69-572: (Redirected from Lagrangians ) [REDACTED] Look up Lagrangian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lagrangian may refer to: Mathematics [ edit ] Lagrangian function, used to solve constrained minimization problems in optimization theory; see Lagrange multiplier Lagrangian relaxation , the method of approximating a difficult constrained problem with an easier problem having an enlarged feasible set Lagrangian dual problem ,
138-709: A smooth manifold of dimension m . {\displaystyle \ m~.} Suppose that we wish to find the stationary points x {\displaystyle \ x\ } of a smooth function f : M → R {\displaystyle \ f:M\to \mathbb {R} \ } when restricted to the submanifold N {\displaystyle \ N\ } defined by g ( x ) = 0 , {\displaystyle \ g(x)=0\ ,} where g : M → R {\displaystyle \ g:M\to \mathbb {R} \ }
207-445: A Euclidean space, or even a Riemannian manifold. All appearances of the gradient ∇ {\displaystyle \ \nabla \ } (which depends on a choice of Riemannian metric) can be replaced with the exterior derivative d . {\displaystyle \ \operatorname {d} ~.} Let M {\displaystyle \ M\ } be
276-415: A class of submanifolds in symplectic geometry Lagrangian system , a pair consisting of a smooth fiber bundle and a Lagrangian density Physics [ edit ] Lagrangian mechanics , a formulation of classical mechanics Lagrangian (field theory) , a formalism in classical field theory Lagrangian point , a position in an orbital configuration of two large bodies Lagrangian coordinates ,
345-621: A formulation of classical mechanics Lagrangian (field theory) , a formalism in classical field theory Lagrangian point , a position in an orbital configuration of two large bodies Lagrangian coordinates , a way of describing the motions of particles of a solid or fluid in continuum mechanics Lagrangian coherent structure , distinguished surfaces of trajectories in a dynamical system See also [ edit ] Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813), Italian mathematician and astronomer Lagrange (disambiguation) List of things named after Joseph-Louis Lagrange Topics referred to by
414-485: A function of x {\displaystyle x} and the Lagrange multiplier λ {\displaystyle \lambda ~} . This means that all partial derivatives should be zero, including the partial derivative with respect to λ {\displaystyle \lambda ~} . or equivalently The solution corresponding to the original constrained optimization
483-552: A new variable ( λ {\displaystyle \lambda } ) called a Lagrange multiplier (or Lagrange undetermined multiplier ) and study the Lagrange function (or Lagrangian or Lagrangian expression ) defined by L ( x , y , λ ) = f ( x , y ) + λ ⋅ g ( x , y ) , {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}(x,y,\lambda )=f(x,y)+\lambda \cdot g(x,y),} where
552-423: A similar argument. Consider a paraboloid subject to two line constraints that intersect at a single point. As the only feasible solution, this point is obviously a constrained extremum. However, the level set of f {\displaystyle f} is clearly not parallel to either constraint at the intersection point (see Figure 3); instead, it is a linear combination of the two constraints' gradients. In
621-521: A unique Lagrange multiplier λ ⋆ ∈ R c {\displaystyle \lambda _{\star }\in \mathbb {R} ^{c}} such that D f ( x ⋆ ) = λ ⋆ T D g ( x ⋆ ) . {\displaystyle \operatorname {D} f(x_{\star })=\lambda _{\star }^{\mathsf {T}}\operatorname {D} g(x_{\star })~.} (Note that this
690-403: A way of describing the motions of particles of a solid or fluid in continuum mechanics Lagrangian coherent structure , distinguished surfaces of trajectories in a dynamical system See also [ edit ] Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813), Italian mathematician and astronomer Lagrange (disambiguation) List of things named after Joseph-Louis Lagrange Topics referred to by
