Document Detail


A deterministic annealing algorithm for the minimum concave cost network flow problem.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21482456     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The existing algorithms for the minimum concave cost network flow problems mainly focus on the single-source problems. To handle both the single-source and the multiple-source problem in the same way, especially the problems with dense arcs, a deterministic annealing algorithm is proposed in this paper. The algorithm is derived from an application of the Lagrange and Hopfield-type barrier function. It consists of two major steps: one is to find a feasible descent direction by updating Lagrange multipliers with a globally convergent iterative procedure, which forms the major contribution of this paper, and the other is to generate a point in the feasible descent direction, which always automatically satisfies lower and upper bound constraints on variables provided that the step size is a number between zero and one. The algorithm is applicable to both the single-source and the multiple-source capacitated problem and is especially effective and efficient for the problems with dense arcs. Numerical results on 48 test problems show that the algorithm is effective and efficient.
Authors:
Chuangyin Dang; Yabin Sun; Yuping Wang; Yang Yang
Related Documents :
21332486 - A longitudinal study of early reading difficulties and subsequent problem behaviors.
17395846 - The latino paradox in neighborhood context: the case of asthma and other respiratory co...
18446596 - Characterizing community-based asthma knowledge in chicago and its high risk neighborho...
21199196 - Microbial community composition and dynamics in a semi-industrial-scale facility operat...
17453326 - Gps and problem gambling: can they help with identification and early intervention?
22116636 - Exploring the reciprocal relations between nonsuicidal self-injury, negative emotions a...
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-4-9
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1879-2782     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-4-12     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8805018     Medline TA:  Neural Netw     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Manufacturing Engineering & Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Increasing robustness against background noise: Visual pattern recognition by a neocognitron.
Next Document:  When endocrinology and democracy collide: Emotions, cortisol and voting at national elections.