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Solving a very strange minimization problem with Octave


From: Topi, Corrado
Subject: Solving a very strange minimization problem with Octave
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:11:14 +0100
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Dear Octave-ians,

I have to solve the following problem:

min || D_ij - SUM p | SUM k A_pk Q_ij| || (1)

or alternatively

min (SUM_ij (D_ij - SUM p | SUM k A_pk Q_ij|)^2) (2)

where I have to find the values of the Apk>=0 which minimize the distance (1) or alternatively the residual sum of square (2).

The problem is the || aroud the second SUM.

Is that feasible with Octave?

All the D_ij, Q_ij are real numbers with

0 <= D_ij <= 1
D_ii =0
D_ij=D_ji

for each i,j belonging to {1 .... n}

I have been breaking my head on it for several days, read tons of documentation, and papers, and now I am going to ask as last resort ....

Regards
--
Corrado Topi

Area 18,Department of Biology
University of York, York, YO10 5YW, UK
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