Most statements of Constraint Qualification I have found in the literature mention a locally "locall

Yaritza Oneill

Yaritza Oneill

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2022-05-09

Most statements of Constraint Qualification I have found in the literature mention a locally "locally optimal solution" of the problem:
{ min f ( x ) s.t. g i ( x ) 0
It is stated that when a C.Q. holds at a local optimum, then there exist Lagrange multipliers that satisfy KKT conditions.
But, I cannot get my head around this notion of local optimality. Does it mean locally optimal for the unconstrained problem? Does not local optimality imply the satisfaction of the KKT conditions?

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Elyse Huff

Elyse Huff

Beginner2022-05-10Added 15 answers

It means locally optimal for the constrained problem.
If a constraint qualification does not hold, along with the required continuous differentiability of f(x) and g(x), a locally optimal solution need not satisfy the KKT conditions.

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