759-1245: Is g ( x , y ) . {\displaystyle \ g(x,y)~.} To summarize ∇ x , y , λ L ( x , y , λ ) = 0 ⟺ { ∇ x , y f ( x , y ) = − λ ∇ x , y g ( x , y ) g ( x , y ) = 0 {\displaystyle \nabla _{x,y,\lambda }{\mathcal {L}}(x,y,\lambda )=0\iff {\begin{cases}\nabla _{x,y}f(x,y)=-\lambda \,\nabla _{x,y}g(x,y)\\g(x,y)=0\end{cases}}} The method generalizes readily to functions on n {\displaystyle n} variables ∇ x 1 , … , x n , λ L ( x 1 , … , x n , λ ) = 0 {\displaystyle \nabla _{x_{1},\dots ,x_{n},\lambda }{\mathcal {L}}(x_{1},\dots ,x_{n},\lambda )=0} which amounts to solving n + 1 equations in n + 1 unknowns. The constrained extrema of f are critical points of
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#1732772844427828-400: Is a stationary point for the Lagrange function (stationary points are those points where the first partial derivatives of L {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}} are zero). The assumption ∇ g ≠ 0 {\displaystyle \nabla g\neq 0} is called constraint qualification. However, not all stationary points yield a solution of
897-1238: Is a regular value . Let N {\displaystyle N} be the submanifold of M {\displaystyle \ M\ } defined by G ( x ) = 0 . {\displaystyle \ G(x)=0~.} x {\displaystyle \ x\ } is a stationary point of f | N {\displaystyle f|_{N}} if and only if ker ( d f x ) {\displaystyle \ \ker(\operatorname {d} f_{x})\ } contains ker ( d G x ) . {\displaystyle \ \ker(\operatorname {d} G_{x})~.} For convenience let L x = d f x {\displaystyle \ L_{x}=\operatorname {d} f_{x}\ } and K x = d G x , {\displaystyle \ K_{x}=\operatorname {d} G_{x}\ ,} where d G {\displaystyle \ \operatorname {d} G} denotes
966-473: Is a smooth function for which 0 is a regular value . Let d f {\displaystyle \ \operatorname {d} f\ } and d g {\displaystyle \ \operatorname {d} g\ } be the exterior derivatives of f {\displaystyle \ f\ } and g {\displaystyle \ g\ } . Stationarity for
1035-481: Is a somewhat conventional thing where λ ⋆ {\displaystyle \lambda _{\star }} is clearly treated as a column vector to ensure that the dimensions match. But, we might as well make it just a row vector without taking the transpose.) The Lagrange multiplier theorem states that at any local maximum (or minimum) of the function evaluated under the equality constraints, if constraint qualification applies (explained below), then
1104-504: Is always a saddle point of the Lagrangian function, which can be identified among the stationary points from the definiteness of the bordered Hessian matrix . The great advantage of this method is that it allows the optimization to be solved without explicit parameterization in terms of the constraints. As a result, the method of Lagrange multipliers is widely used to solve challenging constrained optimization problems. Further,
1173-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lagrangian [REDACTED] Look up Lagrangian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lagrangian may refer to: Mathematics [ edit ] Lagrangian function, used to solve constrained minimization problems in optimization theory; see Lagrange multiplier Lagrangian relaxation ,
1242-417: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lagrange multiplier In mathematical optimization , the method of Lagrange multipliers is a strategy for finding the local maxima and minima of a function subject to equation constraints (i.e., subject to the condition that one or more equations have to be satisfied exactly by the chosen values of
1311-626: Is necessary and sufficient that the following system of 1 2 m ( m − 1 ) {\displaystyle \ {\tfrac {1}{2}}m(m-1)\ } equations holds: d f x ∧ d g x = 0 ∈ Λ 2 ( T x ∗ M ) {\displaystyle \operatorname {d} f_{x}\wedge \operatorname {d} g_{x}=0\in \Lambda ^{2}(T_{x}^{\ast }M)} where ∧ {\displaystyle \ \wedge \ } denotes
1380-603: Is not necessary to explicitly find the Lagrange multipliers, the numbers λ 1 , … , λ p {\displaystyle \ \lambda _{1},\ldots ,\lambda _{p}\ } such that d f x = ∑ i = 1 p λ i d ( g i ) x . {\displaystyle \ \operatorname {d} f_{x}=\sum _{i=1}^{p}\lambda _{i}\operatorname {d} (g_{i})_{x}~.} In this section, we modify
