Owing to their global search capabilities and gradient-free operation,metaheuristic algorithms are widely applied to a wide range of optimization problems.However,their computational demands become prohibitive when ta...Owing to their global search capabilities and gradient-free operation,metaheuristic algorithms are widely applied to a wide range of optimization problems.However,their computational demands become prohibitive when tackling high-dimensional optimization challenges.To effectively address these challenges,this study introduces cooperative metaheuristics integrating dynamic dimension reduction(DR).Building upon particle swarm optimization(PSO)and differential evolution(DE),the proposed cooperative methods C-PSO and C-DE are developed.In the proposed methods,the modified principal components analysis(PCA)is utilized to reduce the dimension of design variables,thereby decreasing computational costs.The dynamic DR strategy implements periodic execution of modified PCA after a fixed number of iterations,resulting in the important dimensions being dynamically identified.Compared with the static one,the dynamic DR strategy can achieve precise identification of important dimensions,thereby enabling accelerated convergence toward optimal solutions.Furthermore,the influence of cumulative contribution rate thresholds on optimization problems with different dimensions is investigated.Metaheuristic algorithms(PSO,DE)and cooperative metaheuristics(C-PSO,C-DE)are examined by 15 benchmark functions and two engineering design problems(speed reducer and composite pressure vessel).Comparative results demonstrate that the cooperative methods achieve significantly superior performance compared to standard methods in both solution accuracy and computational efficiency.Compared to standard metaheuristic algorithms,cooperative metaheuristics achieve a reduction in computational cost of at least 40%.The cooperative metaheuristics can be effectively used to tackle both high-dimensional unconstrained and constrained optimization problems.展开更多
Symmetry reduction of a class of third-order evolution equations that admit certain generalized conditionalsymmetries (GCSs) is implemented.The reducibility of the initial-value problem for an evolution equation to a ...Symmetry reduction of a class of third-order evolution equations that admit certain generalized conditionalsymmetries (GCSs) is implemented.The reducibility of the initial-value problem for an evolution equation to a Cauchyproblem for a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) is characterized via the GCS and its Lie symmetry.Complete classification theorems are obtained and some examples are taken to show the main reduction procedure.展开更多
This paper is devoted to studying symmetry reduction of Cauchy problems for the fourth-order quasi-linear parabolic equations that admit certain generalized conditional symmetries (GCSs). Complete group classificati...This paper is devoted to studying symmetry reduction of Cauchy problems for the fourth-order quasi-linear parabolic equations that admit certain generalized conditional symmetries (GCSs). Complete group classification results are presented, and some examples are given to show the main reduction procedure.展开更多
Four families of similarity reductions are obtained for the nonlinear evolution equation arising in the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam problem via using both the direct method due to Clarkson and Kruskal and the improved direct met...Four families of similarity reductions are obtained for the nonlinear evolution equation arising in the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam problem via using both the direct method due to Clarkson and Kruskal and the improved direct method due to Lou.展开更多
Based on Arnoldi's method, a version of generalized Arnoldi algorithm has been developed for the reduction of gyroscopic eigenvalue problems. By utilizing the skew symmetry of system matrix, a very simple recurren...Based on Arnoldi's method, a version of generalized Arnoldi algorithm has been developed for the reduction of gyroscopic eigenvalue problems. By utilizing the skew symmetry of system matrix, a very simple recurrence scheme, named gyroscopic Arnoldi reduction algorithm has been obtained, which is even simpler than the Lanczos algorithm for symmetric eigenvalue problems. The complex number computation is completely avoided. A restart technique is used to enable the reduction algorithm to have iterative characteristics. It has been found that the restart technique is not only effective for the convergence of multiple eigenvalues but it also furnishes the reduction algorithm with a technique to check and compute missed eigenvalues. By combining it with the restart technique, the algorithm is made practical for large-scale gyroscopic eigenvalue problems. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method proposed.展开更多
Nonlinear equations systems(NESs)are widely used in real-world problems and they are difficult to solve due to their nonlinearity and multiple roots.Evolutionary algorithms(EAs)are one of the methods for solving NESs,...Nonlinear equations systems(NESs)are widely used in real-world problems and they are difficult to solve due to their nonlinearity and multiple roots.Evolutionary algorithms(EAs)are one of the methods for solving NESs,given their global search capabilities and ability to locate multiple roots of a NES simultaneously within one run.Currently,the majority of research on using EAs to solve NESs focuses on transformation techniques and improving the performance of the used EAs.By contrast,problem domain knowledge of NESs is investigated in this study,where we propose the incorporation of a variable reduction strategy(VRS)into EAs to solve NESs.The VRS makes full use of the systems of expressing a NES and uses some variables(i.e.,core variable)to represent other variables(i.e.,reduced variables)through variable relationships that exist in the equation systems.It enables the reduction of partial variables and equations and shrinks the decision space,thereby reducing the complexity of the problem and improving the search efficiency of the EAs.To test the effectiveness of VRS in dealing with NESs,this paper mainly integrates the VRS into two existing state-of-the-art EA methods(i.e.,MONES and DR-JADE)according to the integration framework of the VRS and EA,respectively.Experimental results show that,with the assistance of the VRS,the EA methods can produce better results than the original methods and other compared methods.Furthermore,extensive experiments regarding the influence of different reduction schemes and EAs substantiate that a better EA for solving a NES with more reduced variables tends to provide better performance.展开更多
