Document Type

Post-Print

Publication Date

12-2006

Abstract

The optimal partition for linear programming is induced by any strictly complementary solution, and this partition is important because it characterizes the optimal set. However, constructing a strictly complementary solution in the presence of degeneracy was not practical until interior point algorithms became viable alternatives to the simplex algorithm. We develop analogs of the optimal partition for linear programming in the case of multiple objectives and show that these new partitions provide insight into the optimal set (both pareto optimality and lexicographic ordering are considered). Techniques to produce these optimal partitions are provided, and examples from the design of radiotherapy plans show that these new partitions are useful.

Identifier

10.1007/s11081-006-0352-2

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Publication Information

Optimization and Engineering

Included in

Mathematics Commons

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