We extend the target map, together with the weighted barriers and the notions of weighted analytic centers, from linear programming to general convex conic programming. This extension is obtained from a novel geometrical perspective of the weighted barriers, that views a weighted barrier as a weighted sum of barriers for a strictly decreasing sequence of faces. Using the Euclidean Jordan-algebr...

Semide nite programming concerns the problem of optimizing a linear function over a section of the cone of semide nite matrices In the cone a ne scaling approach we replace the cone of semide nite matrices by a certain inscribed cone in such a way that the resulting optimization problem is analytically solvable The now easily obtained solution to this modi ed problem serves as an approximate so...

This work deals with some problems of constructing and graphical displaying for a class of kinematic surfaces generated by mutual moving ruled surfaces touching one another along their common ruling in each position [1,2]. Exactly, we are dealing with the surfaces generated by movement of a cone fixed ruling during combined movement of the cone with respect to a torse surface [2]. The movement ...

In this paper, we consider a type of cone-constrained convex program in finitedimensional space, and are interested in characterization of the solution set of this convex program with the help of the Lagrange multiplier. We establish necessary conditions for a feasible point being an optimal solution. Moreover, some necessary conditions and sufficient conditions are established which simplifies...

calculation of lateral earth pressure on retaining walls is one of the main issues in geotechnics. the upper and lower bound theorems of plasticity are used to analyze the stability of geotechnical structures include bearing capacity of foundations, lateral earth pressure on retaining walls and factor of safety of slopes. in this paper formulation of finite element limit analysis is introduced ...

We report experimental results of quantitative imaging in supersonic circular jets by using a monochromatic light probe. An expanding cone of light interrogates a three-dimensional volume of a supersonic steady-state flow from a circular jet. The distortion caused to the spherical wave by the presence of the jet is determined through our measuring normal intensity transport. A cone-beam tomogra...

Calculation of lateral earth pressure on retaining walls is one of the main issues in geotechnics. The upper and lower bound theorems of plasticity are used to analyze the stability of geotechnical structures include bearing capacity of foundations, lateral earth pressure on retaining walls and factor of safety of slopes. In this paper formulation of finite element limit analysis is introduced ...

We review a few of the relavitely recent developments in cone programming that seem to have important applications in financial planning. In particular, we go over the semidefinite programming representation of a polynomial inequality as given by Nesterov. We mention some relevant references which show the power of cone programming in portfolio optimization. Then we turn to the recent work of L...

Euclidean Jordan-algebra is a commonly used tool in designing interiorpoint algorithms for symmetric cone programs. T -algebra, on the other hand, has rarely been used in symmetric cone programming. In this paper, we use both algebraic characterizations of symmetric cones to extend the target-following framework of linear programming to symmetric cone programming. Within this framework, we desi...