Implicit augmented Lagrangian and generalized optimization

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contents Generalized nonlinear programming is considered without any convexity assumption, capturing a variety of problems that include nonsmooth objectives, combinatorial structures, and set-membership nonlinear constraints. We extend the augmented Lagrangian framework to this broad problem class, preserving an implicit formulation and introducing slack variables merely as a formal device. This, however, gives rise to a generalized augmented Lagrangian function that lacks regularity, due to the marginalization with respect to slack variables. Based on parametric optimization, we develop a tailored stationarity concept to better qualify the iterates, generated as approximate solutions to a sequence of subproblems. Using this variational characterization and the lifted representation, a suitable multiplier update rule is derived, and then asymptotic properties and convergence guarantees are established for a safeguarded augmented Lagrangian scheme. An illustrative numerical example showcases the modelling versatility gained by dropping convexity assumptions and indicates the practical benefits of the advocated implicit approach.
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spellingShingle Implicit augmented Lagrangian and generalized optimization
De Marchi, Alberto
Optimization and Control
65K10, 90C26, 65K05
Generalized nonlinear programming is considered without any convexity assumption, capturing a variety of problems that include nonsmooth objectives, combinatorial structures, and set-membership nonlinear constraints. We extend the augmented Lagrangian framework to this broad problem class, preserving an implicit formulation and introducing slack variables merely as a formal device. This, however, gives rise to a generalized augmented Lagrangian function that lacks regularity, due to the marginalization with respect to slack variables. Based on parametric optimization, we develop a tailored stationarity concept to better qualify the iterates, generated as approximate solutions to a sequence of subproblems. Using this variational characterization and the lifted representation, a suitable multiplier update rule is derived, and then asymptotic properties and convergence guarantees are established for a safeguarded augmented Lagrangian scheme. An illustrative numerical example showcases the modelling versatility gained by dropping convexity assumptions and indicates the practical benefits of the advocated implicit approach.
title Implicit augmented Lagrangian and generalized optimization
topic Optimization and Control
65K10, 90C26, 65K05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.00363