HEIGHTS OF CONVEX POLYTOPES,

Abstract

Though phrased in geometric terms, this report is concerned with the comparative efficiency of various pivot rules for the simplex method of linear programming, in which one seeks to maximize a linear objective function by moving along the edges of the feasible region. The following three rules are considered: (1) from the vertex v, survey the adjacent vertices until a vertex w is found for which the linear function of v is less than that for w, then move to w and continue the process; (2) from the vertex v, survey all of the adjacent vertices in order to find one, say w, at which the linear function has the greatest value; then move to w and continue the process; (3) from the vertex v, survey all of the adjacent vertices in order to find one, say w, for which the slope has the greatest value; then move to w and continue the process. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0436341

Entities

People

  • Victor Klee

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Efficiency
  • Linear Programming
  • Mathematics
  • Simplex Method

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Game Theory.
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.
  • Systems Analysis and Design