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Inertial forward-backward methods for solving vector optimization problems.

Radu Ioan Boţ^1,2, Sorin-Mihai Grad^3,4

¹Faculty of Mathematics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

|July 17, 2018

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We introduce new algorithms for finding weakly efficient solutions in vector optimization. These methods incorporate memory effects and are tested on portfolio optimization problems.

Keywords:

Vector optimization problems forward–backward algorithms inertial proximal algorithms weakly efficient solutions

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Area of Science:

Optimization Theory
Convex Analysis
Numerical Analysis

Background:

Vector optimization problems involve minimizing multiple objectives simultaneously.
Finding weakly efficient solutions is crucial in multi-objective decision-making.
Existing methods may lack efficiency or applicability to complex functions.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose novel forward-backward proximal point algorithms for vector optimization.
To incorporate inertial/memory effects for enhanced performance.
To address the minimization of sums of cone-convex and differentiable cone-convex vector functions.

Main Methods:

Development of two forward-backward proximal point algorithms with inertial effects.
Introduction of inexact versions for practical implementation.
Derivation of a standard forward-backward method as a byproduct.

Main Results:

The proposed algorithms effectively determine weakly efficient solutions.
Inexact algorithms demonstrate suitability for real-world implementation.
Numerical experiments validate the methods in portfolio optimization.

Conclusions:

The developed algorithms offer efficient approaches for solving vector optimization problems.
Inertial effects enhance the performance of proximal point methods.
The study provides practical tools for applications like portfolio optimization.