1449-1340: Is perpendicular to ∇ f ( x ) {\displaystyle \nabla f(\mathbf {x} )} (otherwise we could increase f {\displaystyle f} by moving along that allowable direction). In other words, ∇ f ( x ) ∈ A ⊥ = S . {\displaystyle \nabla f(\mathbf {x} )\in A^{\perp }=S\,.} Thus there are scalars λ 1 , λ 2 , … , λ M {\displaystyle \lambda _{1},\lambda _{2},\ \dots ,\lambda _{M}} such that ∇ f ( x ) = ∑ k = 1 M λ k ∇ g k ( x ) ⟺ ∇ f ( x ) − ∑ k = 1 M λ k ∇ g k ( x ) = 0 . {\displaystyle \nabla f(\mathbf {x} )=\sum _{k=1}^{M}\lambda _{k}\,\nabla g_{k}(\mathbf {x} )\quad \iff \quad \nabla f(\mathbf {x} )-\sum _{k=1}^{M}{\lambda _{k}\nabla g_{k}(\mathbf {x} )}=0~.} These scalars are
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#17327728444271518-475: Is shown separately rather than being included in g {\displaystyle g} , in which case the constraint is written g ( x , y ) = c , {\displaystyle g(x,y)=c,} as in Figure 1.) We assume that both f {\displaystyle f} and g {\displaystyle g} have continuous first partial derivatives . We introduce
1587-408: Is that the constraint gradients at the relevant point are linearly independent. The problem of finding the local maxima and minima subject to constraints can be generalized to finding local maxima and minima on a differentiable manifold M . {\displaystyle \ M~.} In what follows, it is not necessary that M {\displaystyle M} be
1656-512: Is the marginal cost of the constraint, and is referred to as the shadow price . Sufficient conditions for a constrained local maximum or minimum can be stated in terms of a sequence of principal minors (determinants of upper-left-justified sub-matrices) of the bordered Hessian matrix of second derivatives of the Lagrangian expression. Suppose we wish to maximize f ( x , y ) = x + y {\displaystyle \ f(x,y)=x+y\ } subject to
1725-553: Is the method of Lagrange multipliers. Note that ∇ λ L ( x , y , λ ) = 0 {\displaystyle \ \nabla _{\lambda }{\mathcal {L}}(x,y,\lambda )=0\ } implies g ( x , y ) = 0 , {\displaystyle \ g(x,y)=0\ ,} as the partial derivative of L {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}} with respect to λ {\displaystyle \lambda }
1794-478: Is the rate of change of the quantity being optimized as a function of the constraint parameter. As examples, in Lagrangian mechanics the equations of motion are derived by finding stationary points of the action , the time integral of the difference between kinetic and potential energy. Thus, the force on a particle due to a scalar potential, F = −∇ V , can be interpreted as a Lagrange multiplier determining
1863-754: The λ {\displaystyle \lambda } term may be either added or subtracted. If f ( x 0 , y 0 ) {\displaystyle f(x_{0},y_{0})} is a maximum of f ( x , y ) {\displaystyle f(x,y)} for the original constrained problem and ∇ g ( x 0 , y 0 ) ≠ 0 , {\displaystyle \nabla g(x_{0},y_{0})\neq 0,} then there exists λ 0 {\displaystyle \lambda _{0}} such that ( x 0 , y 0 , λ 0 {\displaystyle x_{0},y_{0},\lambda _{0}} )
1932-487: The exterior product . The stationary points x {\displaystyle \ x\ } are the solutions of the above system of equations plus the constraint g ( x ) = 0 . {\displaystyle \ g(x)=0~.} Note that the 1 2 m ( m − 1 ) {\displaystyle \ {\tfrac {1}{2}}m(m-1)\ } equations are not independent, since
2001-406: The gradient of the function (at that point) can be expressed as a linear combination of the gradients of the constraints (at that point), with the Lagrange multipliers acting as coefficients . This is equivalent to saying that any direction perpendicular to all gradients of the constraints is also perpendicular to the gradient of the function. Or still, saying that the directional derivative of
2070-434: The variables ). It is named after the mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange . The basic idea is to convert a constrained problem into a form such that the derivative test of an unconstrained problem can still be applied. The relationship between the gradient of the function and gradients of the constraints rather naturally leads to a reformulation of the original problem, known as the Lagrangian function or Lagrangian. In