With the steady improvement of China's economic level, the number of CNG vehicles in China has gradually increased, and the number of CNG parent stations has also shown an increasing trend. However, from the opera...With the steady improvement of China's economic level, the number of CNG vehicles in China has gradually increased, and the number of CNG parent stations has also shown an increasing trend. However, from the operation of CNG parent stations, China still has great limitations in safety management and energy conservation and consumption reduction of CNG parent stations, especially the problem of energy conservation and consumption reduction, and the relevant technical system is not mature. It leads to various problems in the operation of CNG master station. In the specific operation process, some operators’ awareness of energy conservation and consumption reduction is not strong, the management system is not implemented in place, the design is unreasonable, and there are errors in equipment operation, which will cause the energy loss of CNG master station to a certain extent. In order to minimize the energy loss of CNG master station, we should analyze from multiple angles, find out the causes of energy loss, formulate targeted solutions, effectively improve the operation efficiency of CNG master station and control its energy loss. Based on this, this paper gives a detailed overview of the relevant contents of energy saving and consumption reduction of CNG parent station.展开更多
Constraint satisfaction problems(CSPs)are a class of problems that are ubiquitous in science and engineering.They feature a collection of constraints specified over subsets of variables.A CSP can be solved either dire...Constraint satisfaction problems(CSPs)are a class of problems that are ubiquitous in science and engineering.They feature a collection of constraints specified over subsets of variables.A CSP can be solved either directly or by reducing it to other problems.This paper introduces the Julia ecosystem for solving and analyzing CSPs with a focus on the programming practices.We introduce some important CSPs and show how these problems are reduced to each other.We also show how to transform CSPs into tensor networks,how to optimize the tensor network contraction orders,and how to extract the solution space properties by contracting the tensor networks with generic element types.Examples are given,which include computing the entropy constant,analyzing the overlap gap property,and the reduction between CSPs.展开更多
This paper presents a precise method for solving singularly perturbed boundary-value problems with the boundary layer at one end. The method divides the interval evenly and gives a set of algebraic equations in a matr...This paper presents a precise method for solving singularly perturbed boundary-value problems with the boundary layer at one end. The method divides the interval evenly and gives a set of algebraic equations in a matrix form by the precise integration relationship of each segment. Substituting the boundary conditions into the algebraic equations, the coefficient matrix can be transformed to the block tridiagonal matrix. Considering the nature of the problem, an efficient reduction method is given for solving singular perturbation problems. Since the precise integration relationship introduces no discrete error in the discrete process, the present method has high precision. Numerical examples show the validity of the present method.展开更多
This study presents an autoencoder-embedded optimization(AEO)algorithm which involves a bi-population cooperative strategy for medium-scale expensive problems(MEPs).A huge search space can be compressed to an informat...This study presents an autoencoder-embedded optimization(AEO)algorithm which involves a bi-population cooperative strategy for medium-scale expensive problems(MEPs).A huge search space can be compressed to an informative lowdimensional space by using an autoencoder as a dimension reduction tool.The search operation conducted in this low space facilitates the population with fast convergence towards the optima.To strike the balance between exploration and exploitation during optimization,two phases of a tailored teaching-learning-based optimization(TTLBO)are adopted to coevolve solutions in a distributed fashion,wherein one is assisted by an autoencoder and the other undergoes a regular evolutionary process.Also,a dynamic size adjustment scheme according to problem dimension and evolutionary progress is proposed to promote information exchange between these two phases and accelerate evolutionary convergence speed.The proposed algorithm is validated by testing benchmark functions with dimensions varying from 50 to 200.As indicated in our experiments,TTLBO is suitable for dealing with medium-scale problems and thus incorporated into the AEO framework as a base optimizer.Compared with the state-of-the-art algorithms for MEPs,AEO shows extraordinarily high efficiency for these challenging problems,t hus opening new directions for various evolutionary algorithms under AEO to tackle MEPs and greatly advancing the field of medium-scale computationally expensive optimization.展开更多
