Formalization of Optimality Conditions for Smooth Constrained Optimization Problems

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Main Authors: Li, Chenyi, Xu, Shengyang, Sun, Chumin, Zhou, Li, Wen, Zaiwen
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Published: 2025
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author Li, Chenyi
Xu, Shengyang
Sun, Chumin
Zhou, Li
Wen, Zaiwen
author_facet Li, Chenyi
Xu, Shengyang
Sun, Chumin
Zhou, Li
Wen, Zaiwen
contents Optimality conditions are central to analysis of optimization problems, characterizing necessary criteria for local minima. Formalizing the optimality conditions within the type-theory-based proof assistant Lean4 provides a precise, robust, and reusable framework essential for rigorous verification in optimization theory. In this paper, we introduce a formalization of the first-order optimality conditions (also known as the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions) for smooth constrained optimization problems by beginning with concepts such as the Lagrangian function and constraint qualifications. The geometric optimality conditions are then formalized, offering insights into local minima through tangent cones. We also establish the critical equivalence between the tangent cone and linearized feasible directions under appropriate constraint qualifications. Building on these key elements, the formalization concludes the KKT conditions through the proof of the Farkas lemma. Additionally, this study provides a formalization of the dual problem and the weak duality property.
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spellingShingle Formalization of Optimality Conditions for Smooth Constrained Optimization Problems
Li, Chenyi
Xu, Shengyang
Sun, Chumin
Zhou, Li
Wen, Zaiwen
Optimization and Control
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Optimality conditions are central to analysis of optimization problems, characterizing necessary criteria for local minima. Formalizing the optimality conditions within the type-theory-based proof assistant Lean4 provides a precise, robust, and reusable framework essential for rigorous verification in optimization theory. In this paper, we introduce a formalization of the first-order optimality conditions (also known as the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions) for smooth constrained optimization problems by beginning with concepts such as the Lagrangian function and constraint qualifications. The geometric optimality conditions are then formalized, offering insights into local minima through tangent cones. We also establish the critical equivalence between the tangent cone and linearized feasible directions under appropriate constraint qualifications. Building on these key elements, the formalization concludes the KKT conditions through the proof of the Farkas lemma. Additionally, this study provides a formalization of the dual problem and the weak duality property.
title Formalization of Optimality Conditions for Smooth Constrained Optimization Problems
topic Optimization and Control
G.1.6
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.18821