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Interior point methods 25 years later

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Interior point methods for optimization have been around for more than 25 years now. Their presence has shaken up the field of optimization. Interior point methods for linear and (convex) quadratic programming display several features which make them particularly attractive for very large scale optimization. Among the most impressive of them are their low-degree polynomial worst-case complexity and an unrivalled ability to deliver optimal solutions in an almost constant number of iterations which depends very little, if at all, on the problem dimension. Interior point methods are competitive when dealing with small problems of dimensions below one million constraints and variables and are beyond competition when applied to large problems of dimensions going into millions of constraints and variables.

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  • Gondzio, Jacek, 2012. "Interior point methods 25 years later," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 218(3), pages 587-601.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ejores:v:218:y:2012:i:3:p:587-601
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.09.017
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