In this paper we present a precise integration method based on high order multiple perturbation method and reduction method for solving a class of singular twopoint boundary value problems.Firstly,by employing the met...In this paper we present a precise integration method based on high order multiple perturbation method and reduction method for solving a class of singular twopoint boundary value problems.Firstly,by employing the method of variable coefficient dimensional expanding,the non-homogeneous ordinary differential equations(ODEs) are transformed into homogeneous ODEs.Then the interval is divided evenly,and the transfer matrix in every subinterval is worked out using the high order multiple perturbation method,and a set of algebraic equations is given in the form of matrix by the precise integration relation for each segment,which is worked out by the reduction method.Finally numerical examples are elaboratedd to validate the present method.展开更多
In this paper, based on the Kirchhoff transformation and the natural boundary element method, a coupled natural boundary element and curved edge finite element is applied to solve the anisotropic quasi-linear problem ...In this paper, based on the Kirchhoff transformation and the natural boundary element method, a coupled natural boundary element and curved edge finite element is applied to solve the anisotropic quasi-linear problem in an unbounded domain with a concave angle. By using the principle of the natural boundary reduction, we obtain the natural integral equation on the artificial boundary of circular arc boundary, and get the coupled variational problem and its numerical method. Then the error and convergence of coupling solution are analyzed. Finally, some numerical examples are verified to show the feasibility of our method.展开更多
To optimize the algorithms for the dihedral hidden subgroup problem,we present a new algorithm based on lattice basis reduction algorithm.For n\120,we reduce the dihedral hidden subgroup problem to shortest vector pro...To optimize the algorithms for the dihedral hidden subgroup problem,we present a new algorithm based on lattice basis reduction algorithm.For n\120,we reduce the dihedral hidden subgroup problem to shortest vector problem.A subroutine is given to get a transition quantum state by constructing a phase filter function,and then the measurement basis are derived based on the lattice basis reduction algorithm for solving low density subset sum problem.Finally,the parity of slope s is revealed by the measurement.This algorithm needs preparing mn quantum states,m qubits to store and O(n2)classical space,which is superior to existing algorithms.展开更多
基金funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12402142,11832013 and 11572134)Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2024AFB235)+1 种基金Hubei Provincial Department of Education Science and Technology Research Project(No.Q20221714)the Opening Foundation of Hubei Key Laboratory of Digital Textile Equipment(Nos.DTL2023019 and DTL2022012).
文摘Owing to their global search capabilities and gradient-free operation,metaheuristic algorithms are widely applied to a wide range of optimization problems.However,their computational demands become prohibitive when tackling high-dimensional optimization challenges.To effectively address these challenges,this study introduces cooperative metaheuristics integrating dynamic dimension reduction(DR).Building upon particle swarm optimization(PSO)and differential evolution(DE),the proposed cooperative methods C-PSO and C-DE are developed.In the proposed methods,the modified principal components analysis(PCA)is utilized to reduce the dimension of design variables,thereby decreasing computational costs.The dynamic DR strategy implements periodic execution of modified PCA after a fixed number of iterations,resulting in the important dimensions being dynamically identified.Compared with the static one,the dynamic DR strategy can achieve precise identification of important dimensions,thereby enabling accelerated convergence toward optimal solutions.Furthermore,the influence of cumulative contribution rate thresholds on optimization problems with different dimensions is investigated.Metaheuristic algorithms(PSO,DE)and cooperative metaheuristics(C-PSO,C-DE)are examined by 15 benchmark functions and two engineering design problems(speed reducer and composite pressure vessel).Comparative results demonstrate that the cooperative methods achieve significantly superior performance compared to standard methods in both solution accuracy and computational efficiency.Compared to standard metaheuristic algorithms,cooperative metaheuristics achieve a reduction in computational cost of at least 40%.The cooperative metaheuristics can be effectively used to tackle both high-dimensional unconstrained and constrained optimization problems.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.10447007 and 10671156the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province of China under Grant No.2005A13
文摘Symmetry reduction of a class of third-order evolution equations that admit certain generalized conditionalsymmetries (GCSs) is implemented.The reducibility of the initial-value problem for an evolution equation to a Cauchyproblem for a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) is characterized via the GCS and its Lie symmetry.Complete classification theorems are obtained and some examples are taken to show the main reduction procedure.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10671156the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province of China under Grant No.SJ08A05
文摘This paper is devoted to studying symmetry reduction of Cauchy problems for the fourth-order quasi-linear parabolic equations that admit certain generalized conditional symmetries (GCSs). Complete group classification results are presented, and some examples are given to show the main reduction procedure.
