A Purely Geometric Approach to the Problem of Computing the Projection of a Point on a Simplex

A. Causa and F. Raciti ()
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A. Causa: Università di Catania
F. Raciti: Università di Catania

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 2013, vol. 156, issue 2, No 17, 524-528

Abstract: Abstract In this short note, we present a new proof of a classical algorithm for finding the projection of a point on the standard simplex. The new proof is based only on elementary geometric arguments.

Keywords: Projection; Simplex; Convex set (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s10957-012-0115-5

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