2139-2139: The Lagrange multipliers. We now have M {\displaystyle M} of them, one for every constraint. As before, we introduce an auxiliary function L ( x 1 , … , x n , λ 1 , … , λ M ) = f ( x 1 , … , x n ) − ∑ k = 1 M λ k g k ( x 1 , … , x n ) {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}\left(x_{1},\ldots ,x_{n},\lambda _{1},\ldots ,\lambda _{M}\right)=f\left(x_{1},\ldots ,x_{n}\right)-\sum \limits _{k=1}^{M}{\lambda _{k}g_{k}\left(x_{1},\ldots ,x_{n}\right)}\ } and solve ∇ x 1 , … , x n , λ 1 , … , λ M L ( x 1 , … , x n , λ 1 , … , λ M ) = 0 ⟺ { ∇ f ( x ) − ∑ k = 1 M λ k ∇ g k ( x ) = 0 g 1 ( x ) = ⋯ = g M ( x ) = 0 {\displaystyle \nabla _{x_{1},\ldots ,x_{n},\lambda _{1},\ldots ,\lambda _{M}}{\mathcal {L}}(x_{1},\ldots ,x_{n},\lambda _{1},\ldots ,\lambda _{M})=0\iff {\begin{cases}\nabla f(\mathbf {x} )-\sum _{k=1}^{M}{\lambda _{k}\,\nabla g_{k}(\mathbf {x} )}=0\\g_{1}(\mathbf {x} )=\cdots =g_{M}(\mathbf {x} )=0\end{cases}}} which amounts to solving n + M {\displaystyle n+M} equations in n + M {\displaystyle \ n+M\ } unknowns. The constraint qualification assumption when there are multiple constraints
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2208-459: The Lagrangian L {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}} , but they are not necessarily local extrema of L {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}} (see § Example 2 below). One may reformulate the Lagrangian as a Hamiltonian , in which case the solutions are local minima for the Hamiltonian. This is done in optimal control theory, in
2277-1510: The Lagrangian expression L {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}} . Often the Lagrange multipliers have an interpretation as some quantity of interest. For example, by parametrising the constraint's contour line, that is, if the Lagrangian expression is L ( x 1 , x 2 , … ; λ 1 , λ 2 , … ; c 1 , c 2 , … ) = f ( x 1 , x 2 , … ) + λ 1 ( c 1 − g 1 ( x 1 , x 2 , … ) ) + λ 2 ( c 2 − g 2 ( x 1 , x 2 , … ) ) + ⋯ {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}&{\mathcal {L}}(x_{1},x_{2},\ldots ;\lambda _{1},\lambda _{2},\ldots ;c_{1},c_{2},\ldots )\\[4pt]={}&f(x_{1},x_{2},\ldots )+\lambda _{1}(c_{1}-g_{1}(x_{1},x_{2},\ldots ))+\lambda _{2}(c_{2}-g_{2}(x_{1},x_{2},\dots ))+\cdots \end{aligned}}} then ∂ L ∂ c k = λ k . {\displaystyle \ {\frac {\partial {\mathcal {L}}}{\partial c_{k}}}=\lambda _{k}~.} So, λ k
2346-501: The Lagrangian function, L ( x , y , λ ) = f ( x , y ) + λ ⋅ g ( x , y ) = x + y + λ ( x 2 + y 2 − 1 ) , {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}{\mathcal {L}}(x,y,\lambda )&=f(x,y)+\lambda \cdot g(x,y)\\[4pt]&=x+y+\lambda (x^{2}+y^{2}-1)\ ,\end{aligned}}}
2415-629: The above section regarding the case of a single constraint. Rather than the function g {\displaystyle g} described there, now consider a smooth function G : M → R p ( p > 1 ) , {\displaystyle \ G:M\to \mathbb {R} ^{p}(p>1)\ ,} with component functions g i : M → R , {\displaystyle \ g_{i}:M\to \mathbb {R} \ ,} for which 0 ∈ R p {\displaystyle 0\in \mathbb {R} ^{p}}
2484-430: The case of multiple constraints, that will be what we seek in general: The method of Lagrange seeks points not at which the gradient of f {\displaystyle f} is a multiple of any single constraint's gradient necessarily, but in which it is a linear combination of all the constraints' gradients. Concretely, suppose we have M {\displaystyle M} constraints and are walking along
2553-401: The change in action (transfer of potential to kinetic energy) following a variation in the particle's constrained trajectory. In control theory this is formulated instead as costate equations . Moreover, by the envelope theorem the optimal value of a Lagrange multiplier has an interpretation as the marginal effect of the corresponding constraint constant upon the optimal attainable value of
2622-517: The constraint x 2 + y 2 = 1 . {\displaystyle \ x^{2}+y^{2}=1~.} The feasible set is the unit circle, and the level sets of f are diagonal lines (with slope −1), so we can see graphically that the maximum occurs at ( 1 2 , 1 2 ) , {\displaystyle \ \left({\tfrac {1}{\sqrt {2}}},{\tfrac {1}{\sqrt {2}}}\right)\ ,} and that