文摘Four families of similarity reductions are obtained for the nonlinear evolution equation arising in the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam problem via using both the direct method due to Clarkson and Kruskal and the improved direct method due to Lou.
基金This research is supported by The National Science FoundationThe Doctoral Training Foundation
文摘Based on Arnoldi's method, a version of generalized Arnoldi algorithm has been developed for the reduction of gyroscopic eigenvalue problems. By utilizing the skew symmetry of system matrix, a very simple recurrence scheme, named gyroscopic Arnoldi reduction algorithm has been obtained, which is even simpler than the Lanczos algorithm for symmetric eigenvalue problems. The complex number computation is completely avoided. A restart technique is used to enable the reduction algorithm to have iterative characteristics. It has been found that the restart technique is not only effective for the convergence of multiple eigenvalues but it also furnishes the reduction algorithm with a technique to check and compute missed eigenvalues. By combining it with the restart technique, the algorithm is made practical for large-scale gyroscopic eigenvalue problems. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method proposed.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62073341)in part by the Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hunan Province(2019JJ20026).
文摘Nonlinear equations systems(NESs)are widely used in real-world problems and they are difficult to solve due to their nonlinearity and multiple roots.Evolutionary algorithms(EAs)are one of the methods for solving NESs,given their global search capabilities and ability to locate multiple roots of a NES simultaneously within one run.Currently,the majority of research on using EAs to solve NESs focuses on transformation techniques and improving the performance of the used EAs.By contrast,problem domain knowledge of NESs is investigated in this study,where we propose the incorporation of a variable reduction strategy(VRS)into EAs to solve NESs.The VRS makes full use of the systems of expressing a NES and uses some variables(i.e.,core variable)to represent other variables(i.e.,reduced variables)through variable relationships that exist in the equation systems.It enables the reduction of partial variables and equations and shrinks the decision space,thereby reducing the complexity of the problem and improving the search efficiency of the EAs.To test the effectiveness of VRS in dealing with NESs,this paper mainly integrates the VRS into two existing state-of-the-art EA methods(i.e.,MONES and DR-JADE)according to the integration framework of the VRS and EA,respectively.Experimental results show that,with the assistance of the VRS,the EA methods can produce better results than the original methods and other compared methods.Furthermore,extensive experiments regarding the influence of different reduction schemes and EAs substantiate that a better EA for solving a NES with more reduced variables tends to provide better performance.
文摘With the steady improvement of China's economic level, the number of CNG vehicles in China has gradually increased, and the number of CNG parent stations has also shown an increasing trend. However, from the operation of CNG parent stations, China still has great limitations in safety management and energy conservation and consumption reduction of CNG parent stations, especially the problem of energy conservation and consumption reduction, and the relevant technical system is not mature. It leads to various problems in the operation of CNG master station. In the specific operation process, some operators’ awareness of energy conservation and consumption reduction is not strong, the management system is not implemented in place, the design is unreasonable, and there are errors in equipment operation, which will cause the energy loss of CNG master station to a certain extent. In order to minimize the energy loss of CNG master station, we should analyze from multiple angles, find out the causes of energy loss, formulate targeted solutions, effectively improve the operation efficiency of CNG master station and control its energy loss. Based on this, this paper gives a detailed overview of the relevant contents of energy saving and consumption reduction of CNG parent station.
基金funded by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2024YFE0102500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12404568)+1 种基金the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project(Grant No.2023A03J00904)the Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,China and the Undergraduate Research Project from HKUST(Guangzhou).
