A Unifying Geometric Solution Framework and Complexity Analysis for Variational Inequalities
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Magnanti, Thomas L.; Perakis, Georgia
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In this paper, we propose a concept of polynomiality for variational inequality problems and show how to find a near optimal solution of variational inequality problems in a polynomial number of iterations. To establish this result we build upon insights from several algorithms for linear and nonlinear programs (the ellipsoid algorithm, the method of centers of gravity, the method of inscribed ellipsoids, and Vaidya's algorithm) to develop a unifying geometric framework for solving variational inequality problems. The analysis rests upon the assumption of strong-f-monotonicity, which is weaker than strict and strong monotonicity. Since linear programs satisfy this assumption, the general framework applies to linear programs.
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1996-02Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center
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Operations Research Center Working Paper;OR 276-93