2691-485: The constraint equations from the form g i ( x ) = 0 {\displaystyle g_{i}({\bf {x}})=0} to the form g i ( x ) = c i , {\displaystyle \ g_{i}({\bf {x}})=c_{i}\ ,} where the c i {\displaystyle \ c_{i}\ } are m real constants that are considered to be additional arguments of
2760-695: The exterior product of the columns of the matrix of K x ∗ , {\displaystyle \ K_{x}^{\ast }\ ,} the stationary condition for f | N {\displaystyle \ f|_{N}\ } at x {\displaystyle \ x\ } becomes L x ∧ ω x = 0 ∈ Λ p + 1 ( T x ∗ M ) {\displaystyle L_{x}\wedge \omega _{x}=0\in \Lambda ^{p+1}\left(T_{x}^{\ast }M\right)} Once again, in this formulation it
2829-1182: The first possibility (we touch a contour line of f ), notice that since the gradient of a function is perpendicular to the contour lines, the tangents to the contour lines of f and g are parallel if and only if the gradients of f and g are parallel. Thus we want points ( x , y ) where g ( x , y ) = c and ∇ x , y f = λ ∇ x , y g , {\displaystyle \nabla _{x,y}f=\lambda \,\nabla _{x,y}g,} for some λ {\displaystyle \lambda } where ∇ x , y f = ( ∂ f ∂ x , ∂ f ∂ y ) , ∇ x , y g = ( ∂ g ∂ x , ∂ g ∂ y ) {\displaystyle \nabla _{x,y}f=\left({\frac {\partial f}{\partial x}},{\frac {\partial f}{\partial y}}\right),\qquad \nabla _{x,y}g=\left({\frac {\partial g}{\partial x}},{\frac {\partial g}{\partial y}}\right)} are
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2898-934: The following optimization problem such that, for the matrix of partial derivatives [ D g ( x ⋆ ) ] j , k = ∂ g j ∂ x k {\displaystyle {\Bigl [}\operatorname {D} g(x_{\star }){\Bigr ]}_{j,k}={\frac {\ \partial g_{j}\ }{\partial x_{k}}}} , rank ( D g ( x ⋆ ) ) = c ≤ n {\displaystyle \operatorname {rank} (\operatorname {D} g(x_{\star }))=c\leq n} : maximize f ( x ) subject to: g ( x ) = 0 {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}&{\text{maximize }}f(x)\\&{\text{subject to: }}g(x)=0\end{aligned}}} Then there exists
2967-567: The form of Pontryagin's minimum principle . The fact that solutions of the method of Lagrange multipliers are not necessarily extrema of the Lagrangian, also poses difficulties for numerical optimization. This can be addressed by minimizing the magnitude of the gradient of the Lagrangian, as these minima are the same as the zeros of the magnitude, as illustrated in Example 5: Numerical optimization . The method of Lagrange multipliers can be extended to solve problems with multiple constraints using
3036-539: The function is 0 in every feasible direction. For the case of only one constraint and only two choice variables (as exemplified in Figure 1), consider the optimization problem maximize x , y f ( x , y ) subject to g ( x , y ) = 0. {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}{\underset {x,y}{\text{maximize}}}\quad &f(x,y)\\{\text{subject to}}\quad &g(x,y)=0.\end{aligned}}} (Sometimes an additive constant
3105-419: The general case, the Lagrangian is defined as for functions f , g {\displaystyle f,g} ; the notation ⟨ ⋅ , ⋅ ⟩ {\displaystyle \langle \cdot ,\cdot \rangle } denotes an inner product . The value λ {\displaystyle \lambda } is called the Lagrange multiplier. In simple cases, where
3174-401: The image of K x ∗ : R p ∗ → T x ∗ M . {\displaystyle \ K_{x}^{\ast }:\mathbb {R} ^{p\ast }\to T_{x}^{\ast }M~.} Computationally speaking, the condition is that L x {\displaystyle L_{x}} belongs to the row space of
3243-436: The inner product is defined as the dot product , the Lagrangian is The method can be summarized as follows: in order to find the maximum or minimum of a function f {\displaystyle f} subject to the equality constraint g ( x ) = 0 {\displaystyle g(x)=0} , find the stationary points of L {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}} considered as
