Partial Gröbner bases for multiobjective integer linear optimization

This paper presents a new methodology for solving multiobjective integer linear programs (MOILP) using tools from algebraic geometry. We introduce the concept of partial Gr¨obner basis for a family of multiobjective programs where the right-hand side varies. This new structure extends the notion of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Blanco Izquierdo, Víctor, Puerto Albandoz, Justo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/36535
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/36535
https://doi.org/10.1137/070698051
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:multiple objective optimization
integer programming
Gröbner bases
test sets
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Sumario:This paper presents a new methodology for solving multiobjective integer linear programs (MOILP) using tools from algebraic geometry. We introduce the concept of partial Gr¨obner basis for a family of multiobjective programs where the right-hand side varies. This new structure extends the notion of Gr¨obner basis for the single objective case to the case of multiple objectives, i.e., when there is a partial ordering instead of a total ordering over the feasible vectors. The main property of these bases is that the partial reduction of the integer elements in the kernel of the constraint matrix by the different blocks of the basis is zero. This property allows us to prove that this new construction is a test family for a family of multiobjective programs. An algorithm “´a la Buchberger” is developed to compute partial Gr¨obner bases, and two different approaches are derived, using this methodology, for computing the entire set of Pareto-optimal solutions of any MOILP problem. Some examples illustrate the application of the algorithm, and computational experiments are reported on several families of problems.