounds for each are a is an element of A. During an approximate binary search we maintain two bounds, LB and UB, such that N is LB-infeasible and UB-feasible, and we reduce the interval size (LB, UB) by at least one-third at each iteration. For a graph with n vertices, m arcs, and integer capacities bounded by U, the running time of this algorithm is O(mn log(nU)). This time bound is better than the time achieved by McCormick and Ervolina under the similarity condition (that is, U = O(nO(0(1)))). Our algorithm can be naturally used for the circulation feasibility problem, and thus provides a new scaling algorithm for the minimum cut problem.
We describe an O(n(4)h min{log U, n(2) log n}) capacity scaling algorithm for the minimum cost submodular flow problem. Our algorithm modifies and extends the Edmonds-Karp capacity seating algorithm for minimum cost f...
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We describe an O(n(4)h min{log U, n(2) log n}) capacity scaling algorithm for the minimum cost submodular flow problem. Our algorithm modifies and extends the Edmonds-Karp capacity seating algorithm for minimum cost flow to solve the minimum cost submodular flow problem. The modification entails scaling a relaxation parameter delta, Capacities are relaxed by attaching a complete directed graph with uniform arc capacity delta in each scaling phase. We then modify a feasible submodular flow by relaxing the submodular constraints, so that complementary slackness is satisfied. This creates discrepancies between the boundary of the flow and the base polyhedron of a relaxed submodular function. To reduce these discrepancies, we use a variant of the successive shortest path algorithm that augments flow along minimum cost paths of residual capacity at least delta. The shortest augmenting path subroutine we use is a variant of Dijkstra's algorithm modified to handle exchange capacity arcs efficiently. The result is a weakly polynomial time algorithm whose running time is better than any existing submodular flow algorithm when U is small and C is big. We also show how to use maximum mean cuts to make the algorithm strongly polynomial. The resulting algorithm is the first capacity scaling algorithm to match the current best strongly polynomial bound for submodular flow.
Multi-period multi-product distribution planning problems are depicted as multi-commodity network flow problems where parameters may change over time. The corresponding mathematical formulation is presented for a disc...
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Multi-period multi-product distribution planning problems are depicted as multi-commodity network flow problems where parameters may change over time. The corresponding mathematical formulation is presented for a discrete time setting, and it can also be used as an approximation for a continuous time setting. A penalty-based method which employs a cost-scaling approach is developed to solve some auxiliary penalty problems aiming to obtain an optimal solution for the original problem. The experiments on both random instances and case study problems show that the algorithm finds good-quality solutions with reasonable computational effort.
Categorical raster datasets often require upscaling to a lower spatial resolution to make them compatible with the scale of ecological analysis. When aggregating categorical data, two critical issues arise: (a) ignori...
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Categorical raster datasets often require upscaling to a lower spatial resolution to make them compatible with the scale of ecological analysis. When aggregating categorical data, two critical issues arise: (a) ignoring compositional information present in the high-resolution grid cells leads to high and uncontrolled loss of information in the scaled dataset;and (b) restricting classes to those present in the high-resolution dataset assumes validity of the classification scheme at the lower, aggregated resolution. I introduce a new scaling algorithm that aggregates categorical data while simultaneously controlling for information loss by generating a non-hierarchical, representative, classification system for the aggregated scale. The Multi-Dimensional Grid-Point (MDGP) scaling algorithm acknowledges the statistical constraints of compositional count data. In a neutral-landscape simulation study implementing a full-factorial design for landscape characteristics, scale factors and algorithm parameters, I evaluated consistency and sensitivity of the scaling algorithm. Consistency and sensitivity were assessed for compositional information retention (IRcmp) and class-label fidelity (CLF, the probability of recurring scaled class labels) for neutral random landscapes with the same properties. The MDGP-scaling algorithm consistently preserved information at a significantly higher rate than other commonly used algorithms. Consistency of the algorithm was high for IRcmp and CLF, but coefficients of variation of both metrics across landscapes varied most with class-abundance distribution. A diminishing return for IRcmp was observed with increasing class-label precision. Mean class-label recurrence probability was consistently above 75% for all simulated landscape types, scale factors and class-label precisions. The MDGP-scaling algorithm is the first algorithm that generates data-driven, scale-specific classification schemes while conducting spatial data aggregation. Consis
This paper presents a polynomial time algorithm for solving submodular flow problems with a class of discrete convex cost functions. This class of problems is a common generalization of the submodular flow and valuate...
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This paper presents a polynomial time algorithm for solving submodular flow problems with a class of discrete convex cost functions. This class of problems is a common generalization of the submodular flow and valuated matroid intersection problems. The algorithm adopts a new scaling technique that scales the discrete convex cost functions via the conjugacy relation. The algorithm can be used to find a pair of optima in the form of the Fenchel-type duality theorem in discrete convex analysis.
In this paper we consider the use of the scaling algorithm for LP for generating good starting vertices for the simplex method. To this end the original scaling algorithm has been modified on several points. For insta...
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We focus on visualisation techniques used in genome browsers and report on a new technique, CartoonPlus, which improves the visual representation of data. We describe our use of smooth zooming and panning, and a new s...
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We focus on visualisation techniques used in genome browsers and report on a new technique, CartoonPlus, which improves the visual representation of data. We describe our use of smooth zooming and panning, and a new scaling algorithm and focus on options. CartoonPlus allows the users to see data not in original size but scaled, depending on the data type which is interactively chosen by the users. In VisGenome we have chosen genes as the basis for scaling. All genes have the same size and all other data is scaled in relationship to genes. Additionally, objects which are smaller than genes, such as micro array probes or markers, are scaled differently to reflect their partitioning into two categories: objects in a gene region and objects positioned between genes. This results in a significant legibility improvement and should enhance the understanding of genome maps.
We study the maximum weight perfect f-factor problem on any general simple graph G = (V, E, ω) with positive integral edge weights w, and n = |V |,m = |E|. When we have a function f : V → N+ on vertices, a perfect f...
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This paper presents a new approach for the squint-mode spotlight SAR imaging. Like the frequency scaling algorithm, this method starts with the received signal dechirped in range. According to the geometry for the squ...
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This paper presents a new approach for the squint-mode spotlight SAR imaging. Like the frequency scaling algorithm, this method starts with the received signal dechirped in range. According to the geometry for the squint mode, the reference range of the dechirping function is defined as the range between the scene center and the synthetic aperture center. In our work, the residual video phase is compensated firstly to facilitate the following processing. Then the range-cell migration with a high-order range-azimuth coupling form is processed by a nonlinear frequency scaling operation, which is different from the original frequency scaling one. Due to these improvements, the algorithm can be used to process high squint SAR data with a wide swath and a high resolution. In addition, some simulation results are given at the end of this paper to demonstrate the validity of the proposed method. Copyright (c) 2008 L. Jin and X. Liu.
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