# Homogenization for polynomial optimization with unbounded sets

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.15289 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2112.15289/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 31 Dec 2021.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Tractable hierarchies of convex relaxations for polynomial optimization on the nonnegative orthant](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2209.06175/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper considers polynomial optimization with unbounded sets. We give a homogenization formulation and propose a hierarchy of Moment-SOS relaxations to solve it. Under the assumptions that the feasible set is closed at infinity and the ideal of homogenized equality constraining polynomials is real radical, we show that this hierarchy of Moment-SOS relaxations has finite convergence, if some optimality conditions (i.e., the linear independence constraint qualification, strict complementarity and second order sufficiency conditions) hold at every minimizer, including the one at infinity. Moreover, we prove extended versions of Putinar-Vasilescu type Positivstellensatz for polynomials that are nonnegative on unbounded sets. The classical Moment-SOS hierarchy with denominators is also studied. In particular, we give a positive answer to a conjecture of Mai, Lasserre and Magron in their recent work.