3312-681: The kernel ker ( d f x ) {\displaystyle \ \ker(\operatorname {d} f_{x})\ } contains T x N = ker ( d g x ) . {\displaystyle \ T_{x}N=\ker(\operatorname {d} g_{x})~.} In other words, d f x {\displaystyle \ \operatorname {d} f_{x}\ } and d g x {\displaystyle \ \operatorname {d} g_{x}\ } are proportional 1-forms. For this it
3381-853: The left-hand side of the equation belongs to the subvariety of Λ 2 ( T x ∗ M ) {\displaystyle \ \Lambda ^{2}(T_{x}^{\ast }M)\ } consisting of decomposable elements . In this formulation, it is not necessary to explicitly find the Lagrange multiplier, a number λ {\displaystyle \ \lambda \ } such that d f x = λ ⋅ d g x . {\displaystyle \ \operatorname {d} f_{x}=\lambda \cdot \operatorname {d} g_{x}~.} Let M {\displaystyle \ M\ } and f {\displaystyle \ f\ } be as in
3450-494: The matrix of K x , {\displaystyle \ K_{x}\ ,} or equivalently the column space of the matrix of K x ∗ {\displaystyle K_{x}^{\ast }} (the transpose). If ω x ∈ Λ p ( T x ∗ M ) {\displaystyle \ \omega _{x}\in \Lambda ^{p}(T_{x}^{\ast }M)\ } denotes
3519-600: The maximum. Viewed in this way, it is an exact analogue to testing if the derivative of an unconstrained function is 0 , that is, we are verifying that the directional derivative is 0 in any relevant (viable) direction. We can visualize contours of f given by f ( x , y ) = d for various values of d , and the contour of g given by g ( x , y ) = c . Suppose we walk along the contour line with g = c . We are interested in finding points where f almost does not change as we walk, since these points might be maxima. There are two ways this could happen: To check
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#17327728444273588-587: The method of Lagrange multipliers is generalized by the Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions , which can also take into account inequality constraints of the form h ( x ) ≤ c {\displaystyle h(\mathbf {x} )\leq c} for a given constant c {\displaystyle c} . The following is known as the Lagrange multiplier theorem. Let f : R n → R {\displaystyle f:\mathbb {R} ^{n}\to \mathbb {R} } be
3657-470: The method of approximating a difficult constrained problem with an easier problem having an enlarged feasible set Lagrangian dual problem , the problem of maximizing the value of the Lagrangian function, in terms of the Lagrange-multiplier variable; See Dual problem Lagrangian, a functional whose extrema are to be determined in the calculus of variations Lagrangian submanifold ,
3726-502: The minimum occurs at ( − 1 2 , − 1 2 ) . {\displaystyle \ \left(-{\tfrac {1}{\sqrt {2}}},-{\tfrac {1}{\sqrt {2}}}\right)~.} For the method of Lagrange multipliers, the constraint is g ( x , y ) = x 2 + y 2 − 1 = 0 , {\displaystyle g(x,y)=x^{2}+y^{2}-1=0\ ,} hence
3795-432: The objective function, g : R n → R c {\displaystyle g:\mathbb {R} ^{n}\to \mathbb {R} ^{c}} be the constraints function, both belonging to C 1 {\displaystyle C^{1}} (that is, having continuous first derivatives). Let x ⋆ {\displaystyle x_{\star }} be an optimal solution to
3864-395: The optimal profit to a player is calculated subject to a constrained space of actions, where a Lagrange multiplier is the change in the optimal value of the objective function (profit) due to the relaxation of a given constraint (e.g. through a change in income); in such a context λ ⋆ k {\displaystyle \ \lambda _{\star k}\ }
3933-839: The original objective function: If we denote values at the optimum with a star ( ⋆ {\displaystyle \star } ), then it can be shown that d f ( x 1 ⋆ ( c 1 , c 2 , … ) , x 2 ⋆ ( c 1 , c 2 , … ) , … ) d c k = λ ⋆ k . {\displaystyle {\frac {\ \operatorname {d} f\left(\ x_{1\star }(c_{1},c_{2},\dots ),\ x_{2\star }(c_{1},c_{2},\dots ),\ \dots \ \right)\ }{\operatorname {d} c_{k}}}=\lambda _{\star k}~.} For example, in economics
4002-453: The original problem, as the method of Lagrange multipliers yields only a necessary condition for optimality in constrained problems. Sufficient conditions for a minimum or maximum also exist , but if a particular candidate solution satisfies the sufficient conditions, it is only guaranteed that that solution is the best one locally – that is, it is better than any permissible nearby points. The global optimum can be found by comparing