文摘Constraint satisfaction problems(CSPs)are a class of problems that are ubiquitous in science and engineering.They feature a collection of constraints specified over subsets of variables.A CSP can be solved either directly or by reducing it to other problems.This paper introduces the Julia ecosystem for solving and analyzing CSPs with a focus on the programming practices.We introduce some important CSPs and show how these problems are reduced to each other.We also show how to transform CSPs into tensor networks,how to optimize the tensor network contraction orders,and how to extract the solution space properties by contracting the tensor networks with generic element types.Examples are given,which include computing the entropy constant,analyzing the overlap gap property,and the reduction between CSPs.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10672194)the China-Russia Cooperative Project(the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research)(No.10811120012)
文摘This paper presents a precise method for solving singularly perturbed boundary-value problems with the boundary layer at one end. The method divides the interval evenly and gives a set of algebraic equations in a matrix form by the precise integration relationship of each segment. Substituting the boundary conditions into the algebraic equations, the coefficient matrix can be transformed to the block tridiagonal matrix. Considering the nature of the problem, an efficient reduction method is given for solving singular perturbation problems. Since the precise integration relationship introduces no discrete error in the discrete process, the present method has high precision. Numerical examples show the validity of the present method.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(72171172,62088101)in part by the Shanghai Science and Technology Major Special Project of Shanghai Development and Reform Commission(2021SHZDZX0100)+2 种基金in part by the Shanghai Commission of Science and Technology(19511132100,19511132101)in part by the China Scholarship Councilin part by the Deanship of Scientific Research(DSR)at King Abdulaziz University(KAU),Jeddah,Saudi Arabia(FP-146-43)。
文摘This study presents an autoencoder-embedded optimization(AEO)algorithm which involves a bi-population cooperative strategy for medium-scale expensive problems(MEPs).A huge search space can be compressed to an informative lowdimensional space by using an autoencoder as a dimension reduction tool.The search operation conducted in this low space facilitates the population with fast convergence towards the optima.To strike the balance between exploration and exploitation during optimization,two phases of a tailored teaching-learning-based optimization(TTLBO)are adopted to coevolve solutions in a distributed fashion,wherein one is assisted by an autoencoder and the other undergoes a regular evolutionary process.Also,a dynamic size adjustment scheme according to problem dimension and evolutionary progress is proposed to promote information exchange between these two phases and accelerate evolutionary convergence speed.The proposed algorithm is validated by testing benchmark functions with dimensions varying from 50 to 200.As indicated in our experiments,TTLBO is suitable for dealing with medium-scale problems and thus incorporated into the AEO framework as a base optimizer.Compared with the state-of-the-art algorithms for MEPs,AEO shows extraordinarily high efficiency for these challenging problems,t hus opening new directions for various evolutionary algorithms under AEO to tackle MEPs and greatly advancing the field of medium-scale computationally expensive optimization.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11132004 and 51078145)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (9251064101000016)
文摘In this paper we present a precise integration method based on high order multiple perturbation method and reduction method for solving a class of singular twopoint boundary value problems.Firstly,by employing the method of variable coefficient dimensional expanding,the non-homogeneous ordinary differential equations(ODEs) are transformed into homogeneous ODEs.Then the interval is divided evenly,and the transfer matrix in every subinterval is worked out using the high order multiple perturbation method,and a set of algebraic equations is given in the form of matrix by the precise integration relation for each segment,which is worked out by the reduction method.Finally numerical examples are elaboratedd to validate the present method.
文摘In this paper, based on the Kirchhoff transformation and the natural boundary element method, a coupled natural boundary element and curved edge finite element is applied to solve the anisotropic quasi-linear problem in an unbounded domain with a concave angle. By using the principle of the natural boundary reduction, we obtain the natural integral equation on the artificial boundary of circular arc boundary, and get the coupled variational problem and its numerical method. Then the error and convergence of coupling solution are analyzed. Finally, some numerical examples are verified to show the feasibility of our method.
基金supported by a grant from the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program) (2013CB338002)
文摘To optimize the algorithms for the dihedral hidden subgroup problem,we present a new algorithm based on lattice basis reduction algorithm.For n\120,we reduce the dihedral hidden subgroup problem to shortest vector problem.A subroutine is given to get a transition quantum state by constructing a phase filter function,and then the measurement basis are derived based on the lattice basis reduction algorithm for solving low density subset sum problem.Finally,the parity of slope s is revealed by the measurement.This algorithm needs preparing mn quantum states,m qubits to store and O(n2)classical space,which is superior to existing algorithms.