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Solve NP-hard type problems with linear programming

I would like to know if there is any way to solve an NP-hard type problem, for example, the TSP, sum of subsets or knapsack problem, by using linear programming and not by brute force. I ask this ...
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Is the problem of vertex enumeration from an H-representation of a polytope NP-hard?

According to the Wikipedia page on the issue, the vertex enumeration problem is NP-hard. However, double description and reverse linear search are algorithms listed to solve the problem. Moreover, ...
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How hard is a linear programming with a bounded constraint?

Background: I am reading Greg Kuperberg's answer to the question Deciding membership in a convex hull. I am thinking about the complexity of ''Deciding membership in a convex hull''. Restate the ...
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Reference: Packing under translation is in NP

I am looking for a reference for a result that I am aware of. Let me describe the result. Given a polygon $C$ and polygons $p_1,\ldots,p_n$, it can be decided in NP time, if $p_1,\ldots,p_n$ can be ...
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Linear programming with exponential inequalities and rational variables

If we are given a set of real linear inequalities then using elimination theory or just linear programming we can decide. If the program also has inequalities of form $2^x\leq g$ in addition to linear ...
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Is Binary Integer Linear Programming solvable in polynomial time?

The paper Solving the Binary Linear Programming Model in Polynomial Time claims that Binary Integer Linear Programming is in P. However, it seems that no subsequent literature in the mainstream has ...
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Quantifier elimination and where is this quantified convex program in the polynomial hierarchy?

I have a quantified convex program of the form that I need to solve $$\exists(x_{1,1},\dots,x_{1,n})\in\mathbb R^n\quad\forall(x_{2,1},\dots,x_{2,n})\in\mathbb R^n$$ $$\vdots$$ $$\exists(x_{2t-1,1},\...
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Fast certficate of negativity for objective value of mixed-integer linear program

Let $c \in \mathbb R^n$, $A \in \mathbb R^{m \times n}$, $b \in \mathbb R^m$, and $I \subseteq \{1,2,\ldots,n\}$. Consider the Mixed integer linear program (MILP) $$ \begin{split} f^* = &\max \; ...
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Under what conditions does an Integer Programming problem run in polynomial time?

Given $AX\leq B$ where $A\in\Bbb Z^{m\times n}$,$B\in\Bbb Z^m$ finding $X\in\Bbb Z^n$ where $m\geq n$ is the integer programming problem. If $A$ is totally unimodular then the problem is solvable in ...
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Complexity of a weirdo two-dimensional sorting problem

Please forgive me if this is easy for some reason. Suppose given $S$, a set of $n^2$ points in $\mathbb{R}^2$. I want to choose a bijective map $f$ from $S$ to the set of lattice points in $\lbrace ...
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Are there scenarios under which feasibility bilinear programming is easy?

Given $c\in\Bbb R^{n_1},d\in\Bbb R^{n_2}$, $E\in\Bbb R^{n_1\times n_2}$, $A\in\Bbb R^{m_1\times n_1}$, $B\in\Bbb R^{m_2\times n_2}$ $a\in\Bbb R^{m_1}$, $b\in\Bbb R^{m_2}$ and $t\in\Bbb R$ we know ...
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Show $0-1$ Knapsack is polynomially reducible to this problem

I have already posted this question here but have not received an answer so I am cross-posting with hope to reach a larger amount of mathematicians: Let $T=\{1,\cdots,n\}$ and consider the ...
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Number of different combinations in a 0-1 knapsack problem with integer weights [closed]

My question is actually very similar to this other one: Given a vector of positive integers, count the number of combinations which have a sum that produces a different value. But, since this previous ...
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Generalized assignment problem with no integrality gap

Suppose I am solving the generalized assignment problem, so that I am given matrices $U$ and $W$ and a vector $c$ (all three of which have, say, positive entries), and I want to solve $$\text{...
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Complexity of Nested Linear Optimization

My question is motivated by the fact, that among other ways, it is possible to restrict a variable to two discrete values, e.g. the prototypical $0$ and $1$, via an optimization constraint: $$\max(\...
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Simplified knapsack problem

There is a problem that I can not solve. Given a set of items (each item has some integer weight) we have to fill bag with some number of copies of these items, with the only restriction that the ...
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For interior point methods of linear programming, what is the "L" in the computational complexity $\mathcal{O}(n^3 L)$?

My question is about interior point methods of linear programming. Suppose the constraint matrix $A$ has $m$ rows and $n$ columns, and $m<n$. The state-of-the-art methods, like primal dual interior ...
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complexity of finding optimal matchings of given fixed size

It is known, that maximal matchings (i.e. matchings with the maximal number of edges) and optimal matchings (i.e. matchings for which the sum of edge weights is optimal) can be calculated in ...
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How to solve simple bilinear equations under extra linear constraints

Hello, This is the full version of a question I asked earlier. I am trying to understand whether finding a solution to the following bilinear system is computationally hard or easy: $\lambda_i^T u_{...
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Feasibility of linear programs

It's known that finding the intersection of n halfplanes in 2-d takes $\Omega(n\log n)$ time. Does the lower bound apply if we change the question to deciding whether the intersection is non-empty?