4071-452: The problem of maximizing the value of the Lagrangian function, in terms of the Lagrange-multiplier variable; See Dual problem Lagrangian, a functional whose extrema are to be determined in the calculus of variations Lagrangian submanifold , a class of submanifolds in symplectic geometry Lagrangian system , a pair consisting of a smooth fiber bundle and a Lagrangian density Physics [ edit ] Lagrangian mechanics ,
4140-430: The respective gradients. The constant λ {\displaystyle \lambda } is required because although the two gradient vectors are parallel, the magnitudes of the gradient vectors are generally not equal. This constant is called the Lagrange multiplier. (In some conventions λ {\displaystyle \lambda } is preceded by a minus sign). Notice that this method also solves
4209-454: The restriction f | N {\displaystyle \ f|_{N}\ } at x ∈ N {\displaystyle \ x\in N\ } means d ( f | N ) x = 0 . {\displaystyle \ \operatorname {d} (f|_{N})_{x}=0~.} Equivalently,
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4416-968: The second possibility, that f is level: if f is level, then its gradient is zero, and setting λ = 0 {\displaystyle \lambda =0} is a solution regardless of ∇ x , y g {\displaystyle \nabla _{x,y}g} . To incorporate these conditions into one equation, we introduce an auxiliary function L ( x , y , λ ) ≡ f ( x , y ) + λ ⋅ g ( x , y ) , {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}(x,y,\lambda )\equiv f(x,y)+\lambda \cdot g(x,y)\,,} and solve ∇ x , y , λ L ( x , y , λ ) = 0 . {\displaystyle \nabla _{x,y,\lambda }{\mathcal {L}}(x,y,\lambda )=0~.} Note that this amounts to solving three equations in three unknowns. This
4485-426: The set of points satisfying g i ( x ) = 0 , i = 1 , … , M . {\displaystyle g_{i}(\mathbf {x} )=0,i=1,\dots ,M\,.} Every point x {\displaystyle \mathbf {x} } on the contour of a given constraint function g i {\displaystyle g_{i}} has a space of allowable directions:
4554-426: The space of vectors perpendicular to ∇ g i ( x ) . {\displaystyle \nabla g_{i}(\mathbf {x} )\,.} The set of directions that are allowed by all constraints is thus the space of directions perpendicular to all of the constraints' gradients. Denote this space of allowable moves by A {\displaystyle \ A\ } and denote
4623-674: The span of the constraints' gradients by S . {\displaystyle S\,.} Then A = S ⊥ , {\displaystyle A=S^{\perp }\,,} the space of vectors perpendicular to every element of S . {\displaystyle S\,.} We are still interested in finding points where f {\displaystyle f} does not change as we walk, since these points might be (constrained) extrema. We therefore seek x {\displaystyle \mathbf {x} } such that any allowable direction of movement away from x {\displaystyle \mathbf {x} }
4692-1502: The tangent map or Jacobian T M → T R p {\displaystyle \ TM\to T\mathbb {R} ^{p}~} ( T x R p {\displaystyle \ T_{x}\mathbb {R} ^{p}} can be canonically identified with R p {\displaystyle \ \mathbb {R} ^{p}} ). The subspace ker ( K x ) {\displaystyle \ker(K_{x})} has dimension smaller than that of ker ( L x ) {\displaystyle \ker(L_{x})} , namely dim ( ker ( L x ) ) = n − 1 {\displaystyle \ \dim(\ker(L_{x}))=n-1\ } and dim ( ker ( K x ) ) = n − p . {\displaystyle \ \dim(\ker(K_{x}))=n-p~.} ker ( K x ) {\displaystyle \ker(K_{x})} belongs to ker ( L x ) {\displaystyle \ \ker(L_{x})\ } if and only if L x ∈ T x ∗ M {\displaystyle L_{x}\in T_{x}^{\ast }M} belongs to
4761-413: The values of the original objective function at the points satisfying the necessary and locally sufficient conditions. The method of Lagrange multipliers relies on the intuition that at a maximum, f ( x , y ) cannot be increasing in the direction of any such neighboring point that also has g = 0 . If it were, we could walk along g = 0 to get higher, meaning that the starting point wasn't actually
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