Author : Murray Edelberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Linear programming
ISBN : UCSD:31822011145729
Integral Convex Polyhedra and an Approach to Integralization by Murray Edelberg Pdf
Many combinatorial optimization problems may be formulated as integer linear programming problems, that is, problems of the form: given a convex polyhedron P contained in the non-negative orthant of n-dimensional space, find an integer point in P which maximizes (or minimizes) a given linear objective function. Well known linear programming methods would suffice to solve such a problem if: (1) P is an integral convex polyhedron, or (2) P is transformed into the integral convex polyhedron that is the convex hull of the set of integer points in P, a process which is called integralization. This thesis provides some theoretical results concerning integral convex polyhedra and the process of integralization. Necessary and sufficient conditions for a convex polyhedron P to have the integral property are derived in terms of the system of linear inequalities defining P.A number-theoretic method for integralizing two-dimensional convex polyhedra is developed which makes use of a generalization of the division theorem for integers. The method is applicable to a restricted class of higher dimensional polyhedra as well. (Author).