A strongly polynomial-time algorithm for the general linear programming problem

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author Awoniyi, Samuel
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contents This article presents a strongly polynomial-time algorithm for the general linear programming problem. This algorithm is an implicit reduction procedure that works as follows. Primal and dual problems are combined into a special system of linear equations constrained by complementarity relations and non-negative variables. Each iteration of the algorithm consists of applying a pair of complementary Gauss-Jordan pivoting operations, guided by a necessary-condition lemma. The algorithm requires no more than 2(k+n) iterations, as there are only k+n complementary pairs of columns to compare one-pair-at-a-time, where k is the number of constraints and n is the number of variables of given general linear programming problem. Numerical illustration is given that includes an instance of a classical problem of Klee and Minty and a problem of Beale.
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spellingShingle A strongly polynomial-time algorithm for the general linear programming problem
Awoniyi, Samuel
Optimization and Control
Math OC
This article presents a strongly polynomial-time algorithm for the general linear programming problem. This algorithm is an implicit reduction procedure that works as follows. Primal and dual problems are combined into a special system of linear equations constrained by complementarity relations and non-negative variables. Each iteration of the algorithm consists of applying a pair of complementary Gauss-Jordan pivoting operations, guided by a necessary-condition lemma. The algorithm requires no more than 2(k+n) iterations, as there are only k+n complementary pairs of columns to compare one-pair-at-a-time, where k is the number of constraints and n is the number of variables of given general linear programming problem. Numerical illustration is given that includes an instance of a classical problem of Klee and Minty and a problem of Beale.
title A strongly polynomial-time algorithm for the general linear programming problem
topic Optimization and Control
Math OC
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.12041