简介:Karush-Kuhn-Tucker(KKT)定理是优化理论中的一个核心概念,提供了求解约束最优化问题的必要条件。本节将深入解析KKT条件及其应用。
Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) theorem is a fundamental result in optimization theory that provides necessary conditions for a solution to be optimal in problems with inequality constraints. This theorem extends the method of Lagrange multipliers, which is used for equality-constrained optimization problems, to handle inequality constraints as well.
The KKT conditions consist of four main parts: primal feasibility (the point must satisfy all constraints), dual feasibility (inequality constraint violation non-negativity), complementary slackness (equality between product of the Lagrange multiplier and its corresponding inequality constraint), and stationarity (gradients of objective function linear combination with gradients of active constraints equals zero).
Understanding these conditions is crucial for solving constrained optimization problems in various fields such as economics, engineering, and machine learning. The theorem provides a powerful tool to verify whether a candidate solution meets the criteria to be considered optimal within the given constraint set.