It is well known that the duality theory for linearprogramming (LP) is powerful and elegant and lies behind algorithms such as simplex and interior-point methods. However, the standard Lagrangian for nonlinear progra...
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It is well known that the duality theory for linearprogramming (LP) is powerful and elegant and lies behind algorithms such as simplex and interior-point methods. However, the standard Lagrangian for nonlinear programs requires constraint qualifications to avoid duality gaps. semidefinite linear programming (SDP) is a generalization of LP where the nonnegativity constraints are replaced by a semidefiniteness constraint on the matrix variables. There are many applications, e.g., in systems and control theory and combinatorial optimization. However, the Lagrangian dual for SDP can have a duality gap. We discuss the relationships among various duals and give a unified treatment for strong duality in semidefiniteprogramming. These duals guarantee strong duality, i.e., a zero duality gap and dual attainment. This paper is motivated by the recent paper by Ramana where one of these duals is introduced.
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