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In this paper, we consider a constrained nonconvex nonsmooth optimization, in which both objective and constraint functions may not be convex or smooth. With the help of the penalty function, we transform the problem into an unconstrained one and design an algorithm in proximal bundle method in which local convexification of the penalty function is utilized to deal with it. We show that, if adding a special constraint qualification, the penalty function can be an exact one, and the sequence generated by our algorithm converges to the KKT points of the problem under a moderate assumption. Finally, some illustrative examples are given to show the good performance of our algorithm.
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The authors are grateful to the anonymous referees for their helpful suggestions and comments. This work was partially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant 11171049, 11301246.
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Appendix A
Case 1 Convex constraint functions with \(n=3\).
\( F_{i}(x)=<a^i,x>-b_i; i=1,\ldots ,n\,\),
where \(a_j^i=1/(i+j),b_i=\sum _{j=1}^n a^i_j,c_i=-(b_i+1/(1+i))\). Since constraint functions are convex, the “augment” Slater constraint qualification here degenerates Slater constraint qualification, i.e. \(F(\tilde{x})<0\).
Case 2 Nonconvex constraint functions with \(n=2\).
Case 3 Nonconvex constraint functions with \(n=3\).
Case 4 Nonconvex constraint functions with \(n=4\).
Case 5 Nonconvex constraint functions with \(n=5\).
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Yang, Y., Pang, L., Ma, X. et al. Constrained Nonconvex Nonsmooth Optimization via Proximal Bundle Method. J Optim Theory Appl 163, 900–925 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-014-0523-9
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Keywords
- Nonconvex optimization
- Nonsmooth optimization
- Constrained programming
- Exact penalty functions
- Proximal bundle methods
- Lower-\(C^{2}\)